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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders primary challenger appears to slur transgender people as 'lady boys' [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)2. Oops. Look at those screenshots. So much for all those claims of FAKE NEWS!!1!
I guess Raw Story is in on the conspiracy and shady "internet smear campaign".
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Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2017
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Oops. Look at those screenshots. So much for all those claims of FAKE NEWS!!1!
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#2
Well, the author has a foreign-sounding name (which is irrelevant, ftr)--hey, wait!
Rob H.
Jul 2017
#10
I hope Sanders and his fans spending a lot of time fighting this primary. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#17
LOL, as if crackpot Svitavsky won't be forced to drop out long before this year is up. nt
Rob H.
Jul 2017
#19
Enjoy reading your posts. Just wanted to know why you think this idiot is a threat to Bernie
emulatorloo
Jul 2017
#32
If you don't like how Bernie handled himself on that network you should tell him.
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#194
Yep. You should address that to the original person who brought up FNC on this thread
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#195
Fuck him and anyone who would support him over a LGBTQ rights supporter like Bernie. nt
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2017
#43
Was he looking out for the most vulnerable of America when he co-wrote and sponsored a bill to dump
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#91
Sheila Jackson Lee co sponsored that legislation. Was she trying to kill Brown People too?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2017
#139
You like pesky facts, huh? Here, I have some for you. But first, let me say this
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#167
Tl;dr. The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee cosponsored it and President Clinton signed it
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2017
#169
No, this is about a bipartisan piece of legislation attempting to deal, in a sensible way, with a...
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2017
#175
So what if Sierra Blanca is on an "earthquake line"? What does tha mean for the future?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2017
#187
I don't understand the need to vilify one person for this legislation.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#178
Thanks, but that's irrelevant. None of those people ran or are currently planning to run for POTUS
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#168
I did not. I only asked for a link to Sheila Jackson Lee's speech, which was posted without a link
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#172
That wasn't her speech. And you didn't specify which fact you wanted verified.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#174
The post didn't include any link. So, if I asked for a link it goes without saying that
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#204
Your post simply said: "link?" so I provided you with a link to both the claim and the speech.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#205
I don't know how else to explain this. You didn't specify which link you wanted.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#208
Sure, keep kicking it. I don't like Svitavsky. And people can also read about
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#211
Many DUers are. I've seen plenty of people express hope this guy beats Sanders.
white_wolf
Jul 2017
#87
So you'd rather have a homophobic bigot in office merely because he's on your team?
white_wolf
Jul 2017
#80
LOL! What I actually said: "I'm all in favor of having as many Democrats in the Senate as possible."
NurseJackie
Jul 2017
#83
Wait, you don't think referring to transgender girls as 'lady boys' is a slur?
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#77
Actually we do, George, since it's still on Facebook. You've seen it yourself, remember?
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#79
***Breaking*** FBI releases photo of suspected time-traveling hacker and accomplice
Rob H.
Jul 2017
#124
There are some very talented and sophisticated hackers out there. Until he's actually interviewed..
George II
Jul 2017
#111
So sophisticated they can time travel? I had no idea hackers had that kind of technology.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#112
Couldn't the same hackers who faked his facebook page, fake an interview with him?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#117
There are some very talented and sophisticated hackers out there, Warren.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#118
He hasn't deleted those slurs either so he must think they're acceptable.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#189
True. All sensory data is relayed to me through my sensory apparatus.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#110
it's a classic. Plus, shit, it's like Carpenter & O'Bannon's student film from UCLA or something.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#115
ACtually, I give far more of a damn over actual ideals or paolicy than any extremist leftist purist
Foamfollower
Jul 2017
#153
Not if replacing the I with a D meant getting someone significantly to the right of the I.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#184
I bet Howard Dean has better stuff to do than engage in an ill-advised grudge match against Bernie
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#119