2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Was Discussing Gun Control Just as the San Bernardino Shooting Happened
There was a mass shooting on Wednesday afternoon in San Bernardino, California, at Inland Regional Services, a center for people with developmental disabilities. Details are still sparse hours after the attack, with at least one suspect still at large, according to the police. Fatalities have been confirmed, though no exact figure has been released by the police so far. Check here for the latest updates.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton responded quickly to the breaking news on Twitter, pushing the need for further gun control in light of the latest in a long string of mass shootings.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/672149874046083072
Clinton happened to be speaking about the need for gun control at a campaign stop in Florida just as the attack was unfolding, per ABC News' Liz Kreutz. In a tweet, Kreutz quoted Clinton as saying that "90 americans a day die from gun violence, homicide, suicides, tragic avoidable accidents. 33 thousand Americans a year die. It is time for us to say we are going to have comprehensive background checks, we are gonna close the gun show loopholes."
http://twitter.com/ABCLiz/status/672155546506518528/photo/1
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(297,574 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Bernie and friends should be talking about is guns.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Voted to give one industry immunity to law suits, yes we see in the past week or so he has been talking about getting some solutions to gun violence. I hope this continues while he remains in Congress.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)She voted to invade Iraq when Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attack.
As SOS, she sold arms to dodgy countries with human rights violations after those countries paid huge amounts to the Clinton Foundation in a disgraceful pay-for-play scheme.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Than Iraq war, in fact the number grows daily.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)The Brady Bill passed easily and he kept a campaign promise.
I trust Americans to use their noggins and figure out which vote was worse.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)The ME for years. If you liken Hillary's vote to the unrest then I can blame all if the gun deaths in the US on Sanders.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Gave the okay to stay in Afghanistan.
Back to the topic at hand...
Bernie Sanders' Gun Control Affair: It's Complicated
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anhvinh-doanvo/lets-talk-about-bernie-sa_b_8023768.html
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Seen that before and was gonna let it slide but if you insist.
Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains.
Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse.
Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Firearms are allowed in checked baggage on planes. Why shouldn't they be on trains?
Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers.
Why should they be held responsible for what their customers do with their legally manufactured and sold products?
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)He can't make it to the GE if he can't hack it in the Primary. And so far, he can't.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)If you think voters are going to overlook that, think again.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Comparing Bernie to Obama is like.... Comparing a crack to the Grand Canyon?
The first stage of grief have gotten a head start.
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Just playing (Not really), lets see what happens. I like Hilary's odds. Bernie's? Not so much.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Bernie is polling better than Hillary against the GOP. He is the strongest GE candidate of either party, and that matters to voters in the primary.
Camp Weathervane also mocked and grossly underestimated Candidate Obama in the primary - I repeat, how'd that work out again? - so this haughty behavior from Camp Weathervane is nothing new.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Bernie is better than Obama if that the cure for a Bernie Supporters insomnia. lol
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)when more than one person is saying. But keep trying to make it happen.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)MrWendel
(1,881 posts)if your guy tried to primary Obama in the first place. "WE" lol
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Most Bernie supporters here supported Obama in 2008, not Hillary. Hillary fans trashed Obama and applauded her racist campaign against him.
Best stock up for another loss ...
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Did you support Bernie's attempt to primary Obama?
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)If you'd like to rephrase your ridiculously hyperbolic question, maybe I'll answer it next time I'm online here.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)Should I believe you or my lying eyes? NOW let ME educate you
Bernie Sanders Says It Would Be A Good Idea To Primary President Obama
http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/07/22/277124/bernie-sanders-primary-obama/
Sanders denies seeking primary challenge to Obama
http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/11/08/sanders-denies-seeking-primary-challenge-to-obama/
The Obama Campaign Remembers 2012 Very Differently Than Bernie Sanders
http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/the-obama-campaign-remembers-2012-very-differently-from-bern#.kmoQqrNkx
and also
Sanders challenge: Winning over Obama supporters
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/sanders-obama-supporters-214636
Walk away
(9,494 posts)according to Bernie it's different in Vermont. No wonder he's so popular there. It's easy when you don't take a stand. Luckily, it isn't going to get him nominated.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)"rural" constituents are different from people in the city. He is just another politician. And he isn't even a very good one.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)evolution, when she speaks about this in Montana
or Colorado, and rural communities, especially
when she proposes to hold gun sellers responsible
for crimes, which their customers commit.
Oh, I am waiting, waiting,waiting!
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)sweetapogee
(1,168 posts)but for some odd reason, I cannot help but think that whoever wins the nomination will soften their position for the general.
Time will tell I guess.