Wait... What?
CNN)Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in the early 2000s touted working for her father's anti-gay organization, which mobilized to pass a measure against same-sex marriage in Hawaii and promoted controversial conversion therapy.
Gabbard, a Democrat from Hawaii, said Friday in an interview with CNN's Van Jones that she will seek her party's nomination for president in 2020. Her past views and activism in opposition to LGBT rights in the late 90s and early 2000s, which put her out of step with most of the Democratic Party at the time, have come under more intense scrutiny since her announcement.
Although Gabbard's positions on LGBT rights have shifted dramatically in more recent years (she signed a 2013 amicus brief supporting Edith Windsor's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act), the extent of Gabbard's past anti-gay activism has already drawn criticism from prominent Democrats and will likely be a major issue for her as she seeks the party's nomination.
Wait... What?
Probably this story:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/kfile-tulsi-gabbard-lgbt/index.html
IMO, might as well get this out there, because she'll have to deal with it during the campaign. Guess what - when you run for President, past anti-LGBT rights positions that she proudly proclaimed are fair game. She says she's changed her views, which is reasonable enough. We can see in the polls that 10s of millions of Americans have changed views on LGBT rights, SSM and more. But she'll have to make the case.
Why are you confused?
Seriously, can they be any more transparent? They were notorious for going after Bernie during the 2016 race, attacked him recently for the sexual misconduct of others on his campaign, went after Warren’s candidacy by saying ‘we can do better,’ and now attacking Gabbard not even 48 hours after declaring her candidacy for her opinion of homosexuality... from decades ago. It is one thing to report and have a candidate clarify their position, but looking at the body of CNN’s report on progressives it is clear they are no friend of the progressive left.
You guys need to huddle up and figure this out. Is the basic argument that CNN leans left but not left enough?
Seriously, can they be any more transparent? They were notorious for going after Bernie during the 2016 race, attacked him recently for the sexual misconduct of others on his campaign, went after Warren’s candidacy by saying ‘we can do better,’ and now attacking Gabbard not even 48 hours after declaring her candidacy for her opinion of homosexuality... from decades ago. It is one thing to report and have a candidate clarify their position, but looking at the body of CNN’s report on progressives it is clear they are no friend of the progressive left.
The extreme Left is infamous for eating it's own. We've been down this path before. Some people never learn.
It is one thing to report and have a candidate clarify their position, but looking at the body of CNN’s report on progressives it is clear they are no friend of the progressive left.
You guys need to huddle up and figure this out. Is the basic argument that CNN leans left but not left enough?
Who is ‘you guys?’ CNN is declared leftist by Trumpists who get their ‘news’ from Drudge and Rushbo. Are you saying I’m a Trumpist?
The idea of CNN being extreme left is laughable.
Fair enough, and I did touch on this. But do you really think CNN is reporting on this to help her clear the air or derail her campaign? Did we see this sort of digging into past misdeeds with Clinton by CNN? Honest question.
I found it interesting that the accusations against Bernie just happened to pop up right as the 2020 campaigns were about to start. Who is it, do you think, that CNN is hoping to see gets the nomination?
CNN on the Attack Against Progressive Candidates
You didn't provide a link. Is it CNN, a single reporter, an opinion piece? Eating their own is the MO of the extreme Left. I read "you're not liberal enough, PC enough, etc all over such forums. Further dragging up old footage and taking it out of context is also a common tactic of them as well.
But without a link...
It's amazing that some people call the reporting of information and thoughtful analysis an attack. It isn't; it's sharing information and analysis of that information.
It is no coincidence, for sure. I don’t know if CNN knows who to crown yet. You can bet they’d want someone who is moderate establishment. Fairly liberal on social issues, but moderate-conservative on economic issues. I’m sure Biden is in their sights.
It's amazing that some people call the reporting of information and thoughtful analysis an attack. It isn't; it's sharing information and analysis of that information.
I’ve already addressed this.
What does this have to do with what you quoted? CNN isn’t extreme left. ‘Extreme left’ would be communists, anarchist, and some socialists. If you really want a link to what I am talking about then kindly ask for one... or Google it.
Fair enough, and I did touch on this. But do you really think CNN is reporting on this to help her clear the air or derail her campaign? Did we see this sort of digging into past misdeeds with Clinton by CNN? Honest question.
CNN is a corporation. Since when have corporations been left-wing?
Does CNN even announce what candidate it supports? Newspapers do. Off the top of my head, I can't recall TV (OTA or cable) news networks doing so.
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