Help me create a flyer - Joe Biden's Record

Submitted by mhagle on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 9:38am

Let's collaborate on this project. We need a flyer to give to friends, to post on Facebook, whatever, on Joe Biden's record. I can physically create it, but I am sure I do not have all the facts.

1. He voted for the Iraq war which killed # American soldiers and # civilians.
2. He wrote the crime bill which resulted in # citizens incarcerated for # years. The Violence Against Women Act was included but should have been separated from that bill.
3. He has advocated cutting Social Security.
4. He supported NAFTA, sending jobs abroad.
5. He was the VP of an administration that increased drone use and expanded wars.
6. He was the VP of an administration that bailed out the big banks but allowed the mortgage companies to strip everyday Americans from their homes.
7. He only recently supported gay marriage.

Please edit and add to this list. Then I will create a flyer.

Thanks! -m

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Comments

Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:17am

Hope this helps, Marilyn,

Opposition research site on feel the bern for biden https://www.reddit.com/r/BKAC_JoeBiden/

the main site, i like the new choice best: https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/new/
subir writes good Bernie info on kos, his profile:
https://www.dailykos.com/user/subir
A recent Biden diary of his, here:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/5/1924472/-The-panicked-Democrat...

Submitted by mhagle on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:28am

Thank you!!

@smiley7

Cool OT BTW!

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by CB on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:28am

Clarification

Biden not only voted for the Iraq War he advocated for going into Iraq 5 years prior. The US was planning for this war well before the casus belli of 9/11.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=7WnTnLgBI_8&feature=emb...

This hearing was on Sept. 3, 1998. The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, passed by the House (360 - 38) on October 5 (Bernie Sanders being among the "yay" votes) and passed with unanimous consent by the Senate on October 7. Clinton signed it into law on October 31.

Submitted by Snode on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:36am

Biden

was also a TPP cheerleader.

Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:41am

Sunrise movement:

Since @JoeBiden voted for NAFTA, unemployment & deaths of despair have broken families & erased towns across America.

We can bring hope back to working class life with a Green New Deal to create millions of good jobs & meaningful work.

Reach out: https://t.co/vL2zhwlF6D pic.twitter.com/mXwsIuBMdz

— Sunrise Movement (@sunrisemvmt) March 7, 2020

Submitted by QMS on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:44am

Good start Marilyn

Would add --

Ukraine meddling, nepotism
signs of early onset dementia
resists progress
supports the fog of war

Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:45am

The Americans Joe Biden Left Behind on the Bankruptcy Bill

In 2005 amendments to the bill, Biden voted against borrowers drowning in medical debt, seniors, servicemembers, union members, and victims of deadbeat dads. https://prospect.org/politics/bidens-votes-on-the-bankruptcy-bill-middle...

Submitted by Linda Wood on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:46am

The touchy feely stuff

I think is important.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUOurZIVfI]

Submitted by Lily O Lady on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 11:59am

The disrespect he showed toward Anita Hill during the

Clarence Thomas confirmation hearing was awful. He would not allow witnesses to confirm her testimony leaving her standing alone and unsupported.

—

"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?" ~Orwell, "1984"

Submitted by mhagle on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 12:25pm

All good stuff!

Keep it coming!

I will compile it in the next couple of days.

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by Daenerys on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 12:28pm

Here's a couple

I've seen on FB, from the group Millennials for Guillotines:

Now i can't find the other one that was a big long list, but I saved it to my phone; brb.

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This shit is bananas.

Submitted by mhagle on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 5:05pm

Posted the second to Facebook

@Daenerys

Thanks!

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by Daenerys on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 12:39pm

(No subject)

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This shit is bananas.

Submitted by mhagle on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 5:00pm

This is a pretty great summary here . . .

@Daenerys

Thank you!

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by Lookout on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 2:23pm

This is video rather than poster material...

3 min

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXvwumYE7_s]

and another good one from kyle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-hvazISfjc (12 min)

—

“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Submitted by mhagle on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 4:59pm

OMG . . . horrible and hilarious . . .

@Lookout

I did think Joe was great while debating Paul Ryan. What a stark contrast to now!

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by Alligator Ed on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 6:27pm

Would you not include political malfeasance / criminality?

Burisma crookedness is every bit as important as those domestic and foreign issues enumerated. ByeDone is as crooked as a spirochete and just as dangerous.

Spirochetes

Many organisms within the Spirochaetes phylum cause prevalent diseases. Pathogenic members of this phylum include the following:

Leptospira species, which causes leptospirosis[7]
Borrelia burgdorferi, B. garinii, and B. afzelii, which cause Lyme disease
Borrelia recurrentis, which causes relapsing fever[8]
Treponema pallidum subspecies which cause treponematoses such as syphilis and yaws.
Brachyspira pilosicoli and Brachyspira aalborgi, which cause intestinal spirochaetosis[9]
Spirochaetes may also cause dementia and may be involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.[10] Salvarsan, the first partially organic synthetic antimicrobial drug in medical history, was effective against spirochaetes only and was primarily used to cure syphilis.

Submitted by mhagle on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 4:53pm

Ooooo . . .

@Alligator Ed

Creepy but cool comparison.

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Marilyn

"Make dirt, not war." eyo

Submitted by randtntx on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 8:49pm

Good idea

but you're going to have to write a book. (just kidding)
I will be so happy to help distribute this list.

Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 9:13pm

Yo! Got you covered regarding the so-called "Grand Bargain!"

Literally, have reams of material on all the proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Stopping the GB was the sole reason I began blogging. IOW, to try to block the Bowles-Simpson Commission's proposal--"The Moment Of Truth."

Will start Tweeting some of them early next week, and post some of the stuff here, in case anyone else feels compelled to share it.

For instance,

Boehner would later tell me that he was determined to do this because he was tired, after 20 years in Washington, of seeing one Congress and one president after another ignore the coming explosion of spending on entitlement programs and the growing public debt.

He also shared Obama’s view that a grand bargain would actually be easier to pass than a smaller deal — that if lawmakers were going to have to make a bunch of politically explosive cuts, they were more likely to go through with it if they could go tell voters that they’d achieved something truly transformative.

As Biden put it, “There’s no point in dying on a small cross.”

And,

Obama mentioned to the others that they would have to carefully think about how to roll out the deal, to make sure that both sides were saying the same thing publicly.

That night, Jackson and Loper sent over a three-page proposal based on the discussions; in exchange for agreeing to the $800 billion in additional revenue, they asked for more than $450 billion in combined cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade alone, as well as a series of changes to Social Security, including a new formula for calculating benefits and a higher retirement age.

Also,

On entitlements too they had moved closer to a final deal. The (Obama) White House agreed to cut at least $250 billion from Medicare in the next 10 years and another $800 billion in the decade after that, in part by raising the eligibility age.

The administration had endorsed another $110 billion or so in cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs, with $250 billion more in the second decade.

And in a move certain to provoke rebellion in the Democratic ranks, Obama was willing to apply a new, less generous formula for calculating Social Security benefits, which would start in 2015.

They also agreed to a list of programs from which they could cut at least $200 billion more in the coming decade. These included an estimated $44 billion from pensions for civilian and military employees of the government; $30 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; $33 billion from farm subsidies and conservation programs; and $16 billion from reforming the Postal Service.

Gotta run, and take the Pup out. But, I assure you that I've got enough quotes to fill a small book.

Remember, the Dems tried for almost six years to strike a deal with Repubs or, a so-called 'Grand Bargain'--trading revenue increases, by closing tax loopholes, for deep entitlement cuts.

It officially began in 2010, with the issuance of the Catfood Commission's 'Chairman's Mark' proposal. Almost immediately, Dems pivoted from enacting Obamacare, to trying to negotiate a deal (with Repubs) to dismantle our so-called 'entitlement programs,' or the social safety net.

Obviously, Uncle Joe was VP throughout this period of time.

BTW, also have a quote of Pelosi and Reid agreeing (with 'O') to back a Grand Bargain, including all the cuts outlined above. Obviously, Harry Reid won't suffer any blowback to speak of, but, ol' Nance just might.

Now, I have only a handful of Twitter followers, but, one of my old blogging Buds from a now defunct blog has thousands. Hopefully, she'll be willing to do a few Retweets. I've noticed that several major progressive publications follow her, so, might get a respectable number of eyeballs, as they say.

Hey, thanks for putting the word out.

Later.

Mollie

“This above all: to thine own self be true
And it must follow, as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man . . ."
~~William Shakespeare

“Every time I lose a dog, he takes a piece of my heart. Every new dog gifts me with a piece of his. Someday, my heart will be total dog, and maybe then, I will be just as generous, loving, and forgiving.”
~~Author Unknown

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”
~~George Bernard Shaw
Irish Dramatist & Socialist (1856-1950)

—

Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.

Submitted by smiley7 on Sat, 03/07/2020 - 9:59pm

I'll pass it on , Molly,

@Unabashed Liberal
Your twitter? i'm not a member, but i can at least view your posts. and links to the above stories, greatly appreciated.

Literally, have reams of material on all the proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Stopping the GB was the sole reason I began blogging. IOW, to try to block the Bowles-Simpson Commission's proposal--"The Moment Of Truth."

Will start Tweeting some of them early next week, and post some of the stuff here, in case anyone else feels compelled to share it.

For instance,

Boehner would later tell me that he was determined to do this because he was tired, after 20 years in Washington, of seeing one Congress and one president after another ignore the coming explosion of spending on entitlement programs and the growing public debt.

He also shared Obama’s view that a grand bargain would actually be easier to pass than a smaller deal — that if lawmakers were going to have to make a bunch of politically explosive cuts, they were more likely to go through with it if they could go tell voters that they’d achieved something truly transformative.

As Biden put it, “There’s no point in dying on a small cross.”

And,

Obama mentioned to the others that they would have to carefully think about how to roll out the deal, to make sure that both sides were saying the same thing publicly.

That night, Jackson and Loper sent over a three-page proposal based on the discussions; in exchange for agreeing to the $800 billion in additional revenue, they asked for more than $450 billion in combined cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade alone, as well as a series of changes to Social Security, including a new formula for calculating benefits and a higher retirement age.

Also,

On entitlements too they had moved closer to a final deal. The (Obama) White House agreed to cut at least $250 billion from Medicare in the next 10 years and another $800 billion in the decade after that, in part by raising the eligibility age.

The administration had endorsed another $110 billion or so in cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs, with $250 billion more in the second decade.

And in a move certain to provoke rebellion in the Democratic ranks, Obama was willing to apply a new, less generous formula for calculating Social Security benefits, which would start in 2015.

They also agreed to a list of programs from which they could cut at least $200 billion more in the coming decade. These included an estimated $44 billion from pensions for civilian and military employees of the government; $30 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; $33 billion from farm subsidies and conservation programs; and $16 billion from reforming the Postal Service.

Gotta run, and take the Pup out. But, I assure you that I've got enough quotes to fill a small book.

Remember, the Dems tried for almost six years to strike a deal with Repubs or, a so-called 'Grand Bargain'--trading revenue increases, by closing tax loopholes, for deep entitlement cuts.

It officially began in 2010, with the issuance of the Catfood Commission's 'Chairman's Mark' proposal. Almost immediately, Dems pivoted from enacting Obamacare, to trying to negotiate a deal (with Repubs) to dismantle our so-called 'entitlement programs,' or the social safety net.

Obviously, Uncle Joe was VP throughout this period of time.

BTW, also have a quote of Pelosi and Reid agreeing (with 'O') to back a Grand Bargain, including all the cuts outlined above. Obviously, Harry Reid won't suffer any blowback to speak of, but, ol' Nance just might.

Now, I have only a handful of Twitter followers, but, one of my old blogging Buds from a now defunct blog has thousands. Hopefully, she'll be willing to do a few Retweets. I've noticed that several major progressive publications follow her, so, might get a respectable number of eyeballs, as they say.

Hey, thanks for putting the word out.

Later.

Mollie

“This above all: to thine own self be true
And it must follow, as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man . . ."
~~William Shakespeare

“Every time I lose a dog, he takes a piece of my heart. Every new dog gifts me with a piece of his. Someday, my heart will be total dog, and maybe then, I will be just as generous, loving, and forgiving.”
~~Author Unknown

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”
~~George Bernard Shaw
Irish Dramatist & Socialist (1856-1950)

Submitted by mhagle on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 3:02pm

Wow Mollie!

@Unabashed Liberal

It's late Sunday afternoon and I am just getting back to reading comments.

Tweets, memes, and flyers. A lot to think about. Thanks!!

Literally, have reams of material on all the proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Stopping the GB was the sole reason I began blogging. IOW, to try to block the Bowles-Simpson Commission's proposal--"The Moment Of Truth."

Will start Tweeting some of them early next week, and post some of the stuff here, in case anyone else feels compelled to share it.

For instance,

Boehner would later tell me that he was determined to do this because he was tired, after 20 years in Washington, of seeing one Congress and one president after another ignore the coming explosion of spending on entitlement programs and the growing public debt.

He also shared Obama’s view that a grand bargain would actually be easier to pass than a smaller deal — that if lawmakers were going to have to make a bunch of politically explosive cuts, they were more likely to go through with it if they could go tell voters that they’d achieved something truly transformative.

As Biden put it, “There’s no point in dying on a small cross.”

And,

Obama mentioned to the others that they would have to carefully think about how to roll out the deal, to make sure that both sides were saying the same thing publicly.

That night, Jackson and Loper sent over a three-page proposal based on the discussions; in exchange for agreeing to the $800 billion in additional revenue, they asked for more than $450 billion in combined cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade alone, as well as a series of changes to Social Security, including a new formula for calculating benefits and a higher retirement age.

Also,

On entitlements too they had moved closer to a final deal. The (Obama) White House agreed to cut at least $250 billion from Medicare in the next 10 years and another $800 billion in the decade after that, in part by raising the eligibility age.

The administration had endorsed another $110 billion or so in cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs, with $250 billion more in the second decade.

And in a move certain to provoke rebellion in the Democratic ranks, Obama was willing to apply a new, less generous formula for calculating Social Security benefits, which would start in 2015.

They also agreed to a list of programs from which they could cut at least $200 billion more in the coming decade. These included an estimated $44 billion from pensions for civilian and military employees of the government; $30 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; $33 billion from farm subsidies and conservation programs; and $16 billion from reforming the Postal Service.

Gotta run, and take the Pup out. But, I assure you that I've got enough quotes to fill a small book.

Remember, the Dems tried for almost six years to strike a deal with Repubs or, a so-called 'Grand Bargain'--trading revenue increases, by closing tax loopholes, for deep entitlement cuts.

It officially began in 2010, with the issuance of the Catfood Commission's 'Chairman's Mark' proposal. Almost immediately, Dems pivoted from enacting Obamacare, to trying to negotiate a deal (with Repubs) to dismantle our so-called 'entitlement programs,' or the social safety net.

Obviously, Uncle Joe was VP throughout this period of time.

BTW, also have a quote of Pelosi and Reid agreeing (with 'O') to back a Grand Bargain, including all the cuts outlined above. Obviously, Harry Reid won't suffer any blowback to speak of, but, ol' Nance just might.

Now, I have only a handful of Twitter followers, but, one of my old blogging Buds from a now defunct blog has thousands. Hopefully, she'll be willing to do a few Retweets. I've noticed that several major progressive publications follow her, so, might get a respectable number of eyeballs, as they say.

Hey, thanks for putting the word out.

Later.

Mollie

“This above all: to thine own self be true
And it must follow, as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man . . ."
~~William Shakespeare

“Every time I lose a dog, he takes a piece of my heart. Every new dog gifts me with a piece of his. Someday, my heart will be total dog, and maybe then, I will be just as generous, loving, and forgiving.”
~~Author Unknown

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”
~~George Bernard Shaw
Irish Dramatist & Socialist (1856-1950)