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DanTex

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44. Funny that you mention the auto industry, because they have been the target of many

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 04:19 PM

Jun 2015

lawsuits in the past. As have a lot of corporations in a lot of industries, often from activists. And, invariably, the companies being sued call the lawsuits "frivolous". Of course, as with the gun industry, the courts often disagree.

The idea that anyone claiming to be a progressive would stick up for corporations to prevent them from being sued by activists is, like I said, mindbendingly hypocritical. There's really no other way to describe it. And the gun industry of all things. Could it possibly be worse? Maybe if he stuck up for the tobacco industry, I guess.

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Candidate Bernie Sanders on Gun control. [View all] Autumn Jun 2015 OP

thanks. not that it will stop the lies and cheap despicable shots from those cali Jun 2015 #1

^^this^^ truebrit71 Jun 2015 #2

I had thought of adding their statements on the shootings Autumn Jun 2015 #3

She sent a tweet that someone posted in another thread. arcane1 Jun 2015 #5

I looked for a statement from her BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #7

Here's a link to Hillary's tweet. Autumn Jun 2015 #11

Not Enough, Hillary BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #20

msnbc just played her statement. It was moving. riversedge Jun 2015 #52

here is her message magical thyme Jun 2015 #18

Shame BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #19

She expressed her shock and offered her condolences, Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #10

Interestingly enough so did Bernie. But a few posters in that thread made it about his votes Autumn Jun 2015 #12

Other people made their own OPs frylock Jun 2015 #53

You mean the hillarians, who are constantly whining about the Clinton bashing here? Doctor_J Jun 2015 #9

And getting away with it. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #45

Cheap and despicable? LOL. The man voted against the Brady Bill! DanTex Jun 2015 #13

His position on gun control has evolved. Just as Hillary's position has evolved cali Jun 2015 #14

Right, and you would never hold Hillary's position on the IWR against her, obviously... DanTex Jun 2015 #17

And policing. Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #24

And wait until that F35 takes flight armed to the gills. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #15

does President Obama support the F-35? Why yes, janey. he does. cali Jun 2015 #16

Yes, it does BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #21

LOL ... Trajan Jun 2015 #26

Doesn't our senator Bernie also support basing the F35 in Burlington? erronis Jun 2015 #32

I hope he does. He's wrong to support it. cali Jun 2015 #36

He thinks gun control is "elitist". magical thyme Jun 2015 #23

It's a quote from a friend of his. DanTex Jun 2015 #25

"He thinks there's an elitism in the antigun movement." is not "gun control is elitist" arcane1 Jun 2015 #28

Those are pretty similar. And either way, that's a teabagger talking point. DanTex Jun 2015 #29

no, it's not similar. cali Jun 2015 #37

Yes, it is similar. And it is a teabagger talking point. DanTex Jun 2015 #38

"Pretty similar". I'll keep that in mind next time I see you employing quotation marks. Marr Jun 2015 #57

on the brady bill and civil immunity magical thyme Jun 2015 #27

Please don't sink to the level of trying to defend his immunity vote. DanTex Jun 2015 #31

if auto manufacturers were in the same position of gun manufactuers, magical thyme Jun 2015 #41

Funny that you mention the auto industry, because they have been the target of many DanTex Jun 2015 #44

auto manufacturer lawsuits as a result of people deliberately mowing down pedestrians? magical thyme Jun 2015 #48

Are you an NRA member by any chance? DanTex Jun 2015 #50

No, I'm not. I've never owned or even touched a gun. magical thyme Jun 2015 #51

Aha. So you simply object to the rights of people to access the courts and attempt DanTex Jun 2015 #59

Misuse? but the purpose of the gun is to kill... randys1 Jun 2015 #54

I see ignored is babbling to him/her/itself. nt magical thyme Jun 2015 #56

WHOA!!!! WTF?! ... where did he say the "elitist" comment!? ... He sounds like a humper not uponit7771 Jun 2015 #34

It was a friend of his describing his pro-gun stance: DanTex Jun 2015 #35

iow, he didn't say it. somebody else did magical thyme Jun 2015 #39

... unnnn, on the face of it he doesn't have to say it his voting record does. I'm going to look int uponit7771 Jun 2015 #42

Correct. A good friend of his described his feelings in that way. DanTex Jun 2015 #43

I've made the point over and over again that none of the dem candidates can throw a stone... uponit7771 Jun 2015 #40

He didn't. It's another lie n/t arcane1 Jun 2015 #47

So Sanders friend lied about what Sanders thought about people who wanted gun control? tia uponit7771 Jun 2015 #49

+1. grntuscarora Jun 2015 #58

An honest post at last!! arcane1 Jun 2015 #4

Nutjobs with guns are a much greater threat to the American people than Middle East terrorists Martin Eden Jun 2015 #6

Thats the way I see it too madokie Jun 2015 #8

Yes BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #22

Yup. SoapBox Jun 2015 #30

Statistically, even sane people with guns are a greater threat... LanternWaste Jun 2015 #33

... to kill themselves or a family member, by accident or otherwise Martin Eden Jun 2015 #55

I'm old enough to remember when there was talk of banning hand guns. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #46