2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumStrange behavior, Bernie referring to himself as Third Person
In the Bill Maher interview, Bernie referred to himself as "BernIe" and "Bernie Sanders". Why is he distancing himself from himself?
"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore..."
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MineralMan
(146,333 posts)It's an affectation some people use. I'm not sure it's meaningful.
It's called illeism. Here's the Wikipedia article on it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)polly7
(20,582 posts)Did you listen to the interview and take into consideration the context of what was said?
PufPuf23
(8,839 posts)Bernie sanders did well in the interview.
Sanders has had a better week than Hillary Clinton.
Clinton should be embarrassed.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Nothing strange in this interview. Bernie's reference to "Bernie Sanders" is perfect for the context in which he used it in.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Nothing debunked.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)But keeping on pushing Bernie on us. America has rejected him.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Definitely a friendly interviewer, but I thought Bernie was very effective.
NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Spacedog1973
(221 posts)says that there is nothing inherently wrong with it. However, he also thinks that if he were to do it too much, it would seem strange. Thankfully Spacedog1973 doesn't do it often.
SheenaR
(2,052 posts)Nothing to see here.
Consistently says "No President, not Bernie Sanders, not anyone can do this alone"
Real ego on this guy
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)But oh they'll just say she was only lying... again... and they're ok with that!
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Thanks.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)I stated that the context in which Bernie Sanders used "Bernie Sanders" in the interview was perfect.
CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)You think?
CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)Anyone who runs for president has a giant ego. Bernie is no exception to this universal truth.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)You are delusional.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)YOU are delusional.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)can you blame him?
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)privileged white men do. tRump does it as well but in a more psychotic way.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Or is it just stupid?
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)White privileged men speak like that.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)davidlynch
(644 posts)For example, if people are listening to audio only, they can connect the message to the name.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)He needs to check himself into the nearest emergency room !!
He's really gone off the deep end now..
Whatever shall we do?
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)MineralMan
(146,333 posts)To worry about, really. He thinks many people do that.
noamnety
(20,234 posts)"Whether contradicting the position she took in her Twitter message or poking fun at her use of the third person to refer to herself, Twitter users whiled away the time attacking Clinton for what she said and the way she said it.
Were not at war with a religion. Were at war with radical jihadism. Hillary knows the difference, Clinton tweeted."
http://www.westernjournalism.com/look-what-hillary-said-during-the-gop-debate-it-instantly-backfired-in-a-big-way/