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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie brings DNC to its feet in BRILLIANT 25 minute speech! [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)11. Bernie is by far the best Democratic candidate we've had since Bobby Kennedy. nt
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This!^^^^^^10000! "the most dim witted, self serving corporate toadies ever..."
2banon
Aug 2015
#290
He is a true Democrat, not the dino DLC corporatists that are running the party since Bubba.
peacebird
Aug 2015
#5
The Party has accepted him, he has just made a speech at a major meeting.......get over it.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#6
it is gonna be a factor, whether sanders supporters wnat it to be or not. more burying their head.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#12
right. then he should not separate himself from democratic, while running under democratic
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#65
making a point, once again, that will gain sanders support as opposed to yours and others
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#79
i get you do not like reminders of fails, but it is a relevant point. you are a demanding woman
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#100
i didnt read, cause i do not want this to continue... but, i knew you couldnt let it go. lol
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#111
I'm just happy she has recently put the S back on the end of Sanders' name.
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2015
#157
oh hell no i will not be sitting home. i will be his best cheerleader. bumperstickers, signs in
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#151
if you would quit talking to me, i would get out of your celebratory thread like you want me to
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#156
i would like for you to quit insulting me every post. not gonna happen, is it. lol
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#160
Calling you out is not insulting you. And I won't stop doing that, no.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#163
We are not returning to the days of back-room abortions, when countless women died...
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#196
Yes! The Democratic party stands for women's rights, minorities, and the disadvantaged!
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#197
You're saying that Vermont doesn't have the death penalty because it's a white state?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#204
So being pro-death penalty is all about "pleasing" one's constituents?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#217
.."Clinton helped save a mentally handicapped blck man from the electirc chair."
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#226
YEah, I remember the right wing noise machine following Clinton at funerals, and
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#279
The funny thing is that they are white liberals, or at least they claim to be.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#319
Yikes, yet another fail. If you want to work on progressive issues, you move to where
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#281
So New York is more progressive than Vermont because Hillary moved there?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#321
"Bernie wouldn't have left New York 40 years ago to live a hippy life in Vermont"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#325
You said "Oh dear, now you're confused about why Bernie moved to vermont?"
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#339
And thinks the definition of progressive has something to do with geographical location.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#318
I live in Los Angeles. I love small towns. I live here because we moved here to get jobs.
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#238
As I pointed out, he has been handling Washington, D.C. for many, many years. I'm sure he
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#314
Bernie has been an outsider in D.C. That's one of the things VOTERS like about him.
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#340
He quietly stood for what was right for all these years while others stole the spotlight
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#346
because if there's anyone who's had the deck stacked in his favor, it's Sanders
MisterP
Aug 2015
#347
Because it was less progressive, yes you've repeatedly tried to establish that "fact".
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#326
I have family in both places and you've never lived in either and *I'm* the one who's confused?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#334
well, lol. I think it's fantastic that you don't think his career path will be
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#285
"one of the hurdles he has to jump" sounds like the kind of thing some people will keep saying...
Beartracks
Aug 2015
#140
he went his own way as an independent. gotta respect that. he had his reasons. he has been able
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#141
Yeah, remember the good old days when we had true Dems like Lieberman running?
Live and Learn
Aug 2015
#85
Exactly, and if Republicans actually began supporting those kind of issues,
Live and Learn
Aug 2015
#136
Just like Bubba. And I loved the Big Dog. I trusted him. Nafta & glass steagal repeal happened.
peacebird
Aug 2015
#35
To say nothing of a draconian reform of justice, the welfare "reform," the Telecommunications
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#63
Bernie won't run as an independent, he made it very clear when he announced. He will not give the
still_one
Aug 2015
#142
He doesn't have a party. He's an independent, WHICH IS NOT A PARTY.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2015
#32
Thank you! People don't seem to get that. I say he's a "small i independent" (eom)
mak3cats
Aug 2015
#90
The fact that there IS an "American Independent Party" tends to add to the confusion.
Buns_of_Fire
Aug 2015
#240
Sad, isn't it? Several people in this thread can't tell the diff between a label and
Nay
Aug 2015
#247
Good comparison. Ask them what they stand for and their answer is "Democrats".
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#272
Like "I love you," we can't say the obvious enough. This party wing needs high visibility in the US.
ancianita
Aug 2015
#102
That really should not matter when you consider how fantastic his positions are, dont you agree?
randys1
Aug 2015
#107
He's one of the founders and was the first elected Chairman of what is now the largest Democratic
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#117
Pre Ronald Reagan and before the GOP moved to the right of their moderates...
raindaddy
Aug 2015
#149
I am hoping the Birchers that took over the Republican party split off leaving the shell
Dragonfli
Aug 2015
#348
Exactly right! He's just an opportunist. who knows he's been too unconventional to be
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#165
He is the quintessential Democrat. Should be the leader of our party, he epitomizes what a Dem
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#171
You should be thankful he's running as a Democrat for a whole bunch of reasons...
Indepatriot
Aug 2015
#203
Well the party sure isnt offering him any assistence. He is the best Democrat that i've seen in
CentralMass
Aug 2015
#304
I hope some of them will change and become real Democrats -- maybe more than just a few?
Cal33
Aug 2015
#14
I have to agree, Bobby Kennedy ended up being one of the best Democrats ever. Teddy wasn't
Snotcicles
Aug 2015
#23
Well we are about to find out who is really for the people, and who are for themselves. nt
Snotcicles
Aug 2015
#26
Bernie gives us someone to vote for, rather than voting against the other side's candidate.
jalan48
Aug 2015
#31
WTF? "ALERT!! Your arrest is being recorded online. CLICK HERE to see it now!"
99th_Monkey
Aug 2015
#51
Just a ridiculous advertsiement. Who the heck would want to view their record online anyway? nt
Live and Learn
Aug 2015
#88
Thankyou.............................+ the thousands that have ................
turbinetree
Aug 2015
#80
I have no problem with either, because in both cases, by running as a Democrat, they are Democrats
still_one
Aug 2015
#143
We must become the country in the world which invests in jobs and education, not in jails
Autumn
Aug 2015
#148
I watched the speech live, he got more than "polite" applause most of the times they clapped....
George II
Aug 2015
#169
I tried to watch her speech, I really did -- but got so bored couldn't finish it
Armstead
Aug 2015
#194
Was she reading it? Because if you are reading your speech, you are doing two things at once
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#237
Walks right into that nest of Third Way vipers and KABOOOM! Drops a TRUTHBOMB
Indepatriot
Aug 2015
#181
My liberal Democratic Party activist brother says Sanders is right on all points
steve2470
Aug 2015
#191