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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Voted for the Most Reprehensible Pro-Gun Legislation in Recent Memory [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)289. "Legit criticism."
Whats legit about criticizing Sanders for PLCAA vote, when that criticism is based on flat out falsehoods about the PLCAA?
Particularly when the untruths reach THIS threshold:
"Sandy Hook Children died because of his vote"
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Bernie Sanders Voted for the Most Reprehensible Pro-Gun Legislation in Recent Memory [View all]
sheshe2
Jun 2015
OP
I really hate hearing this. I know a Senator must cater to their constituents but.......
leftofcool
Jun 2015
#1
Hillary was hoodwinked by Dubya's cunning wiles, faced with a smooth talker like that who wouldn't?
Fumesucker
Jun 2015
#10
Either she's modern history's biggest dupe -- right up there with George Romney in the
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#238
lol! Nah, she was DLC. They pushed for war. Lots of quick, easy money for war profiteers, banksters,
Zorra
Jun 2015
#261
I wonder which vote resulted in the largest body count. Bernie's gun vote or:
NewSystemNeeded
Jun 2015
#3
That should headline every Sanders spot heading into Iowa and New Hampshire. If the
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#241
"The Bernie supporters tell me he attended a rally 50 years ago for MLK."
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2015
#150
Oh, I heard the equivalent on here not long ago after I posted about Sanders having marched
cui bono
Jun 2015
#204
Well, it's certainly not going to custom-tailored suits and $600 haircuts!
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2015
#172
"They get paid per post?" That's what you say when you have nothing to offer but ignorance.
Cha
Jun 2015
#226
Just look through the HC group. You'll find an OP about jury block lists for sure.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#275
There's a thread in there now calling Sanders supporters a "mob" and "dangerous and unbalanced".
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#346
I'm just glad I don't see that sort of thing in the Bernie Sanders group.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#352
Nope. The honourable thing to do is not post shitty threads like that to begin with.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#354
Like I said, I'm just glad I don't have to read stuff like that in the Sanders group.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#362
Maybe because classy people realize when they're being offensive and self delete?
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#365
Also because the host said that they didn't want threads like that in the group.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#367
I had just read her posts in the other thread when I noticed this dupe.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#103
"Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue." - La Rochefoucauld - nt
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#245
sheshe you shouldn't even ever talk about Bernie ever after that vile OP of yours.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#184
She actually said the children of Sandy Hook died because of Bernie:
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#185
"If you should decide you care what some people of color think about these discussions"
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#341
Bernie's supporters are "dangerous and unbalanced" according to one thread.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#347
If the only reason you know that Bernie has been fighting for PoC for DECADES
cui bono
Jun 2015
#206
To their credit other Hillary supporters were all over her for that.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#104
That was the one I meant, associating him with racist cops and slavery.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#193
I was alerted on for referring to it as "associating him with racism".
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#237
That is some serious fucking slime and reflects so well on the person who
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#242
Like Ford, gun manufacturers are held liable for defective products.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#33
This was all explained in the first thread, they're being deliberately obtuse.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#58
It works a treat on those unfamiliar with consumer law and/or guns...
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#76
You've ruined a perfectly good appeal to emotion with some inconvenient truth
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#55
The Pinto was a defective model. They are not held responsible for all deaths caused
cui bono
Jun 2015
#189
And in relation to other cars made at the same time the Pinto fell in the upper third.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2015
#264
Because GUNS, that's why. Inquire further and you'll be insulted again:
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#42
No because a car's sole purpose isn't to harm or kill, while that is the only purpose of a gun.
Fla Dem
Jun 2015
#271
Then Hillary should answer to the families of our military men and women who died in Iraq
Autumn
Jun 2015
#81
Voting on the side of the gun manufacturers and dealers is not voting for his constituents, it would
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#9
Why are you making shit up? The PLCAA exempts lawsuits for defective products.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#17
Nice desperation OP. Over 50% of DU members own a gun according to the last DU poll on the subject.
L0oniX
Jun 2015
#16
He was correct to support the PLCAA: manufacturers (of any product) should not he held
petronius
Jun 2015
#19
Agree 100% and Howerd Dean understood this perfectly. With a name like Quixote you would think I
Quixote1818
Jun 2015
#221
Tough to win in Vermont if you vote for the Brady Bill. Sometimes pragmatism is needed (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jun 2015
#57
You claimed that Bernie's vote was responsible for the dead children of Sandy Hook,
GGJohn
Jun 2015
#155
Nope, lied again. You actually said: "Sandy Hook Children died because of his vote."
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#183
Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but the guy who killed those children didn't buy a gun.
ladyVet
Jun 2015
#315
You are correct, he murdered his mother, stole 3 of her legally purchased firearms
GGJohn
Jun 2015
#364
Gun manufacturers have a responsibility to make sure their products stay out of criminal hands.
NuclearDem
Jun 2015
#69
Firearms manufacturers are by federal law, forbidden to sell directly to the public,
GGJohn
Jun 2015
#74
It's the ATF's job to supervise the dealers, not the manufacturers'
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#91
Had nothing to do with us, it was a self induced kneecapping through the program,
GGJohn
Jun 2015
#106
Dead is dead. Should cutlery and cookware manufacturers be held as responsible?
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#127
Posession of cookware and sporting goods isn't Constitutionally protected
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#158
Speech invoking imminent lawless action isn't protected by the Constitution.
NuclearDem
Jun 2015
#167
Um, no- it's you trying to plant the "let violent criminals have guns" flag on *me*
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#170
Uh, speech inciting imminent lawless action is illegal before the person even opens their mouth.
NuclearDem
Jun 2015
#174
We don't try to restrain what people say beforehand, or tape their mouths shut.
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#177
"All of these are perfectly acceptable compromises between the Bill of Rights ..."
beevul
Jun 2015
#291
If "destructive" is your new criteria, you're gonna have to add a lot more activities.
jeff47
Jun 2015
#265
I take it all these Remington 700 lawsuits didn't happen in your world?
friendly_iconoclast
Jun 2015
#75
It's not so much that some post deceitful hit pieces like this, it's that the same posters
Marr
Jun 2015
#70
Same crew posting the same shit. Then complain when it gets handed back to them.
Katashi_itto
Jun 2015
#73
Sen Sanders is not just running in the Dem Primary on DU, either. These are facts that the OP is
Cha
Jun 2015
#225
Interesting how many poster who posted in this thread have no problem dishing out criticism of
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#164
"legit criticism"? The op called Sanders a "gun nut" and lied about the PLCAA legislation.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#169
You're complaining about hit pieces on Hillary in one you posted about Sanders?
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#195
Hit pieces like, "Why did none of these deeply held core beliefs show up in 2008"
jeff47
Jun 2015
#210
"This law doesn’t protect gun owners; it protects gun manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2015
#190
Only posters who are Loco keep count so there's the answer to your 'who's counting eh?
Autumn
Jun 2015
#259
Tsk, she! Isn't GD suppose to be all positive Sen Sanders and negative Hillary all the time!?
Cha
Jun 2015
#227
This is the 5th time this 5 week old "Gun Nut" hit piece has been posted on DU.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#229
Remember when Obama called her 'Annie Oakley' for pandering to gun owners?
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#293
If your goal is to make yourself look ridiculous, I agree, this thread worked out well for you
Scootaloo
Jun 2015
#314
+1, none of these candidates can throw a stone no matter how much we'd like them....
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#335
Helped me establish the fact that NONE of the dem candidates can throw stones...
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#333