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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:33 PM Original message |
Can any Hillary supporter tell me why she voted AGAINST banning cluster bombs in civilian areas? |
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liberalnurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. No, I refuse to tell ! |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You think this is a joke? You are going to mock an issue like this? |
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jasmine621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
41. She could just say she meant to vote "yes." I worked so well for Obama |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 04:18 AM Response to Reply #41 |
58. This is a bigger issue than just Cinton v Obama, and not a game with points |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
57. LiberalNurse, surely you are not for the use of such hideous things. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think this is a legitimate question. n/t |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It is, which is why you'll never get a real answer from Shillbots. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. The Pentagon begged for the bill to be defeated saying our guys would die - Obama doesn't care about |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The fact you can't defend her vote is not hidden by your snark. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. snark ? lives of our servicemen |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Ahh...hiding behind the troops. Where have I heard that before? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. Anti-civilian weaponry helps the troops? On what planet? n/t |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. The Pentagon made her do it. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. The Pentagon does not ALWAYS lie |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I never said they did. n/t |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Didn't she also vote against banning land mines? I think that was the late Princess Diana's big |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Until the Korea excemption is allowed - landmine treaty would put US kids at risk. |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. That's just plain fearmongering. I reject such farce. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. BS... our mines are in Cuba |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
55. Here's an interesting tidbit: Land mines and cluster bombs |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I believe that the reason that many voted against it is that they |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yes, actually I'm on to an interesting article regarding this. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Because you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelette... |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because Israel was the one who was using the cluster bombs |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. DING DING DING |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. DING DING DING !!! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
53. Mass murder of civilians = "protection"? On what planet? n/t |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. There is more here on this: |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. I seriously question whether Hillary Clinton can bring peace to the Middle East |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is like the third post today, and 20th post in this month. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. So why did she vote that way? |
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elixir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. See #13. |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. What does the DMZ have to do with civilian areas? |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Also there's a difference between land mines and cluster bombs that act like landmines. |
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elixir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. Good post, I'd be curious to hear her reasoning on this. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Why? It wouldn't have anything to do with the truth. |
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AGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. Well, as a Hillary supporter.. |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. I appreciate your honest concern, I know it's hard when you like a candidate and... |
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AGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Thanks for showing me the link |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. HOLY MACKEREL!! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
31. She doesn't care about the children, that's why. |
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CompSciStudent (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. Cluster bombs distortion of facts |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Can you back those assertions up with facts? A majority of Dems |
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CompSciStudent (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. US munitions manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s are the majority found and destroyed |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. 1 million cluster bombs failed to detonate in the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
44. a sound decision by Hillary? |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 04:39 AM Response to Reply #32 |
59. China, Russia, Iran and US. ........"All the cool kids are doing it." |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
33. Um, for the children? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
34. Good question, if we had REAL debates Obama could ask her this in a debate |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I agree and I kicked your thread. I'd like it if we had real debates on DU. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Good question, |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
46. Kick....maybe someone will come along who knows some |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I'd die if Obama turned to her in a debate and asked her about this vote. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
48. Winograd report calls for drastic re-think of how to use cluster |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
49. I find this incredibly disturbing |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
50. This as a moral issue, a human rights issue first. A test of integrity. |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
51. I would like to give props to the OP for bringing up a REAL issue |
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GoldieAZ49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:33 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. I would like the vote explained too, Maybe in the Fox debate |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 04:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Agree, but more than the vote explained (away) I would like to see the issue addressed. |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
54. She had an appointment with her astrologer |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
61. Still waiting, hey? |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I think a lot of people would rather shut this out of their minds. |
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angie_love (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
63. I would like to know an answer too |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
64. The horror |
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