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Tulsi Gabbard at Standing Rock (Original Post)
Donkees
Dec 2016
OP
Congresswoman Gabbard, a veteran, got there before the other veterans, AND before
FailureToCommunicate
Dec 2016
#8
msongs
(67,361 posts)1. waits til the last few days then jumps on board for cameras nt
RussBLib
(9,003 posts)2. I thought I was cynical
I guess you could say the same thing about the veterans showing up.
How many other members of Congress bothered to show up?
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)3. I am still waiting for Heitkamp, Cramer and Hoever
There all sell outs, there is nothing else to say, they are sell outs
It isn't like she had nothing else to do, like running for re-election and serving her constituency.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,007 posts)8. Congresswoman Gabbard, a veteran, got there before the other veterans, AND before
we learned it was the "last few days"
So...do you have a problem with vets acting on their conscience, or just her?
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)4. Warren / Gabbard 2020
Old Crow
(2,212 posts)5. Go, Tulsi!
I absolutely love her!
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)6. I'm So Proud
That she's my Congressperson. She stood up to the DNC last Summer and she's at Standing Rock with her fellow Vets. A refreshing voice that isn't a Corporatist and cares for the people she represents.