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Things like this deserve more scrutiny. People deserve to know. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #1
Did you admire the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards? Armstead Mar 2016 #3
This again? That facility was opened up 6 years earlier, billed as a Yucca Mountain-type solution. TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #35
Hillary; Nuclear Waste; Yucca Mountain kristopher Mar 2016 #85
Activist Bill Addington: "But Bernie was not alone, so why are they singling him out?" KoKo Mar 2016 #87
Just like singling out Hillary for being there when others take actions we don't like. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #107
Bernie has not been vetted. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #2
Exactly pandr32 Mar 2016 #62
LOL. What the do you think Brock has been doing with his tens of millions? mhatrw Mar 2016 #89
Glad to give it a big 5 REC riversedge Mar 2016 #4
Not so pure. It's about time Sanders' actions livetohike Mar 2016 #5
"Shoving this down people's throats is not progressive politics. It was business as usual." R B Garr Mar 2016 #6
Like the Fraking Queen has been vetted? Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #40
"Authority still went ahead and picked the site because the people living there R B Garr Mar 2016 #44
Nice job quoting Hillary backer as source. Lets talk about radioactive waste, and polution et al. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #54
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You say that as if Hillary didn't vote to literally dump Nuke Waste on poor people. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #60
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I tried, but I spit my milk when I read this on your pro-hill blog link... Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #81
More typical and well-worn tactics R B Garr Mar 2016 #84
Probably because cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #82
There are always "reasons', aren't there... R B Garr Mar 2016 #83
It isn't that he gets a pass cannabis_flower Mar 2016 #109
Whose quoted words are those? Brock's or just one of Brock's paid minions? nt mhatrw Mar 2016 #90
I suppose you're rather ruin all New England, NY, NJ and the millions of minorities who live therein Armstead Mar 2016 #70
Bernie is not the saint he is sold as. R B Garr Mar 2016 #72
Please answer my question Armstead Mar 2016 #73
Nobody is a saint. Everybody has warts. All things are relative. mhatrw Mar 2016 #91
You have to credit him for evolving his nuclear action. intheflow Mar 2016 #105
K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #7
K&R!!! lunamagica Mar 2016 #8
Orders appear to have been given with respect to Jane Sanders. Barack_America Mar 2016 #9
No, if "orders had been given with respect BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #11
Bill signed the bill that sent the waste to Texas. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #13
LOL. BUT SANDERS ONCE DID THE SAME THING CLINTON DID!!! mhatrw Mar 2016 #92
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Hillarians are so silly. TrueDemVA Mar 2016 #68
I guess you don't like Ann Richards either....She pushed the idea Armstead Mar 2016 #10
Liked Ann Richards, but she was a politician just as BS is a politician Fla Dem Mar 2016 #12
Nobody (not most anyway) are claiiming he's Simon Pure ot denying he's a poltician Armstead Mar 2016 #16
The disposal of nuclear waste is a terrible problem. ladjf Mar 2016 #21
+1 n/t LittleGirl Mar 2016 #47
LittleGirl has a BigMind . nt ladjf Mar 2016 #48
My head LittleGirl Mar 2016 #88
I am from MN and our iron range was also looked at as a jwirr Mar 2016 #61
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That indicates two good things: 1. the people from Vermont ladjf Mar 2016 #99
Here's the 08 version of 'Hillay's horrid rival dumps nuclear waste on the poor': Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #23
Dirty tricks are all Hillary's campaign and supporters know BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #30
Well sure but they should work up some new ones because no one likes reruns, it's bad dynamics Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #69
LOL. Always going back to the same hypocritical poisoned wells! nt mhatrw Mar 2016 #93
Ann made mistakes. okasha Mar 2016 #104
Wasn't this topic brought up before? Snotcicles Mar 2016 #14
I believe this is the 4th time its come around Arazi Mar 2016 #18
Dose it count as environmentalism? It is recycling, right? lol. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #22
Yes, but some might have missed it. MoonRiver Mar 2016 #24
That's fine with me, especially when it exposes the hypocrisy of Clinton supporters. nt Snotcicles Mar 2016 #28
Hypocrisy? MoonRiver Mar 2016 #49
Hypocrisy in raking Sanders over the coals for a supporting a law Bill Clinton signed mhatrw Mar 2016 #95
Take a look at the timeframe. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #15
Bernie made a yuuuuuuggggeee amount of money from that -- NOT Armstead Mar 2016 #17
That's what it's about? Nt NCTraveler Mar 2016 #19
That's what cronyism is about -- What did the Sanders gain personally from any of this? Armstead Mar 2016 #20
Influence which does often lead to money. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #26
First it isn't cronyism Armstead Mar 2016 #63
You are the one that said cronyism in this conversation. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #79
Or simply someone being appointed to a post because appointers think she might be good for the post Armstead Mar 2016 #80
It's also good to know what really did get dumped in Sierra Blanca and by whom.... Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #27
Clinton's unwavering stance on nuclear power and nuclear waste magical thyme Mar 2016 #29
And this is damaging to HRC how? She oppsed the Yucca site because environmentally it Fla Dem Mar 2016 #51
in 20008. Now she's taking their money and suddenly not so opposed, and in the meantime magical thyme Mar 2016 #59
I'm certainly not reading that into the links you posted. Fla Dem Mar 2016 #74
There are no safe sites Armstead Mar 2016 #64
I totally agree. nt Fla Dem Mar 2016 #78
and Hillary's better? retrowire Mar 2016 #31
Not saying what BS did was wrong, but he voted for his constituents against his progressive Fla Dem Mar 2016 #43
Vermont's backyard and water system and wind patterns includes MILLIONS of people.... Armstead Mar 2016 #65
Old, old, old story...this was tried MONTHS ago to portray Bernie SoapBox Mar 2016 #32
It's all they've got to work with. They must tear down Sanders to HRCs septic tank level nc4bo Mar 2016 #34
They're ramping up the rotation again. bvf Mar 2016 #36
It may be an old situation, but no older than some of the crap brought up on HRC. Fla Dem Mar 2016 #39
An undergrad from Harvard floated a new hit piece ladjf Mar 2016 #67
that whole site is nothing but one big pro Hillary, anti Bernie propaganda dana_b Mar 2016 #97
Another post by Hillary supporters who want us to 'come together now'. nt navarth Mar 2016 #33
So we should just give up while you continue to bash HRC. Coming together Fla Dem Mar 2016 #57
Bashing = bad. Pointing out facts = fair. IMO navarth Mar 2016 #106
Bernie wasn't the only co-sponsor, there were 23...many dems from TX angstlessk Mar 2016 #37
Yes because it benefited the Texas energy companies. The Maine senators voted Fla Dem Mar 2016 #41
And Gov. Ann Richards was a major champion of it. Armstead Mar 2016 #66
Saturday in the park. Autumn Mar 2016 #38
'President Bill Clinton signed the bill into law' Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #42
His veto would have been overturned. nt Fla Dem Mar 2016 #46
Bill Clinton could have vetoed and urged Congressional Democrats to oppose Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #50
Just like the worst environmental situation in Texas is Loki Mar 2016 #45
You have a point here. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #52
Did Ann Richards agree with Bernie when she was pushing for the site involved? Armstead Mar 2016 #75
Hey . . . Texas wanted it. Vinca Mar 2016 #53
they're very good at hiding and dismissing the effects MisterP Mar 2016 #58
K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Mar 2016 #55
K&R mcar Mar 2016 #76
That was wrong, a case of environmental racism. HassleCat Mar 2016 #77
As of today, there are nine Commissioners (one of them an alternate) on TLLRWDA.... George II Mar 2016 #86
Who is more pro-nuke power and who is more anti-nuke power of Clinton and Sanders? mhatrw Mar 2016 #96
Sure, just dump it in a town with a large Hispanic population and... George II Mar 2016 #98
Where is the radioactive waste now? Did those right next to where it is now get any say in this? mhatrw Mar 2016 #102
Its all in the linked article. George II Mar 2016 #103
k&r DesertRat Mar 2016 #100
Thanks. Missed this. Bernie is just another not in my backyard politician itsrobert Mar 2016 #101
Just this. Bernie has truly not been vetted yet. Clearly not like Hillary has. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #108
Jane "made-off" Sanders still sits on the board - Warning to California Residents MadamX2016 Apr 2016 #110
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