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140. yeah, he does have a big ol freaking

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 03:22 AM

Jun 2015

"Bernie LOGO."

If anyone would be so hateful to post stupid shit like that about Bernie... they'd be screaming the Loudest. And, I would too.. but, it's okay if it's directed to Hillary.. 'cause it's so twistedly "clever".

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"There will be NO opportunities to interview Hillary Clinton; her speech will be her interview." [View all] peecoolyour Jun 2015 OP

As I posted in another thread. It's sit down, shut up and vote. R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #1

There will be NO votes for HC. My ballot for Bernie will be my vote. :) nt appal_jack Jun 2015 #5

...^ that 840high Jun 2015 #89

+ 1000 Well Put !!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #227

Candidates generally don't have interviews at the 200,000 persons + rallys. Sheepshank Jun 2015 #177

Hillary is going to have to speak sooner than later, but I just find R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #182

avoiding vs. controlling. The press and it's messaging totally sucks..HRC should trust them? Sheepshank Jun 2015 #189

I never mentioned that the press was noble, and R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #197

Nobody is defending Misanthrope Sycophant Monsters . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #226

The OP in its entirety should set that concern, straight n/t Sheepshank Jun 2015 #233

I dont blame them.. it will be a circus without controls like this. DCBob Jun 2015 #2

She's going to do a conventional sit down interview in the days after her Roosevelt Island speech DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #8

That makes sense. DCBob Jun 2015 #14

I wasn't always a big fan of Rachel but she has grown on me because she doesn't bash Democrats. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #16

I was Jamaal510 Jun 2015 #219

I know. No candidate has ever been able to give interviews. morningfog Jun 2015 #58

Politicians should expect to have to deal with the press. Any politician who is afraid of the press sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #66

And your last sentence says it all. She has 200 advisers. closeupready Jun 2015 #79

Listening to all of them results in panicked inaction Divernan Jun 2015 #115

What the hell does anyone need 200 advisors for? How does that even work? Scootaloo Jun 2015 #136

To keep the opposition from hiring them. Nt HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #151

another manufactured outrage. Sheepshank Jun 2015 #179

It's not outrage, it's confusion Scootaloo Jun 2015 #201

confusion, I understand. Trying to actually analyze what they all do, I understand Sheepshank Jun 2015 #203

If you're quick on the defensive, I guess. 'Course, no reason not to be on DU I guess... Scootaloo Jun 2015 #206

and in all honesty I don't know if they were counted or not...but no one does Sheepshank Jun 2015 #245

To answer your question, about 50, but only 5 you listen to. Exilednight Jun 2015 #244

AND, if I recall correctly, those are only ECONOMIC advisers. closeupready Jun 2015 #191

Goldman's paying. Who cares? hifiguy Jun 2015 #230

She is dealing with the press...you just want her to do it your way Sheepshank Jun 2015 #234

I don't think this delayed access to questions, and her answers, is helping her. Sienna86 Jun 2015 #3

Poor babies. DURHAM D Jun 2015 #4

It's not derangement on the press' part BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #12

Did you read the article? DURHAM D Jun 2015 #15

You are deflecting from the OP BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #19

The press has been pissed at her for 20+ years. okasha Jun 2015 #93

Indeed. Ignorant fucking peasants....whom do they think they are? truebrit71 Jun 2015 #149

What journalists? okasha Jun 2015 #185

Yup, ignorant peasants one and all... truebrit71 Jun 2015 #194

so suddenly the journalists and media outlets are the darlings? Sheepshank Jun 2015 #190

'Arrogantly' describes your feelings/perception of her, not the actual geek tragedy Jun 2015 #25

It doesn't have to be a media circus. Paka Jun 2015 #65

Wow - some biting comments with that article Divernan Jun 2015 #117

You would have thought she would have learned from 2008 Joe the Revelator Jun 2015 #6

Actually, this shows she has learned a great deal from 2008 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #34

No, she's coming off as aloof, and entitled. Joe the Revelator Jun 2015 #38

Only to those that know nothing about message control and/or ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #41

To answer your question... Joe the Revelator Jun 2015 #45

Okay ... Once again, DU demonstrates ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #71

I'm telling you from real life.. Mr. Robot Jun 2015 #80

Okay ... real life. LOL. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #82

What real life is that?? giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #92

"lame attempt" Sheepshank Jun 2015 #187

Well I guess you should get better at spotting the trolls then... giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #235

oops, my mistake Sheepshank Jun 2015 #236

Gee... Bernie makes himself available to the press, and have no problems dealing with the gotchas Mr. Robot Jun 2015 #68

When playing catch up, one must force the tempo ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #75

Dude.... Mr. Robot Jun 2015 #84

Okay, but that doesn't seem to be the case ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #86

who are you talking to outside of DU? frylock Jun 2015 #95

The folks with whom I socialize ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #150

Yeah, if your only position is: "It's my turn to be President." nt peecoolyour Jun 2015 #87

Yeah. Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #88

Well, you have to remember, Clinton has vastly more experience than Sanders... Scootaloo Jun 2015 #137

You apparently don't know as much as you think. TM99 Jun 2015 #96

Would you like to compare your experience creating and rolling out ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #152

An internet pissing contest between two individuals TM99 Jun 2015 #161

Touche ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #172

She's going to need to get out in front R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #183

Her New Found Populism.. bvar22 Jun 2015 #193

Do you really think that she won't ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #207

If/when it happens I will welcome it. R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #216

Why? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #217

We do disagree. TM99 Jun 2015 #225

agree 100% mopinko Jun 2015 #62

Right now her message to me.... Mr. Robot Jun 2015 #67

Is there anything HRC can say, to the press or otherwise, ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #74

Yes, fire all of her staffers Mr. Robot Jun 2015 #77

In other words, NO. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #81

How is she controlling the message? morningfog Jun 2015 #94

You mean the media that ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #154

Blah blah, RIGHT WINGER!! Lazy response. morningfog Jun 2015 #157

Your concern for her candidacy is noted. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #158

Your meaningless note of my concern is noted. morningfog Jun 2015 #160

I very much agree with you 1SB. lovemydog Jun 2015 #146

So am I. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #159

Does she want to make enemies of the press? ms liberty Jun 2015 #7

Do you really think she can do anything to be "friends/friendly" with the same press ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #35

Wasn't it Mark Twain who said, Paka Jun 2015 #69

Sounds like something that would come from Ann Romney... BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #9

What is she afraid of? HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #10

Actually having to take a stand on policy? BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #17

Bingo! Scuba Jun 2015 #59

....x10 840high Jun 2015 #90

Turn on her? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #36

She's in NY for this event. She could always just invite R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2015 #184

Perhaps ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #213

And why would they ? orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #221

Why would who what? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #223

I take it as not wanting to be taken off message, HereSince1628 Jun 2015 #42

You would think that ameature mistakes would have ended after being thumped in 2008. Exilednight Jun 2015 #11

I got yelled at for suggesting she hasn't taken a whole lot of actual positions. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #13

Nah, you're supposed to just know in your gut what her positions are. jeff47 Jun 2015 #18

Her positions are supposed to be whatever you think is the best. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #29

now i have to poop frylock Jun 2015 #97

You could check out the other threads in GD about this speech geek tragedy Jun 2015 #22

I agree with both the specific and general points she's on, there. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #53

Odd, you're busy defending HRC & DNC, but claim you support Bernie. Divernan Jun 2015 #104

When she's getting called a c@nt by people geek tragedy Jun 2015 #108

Reallyl? But again, no links to said name calling. Quelle surprise Divernan Jun 2015 #109

Because it's a blatant lie. No one bearing Bernie's logos has used the C-word. peecoolyour Jun 2015 #110

Yeah, it's that "Big Lie" thingy Divernan Jun 2015 #111

You were amused by that sexist slur "tongue twister" bettyellen Jun 2015 #165

Maybe you can explain the PPR then. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #167

From A host of the Bernie Sanders group: geek tragedy Jun 2015 #130

Oh that HDSer.. figures.. and yeah, he's so effin' "clever".. they're so amusing themselves.. Cha Jun 2015 #138

yeah, he does have a big ol freaking Cha Jun 2015 #140

Do you think it reasonable ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #39

U think it's better for a question to be raised, and left unanswered in a national news segment? HereSince1628 Jun 2015 #47

My friend, I'm told her history is "out there" for anyone who wants to know what it is. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #43

Perfect description of HRC Divernan Jun 2015 #112

She is already in the prevent. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #20

playing not to lose frylock Jun 2015 #99

One of the most surefire ways to lose unless stalemate is possible. TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #155

Hillary makes speech calling for expanded voting rights, media hacks and Hillary Haters geek tragedy Jun 2015 #21

"The speech is the interview" Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #28

Does the name Sharron Angle come to mind? Paka Jun 2015 #73

Ditto. SoapBox Jun 2015 #83

Hmmm... Rex Jun 2015 #23

If I had Hillary's record FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #24

How very Clintonest of her. 99Forever Jun 2015 #26

Sooner or later the pre$$ will reach a tipping point. She'll step out of "Scooby" to crickets. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #27

Except for the actual voters, with whom she's hugely popular. brooklynite Jun 2015 #31

Hugely. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #37

Unfortunately we have to live with the constant slimy smear workinclasszero Jun 2015 #46

Actually, she will get a bump in the polls and that will only make her nemeses more upset./NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #48

Haha workinclasszero Jun 2015 #50

Tone deaf and mute isn't going to win an election. Nt HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #30

Will she be reading it from stone tablets manufactured in Heaven? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #32

Amateur hour, indeed MFrohike Jun 2015 #33

As a memeber of the media bigwillq Jun 2015 #40

Except that the job of the media (as you know) is to "get the story", not simply regurgitate jonno99 Jun 2015 #116

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I can only imagine the accent she will be bringing to THIS event. Can't wait, indeed! eom Purveyor Jun 2015 #51

The media gets blasted here regularly for the dumb questions they ask -- especially NYC Liberal Jun 2015 #52

yup. mopinko Jun 2015 #63

And Bernie handles them well too. Paka Jun 2015 #76

oh yes, Hillary's strategy and non compliance with USmediawhoredom is pissing off all the Cha Jun 2015 #142

That's a false comparison. cui bono Jun 2015 #192

Well maybe you don't know her positions, but I and millions of others know NYC Liberal Jun 2015 #196

What has she stated as her position on the TPP and TPA? cui bono Jun 2015 #205

What's everybody whining about??? ZX86 Jun 2015 #54

Hrm...if only there was a thread full of statements where people explained what they didn't like... jeff47 Jun 2015 #56

Yes. You are correct. ZX86 Jun 2015 #57

That loud noise above you is the point sailing over your head. jeff47 Jun 2015 #162

You forgot that nobody cares about the TPP either. Otherwise good list. A Simple Game Jun 2015 #186

Like the two posts above (both hidden) where Hillary Haters tried to drop the c-bomb on her geek tragedy Jun 2015 #72

That is vile. okasha Jun 2015 #101

Hillary gives speech on expanding voting rights, geek tragedy Jun 2015 #102

You're not alone. okasha Jun 2015 #105

Same here. And frankly Bernie Sanders is not into the politics of personal destruction either. Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #176

yeah, how long have people been following campaigns? geek tragedy Jun 2015 #178

Same. Agschmid Jun 2015 #180

Why the Bernie icon? Tis a puzzlement. Divernan Jun 2015 #106

Because frenzied hatred and blatant misogyny geek tragedy Jun 2015 #124

Do you understand the meaning of the term "link"? Divernan Jun 2015 #125

From someone who hosts both the Bernie Sanders geek tragedy Jun 2015 #127

No dirty words there - but it was clever. Divernan Jun 2015 #128

No, it was hatred and misogyny. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #129

+1 Agschmid Jun 2015 #181

+1 sheshe2 Jun 2015 #209

"Called Hillary Clinton the c-word. Thought he was being clever about it. He was not. " geek tragedy Jun 2015 #168

It is the punchline from a very old joke jberryhill Jun 2015 #173

Papers please! bettyellen Jun 2015 #171

Yeah, it's not like there's a reason MIRT exists. Horrible posts just never happen. :eyes: (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #163

The MIRT-zapped troll got a big warm welcome from a host of the Bernie Sanders geek tragedy Jun 2015 #164

That's my down to earth everyday common people love'n Hillary. She's just like you and me. L0oniX Jun 2015 #60

When is Hillary going on the Thom Hartmann show like Bernie? YOHABLO Jun 2015 #61

And field calls from the commoners? peecoolyour Jun 2015 #64

Thom and Bernie have been friends for years DFW Jun 2015 #70

That's not a valid reason. The real reason is because Bernie is the only politician cui bono Jun 2015 #198

Sure it is. DFW Jun 2015 #211

It's not a valid reason to attribute to Thom himself. cui bono Jun 2015 #212

I have no problem with Thom DFW Jun 2015 #215

If he is a softball show for Bernie it's only because Bernie stands up for the people and cui bono Jun 2015 #218

A softball show DFW Jun 2015 #220

Yes, they agree. cui bono Jun 2015 #231

When's the last time Thomas Hartmann gave Bernie an adversarial grilling? geek tragedy Jun 2015 #78

Post after post, you defend HRC, dis Bernie. Divernan Jun 2015 #107

Yeah, because--unlike you-I think it's unacceptable geek tragedy Jun 2015 #133

Yeah, 'cause "dissing Bernie" is bringing up facts and being against stupid disgusting Cha Jun 2015 #144

You just don't understand smart this is whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #85

My immediate reaction when 840high Jun 2015 #91

She is the anointed one of course! TM99 Jun 2015 #98

To all of the Hillary Haters foaming at the mouth over this: geek tragedy Jun 2015 #100

Like that wasn't a condition in her contract? Hah! Divernan Jun 2015 #114

The verbiage which has so many clutching their pearls geek tragedy Jun 2015 #118

Access to HRC was covered in her contract with UNLV Divernan Jun 2015 #119

"Clutching their pearls" is a very sexist comment, doncha know? Divernan Jun 2015 #120

When you start objecting to people calling geek tragedy Jun 2015 #122

But you're the only one posting that term! Divernan Jun 2015 #123

Here, from a host of the Bernie Sanders group geek tragedy Jun 2015 #126

You need HRC's sense of humor Divernan Jun 2015 #131

Wow, you're quite the archivist on anti-Hillary oppo research. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #132

Nobody's referred to her with the term "c@nt" but YOU! Divernan Jun 2015 #139

MIRT and a jury say otherwise. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #147

Bullshit- you approved of the "cunning stunt" tongue twister and there's NO walking back from that.. bettyellen Jun 2015 #169

the member who got his "Clever" post Hidden "Refered" to it. he's doing more to hurt Bernie Cha Jun 2015 #141

People notice that you refused to respond to this archive. Bonobo Jun 2015 #237

I do not care what you and your buddies "notice" geek tragedy Jun 2015 #238

Yup, you're an outstanding hypocrite at times. Bonobo Jun 2015 #239

You've apparently never had a client. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #240

What "interests" you, Geek, is not my problem. Bonobo Jun 2015 #241

Toodles. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #242

I hope that people will have a look at this sub-thread. Bonobo Jun 2015 #243

This. And it is funny that treestar Jun 2015 #188

Some of these elitist media need a lesson on the 1st Amendment bluestateguy Jun 2015 #103

"That has to be earned"... So does my vote. Throd Jun 2015 #214

It's the Clinton Initiative way, ya know Divernan Jun 2015 #113

Seems completely appropriate to me. A lot of hyperventilating here over nothing. Lil Missy Jun 2015 #121

+1 dlwickham Jun 2015 #224

She's pulling the same crap in Iowa... CoffeeCat Jun 2015 #134

I agree. peecoolyour Jun 2015 #143

The Ghost of 2008 CTBlueboy Jun 2015 #135

I'm more interested in what she says at the speech lovemydog Jun 2015 #145

Exactly- people who should be all in for voting rights are now attacking bettyellen Jun 2015 #170

people are not attacking voting rights.. frylock Jun 2015 #195

The topic she is speaking of - voting rights - is ignored because too many put ripping down Hillary bettyellen Jun 2015 #199

people are not "ripping down Hillary" frylock Jun 2015 #208

Hoping the event will stay focused on the voting rights issue as she plans it too. bettyellen Jun 2015 #210

32+ recs for an article on a failure to give an interview bigtree Jun 2015 #148

Thanks for the link, rec'd nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #174

We SKEWERED Puglover Jun 2015 #153

Tone deaf and arrogant. n/t 99Forever Jun 2015 #156

Congrats on 300 posts! bigwillq Jun 2015 #166

This is one of the few times .. sendero Jun 2015 #175

This is common.... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #200

Perfectly reasonable HassleCat Jun 2015 #202

And if she gave press conferences, she'd be trying to block out Bernie!!!! JoePhilly Jun 2015 #204

Where is SNL or David who can comment fadedrose Jun 2015 #222

She gave the press an opportunity to ask questions and they blew the opportunity. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #228

Well... hifiguy Jun 2015 #229

Standard fare for campaigns Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 #232

peecoolyour is no longer a member. previously banned. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #246