2016 Postmortem

IdaBriggs

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23. ^== This. And this is why I added "Other" to the list.

Tue May 31, 2016, 11:09 AM

May 2016

I do not believe Bernie Sanders is the only honest, trustworthy Democrat in the country, but he is the only one currently running for President.

Thank you for clarifying the point for MineralMan.

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ENOUGH! MY *PATRIOTISM* TRUMPS PARTY LOYALTY!!! [View all] IdaBriggs May 2016 OP

You go first. You deserve it. tonyt53 May 2016 #1

Thanks, tonyt SCantiGOP May 2016 #53

Trump might randomly trigger wars. Hillary has described the wars she would start. lagomorph777 May 2016 #2

Agreed! IdaBriggs May 2016 #16

Very good OP. bkkyosemite May 2016 #3

Thank you. IdaBriggs May 2016 #17

Give 'em Hell Ida. Wish I wrote half as eloquently as you. EndElectoral May 2016 #4

Thank you. I feel very passionate about this topic. IdaBriggs May 2016 #21

I agree completely J_J_ May 2016 #34

Thank you for your support! IdaBriggs May 2016 #37

You first CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #5

Good rant. Fuck 'em if they don't like it. n/t leeroysphitz May 2016 #6

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #22

Yes, enough! Dem2 May 2016 #7

The inmates really are running the asylum. barrow-wight May 2016 #72

I didn"t see any rage in the OP. KPN May 2016 #77

Patriotism and Partisanship Are Two Different Things. MineralMan May 2016 #8

You are right that the two are different. alfie May 2016 #20

^== This. And this is why I added "Other" to the list. IdaBriggs May 2016 #23

You're welcome. eom alfie May 2016 #27

Patriotism can mean rejecting a candidate The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #38

Exactly! KPN May 2016 #79

Well said! n/t tokenlib May 2016 #9

Thank you. IdaBriggs May 2016 #24

Way to go, IdaBriggs! Octafish May 2016 #10

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #25

I didn't fight for my Country, I fought for corporations. I don't want that to happen to anyone else Joob May 2016 #11

Preach. I'm honestly glad I'm getting boarded... VulgarPoet May 2016 #14

Thank you, favored poet! IdaBriggs May 2016 #33

Thank you for your service, and your support. IdaBriggs May 2016 #26

BRAVO!!!!!! Faux pas May 2016 #12

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #28

/offers cupa hot chocolate & hug. "There, there, everything is going to be ok" Sunlei May 2016 #13

Thank you and I will take it! IdaBriggs May 2016 #29

X10000000 onecaliberal May 2016 #15

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #31

Righteous! Bravo and so very true Arazi May 2016 #18

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #32

Funny you should mention Trump, with your massive amounts of bold, CAPS and Italics Sheepshank May 2016 #19

Way to address the issue. bvf May 2016 #47

I didn't see any issues Sheepshank May 2016 #56

If you couldn't "read the post" bvf May 2016 #59

I simply felt like commenting on the writing style: CAPS, bold, italics in over abundance. Sheepshank May 2016 #76

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #54

^^^^ THIS!!! barrow-wight May 2016 #73

Then vote for Trump if you prefer him. Stop making it sound like someone is stopping you from Trust Buster May 2016 #30

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #55

Patriotism and the Sanders/Anti-War Narrative Garrett78 May 2016 #35

Thank you for sharing these links. IdaBriggs May 2016 #42

Actually, who cares what you do? The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #36

Well, let's start with people who bother to reply. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #44

principles, not party or person amborin May 2016 #39

Agreed! But I *expect* Democratic candidates to align with Democratic values. IdaBriggs May 2016 #43

. PeaceNikki May 2016 #40

Perfect. bvf May 2016 #41

It can if you like. Orsino May 2016 #45

Righteous rant I'm sure the swarm will descend upon like locusts nc4bo May 2016 #46

+1,000,001 dchill May 2016 #52

It's really disappointing to see blind partisanship take over vintx May 2016 #62

Good points IDA Mbrow May 2016 #48

If you sit out the fall because your man didn't win, you're a statistical insignificance Tarc May 2016 #49

Yes, Gore felt the same way about Nader voters. EndElectoral May 2016 #50

Nader was a 3rd-party candidate, which Bernie will not be Tarc May 2016 #51

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #57

K to the R Ferd Berfel May 2016 #58

Thank you. A LOT of Dems do not like/trust her. vintx May 2016 #60

"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place" -Gandhi Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #61

Well in this case the conscience of the majority is in the right place Lodestar May 2016 #78

Where is the loyalty? loyalsister May 2016 #63

Oh baloney. How many hyper-formatted manifestos did you type up when Snowden and Manning ucrdem May 2016 #64

So why aren't Petraeus or Clinton heroes? VulgarPoet May 2016 #67

Maybe they are? Ask the OP. ucrdem May 2016 #68

The verb in your headline sentence is certainly an accurate one. Nonhlanhla May 2016 #65

Exactly. People can't pretend that we're not a 2 party system or... themaguffin May 2016 #80

SO DOES MINE!!!!!!!!!! NCTraveler May 2016 #66

I could not agree with you more! Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #69

I know that her actions have crossed my line merbex May 2016 #70

Your righteous indignation is unconvincing. barrow-wight May 2016 #71

Agreed, the tantrums and condescension gets old. themaguffin May 2016 #81

Join the ever-growing ranks of "down-ballot Democrats" who support the down-ballot candidates but Attorney in Texas May 2016 #74

What a waste of a rant. randome May 2016 #75

Is this a Poe's Law thing? nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #82

Get 'em in while you still can...nt SidDithers May 2016 #83

I am a party loyalist. Setting aside patriotism, nominating Clinton is self-destructive to the party lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #84

Absolutely. K&R dana_b May 2016 #85

Brava. K&R AtomicKitten May 2016 #86

LOCKING THREAD AS DISRUPTIVE META LostOne4Ever May 2016 #87