Why is Bernie Sanders trying to hide what his campaign is all about?

[Cali_Democrat]

By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 02/05/16 02:44 PM EST
DURHAM, N.H. — The boos are getting louder. The chants are getting more personal. The shouts from the crowd are getting more frequent.

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Some of Clinton's most prominent supporters and fundraisers were unsettled by chants of ‘she’s a liar’ by Sanders supporters Monday at his caucus night rally in Des Moines and the loud booing that ensued when Clinton was shown on the large screens at the front of the room – a reaction that appeared to prompt the nervous Sanders staff into turning off the televisions.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-rallies-dark-tone-218817#ixzz3zKqHSmjC

Why turn off the televisions? Let the world see what this campaign is all about.

This is a far cry from Obama's positive and uplifting 2008 campaign.

This is all about anger, frustration and indignation. It rubs off on supporters. This is not a positive campaign in my opinion.

[Avalux]

1. I said spin it, spin it good!

[Champion Jack]

12. LULZ!!!

[PonyUp]

34. Spin It Good!

Flop and flip
Give the truth the slip
Go on and frack
Break the 99%'s back

When a lie comes along
You must spin it
Before it's posted too long
You must spin it
When Hillary's wrong
You must spin it

Now spin it
Use the smilie
Vote it up
Call it hate
Go backwards
Move the goal
Alert it
It's not too late
To spin it
Spin it good

[Avalux]

35. That was awesome!! LOVE IT!!

[snagglepuss]

39. omg that's brilliant.

Absolutely hysterical. welcome to DU

[mindwalker_i]

42. That should be an OP

Damn! I will worship you.

[mak3cats]

2. And another post goes into my overflowing trash can (eom)

[Live and Learn]

3. If you don't really have anything to say, why bother posting?

Thanks for wasting my time.

[beam me up scottie]

4. In your opinion...

[AtomicKitten]

5. "Help. I'm being repressed."

[sadoldgirl]

6. Well, I am glad that politico at last

shows its real intent, even though many will not see
through it, or refuse to do so.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. It's a veritable Berniebrötterdämmerung~!!!!!!!!!

[DefenseLawyer]

8. Well if he told everyone his plan for worldwide communist domination

It would hurt him in New Hampshire! Duh.

[Metric System]

9. It's an anti-Obama, anti-Democratic party campaign.

[kath]

11. It's an anti-DINO campaign. Sanders is a New Deal Democrat and would like to get us back to those

Principles.

[Champion Jack]

13. bingo!

[m-lekktor]

15. exactly! I am tired of holding my nose and voting for right wing Democrats!! nt

[kath]

20. I am soooo done with doing that.

Won't happen again. Fortunately (for this situation only) I live in a super-red state, so my vote for Prez doesn't matter one iota.

[nc4bo]

29. Truth! nt

[DanTex]

10. I remember when in 2008 McCain had the decency to rebuke one if his supporters.

I'm hoping that one of these days Bernie will make an effort to keep the ugliness in check. Sure, it's a campaign, emotions run high, as they always do. But this is getting out of hand.

[tecelote]

14. Totally agree.

Hillary too.

Because, it is not one sided as much as some would like to think.

[Iliyah]

21. Yep, he showed class.

This Anti-Democratic Party ain't sitting too well with Dems. Even the purity test is pissing off Dems.

[Cali_Democrat]

24. Bernie needs one of those moments. nt

[elias49]

26. Haha! Fact is, Bernie's too polite to really rip Hillary open the way he shoud.

Maybe later. When Hillary has piled enough bullshit in one place that the odor becomes unbearable,
someone will tell her: enough!

[Perogie]

38. I remember that too. She called him a muslim.

So McCain corrected her because she was wrong.

Hillary Clinton is a liar and there's video proof. Case closed

[DanTex]

40. Glad we agree that the primary should be civil.

[Bobbie Jo]

47. Starting to sound like

Palin rallies.

Remember those?

[Beacool]

16. Why is it dependent on Hillary?

“It’s a concern, and a lot of it depends on how Hillary reacts during the [primary] contest and after the contest. She can go after Bernie, but she has to go after him respectfully and acknowledge all the time how he brought these issues to the front-burner. She’s gotta keep doing that: ‘We owe a debt of gratitude for bringing these topics to the forefront,’” said former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a staunch, longtime Clinton backer. “It’s a concern, but only if we let it become a concern."

Sanders is the one who should try to reign in his supporters. If they are rude and out of control, it behooves him to try to call for civility. I would expect Hillary to do the same if her supporters start booing and name calling Sanders at rallies or debates.

[tecelote]

17. Pot calling the kettle...

[cyberswede]

18. Wait...what?

I think it's natural to be angry and frustrated at a system that benefits the 1% and does nothing for the rest of us.

That doesn't mean his campaign is "all about" anger, frustration and indignation. It's about working to improve the lives of millions of Americans, which seems positive to me.

[nichomachus]

19. Apparently Team Hillary is in a tailspin

They are pulling out all the stops to trash Bernie.

It's sad to thin that if Hillary manages to get the nomination, they're going to get all these people they're smearing to march in lockstep behind her. Good luck with that. Hillary's smear campaign could actually put a Republican in the White House.

[morningfog]

22. And your opinion is worth little. Or less.

[Cha]

23. The inevitable Jury Results. They couldn't hide ya, Cali..

Why is Bernie Sanders trying to hide what his campaign is all about?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511160701

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Inappropriate, over-the-top.saying that Sanders' campaign is "all about anger, frustration, and indignation" and that he is trying to hide this; and implying that he is responsible for the bad behavior of a small number of his supporters is over-the-top.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Feb 6, 2016, 07:16 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Yes, now the alerter wants to hide the truth that the sanders campaign is full of lies and ugly attacks.

His fans do chant "Liar Liar Liar" and it's his fans who are trying to spin.. Not Cali_Dem.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: post is nonsense but there is no rule against nonsense
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: When you don't have a clue, you really should not bother to open your mouth. Or post.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Just more Clinton smear tactics disguised as news.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: As a Sandernista, this post boils my blood but I don't think it's hideable.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Cali_Democrat]

25. LOL

[NurseJackie]

41. Oh, boo hoo!

So tough and aggressive UNTIL the criticism of Bernie starts (and it's not from a kooky RW site either) then someone runs to a jury to shut down the thread and punish the OP.

[Cha]

43. You nailed it.

[oasis]

53. Looks like there's a need to keep this thread front and center.

So kick.

[Cha]

54. Hear that!

[Matariki]

27. One thing I'll give you Cali_Dem

you are relentless

[leftofcool]

31. And she would never boo at a Sanders rally.

Or a Jean Shaheen rally. In fact, you won't see one Hillary supporter do that.

[leftofcool]

28. This will be the Bernie campaign's undoing.

He should have put a lid on this months ago.

[HooptieWagon]

30. I find it fascinating.

That desparation and panic smell exactly like bullshit. It's that quadrennial stench emminating from the Right Wing of the Democratic Party.

[jonestonesusa]

32. Talk about everything but policy.

It's the last best hope for the Clinton supporters - forget the issues and break out the red herrings. So it goes.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

33. It is a fight for the heart and soul of the Democratic party

revolution is serious business - not business as usual

[ucrdem]

36. Don't be silly.

Bernie's a great big ol' teddy bear. It's his supporters who act up now and then.

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[bowens43]

37. blah blah blah blah hillary is finished, you know it, I know it, everyone knows it.

even hillary knows it that's why she was so shrill and angry at the last debate

[bkkyosemite]

44. Obama said change..yes we can...we didn't get it and we want it now

[Odin2005]

45. HELL YES WE ARE ANGRY.

And Establishment BS is just making us even ANGRIER!

Anyone who is not angry isn't paying attention.

[catnhatnh]

46. I've got some news for Hillary supporters-you ain't seen nothin' yet.

In the last debate she accuse Bernie of smearing her-he hadn't. So next appearance Bernie supporters called her a liar. Bernie is WAY too nice but unfortunately for your feigned butthurt I'm not Bernie and when she lies I'm gonna scream liar. Bosnian sniper? LIAR! I'm named for a mountaineer? LIAR!
I tried to join the marines? LIAR! There has been some hiding-out of respect for this board and it's founders I have hidden the degree to which I detest ALL Clintons. You asked for transparency-you can have it.

[leftofcool]

48. Go ahead. Better yet, start a new Face Book page.

[Live and Learn]

52. +1000 nt

[AzDar]

49. Invoking Ockham's Razor : Hillary is a LIAR, and people have had enough of her shit?

[betsuni]

50. That chanting gave me the creeps.

Those people are just as gullible and witless believing in the fictional Hillary propaganda as those who believed in fictional Obama.

[NurseJackie]

56. Same with me.

[orpupilofnature57]

51. Just because they call her a Liar doesn't mean they're bernie supporters, Vilify all you want, Her

honesty, trust, transparency and ambiguous views are no reason to assume Bernie Supporters every time she's called on her ever growing shit .

[jaded_old_cynic]

55. IMHO

I don't post here a lot, but I've been a member for 14 years and IMHO.

People in this country have been shat upon by the establishment in this country for the last 30+ years.

They're tired, angry, and frustrated. They have finally found someone who understands their frustration, in Bernie Sanders. Some of that frustration spills over into harsh words, and sometimes, actions. That is the nature of our species.

[Alfresco]

57. Shine that light!

[Kentonio]

58. Strange how far the pendulum has swung

After all the talk about how tough Clinton is and how Bernie would get torn apart by the smears from the right, now all we hear it that Bernie supporters are too mean and nasty.

This is a primary, if you want to play at this level then put on your big boy or big girl pants and strap in for the ride. This is NOTHING compared to how tough the rhetoric in the general will be like.