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Sanders sending out (5.00 / 2) (#13)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 04:16:50 PM EST
Text messages that say

REMAIN CALM

hey Bernie, maybe you should have thought of that six months ago when you were encouraging and enabling every infantile impulse.

What ever happens it's your fault.

I like a man who can simplify (none / 0) (#21)
by jondee on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 04:36:57 PM EST
a complicated issue so it'll fit on a bumper sticker or even a postage stamp.

The Republicans need men like you.

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Sanders has begun to understand (none / 0) (#27)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 04:51:31 PM EST
He has fked up.  Maybe beyond his ability to fix it.   With possible consequences for the country to disasterous to even imagine

"I ask you as a personal courtesy to me to not engage in any kind of protest on the floor," he wrote in the text message to his delegate whips. "Its of utmost importance you explain this to your delegations."

He signed the text, "Bernie

When will you?

Fwiw
I think Bernie might take the stage tonight and tell the Bros to STFU.  that it's time to push pull or get the fk out of the way.

They may finally meet the crabby old fart the rear of us have known for months.

That would be awsum.

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Who f*cked up (5.00 / 2) (#35)
by jondee on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 05:12:33 PM EST
while you were sleeping, was the people who threw the middle class to the wolves while smiling in their faces at election time, put the poor and marginalized way back in line behind their investment banker friends, built prisons instead of substantial jobs and education programs, kowtowed to the imperialist neocon warmongers, and trivialized the environment into another election year after thought..

That's who f*cked up.

 

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That profound (none / 0) (#37)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 05:22:22 PM EST
I thought we were talking about an electtion.

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Well we've allowed to perfect environmental (none / 0) (#42)
by jondee on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 05:32:20 PM EST
conditions to arise for a Bernie to spring up. It had to happen.

Nature ain't always at our beck and call.

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You know what? (none / 0) (#46)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 05:42:00 PM EST
I agree.  I think it's true on both sides.

Here's the thing.  People have tried to tell Bernie what he was doing, which began constructive, had become destructive.  It's been destructive for a while.  And it was not a secret.   It was written about widely by Bernie supporters.  No one should be, and few are, surprised by what is happening.

He could have eased these people into this like every serious candidate has in modern history.

But NOOOOO

He's going to the fuking convention.  HES going to make sure every one has a "voice".  He was going to make sure his wife got a great salary.

Bernie is going to reap what he sowed.   And he deserves it.  Sadly so are we all.

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Donald's buddy Putin hacking (none / 0) (#60)
by jondee on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 06:21:40 PM EST
into computers sounds like good news in the long run for the Democrats..

This is Nixonian dirty tricks stuff.

The party that'll literally do anything to win is at it again. One more time for old time's sake..

And I think Bernie will chill his overwrought people better than you think he can.


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I think he will try (none / 0) (#64)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 06:29:56 PM EST
I do.  He doesn't want what is happening.  Clearly.

About the Nixonian thing if you didn't, read the article I linked to (mistakenly, I meant to put it in the open) in this thread.  Says some interesting things on this subject.  

I am very interested in what Bernie says.   I just want Nina Turner to stfu.

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I don't think Bernie has any control over (none / 0) (#66)
by vml68 on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 06:36:44 PM EST
his delegates. They kept shouting "No TPP" while Congressman Elijah Cummings was speaking. Very progressive of them to heckle a Civil Rights hero.

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How is this (none / 0) (#69)
by TrevorBolder on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 06:45:27 PM EST
Nixonian dirty tricks.

The dirty tricks were what the DNC did to Sanders.

Now, if you are intimating that the Russians coordinated with the Trump campaign, then yes, this would damage the rump campaign.

But I rather highly doubt that occurred.

Just the Russians making mischief, and Democrats should be thankful that the DNC has been called out for their dirty tricks, perhaps they won't try that again.

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That's ridiculous (none / 0) (#70)
by Yman on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 06:51:51 PM EST
Nixonian dirty tricks.

The dirty tricks were what the DNC did to Sanders.

No, they didn't.

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Actually (none / 0) (#75)
by TrevorBolder on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 07:18:46 PM EST
A more likely reason...Just payback!!!
Putin doesn't get mad, he gets even!!!

When mass protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow in December 2011, Putin made clear who he thought was really behind them: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
With the protesters accusing Putin of having rigged recent elections, the Russian leader pointed an angry finger at Clinton, who had issued a statement sharply critical of the voting results. "She said they were dishonest and unfair," Putin fumed in public remarks, saying that Clinton gave "a signal" to demonstrators working "with the support of the U.S. State Department" to undermine his power. "We need to safeguard ourselves from this interference in our internal affairs," Putin declared.

http://tinyurl.com/zkqrwxo

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You know who did more (none / 0) (#40)
by MKS on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 05:28:36 PM EST
to stop the Reagan Revolution and roll back the Reagan style economics?  Bill Clinton.

In a very conservative environment, he passed the biggest tax increase on the wealthy, ever, I think.   That did more to roll back the Reagan tax cuts for the wealthy than anything since.  

Does Bill get any credit for that?  Nope.  Nada. Zilch.  Nothing.  He is a corporatist toady.

Too many supporters of Marat and not enough of Danton.  

 

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Roll back? (none / 0) (#93)
by kdog on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 07:48:02 PM EST
He took the deregulation ball and ran with it baby!

But yes, he did charge a higher vig for the services rendered...I'll give him that.  

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In a sea of GOP dominance, (none / 0) (#97)
by MKS on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 07:59:07 PM EST
Bill did great work.  Consider the degree of difficulty.

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Lucy and her football . . . (none / 0) (#76)
by JanaM on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 07:18:55 PM EST
I hope you're right but I have serious doubts he will.

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