Energizer Bernie: How does Sanders keep going, and going, and going?

[chwaliszewski]

“Most candidates half his age would strain under the weight of that schedule. There was one day where he hit five or six states in a single day. I really don’t understand how he does it,” the staffer said.

So how DOES he do it?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/energizer-bernie-does-sanders-keep-000000095.html

[Tal Vez]

1. The man has stamina, that's for sure.

I think he's amazing.

[JudyM]

2. Cute article. Janey keeps the spark sparkin.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. That's a disgusting thing to say.

If there is one thing Bernie is not, it's a hater. Which is more than can be said about some of the people who misrepresent everything he's trying to do.

[barrow-wight]

7. Why is it disgusting?

[chwaliszewski]

10. Tell David Brock hello

[barrow-wight]

11. Ka Ching!

[chwaliszewski]

14. I see you have your two week anniversary coming up as a DU member

Congrats

[barrow-wight]

17. Do I get a toaster?

[chwaliszewski]

18. No, but you can get an 'ignore'.

[barrow-wight]

19. Really? No toaster?

I'm ok with you ignoring me. In nine days, you won't have very much to say that will be allowed here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Because Bernie is not hateful in any respect.

He's spent his whole career fighting for the rights of the poor, minorities and women. He is not motivated by hate but by the desire to improve life for the 99%. I'm glad you saw the light and deleted your post because it was hateful.

[barrow-wight]

13. I know you believe that.

I believe in you believing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Show me an example of Bernie saying something hateful.

Go ahead. Or hasn't David Brock given you those talking points yet?

[barrow-wight]

16. You believe in David Brock too apparently.

I support you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. I believe that David Brock is a scumbag

who has been hired by the Clinton campaign to engage in Rove-style ratfucking and to spread as much FUD as possible. The reason I believe this is because it's true: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-hillary-clinton-paying-trolls-attack-people-online-article-1.2613980 and http://observer.com/2016/03/hillary-clinton-must-sever-ties-with-dirty-tricks-hitman-david-brock/

[barrow-wight]

21. Ah.

So do you also believe, by some strange bridge of false equivalence, that every Hillary supporter you encounter is hired by the Clinton campaign? I'm just trying to understand how deep this rabbit hole goes.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. Not at all.

However, there has been a sudden wave of new posters who are unusually fanatical in their support for Hillary and their hate for Bernie, and I do wonder how many of those are actually brockpuppets. I am quite sure most DUers who have been supporting Hillary since the beginning are sincere, but for the most part their remarks are not hateful so I respect them.

[barrow-wight]

24. Ah, so I'm fanatical for Hillary?

Hardly. I just think she's a better candidate. I wouldn't call myself the Hillary equivalent of a Berniecrat or a Birdiecrat or any of the other ways people devote themselves to that candidate.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. When did I accuse you of being fanatical?

I merely wanted to know why you thought Bernie was motivated by hate and asked you to come up with an example of a hateful statement that he made.

*crickets*

[barrow-wight]

32. Well, I'm new here.

You're talking about us new posters like we're fanatical. Doesn't take a psychic to figure out what you're trying to say, but please, backpedal if you will.

I never said he made statements that could be explicitly hateful. He's too smart for that. But, in my opinion, he is driven by hatred and that's why he's fighting like the sorest loser I ever did see.

[merrily]

37. Hillary's made hateful statements because she is not smart enough to avoid making them?

Gee, I never thought I'd see someone who joined DU in May 2016 making that point!

[barrow-wight]

38. Parse my words however you wish.

I don't think she's made hateful statements either but I think some of the folks here would hear her say "Hello" and say it was hateful.

[merrily]

39. Sorry, but that was a clear implication from what you posted about Bernie.

And, now we have a hello victim card, too! It just keeps getting funnier.

[barrow-wight]

40. Is that what you thought it implied?

I'm sorry you found it so unclear.

You know what's funnier?

Nine days.

[merrily]

41. There's a deadline on mocking silly posts? Who knew?

[barrow-wight]

42. Well, not exactly,

But mocking my posts will be among the few things that won't get you banned if you're still in Bernie or Bust mode.

I can tell that you're one of those that likes to keep going back and forth and back and forth so I'll leave you to your emotions.

Have a pleasant evening.

[merrily]

43. Still? Got a link to show when I WAS in Bernie or Bust mode? Or did you pull that from your ear?

I love being left to my emotions. I have fun. Some Hillary supporters, on the other hand, can't seem to stop projecting about hate, anger and other negative emotions I feel bad for them.

[barrow-wight]

45. I feel bad ...

... for the emotional crash that's coming once it becomes clear to some folks that Bernie has lost.

Well, I sorta feel bad.

[merrily]

47. So, no link? And no "good evening" either? Tsk

[barrow-wight]

48. Link to what?

That Jonestownradicals site everyone's been talking about? I can't keep track of these conversations. Too many of you sound alike.

[merrily]

50. Link to YOUR claim that I am Bernie or bust.

Linking to a website for supporters of Sanders proves zero about me personally, except that I support Sanders. Ridiculous and lame to imply that it does. Of you can't keep track of who posts what, you shouldn't throw around accusations.

You might ruin (snort) your credibility as a poster.

Speaking of lame, have you noticed that each of your flailing replies to me has gotten weaker and weaker?

[barrow-wight]

51. I'm still having fun.

You're not?

[merrily]

55. More than ever, but I'm not the one who posted Reply 42, flouncing off, and then

hung around anyway, long enough to get called out for pulling stuff that I could not support from my ear and getting weaker by the post. Glad you're enjoying yourself despite all that. Most other people would just be embarrassed by now.

However, your responses are getting less and less interesting, which is a nicer way of saying boring. In any event, I'm bored with this conversation. Have a great day!

[barrow-wight]

61. Sorry dear.

Next time I'll bring a circus. Lol

[One Black Sheep]

4. I can only guess he has really good genes

It is remarkable, how energetic and youthful he seems in his manner. The guy is 74 years old, and seems like he is in his late 50s or early 60s...

[XRubicon]

6. People’s United Bank!

[Skink]

9. 74 is the new 50

In this day and age Bernie is not old

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. He's older than I am and I couldn't keep up a schedule like that.

[marlakay]

23. I couldn't believe how relaxed

He was on Bill Maher and i knew he had 6 rallies that weekend.

Blows me away, i would be exhausted.

[ReRe]

27. Because...

... his supporters keep telling him to Go Bernie Go!

[Waiting For Everyman]

28. I read the article, and now I understand.

My Dad was just like that. He had the same wirey build and the same energy and stamina, both physical and mental. He went on like that, just like Bernie, and only slowed down a little the year before he died, at 97. He was a teacher, published writer, and a farmer, and was super-psyched about doing all of it.

Some people are lit by a fire inside, to do what they're determined to do. Bernie has actually seemed to be enjoying this, and after reading this article, I think he probably is!

The weird thing is, Jane reminds me of my Mom too! Lol! She was very much the same type of person. Very low-key, but fun, kind, very positive, and smart. More educated than one would guess (she had a masters' degree, which wasn't that common among the WW2 generation).

I feel like I "get" them a bit more now. A good article, thanks for it! Apt cartoon too!

[chwaliszewski]

31. You are very welcome!

Like Bernie or not, you've got to respect his enthusiasm and how he fires people up.

[Hydra]

29. He's fighting the good fight

And while he probably wishes we could have done this 20 or more years ago...Go Bernie!

[coco77]

30. Look at Dick Van Dyke...

Notice how trump and Hillary take days off to recuperate...Bernie!Bernie!Bernie!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

33. People with overactive thyroids think normal people are "lazy".

My grandmother had an overactive thyroid and acted like a drill sergeant. Thought it was scandalous that my parents and I and my sister didn't get up at 6:30 am and start scurrying around the kitchen.

I don't know what keeps Bernie going physically, but he's awfully energetic.

[madokie]

34. His love of country and fellow humans

knowing full well we HAVE to get our shit together like never before.
Thats what drives him more than anything IMO

[Manifestor_of_Light]

64. I didn't say he had an overactive thyroid.

Men generally have more energy than women due to having more testosterone.

More women have auto-immune diseases, like the most common kind of thyroid deficiency.

Yes, Bernie does love his country and his fellow humans and that does motivate him to work for change.

[Peace Patriot]

35. Interesting article! I'm glad somebody tackled this subject...

...cuz I was wondering myself. I'm 71 and I could NOT keep this pace. Listen to this:

On this holiday weekend when Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, had scheduled just one public event and Hillary Clinton, the most likely Democratic nominee, had nothing public on her schedule, Sanders held one rally after another, interspersed with TV appearances. Ventura, Pomona, and Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday; Long Beach, Inglewood, the Young Turks and Bill Maher on Friday; Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Bakersfield on Saturday; Visalia and Fresno on Sunday; a few stops in Oakland on Monday.--from the OP (my emphasis)

Those areas are far apart. CA is huge state. That's a lot of travel! And in every clip I've seen of him, he looks and sounds fresh and energized! He is phenomenal! I WANT THIS MAN WORKING ON OUR BEHALF IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

Hillary and Donald can take a Space X rocket to Mars and do their little kabuki theatre there! I want a REAL PRESIDENT who has nothing on his mind but the interests of the people he is serving, and has no other purpose in life but to provide that service, and has 1,000 x the energy of anybody else to do that service with! No lucrative deals with the Saudis on his mind. No wanting to play with the "big boys" in the Fortune 500 or the "Project for a New American Century." No private email server to tend to; no Articles of Impeachment to be presented on the day after his inauguration. No idiotic "walls" to build. No brown people to kick out of the country. No investment portfolios to worry about. No slush funds. No return favors owed to the banksters.

Someone who likes simple living, who likes people, who listens to their problems, and will spend ALL his time and energy solving them! Someone for whom a quick stop at a diner and a brisk walk in the fresh air fully energizes him for the next rally of the 7 scheduled for that weekend in between TV appearances!

My God, WHAT are we losing if we don't make this man President!

The only thing I don't like about the article is that it's got Clinton campaign and Corrupt Media propaganda in it, about Sanders' chances at the nomination. His chances are much better than this article says! For instance, the latest polls show that Sanders has erased a large deficit in CA and is now even with Clinton. All the momentum is on his side AND he very often outdoes the polls, sometimes by significant margins, probably because pollsters are simply not capturing new voters, young voters and independent voters. CA registered 850,000 new voters in CA as of March 31--a huge surge, mostly Democratic registrations, mostly young people.

[underthematrix]

36. LOL! I have to share this with TOD

They'll get a good laugh

[B Calm]

46. We'll find out at the convention.

[chwaliszewski]

52. I'd rather have a candidate that actually wants to help people,

not one that seems to want to help themselves.

[B Calm]

53. You too.

I'm just thrilled that I met a Hillary supporter who agrees their candidate hasn't clinched and will not clinch until the convention.

[B Calm]

58. We're in agreement the primary is over at our convention and not before.

[B Calm]

60. Glad to know you are a Hillary supporter that doesn't want to prematurely call it. True Rarity

[PADemD]

54. I noticed the same energy in Admiral Joe Sestak

I noticed the same energy in Admiral Joe Sestak when I volunteered for his campaign in 2010.

At 6 pm on the eve of the election, he was making the rounds of campaign offices to thank the volunteers.

I was dead tired after being there all day; and I noticed that his aides were tired, too. But Admiral Sestak was full of energy.

Sad that he won't be our candidate in November.

[RandySF]

56. Spite

[chwaliszewski]

62. Stop being so negative, Randy. He cares, that's all.

If he somehow gets the nomination and goes on to kick Trump's ass in November, then that's all that matters.

[barrow-wight]

65. He catches his shuteye at military events.