These Sanders supporters are utterly out of control

[MannyGoldstein]

Last edited Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:35 AM - Edit history (2)

Last night, a Sanders supporter in a raccoon costume rummaged through our garbage cans, proving that all Sanders supporters are hateful, nasty, awful, evil people. Even worse, some dabble in the mathematical dark art of extrapolation.

I now realize that I must vote for Hillary, even though I agree with Sanders on everything.

I call upon all of the Earth's decent people to help stop this human blight. Humanity and sensible, adult governance hang in the balance.

Regards,

TWM

[Scuba]

1. They're awful, aren't they. Yesterday I saw one run a red light. I knew he was a Sanderista ...

... I wasn't fooled by the Ready for Hillary bumper sticker!

[leveymg]

59. Is this the guy who ran that light, Sir?

[Demeter]

118. He looked more like this!

[GitRDun]

129. That's pretty good for a quadroped!

Remember....side of your eye! side of your eye!

[BeanMusical]

133. Lol!

Love that movie!

[marym625]

148. You sure it wasn't this woman?

She's all over the east bay but that car goes so fast she could've been out there

[Autumn]

2. They are vicious. I dare you to walk into this place and post this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1280 Those folks have lost their way.. Yep

[billhicks76]

147. Other Thread Argued She Was Best On Woman's Rights

When someone pointed out she didn't support same sex marriage and hence lesbian women they got an "oh please" and a mocking laugh icon. Wow. I guess best know your place. I wonder how Iraqi women feel.

[billhicks76]

149. Other Thread Argued She Was Best On Woman's Rights

When someone pointed out she didn't support same sex marriage and hence lesbian women they got an "oh please" and a mocking laugh icon. Wow. I guess best know your place. I wonder how Iraqi women feel.

[marym625]

150. I don't know, Autumn

I mean, after all, people in there be the change and all that yada yada yada.

[MuseRider]

3. We have not seen anything yet!

Wait until the debates! They will be out screaming and causing all kinds of ruckus. Outta control they are. Scoundrels! Something has to be done. It is NOT his turn.

More of the same, blech. The same old same old will get us outta this mess about the time the planet shucks us all off for good!

Scream away me fellows! Just remember to be thoughtful, it is not his turn yet so shhhhhh, only speak to others who are on board. Stay where you belong!

[Doctor_J]

4. I bet it was a MALE raccoon

Stealing your garbage to advance the patriarchy

[MannyGoldstein]

7. A 10%er, striving to be a 1%er

Unmistakable.

[sarge43]

21. An albino elitist raccoon

[ChairmanAgnostic]

111. Left paw dominant, too

[kjones]

86. That's an odd choice of sarcastic attack...

Are you going to make one about structural racism too.

[FourScore]

130. Said the guy who calls himself kjones (cojones?)... n/t

[MoveIt]

137. If they just pretend that humor does not exist hard enough

their posts will make sense!

[BeanMusical]

139. I like your sig pic!

[MoveIt]

146. Thanks, I stole it from someone here :-D

[BeanMusical]

153. Oh naughty, naughty you!

[kjones]

156. Sorry, but it's K. Jones

[FourScore]

164. I figured as much, but I'm sure you do see the irony. n/t

[kjones]

166. The word irony doesn't apply to this situation.

It's interesting that your mind went straight to cajones though.

[FourScore]

167. It isn't spelled "cajones", but rather "cojones", kjones.

I see irony where you do not. That's okay.

[kjones]

169. *shrug* Well in any event, it isn't spelled kjones either. n/t

[safeinOhio]

5. I get tired of hearing them say

This is the only chance we have of getting an old Jewish guy elected president.

[Indepatriot]

6. He was probably looking for money....

[MannyGoldstein]

8. And other free stuff

Damned millennial Sanders supporters.

[navarth]

20. No, TWM

most of them are the evil hated BOOMERS. (cue evil music)

[daleanime]

43. ......

[d_legendary1]

90. This is the first time I see anime in DU

Good choice BTW. Love Kill La Kill!!!

[daleanime]

124. We do have a group on DU....

although we don't use it as much as we should.

And if you liked Kill la Kill, have you tried FLCL? Another inspirited bit of insanity.

[BeanMusical]

135. And I tought that I liked you before!

[daleanime]

162. We aim to please....

[BeanMusical]

168. I really like you. :hug:

[d_legendary1]

163. I wasn't even 20 when FLCL came out!

I really never got into it because it was just so bizarre. And Adult Swim kept repeating a lot of episodes which turned me off even more.

I never knew that DU had an anime group. Might check it out! Might even find some mangas that are interesting since the few that I used to follow have ended. I'm down to one piece and I don't even like one piece!

[A Simple Game]

60. You must have had the barn door locked so he couldn't try to steal your pony! n/t

[BuelahWitch]

9. And they're being meanies to Howard Dean on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153570814617505&id=34668722504&comment_id=10153570862667505

[Helen Borg]

18. That is quite impolite to do indeed :)

[PatrickforO]

10. Yeah, this very morning a Sanders supporter disguised as a coyote

came into my front yard and garage and scared one of our cats! It's really getting out of control!

[sarge43]

24. Everyday we have Sanders supporters disguised as blue jays

demanding more free seed -- socialists. Worse, supporters disguised as chipmunks chase them away - protecting their privileges.

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Two of them live with me

every morning they squawk and squawk and well squawk, until they get their free ego... after they get it though they shut up. (The conures... Cookie is technically old enough to vote, 27 and everything, but I think he would shred his ballot first)

[BeanMusical]

138. Blue jays?

So they are playing baseball too now?

[SwampG8r]

11. I wasn't going to say anything but

A couple of weeks ago wife and I went on vacation to Washington state
First vacation for us in years saved and planned
We just wanted to fish a little
Nothing for three days during a salmon run.....
I bet some Sanders supporter dressed up as a fish and had them avoid me.
Bastards!

[merrily]

48. LIAR.

I was dressed as a bear. (How else do you dress at a salmon run? Please.)

[MineralMan]

12. Fanning the flames, Manny?

To what end, I wonder?

[MannyGoldstein]

13. I wish I could tell you, I really do

But that's compartmentalized information; I just do what my Republican paymasters tell me to do. Except on Mon and Wed, when I serve Putin/SnowWald. And Fri evenings, when I do a little work for Rand Paul.

[lonestarnot]

14. Rand Paul? Do you do his hair?

[zeemike]

22. And on Sunday you pray at the alter of Donald Trump.

At that shrine you have to him in your garage.

[Eleanors38]

165. I have one! Sit on it every morning.

[marym625]

151. SnowWald!

How do you sleep at night!? That traitor pretending it makes any difference whatsoever if the government spies on its own citizens! I have nothing to hide so why should anyone care if we live in a police state?

Hillary likes spying and hates SnowWald!

Shame on you, twm!

[L0oniX]

33. Looks like the flames gathered a moth.

[merrily]

50. More than one, but someone has to kick Manny's threads or everyone might not see them.

[merrily]

34. Gentle humor about all the bashing of Sanders supporters that occurs on DU is "fanning the flames?"

Ok.

[MineralMan]

36. We all see things differently, don't we?

Keeps things interesting, that does...

[merrily]

37. Depends on what your definition of "interesting" is.

[MineralMan]

38. Not really.

"Interesting" just means "of interest to someone." It's not a difficult word, really.

[merrily]

40. Jaysus.

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. Fanning flames?

I find this quite funny.

And after some of the very real personal attacks from HRC supporters on this site, I could make this a "federal case" and run article after article, like Gawher and Buzzfeed have done... after all I buy ink by the bucket full. I got ethics though.

And I do not support anybody, which makes it even more funny, or tragic. ymmv

Hey, as a reporter I am looking forwards to this growing intra party civil war, and possible unnecessary split of a party that against all historic patterns of the last two generations is expected (at this point) to keep the White House. So if I may get serious for a second. You guys, and by that I mean ALL of you, on all sides, are setting the stage for people to sit out the general. Personally I think the HRC supporters (and it is just two by the way, not all of them) are beyond contempt. Those are the two that used pretty nasty personal attacks on me. Calling me racist and mentally insane is not appreciated.

As I said, as a reporter I don't mind. We live for conflict. As an American, on the other hand, that could be a problem.

[MineralMan]

54. I'm glad I was able to amuse you.

As for the rest of your reply, I'm afraid I don't take your meaning at all. I do not remember calling you a racist or any other name. Perhaps you have me confused with another person.

[nadinbrzezinski]

58. Did I say you? Nope

But two people here have, and they are HRC supporters. So should I make that into article after article after article as to how ugly HRC supporters are? I am betting in the universe of Sanders supporters, just as in the universe of Clinton supporters, there are a few nasty people. It is a VENN diagram, pretty simple. I read many of the articles posted here on how nasty they are, and how much of a problem they are. Those articles do not pass the smell taste, and only ONE offered a link to something, It was an editorial critical of what happened in Seattle, and it was pretty weak sauce as far as criticism of what happened in Seattle is concerned, coming from a concerned supporter. There were far stronger pieces, critical of both BLM activists, in the African American press.

Hell, local people, some, were seething over it as well... for different reasons mind you.

All I am saying is that this is already worst than 2008, which you admittedly were not here for. I was... and yes, I can see a stronger PUMA movement emerge from this mess. REGARDLESS of who wins the nomination. Hey, I like conflict, makes for good stories, People truly hate to read about speed bumps. Kitties up the tree rescued by firefighters, car crashes and intra party conflict will bring people to a site, truly. Roads and infrastructure, not so much.

This thread is just people having fun at themselves. And by some definitions my birds must be bernie supporters They love free egos.

[MineralMan]

62. Perhaps you should address those people, then.

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. I am adressing a real problem

very slowly now... this is an intra party civil war, and not a healthy one.

[BeanMusical]

136. Lol! The KnowingMan has spoken!

Condescendly as it should be of course.

[kenfrequed]

159. Meh

I'm not really convinced he actually was planning on supporting Bernie. I think he knew how we tend to get a bit heated during "silly season" and just wanted to pick a point in time where he could flame on Bernie supporters en masse. Too many people (on all sides) here imagine this place to be backstage at the West Wing and imagine the arguments they make here to be genius political insight.

[retrowire]

15. this quote sums it all up nicely

"I realized at that moment that I must vote for Hillary, even though I agree with Sanders on everything."

I kind of feel like this is certainly the rationale of those who denounce Bernie because of a few rude supporters.

but then again, these people probably aren't real. I've lived in forums for a while... and uh... there are trolls out there that make up the silliest complaints just to get a reaction.

[Zorra]

16. A) It wasn't a raccoon costume.

B) We're not giving it back.

[MannyGoldstein]

39. That's it! That's the one!

Just dripping male privilege as he scurried off to his Volvo.

[nadinbrzezinski]

76. Did he leave a trail of granola behind?

and those tracks were those birkenstocks? (Need to compete the image here)

[MannyGoldstein]

110. Um... it did leave a trail of something

So I read your question and I decided to taste it and see... if it's granola, it's the worst-tasting granola ever.

Ewwww.

[Zorra]

88. *sigh* Why can't y'all ever get your facts straight? It's not a !$#@!! frackin' Volvo!!!

[Marty McGraw]

101. that's the

Vol...Vol...ksvaggen that is needed to run out and set up the booths for the next BernieMan Festival!

[senz]

123. +100

Clever in so many ways, Marty McGraw.

[jalan48]

17. Not only that, they claim to be the "real" Democrats not just a Wall St. creation. The nerve!

[FlatBaroque]

19. The actions of that white, male raccoon Bernista

pretty much convinces me to go with Hillary.

[cascadiance]

152. You stay too long and Bernie's evil birds will drown you too!

[Armstead]

23. What have you got against raccoons?

[Fuddnik]

53. Me? Nothing.

Now my dogs on the other hand......

[leftofcool]

26. Must have been raccoons posting to Dean's FB page. Really pathetic.

[LondonReign2]

61. Don't have a sad. Look at the cute raccoon!

[JackInGreen]

155. No really London

I wasn't using that keyboard, nope...it needed the coffee bath.

[sarge43]

71. Nah. Raccoons are never pathetic.

[PoliticAverse]

128. And to think I blamed a bear over the picnic basket incident. n/t

[hueymahl]

27. Awesome - thanks for my morning laugh!

[hootinholler]

28. That guy bit one of DU's members a while ago

And now she's a Bernie supporter!

OMG!

Bernie has gone VIRAL! Be careful out there people!

[Fuddnik]

31. It's worse than rabies I tell ya!

[Autumn]

52. Now we know what happened to her.

Damn those dirty raccoons, damn them to hell!


Wait one second, maybe we should capture and release raccoons in very strategic places.

[SoapBox]

29. ROFLMAO

I see posts missing, so you must have poked some of my Blocked list!

You're the best!

[MannyGoldstein]

42. I'm the SECOND best

(You tryin' to get me in trouble?)

Regards,

TWM

[AuntPatsy]

30. Too much time on your hands huh? I do agree that many are out of control, humans

at their finest, little wonder others stay clear of our little planet .....

Peace

[R. P. McMurphy]

35. I'm glad you've seen the blight, err, um, light.

Trust me. The Big Nurse knows what is best for us all. The rules are in place for a reason and we must have order above all. So just line up and swallow the third-way medicine she gives you. Trust me. You won't miss thinking for yourself.

Signed,

Lobotimized McMurphy

[pa28]

41. And now they've vandalized Howard Dean's FB page with facts about Hillary's record.

Sanders supporters are scary, scary people and we need to BE scared.

[fbc]

44. I was hoping for a cow pun :(

I'm utterly disappointed.

[Divernan]

46. That would be an udder thread!

[merrily]

56. There's always a poster who'll milk any cow reference.

[sarge43]

77. Yes, but they can be moo-verlous n/t

[merrily]

79. :eyes: I'm just going to skim right past that one.

[nadinbrzezinski]

65. Cows... did you say cows?

[hueymahl]

89. I'm pretty sure TWM only deals with sacred cows

[n2doc]

119. Cheezy n/t

[DrBulldog]

45. Most of the Sanders supporters cannot afford a raccoon costume.

They merely dress casual for the dumpsters.

[ananda]

49. LOL

A satirical jewel as always, Manny.

[Feeling the Bern]

55. "A Sanders supporter turned me into a newt. I got better though."

My apologies to Monty Python.

[LondonReign2]

57. You slipped. TWM most ceratinly DOES NOT agree with Sanders on everything

Though I know that part of the statement was probably just a TWM little white lie so as not to hurt Sander's supporters little feelings. (As if they even have them!)

[merrily]

134. Great catch. The OP is not Third Way Manny at all, but mannygoldstein, trying to pass as

Third Way Manny.

Why, I oughtta......

[mhatrw]

64. Sorry, Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party

[Maedhros]

67. +1! [n/t]

[Fast Walker 52]

81. LOL! That's going on Facebook!

[Amimnoch]

68. I don't know about "utterly out of control" but definitely mildly amusing, and occaisonally

entertaining.

[Andy823]

69. Threads like this

Are exactly why so many people here have a problem with some who claim to be Bernie supporters. This post has nothing at all to do with the primaries, just more BS to stir things up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. I have like no problem with people having fun at themselves or laughing

I have a problem with a very real civil war that is making this place worst than 2008. I support no one and I was personally attacked by the fans of one campaign. That's ok... nothing like intra party civil wars and people not having a sense of humor.

Pass the popcorn, will ya?

[sarge43]

74. Remember the commander's calls?

Fun is forbidden, unless authorized and mandatory?

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. Hey, my personal favorite

[Fast Walker 52]

82. seriously? This is good natured joking.

[rhett o rick]

91. Funny that! I never see you in any of the many threads on actual issues here

in GD: P.

[Andy823]

107. Really?

I have takes with you on several occasions when you have poset things about taking about the issues. You have het to get back to me with Bernie's plans on those issues. I have also posted numerous threads about O'Malley's plans on fixing things, and why I have chosen him to support.

So maybe you just intoner to many things on the boards that you don't agree with, could that be it?

And no matter what this thread is pure BS from someone who has a habit of posting meaningless threads and getting hundreds of recs from the same followers who have been anti Obama, anti democratic party, anti Hillary, and anti just about everything, except of course Bernie, but then maybe in time him also, who knows.

[reddread]

160. havent the claimers all switched already?

right now I support Bernie, but his supporters RUDE attitudes towards Wall St and
other institutions is enough to give me pause.
Crying about a few debates THAT HAVENT EVEN HAPPENED YET?
Buncha big babies who need to start paying attention to the needs of various groups who
know Hillary has their back.

[hootinholler]

72. I bet he was all pervy and stuffs too!

[Marty McGraw]

102. see...

Why can't we all just get along?

[WillyT]

73. K & R !!!

[MannyGoldstein]

78. Thanks WillyT!

[hedgehog]

80. My dog is out on the porch licking a chipmunk - how does that fit in?

Maybe my dog is a Republican?

[Mbrow]

83. Great fun

As always Manny, let the others chew their sour grapes.

[kjones]

84. Well if the criticisms didn't hit home, there wouldn't be threads like this

[nadinbrzezinski]

87. Or perhpahs this is now a joke

Ever thought about that one? Jokes.

[rhett o rick]

92. I agree and Manny should be chastised for lowering himself to that level of those he is mocking.

But I give him a little leeway because he is weak.

[Zorra]

98. Just the opposite. The criticisms are so ludicrous they naturally elicit snark and sarcasm.

That's why Olbermann, Colbert, Stewart, and Maher have been so popular.

They make fun of the ridiculous.

[Marty McGraw]

103. They just need

any opportunity to expose us to their 'stink'






Then, again, We certainly do figure a way to give it right back to them.

[kjones]

109. "Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it."

[Zorra]

120. So, not a big fan of Olbermann, Colbert, Stewart, and Maher, I take it? nt

[kjones]

157. No, I do. I like humor that doesn't suck.

Hence the quote drawing a distinction between good humor, and
all this passive aggressive crying for attention (attention I'm
embarrassed to say I've given.)

The idea that all this that I've replied to is equatable to Stewart, Colbert, Etc,
IS actually funny.

Congratulations, you made a funny. Unless you're serious though, in which case,
that's just egotistical.

[MannyGoldstein]

158. Nobody told you the secret?

Try laughing at Manny instead of with him, it makes everything work better.

Think "village idiot". It's a little cruel, but Darwin and all...

[HassleCat]

85. I know his cousin

I have the floor of my house open for construction, so the raccoons have free access to the kitchen. I came home to see one of them sitting on my kitchen table, checking out the snacks. He looked at me as if to say, "I didn't expect you home so soon," before he scuttled under the house. I'm not sure he was a Sanders raccoon, but aren't they all?

[MoveIt]

93. JANE GOODALL WAS BERNED FOR DARING TO SHAKE HILARY'S HAND

Zomg Sanders supporters are the worstest! I read right here that they savagely attacked Jane Goodall ! Have they no shame ?!?!?


Fucking

[NCjack]

94. I advised a Sanderista who couldn't stand the heat to leave my kitchen

and to vote for the only person who can win. He pouted all the way home.

[ibegurpard]

113. Liar!

He vandalized your house! Admit it!

[NCjack]

132. He rammed his 1982 Volvo into my garage door. My friend, that's a $30K repair

job. And, he's not good for it. He's a Sanderista.

[Cheap_Trick]

95. But it's her turrrrrrn. n/t

[Boudica the Lyoness]

96. Have the witty good times returned to DU?

I hope so.

[JackInGreen]

154. My Queen

They never left, but the scolds like to make a lot of noise.
AND ITS MANNY. Can't stop The Goldstein.

[demwing]

97. THANKS A LOT SANDERS SUPPORTERS!

I'M READY FOR HILLARY!!

[Puzzledtraveller]

99. I heard the pope was asked by the Clinton campaign

to conduct a mass exorcism of Sanders supporters.The absence of pea soup notwithstanding.

[d_legendary1]

100. These Sanders supporters always want free stuff!

[zomgitsjesus]

104. The most difficult thing about them...

is when they start mentioning some fact that puts Hillary in a bad light. Bernie supporters need to stop being honest and principled.

[HappyPlace]

105. A Sanders supporter dressed as a Dingo ate my Baby!11!!11

[marble falls]

106. I know. I feel bad because I origionally thought it was Obama's fault.

[EEO]

108. He is the true liberal.

[marym625]

112. Absolutely the best post ever!

This is the most important thing we can do as good third wayers!

[Turbineguy]

114. Thanks for this denouement.

I'll be supporting Donald Trump just to make sure.

[jtuck004]

115. Yeah. <G> n/t

[valerief]

116. Now I've heard everything. I'm going to have to sit it out until 2020, when we elect President Kanye

West.

[merrily]

131. I'm not sure I can contain myself until I find out what the October surprise will be.

[neverforget]

141. Kanye feel the Bern?

[PowerToThePeople]

117. The fact is

DU is one of the leftist hubs on the internet along with other sites.

Authoritarian fascists likely send operatives into these places to try and modify the discussions and viewpoints to their liking.

I feel a decent percentage of status quo handles here are not here for anything other than disruption, disinformation, and right wing propaganda propagation.

Dear honest DUer, please read and analyze the discussions and figure out who you can trust and who is looking to harm you. There are people here that are willing to greatly harm their fellow human for their own self interests.

[Utopian Leftist]

121. Money being speech and all,

A big One-Percenter like Manny should consider paying commission to his mysterious "followers," who recommend all his threads, so highly.

After all, what's a few dips in Manny's very large . . . bank account, in comparison to the value of seeing all his posts elevated to the top of the heap?

YELLING LOUDER IS THE AMERICAN WAY!!1

[Proud Liberal Dem]

122. Raccoons? Bernie supporters?

I don't get this at all? I get that is sarcastic/snarky but what?

[MoveIt]

125. (explains the joke)

"I used to support Bernie Sanders but one of his supporters just did X"

Manny's joke is that he took the template of 'Stupid False and Irrelevant Claims Against Sanders Supporters' to the next level.

Does that help?

[eridani]

126. So now you insult people who can't afford raccoon costumes?

Costume or no--all ur garbage belong to ME!!

[senz]

127. Please don't ever stop posting these, MannyGoldstein.

Good stuff all the way down the thread, laughed till I cried, wunnerful...

[BeanMusical]

140. I second that emotion!

My ribs are hurtin'!

[MannyGoldstein]

142. I have been blessed with a strange gift

Every thread I start turns into this:

Even as a child, I had the ability to turn everything into a brawl of some sort.

Bewildering.

[senz]

143. lol it is a gift

You're making what looks to be a long, long election season bearable.

I have no humor. To me, it is magic, a roller coaster ride, a step outside the humdrum of every day. You could sell it...well, actually, people do...but so far you're giving it away for free. ..so thank you.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

144. False flag!!!

Actually, that was a racoon dressed in a Sanders supporter costume dressed in a racoon costume.

Damn clever, those racoons.

[awoke_in_2003]

145. Extrapolating raccoons?

We are doomed. "Game over, man. Game over".

[L. Coyote]

161. There is someone in my town with a Sanders bumper sticker on a foreign car

That right there tells you something