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In reply to the discussion: Not everyone marched for immigrant families today. [View all]RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)221. This is lame
I'm sure we can find dozens of DEM Senators and Reps who will be campaigning at home for the next many months at events you find not important while protests are going on. Are you going to chide them too?
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His job should have been to work his ass off to get three more votes for a pathway to citizenship.
NCTraveler
Jul 2018
#186
Right....and my first reaction(stupid I know given the poster) was that people don't have to be
JCanete
Jul 2018
#3
what a ... what a remarkable co-incidence!! My Sen Merkely went to the border too.
trueblue2007
Jul 2018
#184
Hillary Clinton has done more than march. She has collected over one million dollars
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#145
1.5 million! Thanks, Hillary! And everybody who has been vocal about immigration reform.
betsuni
Jul 2018
#151
This is so much like her, betsuni. She has fought her entire life for children and families
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#172
None are elected officials at the moment...Sen Sanders is a sitting Senator. I just think with all
Demsrule86
Jul 2018
#171
Always an excuse for Hillary and Obama, too. We need to stop this and work together.
mucifer
Jul 2018
#57
Your response is in the context of me saying I thought it was silly that somebody was
JCanete
Jul 2018
#68
Yup. People with an certain agenda somehow always find an excuse to single him out. nt
redgreenandblue
Jul 2018
#198
The demonstrations yesterday (more than 700 of them in small towns to large cities) ....
George II
Jul 2018
#107
many prominent democrats did. were all those who didn't mentioned here? Do we feel the same way
JCanete
Jul 2018
#196
Thank Goodness for the those who were able to get out and March for #FamiliesBelongTogether!
Cha
Jul 2018
#5
Beyond sad, especially when we should be uniting against our common enemy... but no surprise there.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2018
#155
That excuse doesn't fly when applied to other people who don't do something Bernie does
EffieBlack
Jul 2018
#23
Ignoring the children. It amuses you. You think a parade for ones self is self-absorbed.
sheshe2
Jul 2018
#166
There are 6000 unaccompanied migrant children lost in the system, 4500 residents of Newport VT
George II
Jul 2018
#182
Being torn from one's mother or father is a once in a LIFETIME event! Do you realize....
George II
Jul 2018
#181
From Newport (extreme northern point of VT) to Brattleboro (almost the southern point of VT)....
George II
Jul 2018
#117
I've said it before & I'll say it again. Sanders wants credit for doing something re: immigration.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2018
#13
I'm OK with this. At least it's in Vermont, these are his constituents and he was close with
seaglass
Jul 2018
#19
And somehow she manages to refrain from smearing fellow Democrats and denigrating the party.
NurseJackie
Jul 2018
#34
I don't know what you think is so funny, but I'm glad you can amuse yourself.
Bluepinky
Jul 2018
#36
Refraining from shitting on the Democratic party and insulting Dem leaders and candidates
betsuni
Jul 2018
#140
Where are the threads reporting on the activities of the 47 Democratic Senators yesterday?
mnhtnbb
Jul 2018
#39
We were told that holding feet to the fire and constructive criticism makes a candidate
betsuni
Jul 2018
#90
All competing for the coveted Bernie Basher of the Year Award @the annual "Slammie Awards" dinner...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2018
#150
I still don't get it. This is a discussion about what Sanders did yesterday. So why....
George II
Jul 2018
#96
So, if the stakes are so high (as you've noted several times in this thread).....
George II
Jul 2018
#118
I can guarantee that whatever all of them did, at least six (seven if you pluralize Clinton).....
George II
Jul 2018
#127
That 1.5 million Hillary raised for civil rights organizations to help migrant families
betsuni
Jul 2018
#149
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#153
What does what Hillary Clinton did yesterday have to do with a discussion of where Sanders was?
George II
Jul 2018
#86
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#147
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#148
The answer is that she is doing more as a private citizen to help these children than somer elected
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#201
Sanders is seen by many as the front-runner for 2020 and an influencial leader
lunamagica
Jul 2018
#209
Bernie gets bashed by people like you for running around the country too much and ignoring VT
BeyondGeography
Jul 2018
#177
Had he marched, then right now he'd be crapped on here for doing that. nt
redgreenandblue
Jul 2018
#204