Is referring to Bernie Sanders as "BS" a subtle way of insulting him?

[BlueStater]

I know its his initials, but none of the other candidates are referred to by theirs. Joe Biden isn't called "JB", Kamala Harris isn't called "KH", Pete Buttigieg isn't called "PB", etc.

[Me.]

1. PBO...HRC

Lots of initials are used

[BlueStater]

4. Bernie Sanders doesn't seem to have a middle name.

His full name is just Bernard Sanders, so he can't really be referred to initials-wise as anything other than BS. That's unfortunate.

At least Barack Obama could be referred to as BHO.

[Me.]

7. Oh For Heaven Sake

and if someone refers to Beto as BO is that going to develop into an issue too? It's a shortcut.

[irisblue]

60. Obama can accurately be called POTUS too. The context will make clear

When it is BHO & the ApricotHellbeast.

[Hortensis]

81. IBS doesn't work temporarily while he's officially Democrat,

but as soon as he withdraws from the party again to become I - Bernie Sanders we can use that.

[Andy823]

131. Don't think is supporters would like that one either

First thing you see when you do a search for IBS is "Irritable bowel syndrome".

[Hortensis]

132. Oh, no! :) I just threw that out.

Promise the levels it’s so bad on were accidental. “Irritable” works for me though.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

116. How about SBS? if BHO can be called PBO (because we fear the middle name),

then Bernie can be SBS.

And WTF is with calling BHO by the initials PBO?

[catbyte]

2. No

[SFnomad]

3. BS and his supporters, always playing the victim card

This is politics ... you need some thicker skin for this sport.

[WeekiWater]

5. i'm going to go out on a limb and say yes.

I'm only stating that because I don't recall seeing any of his supporters us it.

BS has a lot of opposition.

[SFnomad]

6. BS has earned a lot of opposition n/t

[WeekiWater]

8. Yep. He has worked extremely hard for it. NT

[rzemanfl]

27. He had help. n/t

[onit2day]

12. Only here. Otherwise he leads all other candidates in the polls

[WeekiWater]

15. That doesn't make sense as a reply to what was stated. NT

[SFnomad]

17. No, BS doesn't lead "all other candidates", he comes up short against Joe Biden

And after next week, you won't be able to get away with the "announced candidates" bs.

[Demsrule86]

21. I heard Wednesday but don't quote me...no proof.

[SFnomad]

28. I've heard the same, from multiple sources. As long as nobody says "soon" n/t

[Demsrule86]

38. Right, it is time.

[George II]

149. "But he's not a candidate!"

[LakeArenal]

162. bs..... 😆

[Demsrule86]

23. Not after next week.

[George II]

26. ?

[TwilightZone]

126. No, he doesn't.

Outside of Emerson, which appears to be an outlier, Biden's ahead pretty much everywhere.

Unless, of course, you're making a semantic argument that Biden isn't a candidate.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

152. Ouch!! That one's gonna Bern!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[BannonsLiver]

178. More like a false statement that was easily swatted away

[hlthe2b]

9. that seems a little excessive... All I know is every time I see "Sanders", I think the post is about

that horrible liar, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

So, I'd find BS preferred or Bernie or Bernie Sanders or Senator Sanders. But, I surely don't see the problem with using initials for any of the candidates if one so chooses.

[NastyRiffraff]

29. Uh oh

Now they'll demand that nobody refer to Him by His last name. It's BERRRRNNNIEEEEEE!!! Or maybe some form of a godlike representation, like YHWH?

Or, Thou must not insult Bernie's Holy Name.

[George II]

46. Yes, and I've seen some around here, when an article about Huckleberry is posted....

....using the actual headline like "Sanders bashes Democrats" (not a real headline, just a hypothetical, no real ones come to mind) there has been wailing and gnashing of teeth about that, too.

[highplainsdem]

140. I've been criticized for referring to SHS by her last name alone in subject lines. So, SHS and BS.

[TexasTowelie]

117. Location, location, location and maybe some context.

When I see Sanders I think of Deion Sanders since he played for the Dallas Cowboys. Up in Michigan, some might think it refers to Barry Sanders.

[GaYellowDawg]

10. No. It's called initials.

The concept has been around for a long time.

[BlueStater]

11. Initials that can also stand for something completely unflattering.

Again, Bernie Sanders is pretty much the only candidate here who is consistently referred to by his initials.

[GaYellowDawg]

14. Well, then, get pissed at his parents.

And quit buying trouble where there isn't any.

[BlueStater]

16. Wow, you seem touchy.

What's your deal?

[GaYellowDawg]

39. I am touchy.

I've had a really bad start to the weekend, and it's extremely annoying to see a "Bernie's getting picked on" post manufactured out of thin air. No one around here is afraid to use the term "bullshit" if that's what they mean.

[BlueStater]

53. I'm sorry you're having a bad day.

My day didn't start off that great either, but what can you do.

This wasn't really intended as a "Bernie's getting picked on" post. It's just something I've legitimately been wondering about for awhile.

[GaYellowDawg]

55. Fair enough.

I disagree with your premise, but I apologize for treating you rudely.

[BlueStater]

59. No problem.

[Me.]

65. Quite

someone seems to want to make an issue of this

[Demsrule86]

20. So what that has been going on forever.

[BannonsLiver]

179. So what?

[BlueStater]

184. So what in that when I see people type BS, I don't just think they mean Bernie Sanders.

It's really not that hard a concept to grasp.

[murielm99]

13. Often, we refer to people by the easiest shortcut.

Beto is an easy shortcut. So is HRC. So is Mayor Pete. In my state, our governor is JB.

Sanders can be that Huckabee woman. Ick!

[SFnomad]

24. I never liked using HRC, only because it's also the same initials for the Human Rights Campaign

And yes, sometimes a story was about one and it took a while to realize that it wasn't about the other.

[murielm99]

30. LBJ took the IRT down to

Wall Street USA...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=16748

[George II]

87. And when he got down there he looked around and said "BFD"!

When I went to high school and college I took the IRT to GSS (Grand Central Station) and switched to the BMT. If it was a nice day I'd walk the eight blocks to school, otherwise I switched to the IND for two stops.

[Demsrule86]

18. It is his initials. So no.

[zentrum]

19. Yes. It's an insult.

"BS" has too wide a currency in our culture to not be an insult. I say that because I've never seen it used by anyone here, except by people who seem to hate him.

[George II]

22. JFK, FDR, HMT, DDE, JFK, LBJ, RMN, RFK, WJC, BHO (and sometimes PBO), HRC, etc.

I guess if you want to make a person's initials an issue, it's your prerogative. To me there are more important things to worry about these days.

[BlueStater]

33. I never said that no one is ever referred to by their initials.

I said that out of nearly 20 candidates running, Bernie is the only one who gets called as such. I never see anyone refer to Joe Biden as JB (or even JRB) or Beto O'Rourke as BO.

[George II]

41. None of the other 19 or so candidates have been out there for 3-4 years, people aren't familiar...

...with their initials yet.

[LongtimeAZDem]

25. What a BS question

[Scurrilous]

43. LOL

[LakeArenal]

163. Just a lot of bs

[shanny]

31. Yep.

[KPN]

32. Well, that's exactly why I never use that for Bernie, but did with HRC and do with others like AOC.

But I can only speak for me.

[louis c]

34. Oh, what a shame...

...Have you read the Mueller report of the help the Russians gave BS in the 2016 primaries?

I've seen criticism that members of the Democratic Committee got involved in the Democratic Primary, but no BS supporters criticism of the Russians helping BS.

[Ponietz]

52. +1 What a petty concern on the same day we learn the contents of the report

[LongtimeAZDem]

57. Have to distract from the part of the report that reveals the support for Sanders

“Main idea: Use any opportunity to criticize Hillary [Clinton] and the rest (except Sanders and Trump - we support them).”

[Skidmore]

95. +1 nt

[lapucelle]

76. Maybe some of the BS supporters (including the BS press secretary) are still in denial

about the Russian involvement.

Link to tweet

[Freethinker65]

35. Sometimes, when character length is not an issue, yes.

[David__77]

36. Among some militants, it's intended as an insult.

...

[LongtimeAZDem]

40. More like an amusing coincidence

[George II]

42. "Militants"? I thought the run of the mill everyday Democrats were "Establishment"....

So now we have a militant establishment?

Being a Democrat since the early 1970s, I'd hardly consider myself a "militant", and I refer to him by his initials sometimes.

[SFnomad]

45. I'm guessing the "Establishment" slur isn't have the same effect it used to

So they're trying out new ones.

[LakeArenal]

164. As another comment on another thread..

BS is more establishment politics than any one.

[mcar]

58. ...

[Cha]

97. Oh? Is "militants" your slur word

for whom?

Define "militants".

[Me.]

128. ...

[betsuni]

136. More exciting than being called the usual centrists/Republicans.

A more dangerous enemy is needed. A militant centrist?

The establishment and high dollar donors are "plotting" "behind closed doors" to "take us down," an "attack on all of us" -- they are "terrified" and "will stop at nothing." I imagine Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer chatting with Barbara Streisand and George Clooney at a fundraiser in a nice hotel (only Chuck eats the canapes). And that's supposed to scare the hell out of us? This is where the organized attack against the people is coming from?

[Cha]

141. I think he means "Warriors for Democracy"

he can correct me if I'm wrong.

Oh yes.. BS takes a jab at "canapés" in one of his emails..

[betsuni]

142. Remember what happened to French fries. Maybe Dems should start calling canapes

and hors d'oeuvres Freedom Nibbles. Sounds more American, less elitist.

First they complained about donuts, now canapes.

[Cha]

144. I do remember what happened to

French Fries.. That was crazy!

Now it sounds like they're going after "canapés".. giving them a bad name.. Ridiculous!

What's next?.. Pupus?!

In Hawaii..

Pu pu platter



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

Is it any appetizer or just canapés?

[betsuni]

146. For "FDR Democrats":

"So far apart were their appetites that when FDR relaxed with a cocktail and a few smoked clams at the end of the day -- a ritual he cherished -- Eleanor often stayed away. She rarely touched alcohol, and the idea of spending money on a luxury like tinned clams, especially during the Depression, appalled her."
Laura Shapiro, "What She Ate."

[Cha]

147. Oooops! Establishment!

FDR ate Smoked clams during the Depression.. Bookmarking!

Reminds me of President Obama and Grey Poupon..

"Obama Orders Burger With Elitist European Condiment"

[LakeArenal]

166. Ssshhhh. I think they mean ME!!!

[Cha]

183. We! We are Warriors for Democracy!

[yaesu]

37. It can be seen as that, I believe some do it because they don't like the guy

I don't use his initials because everyone knows who "Bernie" is. HRC is commonly used for Hillary so using initials isn't a problem, using Bernie's isn't that big a deal either, its just not my thing.

[ALBliberal]

44. I made a similar post a few weeks ago. I believe it

is a not so subtle criticism and you make a good point that we don’t refer to other candidates by initials.

[comradebillyboy]

158. Guess you never heard of LBJ, JFK, HRC...

[Mike Nelson]

47. Perhaps so...

... I don't think "Bernie" is too long and he seems to like being called Bernie. Initials sometimes stick, when there are three: FDR, JFK, RFK, MLK, LBJ, GWB...

[LongtimeAZDem]

48. Calling a Senator and Presidential candidate "Bernie" is a suble way of making him more likeable, so

it's a pretty petty thing to complain about.

[David__77]

77. Good observation about "Bernie."

I don't call him "Bernie" personally.

[qazplm135]

49. no but some folks

need to be outraged as a natural state and look for insults everywhere.

[LakeArenal]

167. Perpetual faux outrage

The only nickname I use I would consider on edge is Gilli.

[MH1]

50. Depends on the context. But of course, for those who want it to be an insult,

it will always be an insult.

I typically try to use candidates' last names consistently. Every now and then I'll use BS for Sanders. If I do, it's not intended as an insult. There is much I don't like about Sanders these days, and usually any post I write about him will have some of that spelled out. There will be no need to infer it from whatever name I use for him.

[left-of-center2012]

51. Yes. It's a juvenile insult.

Elementary school playground level.

[KayF]

54. yes but it doesn't matter

it is very easily ignored

[no_hypocrisy]

56. I'll go hip-hop: B-SAND.

[irisblue]

63. Here...let me drop you 2

[no_hypocrisy]

66. You are so cool!

[redstatebluegirl]

61. Oh for heavens sake, get a grip.

Now that "Mr. Sanders" is running in a crowded field and is being truly vetted, he and his supporters are showing how thin their skins really are. Politics is a contact sport. I don't use it as a slam, but a shortcut. I used HRC and I was a huge supporter. I'm not sure how he is going to handle being on the burner the way he will be if he turns out to be the front runner. I had one of his supporters at work say that those of us who don't support him are "being mean to Bernie", really? What does he think it will be like in a general election with the bully in chief?

I remember a line from the West Wing, I am fighting the real battles here, I don't have time for the cosmetic ones.

[BlueStater]

71. I like how everyone in this thread assumes I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter simply because I question

whether he's being insulted.

He's actually one of my last choices, but everyone can assume what they want.

[LongtimeAZDem]

75. Whether you are a Sanders supporter or not, the rest of redstatebluegirl's post is a perfect reponse

[Me.]

92. Exactly

I have used HRC, PBO, BS for as long as all this has been going on. If people associate a meaning to the initials, it's their thought process not mine

[pangaia]

62. Of course it is.. Always? Of course not.

But don't let anybody tell you it is never used that way.
Particularly by people who despise him.

But, eh.....

I don't know WHO I support this time around. I really do not know if he is the one person who can beat trump.. OR if he is the one person who could lose it all.

[stonecutter357]

64. lol fail !

[BlueStater]

67. I've seen you post the exact same response in other threads you apparently find disagreeable.

No message, just a post title that says "lol fail !".

If you have nothing else of value to contribute, maybe you should consider not posting at all.

[stonecutter357]

85. lol fail !

[BlueStater]

86. Yes, all your posts in this thread have been massive failures. n/t

[Cha]

100. No they haven't..

stonecutter!

[LakeArenal]

169. When you are right, you are right!

Lol applies as well.

What a joke.

[SidDithers]

68. Oh look, it's this thread again...nt

Sid

[BlueStater]

69. LOL. So I guess I'm not the first person curious about this, am I? n/t

[SidDithers]

72. Yeah, the question pops up with regularity...

Last time was about a month ago, I think.



Sid

[jalan48]

70. Does a bear shit in the woods?

[floppyboo]

73. SBS is a good sub if u want 2 shorten & don't want to look immature

[LongtimeAZDem]

79. Hmm; but, you said:

BS is fine with me. Cool is sooo hot! My bumper sticker says 'Bernie 2016 - because f**k this shit' and everytime I see BS it reminds me of the system we [edit: 'we' being those used by the corporatists worldwide] need to clean up, and everytime someone refers to Sanders as BS - I say to myself - Right on! Exactly! That's the fight - and don't forget it!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=16809

[MineralMan]

74. Almost identical thread from March 8

with almost identical answers and responses.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128716304

[LakeArenal]

170. So what is that old saying....

About posting the same thread over and over expecting a different response?

[lapucelle]

78. No, they're his initials.

[NurseJackie]

82. It's all so very...

[BlueStater]

84. Hmmm.

Well, about half the thread disagrees with you guys that he's referred to as BS only because people want to type his name faster. Meh.

[NurseJackie]

101. What difference does it make? Who cares? Personally, I believe...

What difference does it make? Who cares?

Besides, if people ARE typing "BS" to passively-aggressively annoy others, it just may be that their "hurt feelings" and "indignant" whining only encourages more of the same.

Personally, I believe that the more people who continually complain about people using Bernie's initials make themselves look worse than those who may be doing it intentionally to get under their skin.

I think it's all rather amusing really. Why would ANYONE get so upset about something like that?

[George II]

133. Bazinga!

[tonedevil]

80. Is it subtle? /nt

[BlueFlorida]

83. If the shoe fits ..

Some people's parents don't think of the initials while naming their children.

[namahage]

88. Or, apparently, DU usernames. n/t

[Blue_Tires]

89. I call him St. Bern, problem solved.

[Scurrilous]

90. I guess you're not feeling the BS.

[DesertRat]

91. I don't see it that way

As others have noted, AOC, HRC and BHO are commonly used here. I use DT when referring to the Tangerine Turd in the WH.

I also agree that I prefer his given initials over "Sanders" to avoid confusion with lying Sarah.

[artislife]

93. Just look at who answers no

It is almost like asking who ate the last cookie, who are you going to trust to answer the question honestly.

[LongtimeAZDem]

94. I'm happy to admit my dislike for Sanders; he earned it

I've said it many times; I was a fan of his long before 95% of people had ever heard of him. I thought he was largely ineffectual, but there was something fun about the way he poked the bear, as long as he voted with us.

That all changed three years ago, when he put his personal glory above the good of the country, and managed to help destabilize not just the country, but the whole damn world in the process.

[artislife]

98. Did he stop voting with us in the Senate?

Personal glory? You meaning trying to get Warren to run for months, so that the conversation during the election could be geared toward going back to our Democratic roots and not geared for thousand dollar plate purchasers and disgruntled Republicans?

I watched him campaign for her, I have watched him continue to bring a voice to causes that I care about. He like, O'Malley ran against someone who had never won an national election from our party. But some people seem to think both men shouldn't have run.

The thing is you and I both live in states that will not change its status in the next general. Yours red and mine blue. And that is the beauty of reading here.

[LongtimeAZDem]

102. Yes, personal glory. We were faced with the election of Donald Trump with a Republican Congress

The instant it became mathematically impossible to win, as he had observed eight years earlier, he should have held rally after rally to bring his supporters to the nominee. Because, we were faced with the election of Donald Trump with a Republican Congress.

Instead, he dragged his feet, complained that he was cheated, and put divisive operatives on the platform committee. I don't care if he felt cheated; at that point, I didn't care if he WAS cheated. Because, we were faced with the election of Donald Trump with a Republican Congress.

Now, he has started up again, attacking the Democratic party, cozying up to FOX news, and staffing his campaign with Jill Stein voters. I believe he will do anything to advance his self-promotion, and the rest of us be damned.

No amount of whataboutism can change any of that.

And, my state has a chance to go blue this time; I don't know if it will happen, but I can state with 100% confidence that it will not happen if Sanders is the nominee.

[Cha]

104. +Millions!

[Me.]

127. I Stand With You On That

[artislife]

106. Funny, that is how I felt like someone

acted in 2008.


The rest of the post reminds me of reading posts on a yahoo mail piece. Frothy.

Your state will not go Blue. All the red voters from western Washington are moving there.

[LongtimeAZDem]

107. You mean the person that Sanders supporters called "Hitlary", "Shrillary", and "Killary"?

You know, I don't even care if I get alerted anymore. Someone needs to stand up to this.

[artislife]

111. And what did some call Obama?

Before the Russian bots?

I caucused for him in WA and I never called or even was tempted to call her any of those names. I do understand being mad at other people's supporters. Oh yes, we have a mutual feeling on that.

[LongtimeAZDem]

112. I'm done

[lunamagica]

154. Well said! Bravo!!!

[R B Garr]

155. Amen! THIS is the reality of what happened and

where we are.

[BooScout]

173. Perfectly stated...

Bravo!

[Cha]

99. Exactly. Except I

never liked him.

[artislife]

118. I remember

I liked and felt sorry for Hillary when she was First Lady.

[Tom Rinaldo]

96. Yep. That's the giveaway. No real Sanders supporter ever refers to him by first and last initials

RFK, sure. I loved Bobby and called him RFK sometimes. People who are fond of Bernie Sanders, or who respect him, or who support him etc. never call him BS. It is not a coincidence what the slang definition of BS is and who it is who insist on calling Bernie Sanders BS.

It isn't a major issue in the world that some folks take pleasure in calling Sanders that, but it becomes laughable to see the denials and the claim of pure innocence. I would have more respect for people who like to call Sanders BS if they would simply admit that they "appreciate" the "coincidence" of what his first and last name initials conjure up. I can deal with it. But the pious denials

[LongtimeAZDem]

105. I don't deny it; as I said, I find it an amusing coincidence.

[Tom Rinaldo]

119. Fair enough. n/t

[Skidmore]

103. Oh, good grief.

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All of the issues we have in this nation, including Trump's cesspool, and this manufactured middle school recess silliness is going to solve poverty, immigration, war and peace,racism, misogyny, greed, you name it.

[Kurt V.]

108. of course it is. and no so subtle either.

[Tiggeroshii]

109. Yeah, it is.

Point in fact, none of the people who use it are typically Bernie supporters.

[BannonsLiver]

182. Nobody here dislikes Bernie any more than I do.

And I can’t think of a single time I’ve evee used BS. So not everyone who dislikes Bernie uses it. Far from universal. I think it’s a little too much low lying fruit too. Which is another reason to avoid it. There’s plenty to critique without getting into the juvenile stuff.

[dlk]

113. Those Are His Initials...

[dlk]

114. Those Are His Initials...

[Decoy of Fenris]

115. Not so much subtle, but yes.

As mentioned upthread, take a look at the people saying "No." It's like KKK members saying "the N-word isn't racist" or Republicans saying "You can trust us."

[NBachers]

120. Yes, I use it intentionally as an insult.

[NurseJackie]

121. ...

[NBachers]

123. Honesty is the best policy, don't you agree?

[Cha]

145. ..

[BannonsLiver]

181. Hahahaha

Best answer in the thread!

[LiberalFighter]

122. No

[Lazy Daisy]

124. no

It's not subtle at all, it's an insult. A childish one at that.

[Fla Dem]

125. I don't know, is it? FDR, JFK, even ocassionally you saw Obama referred to as BO.

So are people sensitive? They are his initials and a quick way to refer to him. See no problem with it.

[Decoy of Fenris]

130. "Yes, I use it intentionally as an insult." from upthread.

So yes, it's used as an insult. (Props to that poster for being honest about it, you don't find that often.) I avoid it myself, for the same reason I didn't refer to Obama as "B.O.". It was a rightwing meme that was used as a dig against Obama (and infrequently used by some here as an insult for the same reason), and so I avoided using it.

[W_HAMILTON]

129. Should we all expect sternly worded letters soon?

[Autumn]

134. Yes a couple of people use it as an abbreviation of Bull Shit, BS or bs. nt

[dgauss]

135. It's a little insult used by people who don't like Sanders because he's divisive.

[BannonsLiver]

180. Glad to see you've come around to that.

He is divisive IMO.

[MrsCoffee]

190. +1

[MyNameGoesHere]

137. I think referring to him as the

Independent Senator from Vermont is descriptive and respectful.

[LakeArenal]

168. Too much to type. But I look forward to you typing every time.

[melman]

138. They think it's clever

Which is pretty pathetic really but what are you gonna do.

[ehrnst]

189. Who is "they?" (nt)

[melman]

191. lol

lol

[ehrnst]

192. Thought so.

[melman]

193. Thought what?

[ehrnst]

194. LOL.

lol

[melman]

195. lol

indeed.

Anyone can see 'they' refers to those that say BS. It couldn't be more clear. I mean, I get that you were trying to get me to type out a list of specific screen names. But why on earth would I ever do a thing like that?

[ehrnst]

196. Lulz.

[ehrnst]

197. Complain about imagined nefarious intentions on the part of others, I guess,

for lack of anything more relevant.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

139. I don't necessarily think so

If it's used for brevity to make the title fit in a post.

If it's used where such is not the case then yes.

[Devil Child]

143. For some posters there is a pattern of use of "bs" and deliberate lowercase "sanders"

Which I view as insulting in intent. Some form of protest I guess?

[NurseJackie]

148. Oh NO! The horror! LOWER CASE "sanders" instead of BS? Really?? Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[Devil Child]

151. Not a horror, just telling of the poster's bias when used

Feel free to capitalize(or not) Sen. Sander's name as you see fit. Doesn't harm me.

[NurseJackie]

157. But it bothered you enough to speculate about a poster's motivation or intent....

Feel free to capitalize(or not) Sen. Sander's name as you see fit. Doesn't harm me.

It harms nobody. But it bothered you enough to speculate about a poster's motivation or intent.... and it bothered you enough to post about it here.

just telling of the poster's bias when used

What difference does it make? You make it sound like it's a bad thing. I think we all have a "bias" when it comes to the candidate/s that we prefer vs the candidate/s that we don't.

[Devil Child]

159. I agree wholeheartedly on bias NurseJackie

There is bias for preferred candidate and bias against non-preferred. Being aware of such bias may be something to note when reading a post regarding a candidate. That's all.

Engaging in a back-n-forth on my levels of botherness is probably a waste of both our time. But I will acknowledge my bias towards positive viewing of Sen. Warren and I think she will make a strong candidate and awesome president.

[lapucelle]

160. DOn'T soMe PeOPLe dO THiS ?

i wONdEr wHaT THaT mEAnS?

[NurseJackie]

161. OMG! You're killing me!

[LongtimeAZDem]

165. +∞

[Devil Child]

172. Probably means a new keyboard or a keyboard cleaning is needed.

Or perhaps too much caffeine causing jitter fingers next to the shift key.

[Gothmog]

150. Many real democrats do not believe that sanders is electable

[Devil Child]

153. Thank you for sharing this opinion

I'll respond with my own countering opinion that many real Democrats do believe that Sen. Sanders is electable.

[Gothmog]

174. In the real world, sanders is not electable

Link to tweet

[Devil Child]

175. In the real world, Sen. Sanders is electable

***insert link to twitter opinion that supports my opinion here***

Just my opinion. Feel free to keep yours and I'm going to do the same regarding mine.

edited to add: We will see how our opinions are supported by reality once people actually start voting. I wish your preferred candidate success and ultimate victory in 2020 over trump.

[Gothmog]

176. If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states

From the Political Wire-- How Bernie Sanders Thinks He’ll Win the Nomination https://politicalwire.com/2019/04/18/how-bernie-sanders-thinks-hell-win-nomination/

The Atlantic: “He’s counting on winning Iowa and New Hampshire, where he was already surprisingly strong in 2016, and hoping that Cory Booker and Kamala Harris will split the black electorate in South Carolina and give him a path to slip through there, too. And then, Sanders aides believe, he’ll easily win enough delegates to put him into contention at the convention. They say they don’t need him to get more than 30 percent to make that happen.”

Even Mondale got more support than sanders

Link to tweet

[roody]

156. Does he have a middle name? I'll add that initial.

[MrsCoffee]

171. Roflmfao.

There is no victimhood too ridiculous for some supporters.

[corbettkroehler]

177. I'm 100% Sanders But Don't Mind It

My thinking is simple: lots of people use abbreviations and acronyms. I only type 30 words per minute on a good day. I typically take the time to type in full sentences but also use a desktop to do so. Many others, including Generation Z, predominantly use mobile devices. For them, abbreviations and acronyms rule the day.

I realize that some Bernie haters fancy themselves clever by associating his initials with "Body Odor".

His lack of a middle name, while somewhat unusual, is less uncommon in Europe. My wife, born in Germany, has no middle name. On her birth certificate, that field is blank.

[comradebillyboy]

185. It's not all that subtile, is it?

[BooScout]

186. Well EW isn't exactly flattering either...

But they are her initials. I got better things to do than to be angsting out over a candid's initials.

[LongtimeAZDem]

187. If Mayor Pete got the nomination and chose Biden for VP, we'd have "PB & J"

[BeckyDem]

188. Of course, its why they use it.

The initials of other politicians do not also stand for a derogatory term and btw, its not subtle.