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In reply to the discussion: I find the phrase "Feel the Bern" off-putting. It feels like a taunt, not an invitation . . . [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)82. That poster totally missed the entire point of the article.
Which was (it's from 6 months ago, I would bet they are no longer promoting him as he is now a real threat) that the GOP was promoting Bernie because Bernie was able to dent Clinton when they were not, despite their massive efforts.
From that link:
As the unkempt septuagenarian senator has risen in the polls and drawn crowds in the thousands, GOP operatives have cheered him on social media and watched slack-jawed as a self-proclaimed socialist seems able to do more electoral damage to Hillary Clinton than a host of Republicans. Their love for Sanders though doesnt seem to be motivated by the appeal of his leftwing ideology. Instead, its a sense of joy that anyone is able to land punches on the Teflon-like Clinton.
Colin Reed, the executive director of America Rising, a Republican Super Pac which specializes in opposition research, has also gone out of his way on Twitter to express his wonderment at the crowds that Sanders is attracting and the Bernie-mania he is inspiring. Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romneys top strategist in 2012, even wrote a column proclaiming that Sanders is the real deal.
The crowds though arent what are drawing astonishment after all, Trump draws huge crowds too. Instead, its that after years of Republican efforts to damage Clinton in the aftermath of the 2008 election on everything from the Russia reset to Benghazi to her personal emails, an ex-hippie from Vermont is the only one who can affect her standing with voters.
As well-connected Republican strategist Liz Mair explained to the Guardian, conservatives are excited that Sanders is exposing Clinton for what many Republicans have long argued she is: a cold, robotic, inauthentic fraud that no one, regardless of ideology, should be comfortable with.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/14/bernie-sanders-republican-operatives-hillary-clinton
Colin Reed, the executive director of America Rising, a Republican Super Pac which specializes in opposition research, has also gone out of his way on Twitter to express his wonderment at the crowds that Sanders is attracting and the Bernie-mania he is inspiring. Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romneys top strategist in 2012, even wrote a column proclaiming that Sanders is the real deal.
The crowds though arent what are drawing astonishment after all, Trump draws huge crowds too. Instead, its that after years of Republican efforts to damage Clinton in the aftermath of the 2008 election on everything from the Russia reset to Benghazi to her personal emails, an ex-hippie from Vermont is the only one who can affect her standing with voters.
As well-connected Republican strategist Liz Mair explained to the Guardian, conservatives are excited that Sanders is exposing Clinton for what many Republicans have long argued she is: a cold, robotic, inauthentic fraud that no one, regardless of ideology, should be comfortable with.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/14/bernie-sanders-republican-operatives-hillary-clinton
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I find the phrase "Feel the Bern" off-putting. It feels like a taunt, not an invitation . . . [View all]
Empowerer
Jan 2016
OP
Personally, I do not like exercise, but I understand the concept.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2016
#105
I suppose you can take it many different ways. For me it is just an indicator of how
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#4
Same... could it be some here are just being overly sensitive? Maybe even to suit their own purposes?
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2016
#136
I'm neither Republican nor a supporter of third-way, investment banking interests, war profiteering
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#7
So if a GOP strategist had used "Hope & Change" a few times Obama should have given it up?
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#8
I have deflected nothing. I have pointed out the absurd positions you would put our candidates in.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#45
Bull. You were trying to deflect from the fact that prominent Republican strategists support Sanders
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2016
#104
Gosh, it's a good thing they never supported Obama back when he was running against Clinton!
Kentonio
Jan 2016
#110
Did they? Can you provide a link (just as I have) to an article that substantiates your claim?
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2016
#112
Given your refusal to answer a request of mine because you called me biased and close minded
Kentonio
Jan 2016
#142
The difference is, your supposition has zero basis in truth. My claim is documented.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2016
#144
Deflection? You are the one who claimed something about the GOP and linked to an article that didn't
cui bono
Jan 2016
#76
You ask some very good questions. Unfortunately, our mutual interlocutor is not interested
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#37
Non sequitur. And blatant deflection. NO GOP strategist rushed to twitter to support Obama.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2016
#19
It is not a deflection, it points the absurdity of what you wish. Also, you didn't answer.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#31
Or with like slogans like "gobernie"." Dems still quaking in their boots over what Repubs do.
Luminous Animal
Jan 2016
#52
I'll remind you of this next time you take issue with someone smearing Clinton.
Kentonio
Jan 2016
#126
"anti-Poc votes"??? Links? That is a flat out LIE. Bernie has fought for civil rights for DECADES.
cui bono
Jan 2016
#148
I have other concerns, such as that it reminds me of venereal diseases. However, I got over it.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#10
Well that is your opinion. No one says you have to adopt it. For those who like it they use it.
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#22
Wow? There is hardly anything harsh about either one of my posts. I simply said if you don't like it
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#29
I would say you are overreacting to the response you are calling an "interesting" 'reaction'.
cui bono
Jan 2016
#71
I've heard that, but as I (and most of the country) am not a fitness nut that meaning is lost on me.
JonLeibowitz
Jan 2016
#40
As we have seen with this thread any word or phrase can be taken more than one way. It is
liberal_at_heart
Jan 2016
#54
That's very surprising, since the grass roots rallying cry has nothing to do with "eating hot sauce"
delrem
Jan 2016
#26
I only feel it's an insult when used by those not supporting the Sanders campaign
mythology
Jan 2016
#12
Yup you dared to question something to do with Senator Sanders and not in a 100% positive way.
zappaman
Jan 2016
#137
Maybe because "burn" is not a pleasant thing, so telling someone to "feel it" sounds harsh to me
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#98
No, I don't "intend" to taunt. You are the one who is bringing up possible "negative" connotations.
cui bono
Jan 2016
#162
I certainly don't owe you any explanation for why I choose to post anything, but watching you
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#171
So what did you hope to accomplish by posting the OP or this last post of yours?
cui bono
Jan 2016
#176
I found Hillary likening herself to my abuela to be off-putting. Like mockery...
Autumn
Jan 2016
#113
I find someone who finds "Feel the Bern" off-putting an off-putting type of person. Ciao forever. nt
valerief
Jan 2016
#130
To me it evokes the idea of hard work for great gain. Striving for a goal.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#147
Oh? I thought the campaign was casting a wide net because Bernie's going to unite the country ...
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#185
No. "Ready for Hillary" was far more 'taunting', if that is how you define it.
Betty Karlson
Jan 2016
#188
Persecution complex? This OP is about you thinking a punster sly campaign slogan is a 'taunt'.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#190
Some context for those who might have missed such things: Etymology 'Feel The Burn'-The phrase
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#192
Hillary 'I told Wall St to cut it out' rather off-putting as well, no real change will occur. nt
slipslidingaway
Jan 2016
#215
I know that stupid phrase guaranteed I would never even consider Sanders. eom
MohRokTah
Jan 2016
#218