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Armstead

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61. Good point. Unfortunately this ws a Hobson's Choice
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 09:09 AM
Sep 2015

Bernie was right in his original warnings about nuclear power, in terms of waste. There is basically nowhere that crap can be put without potential jeoprdizinyg people and places. It is a matter of which wrong place, with the least potential environmental impact.

But the casting of this as an example of Sander's "insensitivity" to Hispanics is bogus. There are plenty of Hispanics, as well as whites, blacks and people of all races in the northeast, southeast,west etc.

He hates Latinos too? arcane1 Sep 2015 #1
K&R! stonecutter357 Sep 2015 #2
because he hates latinos even more than he hates poor people.... mike_c Sep 2015 #3
And Uruguayans too. He hates the everliving shit out of them. No one knows why. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #34
Where does his hatred of Latinos and poor rank with his hatred of blacks and gays? LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #69
No candidate is perfect geek75 Sep 2015 #4
He voted for a compact. It was never built there. But later on New York sent its toxic sludge Skwmom Sep 2015 #11
Sanders is the best we have geek75 Sep 2015 #90
Aw, is this the best you got? jkbRN Sep 2015 #5
Had nothing to do with a poor Latino community. djean111 Sep 2015 #6
He's done nothing in Congress except single-handedly forced through every bit of legislation.... villager Sep 2015 #27
I know - you would think there would be more story coordination, right? djean111 Sep 2015 #49
They think each issue drop exists in a vacuum. It's hilarious watching the Hillionaires flail. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #102
Because he hates minorities, obviously. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #7
why did hillary vote for a destructive, costly, and divisive war of choice? restorefreedom Sep 2015 #8
A war that slaughtered the fuck out of hundreds of thousands of souls. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #36
it is amazing restorefreedom Sep 2015 #43
Bernie voted for a nuclear compact. Skwmom Sep 2015 #9
In the bill I read there was no site designated and it NEVER built at that site. Skwmom Sep 2015 #13
Paul Wellstone disagreed Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Skwmom Sep 2015 #59
I'm going to guess its because they don't have proper facilities in Vermont. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #10
As a guess, I'd go with that. cheapdate Sep 2015 #31
Why didn't you find out before you posted? Vattel Sep 2015 #12
Why did Hillary vote to drop cluster bombs on children? HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #14
Here is the result of her policies on brown children in Libya. artislife Sep 2015 #21
That punches you right in the heart, doesn't it. polly7 Sep 2015 #62
She came. She saw. They died in horrible agony. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #37
Not dealing with the question treestar Sep 2015 #68
why does Bernie support drones? R B Garr Sep 2015 #88
And she's pro-death penalty which is extremely racist. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #106
Hillary should raise the issue in the debates. I'm sure she'll NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #15
They already tried to smear him with the lgbt community. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #16
Who is this "they" that you refer to? Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #24
So you're falling back on the Bernie hates minorities meme? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #28
5:35:00 in this video (near the end of the video Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #33
Her husband , the president, signed the bill on september 28.1998 according to the first link. m-lekktor Sep 2015 #17
When has the big fan there JackInGreen Sep 2015 #64
Perhaps they will inform us that it was Bernie, and ONLY Bernie, that forced Clinton NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #81
Which debates? DWS is holding all of them off. n/t Betty Karlson Sep 2015 #51
There was some dumpinp, but it wasn't VT, it was New York. Skwmom Sep 2015 #18
the Texas Commission in 1998 Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #25
Everything I've read said the compact was not open ended. n/t Skwmom Sep 2015 #76
There was a loophole there, though Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #82
Did you realize Bill Clinton signed the Bill into law? Skwmom Sep 2015 #19
It had 11 Dem and 11 Rep cosponsors, and Biden voted Yea. MindfulOne Sep 2015 #22
Yet another of the reasons Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #42
But wait, I thought that Bernie never got anything done!!!11!! MindfulOne Sep 2015 #20
OMG!!! An actual anti-Sanders post!!! They do exist!!! Thor_MN Sep 2015 #23
Because corporatist Dems were pro-nulear power. CanadaexPat Sep 2015 #26
Argo... HERVEPA Sep 2015 #29
a DUer posted an excerpt from Bernie's statement at the time of his vote. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #30
That's what I remember too but the Clinton machine has been busy smearing the record. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #32
That's the problem Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #35
S a matter of geology. We need to stop building nuclear pWhere the waste goes iower plants, but JDPriestly Sep 2015 #44
and nuclear waste as a result of medicine (low grade radioactive material) Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #45
Vermont is located in a major population center ecologically Armstead Sep 2015 #46
The Rio Grande Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #47
Good point. Unfortunately this ws a Hobson's Choice Armstead Sep 2015 #61
But the site was specifically known Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #65
Politics is filled with choices between bad and worse Armstead Sep 2015 #95
True enough Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #96
Why did Hillary vote for a war that killed half a million people and created millions of refugees? Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #39
Bash Bernie! BASH BASH!! morningfog Sep 2015 #40
Here, use this: beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #41
Trash canning this turd op. PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #48
If we are digging up 17 year old records, can we have a word about Mrs. Clinton's vile remarks Betty Karlson Sep 2015 #50
Because he obviously Turbineguy Sep 2015 #52
He didn't want it dumped in Vermont? leftofcool Sep 2015 #53
I heard that he was looking for a place with orphans where he could dump it. delrem Sep 2015 #54
Actually, he was looking for a site full of cute kittens Armstead Sep 2015 #92
Because Texas was actively courting the business. Vinca Sep 2015 #55
Why not dump it in downtown Dallas then? leftofcool Sep 2015 #56
You'd have to ask Dallas or the developers of the waste site. Vinca Sep 2015 #57
I am an old cynic who just can't get past the words safe and guarded leftofcool Sep 2015 #60
The best case scenario would have been no nukes anywhere ever. Vinca Sep 2015 #63
A nice pristine white state Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #66
If this has been Hillary, we would never hear the end of how she is in the pocket of nuclear dumpers leftofcool Sep 2015 #73
FTR. I'm not a Hillary supporter but you are right Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #79
I don't think it's a matter of rich or poor community, it's a matter of space. Vinca Sep 2015 #86
That is just ridiculous. Vinca Sep 2015 #85
But it's a "white" state and Bernie hates brown people. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #91
It's going to come as a shock to some of the people I see every day over in Vermont Vinca Sep 2015 #93
I'm a Vermonster, Vinca! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #94
I'm a native Vermonter, too, currently living across the river in NH. Vinca Sep 2015 #104
Thanks! I'm still in culture shock. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #105
Back in the time of dinosaurs, I lived in Daytona Beach, Florida. Vinca Sep 2015 #108
I can smell the leaves and wood smoke now... beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #109
Not Good Enough, Bernie! MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #58
Wow workinclasszero Sep 2015 #67
More intential lies posted from Camp Weathervane LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #70
What part is the lie? That he sponsored it or got it through Congress? leftofcool Sep 2015 #72
It is a lie of omission, knowingly told by her campaign LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #77
See post #79 leftofcool Sep 2015 #84
Were they going to just dump it in the streets and backyards? MineralMan Sep 2015 #71
Funny, I just read here on DU that it was safely stored and under guard. leftofcool Sep 2015 #74
It's sort of safely stored, temporarily, onsite. MineralMan Sep 2015 #75
That is my problem with nuclear energy. leftofcool Sep 2015 #87
Exactly Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #89
Texas is a fucked up state that was going to dump there anyways. Motown_Johnny Sep 2015 #78
Neither Paul Wellstone nor his constituents Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #80
This and the JSF attacks are just silly Recursion Sep 2015 #83
Wyldwolf, there is an interesting name at this link. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #97
fascinating. wyldwolf Sep 2015 #98
I think so. Nt NCTraveler Sep 2015 #100
I took a screen shot of that just in case it disappears or something. leftofcool Sep 2015 #101
In 2010 Sanders held rallies to help Shumlin in a tight race. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #107
Wow! leftofcool Sep 2015 #99
It's on her linked in page so I'm sure it's been known for a long time. Skwmom Sep 2015 #110
In my op yesterday I posted her LinkedIn link. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #111
Probably for the same reason Bernie has refused to rule out a national puppy eating day. pa28 Sep 2015 #103
Why did Bill Clinton sign it into law? MiaCulpa Feb 2016 #112
who knows? Next time he runs for President I'll ask. wyldwolf Feb 2016 #113
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