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Thank you for this important thread, my dear madfloridian. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #1
Well.... madfloridian Mar 2016 #69
I may be nicer publicly........... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #70
Thank you for that. madfloridian Mar 2016 #71
spoke loudly against yet voted for it anyway? no profile in courage award for that move nt msongs Feb 2016 #2
And the Clintons loved it, pushed it, took pride in it. "Incarcerating a country." madfloridian Feb 2016 #4
evidently sanders loved it too since he voted for it. he voted for it when he could have voted no nt msongs Feb 2016 #5
A hypocritical comment. A huge huge difference.... madfloridian Feb 2016 #6
Sometimes you hold your nose and vote for something because it's better than the alternative. kcass1954 Feb 2016 #52
I know you know better so why side with the Clintons that wanted to imprison those that rhett o rick Feb 2016 #17
You mean the crime bills Bernie voted for BainsBane Feb 2016 #25
Why should Sanders have voted against the Violence Against Women Act and the jeff47 Feb 2016 #28
I see you've missed the latest BainsBane Feb 2016 #32
I see you didn't read your own article. jeff47 Feb 2016 #33
You missed the point BainsBane Feb 2016 #57
Turning that around, why should Hillary Clinton be blamed for the Violence Against Women Act... George II Feb 2016 #62
You'd have to describe something that actually "works" for it to work both ways. jeff47 Feb 2016 #68
So let's see if we can guess your point. I think you agree that the bill was devistating to rhett o rick Feb 2016 #55
I think the 99 % and AAs BainsBane Feb 2016 #56
I am not sure why you think it appropriate to claim that I am wealthy. You don't know me. rhett o rick Feb 2016 #59
There is indeed a stark difference BainsBane Feb 2016 #60
Beautifully said. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #61
+1 MaggieD Feb 2016 #64
How sad that some choose to worship the Wealthy. The Oligarchy doesn't love you. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #65
Don't let the election get you down, Rhett BainsBane Feb 2016 #66
The way bills are written Milliesmom Feb 2016 #22
Yes, here is Bernie speaking about that issue and you can bet if he had voted against the bill Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #42
Why should Sanders have voted against the Violence Against Women Act and the jeff47 Feb 2016 #26
If he voted against it... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #58
Not really an attack, but an emphasis on the truth KingFlorez Feb 2016 #3
Baloney...that is obviously NOT what I am saying. madfloridian Feb 2016 #8
So you wouldn't have said Sanders was pro-rape or against women if he had voted against it? That Guy 888 Feb 2016 #24
kick for you.... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #7
Appreciate the kick. It won't get many recs at all. So many have me on ignore. madfloridian Feb 2016 #9
Always sun rises... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #10
I don't have you on ignore. Kick. jhart3333 Feb 2016 #15
Thanks Madfloridian...excellent post. haikugal Feb 2016 #11
Agree madflo, and he didn't vote for this, Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #12
You stated it so much better then I did in my post. Milliesmom Feb 2016 #23
No...More...Clintons. SoapBox Feb 2016 #13
Is their anyone naive enough to claim they aren't hypocrites. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #14
Clinton being hypocritical? Stop the presses! (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #16
Bernie is on the record - clear as can be - and the accusation from ClintonWorld is subterfuge. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #18
It is rovian nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #37
"But he did it too!" FangedNoumenom Feb 2016 #19
Oh you can always count on them to be hypocritical. You bank on it. Nyan Feb 2016 #20
I wasn't aware First Ladies signed legislation BainsBane Feb 2016 #29
She promoted the Crime Bill in the media. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #38
Exactly, thank you! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #49
K&R liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #21
Bernie made it a campaign issue BainsBane Feb 2016 #27
More baloney. Of course it's okay to discuss his votes, ALSO okay to discuss Clinton hypocrisy. madfloridian Feb 2016 #31
Her buddy DWS is in the times clamoring for more pot smokers in prison. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #30
I am supporting Tim Canova for Congress in Florida's 23rd silvershadow Feb 2016 #35
Me, too. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #48
It was an insane right-wing policy, brought to us by the Third Way and President Clinton. silvershadow Feb 2016 #34
That is becuase either many of these folks do not undersatand how these votes happen nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #36
Wow. That was electrifying. delrem Feb 2016 #39
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #40
Don't forget his speech about the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, this is why he voted for it: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #41
A beautiful, passionate speech. senz Feb 2016 #43
He wasn't putting on a show for cameras, nothing staged or planned. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #45
It's always from the heart with him. senz Feb 2016 #46
Have a good night my friend. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #47
Clinton hypocrisy in blaming him for making a difficult choice. senz Feb 2016 #44
The dirty Clinton campaign could care less. Broward Feb 2016 #50
K&R. You are correct madfloridian. Thanks. n/t ms liberty Feb 2016 #51
No one has "attacked" Bernie for his vote. He and his supporters are attacked for their hypocrisy. Jitter65 Feb 2016 #53
That is called denial, pure and simple. madfloridian Feb 2016 #54
Jeanette Johnson-Jing is on a roll Babel_17 Feb 2016 #63
Kick azmom Feb 2016 #67
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