Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)
Mon May 30, 2016, 04:54 PM May 2016

Bernie Sanders Has Worn Out His Welcome in the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders has worn out his welcome in the Democratic Party with the endless and childish temper tantrums.


In fact, I thought he hit a new low by pushing to debate Donald Trump, but he sunk lower than that when he demanded that Barney Frank and Dan Malloy be unseated from key committees in the Democratic National Committee because they have been critical of him in the past.


http://hinterlandgazette.com/2016/05/bernie-sanders-worn-welcome-democratic-party-leave-stage.html

174 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Bernie Sanders Has Worn Out His Welcome in the Democratic Party (Original Post) Tavarious Jackson May 2016 OP
Cool story bro. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #1
This story is backwards Baobab May 2016 #12
Precisely!... and Hillary has not worn out her welcome?! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2016 #111
No good deed shall go unpunished...nt Jitter65 May 2016 #144
FFR n/t Aerows May 2016 #174
General Discussion: Primaries, 442 posts in the last 90 days (95% of total posts) ebayfool May 2016 #28
And four hides. Busy, busy... Blue_In_AK May 2016 #70
Thank goodness the "amnesty" came just in time QC May 2016 #77
I wonder, do the Brock checks get mailed or are they direct deposit? Bohunk68 May 2016 #128
They get paid with debit cards. bluedigger May 2016 #139
Translation: Hillary has worn out her welcome among liberals and progressives AgingAmerican May 2016 #2
Yep. LWolf May 2016 #18
Yep +100 840high May 2016 #102
Thread winner! Scuba May 2016 #125
this ^ Attorney in Texas May 2016 #162
Psssht I am glad he is here Ash_F May 2016 #3
Bernie has about 10 million new friends that have his back. CentralMass May 2016 #4
The real Democratic Party or the Clinton Wing of The Corporate Party? hobbit709 May 2016 #5
Funny an independent runs as a Dem to get voting lists and refuses to help upaloopa May 2016 #40
Funny, you keep peddling that lie. Fawke Em May 2016 #107
Upa, he is helping down ticket, time to re-boot my dear larkrake May 2016 #166
he is not a democrat...he is a democratic socialist. nt msongs May 2016 #6
You're right. But you could call him a zebra striped giraffe and he'd still get my vote. floriduck May 2016 #37
And so was FDR. Duval May 2016 #69
I'd like to keep him but if Hillary steals the election I am sure he, nor many others, including Live and Learn May 2016 #7
He's a lot more entitled than he would have people believe KingFlorez May 2016 #8
Third Way / Corporate Fascism Tightens Grip on Democratic Party Jackilope May 2016 #9
Hillary is the latest in a long line of Reaganites. And you are a joke. immoderate May 2016 #10
thats what neoliberalism is. A reaction against the middle class primarily Baobab May 2016 #15
Cool story, bro, but... Shadowflash May 2016 #11
I think a lot of people care Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #16
the only ones that care about what your OP is saying Shadowflash May 2016 #17
as opposed to the bernie whinning bush? MariaThinks May 2016 #32
Hillary won. Bernie lost. MoonRiver May 2016 #168
Bernie is showing us who he is. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #13
and it's not a pretty sight MariaThinks May 2016 #34
Not a pretty sight is right! Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #43
There you go! Teamwork! Two empty heads are bound to be smarter than one. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #55
! opiate69 May 2016 #56
LOL Art_from_Ark May 2016 #117
+1000 Bohunk68 May 2016 #130
You miht be right - 840high May 2016 #103
yes he looks so lonely and isolated, grumbling in the corner with nobody listening Armstead May 2016 #131
Those don't count! RichVRichV May 2016 #153
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #35
No actually. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #46
Saint Bernie the Great of Vermont upaloopa May 2016 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #48
Wow. That comment is so sad. bjo59 May 2016 #94
That's right they are. That's why his polls keep going up and hers keep going down. bjo59 May 2016 #93
I've seen two of your 481 masterpiece threads today... Miles Archer May 2016 #100
Next thing you know, he'll be writing Art_from_Ark May 2016 #118
He IS entertaining, though. I'll give him that. Miles Archer May 2016 #123
Oh hell, it seems a good portion of the party has worn out its welcome... tokenlib May 2016 #14
Yes, yes he has. nt eastwestdem May 2016 #19
He's a poopiehead!!! QC May 2016 #20
I don't like him. hrmjustin May 2016 #21
Not surprising. Rattlesnake Chaser May 2016 #26
You just got here, how do you know what I like? hrmjustin May 2016 #54
Bernie is in it until the convention. Rattlesnake Chaser May 2016 #59
I don't think you know the difference between fact or opinion. hrmjustin May 2016 #60
Good to have you here. 840high May 2016 #104
That's fine. We all have out opinions Armstead May 2016 #133
speaking of tedious childish temper tantrums... Warren Stupidity May 2016 #22
So soon? He's only been a Democrat for about 6 months. MariaThinks May 2016 #23
Don't miss these other Brockesque gems from the epic and prolific author, Janet Sham. Wilms May 2016 #24
Busy, busy! Seems so full of bitterness for someone who she says doesn't matter. polly7 May 2016 #30
She IS for hire...so it's possible. Wilms May 2016 #33
A jack of all trades, polly7 May 2016 #39
Oops! OP thinks we can't read past his/her pointing finger! ebayfool May 2016 #31
These are good. MariaThinks May 2016 #36
LOL! opiate69 May 2016 #41
Who do you think you're convincing? nt. polly7 May 2016 #47
Yes. Bravo for her! Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #53
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #58
Barney the Bankster needs to go aikoaiko May 2016 #25
+1 mmonk May 2016 #137
I hope he takes all the hippies and lower class working stiffs with him! DefenseLawyer May 2016 #27
I am lower upper middle no class and if it not for hippies, then all the hair things might be mute nolabels May 2016 #89
He was never a democrat MFM008 May 2016 #29
Speaking of wearing out one's welcome... lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #38
I'm here to stay. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #50
The body of your post is an oxymoron in and of itself. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #82
Walt Starr was here to stay, too. Miles Archer May 2016 #165
DMX’s Downfall: From Hip-Hop King to the Brink of Death Bluenorthwest May 2016 #44
Not sure how he could wear out something he never had. n/t Triana May 2016 #49
That's exactly right. They rolled up their 'welcome mat' as soon polly7 May 2016 #52
Unfortunately for you he is losing by millions of votes redstateblues May 2016 #61
Unfortunately for the world, his movement has been tried so hard to be blocked polly7 May 2016 #64
Hillary is the one with substance Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #73
I guess writing over 400 posts since you joined 2 weeks ago BlancheSplanchnik May 2016 #95
BINGO. n/t Triana May 2016 #116
See Reply #64. The empty corprat shill is Hillary. Sanders is the substantial candidate. Triana May 2016 #115
And yet any nominee will need all of his voters to win. He carried lots of States so your verbiage Bluenorthwest May 2016 #65
You've worn out your welcome with me. Perhaps my ignore list will tolerate you longer than I could. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #51
Janet Shan doesn't speak for the party. NT Eric J in MN May 2016 #57
The Audacity!!!! bvar22 May 2016 #62
No, the 50's were not a better time. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #63
how would you know? Warren Stupidity May 2016 #66
I read. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #68
Some of us here grew up in the 50s. Warren Stupidity May 2016 #110
+1000. Bohunk68 May 2016 #132
FDR was president in the 30's and 40's, genius. opiate69 May 2016 #88
For everybody that Worked for a Living, bvar22 May 2016 #108
You know, Blue_In_AK May 2016 #67
I'm glad! Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #71
Isn't he? nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #72
You know what they wanted to do? Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #74
Well I know you are are lying nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #75
That is part of the law suit. Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #79
I think you're confused Art_from_Ark May 2016 #119
The whole piece is great but I'm kicking rec'ing JUST for that Krugman quote Number23 May 2016 #76
Wow is right! Tavarious Jackson May 2016 #80
Bernie has in no way worn out his welcome in the Democratic Party that I have belonged to for highprincipleswork May 2016 #78
Small loss - he was never welcomed in any regard by the corporatist currently cliffordu May 2016 #81
Alas, it would seem that many have worn out their welcome. Buns_of_Fire May 2016 #83
Well.He should just leave.. coco77 May 2016 #84
Why? Didn't sign the Loyalty Oath and learn the Secret Handshake? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #85
OK, Tav. Cool if we take it Independent? TBF May 2016 #86
I've noticed that when a bully is confronted they whine. Sen Sanders is standing up to the rhett o rick May 2016 #87
Hillary, is that you? NeoConsSuck May 2016 #90
Oh, goodie... another Crap Blog to add to the list! SMC22307 May 2016 #91
The crying never ends with Bernie. He has become the poster child of a bitter old man tonyt53 May 2016 #92
And who are you? lol. morningfog May 2016 #96
I believe the answers you seek can be found within.... opiate69 May 2016 #99
Joned April 20th, bvar22 May 2016 #157
Is "Tavarious Jackson" the court jester of DU? bjo59 May 2016 #97
This guy is SmittynMo May 2016 #101
Jesters are supposed to be witty QC May 2016 #113
a lead balloon, maybe lives under a bridge larkrake May 2016 #159
Says who? leftinportland May 2016 #98
Just another divisive OP from a Clinton supporter. B Calm May 2016 #105
I mean if the Hinterland Gazette said it... SheenaR May 2016 #170
It's the Third Way, imho, who have worn out their welcome. Fawke Em May 2016 #106
. Rex May 2016 #109
Yeah, it really sucks when people wear out their welcome. n/t QC May 2016 #112
Like certain posters who seem to be competing Art_from_Ark May 2016 #120
I'm shocked that people would engage in disruptive behavior QC May 2016 #167
When did the Democratic Party officialdom welcome Bernie? I must have missed that. imagine2015 May 2016 #114
The democratic party let him lovemydog May 2016 #121
Do you have a link for your assertion about letting him run as long Bohunk68 May 2016 #134
They didnt want him to run third party and didnt think he was a threat to Hill larkrake May 2016 #160
KNR Lucinda May 2016 #122
Pretend he's not welcome and Hillary will lose the GE. B Calm May 2016 #124
If Bernie had struck out on his own and started a third party - something he may regret Vinca May 2016 #126
and in the future, people will be seriously looking at new partys and their candidates larkrake May 2016 #164
I do enjoy your threads well thought out for maximum effect. gordianot May 2016 #127
She now is adding a link to the source in her copy/paste op's. That said, I see a little progress. B Calm May 2016 #135
Question Uponthegears May 2016 #129
You won't get a reply. I see her B Calm May 2016 #136
ABT Uponthegears May 2016 #141
In my opinion, triangulation and Clintonian Republican light chicanery has worn out its welcome. highprincipleswork May 2016 #138
The Democratic Party has worn out it's Welcome with me! freemtnhermit May 2016 #140
Fake story even has fake pIcture to go with it. Orsino May 2016 #142
I think Hillary would call this UNIFYING Lodestar May 2016 #143
What is it about Bernie's platform that rubs establishment Dems Lodestar May 2016 #145
they have the legal right to kick him out of the race. Exilednight May 2016 #146
It does reek of desperation on his part... cynatnite May 2016 #147
God Forbid there is dissent in the party. EndElectoral May 2016 #148
Worn out welcome? Puh-lease. Bernie would have to get to the back of a longass line ancianita May 2016 #149
On worn out welcomes: Bluenorthwest May 2016 #150
Thanks for posting this. This one was obvious from the start. SalviaBlue May 2016 #156
Please notice the deflection by the BSers? rock May 2016 #151
What "content" was that? bvar22 May 2016 #158
Bernie still has higher approval numbers than HRC and Trump Larkspur May 2016 #152
Doesn't look like too many folks agree with you, Tav. Jester Messiah May 2016 #154
162 replies, 2028 views, 18 likes. IT'S A MANDATE!!! Miles Archer May 2016 #163
says you... n/t leeroysphitz May 2016 #155
I think FDR & Harry Truman would puke if they saw the Clinton policies of "free trade"(NAFTA, TPP).. dmosh42 May 2016 #161
I know it is really tough when you cannot close ranks and pretend nothing is wrong. Get the msms Seeinghope May 2016 #169
Well I guess the Dems will no longer want Bernie to caucus with them. That should bode well. Nanjeanne May 2016 #171
Uh-huh Aerows May 2016 #172
Ya think.... nt eastwestdem May 2016 #173

ebayfool

(3,411 posts)
28. General Discussion: Primaries, 442 posts in the last 90 days (95% of total posts)
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:30 PM
May 2016

That means 442 GD posts in 16 days, right? Man - talk about bang for your buck!
And yet oh-so-familiar with the hallways, closets and rooms in the house.

 

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
2. Translation: Hillary has worn out her welcome among liberals and progressives
Mon May 30, 2016, 04:57 PM
May 2016

So Brock attempts to project that FACT onto Sanders

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
18. Yep.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:12 PM
May 2016

Watching all of those rallies encouraging people to stand together, reading the emails he sends me, I'm scratching my head trying to find childish temper tantrums.

Until I read Clinton supporters on DU, and lo and behold, there they are.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
40. Funny an independent runs as a Dem to get voting lists and refuses to help
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:39 PM
May 2016

down ticket Dems is the real Democrat?

In Bernie's bizarro world I guess.

 

Duval

(4,280 posts)
69. And so was FDR.
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:10 PM
May 2016

Don't like your traffic lights, police departments, fire departments, Social Security? Bernie is more Democratic than "some" Democrats.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
7. I'd like to keep him but if Hillary steals the election I am sure he, nor many others, including
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:01 PM
May 2016

many long term Democrats will even want to stay.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
8. He's a lot more entitled than he would have people believe
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:04 PM
May 2016

He has become the epitome of what so many of supporters accused Hillary Clinton of being. It is always the biggest moralizers that turn out to be the most arrogant.

Jackilope

(819 posts)
9. Third Way / Corporate Fascism Tightens Grip on Democratic Party
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:05 PM
May 2016

Sees Sanders as a threat to their corporate masters.

There. Fixed it for you.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
15. thats what neoliberalism is. A reaction against the middle class primarily
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:09 PM
May 2016

They want a massive global redistribution of wealth from the middle class to themselves.

Hillary's globalization pretends to help the poor in developing countries but its all about increasing profits by shifting the work to guest workers who win low bids.

Shadowflash

(1,536 posts)
17. the only ones that care about what your OP is saying
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:10 PM
May 2016

Hang out in the Hillary cesspool. You'd find a more receptive audience there.

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)
34. and it's not a pretty sight
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:35 PM
May 2016

there may have been a reason why he's essentially been a loner, not a team player. The sight is not pretty indeed.

Response to Tavarious Jackson (Reply #13)

Response to Tavarious Jackson (Reply #42)

Response to upaloopa (Reply #45)

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
100. I've seen two of your 481 masterpiece threads today...
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:12 PM
May 2016
...do you really copy and paste the same thing into every one?

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

"Bernie is showing us who he is. Americans are starting to see for themselves."

I think we get your point. Got anything else to say, or does that about cover it?

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
118. Next thing you know, he'll be writing
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:41 AM
May 2016

"I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht."
"I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht."
"I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht."
"I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht"...

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
123. He IS entertaining, though. I'll give him that.
Tue May 31, 2016, 07:37 AM
May 2016

It's almost like you go through the "7 stages of death & dying" when reading his posts. It starts with the face palm:



...and ends with something that's not quite "acceptance," but is a kind of "I admire his tenacity" and his paper-thin transparency when it comes to the copy and paste. It's not even paper, it's more like one of those spider webs you see woven against tree branches in the early morning sun. It's there, but you see right through it.

When 99% of the "new members" waging war in GD-P are forgotten after the GE, I think our friend here will ultimately be remembered for a much-needed (although perhaps unintentional) dose of comedy relief.

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
14. Oh hell, it seems a good portion of the party has worn out its welcome...
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:09 PM
May 2016

..in the past twenty years with some people. More Bernie demonization isn't going to solve your problems.

 
26. Not surprising.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:28 PM
May 2016

You don't like anyone who challenges Clinton, and the primaries aren't even close to being over.

 
59. Bernie is in it until the convention.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:58 PM
May 2016

Accept the fact.

Please accept the fact that Clinton will not finish the formal Democratic process due to her impeding indictment.

New Jersey and California will see to it that Clinton is delayed until the convention.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
133. That's fine. We all have out opinions
Tue May 31, 2016, 08:21 AM
May 2016

But the Op is claiming that nobody likes him.

Not true. Close to half of the primary votes is not nobody.

 

Wilms

(26,795 posts)
24. Don't miss these other Brockesque gems from the epic and prolific author, Janet Sham.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:21 PM
May 2016

Hillary Clinton Should Tell Bernie Sanders HELL NO to Being Her VP
May 30, 2016 by Janet Shan

Sorry Bernie, Hillary Clinton is Clear Favorite, 3 Million More Votes and Counting
May 30, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders Has Worn Out His Welcome in the Democratic Party
May 28, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders is Trying to BLACKMAIL the DNC to Unseat Barney Frank, Dan Malloy
May 27, 2016 by Janet Shan

New CA Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Leading Sanders by 2 Points, Um, Right
May 26, 2016 by Janet Shan

Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Fizzles But Media Spazzes Out On Exaggerations
May 25, 2016 by Janet Shan

Hillary Clinton Picks Up 12 More Superdelegates While Bernie Sanders Lobs Useless Verbal Grenades
May 24, 2016 by Janet Shan

Thanks to the Electoral Map, Hillary Clinton is Poised for Victory
May 23, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders is Losing Steam with Some Prominent Progressives
May 23, 2016 by Janet Shan

Obama Former Speechwriter Jon Favreau Tweets Top 5 Reasons Not to Vote for Trump
May 22, 2016 by Janet Shan

No Bernie Sanders, You Are NOT the Strongest Candidate to Beat Donald Trump
May 22, 2016 by Janet Shan

Feel the Burn: Bernie Sanders Campaign Spent $160 Million in 120 Days
May 20, 2016 by Janet Shan

Hillary Clinton’s 5 Most Powerful Words to Bernie Sanders: “I Will Be The Nominee”
May 20, 2016 by Janet Shan

WaPo SHREDS Shaun King’s Lies That Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Really Lead in Popular Votes
May 19, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders Losing Top Staffers As He Vows to Continue Attacks on Hillary Clinton
May 19, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders Getting Dragged on Twitter with #BernieLostMe Hashtag
May 18, 2016 by Janet Shan

Bernie Sanders is Shamefully Lying to Supporters That He Can Win Nomination
May 18, 2016 by Janet Shan


And Much MUCH More!!!!

http://hinterlandgazette.com/author/hinterlandg-admin/

polly7

(20,582 posts)
30. Busy, busy! Seems so full of bitterness for someone who she says doesn't matter.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:33 PM
May 2016

I wonder if she's been posting here? It all seems very familiar.

 

Wilms

(26,795 posts)
33. She IS for hire...so it's possible.
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:35 PM
May 2016

Here's her CV.

Freelancer Details
Janet Shan

Specializes in: Profiles, Business, Government, Entertainment, Personal finance, Politics, Social Issues, Grant Writing

I have 20 years solid and proven experience writing business articles, including profiles, features, compiling training manuals, sales letters, as well as video scripts and copy writing. Additionally, I have operated the Hinterland Gazette, which is a blog that covers political and social issues, including commentary on the political landscape, as well as some international, culture and entertainment news. I have interviewed many public figures such as CNN's Soledad O'Brien, former senatorial candidate Kendrick Meeks, money manager William Baker, ski cross champion Errol Kerr, former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, CNN political analyst Jamal Simmons, and many others. I have solid and proven experience in grant writing and proposals. I also have solid experience in covering the equity markets and social media. I am adept at breaking down complex data into easily-understood articles.

https://www.spj.org/fdb-detail.asp?cmd=&ref=1447

polly7

(20,582 posts)
39. A jack of all trades,
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:39 PM
May 2016

seems to be able to write anything about anything .. for a fee! I could do that. I might just work on my own CV. But I couldn't compromise my principles so I probably wouldn't be nearly as successful.

Response to Tavarious Jackson (Reply #53)

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
27. I hope he takes all the hippies and lower class working stiffs with him!
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:30 PM
May 2016

The party is a lot more fun without all the rabble.

nolabels

(13,133 posts)
89. I am lower upper middle no class and if it not for hippies, then all the hair things might be mute
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:53 PM
May 2016

I don't know if you popped the cork on that 10k post,

but was betting i wouldn't have to worry about a reply from you

MFM008

(19,816 posts)
29. He was never a democrat
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:32 PM
May 2016

and in a week and a day the media will call this thing..
We keep hearing over. over over.

over.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
44. DMX’s Downfall: From Hip-Hop King to the Brink of Death
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:43 PM
May 2016

In 1998, DMX was the hottest rapper alive. This week, police resuscitated him after a possible overdose in a Ramada Inn parking lot. How the Ruff Ryder lost his way.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/10/dmx-s-downfall-from-hip-hop-king-to-the-brink-of-death.html

polly7

(20,582 posts)
52. That's exactly right. They rolled up their 'welcome mat' as soon
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:49 PM
May 2016

as it became apparent (from the beginning) that millions were actually joyful and grateful they finally had someone to vote for who didn't represent the corporations, war machine and billionaires deciding the fate of all those beneath them. From new voters to elderly who want real change. I think the PTB and DNC were shocked at his popularity - DWS snatched that welcome mat back quicker than a speeding bullet.

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)
61. Unfortunately for you he is losing by millions of votes
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:01 PM
May 2016

Fortunately for our country there are many more that are not fooled by his empty sloganeering.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
64. Unfortunately for the world, his movement has been tried so hard to be blocked
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:06 PM
May 2016

by those whose wealth, apathy and loyalty to the corporations, war machine and 1% who want to destroy the lives of people not only in the U.S., but all around the world.

He doesn't have empty sloganeering - he's got decency and determination to make change for all those suffering. Must suck to be so empty inside to brush it off as nothing. Maintaining the status quo harming so many is so much more important for those who hate him than to see others lives improve. Good for you.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
95. I guess writing over 400 posts since you joined 2 weeks ago
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:03 PM
May 2016

Has worn out your argumentation skills. "Everyone knows that" is false logic offering no meaning or substance. It's nothing more than appealing to the urge to join the crowd.

It's gotta be hard to meet a quota and say anything outside of the script.

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
115. See Reply #64. The empty corprat shill is Hillary. Sanders is the substantial candidate.
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:43 AM
May 2016

As for YOU:

"Member since: Mon May 16, 2016, 10:02 PM"

You guys have infested this place like fleas.


 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
65. And yet any nominee will need all of his voters to win. He carried lots of States so your verbiage
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:07 PM
May 2016

serves some need of yours but it does nothing for your candidate or for the Party. It's the exact opposite of how to support a candidate for office. Perhaps that is your intent, I don't know.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
62. The Audacity!!!!
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:01 PM
May 2016

Bernie, reminding America of what the Democratic Party once STOOD FOR and FOUGHT for!!!
The NERVE!!!

Imagine, saying things like THIS:

In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be[font size=3] established for all—regardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]

Among these are:

*The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;

*The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;

*The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;

*The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;

*The right of every family to a decent home;

*The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;

*The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;

*The right to a good education.

All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.

[font size=3]America's own rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice for all our citizens.[/font]


Please note that the above are stipulated as Basic Human RIGHTS to be protected by our government,
and NOT as COMMODITIES to be SOLD to Americans by For Profit Corporations.


We could have ALL that and more if our priorities were sane.


Oops.
My bad.
The above was FDR, the Father of the Modern Democratic Party,
but Bernie HAS picked up that torch, and at times, sounds like FDR.
You will NEVER hear Hillary say any of these things.

Thank You, Bernie, for reminding us who we are, and what we are supposed to be fighting for.


When Bernie is no longer welcome in the Democratic Party, then neither am I.

---bvar22
a mainstream-center FDR (New Deal)/LBJ (Great Society) Democrat for 60 years,
now labeled (with extreme prejudice) as an unwanted "Far Leftist".

I haven't changed...
the Party of Clinton has lunged Far to the Conservative Right.


 

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)
63. No, the 50's were not a better time.
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:03 PM
May 2016

All that FDR talk reminds me of that post someone here made claiming the 50's were a better time.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
110. Some of us here grew up in the 50s.
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:08 PM
May 2016

describing the 50s as "a terrible time" is something you might get from a book.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
108. For everybody that Worked for a Living,
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:44 PM
May 2016

the 50s, but especially the 60s & 70s were a better time.
LBJ's Great Society, War on Poverty, Medicare/Medicaid, and Civil Rights Act were tremendous achievements of the Democratic Party.

IT wasn't perfect. But we WERE moving in the right direction, sometimes by leaps and bounds. There was HOPE and UNITY of purpose. The goals of FDR were in our sights.
Unlike today, where we are steadily loosing ground, and it IS the conservative Clinton Democrats who are actively undoing the advances we made in to 60s.

I grew up in the 50s and 60s.
Back then, a single, blue collar worker could:
*Raise a family in relative comfort

*Enjoyed Job Security and some benefits even if NOT in a Union

*afford Health Care

*Buy a new American car every few years

*Send his/her children through University and grad school

*Take a real vacation every year

*Buy and pay off a comfortable home

*Save for retirement.

Those days are GONE, but we could have them again IF we had a Party that represents the Working Class and Poor.

No, things weren't perfect, especially for PoC... but the Democratic Party saw that, and took steps to fix that problem, most notably the Civil Rights Act of 1964, among others.

[font size=1]LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a smiling Dr Martin Luther King looking over his shoulder.[/font]

NO. Things weren't perfect for everybody, but we WERE getting closer, and life was getting better.
Today, we are regressing and life for the 99% is getting worse by the year.....watching the hard earned Democratic Party Achievements of FDR, JFK, and LBJ slip sliding away, a piece at a time with the help of the "Centrist" Conservative Democrats.

---bvar22
a mainstream-center FDR/LBJ loyal Democrat for over 55 years,
now labeled a "Fringe Leftist" by the "Chamber of Commerce/Wall Street Centrists" who have taken over our Party.
I haven't changed, and will keep fighting for the above values of FDR/JBJ until I am laid in my grave.

[font color=firebrick][center]"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want a party that will STAND UP for Working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone [/font]
[/center] [center] [/font]
[font size=1]photo by bvar22
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center]
[/font]

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
72. Isn't he?
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:12 PM
May 2016

what is also adorable is that they are about to suffer an even greater loss of registered voters. But they are ok with that.

 

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)
74. You know what they wanted to do?
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:14 PM
May 2016

Throw away the votes of the people who already voted my mail in CA. Those are older people and people with disabilities. I think it's discusting!

Number23

(24,544 posts)
76. The whole piece is great but I'm kicking rec'ing JUST for that Krugman quote
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:16 PM
May 2016
Paul Krugman

?@paulkrugman

So, it's OK to have Cornel West --"Obama is a Republican in blackface" -- on platform committee, but not Barney Frank? Wow.

12:44 AM - 29 May 2016


Wow, indeed.
 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
78. Bernie has in no way worn out his welcome in the Democratic Party that I have belonged to for
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:21 PM
May 2016

47 years.

In fact, he stands for the very best principles of the Democratic Party.

I will invite him in anytime, and I may just follow him where he leads.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)
83. Alas, it would seem that many have worn out their welcome.
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:30 PM
May 2016
Sorry, guys, but we're downsizing the "big tent" to something more corporate bottom-line-friendly and you no longer fit inside. No hard feelings, but just get the hell gone.

And don't forget to vote for us in November!
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
87. I've noticed that when a bully is confronted they whine. Sen Sanders is standing up to the
Mon May 30, 2016, 06:44 PM
May 2016

Establishment bully and boy do they whine. The Clinton supporters are not used to people standing up to the bullies. Seems they think bullies should be revered. You know the Establishment Bullies that try to tell us to sit down and shut up. Well like it or not the People's Movement is here and like Sen Sanders, we are not about to let the corporate oligarchy push us around any more.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
157. Joned April 20th,
Tue May 31, 2016, 02:15 PM
May 2016

just after Hillary's Brock puppet paid $1MILLION dollars for agents to troll internet sites.
Lets see 745 anti-Bernie posts since April 20th?

QC

(26,371 posts)
113. Jesters are supposed to be witty
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:51 PM
May 2016

and to speak truth.

So I'm thinking the answer to that question is no.

QC

(26,371 posts)
167. I'm shocked that people would engage in disruptive behavior
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:21 PM
May 2016

when there are no consequences anymore for disruption and repeat disruptors have been brought back onto the site.

Shocked. Really.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
121. The democratic party let him
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:58 AM
May 2016

run for president as a democrat, though he was an independent for years. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the democratic party or democratic national committee agreed to let him run so long as he agreed to not attack other democrats. I suppose people can vary in their interpretations. But I think he's kind of broken his promise.

Bohunk68

(1,364 posts)
134. Do you have a link for your assertion about letting him run as long
Tue May 31, 2016, 08:23 AM
May 2016

as he didn't attack other Dem? Because that is not very clear thinking. In primaries, party members always bring up the crap stuff of their opponents.

 

larkrake

(1,674 posts)
160. They didnt want him to run third party and didnt think he was a threat to Hill
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:03 PM
May 2016

I think he has given less than he got as attacks go. Hill is the queen of attacks. There are so many places Bernie did not go - he knows her history

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
126. If Bernie had struck out on his own and started a third party - something he may regret
Tue May 31, 2016, 07:49 AM
May 2016

not doing at this point - Democrats would have a hard time ever beating the GOP again. You should be as grateful as grateful can be for Bernie joining the Democratic Party.

 

larkrake

(1,674 posts)
164. and in the future, people will be seriously looking at new partys and their candidates
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:15 PM
May 2016

DNC has betrayed Democrats, and have lost them for the future. Survival will be co-op workers owning companies, no longer letting CEOs use their employee's brilliance to make millions. Are you appreciated at work? or do you fear a young replacement you will have to train? It is happening all over the country

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
135. She now is adding a link to the source in her copy/paste op's. That said, I see a little progress.
Tue May 31, 2016, 08:24 AM
May 2016
 

Uponthegears

(1,499 posts)
129. Question
Tue May 31, 2016, 08:07 AM
May 2016

Riddle me this:

When was the last time a Democratic Presidential Candidate won by more than 10 million votes?

May I suggest that maybe, just maybe, OPs like this are intended to turn what should be a cake walk of a GE into a horserace by driving liberals away from the voting booths?

For the DLC/Third Way, that's a win-win. Regardless of whether Secretary Clinton wins or loses, driving liberals out of the party cements its hold on the party apparatus AND, as cataclysmic as a Trump presidency would be, it won't empty their money-lined pockets, it won't be their children dying in Iran and Syria, it won't be their children who are murdered without consequence by the thin blue line, and it won't be them who lose their homes and jobs.

freemtnhermit

(12 posts)
140. The Democratic Party has worn out it's Welcome with me!
Tue May 31, 2016, 10:38 AM
May 2016

I never thought the Democrat Party would use the process of Coronation for Hillary Clinton, but I was wrong. I figure her e-mail crap will be pardoned, even if she was charged with a crime. What gets me is the RICO charges pending with the Clinton Foundation. Everyone just ignores this. Many people famous or infamous have been taken down with this. I wonder it she will escape this too? It seems the law only applies to common people....sick of it!

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
143. I think Hillary would call this UNIFYING
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:01 PM
May 2016

but I think her version of the Democratic Party ought to be called 'The Establishment Party" or the 1%ers
for the sake of accuracy.

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
145. What is it about Bernie's platform that rubs establishment Dems
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:28 PM
May 2016

like Hillary the wrong way. I want specifics. What about Bernie
is not a good fit?

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
147. It does reek of desperation on his part...
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:37 PM
May 2016

Both the attempt to debate Trump and wanting to remove Barney Frank and Dan Malloy are desperate moves.

He knew the system in place when he announced his candidacy. He knew he'd have to register as a Democrat and accept everything (including the superdelegates) that goes with it when running for the highest office in the land.

Bernie has pushed the Dems farther to the left which was the right thing to do. He got issues on the table that would have been otherwise ignored, by both parties. He gets credit for having an impact on Hillary's platform.

The clock is past the countdown for his viability as a candidate. He should accept the will of the voters when the time comes. It's been expected of all candidates in the past and he is no different.

When you lose, lose gracefully, with honor.

ancianita

(36,094 posts)
149. Worn out welcome? Puh-lease. Bernie would have to get to the back of a longass line
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:38 PM
May 2016

of Dems who've screwed Democratic voters or other party members.

This party has put up with the likes of blue dogs and cowards who voted against Democratic prinicples for decades -- and Bernie's voted with the party 93% of the time.

Before you'd even breathe a mumbling word about kicking Bernie out you'd have to explain the stupidity of keeping a bunch of Joe Liebermans and the blue dog coalition around all this time.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
150. On worn out welcomes:
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:40 PM
May 2016

About Tavarious Jackson
Statistics and Information
Account status: Flagged for review
Member since: Mon May 16, 2016, 07:02 PM
Number of posts: 496
Number of posts, last 90 days: 496

Best from Transparency:
Tavarious Jackson
3. Thank you Rupert Murdoch
Hillary is fighting 2 white men and needs all the help she can get! Especially with Karl Rove funding Bernie's campaign, hard to keep up.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2091517

Rupert Murdoch no less.

rock

(13,218 posts)
151. Please notice the deflection by the BSers?
Tue May 31, 2016, 01:00 PM
May 2016

They invariably do this. None of them attack your content directly. They instead turn it around (reflection is their second fondest activity) and try to blame Hillary for it. So don't take it too bad and welcome to DU!

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
158. What "content" was that?
Tue May 31, 2016, 02:16 PM
May 2016

An unsupported opinion?
Like most Hillary supporters, null and void of issues and positions.

 

Larkspur

(12,804 posts)
152. Bernie still has higher approval numbers than HRC and Trump
Tue May 31, 2016, 01:16 PM
May 2016

You can't win with just Democrats in this nation.

 

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)
154. Doesn't look like too many folks agree with you, Tav.
Tue May 31, 2016, 01:28 PM
May 2016

Maybe you're on the wrong side of the worn-out welcome mat.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
163. 162 replies, 2028 views, 18 likes. IT'S A MANDATE!!!
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:12 PM
May 2016

Like they say, "To be great is to be misunderstood."



dmosh42

(2,217 posts)
161. I think FDR & Harry Truman would puke if they saw the Clinton policies of "free trade"(NAFTA, TPP)..
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:06 PM
May 2016

and the close ties with banksters, many who were 'sleepovers' in the first Clinton administration. And the repeal of many business regulations to suck up to Repuke crooks.

 

Seeinghope

(786 posts)
169. I know it is really tough when you cannot close ranks and pretend nothing is wrong. Get the msms
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:42 PM
May 2016

singing to your tune, spreading your fairy dust and giggles, finally being able to wrap up the nomination, stopping the humiliation of campaigning to half empty high school gymnasium audiences of people, still having to raise large sums of money for the primary. The annoyance of having to "handle" the rest of the primaries as well. And last but not the least, all of those nagging questions that are still hanging out there. Many brought up by Bernie Sanders and many by Bernie Sanders supporters. The difference between the two candidates is staggering. One dogged by REAL monumental scandals that can hurt this country and seriously interfere with the country's functioning. The other candidate that does not have anywhere the baggage no matter how the Hillary Clinton supporters want to try to inflate the little questions and issues that Bernie Sanders may have.

Yes, Bernie Sanders has worn out his welcome. He has proved to be a much more potent adversary that the DNC ever thought that he could be which means he is a much more capable, more shrewd, more popular, more tenacious than the DNC and Hillary Clinton ever dreamed. Either that or Hillary Clinton just a plain crappy choice for the Democratic President of the United States of America.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Bernie Sanders Has Worn O...