2016 Postmortem

zappaman

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5. Say "anonymous sources"

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2015, 06:15 PM

Oct 2015

Sorry, but what if those "anonymous sources" are the assholes?

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Former campaign staffers say Bernie Sanders was abusive: "Bernie was an asshole" [View all] Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 OP

is this the first of the campaign to get rid of Bernie? Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2015 #1

This must be meany night yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #26

I think it agrees with what I've heard and I like it. Stevepol Oct 2015 #104

good grief :( wendylaroux Oct 2015 #2

I just remembered, wendylaroux Oct 2015 #3

I heard that she goes berzerk if anyone puts her clothes on wire hangers. The person who GoneFishin Oct 2015 #54

egads!!! wendylaroux Oct 2015 #77

Wow! And from a Vermont newspaper. leftofcool Oct 2015 #4

Say "anonymous sources" zappaman Oct 2015 #5

I've heard similar stories.... BooScout Oct 2015 #6

Yeah. The way he just stood there when they demanded #bowdownbernie.. frylock Oct 2015 #39

According the article he "flashed with annoyance" at BLM protestors. pa28 Oct 2015 #52

Is that like a firmware update or something? frylock Oct 2015 #71

So he's a flasher, you say? I knew it would..come out. lostnfound Oct 2015 #116

Oh hell fucking no. He's a darn flasher??? That happened to me one time. Autumn Oct 2015 #118

Bernie's a Monster appalachiablue Oct 2015 #132

So abrasive, some people say it sanded the paint off the surrounding walls. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #62

I saw this one today --> JaneyVee Oct 2015 #74

That's interesting.... BooScout Oct 2015 #83

I feel terrible for those anonymous people MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #7

Who hates who now? ornotna Oct 2015 #8

Then the staffers should have got it done Gman Oct 2015 #9

Someone who gets "bent" easily? fredamae Oct 2015 #10

I had a boss who would say.... Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2015 #91

Geeebus....What a "Happy Boss" n/t fredamae Oct 2015 #105

the work environment was a cross between. .. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2015 #112

To be fair a lot of these politicians think they are God. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #11

Bash, bash, bash. No names, just made up shit. Scuba Oct 2015 #12

That reminds me of an article I read earlier this week and Purveyor Oct 2015 #13

lol Go Vols Oct 2015 #114

You mean to tell me that Bernie yelled in meetings all the time? Teamster Jeff Oct 2015 #14

I'm with you brother. safeinOhio Oct 2015 #50

I've also lost all hope. I'm giving all my possessions to the Jindal campaign. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #82

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You DO have a point, Hooptie. hifiguy Oct 2015 #22

Hooptie's post got HIDDEN? Wow. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #65

Disgustipatin' ain't it? hifiguy Oct 2015 #69

jury rigging - thought experiment MoveIt Oct 2015 #99

Easier than a bot Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #121

anti-semitism? Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #110

I am a Hillary supporter and I have never said upaloopa Oct 2015 #32

Laugh (I did too), but never forget. nt DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #40

Wow, hatesite.com must have worked overtime on that dreck. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #16

Sorry, don't believe it. Too many "anonymous" sources. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #17

Maybe that explains the lack of endorsements workinclasszero Oct 2015 #18

Or maybe it's Hillarys money buying them like Facebook likes. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #20

Cmon, man. That private meeting Hillary had with Congressional Dems.. frylock Oct 2015 #43

But wait! He's got one endorsement! ONE! That's HUGE! DanTex Oct 2015 #21

Oh right, my bad. workinclasszero Oct 2015 #23

One is infinitely more than zero after all. At this rate, in a few days, he'll DanTex Oct 2015 #25

Was it some white pol from Vermont? cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #66

According to *others* who have worked closely with Sanders over the years, he's a closet Bronie, valerief Oct 2015 #24

I just KNEW that was why Scootaloo is such an ardent supporter! frylock Oct 2015 #46

Ha! I had to look that up. I actually know zip about My Little Pony and Bronies. valerief Oct 2015 #47

You need to educate yourself. hifiguy Oct 2015 #49

Reality blows me away sometimes!! valerief Oct 2015 #92

Okay Armstead Oct 2015 #27

I want a president who wants to hear excuses. arcane1 Oct 2015 #28

Hillary has been thoroughly picked apart. Bernie has not. Who knows what skeletons might be lurking... AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #29

Steve Jobs was also an asshole. And the people still loved him. AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #30

People loved the stuff his companies made and loved him for that. stevenleser Oct 2015 #93

So, apparently, is Hillary: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #31

You should make this an OP. After all, what's sauce for the goose... kath Oct 2015 #36

Somebody already did: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #38

Good. I just now came across that. Nt kath Oct 2015 #41

“Hillary Clinton can make Richard Nixon look like Mahatma Gandhi.” That's gonna leave a mark. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #68

I would never judge a politician by whether they are an asshole to work for. That is just the nature LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #86

Looks like former Secret Service agents Lloyd Bulman and Jeff Crane have no problem going on record Autumn Oct 2015 #120

what is this I smell Truprogressive85 Oct 2015 #33

This reminds me of this video... AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #34

I'd tell 'em to shut up too. they were rude and talked over his responses Armstead Oct 2015 #42

This still hasn't gotten hidden? Renew Deal Oct 2015 #35

I would never vote to hide awesomeness like this. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #76

It's better than awesome sauce. It's awesome kitty drinking awesome Autumn Oct 2015 #119

Hillary has never gone ballistic on a Secret Service agent jfern Oct 2015 #37

Actually, she has and with good reason. leftofcool Oct 2015 #64

Hillary: difficult and imperial, according to Secret Service. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #44

Yes, according to a Newsmax author quoted by a New York Post reporter. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #45

A leader who demands from others no more than he demands from himself sorechasm Oct 2015 #51

I'm basing my vote on the issues safeinOhio Oct 2015 #53

That article made your day happy, didn't it? madfloridian Oct 2015 #55

Goose, gander, yada, yada: "The Filthy Mouth of Hillary Clinton" AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #58

Dick Morris? The toe sucker, Dick Morris? workinclasszero Oct 2015 #67

Found it in the same depths in which this OP was mined. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #70

Oooh BERNNNN!!! n/t retrowire Oct 2015 #107

I look forward to you reposting this 3 more times. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #56

just three? lol nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #63

By this poster. Others will copy it too. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2015 #73

bwahaha. i expect it to be a daily occurrence soon. nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #75

Simple tasks for.... hifiguy Oct 2015 #72

All the Socialists I have known redstateblues Oct 2015 #57

Cali, I love you like kin, but we need to rise above the fray and be exemplars to the world. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #59

He does look angry all he time. moobu2 Oct 2015 #60

"According to some..." Names? Nah. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2015 #61

based on anonymous sources only JI7 Oct 2015 #78

There are some names there.. DCBob Oct 2015 #81

And hopefully he's grown up a bit in the last 25 years. lostnfound Oct 2015 #117

We should be better than this kind of crap. MineralMan Oct 2015 #79

Backed up by Barnie Frank & others long before Sanders became a Presidential candidate stevenleser Oct 2015 #89

No, they want someone they want to have a beer with. bluedigger Oct 2015 #129

You said you liked to correct grammatical errors. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #96

Doesn't want to hear excuses, get it done, wow...sounds like a normal expectation, I wonder exactly mother earth Oct 2015 #80

Hey everyone, I'm rooting for the old racist, gun nut whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #84

Thanks for posting Gothmog Oct 2015 #85

Hillary used to scream at White House staff. They feared her explosions. senz Oct 2015 #87

What is surprising is that this is new information for anyone stevenleser Oct 2015 #88

We're just dumb Sanders voters, not up to your VanSustrenesque standards. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #97

Well, Steven, at least we are not hypocrites TM99 Oct 2015 #102

Addressed here. stevenleser Oct 2015 #122

Nope. TM99 Oct 2015 #125

Give me an honest asshole over a lying prick any day. morningfog Oct 2015 #90

+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #95

that's it. I'm switching to Clinton. in fact this blog post might be the end of bernies candidacy Doctor_J Oct 2015 #94

Scummy OP. nt Bonobo Oct 2015 #98

All probably true...so? Dems2002 Oct 2015 #100

'According to some' translates into 'just making it up' so if we are to decide on the POTUS YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #101

This sounds like the smears in RWer Ed Klein's most recent anti-Hillary book, published by tblue37 Oct 2015 #103

It is easy to trash a guy or a woman without attribution dsc Oct 2015 #106

Good Article Gothmog Oct 2015 #108

So you're "saddened" that today's biggest thread is allowed to stand... DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #111

'I don't want to hear excuses!" . It is very annoying when employees make excuses. Sunlei Oct 2015 #109

Lol keeping flinging maybe something will stick-eventually azurnoir Oct 2015 #113

"In public Hillary smiles and acts graciously As soon as the cameras are gone, her angry personalty Autumn Oct 2015 #115

... Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #124

At least Sanders does not have the blood of 1 million innocent Iraqis dripping from his hands. - nt KingCharlemagne Oct 2015 #123

Amen to that. 840high Oct 2015 #126

Truth. Lunabell Oct 2015 #127

According to this article, HRC isn't Mary Poppins Lunabell Oct 2015 #128

Rejected. Anonymous hearsay, name-calling. Both are dishonest debate tactics. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #130

More lies.... 99Forever Oct 2015 #131

Quite the opposite of Hillary, who people say is very nice in person. nt SunSeeker Mar 2016 #133