Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

2016 Postmortem

Showing Original Post only (View all)
 

cali

(114,904 posts)
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 07:24 PM Feb 2016

Can you fucking hear us now? [View all]

Dear Elected Democrats and other members of the Democratic Establishment,

We think that operating in a corrupt system breeds corruption. We know that even good people inside that system can become blind to how pernicious it is. You can tell yourself that big money from big donors has never and will never effect your vote. But you will pick up the phone when that lobbyist calls. That is access. Access equals influence. Studies have repeatedly shown that. You don't need to know a lot of political history to know how destructive big and unaccountable money is to democracy. It poisons it.

We are telling you we know. We are telling you we can see it happening. We are reminding you that this system is corrupt and that you are part of it. It is your responsibility to help repair it.

$6,000,000 in under 24 hours is a loud wake up call.

We know you can hear us now.


(I took the liberty of speaking for others, but I do feel that a lot of other Bernie supporters think as I do. Hey, if I'm wrong, I'll just self-delete.)

221 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"Holy shit, we might have to actually EARN their votes this year!!" you can almost hear them say. arcane1 Feb 2016 #1
haha +1 redruddyred Feb 2016 #38
DU Hillary Group Says Won't ALLOW A Win billhicks76 Feb 2016 #141
As each state goes for Bernie, we need to start putting pressure on the super delegates emsimon33 Feb 2016 #147
Here is a Move On jen63 Feb 2016 #162
Thank you. I already signed it, & posted on FB and Twitter. emsimon33 Feb 2016 #170
I signed it, too Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #187
Done! geardaddy Feb 2016 #210
Don't Allow The 'Super-Delegate' Threat To Scare You! PCPrincess Feb 2016 #192
emsimon33, best response to detractors on this thread. imo saidsimplesimon Feb 2016 #195
do you mean the other web site? grasswire Feb 2016 #150
Here On DU. They Should Be Banned billhicks76 Feb 2016 #165
I Know! I just got banned... freebrew Feb 2016 #189
I would tend to agree. The rules are what they are. But should this happen, the party will Doctor_J Feb 2016 #205
ARE you kidding me? Rockyj Feb 2016 #151
I setup a Monthly donation today. We can!!! arcane1 Feb 2016 #155
I'm sorry to say it might be more like, "We have to be more creative in our lying and propaganda." Enthusiast Feb 2016 #176
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #2
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #3
k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #4
+10. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #5
You're not wrong! Punkingal Feb 2016 #6
K&R jwirr Feb 2016 #7
"For of those to whom much is given, much is required" Luke, 12:48 Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #8
Well Said... Humble and Soft Persuasion Will Be A Great Help... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #87
Rec & Kick. Good post. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #9
K&R Red Oak Feb 2016 #10
They can hear us alright, I dont think any of them are sleeping very well right now. litlbilly Feb 2016 #11
Good. cali Feb 2016 #12
Im gonna go out and buy stock in ambien right now:))))) litlbilly Feb 2016 #14
Fuck 'em hifiguy Feb 2016 #45
Plus a bazillion! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #178
I understand the disdain but please remember we shall need their votes and efforts in the General KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #191
You speak for me. stranger81 Feb 2016 #13
thank you very much. cali Feb 2016 #91
Goodbye and Goodriddence Losers FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #15
Awesome post. Vattel Feb 2016 #16
I will bookmark this. Will be fun to look back upon. boston bean Feb 2016 #17
Sigh. This is not about the nomination. As I've said a hundred fucking times cali Feb 2016 #20
Ok boston bean Feb 2016 #22
+1 NurseJackie Feb 2016 #57
What part of this has nothing to do with the nomination cali Feb 2016 #172
Oh yes it will, bean. Yes it will. morningfog Feb 2016 #109
I still have $1500 to donate to Bernie. DocMac Feb 2016 #111
Thank you DocMac classykaren Feb 2016 #171
Thanks for the reminder. I still have 500 I can donate to Bernie. Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #146
You are the type who makes me dislike Hillary more with every post! Nt Logical Feb 2016 #154
+1. nm DirtyHippyBastard Feb 2016 #161
Is that a sadistic streak on display? Kurovski Feb 2016 #199
Maybe towards myself. LOL. boston bean Feb 2016 #201
Eek. Kurovski Feb 2016 #203
Fuckin A!!!! ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #18
Right on Cali Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #19
Let's hope Bernie has long coattails Autumn Colors Feb 2016 #21
You're not wrong. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #23
The people.. speaktruthtopower Feb 2016 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #25
K & R!!! Thespian2 Feb 2016 #26
... R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #27
On target. +1 billion Bubzer Feb 2016 #28
They hear us and zentrum Feb 2016 #29
Except for his private life, passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #95
Electing Bernie is currently the focus of The Movement, bvar22 Feb 2016 #213
WHAT? SPEAK UP Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #30
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW??? EH???? EH?? SPEAK UP !!! pangaia Feb 2016 #85
Recommended! panader0 Feb 2016 #31
No more of the same crap! pinebox Feb 2016 #32
Go Bernie. As for Wanda Wall Street hifiguy Feb 2016 #51
Spot on! Docreed2003 Feb 2016 #33
Speak away! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #34
This IS something that hasn't been seen before. hifiguy Feb 2016 #62
It's great, isn't it? They thought their billions could buy this election. in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #74
It's especially funny considering how much money has been wasted on Jeb! arcane1 Feb 2016 #75
$100 million-plus. hifiguy Feb 2016 #77
LOL! Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #188
They thought the masses would never awake hifiguy Feb 2016 #81
You write the funniest visuals Oilwellian Feb 2016 #135
Truth to tell, that one hifiguy Feb 2016 #157
It's a good one wherever it came from. I heard one similar............... Enthusiast Feb 2016 #180
Great line! Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #160
We the people seem to have forgotten too passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #105
It goes back further than Citizens United... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #159
Part of that was comedy, I also hear your outrage nolabels Feb 2016 #168
I loved your post until you raised the specter of a corrupted Bernie. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #182
I believe... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #194
Nice posts. Kurovski Feb 2016 #202
You are mistaken. bvar22 Feb 2016 #214
Speaking directly to the establishment of the Democratic Party Half-Century Man Feb 2016 #35
Thanks. I actually cut down on the profanity because I cali Feb 2016 #41
Online, with the opportunity to reflect and correct. Half-Century Man Feb 2016 #48
... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #73
K & R! TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #37
We can elect him. hifiguy Feb 2016 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #53
LOL! hifiguy Feb 2016 #63
Well played! Very well played!!! longship Feb 2016 #177
You speak for me! Duppers Feb 2016 #39
You (and Bernie) speak for me! hifiguy Feb 2016 #40
K&R INdemo Feb 2016 #43
They hear....Question is, do they care? Armstead Feb 2016 #44
If your talking to Boss Wasserman Scultz Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #46
It's those wadded up $100 bills in her ears. hifiguy Feb 2016 #76
6.2 on its way to 7! basselope Feb 2016 #47
Spot On cantbeserious Feb 2016 #49
K&R berni_mccoy Feb 2016 #50
K&R Dretownblues Feb 2016 #52
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #54
We hear that NH is Sanders' high-water mark, is all... Tarc Feb 2016 #55
bookmarked frylock Feb 2016 #61
LOL Autumn Colors Feb 2016 #71
Yup, Clinton and confederate dollars. Makes perfect sense. :sarcasm: nt edgineered Feb 2016 #128
They said the Sanders phenom wouldn't last past Summer, 2015. senz Feb 2016 #131
Yes! So well said! ms liberty Feb 2016 #56
You speak for me! Loud and clear! shraby Feb 2016 #58
You speak for me and my entire family. AllyCat Feb 2016 #59
That was so cool farleftlib Feb 2016 #60
Sure. How can we help hearing? MineralMan Feb 2016 #64
it wasn't addressed to you. cali Feb 2016 #65
It was posted in open forum. MineralMan Feb 2016 #66
That difficult to answer a simple straightforward question, eh? cali Feb 2016 #79
I thought you weren't addressing me. MineralMan Feb 2016 #112
K&R AuntPatsy Feb 2016 #67
As it is said... NiteOwl1 Feb 2016 #89
beautiful! big K and R. bbgrunt Feb 2016 #68
Very well said....spot on. mudstump Feb 2016 #69
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #70
Every time Bernie sends an email I send him TBF Feb 2016 #72
I Send the DNC Surveys Back McKim Feb 2016 #123
That's awesome - TBF Feb 2016 #124
AND, chervilant Feb 2016 #78
$6 MILLION !!! Really. Yikers... pangaia Feb 2016 #80
No worries, you speak for me too! Avalux Feb 2016 #82
This OP Was Recced 4 Times While I Was Reading It scottie55 Feb 2016 #83
CALI FOR VP !!!! pangaia Feb 2016 #84
K&R! nt Duval Feb 2016 #86
I heard Hillary asking for $1 donations. greiner3 Feb 2016 #88
WOW. Hillary is trying to morph into Bernie. bvar22 Feb 2016 #215
Right on Cali! Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #90
yes I can hear mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #92
Well that makes no sense, Maggie. Please elaborate cali Feb 2016 #97
the CBC mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #101
And what has that to do with the op? cali Feb 2016 #126
With Ya! Agony Feb 2016 #93
Debbie must be SOOOOOOO pissed right now! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #94
I imagine that there are much happier faces than hers hifiguy Feb 2016 #98
Question: why hasn't Bernie disassociated himself from Rove SuperPAC AmericanCrossroads, ucrdem Feb 2016 #96
Uh, because he has absolutely nothing to do with it cali Feb 2016 #102
He's benefiting from it. Should he simply accept what's offered? ucrdem Feb 2016 #103
Tell ya what, right after Clinton stops coordinating with SuperPACs jeff47 Feb 2016 #119
Accept it? One more time, he has jackshit to do with it cali Feb 2016 #204
"but I do feel that a lot of other Bernie supporters think as I do." Tom Rinaldo Feb 2016 #99
Bernie preaches "pie in the sky" solutions, he can't deliver. Nice try though.. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #100
Sigh. Wish I could say the same for your bitter post cali Feb 2016 #104
Relying on your experience in fast-food and 1 hour guarantees for that wisdom? ROFL. jtuck004 Feb 2016 #110
Go ahead an explain how exactly Clinton gets an ACA expansion through Congress. jeff47 Feb 2016 #120
I think you need a new avatar. stage left Feb 2016 #138
I'll take pie in the sky over a corporate boot in the face nt Mudcat Feb 2016 #142
You know what your avatar did after he was elected in 1932? Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #144
Not nearly as loud... davidthegnome Feb 2016 #106
Wish I could recommend your post cali Feb 2016 #107
Well.. davidthegnome Feb 2016 #116
you should speak up more questionseverything Feb 2016 #137
you can give him a heart for it grasswire Feb 2016 #152
Sanders understands that having and promoting the general welfare, Agony Feb 2016 #113
+1 appalachiablue Feb 2016 #163
+1 Rich country with maldistribution of wealth. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #185
+1 Enthusiast Feb 2016 #184
K&R Mbrow Feb 2016 #108
Well, but we're all sexists and ignorant young girls skygazer Feb 2016 #114
Bernie supporters.....Occupy the Vote! Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #115
Love it Cali. Throwing in my own K&R. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #117
No they won't hear at all jimlup Feb 2016 #118
Now $7,000,000 !!! DrBulldog Feb 2016 #121
Wow. Incredible cali Feb 2016 #122
In 24 hours. LOL closeupready Feb 2016 #140
No. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #125
Well of course you pretend not to. cali Feb 2016 #130
Bless your heart. bvar22 Feb 2016 #211
You are RIGHT AS RAIN, cali... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #127
K&R Paka Feb 2016 #129
Kickety kick azmom Feb 2016 #132
Don't know about the DNC, but the media's beginning to wake up. senz Feb 2016 #133
Well-put, thank you! liberalhistorian Feb 2016 #134
I'd like to rec this a couple mroe times, but I have donation to make! truedelphi Feb 2016 #136
You are not... onyourleft Feb 2016 #139
K&R emsimon33 Feb 2016 #143
Yep. There's still time for them to come over from the dark side and be part of the solution. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #145
Kick warrprayer Feb 2016 #148
They hear us they'll even seem to care for now the question is will they continue azurnoir Feb 2016 #149
Kick Logical Feb 2016 #153
Probably not: One wealthy donor has a much louder vote than Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #156
K&R. Thank you, my dear cali, but I'm sure they don't care. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #158
YOU ARE SO BUSY SHOUTING SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2016 #164
What do you disagree with in the body of my op? cali Feb 2016 #173
HISTORIC, I AM SO GLAD I HAVE SURVIVED MasonDreams Feb 2016 #166
The people are on the move (our leaders better catch up) Babel_17 Feb 2016 #167
They can hear... Lunabell Feb 2016 #169
K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #174
K&R and LiberalElite Feb 2016 #175
Thank you. Amazing. cali Feb 2016 #181
Don't Stop Speaking rtb61 Feb 2016 #179
Fired up! tazkcmo Feb 2016 #183
K&R Iggy Knorr Feb 2016 #186
“the preferences of the average American appear to have...near-zero...impact upon public policy.” bread_and_roses Feb 2016 #190
Great post cali Feb 2016 #193
I'm happy to be included in the "we" of your post. lark Feb 2016 #196
Thanks! cali Feb 2016 #198
We hear you Eatacig Feb 2016 #197
I'm loving.. disillusioned73 Feb 2016 #200
Who did you send this to? This is awesome. nt MadDAsHell Feb 2016 #206
This is so "The Matrix." Nt JudyM Feb 2016 #207
K&R - shout it from the rafters! myrna minx Feb 2016 #208
yep yurbud Feb 2016 #209
K & R! geardaddy Feb 2016 #212
not at all. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #216
Oh I think they hear us just fine cali Feb 2016 #217
South Carolina Can't fucking hear you now. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #218
. stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #219
Can you fucking hear us now? stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #220
and you still don't get it. no surprise. cali Jun 2016 #221
Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Can you fucking hear us n...»Reply #0