Kos Scorches Bitter Bernie in latest blog entry

[charlyvi]

11 Reason why Bernie Sanders lost this thing fair and square

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/23/1529938/-11-reasons-why-Bernie-Sanders-lost-this-thing-fair-and-square

My Favorite:

7. The system was rigged because of closed primaries!

All primaries should be closed. If you want to choose the Democratic nominee, become a Democrat. If you are too pure and awesome and independent and iconoclastic, that’s awesome too! Just don’t ask to pick someone else’s leaders. I don’t waltz in to the local Shriners Club, tell them their little hats are stupid, then demand to pick their leadership. If I cared that much about who led them (and what they wore), I’d join the organization.

It costs nothing to be a Democrat. It’s free! Just check a box! And then you don’t have to worry about primary deadlines or whatnot. And if that’s too much of a lift for you, then too bad—you shouldn’t have a say until the general election rolls around. (And yes, I think parties should take over from the states and handle the nomination stuff themselves.)

That said, there have been 23 open contests, and Clinton has won 13 of them. That’s a majority. So even this stupid talking point is stupid. And you know what makes it even more stupid? Take away caucuses, so that we’re just talking about open primaries, then Clinton has won open primaries 13-6.


Conclusion:

.....Being a sore loser won’t change those facts, that reality, or the fact that we have bigger issues to deal with than Sanders’ insane temper tantrum.

[Bleacher Creature]

1. K&R

[msongs]

2. Bernie has a new gig over at Fox these days nt

[Walk away]

6. I hear he's being considered for Palin's old post!

Does that mean that Jane will be appearing on "Dancing with the Stars"????

[charlyvi]

7. Wonderful

Maybe she'll run them in the ground too!

[Her Sister]

3. KnR

[BootinUp]

4. Nicely done Markos. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. After my own heart, Kos.

[spooky3]

8. This is an amazingly good post. Not only does he

Highlight several arguments others have made, he also introduces several new (at least to me) good ones.

[charlyvi]

9. Reason 2 is awesome as well

2. He may want to disenfranchise them, but communities of color voted against Sanders

Take another moment to savor what that would mean—a party establishment ignoring the choice of the communities of color, who have heavily chosen a woman, to undemocratically hand the nomination to yet another white guy. That, my friends, is the essence of white privilege. It’s EXHIBIT A, and in case you are wondering, yes it fucking pisses me off.

I get that it’s really hard for the old guard to surrender power, but this is a new party, and one that gives voice to more people than ever before. You want someone with Bernie’s politics to get the nomination, perhaps find someone who isn’t from the whitest state in the union, unable or unwilling to deal with the communities that drive our modern party.

Fact is, Clinton won people of color by massive margins. Sanders won white people. Sanders thinks the election results should be tossed aside in his favor. Whose votes would be disenfranchised in that scenario? This is simple extrapolation, and don’t think us people of color aren’t noticing.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/23/1529938/-11-reasons-why-Bernie-Sanders-lost-this-thing-fair-and-square

[LisaM]

11. +1000

I love your post.

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. very, very good, Mr. Kos.

[TwilightZone]

12. Stolen from the comments:

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[charlyvi]

14. His Revolution done fizzled!

[Cha]

22. Perfect.. thank you!

[TwilightZone]

23. I figured it might come in handy.

lol

[Cha]

24. Really.. good snag.

[Her Sister]

25. Cha! You always find the best posters!!!!

Yep, Sums it up!

[Cha]

27. I just stole that from Twilight Zone who lifted it from the comments @ Kos..

It is perfect, though!

[GusBob]

13. Man Kos has some great points

Brain spine and brass balls

[fleabiscuit]

15. K&R

[SunSeeker]

16. Great take down of the stupid open primary talking point. nt

[ProudProgressiveNow]

17. K&R nt

[DLCWIdem]

18. K n R

[COLGATE4]

19. K&R

[NastyRiffraff]

20. Wow, that's a great post

I particularly liked this one:

8. The system wasn’t rigged because red states voted

Democrats all over the country get to choose the nominee, and that includes African Americans in southern states, and Latinos in places like Arizona and Texas. And if you have a problem with that, fuck you. Seriously, I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are trying to argue that the votes of these critical communities of color don’t matter.

You know what would rig the system? Disenfranchising those voters. Maybe just let the whitest states vote? Would that make Sanders happy? Apparently, since that’s exactly what he is arguing.

[Cha]

26. That's perfect, too.. they are all zeroing in on the very essence of burnie sanders.

And, now he's got cornel west on his "committee" for the DNC platform.. that's one reason he lost so many AA votes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=142613

[Cha]

21. I like the very first paragraph..

Bernie Sanders exceeded all primary season expectations and was en route to building something of a real movement. But rather than locking in those gains and settling in for a long-haul effort, he’s opted for a legacy-busting temper tantrum instead, heading out the (primary) door in a cloud of whining, conspiracy mongering, and blame casting. It’s a bizarre finale to what was undoubtedly an incredible run. So here are some observations, not because it matters—he’s lost—but because his claims of victimhood are absolute bullshit and need to be corrected.

2. He may want to disenfranchise them, but communities of color voted against Sanders

Take another moment to savor what that would mean—a party establishment ignoring the choice of the communities of color, who have heavily chosen a woman, to undemocratically hand the nomination to yet another white guy. That, my friends, is the essence of white privilege. It’s EXHIBIT A, and in case you are wondering, yes it fucking pisses me off.

Thank you, Charly!

[liberal N proud]

28. If you want to choose the Democratic nominee, become a Democrat. - Love this!

Primaries are party elections, not part of the party? That's your problem.

[SharonClark]

29. Awesome post!

[Gothmog]

30. KOS did a great job here

[JSup]

31. My favorite right here...

8. The system wasn’t rigged because red states voted

Democrats all over the country get to choose the nominee, and that includes African Americans in southern states, and Latinos in places like Arizona and Texas. And if you have a problem with that, fuck you. Seriously, I can’t believe that in this day and age, people are trying to argue that the votes of these critical communities of color don’t matter.

You know what would rig the system? Disenfranchising those voters. Maybe just let the whitest states vote? Would that make Sanders happy? Apparently, since that’s exactly what he is arguing.

Says it like I've been wanting to.

[NurseJackie]

32. "Like a despotic dictator, he is so sure of his supremacy..."

Like a despotic dictator, he is so sure of his supremacy that he sneers at the choices of his electorate and seeks to callously toss them aside. He dishonestly tells his supporters that there’s a conspiracy standing between him and victory.

[mercuryblues]

33. For the past

several weeks I have been seeing an uptick in my local (redstatistan) news comment section...Hitler/Nazi Germany was Socialist too.

Yes, I know that is not true in the context they mean it. It is a preview of what would be said about Sanders had he won the primary. For all those who say that he would easily beat Trump, consider this....The republicans haven't even started bashing Bernie on a national level.

[LAS14]

34. Your Shriners' analogy is right on!!!! nt