Bernie is channeling his inner Trump

[Tanuki]

This morning I've repeatedly seen a clip of St. Bernie trolling Hillary, saying, "I don't want to make her any more nervous than she already is...blah blah blah...she's already under a lot of stress." Could anything be any more transparent? He's taking his cue from Trump, trying to find an equivalent of "JEB! is low energy," "Little Marco," "Lyin' Ted," etc. My only question is which one of his team of Svengalis came up with this ploy? Aspiring to be Trump-Lite is not a good look for you, St. Bernie.

[Cha]

1. He's sounds like he's the one who's "nervous". Projecting much BS? He knows

fuck all about Hillary.

[CalvinballPro]

2. The only thing "berning" now is Sanders' brand, all the way to the ground.

No more "Mr Integrity" after this horseshit.

[Her Sister]

3. That's right!

to the ground!

[bahrbearian]

4. ok

[Tanuki]

5. A former POTUS and a former FLOTUS at the funeral of another former FLOTUS.

What did you want her to do, throw a cup of scalding coffee in his face? Jeez.....
Here's another picture of HRC...that guy in the picture must be one of her "Wall street cronies" or "corporatist oligarchs" or something.....

[Cha]

6. Good reply to the spammer.. good thing he got stopped.. no telling how many more

times he would spamming.

Nice picture of Hillary and the Dali Lama

[Princess Turandot]

7. Only one former Republican POTUS?

Heck: here's 3! That would be Saint Jimmy Carter laughing and tossing one back with the American Anti-Christ, Gerald Ford and, OH MY GOD, Tricky Dick himself.


(reaganlibrary.archives.gov)

[kjones]

16. Like I posted to another of this spammer's posts...

People who have lived in the White House, under the conditions of the presidency, likely
share a camaraderie that goes beyond their politics.

A hard job with very few people who understand it...what it's like.

[DavidDvorkin]

8. What a jerk.

[BlueMTexpat]

9. Crashing and

berning indeed! From recent reports, his campaign is in a tailspin.

The question now is how many bodies they'll take down with them. I fervently hope that they have not done any lasting damage.

[pandr32]

10. Well he did advocate for transparency

...and anyone with eyes, ears, and common sense can tell Sanders has gone power-mad. He flipped on his own standards and values months ago. He really, really, really wants to be the "socialist" leader of a revolution just like those men he has idolized in the past. They were powerful and very rich men, and no-one dared disagree with them once they grabbed power. Democracy be damned. He is now shaking down political foes (superdelegates), stealing data, and cheating, all the while talking about how wonderful it will all be for everyone when he wins--free college, no trade deals, little bitty banks, Wall Street will be in chains, everyone will have 100% healthcare, we will all prosper, no wars, etc. All is fair in revolution apparently.

[Rose Siding]

11. Ah yes, women and their nervous diseases. Anyone familiar with The Yellow Wallpaper?

An innocent troll or is there a tinge of something else in this slight?

The Yellow Wallpaper The "Nervous" Diseases and Hysteria: Medical Predecessors to Neurasthenia

In the “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the narrator is diagnosed with neurasthenia, a disease characterized by so-called “nervous exhaustion” and extreme excitability. The narrator is prescribed S. Weir Mitchell’s “rest cure” in an effort to calm her nervous depression and allow her to resume her proper position in the household. Significantly, Gilman’s story is not the first time that a relationship between weak nerves and women has been highlighted in medical practice. In fact, the idea of nervousness, particularly among females, has dominated medical theory for centuries.

In the 18th century, this type of illness was categorized as one of the “nervous diseases.” Named because of their connection to the nerves, or emotions, the nervous diseases were particularly common among women. Because they were thought to have delicate bodies and sensitive minds, women were thought to be extremely susceptible to any disorder that could affect their emotional state.......

http://www.gradesaver.com/the-yellow-wallpaper/study-guide/the-nervous-diseases-and-hysteria-medical-predecessors-to-neurasthenia

It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Wallpaper

[OilemFirchen]

12. Thanks for this.

I've wondered since this was first reported yesterday what it actually means. It's one of the strangest comments I've heard in this year's campaign - a very passive-aggressive, panicky threat.

Your article adds some perspective. Whoever thought that this was a useful strategy has some uncomfortable issues.

[Rose Siding]

13. It's an effective smear against a woman unless it's confronted

What with all the remaining subliminal concepts of weak v strong. It will be touchy to rebut -and her campaign itself probably can't at all unless it blows up into a steady slam- because accusations of anything being tinged with sexist are hard for the gen pop to digest.

I really would have expected it from Trump before Bernie.

[OilemFirchen]

14. I don't think that the Clinton campaign should respond at all.

Time will tell if this becomes a narrative. If it does, it's hard to imagine any scenario whereby this redounds well on Sanders - who already exhibits a fairly profound antipathy (perhaps animosity) toward women.

Let the punditocracy tease this out.

[cosmicone]

15. It is projection n/t

[liberal N proud]

17. I heard him on some clip, (don't know where) saying he could bring up her emails

GET THIS: But I don't want to go there.

What did you just do then was my reaction as I was about to throw the TV across the room.

I think it might have been on CBS overnight or something when I couldn't sleep.