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Aerows

(39,961 posts)
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 11:20 PM Nov 2015

I went to the grocery store today. A Clinton Sanders divergence. [View all]

I blurted out "you have to be shitting me" for 3.98 each for tomatoes. A nice lady I didn't know (know her now) was there and I apologized for the ugly language. We started discussing the economy.

Later, I arrived at the checkout counter, and a lovely African American lady and her child were in the line behind me.

I'm not exactly certain how we got on the topic of voting for Clinton, but the white cashier and the AA standing right by me both said they can't stand her.

I brought up Sanders. "I've heard about him, isn't he the one that is not launching negative campaigns"? I had three different people discussing how much better it would be to elect Sanders. The lady that had a book in front of me stopped and listed places where you could register to vote.

I do more every damn day without getting paid for it to get Bernie Sanders elected than a SuperPAC ever could. So can everybody else. Our daily lives - that is what he wants to improve.

To be honest, I'd be depressed as hell if Hillary Clinton was my candidate, strictly because of the maudlin air that they can't win unless they go into the gutter.

I am *PROUD* of Bernie Sanders.

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Luckily those vituperative sentiments only exist on DU. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #1
Yep. Aerows Nov 2015 #2
I talked about Hillary at my church: They are excited to vote for her lewebley3 Nov 2015 #121
A church is not a "random slice of humanity"... cascadiance Nov 2015 #142
The Church is not rich either: They love Hillary lewebley3 Nov 2015 #144
But what about agnostics, Muslims, Jews, and others that aren't Christian?... cascadiance Nov 2015 #146
Just more groups that are for Hillary: She is very popular lewebley3 Nov 2015 #190
So did you go to a mosque or a synagogue to get more comments... cascadiance Nov 2015 #191
I work with two muslins; They have invited us to the mosque lewebley3 Nov 2015 #193
They are Americans that vote lewebley3 Nov 2015 #152
It puzzles me Aerows Nov 2015 #162
Depends on the grocery store Buzz cook Nov 2015 #156
One other thing Aerows Nov 2015 #3
She's ahead what, 61-30 at this point? JaneyVee Nov 2015 #12
I dare you Aerows Nov 2015 #19
I often talk politics with many people... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #26
You mistake me. Aerows Nov 2015 #28
I took your challenge numerous times... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #30
Oh. You live in a very liberal part of Manhattan Aerows Nov 2015 #39
Could the fact that you live in... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #56
Could be. Aerows Nov 2015 #63
I don't think any Republicans live here. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #83
I live in Portland. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #109
It boggles my mind Aerows Nov 2015 #178
+++this grasswire Nov 2015 #180
Still waiting to see a crowd of 28,000 or more at a city the size of Portland supporting Hillary.... cascadiance Nov 2015 #192
I was at an executive team building seminar for a Wall Streeet Bank last weekend, bvar22 Nov 2015 #120
LOL Aerows Nov 2015 #154
Manhattan. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #181
I sure as hell dont want to know the people you know then. so sad litlbilly Nov 2015 #84
You are right JaneyVee: Women in my family have sent Hillary money lewebley3 Nov 2015 #122
She was saying about Obama supporters when having that lead in 2007 too! cascadiance Nov 2015 #143
you need to get out more, lady nt grasswire Nov 2015 #179
Yes you probably will get some kind of reaction anywhere you go and mention Clinton ToxMarz Nov 2015 #95
Everyone knows so many truths and lies about her and her President husband. AlbertCat Nov 2015 #119
Right! DU is the only location where Mrs. Clinton is viewed unfavorably! Doctor_J Nov 2015 #5
It's my challenge Aerows Nov 2015 #7
So she's way ahead in the polls ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #81
Its like deja vu... workinclasszero Nov 2015 #91
Shall I cut your pizza into 6 slices? Not hungry enough for 8? nt msanthrope Nov 2015 #138
Maybe if she were further ahead of Sanders than she was against Obama at this point... cascadiance Nov 2015 #145
This is 2015 ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #169
Right and THANKFULLY he's not a corporatist pushing TPP like Obama was then too! cascadiance Nov 2015 #173
You know what's funny? NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #175
I live in Minneapolis. Puglover Nov 2015 #137
It's point blank Aerows Nov 2015 #159
No kidding, I can't tell you how many times... tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #165
I'm in SusanaMontana41 Nov 2015 #185
. tex-wyo-dem Nov 2015 #189
Never try to convince somebody of something their whole world view depends on not believing. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #6
Never try to convince someone Aerows Nov 2015 #10
How is your raccoon bite healing? JaneyVee Nov 2015 #23
Wow, nice. Aerows Nov 2015 #25
Not everything is an attack. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #27
I suspect that any team Aerows Nov 2015 #29
That's why we've stopped telling you John Poet Nov 2015 #100
Extremism DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #101
Were you a Goldwater Girl, too? John Poet Nov 2015 #103
I am a guy ...I couldn't care less that you thought I was a girl... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #106
I didn't think that. John Poet Nov 2015 #107
So you write things you know to be untrue? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #108
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #110
Mr. Poet insulted/disrespected me first DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #111
It was a question, wasn't it? John Poet Nov 2015 #164
You can be a fan of goldwater and not be alive in 1964. Gore1FL Nov 2015 #125
I am not a huge fan of Goldwater but I did appreciate it when be basically told Jerry Falwell.... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #127
We agree on a lot of things. Gore1FL Nov 2015 #131
Barry Goldwater famously evolved... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #133
Goldwater was also a strong opponent of the Civil Rights Act when Hillary supported him too! cascadiance Nov 2015 #148
Res ipsa loquitur DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #166
She rode her husband's coat tails... Yurovsky Nov 2015 #8
lol JaneyVee Nov 2015 #11
So knocking on doors Aerows Nov 2015 #14
bahahahahahahahaha! workinclasszero Nov 2015 #92
She has a B.A. From Wellesley and a JD from Yale Law DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #18
I have never thought her anything Aerows Nov 2015 #22
If the presidency was a job interview... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #32
Ok. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #36
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #41
I'm sure Rep. John Lewis would love to hear that. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #42
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #45
LOL. Ok. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #51
Interesting JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #38
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #43
I'll take the word of civil rights hero's and union officials instead, thanks. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #47
You'd be better served taking neither my word nor theirs JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #55
Thank you for that deep insight. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #59
Because the Iraq war and the destruction of Libya were so wonderful eridani Nov 2015 #86
+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #50
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #9
I also vote on issues Aerows Nov 2015 #13
I voted for her in '08. Did my 840high Nov 2015 #15
Do some more homework... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #17
I've read this before: bvf Nov 2015 #31
Yes. It was a copy and paste of my own post. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #34
And that should matter how? bvf Nov 2015 #44
Creepy/flattering. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #48
Oh. That transparent crap again. bvf Nov 2015 #57
Like a Top! canoeist52 Nov 2015 #114
+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2015 #53
Bernie runs circles around Hillary on every progressive issue... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #58
Yeah... good thing huh. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #73
Yup workinclasszero Nov 2015 #90
Did they poll all the widowed, maimed, homeless, refugees polly7 Nov 2015 #94
Thank You Polly McKim Nov 2015 #96
They have no right to life. polly7 Nov 2015 #98
So every foreign civil war is now the fault of the United States? ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2015 #112
Canada, as part of NATO helped to destroy the lives of millions in Libya. polly7 Nov 2015 #113
Post removed Post removed Nov 2015 #128
I think it's you that needs to re-read the posts and get your message straight. polly7 Nov 2015 #129
Alright... ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2015 #135
Ronald Reagan was once an actor too. floriduck Nov 2015 #105
Updated title n/t Aerows Nov 2015 #4
I've had experiences zentrum Nov 2015 #16
You know how when you buy a new car and suddenly... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #20
You know when you want to vote for a candidate Aerows Nov 2015 #33
That comes across like a third-grader's first attempt bvf Nov 2015 #49
Breaking out the insults so soon? Pace yourself. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #60
Insult? No. bvf Nov 2015 #64
Confirmation bias is a recognized phenomenon. Nothing puerile about that. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #68
You're thinking of the "frequency illusion." bvf Nov 2015 #75
Familiar with both. They are both examples of cognitive bias... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #77
I *love* a good anecdote! n/t bvf Nov 2015 #82
Maybe that's because one just started noticing a lot of people agree with them. <G> n/t jtuck004 Nov 2015 #74
Got to get 'em to vote. nt SusanCalvin Nov 2015 #21
Yup. silverweb Nov 2015 #66
Love your anecdote AND your GIF! Demeter Nov 2015 #170
Thanks. :) silverweb Nov 2015 #188
K & R !!!! Thespian2 Nov 2015 #35
The more I seem to talk about him Aerows Nov 2015 #54
Is Satan running? Must go see..... Demeter Nov 2015 #171
Satan is going to be Aerows Nov 2015 #174
That makes sense--smart political move! Demeter Nov 2015 #176
I *LOVE* your sig line Aerows Nov 2015 #177
ty--use it freely--I got it for free somewhere Demeter Nov 2015 #183
That's how it's going! silverweb Nov 2015 #67
K&R. We can nominate Bernie Sanders. JDPriestly Nov 2015 #37
People always are praising PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #40
Just put up my Bernie lawn sign...getting positive comments from most of my neighbors wanting to know where I got mine so they can get one too. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #52
I have the opposite experience ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #46
$3.98 for tomatoes? Do you live in Greenland or something? Scootaloo Nov 2015 #61
I shit you not Aerows Nov 2015 #65
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2015 #62
Thank for the kick Aerows Nov 2015 #76
I talk to people all the time SmittynMo Nov 2015 #69
Well, I for one.... quickesst Nov 2015 #70
I live in the South Aerows Nov 2015 #78
Yep, Arkansas..... quickesst Nov 2015 #87
Arkansas is a little different from the rest of the Old South. bvar22 Nov 2015 #194
Damn, how big are those tomatoes? passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #71
I was stunned. Aerows Nov 2015 #79
People who shop at Whole Foods aka Whole Paycheck Demeter Nov 2015 #172
I drove from So. Cal. to Boise Friday and back on Monday... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #72
When my lapel pin Aerows Nov 2015 #80
Happy to rec this Catherina Nov 2015 #85
Yeah and her supporters on DU will blame Bernie's supporters SammyWinstonJack Nov 2015 #89
OMG it's the Loonix bug! dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #123
I added it last night Catherina Nov 2015 #130
Awesome dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #134
It used to have the same effect on me a few years ago Catherina Nov 2015 #139
I had a friend drop in yesterday. SamKnause Nov 2015 #88
Right on! That is how its done. raouldukelives Nov 2015 #93
This STORY is a load of ... Twaddle! 66 dmhlt Nov 2015 #97
Okay. Aerows Nov 2015 #118
The Dems I know will NOT vote for her, period. The Republicans I know cannot WAIT to vote against AzDar Nov 2015 #99
Same reaction I get here. Aerows Nov 2015 #158
And hillary supporters will quack retrowire Nov 2015 #102
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #104
I've seen a LOT of Bernie stickers but none for Hillary here in Vegas. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #115
I've seen a Bernie sticker Aerows Nov 2015 #117
Not as red as you might think.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #147
I will fight to the last vote Aerows Nov 2015 #151
I'd be depressed as hell if Hillary Clinton was my candidate AlbertCat Nov 2015 #116
The media is in the tank so it's up to us dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #124
It's too early to tell what will happen in 2016. Gore1FL Nov 2015 #126
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Nov 2015 #132
"Aerows" Keep Doing What You're Doing, I'm Having The SAME ChiciB1 Nov 2015 #136
Hey, cher - I'm not "Aerows" Aerows Nov 2015 #182
Okay, I Put Too Many Things In Quotes, BUT We Do Need ChiciB1 Nov 2015 #195
I love boots :) Aerows Nov 2015 #196
Oh, OK... You Know How It Around Here These Days!!! ChiciB1 Nov 2015 #197
All My Progressive Liberal Friends . . . Gamecock Lefty Nov 2015 #140
And I suppose voters liked Nixon seeming "presidential" and like a leader... cascadiance Nov 2015 #149
I wish I could grow tomatoes, I never have luck with them. Sunlei Nov 2015 #141
I grew some Aerows Nov 2015 #150
seems to me like most groceries have doubled in price just in the past couple years. Sunlei Nov 2015 #153
Growing plants is against the law? Aerows Nov 2015 #155
I also talked to some people Nonhlanhla Nov 2015 #157
My enthusiasm? Aerows Nov 2015 #160
They will always have the money. Scruffy1 Nov 2015 #161
You have to believe in your candidate Aerows Nov 2015 #163
A similar thing happened to me in the catfood aisle at Kroger today and the japple Nov 2015 #167
kick. GoneFishin Nov 2015 #168
You should learn to grow your own Tomatoes postatomic Nov 2015 #184
Am I being admonished because it is not Aerows Nov 2015 #186
Easy there partner' postatomic Nov 2015 #187
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