Did Hillary Clinton Demonstrate Political Courage By Voting Against Cesuring The Move On Ad ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[William769]

1. Of course she did.

I can't wait to hear the responses on who she's trying to pander to now.

[SaveElmer]

6. How long before we see a post that says Hillary was a coward for voting no...

And that Obama was the courageous one for not voting....

[SaveElmer]

17. And there it is...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3536059

[William769]

19. Amazing, isn't it?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I Would Like The Nos To Explain Themself

I wasn't a big fan of the ad but censuring public interest groups is not the Senate's business ...

It also sets a dangerous precedent; hopefully this precedent will come back to bite the GOOPERS in the ass...

[William769]

8. Good luck with that one.

[xxqqqzme]

2. political calculation - yes

courage - no

[Kolesar]

3. Oh, wonderful! Another Betrayus thread! Such insight will be displayed here!!

:sarcasm:

[Bucky]

4. the cynic in me thinks it's a safe bet that by November 08 no one will give a damn about it

But who knows... maybe she just voted her heart.

[Pyrzqxgl]

22. By Tomorrow no one will give a damn about it.

[sampsonblk]

5. Absolutely. Although it was common sense to vote 'no'

[Enrique]

9. no

this issue is too meaningless to use words like courage.

[Dawgs]

10. Agree. This was a stupid amendment.

We should be attacking those that voted YES, not praising those that voted NO.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Or Those That Didn't Vote

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[Cameron27]

11. Yes she did.

[Zenlitened]

12. Yes. Particularly because the thing was worded in such a way...

... that anyone voting 'no' is going to get the usual GOP poo flung at them: "Oh, so you SUPPORT personal attacks on General Petraeus? You SUPPORT attacks on our soldiers?"

The usual shit, but someone's got to stand up and say, "Fuck off, you're not fooling anyone with this crap."

I'm glad HRC was among those who did.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Me Too...

I didn't like the ad... I think it crossed the line but it's not up to the Senate to cenure public interest groups...

[endarkenment]

15. Yes of course she did.

Good for her. Not my first choice, but I'm warming up to her everyone time she steps up and does the right thing.

[emilyg]

16. Yes.

[NastyRiffraff]

18. Definitely

Especially since she's been attacked specifically about this ad, because she didn't condemn it. This was her chance to do so, and she stood up.

Remember, Hillary knows, more than most, about the right wing machine and what words can do. So yes, this ultimately benefits her. So what? She did the right thing.

[rinsd]

20. Some courage and I am proud of her for it.

Just let's not get carried away.

[flpoljunkie]

21. One could well argue that Hillary never misses a chance to pander to a particular constituency

The constituency in this case being MoveOn.org.

[Lord Helmet]

23. it wsa a stupid vote to begin with

Obama was the only one with the good sense to call it what it is.

[Ethelk2044]

24. She played right into the repugs hands

[sendero]

25. I'm no HRC supporter for sure....

... but she did the right thing. If it were a political calculation, she would have voted FOR it.