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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 09:57 PM Oct 2019

Tulsi Gabbard...wow

Star Advertiser, 10-18-2019

" In a series of tweets today, Gabbard called Clinton the “personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.” Gabbard also alleged there has been a “concerted campaign” to destroy her reputation since she announced her presidential run in January. "

Tulsi Gabbard tweet,

" Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a … "

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/10/18/breaking-news/hillary-clinton-implies-tulsi-gabbard-is-favored-by-russia/
…………………………..


Would you vote for Tulsi Gabbard?

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primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Tulsi Gabbard...wow (Original Post) myohmy2 Oct 2019 OP
All I'm going to say is that I will be very interested to see if DNC does ANYTHING about his. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #1
Wasn't she Vice Chair at the DNC when DURHAM D Oct 2019 #19
She was absolutely MontanaMama Oct 2019 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2019 #43
i just tweeted Tom Perez ‏ @TomPerez tellinh him that i'd never support her for her trueblue2007 Oct 2019 #37
Gabbard actually said that the primary is now between her and Hillary. Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2019 #2
Happily n/t Devil Child Oct 2019 #3
the way I see it... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #42
Actually there is a concerted campaign to destroy Gabbard's reputation. Mr.Bill Oct 2019 #4
hah! Yeah, that's about right... hlthe2b Oct 2019 #5
Hillary... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #7
Yep you Rebl2 Oct 2019 #13
This was a can of worms that should have never been opened, all it is doing is hurting the party yaesu Oct 2019 #6
better to know what a person is really like behind a facade nt msongs Oct 2019 #9
Agreed relayerbob Oct 2019 #22
Yes, this can only hurt the party. cwydro Oct 2019 #36
How? Skidmore Oct 2019 #38
And make MFM008 Oct 2019 #40
Her opponent in Hawai'i CD2 nailed the response. mahina Oct 2019 #8
What is Gabbards end game? She has ZERO chance of the nomination. PaulRevere08 Oct 2019 #10
Probably a cabinet position if Mr.Bill Oct 2019 #17
I've... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #18
Fox News show relayerbob Oct 2019 #23
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2019 #39
Putin will let her know, when the time comes. dchill Oct 2019 #32
Hillary should get into the race... VarryOn Oct 2019 #11
No,no,no Rebl2 Oct 2019 #14
In my best Begbie voice, 'NO FUCKIN' WAY.' SMC22307 Oct 2019 #24
that would be a disaster a so many levels, and will never happen nt Celerity Oct 2019 #29
She won't. BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #34
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2019 #44
Hell no! orangecrush Oct 2019 #12
On my list, she's in next to last place. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #15
Tulsi Gabbard Poses a Unique Set of Challenges for Our Democracy panfluteman Oct 2019 #16
Some of her words Frances Oct 2019 #27
The only thing "curious" about Gabbard parroting Putin-controlled Russia Today is RockRaven Oct 2019 #28
I view her as a DINO, apcalc Oct 2019 #20
I understand why comrade Gabbard is upset Renew Deal Oct 2019 #21
Indeed, cover 100% blown Zambero Oct 2019 #26
Tulsi's Website: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announced as Sanders Institute Founding Fellow TomCADem Oct 2019 #25
I know... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #33
Who else do we know that enjoys the company of dictators. democratisphere Oct 2019 #30
If she were the BlueMTexpat Oct 2019 #35
To answer your question, no, I wouldn't PJMcK Oct 2019 #41
"rot that has sickened the Democratic Party" is disqualifying of course gulliver Oct 2019 #45
 

hlthe2b

(102,237 posts)
1. All I'm going to say is that I will be very interested to see if DNC does ANYTHING about his.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:00 PM
Oct 2019

Of course, she will go right on with her Fox Tucker Carlson appearances, bashing HRC and all Dems

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DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)
19. Wasn't she Vice Chair at the DNC when
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:45 PM
Oct 2019

it was hacked? Perhaps she was Putin's little helper.

I hope the DNC goes after her. No reason not to.

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Undecided
 

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)
31. She was absolutely
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:24 AM
Oct 2019

Putin’s little helper. No doubt in my mind.

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trueblue2007

(17,217 posts)
37. i just tweeted Tom Perez ‏ @TomPerez tellinh him that i'd never support her for her
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 04:21 AM
Oct 2019

horrible attack on Secretary of State and Dem Presidential candidate HILLARY CLINTON
I worked my heart off for Clinton and Tim Kaine . God bless their souls!!

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Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
2. Gabbard actually said that the primary is now between her and Hillary.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:01 PM
Oct 2019

I watched the dems debate the other night, didn't see HRC anywhere on the stage.

Did I miss a meeting ?

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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
42. the way I see it...
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 08:49 AM
Oct 2019

...in a parliamentary system the different political factions form parties to battle it out on a national stage, have an election then coalesce AFTER to take power...

...in our system the different political factions gather under either the Democratic or Republican banner, battle it out and come together respectively BEFORE a national election...

...right now, there is no viable 3rd party path to national office...so when a Big Tent candidate throws a political hand grenade under their Big Tent and blows it up BEFORE a national election, it makes it difficult or impossible for all the other factions to unify and compete in the upcoming national election...

...and we shouldn't blame the sins of the 'daughter' on the 'father'...

...happily...


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Mr.Bill

(24,284 posts)
4. Actually there is a concerted campaign to destroy Gabbard's reputation.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:03 PM
Oct 2019

It's being led by Tulsi Gabbard.

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hlthe2b

(102,237 posts)
5. hah! Yeah, that's about right...
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:05 PM
Oct 2019
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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
7. Hillary...
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:08 PM
Oct 2019

...may have done us a great service...

...

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Rebl2

(13,498 posts)
13. Yep you
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:13 PM
Oct 2019

are right.

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yaesu

(8,020 posts)
6. This was a can of worms that should have never been opened, all it is doing is hurting the party
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:07 PM
Oct 2019

circular firing squads just drive those on the fence into tRumps tiny handed arms.

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Undecided
 

msongs

(67,405 posts)
9. better to know what a person is really like behind a facade nt
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:10 PM
Oct 2019
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relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
22. Agreed
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 11:31 PM
Oct 2019

Get it out there now. She'll be gone and forgotten in a few months

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cwydro

(51,308 posts)
36. Yes, this can only hurt the party.
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:40 AM
Oct 2019

Pure ugliness.

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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
38. How?
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 05:40 AM
Oct 2019

She has that much support?

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MFM008

(19,808 posts)
40. And make
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 06:25 AM
Oct 2019

Another Jill Stein mistake?

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mahina

(17,651 posts)
8. Her opponent in Hawai'i CD2 nailed the response.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:09 PM
Oct 2019

He said something like LOL, did Donald Trump steal Tulsi’s phone?

😂😂😂😂😂

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PaulRevere08

(449 posts)
10. What is Gabbards end game? She has ZERO chance of the nomination.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:10 PM
Oct 2019
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Mr.Bill

(24,284 posts)
17. Probably a cabinet position if
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:19 PM
Oct 2019

Trump steals a second term.

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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
18. I've...
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:19 PM
Oct 2019

...never been a tremendous Hillary fan, but there's absolutely no reason for Tulsi to be sounding like trump and the pukes...

...or is there?

...

Edit: (in my usual unclear way, let me be clear...I'm not siding with Tulsi, I'm siding with Hillary)

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relayerbob

(6,544 posts)
23. Fox News show
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 11:31 PM
Oct 2019

10:1 that's been her end game the whole time

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dchill

(38,484 posts)
32. Putin will let her know, when the time comes.
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:41 AM
Oct 2019
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VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
11. Hillary should get into the race...
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:11 PM
Oct 2019

The nomination would be hers if she wanted it. And she could mop the floor with little Tulsi while she's at it!!

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SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
24. In my best Begbie voice, 'NO FUCKIN' WAY.'
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:18 AM
Oct 2019
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Celerity

(43,340 posts)
29. that would be a disaster a so many levels, and will never happen nt
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:58 AM
Oct 2019
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BlueMTexpat

(15,368 posts)
34. She won't.
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:31 AM
Oct 2019

Many still do not understand how difficult it was to persuade her to run in 2016.

She ran; she gave it her all; and she would have been President today but for ... too many things that she did not deserve.

She has a good life now. Why subject herself to the vituperation she received ... even from many in her own party?

Any Democrat who wins the WH should give heed to her advice on how to fix an extremely demoralized Department of State.




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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
15. On my list, she's in next to last place.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:15 PM
Oct 2019
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panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
16. Tulsi Gabbard Poses a Unique Set of Challenges for Our Democracy
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:17 PM
Oct 2019

I saw her on the debate stage, duking it out with the other candidates regarding the whole Syria debacle. She bandied about the term "regime change wars", and I suppose that that term or concept holds a special place in her anti-war ideology. But of course, the audience was not let in on exactly what she meant by the concept, and all the ramifications / implications involved. In an ideal world, we could all be peaceniks and be better off for it - but the world is a tough, competitive place, with high stakes races for geopolitical power and influence. Tulsi's antiwar ideology, and her excessive reliance on it, eclipsing all other issues, it seems, definitely make her ripe for cultivation as a third party candidate - and third party candidates are definitely NOT what we need right now if we are going to defeat Donald Trump and save our democracy. When Tulsi came back at Hillary, calling her the queen of warmongers, she curiously echoed the message of a program I saw on Russia Today about Hillary that aired before the 2016 election.

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Frances

(8,545 posts)
27. Some of her words
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:51 AM
Oct 2019

Sound the same as words in Russian propaganda

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RockRaven

(14,966 posts)
28. The only thing "curious" about Gabbard parroting Putin-controlled Russia Today is
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:53 AM
Oct 2019

how utterly predictable it is, at this point, that she would do so.

One would think that a person who had received a bunch of criticism (fairly or not) for acting like a Putin-puppet would make some effort to act otherwise, if indeed they were otherwise.

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Undecided
 

apcalc

(4,465 posts)
20. I view her as a DINO,
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 10:55 PM
Oct 2019

Who just inserted herself to muck up the works.

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Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)
21. I understand why comrade Gabbard is upset
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 11:19 PM
Oct 2019

Because someone pointed out what she is before it got too far.

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Zambero

(8,964 posts)
26. Indeed, cover 100% blown
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:45 AM
Oct 2019

And just to make certain it was kaput for all to see, she went ahead and took Hillary's bait.

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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
25. Tulsi's Website: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announced as Sanders Institute Founding Fellow
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 12:39 AM
Oct 2019

Tulsi not only endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, she was subsequently a founder and fellow of the Sanders Institute, which was formed by Bernie's wife. Jane Sanders.

https://www.votetulsi.com/node/32955

Washington, DC--Rep. Tulsi Gabbard joins progressive leaders in launching The Sanders Institute. The institute is a nonprofit organization focused on educational efforts and finding solutions to many of the challenges our country faces today.
"I've had the privilege of working with Tulsi over the past few years and have found her compassion, determination and intelligence to be impressive, particularly when it comes to foreign policy and the needs of our veterans. I look forward to the work we will do together at the Sanders Institute," said Founder Fellow, Jane Sanders.

"I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the Sanders Institute and its' Founding Fellows who are committed to ensuring fairness and equality for all. While we are living in challenging and unprecedented times, we will collaborate and focus on finding real solutions that best serve the American people and move our country forward," said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

Background: The Sanders Institute's mission is to revitalize democracy by actively engaging individuals, organizations and the media in the pursuit of progressive solutions to economic, environmental, racial and social justice issues. The Institute hosts a website that will include reports, op-eds, and original content from the Founding Fellows in addition to other individuals and organizations. Content will consist of thought-provoking perspectives with goals including civil discourse and deeper progressive participation.

The Sanders Institute Founding Fellows are Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Professor Robert Reich, Bill McKibben, Danny Glover, Dr. Stephanie Kelton, Ben Jealous, Dr. Cornel West, The Honorable Nina Turner, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Harry Belafonte, and Jane Sanders.
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myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
33. I know...
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:55 AM
Oct 2019

...still, Hillary deserves more political deference and respect...

...

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democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
30. Who else do we know that enjoys the company of dictators.
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 01:00 AM
Oct 2019

Enough said.

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BlueMTexpat

(15,368 posts)
35. If she were the
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:33 AM
Oct 2019

last candidate standing ... perhaps.

I feel fairly safe in saying "No."

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PJMcK

(22,035 posts)
41. To answer your question, no, I wouldn't
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 07:11 AM
Oct 2019

Ms. Gabbard trashed a dedicated Democratic public servant. Why would I want to support her?

I was and remain with Hillary. And I'll vote a straight Democratic ticket.

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gulliver

(13,180 posts)
45. "rot that has sickened the Democratic Party" is disqualifying of course
Sat Oct 19, 2019, 09:11 AM
Oct 2019

It's just a rotten, damaging meme. Every organization has a some "rot" simply by virtue of the laws of probability. The Democratic Party is the strongest political voice against "rot" currently in the world in my opinion. Gabbard is damaging that party, making her a voice for rot. Nevertheless, this fight with Clinton will probably be good for Gabbard's campaign (which was toast).

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