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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Bernie Sanders Is Best on Women's Issues [View all]KMOD
(7,906 posts)329. I have pretty strong opinions on this as well, Beam.
I'm not ignorant on this issue.
Once again, I know why women get them. I want to prevent this possible pain they can go through when it happens that late in pregnancy. I want to prevent women from having to face this gut wrenching choice, period.
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Just because someone is a woman does not mean she's the standard bearer of women's rights...
HerbChestnut
Aug 2015
#12
yes. and htey have been told repeatedly, given the tape to listen to, and no interest at all
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#90
they watched the actual tape, where they heard clinton literally say it and still... went after her
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#125
yes. like suggesting, or flat out stating sanders is a better womans advocate than clinton.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#133
you ignore what clinton said, nancy reiterated, to argue something no one is talking about.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#155
CLINTON: "I have said many times that I can support a ban on late-term abortions"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#372
Good thing Bernie didn't say we should "find common ground" with anti-Choicers like Hillary did, eh!
Bonobo
Aug 2015
#264
It's been confirmed that your candidate has an incredible amount of fake followers..
frylock
Aug 2015
#26
When she was Secretary of State she purchased fake Facebook fans for the department.
arcane1
Aug 2015
#30
Thanks for the additional info but apparently it wasn't stopped until Kerry came to office.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#156
Oh she's still buying Facebook likes aggressively from Myamar, Thailand, Bangladesh, etc.
AtomicKitten
Aug 2015
#279
Not that facebook "likes" have anything to do with the election, did you ever think...
George II
Aug 2015
#363
Hillary isn't as universally popular among women as you apparently think.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#19
yes. he did. pretty soon sanders will be on shoulders proclaimed to be a feminist hero
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#53
lol. and i was gonna say... i respectfully disagree, and i do put emphasis on respectfully
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#381
ohhhhhh. well you know. a troll. insulting me. being a misogynist ass gets a 5-2 leave. peachy,
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#161
Oh please don't go there. BERNIE CAN NOT BE THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT. He. Is. A. Man. !!!!!!!
trueblue2007
Aug 2015
#194
really takes something to declare themselves better at womens issues than a woman that has advocated
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#23
No, your claim that Bernie has "declared (himself) better at womens issues"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#39
sanders has a decent record on abortions and equal pay. that is it. womens issues is much bigger.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#38
women and girls. she had the opportunity because she made it a priority. regardless of what roles
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#57
She didn't care about lgbt women when she adamantly opposed their equal rights.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#63
How is telling them they shouldn't be granted equal rights standing up for them?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#73
no more than sanders. he sat quietly refusing to answer. he no more stood for equal marriage than
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#77
damn it takes guts when this woman has gone to the most atrocious govt and stood for women and girls
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#68
Yes, and so are the journalists who published articles about the difference between them:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#87
right. cause speaking and advocating for women and girls around the world accomplishes absolutely
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#64
You got nothing on him. You're just giving Hillary credit for speaking but discounting his record.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#95
i am not discounting his record. his record is all he has. clinton kicks his ass beyond that.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#97
O'Malley and Bernie both have better records on lgbt rights than Hillary:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#113
omalley, sanders then clinton... and only a smidgen. clinton has advocated and supported gays
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#117
Prove that she "advocated and supported gays View profile in other way that i know sanders hasnt"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#122
you play the same game every handful of days. people jump thru your hoops for you to do it again
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#127
It's not a game, you made a claim about Bernie and now you refuse to back it up.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#128
you do not see me stating, implying or suggesting sanders does not support gays.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#129
not. not a lot more. as i said. i see omalley, then sanders, then clinton. and just a bit.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#135
he was asked if he was for marriage equality and wouldnt answer. you know well, those that had the
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#94
LOL! "put up or shut up" is an expression used when asking for evidence from a reluctant person.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#123
Yes she did. But she realized change couldn't happen overnight, and that you can't force people to
KMOD
Aug 2015
#83
Yes, sea it does. He was on the record fighting for lgbt equality decades ago.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#106
again... marriage equality was not even a consideration. as you are well aware.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#111
It was in the 90's and in the 00's. Why didn't Hillary back it then?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#114
So standing up for lgbt rights decades ago was Not Good Enough Bernie, okasha?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#188
all clintons experience being a woman, advocating world wide is a fuckin strawman, did you know? nt
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#37
No, your claim that Bernie has "declared (himself) better at womens issues" is a "fuckin strawman".
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#51
speaking and advocating for women and girls for a lifetime, around the world, doesnt count
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#61
you want to dismiss most of her life work and simply count the votes these people make? get real.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#74
actually it is a woman that chooses to throw women under the bus not needing our hands held having
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#101
sanders doesnt come close to clinton. now we are full circle. i am an omalley supporter.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#132
Exactly! Because when it comes to civil rights Bernie's record is superior. Glad we agree.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#134
you think you got a cut. you didnt. didnt make sense. i am done with you....
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#141
I just got called a liar for posting the same thing. Yet here are her own words:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#373
Unlike some people I don't go shooting off my mouth without evidence to back up my claims.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#377
Clinton surely will, unless she feels the need to compromise with right wingers
eridani
Aug 2015
#258
If Sanders is so committed to women's issues, then why has he spent so much time..
frylock
Aug 2015
#21
i am allowed my opinion as you are. clinton, omalley then sanders, weakly following.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#27
i didnt say otherwise, well beyond the fuckin facts. but you consider facts strawman so no arguing
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#40
I was going to leave Tarzan alone until he insulted women who didn't support Hillary.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#164
DUers weren't very happy when Hillary pandered to abortion opponents in 2008:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#42
It wasn't a dude, it was a woman, making a good case that Bernie has been better on women's issues
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#138
Does that mean us men can't post women authored articles and women can post articles written
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#147
And here I thought you were one person who wouldn't get cute about this.
Starry Messenger
Aug 2015
#149
I'm not getting cute, you just slammed me for posting an article written by a woman that disagrees
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#153
You still haven't provided a factual counterargument to the author's assertions.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#184
A) The author is in the employ of the Sanders campaign, so she's not just some random woman
Starry Messenger
Aug 2015
#192
an employee is teling us sanders is better with womens issues than clinton. i wasted all my time
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#199
If you read the article you would know that Bernie is more than just being about abortion and
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#206
he paid a woman to write an article declaring him a better womans advocate than Clinton.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#208
he paid a woman to tell us, he is a better advocate than a woman that has spent her life taking care
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#213
i am so disgusted. any integrity i thought this man had is no more. he fooled me. nt
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#218
I've been here for ten years and I challenge you to find a single post that I have made that hasn't
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#178
Bernie never said he has a better handle on your best interests than you do.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#346
So being female does NOT automatically confer authority on women's issues, then?
sibelian
Aug 2015
#361
One major reason he's best on women's issues is that he will actually make every effort
Zorra
Aug 2015
#173
I directed about 25 Democratic women who don't post here to read just this thread.
leftofcool
Aug 2015
#257
I understand that bills passed may be the only thing you care about.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#224
Voting against late term abortion is action, voting against same sex marriage is action.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#228
Yeah, well, when it comes to caring, I care about women's issues over ANY candidate...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#230
Well I'll give what you've "noticed" about me all the serious consideration it deserves.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#238
Women being disproportionally killed in chaotic shitholes is something US woomen--
eridani
Sep 2015
#388
Unless you consider women's issues as not being tied to the nation's economy which in turn
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#221
Economic equality will not erase sexism, will not erase discrimination against women...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#222
As I said women do have some separate issues but whether you're a woman, man, black, white
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#225
Disparities in wealth is the mega-issue which in turn affects all other issues.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#235
To be blunt, when the sole focus is disparity in wealth it simply translates into...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#240
As my post #235 illustrates, they are tied, but you missed my point of Bernie taking on
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#246
Bernie defended Hillary Clinton but he cited their differences on key issues not just economic
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#250
Bernie Sanders not attacking Hillary Clinton does not equate to him being better for women....
Spazito
Aug 2015
#267
You just said Bernie was focusing solely on economic issues, I just showed you a link and video in
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#268
Yes, I am saying that because, to him, addressing the economic disparities will also address...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#271
One other point, Bernie didn't just "not criticize Hillary," he defended her
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#272
Well, I wasn't going to nitpick your previous excerpt but when it comes to the sexism...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#274
P.S. That's not the only time that Bernie has pleaded for the corporate media to focus on
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#270
Actually, IMO there are no substantive differences among the current crop of Dem candidates--
eridani
Aug 2015
#265
Yes. And when republicans vote to ban abortions DU women don't give them a pass.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#294
WTF? Again with the right wing myth that women abort healthy late term fetuses?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#298
I thought that after you read the info you would realize you were wrong.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#302
I'm trying to explain this to you so that you will realize why women get late term abortions.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#305
Apparently you missed all of the DU women who were outraged over the late term abortion ban:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#299
"there should be no need, at all, for a late term abortion, unless the mother's life is in danger"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#303
Are you serious? A press release from a medical research corporation?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#335
I am trying to figure out why you disagreed with my comments about late term abortions.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#350
the link she has back with kerry in senate has clinton voting against it. i do not see wth she is
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#312
Hillary supported the ban with the exception for the mother's life.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#313
i would like to see where and when she supposedly voted for the ban. nothing in anything
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#315
Yes, you said women get late term abortions because they couldn't get them earlier.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#322
If you support restricting late term abortions you support restricting my choices.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#339
where are you getting clinton voted to ban third term abortion? from your links.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#309
One of the senators in Vermont - Leahy a Dem - voted for the ban because he's Catholic.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#318
She supported the ban but voted against it because of the exception.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#323
She doesn't tell men who oppose reproductive freedom that "we'll agree to disagree." - really?
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#341
That willingness to evolve or devolve depending on who she's running against is what worries me.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#354
total coincidence, I'm sure, that in 2004 the "values voters" were supposedly all powerful and
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#355
Sanders isnt a woman, so ... he has no authority on womens' issues. I read that in this thread.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#359
And Bernie actually *GASP* PAID a WOMAN to advocate for him with other women!!!
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#360
Does "standing up for abortion rights" mean supporting a ban on late term abortions?:
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#343