2016 Postmortem

tk2kewl

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47. and it was pushed by Clinton again tonight

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Fri Feb 12, 2016, 02:15 AM

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Sanders is critical of Obama and not a peep. Someone critical of Sanders, though? [View all] Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 OP

Obama said "Make me do it". Bernie asks "Help me do it". Blue State Bandit Feb 2016 #1

How do you... MrWendel Feb 2016 #3

They do it all the freaking time. nt Hekate Feb 2016 #33

I was always for Obama. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #59

Was that... MrWendel Feb 2016 #72

When you look at it that way, it does achieve a certain umami-ness. Awesome observation... Hekate Feb 2016 #74

Not a contradiction. Blue State Bandit Feb 2016 #75

So... MrWendel Feb 2016 #86

Yes. Am I not allowed to admire the man, and still have my differences of opinion? Blue State Bandit Feb 2016 #87

Crazy bravenak Feb 2016 #2

Obama had his chance and turns out he wasn't what he implied that he would be. bowens43 Feb 2016 #4

What rubbish. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #7

See July 19th please pinebox Feb 2016 #60

See 2009 when he voted against Obama's plan to release the prisoners. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #80

So who is better on the issue? pinebox Feb 2016 #82

Bernie walks to a different tune than the majority of establishmentites Respect 88 Feb 2016 #90

will do pinebox Feb 2016 #91

He campaigned as a centrist, wildeyed Feb 2016 #13

Obama couldn't close Gitmo due to guys like Sanders... Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #14

See, I didn't even know that. wildeyed Feb 2016 #16

Yeah... Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #17

Sanders and Feingold, the two biggest civil libertarians in the Senate at the time voted against it Autumn Feb 2016 #34

Sanders opposed the closing. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #35

Yes. He and Feingold both voted against it, that was what I said in my post Autumn Feb 2016 #39

Glad you agree. So tell his supporters to stop blaming Obama for it not closing. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #41

I'm guessing you didn't read the article then Autumn Feb 2016 #42

I'm guessing you didn't read Bernie's reason for voting no. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #43

I did, no link included so I have no idea where you got that from, but I agree with his and Autumn Feb 2016 #45

What good is blaming Obama for not closing it when Bernie voted no to do so? Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #50

What good is blaming Sanders for not voting to close it when Obama made clear that he was going to Autumn Feb 2016 #51

I was not disappointed, either. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #49

I don't even think of it as low expectations. wildeyed Feb 2016 #79

I voted for him even though I knew I would be disappointed tech3149 Feb 2016 #30

Not a peep? Are you on Uranus or something? tularetom Feb 2016 #5

lol Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #8

looks like "bow down Bernie" will be trotted out again, LOL! bettyellen Feb 2016 #10

A couple of weeks ago it was the rage to claim that Bernie hated Obama because he suggested tk2kewl Feb 2016 #29

Several posters were certainly getting their knickers in a knot over that one Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #46

and it was pushed by Clinton again tonight tk2kewl Feb 2016 #47

Primary an incumbent President? What a concept brush Feb 2016 #52

Do you even know what a primary is? frylock Feb 2016 #53

Do you even know how big an advantage an incumbent has in the GE? brush Feb 2016 #61

There was never any chance Obama was going to be primaried ffs! frylock Feb 2016 #63

Uh-huh. Sure. Right. brush Feb 2016 #65

So you believe Obama would have lost in a primary election? frylock Feb 2016 #66

Sorry, I thought the sarcasm in my "Uh-huh. Sure. Right." response was obvious. brush Feb 2016 #68

O-kayyyyyyyyy...... frylock Feb 2016 #70

We might not be on the same page on this but I do like the "O-kayyyyyyyyy". brush Feb 2016 #84

must mean he hates obama from what i've heard tk2kewl Feb 2016 #55

The point is, who the hell primaries an incumbent who already has the office? brush Feb 2016 #58

Ed Kennedy? frylock Feb 2016 #64

And did it work? Of course not. brush Feb 2016 #67

Well there you go! frylock Feb 2016 #69

No, it didn't work. Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #71

I guess you were not around in 1980 when Ted Kennedy ran against the incumbent, Jimmy Carter Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #76

It didn't work. It was a bad idea then and it was a bad idea in 2012. brush Feb 2016 #83

FYI. Neither Hillary nor Bernie is an incumbent President. Bohunk68 Feb 2016 #88

Peep BlueJazz Feb 2016 #6

I saw lots of peeps. Mostly silly stuff, by peeps. morningfog Feb 2016 #9

I've seen more outrage over Lewis' comment today... Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #11

You are in a liberal site, so there is that. morningfog Feb 2016 #15

It's been constant...even before the primary. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #21

Obama isn't running, but this is a change election. morningfog Feb 2016 #22

He's attacking the President. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #36

If Obama had been better with race relations, Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #57

Not this again.. mobyz Feb 2016 #77

LOL that's like suggesting Kennedy-LBJ were worse at race relations than Nixon... Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #81

Bernies and a lot of others Old Codger Feb 2016 #20

I posted in GD about Sanders attacking Obama and it was immediately locked as being about the Justice Feb 2016 #24

the "birthday cake" ones are so good! Easter is a round the corner! bettyellen Feb 2016 #12

I noticed that, I think it's because Bernie if a poetry honest guy and its hard to hear anything YCHDT Feb 2016 #18

Its all starting to come out now. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #19

Its really ugly because when you make that point, Sanders' supporters turn on Obama Justice Feb 2016 #23

Yep! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #32

You sound like Drunken Irishman SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #25

Rude. n/t JTFrog Feb 2016 #73

Are you kidding? Do you know how many times I've come to the defense of Obama and, in particular, Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #26

Bernie supporters - do not take the bait. They spent the entire day trying to get us to jillan Feb 2016 #27

This whole place has spent all day questioning John Lewis. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #37

"Obama is a Christian AS FAR AS I KNOW" "C'mon not long ago he would have been carrying our bags" jillan Feb 2016 #40

I raked Clinton over the coals for 'em when they were made. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #44

There is a difference between lies and honest criticism. Vattel Feb 2016 #28

I agree. Drunken Irishman Feb 2016 #38

As usual, the voice of reason. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #31

What? Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #48

None shall be critical of Obama. frylock Feb 2016 #54

To be expected. Beacool Feb 2016 #56

Depends on the type of criticism. Some things are fair game in a political campaign. merrily Feb 2016 #62

Sanders is jealous of President Obama mobyz Feb 2016 #78

Well, I was told The Polack MSgt Feb 2016 #85

Hey remember when Bernie call Obama's policies a failure and stupid krawhitham Feb 2016 #89