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rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:58 AM May 2016

I will never forget the hate and vitriol directed at my heroes

People like John Lewis, Jim Clyburn, Dolores Huerta, BLM, PoC in the South..... on and on and on.......

It hurt me badly, I felt it in my soul, I cried many tears this Primary season I won't miss it when it's over.

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I will never forget the hate and vitriol directed at my heroes (Original Post) rbrnmw May 2016 OP
It was horrible and totally stupid.. BS didn't rein them in then when he Cha May 2016 #1
Endorse Sanders, or under bus. Heck they even attacked Elizabeth Warren for not endorsing Sanders Hoyt May 2016 #2
Now they're going after Boxer. ucrdem May 2016 #3
Hmmm, a pattern. sheshe2 May 2016 #30
yep . . . also Roberta Lange ucrdem May 2016 #32
They do seem like to go after women and/or POC... all american girl May 2016 #4
This ^^ especially Haveadream May 2016 #19
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2016 #25
Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell.... LisaM May 2016 #27
It does not rise to the need to threaten and harass SD's to change their endorsement, unacceptable. Thinkingabout May 2016 #5
huh? rbrnmw May 2016 #6
I was adding to your list of those who has been harassed. Thinkingabout May 2016 #8
Oh yes sorry rbrnmw May 2016 #11
Years from now 72DejaVu May 2016 #7
Good point. Thinkingabout May 2016 #9
We may have long memories but politicians don't seem to SharonClark May 2016 #16
I'm not talking about the politicians 72DejaVu May 2016 #17
Yep,it's been quite an eye opener. John Lewis bad, sufrommich May 2016 #10
Yes! Bernie Followers worship Joe Scarborough now!!! Walk away May 2016 #26
When they went after Barbara freaking Boxer of all people auntpurl May 2016 #12
Sanders isn't a Democrat. johnp3907 May 2016 #20
He's sure not growing the Party with his "revolution" Hekate May 2016 #28
And we will remember who was helpful and who was not. Loki May 2016 #13
That was sickening workinclasszero May 2016 #14
Me neither mcar May 2016 #15
K&R! DemonGoddess May 2016 #18
k&r Starry Messenger May 2016 #21
Hell no I won't forget either. ismnotwasm May 2016 #22
+1 fleabiscuit May 2016 #23
K&R fleabiscuit May 2016 #24
If we get Nadered, I will never forgive Sanders. There are freaking limits. Hekate May 2016 #29
Nor I - The Hateful Misleading Memes otohara May 2016 #31

Cha

(297,323 posts)
1. It was horrible and totally stupid.. BS didn't rein them in then when he
Fri May 20, 2016, 05:10 AM
May 2016

most certainly should have and now it's too late.. And, from his latest statement he doesn't want to.

Savannah L. Barker ??@savannah_lb
#BernieLostMe when his campaign and his supporters decided to label life-long civil rights leaders as "sellouts" https://twitter.com/peruoblemchild/status/733060412254478336
12:28 PM - 18 May 2016
35 35 Retweets 24 24 likes

~http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107139577#top

Mahalo, rbr~

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. Endorse Sanders, or under bus. Heck they even attacked Elizabeth Warren for not endorsing Sanders
Fri May 20, 2016, 05:37 AM
May 2016

before some of the New England primaries.

I agree the vitriol toward civil rights icons like John Lewis, etc., and those not falling within Sanders' main demographic group was most disgusting.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
3. Now they're going after Boxer.
Fri May 20, 2016, 05:42 AM
May 2016

Let's see, Hillary, Chelsea, DWS, Dolores Huerta, Gloria Steinhem, Madeline Albright, Barbara Boxer, could there be a pattern here? And this from the team that puffs out their chest and calls themselves progressive.

p.s. and they keep wondering why Bernie isn't catching on the way Barack did.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
32. yep . . . also Roberta Lange
Sat May 21, 2016, 01:25 AM
May 2016

the NV party chair who got death threats after someone (gee, who?) tweeted her personal info all over the reddit-sphere. It seems she's torn apart the Democratic Party.






p.s.

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
27. Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell....
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:56 PM
May 2016

Patty Murray was actually booed off the stage a few weeks ago at a county convention in Washington state.

If Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray aren't progressive enough, then the people complaining either don't know what they're actually talking about or they're to the left of Stalin.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
7. Years from now
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:41 AM
May 2016

some of these Sanders creeps will be trying to get elected to positions in the party, or get hired for a campaign job,and they are going to wonder "Gee, why did I lose that seat on the executive committee", and no one is going to tell them, but many will know...

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
16. We may have long memories but politicians don't seem to
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:32 AM
May 2016

They are too often seen kissing up after an election.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
17. I'm not talking about the politicians
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:15 AM
May 2016

I'm talking about the county chairs, and the state committee members and the party staffers who have spent long years working day by day to nurture and build this party, only to see a gang of self centered assholes come in and try to tear it down.

We will remember.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
26. Yes! Bernie Followers worship Joe Scarborough now!!!
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:54 PM
May 2016

Maybe Bernie can tap him for VP! That should make the Bernie Bros stop threatening women for a few hours and celebrate

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
12. When they went after Barbara freaking Boxer of all people
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:07 AM
May 2016

just amazing.

And Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is under the bus!

Who are these people? They don't seem like Democrats.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
14. That was sickening
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:07 AM
May 2016

Those people are real american heroes. Bernie Sanders and his bro army aren't good enough to shine their shoes!

And then they wrote off the entire south and the obama coalition as well.

That why Hillary is our nominee right now. Sanders wanted to destroy what BHO put together but they held strong against the bro revolution thank God.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
18. K&R!
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:22 AM
May 2016

I think MOST will not forget the asshattery directed at women and POC in particular, and everyone who supports Hillary.

ismnotwasm

(41,989 posts)
22. Hell no I won't forget either.
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:35 PM
May 2016

That bullshit literally changed my perception of progressive politics forever. Talk the talk? Walk the walk. If people talk like a racist, I'm gonna assume that's exactly what people are.

 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
31. Nor I - The Hateful Misleading Memes
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:15 PM
May 2016

on Facebook from people I thought I knew.

Brutal and ugly - campaign fueled by anger, whining and blame.

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