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Bluenorthwest

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14. And you are also fine with his anti choice policy and votes to prevent military personnel from

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 09:48 AM

Jan 2013

accessing reproductive choices?
Also fine with putting one of the Senators who fell for the false WMD crap in charge of making more decisions about when to go to war? His track record on when to go to war is as bad as it gets. But you are also fine with putting a pro Iraq war voter in charge? I'm not really. It was a stupid and amoral choice they made. 23 Senators voted NO. Hagel voted Yes. But that's also super cool now?

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More of Chuck Hagel's Past Arrives to Haunt Him [View all] dlwickham Jan 2013 OP

I wouldn't be surprised if Hagel is a bit "anti-Catholic" these days, too. MADem Jan 2013 #1

I want someone who will keep us out of adventurist wars and can downsize the military sensibly. dkf Jan 2013 #2

++ Voice for Peace Jan 2013 #17

bigot=not sensitive? dlwickham Jan 2013 #23

So...he didn't care so much that Hormel was gay, but that Hormel had mocked TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #3

The man voted for the Iraq War, buying into a pile of bullshit is his definining characteristic. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #11

OK, he's just another Republican--for whatever that's worth-- TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #19

. It just says other Republicans said the same thing. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #20

I read it as, here's a guy who was already rejected for being gay for TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #21

Same incident. 14 Years ago. Do people change in 14 years? We would need the exact QUOTE, not patrice Jan 2013 #4

The neocon faction is going to drip, drip, drip out any "scandal" they can find. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #6

I'm hoping more people are beginning to grow into their own thinking, able to process more stuff in patrice Jan 2013 #7

If this had happened recently it would bother me a lot more Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #5

14 years is a long time cosmicone Jan 2013 #8

I understand where you are coming from, but do you understand our point? Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #9

I get your concerns completely cosmicone Jan 2013 #12

And you are also fine with his anti choice policy and votes to prevent military personnel from Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #14

Only by supporting a Republican anti gay, anti choice radical who supported the Iraq War Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #13

Rehashing the same stuff davidpdx Jan 2013 #10

Whatever Hagel has said in the past, disndat Jan 2013 #15

HOLY SHIT THIS IS HUGH! snooper2 Jan 2013 #16

Chuck Hagel is probably still a homophobe, but Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #18

This proud, activist Lesbian says bullshit on this, the real homophobia appacom Jan 2013 #22