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2016 Postmortem

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masmdu

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Wed Apr 27, 2016, 08:35 PM Apr 2016

Hillary the Hawk admits she lies to liberals to get their votes! [View all]

About the 2007 Iraq troops surge and Hillary's calculation about her 2008 prez run...

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates later revealed in his memoirs that Hillary had told him her opposition was a strictly political move, a disingenuous attempt to get more votes from a war-weary public.

http://www.salon.com/2016/04/27/democrats_this_is_why_you_need_to_fear_hillary_clinton_the_ny_times_is_absolutely_right_shes_a_bigger_hawk_than_the_republicanse/?

Great candidate there.

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[hidable term]....not understanding Sanders is a politician too, they still live in Podium Bird land uponit7771 Apr 2016 #1
I might be wrong. Wilms Apr 2016 #3
You should listen to her laughing about getting a rapist off with time served Baobab Apr 2016 #22
Excellent point! Gumhead. masmdu Apr 2016 #4
You just run around blurting out dim provocations, huh? whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #5
LOL. Insinuating that all politicians do what Clinton does. Not true. She lied about Iraq and to rhett o rick Apr 2016 #12
At least Bernie is a politician who votes the way we *want* our pols to! reformist2 Apr 2016 #16
Yep, he votes against the Brady Bill leftofcool Apr 2016 #17
To be honest, it's a minor issue compared to wars & wall street. reformist2 Apr 2016 #19
Where he stands on guns will be a tremendous boon if he gets the nom. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #61
What a meaningful, substantive response. JudyM Apr 2016 #30
Oh My God! I hope this isn't true. Armstead Apr 2016 #2
why wouldn't it be true? people still vote for her MisterP Apr 2016 #7
She has never met an overseas adventure she didn't like. N/T actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #6
At least not one she could promote, vote for, or advise others to participate in loyalsister Apr 2016 #57
Stoopid libruls don't know war is big money Fumesucker Apr 2016 #8
arghhh that is one disturbing baby caricature. wendylaroux Apr 2016 #20
So the Sanders camp is hanging their hat on hearsay from a Bush holdover? Tarc Apr 2016 #9
She came, she saw, she lied RufusTFirefly Apr 2016 #13
She declared, she ran, she won Tarc Apr 2016 #15
The battle, but not the war. Par for the course for her. Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #26
It's sad that you actually cheerlead a Democrat's loss Tarc Apr 2016 #37
If Hillary is the new democratic party, then I am here to cheerlead her loss. Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #40
Bye Felicia Tarc Apr 2016 #41
That tired old line is nowhere near as funny as you think it is. Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #42
I'm sorry that you dislike African-American movies so much that you'r not in on the joke Tarc Apr 2016 #50
I'm well aware of the joke, and also aware enough to know when a jokes been overused and gone stale. Joe the Revelator Apr 2016 #64
The big problem is choosing just one of so many hat racks. Orsino Apr 2016 #53
You don't say! RufusTFirefly Apr 2016 #10
What most of us have known for years---decades.... Land of Enchantment Apr 2016 #11
The Clintons lancer78 Apr 2016 #45
EVERYONE, including her supporters, knows she's a liar Doctor_J Apr 2016 #14
They like it? I assume they don't give a damn because they see integrity as one of the unicorn/ JudyM Apr 2016 #32
Tired of her already. ViseGrip Apr 2016 #18
People do not understand that if she is elected RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #21
Indeed. She'll have 840high Apr 2016 #24
Or she could do the old, tried and true "Obama" --- I tried but that darned congress . . . . . . pdsimdars Apr 2016 #51
Of course, and then in 2020 they'll still demand liberal votes because 'she's so electable'. Kentonio Apr 2016 #59
1664 to 1371... SidDithers Apr 2016 #23
Aren't you Canadian? masmdu Apr 2016 #25
I think he's Panamanian. RoccoR5955 Apr 2016 #67
Bernie said he was a democrat (for the media attention) workinclasszero Apr 2016 #27
And that resulted in how many deaths exactly? masmdu Apr 2016 #28
Bernie lies = good workinclasszero Apr 2016 #29
You see equivalency? Ha ha ha! Baka masmdu Apr 2016 #33
Sandy Hook? workinclasszero Apr 2016 #34
Classy. frylock Apr 2016 #36
Children of Iraq? actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #38
Riiiiight.... masmdu Apr 2016 #39
Sanders didn't peddle Remington guns to Saudi Arabia. Clinton did n/t eridani Apr 2016 #46
Where is the lie, exactly? frylock Apr 2016 #35
When someone explains clearly and openly why they're doing something, its not actually a lie. Kentonio Apr 2016 #60
Key Point: This is how Trump wins. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #31
I'm a Veteran, Trump seems more Left then Hillary on foreign policy. I worry about future wars. NT Joob Apr 2016 #44
She has proven that she is 100% hawk. I will never vote for her. jfern Apr 2016 #43
Still a Goldwater Girl after all. Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #47
Ah Goldwater, a girl remembers her first love. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #52
Going out of business sale!!! All outrages MUST GO!!!! JoePhilly Apr 2016 #48
Best if Used Before July 25, 2016.... FSogol Apr 2016 #49
+ 1 JoePhilly Apr 2016 #55
Nicely done! NurseJackie Apr 2016 #54
love that image!!! JoePhilly Apr 2016 #56
Yes, silly people who are outraged about someone who thinks her own Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #63
I remember that picture. polly7 Apr 2016 #66
Lacking in integrity AND honor. Not a big surprise. n/t VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #58
She lies as easily as she breathes. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #62
That's Hillary in a nut shell. Autumn Apr 2016 #65
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