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beam me up scottie

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54. If you mean the man who wanted to stop a genocide that would be Bernie.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 12:56 AM
Oct 2015

And if you mean the one who wanted to go after Bin Laden after 9/11 that would also be Bernie.

Who said "We came, we saw, he died"?




Who laughed at the thought of war with Iran?



That's by far my #1 reason for opposing her candidacy. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #1
That goes for me as well boobooday Oct 2015 #7
Some Dems can't seem to admit their hero has become a war hawk. reformist2 Oct 2015 #13
not "become" she hasn't changed much, improved & is today fairly similar to Obama policies. Sunlei Oct 2015 #62
No, she has become corrupted by money and is a known liar. Unknown Beatle Oct 2015 #75
Mine as well...NEVER forget it! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2015 #52
So many good reasons, but that's number one. Scuba Oct 2015 #56
She lacks the coolhead needed to be CIC, she is too willing to use military force. peacebird Oct 2015 #2
Same here, completely done with her Az_lefty Oct 2015 #15
That breezy comment was shocking. That wasn't how a diplomat speaks. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #22
she's already saber-rattling for Iran MisterP Oct 2015 #73
she wont be disarming the police, armed invasion forces, mercenaries, foreign thugs etc reddread Oct 2015 #3
Kosovo in 3...2...1... beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #4
I just a Hillary supporter on Twitter try to argue she's not a war hawk. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #5
Salon, you may like to rewrite history, but she was expressing support for the deal months ago, far still_one Oct 2015 #6
"her IWR vote, that is fair game" uhnope Oct 2015 #37
That is fine, but I am critiquing the Salon piece, and the author for not being entirely honest. As still_one Oct 2015 #44
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Israel's #1 shill? Seriously? magical thyme Oct 2015 #10
If anything at all, HRC is Israel's #1 shill. Left Ear Oct 2015 #24
Thank you! Duppers Oct 2015 #25
Anyone who thinks Bernie is a "shill" for Israel because he's Jewish has issues. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #31
Yeah, anti-Semite issues. morningfog Oct 2015 #48
The two state solution has also been the official policy of the United States for over 50 years still_one Oct 2015 #46
It is so nice to see Hillary Clinton's supporters openly smear Sanders davidpdx Oct 2015 #64
Wow. Duppers Oct 2015 #19
+1 leftofcool Oct 2015 #23
You're applauding an arguably anti-Semitic and now hidden message. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #81
Did you see their response in my thread about anti-Semitism? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #84
No they are applauding a now banned troll Autumn Oct 2015 #90
You can't spell shill without Hill.. frylock Oct 2015 #26
WTF? Bernie is "Israel's #1 shill"??? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #30
Kick and Rec. hifiguy Oct 2015 #9
You may not be that far off: cpwm17 Oct 2015 #45
The CBS Interview: "We Came We Saw...He Died" was the last straw for me... KoKo Oct 2015 #11
Hillary also has to answer for . . FairWinds Oct 2015 #12
And we must not forget her act in Fort Sumter asjr Oct 2015 #20
Is Secretary of State on her resume or not? frylock Oct 2015 #27
What is the alleged correlation between a Honduras coup and Ft Sumpter? TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #42
bit of a false equivalency, don't you think? green917 Oct 2015 #63
I am beginning to believe no one on DU has a sense asjr Oct 2015 #72
She deserves every bit of criticism she gets. Maedhros Oct 2015 #77
AHA! I WAS RIGHT ABOUT SENSE OF HUMOR. asjr Oct 2015 #79
Have you seen the nasty remarks about Bernie? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #80
I don't think I have ever seen those gutter words about Bernie asjr Oct 2015 #86
I just wanted you to realize it isn't all one sided. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #87
I will never forget and uhnope Oct 2015 #14
But..but..they were just "mistakes". Faux pas. Bagatelles. Momentary blind spots. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #16
K & R SoapBox Oct 2015 #17
K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #18
You cannot say you support minorities rights and women if you support war. Our FP is focused on sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #21
Women and children always suffer the most from the depredations of war. Maedhros Oct 2015 #78
I Will Never Forget Her Iraq War Vote McKim Oct 2015 #28
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Another day, another anti-Hillary load of shit. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ RBInMaine Oct 2015 #29
She's the gift that keeps on giving.... HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #33
Indeed...it seems she has learned NOTHING............... KoKo Oct 2015 #40
It's completely crap treestar Oct 2015 #70
Brilliant rebuttal. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Oct 2015 #32
We don't need, and cannot afford another war, period. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #34
...! We focus on Fear and War and All of us Suffer! KoKo Oct 2015 #41
what I find interesting ish of the hammer Oct 2015 #35
K & R !!!! Thespian2 Oct 2015 #36
maybe she's evolved on this issue Doctor_J Oct 2015 #38
Kick! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #39
It's not easy to forget when she pals around with war criminals. hifiguy Oct 2015 #43
It is not easy to forget someone who pals around with the sandinistas either. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #51
Who pals around with Sandinistas? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #53
Imagine that. Wanting to overthrow hifiguy Oct 2015 #55
I see who she hangs with when she isn't trying to bullshit real Democrats. 99Forever Oct 2015 #47
How can we forget? Her Iran speech, her no fly zone in Syria. morningfog Oct 2015 #49
Is this like the war hawk who wanted to bomb Yugoslavia? Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #50
If you mean the man who wanted to stop a genocide that would be Bernie. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #54
She's an American and our entire country has a disastrous war record. we aren't allowed to blame Sunlei Oct 2015 #57
Salon has a long history of blaming Bush/Cheney for their war magical thyme Oct 2015 #58
not enough at all. they sway and write for the money. the big bucks are writing anti-clinton stories Sunlei Oct 2015 #59
Can you defend her vote or not? it's not Salon's fault she voted to give Bush his war. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #60
No, I think all the people, millions of them who backed bush and let cheney rape americans federal f Sunlei Oct 2015 #67
Fair enough. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #68
over half a million hits criticizing Bush/Iraq war, dating back to the beginning is not enough? magical thyme Oct 2015 #61
Okay so you agree that Bush/Cheney were responsible for the horror of Iraq. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #65
lol - here they come, why does SALON hate Hillary ? whereisjustice Oct 2015 #66
"War Hawk" is extremely exaggerated treestar Oct 2015 #69
Libya, Syria, Yemen, Hondurous and Iraq - all part of her interventionalist neo-con State Dept whereisjustice Oct 2015 #74
"I do not believe for a second Hillary would look for a war the way a Republican would." Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #83
She's a neoliberal on foreign policy. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #88
There are those Americans who view many of these points cheapdate Oct 2015 #71
Kickin' Faux pas Oct 2015 #76
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #85
This message was self-deleted by its author postatomic Oct 2015 #89
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