Lawrence O'Donnell ignored Bernie's candidacy - Bernie Group

[marym625]

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Last night on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, Mr. O'Donnell did a great story on Elizabeth Warren. The huge problem with the story is he completely ignored Bernie's declared candidacy.

He stated, when talking about Warren's speech yesterday in California, that she didn't mention, "the only declared candidate in the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton."

It's bad enough that MSNBC is not giving anywhere near the same coverage to Senator Sanders as they do to Clinton, but to completely ignore that he is a declared candidate is too much.

I have been tweeting and writing Chris Hayes, asking why he hasn't done a "Sanders for millennials" like he did for Clinton. Now I will be contacting Lawrence O'Donnell asking that he correct this glaring mistake.

I am really disappointed. I have much respect for Lawrence O'Donnell and am shocked by this. Absolutely no way he doesn't know Senator Sanders is running as a Democrat in the primary


You can leave a comment about the segment here http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/after-fiery-speech--is-sen.-warren-running--447417411531

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Fuck that noise.

[safeinOhio]

1. I'm with you on that, but

the time is coming that Bernie can't be ignored any longer. He does not have the charisma of Warren, however I find his ideas and record much better than hers.

[marym625]

4. I agree

I was shocked at Dean's stance. He's changed and not in a good way.

Sanders is definitely better on record and stance. Warren is a much better orator. But I know that they can both beat Clinton

[marym625]

44. The Bernie Sanders group is a safe haven

You violated SoP big time and are now banned from the group

[Dem2]

56. Interesting

I clicked in from the latest page and thought I was in GD until I saw your post.

[marym625]

59. I always check the group a post is in

Especially now.

I will edit the title since the post has more recs than I expected

[Dem2]

64. oops

I see the bright blue subject line and am lured in by those that interest me, but now I feel bad for making you feel like you needed to edit the thread subject.

[Jackpine Radical]

76. Other groups long ago advised their members to do the same.

HoF, BOG, I dunno about HRC.

[Dem2]

114. Oh, good to know. /nt

[marym625]

126. Never thought this would have as many recs

Or replies, or I would have put the disclaimer in the subject to start with

[marym625]

83. No worries

It's not a bad idea to make it known

[yuiyoshida]

47. smh

[marym625]

54. This poster is suspect to me

Every post is negative.

[yuiyoshida]

61. Probably so...

Probably right.

[arcane1]

105. The letters F, U, and D come to mind n/t

[jwirr]

53. But the point is that she is not the nominee yet and by ignoring one and covering the other the

MSM is once again playing politics. And that is exactly what I wrote on facebook.

[marym625]

55. Not "yet" - never will be :)

[jwirr]

58. Oh, I am with you on that but the other poster was making a basic mistake regarding what a

primary is all about.

[marym625]

60. I know

Just being putting my two cents in.

[Gary 50]

62. Yes, it is BS until

you remove the word "lite."

[raindaddy]

66. No one "needs" to support Hillary Clinton

But Hillary "needs" to support Wall Street, Monsanto and military contractors,etc.... because she's accepting lots of $$$ from them.

[Gamecock Lefty]

104. $$$ from Monsanto?

What money has Hillary accepted from Monsanto? And what's wrong with Monsanto?

[eloydude]

107. Mosatano is killing people, killing plants, killing animals, killing all forms of life.

Roundup contains toxic pesticides that should be banned.

Mosatano is also very fond of manipulating the genetics of plants... hence GMO.

[L0oniX]

117. OFFS!

[niyad]

119. what is wrong with monsanto? thanks for the best laugh I have had tonight.

unless, of course, you forgot the sarcasm thingy.

[Rockyj]

121. Ask why BEES are disappearing?

[Gore1FL]

73. I heard the same about Obama in 2008. I heard of similar musings with Truman in 1948.

We have a process to select the nominee. There is no reason to short-circuit it, especially if one candidate has it in the bag in the opinion of some.

Should we have just roll over and not had an election when the conventional wisdom has decided?

[JDPriestly]

77. Hillary may or may not make it to the 2016 November elections.

You never know. I remember when Dick Gephardt was considered to be a really strong candidate at the outset of the 2008 campaign.

Hillary has not spoken to a member of the press for quite some time. She is not the quickest on her feet as we saw in 2008. Don't take things for granted.

Bernie is really quick on his feet. He knows what he wants to get across and he gets it out there in interview after interview. He is educating voters about our appalling economic inequality and our failing infrastructure as well as the folly of abandoning ourselves to the morbid twitches of our military/industrial complex every time they get the urge to kill, kill, kill.

To be quick on your feet you have to be not only smart but rested, in pretty good health, energetic and focused. I'm not sure that Hillary is. She is placing herself in well controlled situations. That is a problem to watch. She knows that the nomination is hers to lose, and she may lose it. She very well may.

Bernie may be our candidate. If he is, I hope you will support HIM.

Something odd about the fact that Hillary is not talking to the press. She was really, really unaware of what has been going on in the real America, and I think she is realizing it. You do not know whether she will make it through to the general election. Nobody does. Same for all the candidates.

[eloydude]

108. She won't make it past the DNC convention....

because people will be abandoning her in swaths in favor for Bernie..

Certain DU'ers who are very, very rich fail to understand the income inequality issue. They are mostly "I've got mine, so FU" people that do not really belong to the Democratic Party and should be thrown out of here. That is the biggest key for most people.

People do vote with their wallets... if they are empty, and Bernie is honest about where the jobs are, and know how to get them back, then by all fucking means, Bernie should be getting the 99%'s undivided attention, and ignoring Clinton like a red-headed stepchild.

[eloydude]

106. Sorry, but she IS a Republican Lite

She still has her lips firmly embedded on Goldman Sach's tush.

[hedda_foil]

111. I was shocked by Dean's performance supporting Hillary too.

It didn't look like he even believed what he was saying. I guess he decided to come in from the cold and hope for (expect?) a plum appointment in the HRC administration.

[marym625]

113. Could be

It sure was weird

[TBF]

68. I like Elizabeth but just in terms of dynamics it is smarter

to run Bernie. The last thing we need is a Hillary vs. Elizabeth cat fight image out there - which is exactly what the republicans will turn it into. Elizabeth is way smarter than many (including Obama) realize. She is newer to Washington and she has power now in the Senate. There is no way she will enter the race unless Hillary withdraws. Bernie is already getting more attention than I thought he would by simply addressing the issues. Every day on social media his team puts up a new issue. They are focused on economics and the loss of jobs in this country over the past few decades that has caused a huge wealth gap and pretty much eradicated our middle class. Bernie's team is hammering that home & it is exactly the thing he needs to do. It is the thing everyone has been talking about individually in their living rooms but politicians never address because they are too busy kissing the asses of large corporations. Bernie's out there saying "we're getting fucked" and that is resonating with people because it's the truth.

[TM99]

2. What the hell?!

The only declared Democratic Primary candidate is Hillary Clinton? Fuck O'Donnell.

I am emailing as well. This is ridiculous.

I am not surprised, but I am pissed.

[marym625]

5. I am surprised

I really expected better from him

[swilton]

81. Not surprising that O'Donnell would ignore Sanders

I remember him from the McLaughlin Group although he represented the left - he was always a centrist - to the right of Morton Kondracke and Eleanor Clift.

His academic background as a Harvard trained economist and Staff Director (1993-95) for the Senate Finance Committee suggests to me that his political analysis is from a neo-liberalist lens....and why he would tend to dismiss Sanders....Supporting this theory is that in 1990, he worked as a key legislative aide (1989-95) for Senator Moynihan who, according to Wikepedia, took this controversial position regarding expansion of healthcare coverage for the poor.

"Moynihan broke with orthodox liberal positions of his party on numerous occasions. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in the 1990s, he strongly opposed President Bill Clinton's proposal to expand health care coverage to all Americans. Seeking to focus the debate over health insurance on the financing of health care, Moynihan garnered controversy by stating that "there is no health care crisis in this country."

But as a news station that 'should' value objectivity, the news should not be about O'Donnell's personal views...but this is why I value DU, Democracy Now, TRNN, RT, et. al.

[marym625]

86. Well said. Thank you. n/t

[eloydude]

109. Larry O'Donnell's punishment: Devote the entire show to Bernie for a week.

Then give very little air time to Hillary or the Republicans, from then on.

[marym625]

127. Would be nice :)

[newfie11]

3. I quit watching Lawrence a long time ago.

I do still watch Rachel.
Thom Hartman and Free Speech TV is it or me.
The MSM sucks!

[marym625]

6. I only started watching again because I want to watch for stuff like this

I have even less respect for Maddow after her coverage of Baltimore and Freddie Gray's murder. More the protests than the murder

I really did expect more than this from O'Donnell.

[swilton]

143. Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Defense

by Maddow was what clued me about her...watch out for her. She has a PhD in philosophy from Oxford and she is smart enough to argue that rain falls up. But her message will always be tailor made to support the ruling elites.

[jwirr]

57. That is fine but in this join us and email him that he is wrong. He is playing MSM politics.

[newfie11]

94. I did email him this morning

Right after reading the first post.

[jwirr]

99. Thank you.

[rurallib]

70. Hartman, Steph Miller and Free Speech tv - they are the best

https://www.freespeech.org/

[newfie11]

95. You bet!!!!

[marym625]

98. absolutely

And Amy Goodman.

Al Jazeera America is good too

[BeyondGeography]

7. If asked, he would probably say it's because Bernie hasn't declared himself to be a Democrat

It's a technicality, because Sanders is a declared candidate for the Democratic nomination, but O'Donnell is part of the party establishment and probably sees the party affiliation question as an excuse to ignore Bernie.

The Party is a club and Bernie will face a lot of this type of resistance. I'm sure it's no news to him.

[marym625]

9. except that is not what he said.

So getting off on semantics won't work.

Lawrence O'Donnell has said he is a democratic socialist himself. So this is even more of a blow, IMHO.

You are obviously correct in his selling out. But I am not going to just ignore it.

[jwirr]

63. And the party establishment has already accepted him as a candidate in the Democratic Party. Why

are you so eager to label him as an outsider? You need to look into what a Democratic Socialist really is. It is a part of the Democratic party.

[BeyondGeography]

82. Ask O'Donnell

I think he's a better Democrat than most, even if he calls himself an Independent. I'm not the one ignoring him.

[marym625]

128. He is a self declared "democratic socialist"

[Bluenorthwest]

69. Well he should look at the Front Page of Democrats.org, official website of the Democratic Party

Here is what it says:
"Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are officially in the presidential race. If you’re in too, add your name to make sure we elect a Democrat in 2016."

Photo of Bernie, photo of Hillary. If Larry O'Donnell thinks quacks like himself own the Party he's in for a surprise.

http://www.democrats.org/

[marym625]

129. Thank you!

[eloydude]

110. And to me, O'Donnell is a neoliberal

and should be drummed out of the Democratic Party and forced to create a Party called "Centrists - we're just a bunch of assholes who like money but hate Republican social issues"

[marym625]

130. I like it!

[peacebird]

8. Thanks for the heads up, I tweeted him

[marym625]

10. Awesome! Thank you!

[Triana]

11. The corprats have given their talking heads marching orders.

"Do not mention Bernie Sanders - at least not as a serious contender"

The idea must be given that Sanders is a non-viable candidate.

[marym625]

12. We're not going to take it!

Never did and never will.

And they're going along with it. Makes me ill. M$M SUCKS.

[rurallib]

71. I think you are right. Comcast is probably scared shitless

of a Sanders presidency

[Hotler]

13. I've noticed that most of the media isn't mentioning Bernie much if at all.

Five bucks says that the word has come down from the top at the shows and they are to ignore Bernie.

[marym625]

14. Sorry, I don't know what that means.

"Fives"

But whatever it means, totally agree that M$M has been told to ignore him

[Hotler]

15. Typo. That should read "Five Bucks"

[marym625]

16. Oh good

I was afraid that there was something else I was clueless about

Thanks!

[jwirr]

67. And they are suing the one (Ed Schultz) who would have Bernie on as much as he could. NBC and

MSNBC are to blame for their own problems. Fence sitters.

[marym625]

132. Who is suing?

I don't know anything about this. Can you link me to something about it?

Thank you

[jwirr]

138. Some NBC official. The court case just ended. He says Ed did not pay for his work. Ed said that

he was a friend.

[marym625]

140. Thank you!

[deutsey]

17. I'm not defending O'Donnell

but could it be that Bernie hasn't "formally" declared his candidacy yet?

Isn't he going to do that on the 26th?

"Mr. Sanders plans to hold a formal campaign kickoff on May 26 in Burlington, Vt."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-for-president.html?_r=0

I know that's kind of splitting hairs, and I'm not defending O'Donnell or others who are ignoring Bernie, but perhaps people like them are waiting for that kickoff?

[marym625]

22. He has declared

The kick off is for the campaign, not an announcement. So if that's an excuse any of them want to use, it's just bullshit.

[deutsey]

27. Yeah, I know, but that's the inside-the-beltway world for you.

Honestly, I think all corporate-owned media will ignore Bernie, no matter when he formally declares.

Or they'll marginalize him (and more importantly, his message).

[marym625]

29. I am sure you are correct

That's where we come in. If we keep the message in social media, we can accomplish a great deal

[MelungeonWoman]

116. Absolutely!

I'm not real worried about what the MSM has to say on the subject, I expect that people who connect with Bernie's message won't be O'Donnell watchers for the most part.

[marym625]

123. I disagree. I think many who would agree with Sanders watch O'Donnell.

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But they are not well informed people. Thanks to M$NBC, they won't.

Unfortunately, too many people are too lazy to do any research. Exactly what MSM counts on.

But yeah, we know better. Wish we could let everyone know. Just have to do our best

[elleng]

84. You're probably right about this,

people DO split hairs.

[bonniebgood]

18. All Bernie has to do is say something racist or homophobic and he will make

headlines on every show every hour. Yes the word has come down, not to mention Bernie unless
its controversial or a scandal. It made me sick to watch Howard Dean carry the water/pimp/pitch hit for Hillary last night, I guess he thinks he will get into Hillary's cabinet IF she's elected, since Obama ditched him.

[marym625]

23. and we know Sanders will never do that

Interesting thought on Dean. Made me sick too.

[Dustlawyer]

19. It is up to us to build up name recognition. I tell people about Bernie everyday.

I educate them on what a Democratic Socialist is so when they hear it later he won't seem like the bogeyman. This is what we all expected from corporate media who work to make sure that the only POTUS candidates are already owned by the Plutocrats.
By massing large numbers of volunteers we can get out the word. The PEOPLE have to speak, uh, I mean shout to be heard!

[marym625]

24. I do too

I even turned a call into Verizon about my bill, into a Sanders commercial The guy was genuinely curious and asked some good questions. Said he was writing it down. Evidently was because he went to the website while we were talking and asked why he couldn't find anything but to contribute.

[jwirr]

72. We should not forget the newspapers. They get to peole who do not have facebook etc.

[marym625]

133. speaking of newspapers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12807121

[jwirr]

139. You are way ahead of me. Thanks.

[marym625]

141. No, thank you!

[Triana]

20. Maybe D'Donnell dislikes Sanders. A couple of his retweets.

May mean something, maybe not. Why would he spread such articles unless he simply doesn't think Sanders can cut it? And maybe that's why he ignored his declared candidacy as a Democrat.

[marym625]

25. Well that's interesting

I missed those. Thanks for the information!

[DJ13]

131. No matter how often O'Donnell criticizes DC Dems it pays to remember

He has long been an insider in DC political circles.

They dont like Bernie.

[NorthCarolina]

21. Posted to the MSNBC site and tweeted him.

Don't have a Facebook account though.

[marym625]

26. Same here

Thank you!

[fredamae]

28. "Fair and balanced reporting"?

Unless you run Against the candidate I'm supporting...that is
I haven't really been watching any "news" programming for the past few week...I'll catch a clip of someone saying something sometimes....but last night I decided to see what they're talking abnout...Doom, Gloom, Fear and stuff...and I caught that too...then I switched channels. I'm kinda sick of it. Hayes show looks more like tabloid style "news" now....I recorded his show. It took me less than 6 mins to ff, review interesting (to me) content & delete.
Whats his name on one of the shows....Rich, I think it was....refused to even mention Bernies name when affirming for us all...It's GONNA Be HRC! Wasn't that nice of him?

I think it might work a little like this: MSM is exposing themselves just like the wall street wing...and I'm good with it. More people need to be aware.
Note how they Include ALL GOP hopefuls...and otherwise mention Only Clinton for the Dems. Lining up the field in our minds so we don't think outside the box...our comfort zones. to dare to consider Anything/Anyone else but Following Their Guide They've "scripted" on "our" behalf.
Isn't that nice of them to take All the work out of Thinking, for us?

Frankly I don't care what M$NBC or any of the rest of them do anymore. They're NOT talking about News. They're opining about current events with a bunch of celebrities......from politics, Hollywood, wall street, CEO's, Authors of "stuff" etc....

So, why waste the time, unless one is really interested In someone's opinion (corp views) because News used to Informative and served a purpose For the people...there is nothing to learn from the remnants of what News used to be.

[marym625]

31. I completely agree when it comes to content

But many people do still believe they're getting "real news" from these shows. So I watch to try and keep them honest. At the very least, I will call them out on it.

[fredamae]

33. You are stronger than I am :) n/t

[marym625]

34. I highly doubt that

Just obsessive

[fredamae]

36. In a really good way...tho :) n/t

[marym625]

38. Thanks

[NorthCarolina]

65. Unfortunately, "fair and balanced reporting" in America

always includes a corporate agenda tucked in underneath.

[Duppers]

30. I noticed.

And stopped watching him...again.

[marym625]

32. I kept watching in the hopes he would correct it

Silly me

[tomsaiditagain]

35. Lawrence is a know it all

He only preaches to his choir.

[marym625]

39. except his choir consists of socialists

Though he seems to be trying to get rid of those

[NYC_SKP]

37. They're all in the tank for their corporate overlords and Hillary.

It's safe for them to use Warren as a foil for chatter and drama because Warren isn't an eminent threat.

Were they to give Sanders airtime, it would be more of a problem.

Let's see what happens after Sanders' official announcement.

Thanks for the posts and for writing the letters!

[marym625]

41. I used to take Warren at her word, that she won't run

After the last few days, I'm not so sure about that.

I think the one big mistake that Sanders has made is not having ANYTHING on his website but the ability to contribute or volunteer. He should, minimally, have a link to positions.

Thank you too!

[NYC_SKP]

42. My guess is that the policies pages are being built now, will launch with his launch.

May 26?

[marym625]

45. Probably

Don't doubt it at all

[ellennelle]

43. BOYCOTT MSNBC

and let each and every member - rachel, lawrence, ed, phil griffin - know it unequivocally.

the only member of that team who's interviewed bernie, as far as i know, is chris hayes.

so sad these folks have become such shills. and damn, i hate howard dean's getting in bed with the clinton's. so sad. and he's from VT too!

[marym625]

46. Good idea!

Rachel Maddow did a 3 minute interview right after he declared. (I don't actually know how long the interview was - it was really short)

[hedda_foil]

112. Matthews had him on and did an excellent interview.

I believe he's done Chris Hayes show recently too.

[marym625]

122. He was on Hayes and Maddow

And since then, they act like he doesn't exist

[kracer20]

48. Bernie was on "The Ed Show"

Pretty sure it was the day he announced. I haven't seen many episodes since, so can't say if Ed is still talking about him or not.

[jwirr]

78. You must not have been watching Ed Schultz. He has Bernie on as a guest all the time. But now

Ed is in trouble so I would not be the least bit surprised the he will go the way of KO.

[GoneFishin]

49. Another shill for the status quo play acting as a well reasoned commentator.

[marym625]

51. +1

[gilligan]

50. Bummed myself

Yep. Saw the show myself and was very disappointed that Lawrence did not mention Bernie. To bad for America!

[marym625]

52. I really expected better from him

Just shows how naive I can be

[NikolaC]

74. I noticed this a couple of weeks ago

I watched M$NBC a couple of weeks ago and noticed that not one of the hosts mentioned Bernie at all when it came to talking about the candidates and their position on a particular issue at the time. They mentioned Hillary, Warren and DeBlasio's joint project and all of the Republican clown car candidates, but no Bernie, even though he had already declared his candidacy. One by one, each host that I used to admire and respect seemed to go out of their way not to mention Bernie at all.

Listening to SiriusXM Progress during the day, the only host that mentions him seriously is Thom Hartman, the others downplay Senator Sanders as someone who does not stand a chance, or they ignore him entirely. One host in particular got into it with a caller when they asked both the host and Markos why they weren't taking Bernie seriously. Forget the fact that Bernie stands for a lot of the issues that they themselves have advocated for in the past and quite vocally at that.

It's as though the media are doing to Bernie what they did to Kucinich, but even worse since it seems as though they are ignoring Senator Sanders completely. I guess that the plan is to act as though he is not in the race and, eventually, he and his followers will get discouraged, go away and drop out.

[marym625]

87. seems to be the way they're going

So, we can't let them ignore him.

Actually, this tactic shows he has an excellent chance IMHO

[Jackpine Radical]

75. He's not wasting his time on fringe candidates.

[marym625]

88. huh?

If this was not you I would think this was not sarcastic.

[Jackpine Radical]

92. I counted on my sig line to represent my stance.

[marym625]

93. Sorry, I can't see sig lines on mobile version

But it's you. That's good enough for me

[Jackpine Radical]

102. If only I could get that attitude spread around a little further…(nt)

[marym625]

103. I will see what I can do :) nt

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

79. Ditto MoJo, although that's no real surprise.

The whole discussion this morning comparing Jeb and Hillary kept talking about how Jeb has to campaign against dozens of Republican competitors, but Hillary has no incentive to talk to the media because she has 'no competition'.

[marym625]

89. seriously disgusting

Not like Sanders has few supporters. They just want to keep him away because they know he's the better candidate

[JEB]

80. Sanders was not selected to run.

Media coverage is heavily tilted toward the oligarch's preselected candidates.

[marym625]

90. ain't that the truth!

Too bad Hillary supporters don't understand that

[gwheezie]

134. I'm a Hillary supporter

I think its a huge mistake for the msm to already pick the dem nominee. Bernie is a legit candidate and should get coverage, he's got some great ideas that I think will attract voters. Anything could happen between now and the nomination. If Hillary runs a bad campaign or for what ever reason drops out, I want dems to have an alternative. While I prefer Hillary who knows Bernie could change my mind but he has to be given a fair shot.

[marym625]

137. Thanks for this

I respect that. And I thank you for your reply

[valerief]

85. Maher ignores Bernie, too. nt

[marym625]

91. Well that sucks

We'll have to fix that

[L0oniX]

118. Maher needs to be told what Bernie's stance on pot is.

[Autumn]

96. I always saw him as a centrist so this doesn't surprise me at all.

He may have changed I don't know I don't watch any pundits shows unless it's Rachel.

[marym625]

97. and she has sold out too

Not the same as she was back in the Air America radio days.

Sad.

[Autumn]

100. I rarely watch her anymore unless someone I know posts that she has a must see,

and then I will wait and watch the video clip.

[marym625]

101. I am watching more often lately

Just to keep tabs on what they say. Or more accurately, what they don't say

[Enthusiast]

115. MSNBC sucks in general. Of course they don't want to talk about Bernie.

Corporations will mount an all out assault on Bernie if they feel threatened by the truth.

And they do feel threatened by the truth.

Corporate behavior has gotten so bad in recent years that we should fill the prisons with these assholes.

[marym625]

124. +100

[darkangel218]

120. I dont understand why anyone is surprised??

MSNBC are a corporation. Who do you think they will support??? Lol!

[marym625]

125. I am surprised

I am not surprised they're not supporting him. I am not surprised they're pulling the corporate stand. I am surprised at the outright, blatant lie, "the ONLY declared candidate, Hillary Clinton" and the emphasis on "only" was his

[darkangel218]

135. I stopped watching them a long time ago.

Not worth the disappointment.

[marym625]

136. Me too

I started watching again just for this kind of thing.

[merrily]

142. O'Donnell has repeatedly claimed to be a socialist. Not even a Democratic Socialist, but a

Socialist. So, barring hanky panky, one would assume that Mr. O'Donnell would find a Democratic Socialist to be the closest thing the Democratic Party is offering for President for 2016. No?

Then again, he produced the West Wing with DLCers DeeDee Myers and Gene Sperling as consultants.


Lately, I've noticed a lot of people whom I, simply a traditional Democrat, consider to be well to my right claiming to be either socialists or Democratic Socialists. If you believe them, it gets confusing.

[sabrina 1]

144. I'm not really that surprised that ODonnell ignored Bernie. He's very 'status quo' when it comes

politics.

I do agree that Bernie's supporters will have to keep an eye on the Corporate Media who are going to be pushing Corporate Candidates and trying to marginalize the people's choices as they have been doing since six Corporations bought our media after Clinton deregulated it.

Everyone should tweet this OP so it gets around the internet. Let them see how many supporters Bernie has and how that support is growing by the day.

Thanks for keeping tabs on the useless Media Mary.

[marym625]

145. Thanks Sabrina

Don't know how I missed this.

He has paid more attention since this post, but not enough with enough respect, IMHO.

[sabrina 1]

146. Have you seen the attack on Bernie by the DNC member yet? If an apology for that isn't

forthcoming, and if he is not removed from his position, it ill leave little doubt that liberals are not welcome in this party and make it all the more important to fight as hard as possible to get our party out of the hands of Corporatists.

[marym625]

147. no. I haven't

But I will look it up after work.

Thanks!