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stg81

(351 posts)
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:45 AM Jan 2014

So funny - Kirsten Gillibrand on my teevee talking about protecting women

while she's war mongering about Iran! How are you protecting women when you are sending them, their children, their husbands and their fathers to fight in a war for oil?

Well, she clearly wants to be president! Got to rack up those war monger creds!

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sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
1. No one who supports war supports women. War destroys women, it destroys everyone, but
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:51 AM
Jan 2014

look at Iraq eg. Women in Iraq were educated, they were doctors, lawyers free to work and were ahead of us here regarding equal pay eg. Now, their whole lives have been changed. Many can no longer go out without a male escort, their freedom has been taken away, not to mention the enormous suffering they have endured losing children and husbands, parents etc.

Afghanistan is another example. At one time women there too were educated, they were doctors and nurses and teachers etc. And look what our Super Power Chess Game using their country did to them.

Gillibrand supporting war, not surprised at all. I am back in NY and will not be supporting any DLCers for anything.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
5. Mrs. Clinton's husband owns a large part of the suffering and tearing of the Iraqi people.
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:55 AM
Jan 2014

but some how that record of his 8 years of torturing Iraqi's with horrible sanctions has been expunged, shhhh, no, don't speak of it!

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
7. I know, he stopped short of doing what Bush did, but had 9/11 happened
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 03:10 AM
Jan 2014

he would followed the same path, I have no doubt about that now. I was very naive back then and a blind partisan, a very bad thing I realize now.

Democrats would have supported him regardless and Republicans would have called it a war crime, they would have accused him of lying etc.

It works, keeping the country divided, it guarantees that there will always be enough supporters for war and free trade agreements and torture and whatever else is planned for our future. Which is why they panic over things like OWS where the people might be united for a change. THAT is what will end it all but so long as one side or the other defends the indefensible, nothing is going to change. And I never thought I would think this way.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
3. Hillary does that schtick too.
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:53 AM
Jan 2014

Slobbers about how much she cares about human rights and meanwhile her record shows her to be untruthful.



Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
9. Gillibrand HAS a record that shows she fights FOR women.
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 06:47 PM
Jan 2014

Have you missed her ongoing fight in the U.S. Senate regarding 'Sexual Assault in the Military' ?

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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
8. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand HAS been fighting for women
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 06:44 PM
Jan 2014

Her fight against 'Sexual Assault in the Military' is a important issue for WOMEN.

I suggest folks do a little bit of research before laughing too much.




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