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Democrat Senator Sinema is slammed by her OWN party for 'flippantly' copying John McCain's famous 'thumbs down' to help kill Bernie Sanders' $15 minimum wage bid
UK Daily Mail ^ | March 6, 2021 | Frances Mulraney

Posted on 03/06/2021 3:11:05 AM PST by C19fan

A Democratic senator is being slammed by her own party for the way in which she 'flippantly' voted against a minimum wage increase pushed by Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, 44, sided with Republicans and seven other senators as she voted down an amendment to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15.

Yet it was the way in which Sinema cast her vote that has caused a social media storm and led to her being compared to late Arizona senator John McCain.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Vermont; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: arizona; berniesanders; demagogicparty; hottie; joemanchin; johnmccain; kyrstensinema; meghanmccain; niggardly; senate; vermont; westvirginia
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You go girl!!! She might be the best looking Democrat politician around.
1 posted on 03/06/2021 3:11:05 AM PST by C19fan
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What can you say about a senator whose last name sounds like a theater that shows dirty movies? Gads...


2 posted on 03/06/2021 3:15:56 AM PST by W. (Autocorrect must die! How do I kill it?!)
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That was certainly a gutsy move by Sen. Sinema. I wonder why she was being so provocative there. Could she be thinking about coming over from the dark side?


3 posted on 03/06/2021 3:16:11 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Dream on...she’s just a whack job.


4 posted on 03/06/2021 3:27:01 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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> Dream on...she’s just a whack job. <

Well, Sen. Sinema is rather pretty. I’ll give her that.

Anyway, I’ve read her biography. And as you noted, she has held some rather - shall we say - unusual views. That’s why I’m so puzzled about her vote. Why wouldn’t she back Bolshevik Bernie on raising the minimum wage?

Maybe that wasn’t her behind that mask. Maybe it really was one of those QAnon people. (j/k)


5 posted on 03/06/2021 3:34:25 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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She’s too attractive to be peer pressured into voting for something if she doesn’t want to.


6 posted on 03/06/2021 3:38:30 AM PST by escapefromboston (Free Assange )
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To: C19fan

You go girl!


7 posted on 03/06/2021 3:40:53 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: Leaning Right
Sinema definitely definitely rates high towards the quirky side. Nothing new there.

I think she drives Senate leadership nuts as she apparently is not a lockstep D voter. This was also the case while she was in the House previously. I read a quote of hers recently that was to the effect that she doesn't preview her votes, which would make it more difficult for the D Whip vote counters to gauge where they stand on close votes. She also has some amount of pragmatism.

8 posted on 03/06/2021 3:48:53 AM PST by Hootowl99
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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, 44...

Is that her weight?

9 posted on 03/06/2021 3:52:55 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Why did they have to stick her age in there? I have never seen an article start off saying “Nancy Pelosi, 80...”


10 posted on 03/06/2021 3:59:47 AM PST by Russ (I )
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Thumbs down (or up), isn’t that a White Power Sign? Everything else one can do with his hands is either a gang sign or that.


11 posted on 03/06/2021 4:02:07 AM PST by arthurus ( Wu Han tuke)
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> I think she [Sinema] drives Senate leadership nuts as she apparently is not a lockstep D voter. <

From what I’ve read, Sinema voted for Trump’s positions 25% of the time. That might not sound like much, but that percentage makes her the third-highest Trump supporter among the D senators.

Only Manchin and Kelly have higher percentages.


12 posted on 03/06/2021 4:08:28 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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“Sinema’s Arizona colleague, Senator Mark Kelly, also flashed a thumbs up earlier today when he cast his vote.”

She’s there teaching her Astronaut co-Senator how to BE A MAN. Love it!


13 posted on 03/06/2021 4:35:21 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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“Sinema hit back at the criticism, however, with her spokesperson claiming it was sexist to comment on the ‘body language’ or ‘physical demeanor’ of the senator as she cast her vote.”

I sure hope she does not switch parties, she’s perfect right there, shoving liberalism right IN THEIR FACES.


14 posted on 03/06/2021 4:36:23 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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“Thumbs down (or up), isn’t that a White Power Sign? Everything else one can do with his hands is either a gang sign or that.”

Actually, it’s a Nazi greeting that no one has seen for 75 years.


15 posted on 03/06/2021 4:40:30 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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Democrats, Biden, Coumo, Newsome, DiBlasio and the entire Democrat Party are destroying the American Republic. The Democrat Party can easily be destroyed by two simple peaceful actions. Both Democrat Senators, Krysten Sinema, Arizona & Joe Manchin, West Virginia convert to and join the republican party immediately!!!

In addition if there are any moderate Democrat House Congress Critters...they also should switch to the Republican Party, immediately!!!

Democrat, Joe Biden will not last much longer and Coumo & Newsome will both be dispatched to forever oblivion shortly. Wake up America and save your country, your freedom, your liberty, your equality, your opportunities, & your futures!!!


16 posted on 03/06/2021 6:25:05 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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You think she’s pretty. Check yahoo’s pic of her in regards to this story.


17 posted on 03/06/2021 7:14:27 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (I like him-he reminds me of the late Joe tex. )
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To: arthurus

Pointing your thumb up signifies the Tyr-rune, an upward pointing arrow, a symbol used by the Waffen-SS. 👍

OK, I just made that up.


18 posted on 03/06/2021 7:43:01 AM PST by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: I have an alibi.)
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That was certainly a gutsy move by Sen. Sinema. I wonder why she was being so provocative there. Could she be thinking about coming over from the dark side?


She knows that a $15 per hour minimum wage would wreck Arizona’s economy.


19 posted on 03/06/2021 7:49:19 AM PST by chrisinoc
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To: Do_Tar

sell it to Antifa.


20 posted on 03/06/2021 8:07:53 AM PST by arthurus ( covfefe)
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