What I saw in Bernie . Tulsi Gabbard

[Sky Masterson]

[nationalize the fed]

1. k&r Sanders/Gabbard

Gabbard - the rising star of the Democratic Party

On bank bailouts

On spying on Americans

Official House Page: http://gabbard.house.gov/
More videos https://www.youtube.com/user/tulsipress

Cost of war: $8.3 million dollars per HOUR
http://costofwar.com

That's $200 million dollars per day.
What could the US do with $200 million dollars per day?

[Mnpaul]

2. Tulsi turns 35 next month

April 12

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Sky Masterson.

[TryLogic]

4. I am very impressed with Tulsi.

[Surya Gayatri]

5. "The Curious Islamophobic Politics of Dem Congressmember Tulsi Gabbard"

If he's really the flaming liberal he professes to be, the Bern should disavow any connections with her and her bigotted anti-muslim bias.

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/curious-islamophobic-politics-dem-congressmember-tulsi-gabbard

[Sky Masterson]

6. Lemmy guess

You support the candidate with a slightly higher approval rating than Trump.
Maybe if Tulsi ignored thousands in the street protesting against the war and went along with what she had to know was bullshit like Hillary the Political Coward did you'd love her.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. .../...

“She's particularly a favorite of right-wing media. Appearing with Fox's Neil Cavuto last week, she lashed out at the White House for holding an extremism summit with Muslim Americans, saying it's a “diversion from what our real focus needs to be. And that focus is on that Islamic extremist threat.” She criticized Obama for saying that “poverty, lack of access to jobs, lack of access to education” is contributing to radicalization. “They are not fueled by materialistic motivation, it's actually a theological, this radical Islamic ideology,” she said, throwing red meat to Fox viewers.”

“But the case of Tulsi Gabbard becomes less curious and more expected once you look at her links to a different set of ethnic and religious hardliners: the Hindu nationalist Indian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Since her election to Congress, Gabbard has tied herself closely to this party, which has a history of condoning hatred and violence against India's Muslim minority. Many of her stateside donors and supporters are also big supporters of this movement, which disdains secularism and promotes religious sectarianism.”

[Sky Masterson]

8. .../...

I found that cut and pasted on several boards.
Don't know the original source of it or the complete context.
I must say that the part that you darkened “They are not fueled by materialistic motivation, it's actually a theological, this radical Islamic ideology,”
She is right and she is wrong.
Just about every religion has a radical sector in which Islam does as well. I must emphasize that I don't believe that Islam or Christianity are evil or bad until humans warp them. I'm an atheist, so I don't have magic being in this fight.
Most of these "Radical Islamic Terrorist" were radicalized because of an elective war that Hillary voted us into and Tulsi fought in.

[Ashish]

11. Tulsi Gabbard respects Islam

Yeah Hillary Clinton shills are spreading it around.

She has responded to these accusations in this interview http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/exclusive-why-tulsi-gabbard-doesnt-want-hillary-as-prez/20160309.htm

What is your response to social media attacks against you, including by groups alleging that you are Islamophobic? Of fomenting fear or hatred against someone based upon religion?

I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit -- respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, gender, or any other external differences.

In my view, the essence of religion means love for God and trying to serve God by working for the well-being of others.

The essence of the Hinduism that I practice is Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga, which means to love God and all of His children, regardless of their race, religion, etc, and to use my life working for the well-being of everyone.

I do not see religion as something that involves different teams or an 'us versus them' mentality.

Whether we are Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, any other faith, or atheists, we are all children of God and we should love and respect each other as brothers and sisters.


You have continued to call out President Obama for not identifying ISIS as 'Islamic' and 'Islamic terrorists' and their ideology as 'Islamism.'

To be successful, the fight against terrorism must be both military and ideological.

Naturally, we will not be able to defeat ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other terrorist organisations militarily or ideologically if we do not understand what their ideology is.

An old military truism is that if you do not know your enemy, you cannot defeat your enemy.

This is why it is critical that we accurately define our enemy and its ideology.

The ideology shared by ISIS, Al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations is 'Islamism.'

Distinct from the religion of Islam, Islamism is a radical political ideology of violent jihad aimed at establishing a totalitarian society governed by laws based on a particular interpretation of Islam.

As one who sees everyone as a child of God, I do not like to see anyone attempt to incite hatred or fear of others because of their religion.

This is one reason why, as we discuss terrorist organisations and refer to those terrorists who are waging war against us, I am careful to use language and terms that clearly distinguish between religion and radical, political ideology.

Let me be clear, the political ideology of Islamism is not the same as Islam, the religion. The vast majority of Muslims who embrace Islam do not adhere to the political ideology of Islamism.

Like Mahatma Gandhi, I believe that we cannot overcome the divisive challenges facing our communities, our countries, and our world if we do not recognise and respect all others as children of God, despite our differences of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, and so forth.

While religious discrimination sadly exists in democratic countries like the United States, Great Britain, or India, it is not enshrined in the Constitution and law. Therefore, discrimination in these democratic countries is an aberration, not the norm.

How important do you believe is the Indo-US Strategic Partnership, particularly since you are close to Prime Minister Modi?
It is very important that the world's two largest democracies -- India and America -- have good relations. That is why I was very happy to visit India at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. I wanted to do whatever I could to strengthen the relationship between our countries.

Working together on everything from fighting terrorism to combating climate change to promoting renewable energy, and much more, India and the US can make the world a better place.

In my attempt to strengthen the relationship between India and America, I have no interest in siding with or favouring one Indian political party over another.

As a member of the US Congress, my interest is in helping cultivate a closer relationship between the US and India, not just between the US and one political party of India.

Both in India and here in the US, I have held meetings with members of both the BJP and the Congress party. I am known in America for being nonpartisan -- I successfully work with Democrats and Republicans alike to get things done for the people.

My feeling about politics in India is similarly nonpartisan.

[Sky Masterson]

9. I found the Alternet Article.

I haven't done any background research on Tulsi because she doesn't represent me in Kansas, I just liked the ad.
I searched the author and he seems to write many favorable articles about Bernie, so that leads me to believe that it isn't just a cheap hit piece.
https://theintercept.com/staff/zaidjilani/
If what he wrote about her is true then I can't defend it.
I do however support what she said in this ad.

[Surya Gayatri]

10. "If what he wrote about her is true then I can't defend it."