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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
63. I was not "smearing Hillary".
Thu May 21, 2015, 05:13 PM
May 2015

Although, as you can see, Bernie is my candidate, I merely wanted to point out something about HRC that hasn't been discussed much, even in the cauldron of DU. I was not aware that the source was dreck. My bad.

From "The Ye Olde Journalist" LMAO! leftofcool May 2015 #1
So are they wrong? We are familiar with the 'attack the messenger' tactic, but unless you have sabrina 1 May 2015 #4
yes, they probably wrong and that site is full of shit cali May 2015 #9
Yes, it is, but the question is 'are they wrong on this'. Never mind, I have found that she sabrina 1 May 2015 #18
First of all, the "right wing" infects most of the major politicians. truedelphi May 2015 #35
+1,000,000,000! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #44
Indeed. Also, lots of sources on this topic of Hillary's support of GMO's. TheNutcracker May 2015 #102
I am seeing this more and more: alerts on posts that simply merrily May 2015 #151
I think the OP might just be messing with some here. Those that look for any reason rhett o rick May 2015 #43
No one here is saying that she doesn't support them, Agschmid May 2015 #149
Sen Sanders and H. Clinton are not the same on this issue. rhett o rick May 2015 #152
How about this.... raindaddy May 2015 #53
I would put it this way cali May 2015 #60
That works for me.... raindaddy May 2015 #97
I'm a Bernie supporter, but I doubt that very many Iowa farmers oppose GMO seeds and Monsanto JDPriestly May 2015 #71
Smaller farms don't benefit that much Mnpaul May 2015 #98
+1 Agschmid May 2015 #148
The source is ridiculous. Agschmid May 2015 #147
Attacking the source, not the facts of the story, is, in and of itself, not going to do the trick. merrily May 2015 #153
I wonder who on my FB friends list would have posted that. KamaAina May 2015 #13
yep another Clinton smear post azureblue May 2015 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #47
Try the "About Us" Page leftofcool May 2015 #88
WTH? workinclasszero May 2015 #56
Ye Olde Journalist is a Scripture Based Libertarian DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #143
LOL! Another DUer sucked in by a right wing talking point MaggieD May 2015 #58
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #64
Well gems like this are a clue MaggieD May 2015 #68
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #72
What's clear is they are nutty MaggieD May 2015 #75
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #83
Yeah, I think a belief that "Liberals are pushing pedophila in prep for Sharia law" in the U.S. MaggieD May 2015 #86
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #91
Well I hope you enjoy the site MaggieD May 2015 #94
He won't be enjoying this one. hrmjustin May 2015 #96
LOL! MaggieD May 2015 #101
You joined DU to call Hillary supporters nutty? hrmjustin May 2015 #95
They didn't specify that the scriptures equals workinclasszero May 2015 #65
The implosion is imminent. 99Forever May 2015 #89
Ye Olde Journalist? MineralMan May 2015 #2
Are they right or wrong, that is the issue. We know about 'sources' and don't need lectures about sabrina 1 May 2015 #5
Are they right or wrong about what? MineralMan May 2015 #7
This morning that poster was calling one of the only.... NCTraveler May 2015 #15
Uff da!, as my Norskie in-laws say. MineralMan May 2015 #19
As it turns out, the criticism of the source led us to go investigate the story. And it appears sabrina 1 May 2015 #138
Just found out that Hillary has publicly supported GMOs. THAT is a surprise to me. Bernie otoh, sabrina 1 May 2015 #20
OK, sabrina 1 MineralMan May 2015 #24
Responses to this OP from posters who claim their primary candidate is Bernie, not Hillary, merrily May 2015 #154
Exactly, attacks on the source always make me even more interested in the topic. As in this sabrina 1 May 2015 #160
And refuting an incorrect story is often quite easy. merrily May 2015 #161
Don't expect an answer from this member. They never respond except in an emotional way. NYC_SKP May 2015 #11
Dude...look one post above yours. #7 MineralMan May 2015 #14
Uff da! Really. Your post #7 says nothing about GMO's or HRC. Looks to me like rhett o rick May 2015 #103
Okay, I just found out that HILLARY HAS PUBLICLY support GMOs! Wow! sabrina 1 May 2015 #25
I'm in no way surprised that Hillary supports things like "suicide seeds" and ruining small farmers. NYC_SKP May 2015 #32
290,000 Indian farmers dead, that looks like a genocide, exactly what monsatan specializes in. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #50
Very disturbing indeed, especially given how "friendly" Clinton has been with Tata and others there. NYC_SKP May 2015 #52
Your posts here just keep getting weirder and weirder. I call it the DU:GD effect Number23 May 2015 #79
Because I'm in an environmental professional field, I'm knowledgeable about Monsanto's history. NYC_SKP May 2015 #85
So sources and their obvious agendas be darned, huh? Carry on, then. I'm sure you've made Number23 May 2015 #99
The poster you replied to ... Trajan May 2015 #109
Yes, we've gone from reilgious libertarian blog to Russia Today. Quite the list. Number23 May 2015 #112
... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #90
One more attack on the source trying desperately to deflect attention away from the issue. rhett o rick May 2015 #106
That's so cute that you feel NYC Skp needs your help. Have you abandoned Manny or are you also Number23 May 2015 #111
And once again you try to goad me instead of discussing the issues. If you support HRC why rhett o rick May 2015 #115
How can I goad you when you took it upon yourself to leap into a conversation I was having with Number23 May 2015 #117
That left a mark./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #145
Lol, me too Rhett. No Monsanto support from Bernie. This is going to be very good for him. sabrina 1 May 2015 #135
!!! zappaman May 2015 #136
The cliques on this board are evocative of high school DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #144
Unbelievable. Just learned she has appointed a Monsanto guy to her campaign, supposedly to help sabrina 1 May 2015 #134
Like Dick Morris, Clintons don't mind hiring sleazeballs. nt NYC_SKP May 2015 #141
Here's the thing. It truly wouldn't matter to you in any way. NCTraveler May 2015 #12
Yes, he is 'establishment' and a backstabber, a reprehensible character. Who appears to say what sabrina 1 May 2015 #27
How DARE you bring up uncomfortable facts. shame. nt clarice May 2015 #42
True, facts are very inconvenient. Though not for those of us who actually care sabrina 1 May 2015 #137
True. What bugs me though is the attack methods some folks use ...... clarice May 2015 #146
Discredit the source at the link. If that fails, try to discredit the poster. merrily May 2015 #155
I'm going to say they are not just wrong, but nutz MaggieD May 2015 #69
Actually they are right about her support for GMOs. And I have to say after doing some research I sabrina 1 May 2015 #123
I think she supports starving people having food MaggieD May 2015 #125
That I hope is not going to be her excuse. You know that this is a Monsanto argument AND a proven sabrina 1 May 2015 #126
It's not proven false MaggieD May 2015 #127
Like I said, I would not be using a very familiar Monsanto false argument if you want to sabrina 1 May 2015 #129
It's from the United Nations MaggieD May 2015 #131
That's what I like about Bernie. He's free to represent the people. hardcover Jun 2015 #162
The source is no doubt full of it. However, both Iowa and southern MN are full of Monsanto signs. jwirr May 2015 #21
I'm all for GMO labeling. MineralMan May 2015 #26
Agreed and I read that Hillary did talk about it. As to labeling - I am a diabetic and I have to jwirr May 2015 #36
Your Father... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #54
Thank you. jwirr May 2015 #57
So you are attacking the source but actually have no evidence that the story is false. rhett o rick May 2015 #40
Isn't the Washington Times owned by the Rev Moon? workinclasszero May 2015 #67
Ah yes. Shame on me. Do you think that's more important than real issues? rhett o rick May 2015 #105
Well I sure as hell am never going to use the Moonie Times workinclasszero May 2015 #120
But how do you feel about HRC supporting Monsanto and GMO's. That's the issue. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #122
Don't like that position too much but workinclasszero May 2015 #133
Trying to deflect with an issue that has zero to do with this thread is a tactic that is easy merrily May 2015 #157
So I guess you stand with Bernie against the Sandy Hook parents workinclasszero May 2015 #158
no, but thanks for confirming my prior post. Your aim is deflection and not discussion. merrily May 2015 #159
Who is Jerry Crawford? Mnpaul May 2015 #87
From the same source: sufrommich May 2015 #3
LOL! MineralMan May 2015 #6
Sounds just like every politician. LanternWaste May 2015 #78
We've established that you don't like the source, what do you think about HRC support for GMO's? nm rhett o rick May 2015 #41
I agree with her support for GMOs,as does the vast sufrommich May 2015 #70
Then why are you upset when her support is discussed? By the way do you support labeling of GMO rhett o rick May 2015 #107
If certain members here would have posted this, it would be the definition of ratfucking. NCTraveler May 2015 #8
I didn't call him establishment. I called him scummy cali May 2015 #16
Where do you see your username in my post. NCTraveler May 2015 #17
because you posed as knowing more about cali May 2015 #22
That's why you thought you were being referenced in my post. lol. NCTraveler May 2015 #30
I called him 'establishment' and I'll add 'scummy' to that from what I've learned about him. sabrina 1 May 2015 #29
That's awesome. nt. NCTraveler May 2015 #31
I'm going to start a blog, too. I'll call it "Shark Jumping in America" MineralMan May 2015 #10
The LameBrain Centrist Democrats are so far from what most people really want. truedelphi May 2015 #23
Here's the latest post from that blog: MineralMan May 2015 #28
Hillary has publicly supported GMOs. I did not know that, in fact probably wouldn't have believed it sabrina 1 May 2015 #33
HMOs are not the same thing as GMOs. KamaAina May 2015 #37
Lol, thanks. I get myu 'MOs' confused at times. Though maybe the MOs are intertwined? sabrina 1 May 2015 #38
That's what many anti-GMO activists believe. KamaAina May 2015 #66
I believe simply that I have a right to know what I am buying to put into my body. merrily May 2015 #156
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #51
You just did, LOL, to try to prove yourself Right. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #59
This isn't an OP about the blog. Seems you guys will do absolutely anything to deflect from rhett o rick May 2015 #119
Be prepared for a whole lot of deflection, attacking the source, etc. when there's no defense. NYC_SKP May 2015 #130
It's really simple. There are two sides in this class war and the billionaires that are going to try rhett o rick May 2015 #132
The actual author of this, S. A. Miller, is a right-wing MineralMan May 2015 #34
• • • • • Hillary Clinton Tied to Indian Farmers' Suicides. 290,000 of them over the last 20 years. NYC_SKP May 2015 #39
Shall we add this to the Clinton Body Count? justiceischeap May 2015 #46
IDK, But since she was US Secretary of State, she probably knew NOTHING about these Indian suicides. NYC_SKP May 2015 #49
She "knew nothing " because they're a hoax. sufrommich May 2015 #74
Tell that to the farmers who now have to buy Monsanto products in perpetuity. NYC_SKP May 2015 #76
Way to deflect. You claimed almost 300,000 indian sufrommich May 2015 #77
Indian Famer Suicides is the Haitian Man Boobs of 2016 Renew Deal May 2015 #61
Yeah. Western corporate oblitheration of indigenous farming practices is fucking hilarious. Ha Ha. NYC_SKP May 2015 #82
what do a couple hundred thousand foriegn lives matter when stock prices go up? n/t PowerToThePeople May 2015 #128
One of the things I like about DU murielm99 May 2015 #48
I was not "smearing Hillary". KamaAina May 2015 #63
If the issue is so important, then you could have found a more worthy source IMHO riversedge Aug 2015 #163
GMO Corn = Yummy! Gamecock Lefty May 2015 #55
Lots wrong with that, lots wrong with gmos Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #62
OK FlatBaroque May 2015 #93
Getting sprayed with Roundup - yummy Mnpaul May 2015 #100
Farmers are beginning to see the effects of the poison. WDIM May 2015 #113
Farmers are being poisoned by GMOs? progressoid Aug 2015 #164
This Iowa Democrat thinks she has a LOT of 'splainin' to do! n/t slumcamper May 2015 #73
Nice post KamaAina guillaumeb May 2015 #80
No, they're far-left smear sources. KamaAina May 2015 #81
I have been so blind! guillaumeb May 2015 #84
Her stance on GMO's FlatBaroque May 2015 #92
Hillary Clinton Hires Former Monsanto Lobbyist to Run Her Campaign L0oniX May 2015 #104
and don't forget Tom Vilsack Mnpaul May 2015 #116
As Iowa Governor, Tom Vilsack was a leading advocate for Monsanto. OMG L0oniX May 2015 #118
Yes! Monsanto has been destroying and poisoning farming communities WDIM May 2015 #108
LOL, flee? So says some worthless no-name blogger. Sounds like wishful thinking. tritsofme May 2015 #110
Oh, c'mon! Dem2 May 2015 #114
And you wonder how the farming community might feel about the TPP being passed there... cascadiance May 2015 #121
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OH LOOK!!!! A story that came straight out of the Rev. Moon Washington TIMES!!! MADem May 2015 #139
^ Wilms May 2015 #140
IT'S OVAH DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #142
Iowa reacted favorably to Sanders during Harkin's retirement celebration last September, too. merrily May 2015 #150
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