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Stand and Fight

(7,480 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:05 AM Apr 2016

Two huge flaws in Sanders saying Hillary isn't qualified...

FLAW 1
Sanders was among the 94 senators who voted "Yes" to Hillary being the first Secretary of State under President Obama.

The Secretary of State is fourth in line in the event the president is killed or incapacitated:
1__Vice President
2__Speaker of the House of Representatives
3__President pro tempore of the Senate
4__Secretary of State

That means that Senator Sanders was comfortable with the possibility of her becoming president in Jan. 2009.

FLAW 2

He has said that Hillary is a far superior choice for president over Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. He's also said that he and Hillary agree on most things as recently as a couple of days ago.


What changed besides him running for president and becoming desperate as Hillary moves closer to securing the nomination?

Clearly she is qualified.
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GusBob

(7,286 posts)
1. Qualified is a white male privilege code word my friend
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:24 AM
Apr 2016

He is whistling up the attack dogs

It's code for "she is not one of us/she is one of them"

Them being the underprivileged, minorities, women, disabled, POC, immigrants, etc

He is really speaking past Hillary to his supporters, or pulling the white male privilege card

Cha

(297,265 posts)
2. Nothing's change except he's lashing out and making stuff up out of thin air.. he's all
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:26 AM
Apr 2016

over the place about President Obama, too. Like nobody remembers what he's said about him in the past... now that he wants to suck up to him in the California primary.

Good post, thank you, Stand and Fight~

KitSileya

(4,035 posts)
6. Not to mention, he supported John Kerry, who voted for the Iraq AUMF
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:40 AM
Apr 2016

And he supported President Obama who supported the same trade deals as Hillary.

Read that again: He had no problems supporting guys who did what he now says disqualifies Hillary from office. What is the only difference between Kerry and Obama on the one hand, and Hillary on the other, when it comes to this? They are men, and she is a woman. The BS supporters may whine about how we point out sexism all the time, but then they shouldn't have supported a candidate who can't f&cking leave off being a sexist!

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