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In reply to the discussion: Sanders brushes aside abortion "Lets have our differences " - what the fuck? [View all]orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)63. Stop saying that until you can post him saying that .
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                        Sanders brushes aside abortion "Lets have our differences " - what the fuck? [View all]
							bettyellen
							Jun 2015
							OP
                        
        
        I could not find those words in the article linked in your OP. Neither could the find feature of my
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #30
      
        
        Exactly my thoughts. I don't know if he just feels staying on economics only is more effective...
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #8
      
        
        You keep indicting him with not one iota of evidence, you posted an article
        orpupilofnature57
        Jun 2015
        #60
      
        
        Different , honestly not to be insulting, your saying he said something, by not saying it !
        orpupilofnature57
        Jun 2015
        #84
      
        
        He brushed off the abortion issue as one that is fine to "have differences" on....
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #88
      
        
        The context is he did brush aside the issue.  When he addresses it during his campaign- with loud and proud support
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #22
      
        
        It's a life and death issue for women- tied more closely to their economic success than
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #86
      
        
        But they wouldn't trade places either. Paternity leave would be awesome too.
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #102
      
        
        He is rated the most liberal Senator in general and NARAL has given him a rating of 100%.
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #32
      
        
        Purely economic class-based appeals are not a problem now, but they will be.
        Fred Sanders
        Jun 2015
        #13
      
        
        Now, if only the Sanders supporters would actually discuss this without dragging in Clinton
        KitSileya
        Jun 2015
        #15
      
        
        We will get the standard response to look up his record- and it misses the point.
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #16
      
        
        I think you miss the point. Having a 100% rating from NARAL means he's stuck his neck out on this
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #33
      
        
        He HAS spoken to it many times.  Again, I ask, could you please post the language from your OP in
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #42
      
        
        At some point I have to assume shying away from women's issues is calculated.
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #19
      
        
        Please see Reply 32.  He has shown nothing but support for civil and human rights and reproductive
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #34
      
        
        On abortion:  "Fine, lets have our differences".  Would Sanders have the gall to say that to a more
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #25
      
        
        If and when Sanders address these issues while campaigning we will have more.
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #28
      
        
        I think there is. Also the hit piece linked in the OP doesn't give a lot of context.
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #52
      
        
        "NOT GOOD ENOUGH" BULLSHIT  WHAT THE FUCK?  NEVER MENTIONED IMMIGRATION.  None of that is discussing
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #72
      
        
        Totally untrue.  For just one thing, Bjorn Against posted a video of him giving a 20 minute speech
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #77
      
        
        My comment went to Gutierrez's lie about Sanders and how DU jumped on it as though it were gospel.
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #109
      
        
        I also pointed that out to bettyellen in GD before she came and posted this OP...
        Violet_Crumble
        Jun 2015
        #118
      
        
        What is not true is that anyone called Sanders a misogynist- I fixed my OP so you could do us the
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #57
      
        
        Stop it. I didn't any DUer actually CALLED him a misogynist. Please stop pretending I did.
        merrily
        Jun 2015
        #61
      
        
        The parsing begins! Treated as a misogynist or called a misogynist- all the same.
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #65
      
        
        I'm commenting as a long time DUer and the article has him quoted as setting aside abortion as
        bettyellen
        Jun 2015
        #90
      
        
        Or a woman who is interested mainly in making sure that half of the 1% are women.
        eridani
        Jun 2015
        #113
      
        
        In that case, I would think you would not make excuses for politicians who fail to stand up for
        BainsBane
        Jun 2015
        #123
      
        
        Where did Bernie Sanders say black people have to do what their betters tell them?
        Violet_Crumble
        Jun 2015
        #117
      
        
        That part doesn't bother me at all, it's the false narrative that Bernie doesn't care which irks me.
        Scuba
        Jun 2015
        #121
      
        
        He's still trying to win back those "disaffected white voters", ya know? Quite frankly, I think this
        Tarheel_Dem
        Jun 2015
        #127