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In reply to the discussion: Sanders supporter Tulsi Gabbard dodging debate w/her progressive primary opponent [View all]Cha
(296,780 posts)12. I live in Hawaii now and I've heard of her.."Maui Democratic Party activist Shay Chan Hodges says
shes running against U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard"
Some of Her Main Points
http://mauitime.com/news/politics/maui-democratic-party-activist-shay-chan-hodges-says-shes-running-against-u-s-rep-tulsi-gabbard/
Her Sister~http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107168792#top
Some of Her Main Points
First, that Gabbard has helped out billionaire Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation who opposes organized labor and is a major campaign donor to conservative Political Action Committees and Republican candidates. Chan Hodges noted in her essay that Gabbard has introduced Adelson-backed legislation that would kill online gamblinga major threat to Adelsons interests.
Finally, Chan Hodges criticized Gabbard for supporting legislation that would make it more difficult for refugees fleeing the bloody Syrian civil war to get to the U.S. n November 19, 2015, Gabbard voted with 46 Democrats and 242 Republicans to pass HR 4038 the American SAFE Act of 2015, to institute a stronger screening process for refugees from Iraq and Syria who apply for admission to the U.S., Chan Hodges wrote. Previously, in 2014, Gabbard called for visa waivers to be curtailed from European countries with Islamic extremist populations specifically Britain, Germany, and France. (A year later, Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the US.)
Second, Chan Hodges noted that Gabbard has repeatedly criticized and mocked the Obama Administration for not saying were at war with Islamic extremismsomething even Sanders opposes. While I believe that no elected official should be above critique lest we devolve into a cult of personality over substance our district elected President Obama with a 70% majority, and a respectful discussion in an appropriate forum reflects both our district and Hawaiian values, Chan Hodges noted.
Finally, Chan Hodges criticized Gabbard for supporting legislation that would make it more difficult for refugees fleeing the bloody Syrian civil war to get to the U.S. n November 19, 2015, Gabbard voted with 46 Democrats and 242 Republicans to pass HR 4038 the American SAFE Act of 2015, to institute a stronger screening process for refugees from Iraq and Syria who apply for admission to the U.S., Chan Hodges wrote. Previously, in 2014, Gabbard called for visa waivers to be curtailed from European countries with Islamic extremist populations specifically Britain, Germany, and France. (A year later, Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the US.)
http://mauitime.com/news/politics/maui-democratic-party-activist-shay-chan-hodges-says-shes-running-against-u-s-rep-tulsi-gabbard/
Her Sister~http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107168792#top
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Sanders supporter Tulsi Gabbard dodging debate w/her progressive primary opponent [View all]
msongs
Jun 2016
OP
she was one of the biggies complaining about candidates need to have debates. well here
msongs
Jun 2016
#5
I live in Hawaii now and I've heard of her.."Maui Democratic Party activist Shay Chan Hodges says
Cha
Jun 2016
#12
not in the least bit. it seems that when it comes to hillary you are antihawk, but prohawk when
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#31
State office, too. Her homophobic state senator dad Mike switched from R to D.
KamaAina
Jun 2016
#28
"I have never understood why some on this board praise her as some progressive"
PragmaticLiberal
Jun 2016
#18
There are plenty of reasons to oppose tulsi that have nothing to do with Bernie
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#25
Do you like her for any other reason to than that she supports sanders?
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#23