Bernin' down the House! (Reply #79) - Democratic Underground

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Response to NorthCarolina (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 07:55 PM

79. Bernin' down the House!

Many many people are so disillusioned with the Republicans and the faux alterrnatives pushed by corporate-owned Democrats that they no longer feel like any of them are worth getting behind.

Bernie completely changes that.

If he can win the nomination, we can have authenticity and people-power behind our party once again, which will lead to many of the "ex-pat" independents coming to the Democratic side, where any reasonable person belongs if we can just get control of our party back from the third way types.

Good God, we're up against Republicans, who in no way repreent the interests of anyone other than the very very rich, and we struggle to defeat them running third-way corporatist Democrats.

Most people don't feel the Democrats are much better, you know, "they're all crooks". Change that, and you change everything. Bernie changes that, Hillary doesn't.

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174 replies	Author	Time	Post
Republicans afraid of running against Bernie, want Hillary instead. [View all]	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	OP
All evidence to the contrary.......the only thing that will "Bern" will be America with GOP control.	Fred Sanders	Oct 2015	#1
Finally I see where you're coming from - it's all a big fake out, a double switcheroo	tularetom	Oct 2015	#20
Head spinning... but I like how you've done this.	erronis	Oct 2015	#30
Yes, it's something along this line of reasoning.	Uncle Joe	Oct 2015	#39
One of my all time favorite scenes	NewJeffCT	Oct 2015	#55
Mine as well I also loved the part about "the greatest blunders being a land war in Asia."	Uncle Joe	Oct 2015	#56
that movie was so well cast	NewJeffCT	Oct 2015	#120
Identity film appreciation! J'accuse.	merrily	Oct 2015	#119
How deep does your delusion go?	Tommy2Tone	Oct 2015	#154
Yep, every debate I have had in the last 18 months has been talking up of a Hillary opponent by	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#32
They mostly just assume it will be her	dreamnightwind	Oct 2015	#74
Yeah, you like to go on that channel	artislife	Oct 2015	#80
Who else would give him air time?	Scootaloo	Oct 2015	#101
Heh! nt	artislife	Oct 2015	#103
It's the old bait and switch	Geronimoe	Oct 2015	#52
Is it your nap time?	840high	Oct 2015	#88
Yes, let's just ignore all evidence. Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket!	merrily	Oct 2015	#118
Make believe is fun! Nt	Logical	Oct 2015	#132
oy vey	randys1	Oct 2015	#2
Hillary can't run against them like Bernie can	ibegurpard	Oct 2015	#3
Very true	kenfrequed	Oct 2015	#33
I have a wonderful property that stretches from Brooklyn to Manhattan.....	msanthrope	Oct 2015	#4
That's great, but this is about some facts finally dawning on Repubs. Bernie beats their Front	sabrina 1	Oct 2015	#6
Yes, I'll buy the Brooklyn Bridge from you for a penny	Left Ear	Oct 2015	#10
welcome, left ear. that is really funny. :D:D:D	roguevalley	Oct 2015	#58
Nice.	Phlem	Oct 2015	#85
Welcome.	840high	Oct 2015	#89
I think that's the second time Repubs have talked about 'stopping Bernie' this week.	sabrina 1	Oct 2015	#5
The evidence is to the contrary	Evergreen Emerald	Oct 2015	#7
They will attack whoever is in the lead.	Qutzupalotl	Oct 2015	#14
They have tried going after Bernie in the past	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#15
Na...that was child's play. He has received nothing like the attacks	Evergreen Emerald	Oct 2015	#16
Your concern is duly noted	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#18
What? Oh, I thought this was a discussion.	Evergreen Emerald	Oct 2015	#19
Bernie will never walk on eggshells around the right wing	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#22
How does Hillary deal with stupid RW talking points?	cprise	Oct 2015	#95
Concern? You are creating straw men for opponents. nt	Nitram	Oct 2015	#48
About salivating	Jim Lane	Oct 2015	#29
Good post, Jim Lane. Thank you.	DisgustipatedinCA	Oct 2015	#87
nailed it	FreedomRain	Oct 2015	#92
Yep.	moobu2	Oct 2015	#40
The Repukes are horny at the thought of voting against Clinton.	NealK	Oct 2015	#121
Everyone to their own delusion.	Tommy2Tone	Oct 2015	#130
Riiiight...The GOP is scared of running against a self-described Socialist after years of demonizing	Metric System	Oct 2015	#8
Let them focus on one word	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#23
well, yes	AmericanHare	Oct 2015	#45
This, absolutely nt	stopwastingmymoney	Oct 2015	#93
Socialism isn't a dirty word to millennials and younger Xers. Dukakis was running when I	MillennialDem	Oct 2015	#49
Hillary runs from their demonization. Sanders does not.	Scootaloo	Oct 2015	#102
And yet the National Review is encouraging its members to contribute to Sanders	Gothmog	Oct 2015	#9
Your article is from June. Much has changed since then, don't you agree? eom	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#13
Hillary is beating herself. this argument is fun but irrelevant. She will lose this on her own.	roguevalley	Oct 2015	#59
Exactly!	hifiguy	Oct 2015	#72
Yes, many RWers do mis-calculate. We should not be ascribing	cprise	Oct 2015	#97
If Only The Dems Would Get Behind Bernie After What The Repugs Have Figured Out....	global1	Oct 2015	#11
They do not know how to react to him	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#12
All the attacks on Clinton must be some kind of reverse psychology meant for Sanders?	procon	Oct 2015	#17
You couldn't possibly be referring to this:	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2015	#21
Yeah, and all the way to back to Whitewater.	procon	Oct 2015	#24
This isn't the reason that Bernie's numbers have swollen in activists	kenfrequed	Oct 2015	#27
Why does Kevin McCarthy remind me of	RoccoR5955	Oct 2015	#44
That would make who Edgar Bergen?	DemocratSinceBirth	Oct 2015	#68
Too bad GOP. The Bern is already spreading like wildfire and there's no putting it out. n/t.	ZM90	Oct 2015	#25
You realize this has nothing to do with the election?	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#26
Boy, it must be fun...	Left Ear	Oct 2015	#41
My "bubble of entitlement" involves dealing with people who's job is the hard work of politics...	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#46
Ok. :D:D:D If you say so. I sailed with Captain Cook and we discovered Alaska.	roguevalley	Oct 2015	#60
Impressive, but you forgot your insignia.	oasis	Oct 2015	#61
You can indeed...but my "stuff" is real...	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#73
You sound very important.	Ed Suspicious	Oct 2015	#94
And what does that have to do with analyzing how NRCC works?	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#105
My "stuff" is real too. OK, I never said this to anyone before...	NealK	Oct 2015	#149
What did they tell you about Obama v Clinton?	frylock	Oct 2015	#63
Perhaps the fact that in 2008 I switched from Clinton to Obama answers your question?	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#116
Yes, I can imagine the establishment is pissing their collective pants at the prospect.	frylock	Oct 2015	#131
I'd be delighted to have him as President...I'm not convinced he can get elected	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#137
If Sanders can beat the $1 b + funded Democrat, he can do the same against any Republican.	frylock	Oct 2015	#138
Last time I checked, they let Independents and Republican vote in the General Election	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#143
Sanders seems to be polling well with indies and the unaffiliated..	frylock	Oct 2015	#144
So you keep telling us - over and over.	840high	Oct 2015	#90
When it's relevant to the discussion.	brooklynite	Oct 2015	#117
The RW bosses would be just fine with HRC as President.	Ron Green	Oct 2015	#28
LMAO.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#34
It's just to keep the Low Info folks engaged and aroused. Nothing more.	Ron Green	Oct 2015	#37
You did not just type that. Wow. This is not a token effort. It's a full court press.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#38
I didn't say it's a token effort. It's designed to keep the hate going on the part of the	Ron Green	Oct 2015	#66
Excellent posts, you understand what's up, thanks. - eom	dreamnightwind	Oct 2015	#76
You mean on Fox Newz?	NealK	Oct 2015	#122
I mean on all conservative media networks on TV/Radio/etc. That's what this OP is about, right?	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#124
Whoosh!	NealK	Oct 2015	#126
No whoosh there. I'm just not rising to stupid bait.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#128
"I'm just not rising to stupid bait. "	NealK	Oct 2015	#146
LOL, indeed	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#148
I'm so glad that you're agreeing with me.	NealK	Oct 2015	#151
I do agree, your post was stupid bait and you acknowledged that. nt	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#152
Yet you enthusiastically took a supposed stupid bait. Says a lot about you.	NealK	Oct 2015	#155
Nope, I didn't. Not only that, I gave you an opportunity to take the high road, and you	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#156
Hum, yep you did, I'm afraid. Your following post proves it.	NealK	Oct 2015	#159
Nope, I pretended you meant something less stupid, but you insisted on proving me wrong.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#160
Ironic since you're doing it all the time, Fox Dude.	NealK	Oct 2015	#163
No, you have only insisted on being stupid in this interaction with me.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#164
Goodnight Bill!	NealK	Oct 2015	#167
Goodnight Hillary endorser! nt	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#168
So now, calling a Bernie supporter a Hillary endorser is an insult?	NealK	Oct 2015	#171
BTW, you know that Bernie goes on Fox regularly right? I await your endorsement of Hillary	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#135
How could he reach Republicans that are sick of the status quo otherwise?	NealK	Oct 2015	#145
Which is exactly why many Democrats like me guest appear there.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#147
You are not Bernie.	NealK	Oct 2015	#150
Congratulations on the improvement in your deductive abilities. And?	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#153
Oh dear, you didn't understand what I meant?	NealK	Oct 2015	#157
There is nothing to understand, you have no point.	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#158
Lol, right. His message is the same as Hillary's.	NealK	Oct 2015	#161
We're not talking campaign platform, we're talking about Fox appearances. And there was	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#162
You sound a little obsessed.	NealK	Oct 2015	#165
Why, because I respond to people who respond to me? Sounds like you need to look up	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#166
Damn correct that "the establishment fears Bernie."	SoapBox	Oct 2015	#31
they know hillary is an easy gop victory	restorefreedom	Oct 2015	#35
+1	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#174
That poll of indies is striking.	bunnies	Oct 2015	#36
That would make for a good OP in GD:P	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#53
Lots of open primaries on Super Tuesday too.	bunnies	Oct 2015	#57
Yes, this is what makes touting Hillary's support among Democrats so laughable.	frylock	Oct 2015	#65
HRC's coattails are so negative as to constitute anti-matter.	Divernan	Oct 2015	#42
They haven't faced the truth in decades	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#43
Seems like DWS would be happy to help them	AnAzulTexas	Oct 2015	#47
Maybe Limbaugh will resurrect Operation Chaos to assist her candidacy again.	AtomicKitten	Oct 2015	#50
As i have said	Robbins	Oct 2015	#51
Every objection to Sanders' candidacy is dismissed as "fear"	Orrex	Oct 2015	#54
Damn right they are afraid of him and for the same reason Hillary and company are afraid of him.	A Simple Game	Oct 2015	#69
Yeah, Sanders' supporters keep on chanting that slogan	Orrex	Oct 2015	#86
Why would the Democratic front runner be afraid of a non-Democrat?	leftofcool	Oct 2015	#106
My reason is in the post you responded to, if you don't like the reason refute it.	A Simple Game	Oct 2015	#108
Sorry, but it doesn't work that way	Orrex	Oct 2015	#112
There is evidence out there but it would be a waste of my time to gather any of it	A Simple Game	Oct 2015	#125
That's a lie and a clear demonstration of your lack of conviction	Orrex	Oct 2015	#139
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Oct 2015	#62
Actually they seem to want to take down Hillary	WI_DEM	Oct 2015	#64
They are trying to frame the issues as early as possible	cprise	Oct 2015	#98
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!	WillyT	Oct 2015	#67
The Repigs have been preparing to run against HRH forever	hifiguy	Oct 2015	#70
This comes as no surprise	FlatBaroque	Oct 2015	#71
They set up a fake committee to derail her because they want her?	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#75
Welcome to Bizarro world.	zappaman	Oct 2015	#77
Logistics have changed in ways nobody predicted since that committee was set up.	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#78
Lol Nt	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#82
Oh please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	leftofcool	Oct 2015	#140
Conservatives aren't logical nor unified anymore	cprise	Oct 2015	#99
Bernin' down the House!	dreamnightwind	Oct 2015	#79
That pretty much sums up my thoughts as well, and you are 100% correct	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#81
Repukes don't even have the vocabulary to converse w/ Bernie	MasonDreams	Oct 2015	#104
They certainly won't be prepared to debate on his terms	dreamnightwind	Oct 2015	#109
Um, hey Republicans!	hootinholler	Oct 2015	#83
Even Coulter came out saying that FOX and Co. need to go easy on Clinton; she's the one they want to	YOHABLO	Oct 2015	#84
Would you like your sundae with fake syrup or the real chocolate variety?	nolabels	Oct 2015	#96
Coulter said that Obama was unelectable in 2008 so her "advice" regarding what Democrats should do	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#169
Remember the ' Reagan Democrats'?	libodem	Oct 2015	#91
Bernie will politically educate millions!!!	MasonDreams	Oct 2015	#100
I think that's false.	Baltimore18	Oct 2015	#107
I smell the fear of Bernie on their bods.	Hepburn	Oct 2015	#110
Then why don't they go after him?	treestar	Oct 2015	#111
Probably because there are none,	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#113
So why don't they manufacture them?	treestar	Oct 2015	#114
Because this time folks are paying a little more attention to facts.	NorthCarolina	Oct 2015	#115
+1	NealK	Oct 2015	#123
Oh, they have plenty and will use it if needed. Right now, bernie is irrelevant.	leftofcool	Oct 2015	#141
They want Bernie to be the nominee. They know they can destroy him quite easily. As I have said...	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#170
Actually, I think that at this pointq	SheilaT	Oct 2015	#127
Hey everyone it's freaky Friday	Tommy2Tone	Oct 2015	#129
Nonsense.	Beacool	Oct 2015	#133
Look for the 'Bernie Republicans'	libodem	Oct 2015	#134
If it is Hillary, it is just a contest between two corporate politicians. Big problem with GOTV.	Maineman	Oct 2015	#136
Of course the right wing wants Hillary	d_legendary1	Oct 2015	#142
Of couse they want her.	NealK	Oct 2015	#172
This is all based on some anonymous public tweet??	DCBob	Oct 2015	#173

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