Berniebros is a rehash from 2008

[pinebox]

and it failed miserably then and will continue to do so.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Wow, look at that.

[ebayfool]

2. kicking! n/t

[stonecutter357]

3. “I have heard about it. It's disgusting,” Sanders said.

[senz]

6. A wiser, more generous response than calling it what it is: a lie.

When all you have is your opponents goodness, you're in trouble.

[pinebox]

7. When you can't debate on issues go for something unimportant--supporters

Because THAT will be important in the oval office.
#NOPE

[stonecutter357]

8. " this posts has been hidden by a DU Jury" DanTex.

[pinebox]

9. lol uh huh

Although that did make me laugh

[Electric Monk]

55. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=108373&sub=trans

[roguevalley]

43. Oh god, that cat. I have two of those at home. LOL!

I think berniebros is sexist, lumping everyone into one group is so progressive. Not.

[NurseJackie]

25. :-D

[UglyGreed]

4. .

[senz]

5. Perhaps if Hill had any accomplishments, she wouldn't need to make sexist attacks.

Attacking your rivals based on their assumed gender is weak. Furthermore, it ignores the existence of female Bernie supporters.

Again, if she had any accomplishments...

[dana_b]

36. we don't exist, or matter or we're going to

"that special place in hell" because we don't support Clinton. Actually it's just that the guys who support Bernie are so dreamy... we can't think of anything else!

[senz]

39. Ooohhh yeaahh...

... gimme some Berniebro ... noww...

Actually, Bernie supporters of all genders are great people!

[Voice for Peace]

59. Thete's something about smart motivated inspired committed compassionate people

male or female young or old so attractive that people fall (or rise) in love. And work together for peace and justice.

[Lans]

10. ObamaBros have turned into BernieBros

Or maybe just maybe, the internet is not exactly the best place to judge a candidates supporters.
If I just judged Hillary supports off what I've learned about them online, I'd guess she is some sort of fringe candidate with very few enthusiastic supporters while Bernie and Trump are the overwhelming favorites this election.

[Matariki]

13. "Obama boys"

[LWolf]

51. "Obama boys"....

no racist connotations there, nosiree...

[cali]

11. Great kos diary on this

<snip>

where DID this idea that Sanders supporters are super sexist come from? Let’s ask Tom Watson, circa 8 years ago...

The messiah complex in Obama scares the hell out of me - as does his campaign's casual acceptance of sexism so easily in order to win...

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) February 10, 2008

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/8/1481627/-WOW-Before-the-sexist-Bernie-Bro-Clinton-supporters-created-the-sexist-Obama-boy-No-seriously

[WillyT]

12. K & R !!!

[PatrynXX]

14. Young Women were important in 2008?

hmmmm now in 2016 nah they just root for the boys. wait that doesn't make any sense whatsoever with the above headline X_X

[Akamai]

47. Actually good for Gloria Steinem's apology!

See www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gloria-steinem-apologizes-for-remarks-about-young-female-sanders-supporters_us_56b7a569e4b04f9b57da01a6| . Smart retraction.

Go, Bernie!

[Chakab]

15. I was wondering when somebody would bring that nonsense up.

I remember incessant accusations about Obama's campaign being unabashedly sexist.

The only proof offered was a bunch of memes created by idiots on the internet that had nothing to do with the campaign like this:

[klook]

27. The Obama campaign has STILL not apologized

for this meme!1!1

[one_voice]

16. I guess no one remembers...

the 'Bros before H*es' shirts that were sported back then?

I was an ardent Obama supporter but found those reprehensible.

Google search is your friend.

[Chakab]

23. I mentioned them in my post. Frankly, blaming Obama supporters en masse for the actions of the

idiot who came up with those shirts is just as comical is claiming that the fact that some idiots who claim to support Sanders have made sexist comments on social media represents the entirety of the Sanders supporters.

That's besides the point because, back in '08, dishonest Hillary supporters made out like the Obama campaign had actually come up with the shirts.

[valerief]

17. Everything old is new again!

[m-lekktor]

18. KnR! nt

[navarth]

19. Well, whattaya know?

Insert a Jim Nabors pic here saying 'surprise, surprise, surprise'

[TBF]

20. lol - I never saw that and I volunteered actively

for Obama that year. I guess it just stuck better this time. Must've put some effort into getting the media to latch on to it.

I will give the Clintons one thing - they never, ever, ever give up ...

[Lordquinton]

33. Berniebros has a better ring to it

Plus there are other connotations to calling the supporters of a black man "boys" that can backfire.

Bernie was labeled sexist before he even started his campaign in earnest, wonder why O'Malley wasn't? (tbh I didn't follow his campaign as closely,but that's something that would have stood out)

[tblue37]

78. They didn't consider MOM a threat is my guess. nt

[Lordquinton]

79. That's what I was thinking too

Omalley men?

[SoapBox]

21. Wow! That is hilarious...

The same old 2008 crap gets rolled out again!

Try again!

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Rehash abounding. Joan Walsh in 2008:

"Still, the sexist disrespect faced by Clinton, and her female supporters, has been deplorable. But maybe worse has been the willful denial by much of the media and many Obama supporters that it even exists, or if it does, that it matters."
http://www.salon.com/2008/06/05/obama_54/


Obama supporters, Bernie supporters each year she has a group to talk about but note she does not speak of a continuum, she does not link her 08 criticism to those of today, she does not say 'this is how it was with Obama too' because all of her stuff about the Obama boys club conflicts with the 'continuation of the Obama WH' narrative.

[navarth]

24. disappointing re: Joan Walsh

I've always liked her. This is a bit hard to take.

[roguevalley]

44. I always thought she was a hack on this subject. She has been in

the bag for hillary since forever and her daughter works for HRC. No surprise for me.

[navarth]

54. I learn something every day. Thanks

[brentspeak]

56. Deserves a thread of its own. n/t

[annabanana]

26. my my my

?

[Duval]

28. No, it isn't going to work! Will donate more to Bernie today! eom

[NightWatcher]

29. Hillary screams Sexism then plays the Victim Card.

That's a hell of a strategy.

[kristopher]

30. K&R

[AzDar]

31. Positively Clintonian...

[George II]

32. I followed the 2008 campaign very closely - never saw the term "Bernie bros".

[malokvale77]

67. That would have been silly...

since Bernie wasn't running in 2008.

[George II]

68. Obviously. So "Bernibros" isn't a rehash of 2008.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

34. I guess I'm an idiot, but could someone explain what Bernibros is all about?

Is it supposed to be some kind of insult?

[TBF]

35. We think it is a tactic coming from the Clinton campaign -

accusing Bernie supporters of all being young, white, sexist and bigoted (strangely they are supposedly bigoted against blacks but not Jews).

Gloria Steinem added that the young women not supporting Hillary are only supporting him because "that's where the boys are".

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

52. Funny, all the Sanders supporters I know

Are very progressive with big hearts. I guess the difference is in the candidates themselves!

[watoos]

60. It's the Internet.

How does anyone know for sure they are Bernie supporters?

Ever hear of false flag operations?

[TBF]

62. Given past shenanighans I personally think it's likely

though, yes, it could come from the right as well.

[beam me up scottie]

37. At least they recycle their garbage, new memes are expensive!

[Betty Karlson]

38. K&R for truth. And for exposure. Clinton campaign and Rubio have something in common:

going on full repeat whether the circumstances ask for the same trick over and over, or not.

[Beacool]

40. No, it was more about things like this:

Young males on the internet have little regard for women, but it went way beyond the internet. There were buttons, pins and t-shirts made with this image. Just like with Sanders, Obama is a better person than some of his supporters. If something was an eye opener in 2008, was that sexism and misogyny are not only a purview of the Right. The Left can be just as sexist, the main difference is that they should know better.

[roguevalley]

45. 'young males on the internet' there's more of that generalization

a few make pins and shit and everyone in that demographic is guilty.

[Bobbie Jo]

41. Not even close

Some folks are trying really hard to change the narrative today.

It isn't working...

Too many have been on the receiving end of "the treatment" since at least July. This thing has gotten national, and yes, international attention. The Facebook attacks alone were truly shameless.

[Cheese Sandwich]

42. Wow. Good find by @TheBpDShow

[thereismore]

46. I remember when the Clintons came up with the Obama Messiah smear. It was infuriating.

I am surprised they haven't started calling Bernie Moses. One may hope.

[Bryce Butler]

71. They may start...

after losing NH today.

[Kalidurga]

77. No Bernie was a carpenter

[Spitfire of ATJ]

48. On the bright side Hillary exhausts every smear the Republicans can come up with....

By the time of the General everything has already been said to the point of boredom.

[BostonBob]

49. BanksterBros for Hillary

There is a special place in hell for banksterBros like the Goldman Sachs suits who ripped off the public and got taxpayer bailouts. Then they escape accountability by paying off politicians like Hillary with "speaking fees" (bribes) with a small portion of the stolen loot.
Hillary's excuse is that other politicians are doing it. Yes, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. Bernie is loved because he's one of few who doesn't sellout for corporate cash. Bernie's behavior should be the norm instead of the exception.

[lumberjack_jeff]

50. Boys are icky. Vote for me! n/t

[Lorien]

53. Hillary is one of the worst things to happen to the feminist movement

in decades. Myself and other feminists have been saying all along that that it's about EQUALITY and being judged on one's merits for a job, NOT on one's gender. Yet Hillary's message seems to be that if we don't elect her BECAUSE she's a woman, we're all sexists. Again, that's misandry, not feminism. She'll deflate the entire movement for her own ambitions if she doesn't change her tune pretty quickly. We don't give a damn about her gender; the issues are what matter. But I guess that if she keeps the focus on imaginary hatred of her vagina, then she won't have to discuss the issues and her record.

[basselope]

57. Excellent find!

[Joe the Revelator]

58. Her entire campaign is a rehash of a movie nobody wanted to see the first time.

[Cheap_Trick]

61. It's like "Groundhog Day", Hillary style.

Only difference is "Groundhog Day" was a good film.

[Tarc]

63. You can't keep repeating the same lie and not expect to be called out on it

Bernie Sanders himself has acknowledged there is a problem within his supporter base, agreeing with the critics who have called out their misogynist attacks against Clinton.

While it is rather amusing to see you throw your own candidate under the bus on this, it is probably time to, y'know, knock it off.

[pinebox]

69. Repeating the same lie? Like Clinton is doing? Agreed

It's the same shit they pulled in 2008 against Obama with "Obama Boys". Nothing more, nothing less. Proof is in the pudding
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/8/1481627/-WOW-Before-the-sexist-Bernie-Bro-Clinton-supporters-created-the-sexist-Obama-boy-No-seriously

Who says I'm throwing Bernie under the bus, if anything it shows he's a class act. The Clinton's however never have been

[Tarc]

70. This isn't 2008

Sanders has acknowledged that there is a problematic, misogynist element in his support base. He has condemned them, said that it is "crap", and does not want these misogynist attacks to continue under the guise of his name.

This is not a concocted or contrived attack by Clinton, by the very fact that Sanders agrees, your argument is moot.

[pinebox]

73. LOL This isn't 2008? That's what you got?

Sorry BUT politicians who are running for PRESIDENT, all of them, are held accountable for everything in their political careers and rightfully so. If you want the highest office in the world, guess what? You take responsibility for your past transgressions and mistakes. Nobody gets a free ride to the presidency. NOBODY.

My argument is moot despite I proved it's a rehashed meme from 2008 and the Clinton campaign? You want to know what isn't? Having her surrogates basically telling young woman they will burn in hell if they don't vote for Hillary.

Have fun with that.

[Tarc]

74. Again, Sanders himself said it was a problem to address

You keep trying to wiggle around that, but it ain't happening.

[pinebox]

75. Wiggle? Oh?

Tell us when is Hillary going to apologize for Madelaine Albright's comments? Hmmm? She is a SURROGATE not a supporter.

She won't.

Who's the upstanding one here apologizing for supporters who are NOT surrogates? Bernie.
Who is throwing the same crap at people they did in 2008? Hillary.

You want supporters? Let me throw you a reality check.

So please, quit the spin already. I see this shit on a daily basis.

[Tarc]

76. Non Sequitur aside...

I have no disagreement with Albright's comment, and Sanders doesn't either.

Apples and oranges,

[liberalnarb]

64. The picture won't show up.

What is it?

[Bryce Butler]

72. It's a screen shot of a tweet...

which is a screen shot of a Salon article from 2008. This article:
http://www.salon.com/2008/04/14/obama_supporters/

[redruddyred]

66. hey hillary fans, where my berniebros at?

if hillary's definition of "an artful smear" is pointing out political corruption, how am i supposed to take seriously accusations of "meanness" online?

if i say "your candidate is regressive," is that mean? am i hurting your feelings? should i be prevented from making such horrible personal attacks in the future?