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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 1 Winner and 3 Losers from the Democratic Debate [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)95. Facts are stubborn things
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If you're looking for 'weak sauce' look no further than Hillary's 9-11 excuse for taking Wall St. $$
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#1
Or Bernie refusing to ever admit that his vote for mass incarceration was devastating to my
bravenak
Nov 2015
#8
Oh, you must mean the 1994 CLINTON Administration's Crime Bill, that Hillary crusaded for?
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#18
So you admit he was wrong? Good. I like living in reality. THEY ALL SCREWED UP!!! ALL OF THEM!!
bravenak
Nov 2015
#22
I did NOT say Sanders wasn't "wrong" to vote for Clinton's Crime Bill, I put it into context
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#26
Bernie voted for it because of the Violence Against Women Act and ban on assault weapons:
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#101
Yep. .. and if Bernie had NOT voted for it, he'd be attacked as a "gun nut" even more-so
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#118
Now we just know he is pro mass incarceration. As shown by his vote in favor of it.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#126
Obama discussed the difference between urban and rural gun use after Sandy Hook, is he racist?:
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#129
No kidding. So why is it racist when Bernie mentions it but not when Obama does?
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#132
Can you explain why citing urban/rural gun differences is racist only when Bernie discusses it?
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#134
Obama did it after Sandy Hook, how far back does it have to be to not be racist?
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#136
So citing the difference between rural and urban gun use is only racist when Bernie discusses it.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#139
If it's racist when one cites a fact how is it not racist when someone else does the same thing?
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#141
Facts aren't slurs, how can citing a fact only be racist when Bernie does it?
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#143
How does that change the fact that Bernie voted for it? It doesn't. At least admit it was a bad vote
bravenak
Nov 2015
#90
I know.. BS fans don't know the damage they do when they campaign in his name like this.
Cha
Nov 2015
#171
they can't help themselves.. they're just aggressive like a bull in china shop, not aware
Cha
Nov 2015
#173
You think that hate letter sent to my home by someone who said they supported him colored my view?
bravenak
Nov 2015
#75
What bothered me the most about Sander's statement was regarding the minimum wage
Evergreen Emerald
Nov 2015
#11
I love that you were 'assigned' LITERALLY five minutes to respond before someone decided to chirp
Number23
Nov 2015
#91
Not supporting the "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act' ("Brady Bill")
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2015
#34
My reply was specifically in response to "After the fact?" which itself--judging
petronius
Nov 2015
#52