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Stellar

(5,644 posts)
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 09:02 AM Apr 2016

How To Debate Hillary Clinton Supporters



Ana Kasparian discusses how she feels about people in her life that support Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary election. Cenk Uygur, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola discuss with Ana Kasparian on The Young Turks. Do you agree with Ana's opinion? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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How To Debate Hillary Clinton Supporters (Original Post) Stellar Apr 2016 OP
many good points proffered. He should have allowed Ana to complete here excellent lines of thought. yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #1
So Spot-On liberalmike27 Apr 2016 #2
liberalmike, I find that hard to believe. Nitram Apr 2016 #5
This was great. I am pretty sure that if Hillary limps into the GE she will get shellacked. thereismore Apr 2016 #3
Not sexist, just wrong. Nitram Apr 2016 #6
Right on. mac56 Apr 2016 #4

liberalmike27

(2,479 posts)
2. So Spot-On
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 10:01 AM
Apr 2016

One of my biggest complaints has been that anytime someone has complained about Hillary, her people scream "sexism, sexism." There are also less than subtle jabs at "racism," as absurd as "sexism." Lately we've had accusations of anti-Semitism.

The campaign has been about a lot of large-stroke accusations, totally without foundation, against one of the most liberal members of the Senate, who is anything but, sexist or racist.

And I think it's going to hurt Hillary in the general election--the way she got there.

I'm not sure it's the party anymore, that angers me. I think it's the limousine neo-democrats, the people who've got pretty good lives, and are unwilling to bother including the base, our desires, our wishes into the mix. We're expected to hold up the party object, but be silent. I'm tired of that, and I understand how politicians might ignore us--but I'm tired of that half of the voters that keeps choosing a near-Republican for a candidate.

We had something really good this time---someone who actually put his finger on the problem, who brought it out into the open. And limo-libs have cluelessly been tirelessly working to take him out, not with any sound policy choices, as she's been pretty mum about those. Hillary has followed the standard politics, say very little, and your opponent will have little to actually criticize. So, no wonder her accusations--it's all she's got.

Nitram

(22,822 posts)
5. liberalmike, I find that hard to believe.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:41 PM
Apr 2016

I could find you a hundred posts on DU criticizing Clinton that were not rebutted using a charge of sexism.

thereismore

(13,326 posts)
3. This was great. I am pretty sure that if Hillary limps into the GE she will get shellacked.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 10:17 AM
Apr 2016

Oh I'm sorry was that sexist?

Nitram

(22,822 posts)
6. Not sexist, just wrong.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:43 PM
Apr 2016

What Bermie fans can't seem to understand is that if he won the nomination the shitstorm that hit him from the GOP would make their heads spin. The GOP wants Bernie to win because he'd be easier to beat in the GE. Just ask them. And that's why they've held their fire on Bernie.

mac56

(17,569 posts)
4. Right on.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 10:36 AM
Apr 2016

"By the way, they screwed all Democrats. Because now Trump is going to be ACTUALLY SEXIST. He's already sexist to every woman there is out there; he's going to be horrifically sexist to Hillary Clinton.

But they (the Trump team) are going to say, hey, you just said that about Bernie Sanders ('he's sexist'). So we don't believe you at all! You just said it about the least sexist guy in the country!

So when you say it about Donald Trump, you ruined it. Now we don't believe it, and Trump's gonna get a free pass."

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