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228. I watched the general close. Bernie was not there for Hillary

Reply to Jim Lane (Reply #187)

Sun Oct 15, 2017, 10:27 AM

Oct 2017

like she was for Obama. That is simple truth.

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Enough with the scolding please. [View all] elehhhhna Oct 2017 OP

Bernie is an ally. Sarandon is not. People should feel free to criticize her here. Please don't pnwmom Oct 2017 #1

They are both examples . Susan is really not relevant. Not anymore anyway! elehhhhna Oct 2017 #4

I agree. cwydro Oct 2017 #22

Can we also agree that this OP is a divisive, rabble-rousing "contribution?" Hortensis Oct 2017 #129

Not at all. At least, not for me. When I read this OP, I hear common sense. George Eliot Oct 2017 #197

Constant nonstop drumbeat of lies about Hillary repeated by famous people Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #28

Then why did you include her? BainsBane Oct 2017 #89

It becomes part of a chorus treestar Oct 2017 #149

Hmmmmmmmmmmm still_one Oct 2017 #209

If Bernie were my ally he would work to get Dems elected in 2018 instead of criticizing wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #5

+1 SunSeeker Oct 2017 #30

+1 doc03 Oct 2017 #31

-1 pangaia Oct 2017 #32

+1 lunamagica Oct 2017 #34

+10 Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #35

+ 100! n/t NanceGreggs Oct 2017 #36

+999999999999... stevenleser Oct 2017 #42

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 JHan Oct 2017 #47

I raise ya +2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 sheshe2 Oct 2017 #54

I'll see that and raise ya 10 to the one-millionth power. calimary Oct 2017 #94

I fold. sheshe2 Oct 2017 #95

well is he supposed to be an ally to a team, or to common goals? If to common goals, how can JCanete Oct 2017 #126

And this is the problem.. JHan Oct 2017 #133

that doesn't make any sense. You get primaried because we'd rather have somebody else in the seat JCanete Oct 2017 #150

Uhm. JHan Oct 2017 #151

first, you said she'd sooner work with a republican. Where is that quote? I was familiar with these JCanete Oct 2017 #155

If you can't suss out Nina's meaning in the quotes I provided.. JHan Oct 2017 #158

there is reading between the lines and just seeing things. I totally disagree with you that that is JCanete Oct 2017 #189

"things I totally disagree with" JHan Oct 2017 #195

you are literally not. You are saying read between the lines. That is not just taking her words. JCanete Oct 2017 #196

And... JHan Oct 2017 #198

Read over your post too fast and missed something important. So you are just talking about JCanete Oct 2017 #203

+ infinity! nt Kahuna7 Oct 2017 #60

Okay. sheshe2 Oct 2017 #91

Thank you! NurseJackie Oct 2017 #72

++++ brer cat Oct 2017 #74

Yes! Exactly!!! terip64 Oct 2017 #79

Sorry, but all Americans do need Medicare. PatrickforO Oct 2017 #82

I agree with a lot of those issues BainsBane Oct 2017 #96

I guess what irritates me about these Bernie threads is that PatrickforO Oct 2017 #105

Hear hear. n/t Beartracks Oct 2017 #107

+1000 ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #213

Its the Mercers BainsBane Oct 2017 #109

But why? What is their motive? I can understand Koch - his motive is naked greed. PatrickforO Oct 2017 #181

My understanding BainsBane Oct 2017 #183

This message was self-deleted by its author ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #210

yep. nt prayin4rain Oct 2017 #92

Um. Bernie is working to get Democrats elected. aikoaiko Oct 2017 #112

so reasonable. Thank you. George Eliot Oct 2017 #199

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Oct 2017 #113

right...allies just shut their trap and don't push for anything that is inconvenient. Lovely...that JCanete Oct 2017 #124

Right. Except that has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that BS pisses people off with his Squinch Oct 2017 #147

Trump is in the White House because of systemic failings of our government which were enabled JCanete Oct 2017 #157

Excellent post Kentonio Oct 2017 #222

+ a brazillion treestar Oct 2017 #142

The most important goal is winning the House in 2018. kstewart33 Oct 2017 #163

Preach! liquid diamond Oct 2017 #166

You don't have to be a fan. LWolf Oct 2017 #202

+1000 Kentonio Oct 2017 #223

+100,000 ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #208

Sometimes I think people forget what the word Ally means Tom Rinaldo Oct 2017 #64

+1 LongTomH Oct 2017 #76

+1 Quixote1818 Oct 2017 #234

Susan's a monster DoubleAgentOrange Oct 2017 #132

I looked him up. This just reinforces the point I made about SS being a hypocrite. And yes, she's a lunamagica Oct 2017 #216

the lumping is yours Wibly Oct 2017 #186

No, forgetting the past doesn't help the future. wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #2

There's a big difference between living in the past and forgetting the past elehhhhna Oct 2017 #6

I don't think we are living in the past when we diagnose what put us in the position we are in. wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #8

+1 ffr Oct 2017 #12

From where I sit, what is going on is not a diagnosis. janx Oct 2017 #27

Bingo. And no, none of its constructive. TDale313 Oct 2017 #77

And it is happening AGAIN Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #29

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2017 #16

Exactly. The past needs to be examined. Only then we can aspire to win lunamagica Oct 2017 #37

I'm glad you're not the boss here. There are places in the leftosphere where SS is celebrated. I... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #3

I agree that she's a dumbass. Let's move on. Also, elehhhhna Oct 2017 #7

bernie is not an ally - he has a history of trashing the Democratic Party. Lil Missy Oct 2017 #9

now now Lil Missy Skittles Oct 2017 #10

+1 Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #18

+1000 stonecutter357 Oct 2017 #33

You are correct. Imagine if the GOP were making the same smears and attacks... NurseJackie Oct 2017 #134

Thank you! liquid diamond Oct 2017 #165

Many of us have no interest in a Democratic Party that is above criticism Kentonio Oct 2017 #224

Then why are you here? When you can trash the Party somewhere else? Lil Missy Oct 2017 #225

You don't represent the Democratic party just because your prefered candidate won the last primary Kentonio Oct 2017 #226

I'm guilty of being one of the scolders and there is a lesson. ffr Oct 2017 #11

And good for you for doing so! janx Oct 2017 #23

Thats what people said about Nader. Move on, its not like it will happen again... stevenleser Oct 2017 #44

The analogy of Stein to Nader is hard for me to accept. janx Oct 2017 #49

That makes it worse, dont you think? stevenleser Oct 2017 #51

It makes the situation worse only if you assume that janx Oct 2017 #167

There is nothing to assume, she did. Just like Nader in 2000. stevenleser Oct 2017 #175

Stein is worse! She's a Russian spy for crap sakes! Lil Missy Oct 2017 #171

Maybe we need a forum where people who want to engage in divisive rabble rousing can go and leave Justice Oct 2017 #13

You want a forum where people can talk about Bernie v. Hillary? janx Oct 2017 #15

I want GD to be a forum where issues are discussed and not a constant snarky fight. Justice Oct 2017 #206

I understand and agree with you. janx Oct 2017 #211

Sounds as if you have trouble resisting the urge to click on those "snarky click bait posts". Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #21

Do you feel good insulting people anonymously? Justice Oct 2017 #205

This message was self-deleted by its author Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #221

...s/he scolded. Iggo Oct 2017 #14

. Squinch Oct 2017 #85

Recommended. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #17

Bernie and Sarandon did not cause Secretary Clinton's loss last November... Dennis Donovan Oct 2017 #19

I disagree. HRC had the election won--decisively--until Comey intervened to rig the race. StevieM Oct 2017 #40

Stein got 31,000 votes in WI mcar Oct 2017 #63

Respectfully disagree. Bernie's and Stein's continued presence made it okay to go renegade calimary Oct 2017 #97

Which the Russians intentionally stoked through their psyops. BainsBane Oct 2017 #103

YES. For those who didn't vote for Hillary? Okay, then. calimary Oct 2017 #110

Some of them object to the kneeling BainsBane Oct 2017 #164

I think the evidence is strong that Bernie did not cost Hillary the race. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #123

"a rationale to remain divided" I fiind that phrase ironic in the current context Tom Rinaldo Oct 2017 #125

Thank you elehhhhna Oct 2017 #138

2000 . . . 2004 . . . 2016 . . . 20?? . . . Who will be the next election saboteur? NBachers Oct 2017 #20

Exactly. n/t janx Oct 2017 #24

They would have sabotaged 2012 if they got half a chance. Blue_true Oct 2017 #66

Thanks for your calls for unity! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #25

In complete agreement Moral Compass Oct 2017 #26

Couldn't have said it better MC. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #111

DURec leftstreet Oct 2017 #38

Uh oh MuseRider Oct 2017 #39

You're being sarcastic, right? elehhhhna Oct 2017 #140

Oh yes. :-) MuseRider Oct 2017 #152

Whew. This thread is brutal. elehhhhna Oct 2017 #153

It is brutal as was the other. MuseRider Oct 2017 #156

I have nothing against Bernie, he did everything right Downtown Hound Oct 2017 #41

Sorry, but he made many mistakes and it cost us. coolsandy Oct 2017 #57

He went away and did not campaign for Hillary. Blue_true Oct 2017 #67

he campaigned for hc questionseverything Oct 2017 #70

He sat out August, September, early October. Blue_true Oct 2017 #73

Your statement is false. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #187

I watched the general close. Bernie was not there for Hillary Blue_true Oct 2017 #228

BULLSHIT. (there is this thing called Google that will help you with this kind of thing) progressoid Oct 2017 #194

Four stops? WOW. Blue_true Oct 2017 #229

There were many more than four stops. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #230

Wow. Two people show you that your statement was wrong and you stick by your delusion. progressoid Oct 2017 #231

Oh yeah, two people decide everything. New concept to me. Blue_true Oct 2017 #232

Maybe you don't like the Google. There's also Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo, etc. to refresh your memory. progressoid Oct 2017 #233

You are really working hard on this. Blue_true Oct 2017 #236

Not working nearly as hard as you are at avoiding your own statements. progressoid Oct 2017 #238

Great minds discuss ideas Martin Eden Oct 2017 #43

yeah i agree.. sarandon is not someone we want to defend.... samnsara Oct 2017 #45

17 years ago, I got a pound of flesh cut out of me for voting Nader Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #46

Trump makes Shrub look like Einstein. nt Blue_true Oct 2017 #68

Totally agree. zentrum Oct 2017 #48

Same here. SalviaBlue Oct 2017 #62

Yup. zentrum Oct 2017 #71

Don't blame me. newblewtoo Oct 2017 #50

Wow! 60 recc's in less than 2 hours! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #52

You reminded me, I forgot to rec the OP. nt Blue_true Oct 2017 #69

Call it like you see it. Philistein Oct 2017 #53

Welcome to DU, Philistein. calimary Oct 2017 #98

Some people want to keep fighting over the past left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #55

Magic eight ball says yes elehhhhna Oct 2017 #143

Well I gotta disagree a bit MFM008 Oct 2017 #56

Amen. calimary Oct 2017 #99

The enemy of my friend is my enemy... czarjak Oct 2017 #58

Against DU rules, now I believe... yuiyoshida Oct 2017 #59

The opposite, actually, according to the admins. stevenleser Oct 2017 #65

K and Highly RECOMMEND SalviaBlue Oct 2017 #61

Lol. Skinner himself said people who didn't support Hillary weren't welcome here. Deal with it. MrsCoffee Oct 2017 #75

Closing the tent around you is the best way to lose... TomVilmer Oct 2017 #119

What a bunch of condescending bullshit. MrsCoffee Oct 2017 #154

Are you rambling about DU or the contry? TomVilmer Oct 2017 #161

I have to agree its time to move on and focus our energy on winning rather cstanleytech Oct 2017 #78

I Recced it cause it's a never ending shitstorm BootinUp Oct 2017 #80

Nobody has to be a Bernie "fan." mountain grammy Oct 2017 #81

So I guess you won't be doing that stopping scolding thing then... Squinch Oct 2017 #84

"Not a millionaire"? How do you know that? According to Wiki, he made over a million $$ in 2016. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #117

As long as you've identified the enemy and he is Bernie Sanders. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #135

"Democratic establishment"? Well, now I know exactly where you're coming from. Thanks. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #220

You know, I don't know why I used that word establishment because I don't like it.. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #235

Bernie is a millionnaire MaryMagdaline Oct 2017 #179

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #185

It's terrible that citizens think they have the right to say anything BainsBane Oct 2017 #83

Very well said. Squinch Oct 2017 #88

Tell me where I suggested that Susan Sarandon is some kind of hero or anything other than a dip shit elehhhhna Oct 2017 #144

You demanded no one criticize Sarandon BainsBane Oct 2017 #162

You see from this thread why the pointless scolding goes on and on and on. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #86

And you aren't doing that stopping scolding thing either, I see. Squinch Oct 2017 #87

I wasn't scolding. I responded to the OP and I was commiserating. (n/t) Jim Lane Oct 2017 #100

Uh huh. Point that finger back at yourself. Squinch Oct 2017 #137

I would love BainsBane Oct 2017 #90

Then you should change your password. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #101

Actually I posted about Susan Sarandon BainsBane Oct 2017 #102

Sorry to disappoint you but your hazarded guess is wrong. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #120

I'm just fine with sarandon being denounced often. Sarandon DID make a mistake. That mistake Squinch Oct 2017 #139

I'm pretty sure... tonedevil Oct 2017 #160

You're right that people do tell malicious lies on DU. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #169

Past is prologue BainsBane Oct 2017 #178

How is this relevant now? If I use your rationale above, elehhhhna Oct 2017 #190

What are you talking about? BainsBane Oct 2017 #218

First off you are mistaken, she supported obama elehhhhna Oct 2017 #219

LOL! She's Lucy with the football. You're Charlie Brown. Maybe it'll be different next time! Squinch Oct 2017 #180

People who make mistakes acknowledge them BainsBane Oct 2017 #174

Sorry, but I'm completely out of patience with all the straw-man arguments on DU. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #177

Pro tip never argue with somebody's imagination. elehhhhna Oct 2017 #191

NOW you tell me! (n/t) Jim Lane Oct 2017 #200

Any thoughts on the legion of op's scolding folks who still haven't felt the Bern? They do exactly Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #118

I have not seen such a legion of posts. Jim Lane Oct 2017 #122

Living in the past? Did Hillary Clinton, Susan Sarandon and Bernie Sanders die last year? betsuni Oct 2017 #93

I will not, can not forget. Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #104

Many other POC feel the same way, and that sentiment is conveniently ignored. liquid diamond Oct 2017 #172

Here's the thing radical noodle Oct 2017 #106

Eloquently stated. Thank you. liquid diamond Oct 2017 #173

Terrific post. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2017 #214

Correct. That's exactrly what I feel. I will never for get, and I won't be silenced lunamagica Oct 2017 #215

I have Stein, Hillary, Bernie, Sanders, Sarandon on auto trash by keyword Kaleva Oct 2017 #108

What does that leave? Hurricanes, "caption this pic!" and 'toons? SMC22307 Oct 2017 #168

Wow! Lots of overnight uniters! 117 recc's! 85 in less than 3hrs & more than 30 overnight! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #114

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #115

Agree, agree, agree. Vinca Oct 2017 #116

Bullshit maxrandb Oct 2017 #121

Yet this OP got LOTS recc's in record time and overnight! Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #127

That's the problem maxrandb Oct 2017 #182

I immediately trash all those threads. tavernier Oct 2017 #128

Same here. DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #130

Divisive Underground exists to divide us and bury us deep underground IronLionZion Oct 2017 #131

135 Recs!!! Great news. nt USALiberal Oct 2017 #136

Random? Nothing "random" about it at all... NurseJackie Oct 2017 #141

Scolding is part of DU treestar Oct 2017 #145

"Divisive rabble rousing"?? It's nothing of the sort. NurseJackie Oct 2017 #146

When the same thing happens over and over, lark Oct 2017 #148

I just came into this thread to bask in the unity kcr Oct 2017 #159

fingerwaggingunderground.com SMC22307 Oct 2017 #170

Is it me or do these posts always seem to come from people who didn't vote for Hillary? LonePirate Oct 2017 #176

I'm sure the OP voted for Hillary in the GE. As we all did. n/t demmiblue Oct 2017 #184

You are mistaken and that is insulting elehhhhna Oct 2017 #192

Really? Do you really think that most people on this blog didn't vote for Clinton? Note the "most." George Eliot Oct 2017 #201

The # of people on DU ≠ The # of people here complaining about Dems attacking Bernie, Sarandon, etc. LonePirate Oct 2017 #207

As you can tell from my post, I am in the camp of "stop complaining" as it is unproductive. George Eliot Oct 2017 #212

I agree Wibly Oct 2017 #188

Yep. That's our culture Bucky Oct 2017 #193

I voted for Bernie in the primary, and Hillary, of course, in the GE. I would have been happy with RKP5637 Oct 2017 #204

As I see it the Jill Stein's and Susan Sarandons are the the ones who are divisive rabble still_one Oct 2017 #217

Agree with the post MadCrow Oct 2017 #227

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