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Tulsi Gabbard was on CNN ripping POTUS for not saying "radical Muslim terrorist." Wants more bombs. (Original Post) Her Sister Jun 2016 OP
Gabbard is a major disappointment BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #1
Again...I have to agree with you on this one. FarPoint Jun 2016 #12
" " " " n/t MBS Jun 2016 #30
I agree with AJ's tweet responses to Charlie: yallerdawg Jun 2016 #2
Bernie's surrogates are a strange and motley crew! Walk away Jun 2016 #15
Oh Shite.. Attention hog. Cha Jun 2016 #3
She's an embarrassment to Hawaii. athena Jun 2016 #8
I don't know how anyone else views her, Athena.. I think Cha Jun 2016 #9
P.S. That position of hers is conflicting with BS. Cha Jun 2016 #11
I thought Bernie was supposed to be a peacenik? Ha! CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #4
Really.. that's conflicting with BS. Cha Jun 2016 #10
No kidding! caquillo Jun 2016 #17
I know!!! WTF sarae Jun 2016 #33
Oh, but I heard she's a non-interventionist pacifist! athena Jun 2016 #5
She's a repug, replete with their talking points, masquerading as a Democrat, . . . brush Jun 2016 #16
She sure is a lot on Fox News! Her Sister Jun 2016 #19
She makes zero sense, none, nada. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #6
Why does she still have a "D" beside her name while espousing Republican b.s.? eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #7
Not for long. She will be out on her ear when she is primaried... Walk away Jun 2016 #13
She's the most progressive woman ever because BS nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14
congresswoman now avilable for immediate employment. must leave state. any offer accepted nt msongs Jun 2016 #18
GooD news is she has a challenger..... Historic NY Jun 2016 #20
Yes! Meet our new hope for the District 2 in Hawaii Cha Jun 2016 #25
Are we sure she's really a Democrat??? DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #21
The curious thing is that now the FBI is saying that he may not have been a "muslim terrorist".... George II Jun 2016 #22
The FBI and CIA HAVE said that obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #24
Hasn't ISIS said they never heard of this guy until he started shooting? jmowreader Jun 2016 #34
Pro Putin, anti Obama, anti LGBT Islamaphobe obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #23
Bernie's Sarah Palin!!! Walk away Jun 2016 #26
Did she even listen to what President Obama said? Did she even comprehend what he said? I believe still_one Jun 2016 #27
She appears to be someone who believes her own press.... CherokeeDem Jun 2016 #28
That's my take on her too! Her Sister Jun 2016 #29
OMG! She's a total mess! NurseJackie Jun 2016 #31
I will support her challenger and I will NEVER support this charlatan Dawson Leery Jun 2016 #32
Sounds like the same Republican talking points to me. Kath1 Jun 2016 #35

BlueMTexpat

(15,496 posts)
1. Gabbard is a major disappointment
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:42 AM
Jun 2016

in just about every way.

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/curious-islamophobic-politics-dem-congressmember-tulsi-gabbard

I hope that Hawaii sends her packing, although that is unlikely to happen in 2016. But if she continues like this, she will find herself isolated and with very little clout.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. I agree with AJ's tweet responses to Charlie:
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:44 AM
Jun 2016

AJ ?@MoncadaJr14

@notcharchar I've had enough of the Green Tea Party.

AJ ?@MoncadaJr14

@notcharchar exactly. To see them tear down our first female nom and first black POTUS was the worst thing of all.

athena

(4,187 posts)
8. She's an embarrassment to Hawaii.
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:50 AM
Jun 2016

With this kind of behavior, she's going to ensure that she never gets any valuable committee assignments in Congress. By making outrageous statements that get her on national TV and win her the adoration of die-hard Bernie supporters, she's ensuring that she can't, in fact, be in a position to help Hawaii in the long term.

How do people there view her, Cha? Do you think there is any way they'll replace her with someone more reasonable?

Cha

(305,440 posts)
9. I don't know how anyone else views her, Athena.. I think
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:00 AM
Jun 2016

she's embarrassing herself.

She's my Rep but I emailed back that I want no contact with her.

We have two great Senators here and then there's gabbard. Maybe she'll talk herself out of office.

caquillo

(521 posts)
17. No kidding!
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:35 AM
Jun 2016

One of the BernieBros' complaints about Hillary was that she 'seems too hawkish," and here we have Sanders surrogates advocating bombing people. These people are such hypocrites -- another things they have in common with the Tea Party.

sarae

(3,284 posts)
33. I know!!! WTF
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 01:54 PM
Jun 2016

I've heard a lot of praise for Tulsi Gabbard among BS followers, which is strange; many of her comments directly contradict his positions.

athena

(4,187 posts)
5. Oh, but I heard she's a non-interventionist pacifist!
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 09:47 AM
Jun 2016

I swear, I heard it on DU! She's supposed to have rock-solid non-interventionist credentials!

brush

(57,601 posts)
16. She's a repug, replete with their talking points, masquerading as a Democrat, . . .
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:20 AM
Jun 2016

and she's a supreme opportunist, which is why she quit the DNC and joined the Sanders campaign.

She thought he was going to win and she'd maybe snare VP or at least a cabinet post.

How many Dems do you see bashing a president from their own party? She's done this repeatedly in the past. Maybe that's why she fitted in so well in Sanders campaign.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
13. Not for long. She will be out on her ear when she is primaried...
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 10:18 AM
Jun 2016

She can join the "Bernie Party" and run for office with his thousands of Millennials! They can all donate $27 to each other's campaigns.

Cha

(305,440 posts)
25. Yes! Meet our new hope for the District 2 in Hawaii
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:32 AM
Jun 2016

Second, Chan Hodges noted that Gabbard has repeatedly criticized and mocked the Obama Administration for not saying we’re at war with “Islamic extremism”–something even Sanders opposes. “While I believe that no elected official should be above critique –lest we devolve into a cult of personality over substance –our district elected President Obama with a 70% majority, and a respectful discussion in an appropriate forum reflects both our district and Hawaiian values,” Chan Hodges noted.

"While I believe that no elected official should be above critique –lest we devolve into a cult of personality over substance –"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=168792

George II

(67,782 posts)
22. The curious thing is that now the FBI is saying that he may not have been a "muslim terrorist"....
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:29 AM
Jun 2016

....just a sick, disgruntled wacko.

obamanut2012

(27,808 posts)
24. The FBI and CIA HAVE said that
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:32 AM
Jun 2016

Not every killer with brown skin is a Muslim terrorist -- some are just sociopathic assholes.

jmowreader

(51,469 posts)
34. Hasn't ISIS said they never heard of this guy until he started shooting?
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:11 PM
Jun 2016

IIRC they also never heard of the San Bernardino shooters until the incident.

obamanut2012

(27,808 posts)
23. Pro Putin, anti Obama, anti LGBT Islamaphobe
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:31 AM
Jun 2016

An people said Sanders should have picked her for his Veep choice.

She is a horrible person, whom I bet money will flip back to R as a carpetbagger someplace stateside, where she can win as a rabid R.

still_one

(96,555 posts)
27. Did she even listen to what President Obama said? Did she even comprehend what he said? I believe
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:51 AM
Jun 2016

she isn't too bright.

The main motivation of the slaughter in Orlando was gay hatred. Religious fundamentalist thought may have had influence, but it was primarily gay hatred

Perhaps her past gay bias and Islamic phobias are a motivating factor in critisizing the President for not trying to fuel a religious war. Her candidate, Bernie Sander's is aligned with the president on this

Perhaps she should consider the Trump campaign. In fact I would not be surprised if she came around to that way of thinking

CherokeeDem

(3,718 posts)
28. She appears to be someone who believes her own press....
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 08:55 AM
Jun 2016

and thinks she's important. Sort of like Bernie.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
31. OMG! She's a total mess!
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:13 AM
Jun 2016

Does she even have any advisors, or maybe just an impartial and honest close friend who'd clue her in?

Dawson Leery

(19,369 posts)
32. I will support her challenger and I will NEVER support this charlatan
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jun 2016

again. She is in the Jim Webb/Zell Miller League.

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