Former Dem official tells Bernie Sanders to go fuck himself

[Cali_Democrat]

Former Dem official: 'Go f--- yourself, Bernie'
By Harper Neidig

A former deputy executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on Friday lashed out at presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in a post on Medium titled "Go f--- yourself, Bernie."

The post was in response to Sanders implying that rival Hillary Clinton was praising President Obama in order to "win support from the African American community where the President is enormously popular."

"It’s not just Black people that love Obama. The President is 'enormously popular' among all Democrats. Welcome to the Party," former DCCC official Brandon English wrote in his post.
"Do you have any idea how belittling it is to reduce Obama to the President that the Blacks like?"

Read more:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/270121-former-democratic-official-go-f-yourself-bernie

[asuhornets]

1. That Bernie is a ...

sneaky little

[kristopher]

64. Yes, imagine thinking things need to change...

Monday, May 11, 2009
World's Happiest Countries? Social Democracies
by
Craig Brown
A new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) shows that happiness levels are highest in northern European countries.

Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands rated at the top of the list, ranking first, second and third, respectively.

The US? As expected, the United States failed to make the top 10 but ranked among the highest for obesity and child poverty. Americans spend less than half the amount of time eating as the French, but have three times the obesity rate. “This tells us something about slow food, I think,” Simon Chappele, editor of the report said in an interview with NPR.

The report also showed the United States has the lowest mean age for women when they first gave birth, at 25.1 years old.
http://www.commondreams.org/further/2009/05/11/worlds-happiest-countries-social-democracies

These Are The Happiest Countries In The World
06/05/2015

Denmark’s residents are the most satisfied with their lives, according to the Better Life Index released Monday. According to the study, published annually by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States failed to crack the top 10 for the fifth consecutive year.

The Better Life Index rates the 34 OECD member nations, as well as Brazil and the Russian Federation, on 22 variables that contribute to overall well-being, including income, education, housing, health, and life satisfaction. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 countries with the highest life satisfaction score.

A healthy job market is one of the most important factors contributing to higher life evaluations. Employment rates — the percentage of the working-age population that is employed — were higher in each of the 10 countries with the highest life satisfaction score than the average employment rate for the countries reviewed.

Conversely, countries with relatively unhealthy job markets had lower life satisfaction scores. Unemployment rates were above 8.5% in seven of the 10 least happy countries, while they were lower than 7% in all but two of the happiest countries.

Healthy labor markets not only help promote job security, but also they can ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/05/these-are-the-happiest-co_n_7521674.html

The above are taken from this ongoing research by the UN.

Research source cited below:
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/topics/life-satisfaction/
Life Satisfaction


Background
Measuring feelings can be very subjective, but is nonetheless a useful complement to more objective data when comparing quality of life across countries. Subjective data can provide a personal evaluation of an individual’s health, education, income, personal fulfilment and social conditions. Surveys, in particular, are used to measure life satisfaction and happiness.


Life satisfaction
Life satisfaction measures how people evaluate their life as a whole rather than their current feelings. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, people across the OECD gave it a 6.6 grade. Life satisfaction is not evenly shared across the OECD however. Some countries – Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Portugal and Turkey – have a relatively low level of overall life satisfaction, with average scores of less than 5.6. At the other end of the scale, scores reach 7.5 in Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland. There is almost no difference in life satisfaction levels between men and women across OECD countries. However, when looking at people’s education level, there is a clear difference: whereas people who have only completed primary education across OECD countries have a life satisfaction level of 5.9, this score reaches 7 for people with tertiary education....

Details by country...

And then we have business climate:

Forbes Best countries for Business
http://www.forbes.com/best-countries-for-business/list/#tab verall

Rank Name GDP Growth GDP per Capita Trade Balance/GDP Population
#1 Denmark 1.1% $44,600 6.3% 5.6 M
#2 New Zealand 3.3% $35,300 -3.2% 4.4 M
#3 Norway 2.2% $67,200 9.4% 5.2 M
#4 Ireland 5.2% $51,300 3.7% 4.9 M
#5 Sweden 2.3% $46,200 6.2% 9.8 M
#6 Finland -0.4% $40,700 -1.8% 5.5 M
#7 Canada 2.4% $45,000 -2.1% 35.1 M
#8 Singapore 2.9% $83,100 19.1% 5.7 M
#9 Netherlands 1% $48,000 10.4% 16.9 M
#10 United Kingdom 3% $39,800 -5.9% 64.1 M
#11 Hong Kong 2.5% $55,100 1.9% 7.1 M
#12 Switzerland 1.9% $58,100 7.2% 8.1 M
#13 Iceland 1.8% $44,000 3.6% 0.3 M
#14 Australia 2.7% $46,600 -3% 22.8 M
#15 Belgium 1.1% $43,100 1.6% 11.3 M
#16 Portugal 0.9% $27,100 0.6% 10.8 M
#17 Lithuania 3% $27,300 0.1% 2.9 M
#18 Germany 1.6% $46,200 7.4% 80.9 M
#19 Estonia 2.9% $27,900 0.1% 1.3 M
#20 Slovenia 3% $29,900 6.9% 2 M
#21 Taiwan 3.8% $46,000 12.4% 23.4 M
#22 United States 2.4% $54,400 -2.2% 321.4 M
#23 Japan -0.1% $37,500 0.5% 126.9 M

After I Lived in Norway, America Felt Backward. Here’s Why.
A crash course in social democracy.
By Ann JonesJANUARY 28, 2016
http://www.thenation.com/article/after-i-lived-in-norway-america-felt-backward-heres-why/

[amborin]

75. and then there's this reason we need to address income inequality:

[CajunBlazer]

78. I hope you realize that not many people are going to read all of that, don't you?

[RKP5637]

102. In short, the US sucks!!! n/t

[whatchamacallit]

2. Haha truth hurts, Brandon

[Motown_Johnny]

3. Class act.

[global1]

4. Yes - Dems White & Black Like President Obama But We Know....

why Hillary is invoking his name.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Hillary served as Obama's Secretery of State. nt

[global1]

10. Hillary Has Plenty Of Cover Stories As To Why....

but in this tight political race she is trying to hang on to the Black vote and playing keep away from Bernie.

[cui bono]

19. Hillary ran the most vile campaign against Obama in 2008. n/t

[TIME TO PANIC]

45. That's when my opinion of her changed.

Amazing how people forget.

[frylock]

60. I was largely ambivalent, but I really learned to dislike her in 2008..

that has turned to a very strong disliking this campaign.

[TIME TO PANIC]

68. I almost depise her as much as I do republicans; it pains me to say. n/t

[frylock]

71. Yep

[CajunBlazer]

82. And yet Barack Obama, the "victim" here. appointed her as his Secretary of State

Go figure....

[frylock]

85. Yeah, I heard that.

[Art_from_Ark]

103. Political horse trading

"You give me your super delegates, I'll appoint you to a Cabinet position of your choice."

It's no surprise that Hillary left the State Department just a couple of weeks after Obama started his 2nd term.

[CajunBlazer]

111. You know this for a fact, do you? Care to provide a link...

... where this was even mentioned.

[Art_from_Ark]

112. There are never links to backroom deals

But it doesn't take a lot to see that there was some bad blood between Clinton and Obama during the primary, that Hillary had lots of super delegates and, seeing that she wasn't going to get the nomination, was holding out for something. I'm pretty sure Obama didn't appreciate her off-the-cuff remarks about Gaddhafi's death, and starting a possible war with Iran. And almost as soon as Obama had been sworn in for his 2nd term, Hillary was out of the State Department.

[deathrind]

104. It is amazing how quickly...

HRC and her supporters were vicious towards President Obama.

[TIME TO PANIC]

108. And now, they're the first to attack when anyone has the slightest criticism of Obama. n/t

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

51. Not just vile, but racist.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

53. Calling all Hillary supporters ...

here is your man

[cascadiance]

56. Thanks to another "former DCCC head" by the name of Rahm Emanuel on Obama's staff then...

... who as a former campaign associate of Clinton's pushed her to be SOS to Obama.

And of course we saw how much of a "friend" to Democrats and POC Emanuel was with the way he was messing up Chicago's school system and also arguably had staff covering up that shooting incident of another POC about the time when he was facing reelection.

[frylock]

58. link?

[2pooped2pop]

6. Bernie was not saying that only blacks like Obama

He was correctly stating that because he is popular also with blacks, that Hillary is using him to play the black voters. Hillary has an ulterior motive for every move she makes. It's marketing. They know and use marketing techniques as well as the Republicans.

[angel123]

13. Hillary using black voters

Pray tell, what the heck is Bernie doing? Hillary's motives are no more ulterior than Bernie's. They both are pandering to Black and Latino voters. If they didn't, we would accuse them of poor managing. Stop with accusing Hillary and her supporters of all sort of evil intent.

[2pooped2pop]

14. Right

Only not.

[cui bono]

21. No. Bernie's policy stances and activism for his entire adult life have been in favor of blacks.

Hillary's have not. She is riding on the coattails of her husband's popularity with the black community. If she didn't have that and her name recognition their support would not be hers to lose.

So yes, she is pandering because her policy doesn't back up her rhetoric.

.

[Beacool]

37. She doesn't need to, she has more creds with AA than Sanders.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/17/vermont-s-black-leaders-we-were-invisible-to-bernie-sanders.html

[DisgustipatedinCA]

7. Bitter little DCCC man, go away.

[reformist2]

8. That DNC guy sounds like a nasty piece of work. I hope he never works for a Sanders Administration.

[Go Vols]

9. Will appreciate his help.

So do I actually mean it when I say Go Fuck Yourself, Bernie? No. Everyone’s allowed to have a bad day. Everyone makes mistakes when every word is captured on tape. If Bernie wins the nomination, I’ll be knocking on doors for him in Cleveland.

https://medium.com/@brandonenglish/go-fuck-yourself-bernie-964c7b4a5f0c#.zcng0qlmi

[think]

34. Thank you for the clarity. Good of Mr. English to elaborate and put it in the larger context.

[jillan]

11. Stay Classy Brandon!! And keep pushing Bernie supporters further away.

[Broward]

12. The truth cuts deep.

[H2O Man]

15. Sad.

Brandon appears to have suffered from an emotional meltdown.

[Nanjeanne]

16. Keep it Klassy Brendon. And what a way to extrapolate a statement into Obama is only popular with

Blacks.

What I find incredibly amusing about the Clinton surrogates is their ability to take any sentence - any idea - and stretch it out to mean something much more extreme and simple than it actually is. They truly are the kings and queens of simple sound bites to mislead people.

Trouble is - more and more people are seeing through this kind of politics. That Sanders is doing so well in spite of their bull is a testament to his popularity.

[cui bono]

23. Where did he say that? Link to the quote please.

So funny that in response to an OP about someone lashing out petulantly AT Bernie, you turn it around and accuse Bernie of doing that. How very Rovian of you.

.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

29. I'm challenging this statement. I don't believe it was ever uttered. Please provide factual proof.

[Live and Learn]

39. WTF??? Speaking of FAIL. nt

[kstewart33]

18. Thanks for posting.

Bernie is a new member of the Democratic Party. He needs some time to understand what the party is about although I suspect his membership will end in June or November.

[Live and Learn]

22. Yeah, he needs to learn their language. However, I don't think Bernie can ever be so vulgar. nt

[cui bono]

24. Bernie knows EXACTLY what the party is about and what it's supposed to be about.

It's the leadership that has lost their (Third) way.

Bernie thanks you for your condescension, you anonymous internet poster you, though.

.

[frylock]

62. I suspect that he has a better grasp than perhaps you might think.

[Live and Learn]

20. And you are proud of that? Disgusting way for a democratic official to act. Glad he is a former. nt

[cui bono]

27. Remember when everyone thought it was wrong to say that?

When Cheney said it to someone - was it Leahy? - in the Senate?

.

[Live and Learn]

35. Yep, disgusting and he WAS proud of it.

[workinclasszero]

25. "Do you have any idea how belittling it is to reduce Obama to the President that the Blacks like?"

I doubt the brain trust behind bernie's campaign could give a shit sadly.

They will reap what they have sown real soon.

[cui bono]

28. It's been done on DU by bravenak.

She had an entire OP about how we're not supposed to criticize Obama if we want the black vote.

It's Bernie supporters who questioned that, saying that black people can think for themselves and aren't going to like Obama just because he's black.

Maybe you can send her a pm.

.

[bravenak]

101. It was good advice

[oasis]

31. Real damn soon. Like today.

[workinclasszero]

98. Oh the bros reaped it good in Nevada eh?

[oasis]

100. This place would be unbearable if the results had been in their favor.

Even though Hillary would still have SC and Super Tuesday states in her pocket.

As it stands now, we'll see less super delegate outrage threads on GD-P.

[workinclasszero]

106. This place would be unbearable if the results had been in their favor.

Yup, but its a whole new morning today.

Ive been waiting for this time for months.

Was banned two or three times from the Bernie Underground for the sin of supporting Hillary.

Now the firewall victory in Nevada followed by a huge blowout in SC for Hillary and she locks up the nomination super tuesday!

Man I've been waiting FOREVER for this day to come!!

[oasis]

107. "Hillary's on a glide path to the nomination" Heilman on MSNBC today.

[uponit7771]

121. Amen! what the **** are these people thinking

[bravenak]

26. .

[Cha]

81. BS totally earned it..

Hillary Clinton Verified account 
?@HillaryClinton
The feeling is mutual, Nevada.

[bravenak]

83. I'm happy

[Live and Learn]

30. Did he say it like this:

[Fairgo]

73. That's me and the Missus watching the news most every night

Used to worry the dog something awful...

[Live and Learn]

74. LOL nt

[Boomer]

32. I've been a Democrat for over 40 years

But I may have reached the end of that relationship. The DNC and the DCCC don't hold my values, they're not fighting what I think is wrong with this country.

If Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat, then I'm probably not either. If Bernie loses the nomination, then it's time for me to throw in the towel as well and register as an Independent from now on.

[Kittycat]

96. I know what I'm not...

Third Way!

Why is it okay for left leaning republicans to masquerade as democrats in our party? Why is it okay for them to come in and make up new subgroups to change our core value and drag us to the right? Sorry, I'm not buying what they're selling.

[Art_from_Ark]

109. Snake oil is what they're selling

"Buy this marvelous elixir and we'll guarantee that we might appoint someone who has a couple of semi-progressive values to the Supreme Court!"

[Vinca]

33. I wish Bernie had run as an Independent candidate. Democrats are so ungrateful.

Of course, then we'd be treated to: "It's all Bernie's fault that Hillary lost. He should have run as a Democrat."

[livetohike]

38. He would have been excluded from all debates and forums. It would

Have been hard for him to get his message out.

[Vinca]

41. He would have still taken a big enough chunk of the vote to squash Hillary's hopes and dreams.

Bernie's not a shrinking violet. He would have "pulled a Trump" and called into news shows on a daily basis and other things to bring attention to himself.

[jfern]

76. He should threaten to go independent

if the party doesn't stop with such scorched earth tacticts against him.

[cantbeserious]

36. The Establishment Is Apoplectic About Bernie - No Insinuation Or Insult Is Too Low Or Malicious

eom

[Laughing Mirror]

40. "the Blacks"?

Brandon English no speak good English.

[zappaman]

42. Hillary was a Goldwater girl!

#feelthebern

[HooptieWagon]

44. I recc'd because it shows what DNC establishment really thinks of us.

Burn those bridges!...and good luck in the GE if you steal the nomination for Hillary.

[TIME TO PANIC]

47. The whole idea of superdelegates shows what they really think of us.

The Democratic party has become anything but democratic.

[kgnu_fan]

61. Indeed... that is the tragedy nt

[TIME TO PANIC]

70. Even more tragic would be for people to sit and tolerate it. n/t

[Lizzie Poppet]

46. Take your own advice, Brandon. And don't use lube...

[VulgarPoet]

48. Why do we care about "former"?

Eh, fuck it. Doesn't matter. The party's gone to the pigs as it is.

[demwing]

66. Juror #2

Bernie told no lies...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1284217

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This is offensive on so many levels. It implies that AAs are unable to know their own minds, but are just pawns to the people they actively support. Disgusting.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Feb 20, 2016, 12:03 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: You might be offended by it because your opinion is a different one. But just because the poster and you do not share a preference for a particular candidate is not "offensive on so many levels."

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

[Smarmie Doofus]

50. Someone tell this idiot "That's impossible."

Even simple knowledge of human anatomy seems beyond the grasp of ( some ) Clintonites.

And if he denies this is true:

>>> Hillary Clinton was praising President Obama in order to "win support from the African American community where the President is enormously popular." >>>>

He's either a liar, or too stupid to serve responsibly on any Dem Party committee... much less DCCC.

[berniepdx420]

52. Does anyone in their right mind think clinton is doing any thing but making a political decision

in cozying up to PBO.. all we have to do is compare what she said about him now to what she said about him in 2008...She's not called Candidate Weather-vane for no reason.

[Agony]

54. Channelling Dick Cheney is not a good idea for a Democratic Party official...

"Mr Cheney told Vermont's senator, Patrick Leahy to "fuck yourself", after he apparently approached George Bush's number two for a chat."


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jun/26/usa.dickcheney

[riversedge]

55. Sanders should never had said such a demeaning thing of Clinton and Obama. Shame on him.

[frylock]

57. Classy people.

[ucrdem]

59. This would have been better before they let him run his mouth on the damn ticket.

Did they have any idea what the guy has been saying since 1992?

[frylock]

63. I don't think they know what the hell is happening outside of their bubble.

[Shandris]

65. LOL. "Why Ed Bailey...'r we cross?"

I love it when life imitates good art.

[islandmkl]

67. former hookers are known to say the same thing to misguided suitors...

TW/DNC shill, nothing more, nothing less...

[DisgustipatedinCA]

69. Maybe, just maybe, Brandon English should endeavor to go fuck himself instead.

[MisterP]

72. he was a DUer for 6 posts in 2013, oddly enough

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=308755

and he can go sit on a tack

[Kittycat]

94. He popped in down below in the post

I hope he enjoys the tack for parsing words.

[Lorien]

77. Crude and corrupt

and Hillary's people have the nerve to criticize Bernie supporters!

#t=270

[jillan]

79. More class coming from the Hillary supporters.

[Cha]

80. Oh, yeah.. for that.. he totally earned it.

Gracias, Cali!


Hillary Clinton Verified account 
?@HillaryClinton
The feeling is mutual, Nevada.

[Impedimentus]

84. This post has a lot of class

Just not "First".

[Tarheel_Dem]

86. Looks like you won this one hands down, and someone can't send alerts for 24 hrs.

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

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Former Dem official tells Bernie Sanders to go fuck himself
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511283337

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really disruptive, incendiary, insensitive, over the top and expresses real hatred and venom toward Senator Sanders

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Explanation: If you read closely, the hate is directed toward both parties.

[Number23]

87. "Welcome to the Party"

DAYYYYUUUMMM!!!

[Iliyah]

110. I love it!

[Brandon English]

88. Hey! It's Brandon English

Hey all - can't tell you weird it is to wake up on your vacation and see a bunch of people talking about the post you wrote. Figured I'd pop in to say hi and thanks for the feedback -- even the GFYs.

Also wanted to share a few clarifying points:

1. What's that line they use in the infomercials? The views expressed don't reflect the views of my former employer or anyone else but me. I'm not affiliated with any campaign. I'm just a guy on vacation with an opinion.

2. When I wrote the post I wasn't thinking about Hillary. I was thinking about Obama. I'm a fan. I understand if folks aren't as big a fan as I am. That's totally fine. My problem is when Obama is minimized to, as I said, the President that the Blacks like. Both because it's factually wrong -- the polls show Democrats overwhelming approve of Obama -- and because I'm defensive about Obama being painted into the corner of just the Black President for a bunch of historical and cultural reasons.

3. If Hillary said the same thing, I would've written the same post.

4. If Steve King said the same thing I'd be annoyed. But he's a Republican so I wouldn't be surprised. I expected better from Bernie.

[Starry Messenger]

89. Good morning!

[NurseJackie]

90. Hi there!

[Kentonio]

95. I don't understand why you chose that interpretation

President Obama having huge support from the black community and him having huge support from the entire party aren't mutually exclusive. Clinton suddenly choosing to go full on super fan just as the race heads into states with large black populations however was not exactly subtle.

[Kittycat]

97. It's just another day at the kitchen sink factory.

[ucrdem]

99. hey welcome Brandon!

You said what many have thought. And now it's on to NC!

[polly7]

105. Did you have the same problem with Hillary and her racist dog-whistles at Obama?

Sanders would never stoop that low - he doesn't have it in him, would love to see what you thought about her back then?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn/hillarys-hypocrisy-clinging-to-obama-after-her-racist-dog-whistles-in-2008_b_9011244.html

[Marr]

113. +1, I expect he'll pretend he didn't see this. /nt

[polly7]

114. I would bet you're right. nt.

[uponit7771]

123. This question assumes that 1. people don't realize that the year isn't 2008. 2. that people don't

...realize that Obama forgave them long ago and has had a close working relationship with them, 3. Clinton is conituing using those words in any narrative.

I would ignore it too...

It's similar to "I never ran against him" crap that Sanders recites every time someone points out his conssumate bashing of Obama

[Number23]

115. Welcome, Brandon! And I see that you are already well versed in ignoring the Perpetually Outraged

The ones that will allow NO discussion of anything that Bernie Sanders has said or done without immediately pivoting to "b-bbut what about Hillary??!"

Ignoring them has become a bit of a DU tradition this primary and one that will keep you from pouring gasoline over your computer and setting it alight. Keep doing that and you'll be just fine.

[democrattotheend]

117. I don't disagree with you

But I don't think that's what Bernie was trying to imply. It is true that while plenty of us are still big supporters of the president, his highest approval ratings are with black voters, many of whom who are (rightfully) very proud to have him as president (as are many others, myself included). Clinton knows that, and she probably is praising him a lot in part because of it, although I do think she has come to genuinely respect him despite the contentious 2008 primaries. I don't think Bernie said or even implied that only blacks support Obama. I was and still am a huge Obama supporter and I was not offended by the comment.

[PeaceNikki]

119. I get it.

It seems an appropriate response to a shitty statement.

[uponit7771]

120. +1

[Red Knight]

91. A plan to racially divide the Democrats

That's what it seems like some of these posts are designed to do.

It just looks very suspicious.

Sadly, it may work. I hope not.

But it may.

[uponit7771]

92. WHAT ... THE... FUCK... BERNIE!?!!? I need a video on this shit, he did't actually say this

... until I see it coming out of his mouth.

If so then I feel the same way too

[democrattotheend]

118. I think he was calling out her pandering

As a 2008 Obama supporter, it felt very weird to me when I watched the last debate to see her wrapping herself around Obama in the same forums she used to attack him in. I don't doubt that her praise is genuine, as I believe she and Obama came to respect each other in the years since 2008. But I do think she is playing it up right now because South Carolina is coming up, and that's what Bernie called her out on. He never said or implied that Obama only has support from black voters.

[uponit7771]

122. I would play it up also, outside of a small circle in the DNC Obama is techincally on the level

... of FDR legislatively (amount not size and scope) and as popular as JFK on avg polling inside of DNC.

Why wouldn't she!?! it makes no sense NOT too!!!

Sanders statement inside reality doesn't make sense seeing the abnormal popularity of Obama inside dem circles.

Has Obama fucked up on some things?! HOPEFULLY!!! He's not a robot...

but

I don't think what he's done deserves Sanders scorn overall and this statement fits a narrative about Sanders that he just doesn't like Obama seeing he had a vile racilalzed surrogate in West associated with his campaign.

Will I bang on doors for Sanders?! Of course...

Will I do it with the expectation that Sanders will speak up when a person of color is murdered by a sKeered cop to sooth the souls of this type of legal oppression..

no...

[NCTraveler]

93. Thanks for sharing this.

Many of us are saying WTF.

[Vattel]

116. Obviously that is part of her strategy. Wonder why he doesn't like the truth.