What Will be the Lame, Self Defeating Excuse Du Jour When Clinton Wins Mass.?

[McCamy Taylor]

I haven't thought of a prize yet, but I promise the winner it will be worth it. So, put on your thinking caps and try to think like a certain mythological creature that we aren't supposed to talk about on polite forums. How would you explain away a Clinton victory in the state of Massachusetts if you wanted to hamstring her campaign while shooting "your candidate" (snicker) in the foot?

[JonLeibowitz]

1. The truth?

She will have succeeded in lying to the Democratic base about her values, record, and plans.

I say successful in the sense that people believed it, not in any moral or ethical or progressive sense.

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. Aliens from a planet orbiting Betelgeuse

were placed in the minds of a majority of Democrats and controlled their every thought and word.

[Hekate]

3. I'm sure blaming African Americans will figure into it somehow. I've learned on DU ...

....about Master/slave relationships and Stockholm Syndrome, so I'm prepared for just about anything now.

Just in case it is not obvious.

[Live and Learn]

5. Really? It is the Hillary supporters that have used race to divide not Bernie supporters.

And what the hell would it have to do with Mass?

[Matt_in_STL]

10. You'll have to excuse the poster

If there is not a way to bring race into the discussion, there is no reason for them to post.

[DrDan]

11. really - did you catch this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1355553

[Live and Learn]

15. And that has what to do with what? nt

[DrDan]

16. you don't find that to be a divisive post?

never mind - just noticed that you are among those that rec'ed that disgusting, racist post

[Live and Learn]

17. I find it completely irrelevant to this discussion. nt

[DrDan]

18. you claimed BS supporters did/do not use race to divide - au contraire

[Live and Learn]

21. Are you vying for the honor of being the first poster I put on ignore?

I find your posts irrelevant, obnoxious and disgusting. Using BS instead of Bernie is disgusting and any poster that does it loses all respect from me.

[DrDan]

23. I also use HRC - and I noticed you rec'ed that vile post - would love to hear why

[Live and Learn]

24. Because I understood what the poster was saying.

In fact, I called South Carolina backward myself (though later settled on stagnant). I find it amusing that so many Hillary supporters suddenly find the South enlightened. And it has nothing to do with POC, it has everything to do with the majority of the people that live there and its history.

[Agschmid]

25. ...

Add me to that ignore list too please.

[Live and Learn]

26. I don't take requests. nt

[Agschmid]

27. Damn. Oh well.

[PonyUp]

45. I'm in the South and it's funny how all the South bashing has disappeared from DU.

I'm sure if Hillary doesn't win the bashing will return.

[Live and Learn]

31. I suggest you start using actual names in that case since HRC is the acronym for the

Human Rights Campaign that Hillary makes a mockery of even if they did endorse her.

[polly7]

13. How stupid. nt.

[cwydro]

43. Nailed it.

Yup.

I've been astounded at the scapegoating here. Not to mention the condescending attitude toward black DUers that I've seen in the last couple of days.

[Live and Learn]

4. There won't be excuses. People voted for Dubya twice. People can be idiots. nt

[stonecutter357]

9. South Carolina just did not like him.

[Live and Learn]

14. Simplistic post. nt

[merrily]

28. Maybe he's a fan of Shakespeare? "Brevity is the soul of wit."

[stonecutter357]

41. sorry your man lost South Carolina.

[merrily]

42. No worries. It was expected from day one.

[cwydro]

44. I'm willing to bed that not one single southern state will vote for Bernie.

It just won't happen.

[DrDan]

19. you got to be kidding - BS supporters have offered nothing but excuses and threats

for the past week

and have already started in prep for a disastrous Tuesday

[Live and Learn]

22. WTF? This isn't about Bernie supporters or excuses. This is about our ONE chance to get

actual progressive policies in place and stop the oligarchy. This is about our ONE chance to save the planet. And this is about our ONE chance to stop a bloody revolution from occurring.

I have really had it with your condescending game playing. This is not a game and the stakes are incredibly high.

[merrily]

29. I like you. Don't take the bait.

[Live and Learn]

32. I see nothing that I have said that comes even close to violating TOS.

I've done pretty well through many years here (only one hidden post ever). That said, if Bernie doesn't win, I will probably not be here often anyway.

[merrily]

34. You have not even come close. I'm just a worrier by nature.

If you had come close, I might have pm'd and asked if you wanted to edit.

I do that at times.

[Live and Learn]

35. Well it is pretty easy these days.

The one I had hidden simply repeated what someone said and then added that I wasn't surprised. And, I have seen posts on both sides hidden that I can't figure out why.

[merrily]

36. I've seen that, too. Luck of the draw, except Bernie's supporters

seem to fare worse overnight and in the early hours of the day.

[Live and Learn]

37. I've noticed that too, especially the eary hours. nt

[Cobalt Violet]

6. I got mine!

I live in MA. Lived here all my life. People are quite comfortable here with things how they are. They definitely got theirs. They don't have to think of others. They're liberal, social liberal anyway but being wealthier they do believe they are special and don't care about the plight of the working poor or people whom might be called to war because it doesn't effect them much or so they think.

[That Guy 888]

7. The leftists didn't support me !!one!

Oops, sorry, that will be Hillary's excuse when she loses the general election. Assuming she get's the nomination, that is.

[MelSC]

8. Who knows what stage of grief they will be in by then

Right now they seem to be in stage 3...

[bigtree]

12. well, first you fly off to somewhere like New Mexico

...then you tell the folks they're MUCH smarter than those dummies in Mass. who voted for your rival.

Then you blame the loss on the open primary, hoping no one will notice the bevy of independents and republicans who crossed over to try and defeat Hillary.

[That Guy 888]

20. You forgot to put in the line about $27 being the average campaign contribution first

because that's how Bernie hides his dog-whistles in every speech.

[femmedem]

33. Speaking of shooting yourself in the foot

Insulting Sanders' supporters does nothing to get them to support her in either the primaries or the GE.
I doubt that your snark persuades any undecided voters, either.

[CBGLuthier]

38. Some people just can't help but be assholes.

snicker

[Lil Missy]

39. the voters there are too stupid to vote for the right candidate.

How's that for an excuse? It's not original I've seen it here already.

[greymouse]

40. I hope Mondale, ah, Hillary, loses Massachusetts

but I am with Bernie to the general. If he isn't the Democratic nominee and its legal to write him in in my state, I'll do so, otherwise I'll vote Green to keep them on the ballot.

Hillary is like Trump. She appeals to some combination of the ignorant or unethical. She has zero competence and zero morals and zero accomplishments. If we're going to have a President like that, I'd rather he or she call themselves a Republican. Also there is no way I want to see those Clinton smirking faces in the news for the next eight years. That would be worse than Bush - same policies, same nausea, but at least the other party.

[Nanjeanne]

46. Condescension is the hallmark of the Clinton campaign and her supporters I guess.