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Bernie Sanders and the Peter Principle [View all] bravenak Oct 2015 OP

First to rec Coolest Ranger Oct 2015 #1

Thanks. bravenak Oct 2015 #2

Hugs, you~ sheshe2 Oct 2015 #132

K&R greatauntoftriplets Oct 2015 #3

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2015 #67

Welcome back. brush Oct 2015 #4

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2015 #68

Welcome back think Oct 2015 #5

Thanks! bravenak Oct 2015 #70

I so love your sig line! sheshe2 Oct 2015 #126

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2015 #128

Ha! sheshe2 Oct 2015 #130

Lol@the Haterz bravenak Oct 2015 #131

LOL! I just saw your sig line.. Perfecto! Cha Oct 2015 #167

I'm so Sick Cha! It's the SS. I know it is. bravenak Oct 2015 #169

What else could it be?! They've diagnosed you so it must be Cha Oct 2015 #171

Oh, you have it!!! I can tell! bravenak Oct 2015 #172

LOL.. I believe I do and didn't even know it. Thank you.. it must be Cha Oct 2015 #175

Yep. That was some of our best work. bravenak Oct 2015 #176

Definitely some of yours and she's best work! Cha Oct 2015 #179

She always gets those brilliant ideas!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #184

Who wouldn't be?~ Cha Oct 2015 #188

I think most would. I'm funny. Can't help it. bravenak Oct 2015 #190

LOL.. I know I don't suck! Cha Oct 2015 #195

I am so very happy to see you back MuseRider Oct 2015 #6

Hey! bravenak Oct 2015 #69

:-) MuseRider Oct 2015 #71

. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #7

Cool! bravenak Oct 2015 #11

How is that related to Bravenak's OP? ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #37

Bernie's website 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #49

Like I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #52

This 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #55

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #65

Welcome back to the DU "real world" upaloopa Oct 2015 #8

The debate was awesome... bravenak Oct 2015 #27

Lalalalala.. Cha Oct 2015 #168

I am so happy you are back! leftofcool Oct 2015 #9

Mmonk gave me the idea. bravenak Oct 2015 #14

:-) etherealtruth Oct 2015 #10

I do that too. bravenak Oct 2015 #12

Bernie Sanders continues to evolve with every new challenge. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #13

I find them in the lack of direction he give to his supporters. bravenak Oct 2015 #17

I don't think he's flatlining, as much as Hillary is getting a surge because she's Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #29

I live in a red state too. bravenak Oct 2015 #34

Sometimes it is a question of resurrecting someone's record. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #43

This is merely an observation not an invitation for angry recriminations. bravenak Oct 2015 #48

Which is why I have said that your comments can only be helpful in the long run. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #51

Did you just use the "E" word? kjones Oct 2015 #157

I think the term makes sense for someone who is expanding his geographical constituency. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #165

Very good points. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #15

I'm feeling the same way, but Hillary did rise in my estimation with her answer of 'NO' bravenak Oct 2015 #18

I hope she keeps that kind of push-back against the GOP scandal-mongering going! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #31

K&R mcar Oct 2015 #16

Yo! bravenak Oct 2015 #22

Interesting, but the Peter Principle is not correctly used here Jan Bunson Oct 2015 #19

I used artistic license. bravenak Oct 2015 #21

Deliberately Misleading Jan Bunson Oct 2015 #26

Not at all. I am the writer here and I decide the relevancy in my opinion pieces. Thank you. bravenak Oct 2015 #28

The Peter Principle is a MANAGEMENT THEORY Jan Bunson Oct 2015 #33

What does the executive branch do? Any management of people? bravenak Oct 2015 #36

Go somewhere else to pick a fight. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #38

Ultimately, a president is a manager Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #41

What is funny is when I started reading her essay in the OP randys1 Oct 2015 #59

And executives (as in --hello--the EXECUTIVE branch of government, i.e. POTUS) are managers. MADem Oct 2015 #186

Is it your opinion that Bernie Sanders has been incompetent as a U.S. Senator? Jim Lane Oct 2015 #47

As I understand this Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #50

I based it on his current role in managing his campaign and running for office, which is a job. bravenak Oct 2015 #60

There is supporter misbehavior from some Sanders people and from some Clinton people. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #72

I am mostly concerned with how the supporters treat people who resemble me. bravenak Oct 2015 #73

'You've been told' that .... here? Or in the HRC group? By whom? MADem Oct 2015 #194

I've been told that on DU by a DUer with a Hillary-arrow avatar. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #198

That first link is not directed at you--why even mention it? MADem Oct 2015 #224

Have you decided to dress up as a straw man for Halloween? Jim Lane Oct 2015 #226

You're the one dressing up as the victim, here--ironic, since no one sought to offend "you" MADem Oct 2015 #228

OK, I hereby undress as a victim. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #232

No you didn't ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #40

Hey!! bravenak Oct 2015 #42

How's school going? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #53

Too good. bravenak Oct 2015 #61

Good to see you back here, okasha Oct 2015 #140

Art Major. bravenak Oct 2015 #143

Me, too. okasha Oct 2015 #144

Nope! Not professorial!! That is just about the only thing I have learned. bravenak Oct 2015 #145

Try everything! okasha Oct 2015 #151

I will, thank you! bravenak Oct 2015 #153

Welcome back!!!! brer cat Oct 2015 #20

I have stockholm syndrome so here I is! bravenak Oct 2015 #24

!!! scarletwoman Oct 2015 #32

LOL! Lots of people around here seem to have that same condition. leftofcool Oct 2015 #56

I eat tums to help ease the symptoms from the stockholm. bravenak Oct 2015 #62

OMG! That is funny! leftofcool Oct 2015 #147

Holy shit--I'm dying here ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #122

Me too, yo. bravenak Oct 2015 #125

And a masochist to boot... kjones Oct 2015 #158

Thank you. Loving the pain!! bravenak Oct 2015 #159

you were missed here JI7 Oct 2015 #23

I agree. bravenak Oct 2015 #25

+1. The Libertarian following is the most hateful. They have no shame when it comes to insults. nt Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #58

Welcome back! tishaLA Oct 2015 #30

Hey!! bravenak Oct 2015 #45

What is THIS bullshit! Where is the ALERT button! randys1 Oct 2015 #35

Lol! Hey! bravenak Oct 2015 #66

Well, hello there Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #39

Yeah. I honestly thought he recovered nicely after the second incident, better than the first time. bravenak Oct 2015 #44

Welcome back, I have missed your fire. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #46

Thank you! bravenak Oct 2015 #63

In response to interactions with Black Lives Matter, Bernie formulated a racial justice platform to Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #54

What bravenak is saying Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #57

I am speaking of his interpersonal skills and him addressing the army he asked for. bravenak Oct 2015 #64

WB bravenak. murielm99 Oct 2015 #74

I missed y'all too bravenak Oct 2015 #75

Marking to read this evening! Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #76

I realized I was off suspension this morning. Surprising. bravenak Oct 2015 #78

Welcome back, Bravenak Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #77

I think the letter writer is posting as bravenak at the conservative cave now..... bravenak Oct 2015 #79

There are always going to be a few bad apples in any large group jfern Oct 2015 #80

Have there been apologies issued and changes made in the attitudes? bravenak Oct 2015 #81

Bernie supporters harassed Lewis? WTF ?? randys1 Oct 2015 #84

On his facebook. Went on and on and on lecturing him on civil rights. bravenak Oct 2015 #85

No surprise. If it werent that your life depended on it, literally, as you are both a Woman and randys1 Oct 2015 #90

Me too. If only I knew I wouldn't suffer worse I'd just stop caring. bravenak Oct 2015 #94

Yep! lib87 Oct 2015 #95

They must have missed where he endorsed Hillary 8 years ago jfern Oct 2015 #96

Was that some shit or what??? Number23 Oct 2015 #101

Let's be real, they probably call them all. Agschmid Oct 2015 #192

Hey!! bravenak Oct 2015 #102

Well jfern Oct 2015 #89

I never used the word all. I specifically said the most caustic and what I consider Rand Paulites. bravenak Oct 2015 #97

I guess it depends on in which manner the harassment is happening jfern Oct 2015 #104

And that's where you're wrong. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #106

There are two different things here jfern Oct 2015 #109

I think they're one and the same. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #114

Well, every candidate is going to have a lot of supporter who think that race isn't much of an issue jfern Oct 2015 #116

And a good one will directly call them out for it. Nt F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #118

Well that'd be a lot of supporters to call out jfern Oct 2015 #119

"Good one"? Or, aware one? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #150

Aware is closer to what I meant. nt F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #214

IIRC, it was a few weeks after the BLM/Sanders encounter at the SS rally in Seattle Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #146

Omg I actually laughed at that. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #105

Lol!! bravenak Oct 2015 #110

See comment #13 ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #148

Really? Really? It's bizzarro world!!! Everyday! bravenak Oct 2015 #149

"No ... Just too Dismissive" is all I could get out ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #152

I have things I'd LOVE to say. Alas! I cannot.nt bravenak Oct 2015 #154

Yes. Check out his/her response. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #155

I just read that subthread mcar Oct 2015 #197

Because 85+% of DU Feels the Bern ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #200

It's right out front now mcar Oct 2015 #203

And tomorrow ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #207

Holy SHIT!! I just read that crap myself! How the HELL was that post not hidden??! Number23 Oct 2015 #209

Right? mcar Oct 2015 #211

I alerted it, too, as soon as I read it last night. Alas, I was already too late. scarletwoman Oct 2015 #220

Another person JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #227

Wow, that subthread! Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #208

The "uppity" comment is head scratchingly stupid. The "I'm a parent of a Palestinian" and the Number23 Oct 2015 #210

a "Half Palestinian" (that statement makes me weep for that child, ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #212

There has been only one other time I've seen such open, UNABASHED hostility towards black people Number23 Oct 2015 #213

I think Bernie's supporters are called out so much because of their behavior. Nothing more Number23 Oct 2015 #99

Bernie isn't perfect on the issues jfern Oct 2015 #108

Thank you. bravenak Oct 2015 #111

He is incredibly strong on alot of issues. And he is weak as hell on others and whether his Number23 Oct 2015 #112

Do you mean he's weak on his positions on the issue of race? jfern Oct 2015 #113

That platform was developed primarily after having been shamed by black activists Number23 Oct 2015 #115

Well, he did plead guilty to mishandling that jfern Oct 2015 #117

"As if saying"? ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #201

Because they're scared. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #215

Agree on all counts 100% Number23 Oct 2015 #216

I apologized. Bonobo Oct 2015 #156

I know. I remember. bravenak Oct 2015 #160

Glad to see you back! I've always enjoyed your posts, even if I don't always agree with you. WIProgressive88 Oct 2015 #82

I'm glad! Thanks! bravenak Oct 2015 #83

Good to see you again. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #86

Typically eloquent and thoughtful post from you Number23 Oct 2015 #91

I really don't understand it... F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #98

I think you just summed up my feelings on it. bravenak Oct 2015 #92

Ah, sorry to hear it. F4lconF16 Oct 2015 #103

It more feels like my neck is broken. bravenak Oct 2015 #107

What the..??!! Girl... Number23 Oct 2015 #87

I just wanted to say this one thing. bravenak Oct 2015 #88

"I just wanted to say this one thing" Number23 Oct 2015 #93

You see this? bravenak Oct 2015 #100

K&R ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #120

Yo! bravenak Oct 2015 #121

Hey! ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #124

Too many have been faking the front since I was gone. Smh. bravenak Oct 2015 #127

Welcome Back, Bravenak! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #123

Thank you and you're welcome! bravenak Oct 2015 #129

Welcome back bravenak! lovemydog Oct 2015 #133

I like Bernie best on policy too. bravenak Oct 2015 #134

Deal! lovemydog Oct 2015 #135

Everytime you do that thing I crack up! bravenak Oct 2015 #137

Of course it does. lovemydog Oct 2015 #139

Hey Girl! NOLALady Oct 2015 #136

Hey!! I missed y'all too! bravenak Oct 2015 #138

Welcome back! Very glad you have returned. kwassa Oct 2015 #141

Hey!! Nice to see you! bravenak Oct 2015 #142

Yay you GusBob Oct 2015 #161

I made it!!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #162

No you are it! GusBob Oct 2015 #163

Thank you bravenak Oct 2015 #164

Wow, brave.. you came back Sizzlin' just like you left! I know full well what the Peter Cha Oct 2015 #166

We have had so many positive developments lately!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #170

I know.. like birthdays, Christmas, New Years Eve, Thanksgiving, Halloween.. Cha Oct 2015 #173

Ha!!! Wait until the primary!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #174

I haven't thought that far in advance yet.. but you raise some interesting ideas.. Cha Oct 2015 #177

I like to snack plan. bravenak Oct 2015 #178

I hear ya.. I've done some Cha Oct 2015 #180

Very. bravenak Oct 2015 #181

I hear that, too.. from another life. Cha Oct 2015 #185

Me too! ANGRY BLACK LADY. bravenak Oct 2015 #187

Wonderful to 'see' you again--so glad your exile has ended. MADem Oct 2015 #182

Glad to 'see' you too. bravenak Oct 2015 #183

They'd best get over that fit of pique! MADem Oct 2015 #189

I'm being so GOOD. Very good INDEED. bravenak Oct 2015 #191

Well, you got to know that you are LOVED!!! MADem Oct 2015 #193

You're back! gollygee Oct 2015 #196

Yay!! I missed that avatar! bravenak Oct 2015 #204

Happy to rec... SidDithers Oct 2015 #199

Thank you! bravenak Oct 2015 #205

Just jumping in here to say.... Bobbie Jo Oct 2015 #202

Thank you thank you thank you!! bravenak Oct 2015 #206

Respect Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #218

"Bernie lacks the leadership ability" Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #217

I feel the same way. But he for some reason bothers me more. bravenak Oct 2015 #219

Thinking at this point this is a shell game Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #221

God Yes! bravenak Oct 2015 #222

I hear that! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #223

Yes!!!!! bravenak Oct 2015 #225

You have been able to capture my Skidmore Oct 2015 #233

Thanks, Skidmore! Kind of Blue Oct 2015 #234

Welcome back! Lisa D Oct 2015 #229

Thank you! bravenak Oct 2015 #230

So glad to have you back! emulatorloo Oct 2015 #231