After being booed, Amy Klobuchar responds "Hi, Bernie people"

[octoberlib]

Link to tweet

In NH Sanders supporters start to boo
@amyklobuchar
.

She responds "Hi, Bernie people!"

[krissey]

1. I thought that perfect and glad she said it out loud.

[Demsrule86]

8. Wow, good call them out force the media to cover this shite. K&R

[krissey]

10. And that our Democratic candidates see it, deal with it in humor.

[Demsrule86]

19. I like Amy...she would make someone a good VP...don't see her winning the primary at this point.

[joost5]

149. Still early :)

She has some momentum.

[katmondoo]

9. Good for Amy

[Tom Rinaldo]

18. I agree. Nicely handled. n/t

[octoberlib]

12. Me too! Perfect response.

[krissey]

58. Right. Just saw the clip of them going after Buttigieg. The only ones into that

are the ones already supporting Sanders.

[trueblue2007]

62. he and his people did the same thing to Hillary. Soooooooooooo sad that they are bashing Dems.

[krissey]

67. Yes they did, and everyone else at our convention celebrating our first woman nomination

for President. Way to shit all over a celebration that was a first for women.

[ramen]

116. I don't get why people do this stuff.

I don't care who you are supporting, this silliness is just doing the right's work for them. Focus, people, let's work together as though we needed to, because we do. Do we want to get this abomination out of the white house or act like little kids?

unite goddamnit

[Rebl2]

145. Well said!

[Perseus]

143. There is no reason for that, how does she know those are Sander's supporters? Could be trolls

Could be trump supporters, and for a moment lets pretend these are in fact Sanders supporters? You all think this is good, that this is going to help unite the Democratic party?

If Sanders supporters are reacting that way it is because of the vitriol they and their candidate are experiencing from all the negativity against Sanders, and this is only helping for a repeat of 2016 where Sanders supporters were made to feel they were not welcomed in the Democratic party so they decided to stay home or vote for the creature.

Not sure how even the candidates don't realize this is very negative, and immature in many respects.

Who said "this is an election Democrats should win unless they manage to screw up?", continue this and we won't have anyone to blame but ourselves.

[krissey]

154. Their bad behavior is every one else fault because they are the victim?

[LisaM]

2. Bwa ha ha!

She's quick on her feet, love it!

[mitch96]

113. Yes good response.. I'm curious if they are prepped for comments like that... nt

[tiredtoo]

3. Good for you Amy

Carry on!

[MontanaMama]

4. Call out the BS Boo Crew!

Best way to handle it. What a bunch of ill behaved yahoos. Is there any difference between the BS Boo Crew and MAGAts? If there is, its a mighty fine fine

[krissey]

7. So many similarities. Parallel.

[Thekaspervote]

15. The boo crew!! Good one

[Zambero]

21. The "Minnesota Nice" has any number of applications

Good for Amy!

[MontanaMama]

34. You're correct...

That was Amy’s way of saying “Bless your hearts”.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

77. "Minnesota Nice" is passive-aggressive behavior made into an art form.

We're brilliant at it.

[EveHammond13]

27. +1

[Cha]

28. Perfect!

[unitedwethrive]

31. So true, and something that I can't figure out. Why are they being so divisive?

I won't even consider a primary vote for Bernie because of this.

[Blue_true]

44. Only 54% of them plan to vote for the Democratic Party nominee if that is not Bernie.

Doesn't take much from there to figure out why they are so divisive, they don't share our core values to a large extent.

[krissey]

54. Right.

[unitedwethrive]

79. So basically it's just a way to get a third party candidate into the mainstream?

That doesn't seem right.

[McKim]

81. I Wonder if this isn't just theatre and fake.

I wonder if it isn’t just theatre and fake. This is a coincidence that two candidates got this treatment? Something doesn’t smell right.

[Retrograde]

89. It's become a personality cult

There was a little of in back in 2016, but IMHO it's becoming stronger. And it's starting to outshine any good that Sanders has done in his career.

[world wide wally]

144. Reminds me of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy

We can call this election "2020...Cult vs Cult"

[NBachers]

106. The answer is: because they're a bunch of shithead assholes who will get Trump elected again.

[Cha]

124. Thank you!

"theater"

[MontanaMama]

150. I was thinking about this same question

this morning while shoveling snow outside...I wondered if the desire to win is stronger than we’re used to seeing because we’ve felt like we have lost battle after battle for 4 years? But then it occurred to me that the folks who want to vote for Joe or Amy or Pete or Elizabeth don’t seem to have that nasty dynamic going on so I don’t think that’s it...I’m really curious about the cult like behavior.

[sheshe2]

119. A difference?

No.

[2naSalit]

142. Kind of makes you wonder who they really are...nt

[BusyBeingBest]

5. I like both Amy and Bernie, but that's just funny right there.

[Iliyah]

6. What?

They booed her . . .

[LisaM]

11. C'mon, they booed Hillary the other night.

Aided and abetted by sitting members of Congress. No surprise.

[aeromanKC]

13. Amy deserves a HEART for that comeback answer!!

💓

[greenjar_01]

14. Coming soon: "They weren't booing, they were kloooo-booo-cher"

Good for Amy!

[BeyondGeography]

16. She makes me laugh

Her “who does that?” riff at the debate Friday, eg. This is great, too.

[krissey]

36. A fav was a picture of Biden, Sanders and Steyers all fighting to speak and the look on her face,

priceless. See if I can find it.

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Link to tweet

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[lunasun]

63. + Priceless

[DesertRat]

86. I like it with this caption

[krissey]

92. Lol. Klobuchar needs tshirts. I will be the first to buy one.

[Pacifist Patriot]

99. I would too!

[squirecam]

125. I would so buy this

Nt

[pandr32]

17. Awesome!

I am really liking her. She takes no guff.

[Python boot]

20. Amy is quick on her feet

A former prosecutor who has a radar detector for bull and knows how to neutralize petty attacks. Love to see Amy debate the orange vulgarian he would not know what hit him.

[DesertRat]

90. I like how she stays calm and focused, and not quick to anger

[matt819]

22. Not a Bernie fan

You know, he really should have the capacity to stop this sort of shit. Hell, he's had four years to put a stop to this Bernie Bro attitude and behavior. I think Obama would. And Biden, and many other candidates. But by saying nothing, he capitalizes on this hostility.

[Lonestarblue]

29. Bernie hires people who spread this type of response.

He could stop it but won’t. I saw a news article last week that was quoting some poll where 45% of Bernie supporters said they would not vote for the Democratic nominee if it is not Bernie ( in fairness, I don’t know whether that’s true). If Bernie is the nominee, I’ll vote for hum. If it’s one of the others, his supporters damn well better vote for that person or we’ll have another four years of Trump.

[NJCher]

33. that's because

many of them are people who never voted before and who are so estranged from the system that he's their only choice. They are not people who would have voted for the Democrat in the first place. They just wouldn't have voted, period.

Anyway, I don't understand "Hi Bernie people." She's certainly no threat to Bernie, so why would she think they'd boo her?

[SCantiGOP]

49. This time 12 years ago

Obama was “no threat” to any of the front runners.
Big mistake to count Klobuchar out.

[Yavin4]

60. "many of them are people who never voted before and who are so estranged from the system "

And that right there is why Bernie is doomed to failure. Bernie needs an "army", a large committed group who vote FREQUENTLY and are CONNECTED to the system. Without this "army" or movement, his strategy is a failure.

[krissey]

68. We have learned Sanders can get people throwing out insults and attacks but not get them out to vote

Where is the value in that?

[NJCher]

71. links?

got a study that proves that?

[krissey]

73. Ya, google it. There were.

[Progressive dog]

97. Klobuchar could be a threat to Bernie

Besides, she has seen how many of his supporters act. That kind of behavior isn't new.

[RazBerryBeret]

37. yeah.... he "should" be able to stop them...

just like Clinton stopped the PUMAs.....

[krissey]

39. HRC did. It was mostly a myth and nowhere did they behave like the bros.

No comparison. I was on Obama side, and it was nothing like Sanders supporters.

[RazBerryBeret]

82. the pumas went all the way to the convention

got some media attention, crying and calling names. i'm sure it's on youtube.
I wasn't really going for a compare and contrast. Just saying candidates cannot control all of their supporters. the more popular a candidate is, the more likely they are to have a diverse supporter base.

[Rilgin]

114. Good to find one rational statement.

I would note that in response to a post claiming a few people booed Amy in public. At the time I posted, there are over 115 people standing on an internet soapbox "booing" Sanders and Sanders supporters. Is there a difference between booing in person and booing in an internet forum. I do not really think so.

The people booing Sanders and his Supporters have the same relation to their own candidates. Bernie clearly has bad supporters who are in your face. I wish that was not the case and there was actually a way for candidates to control people. Actually I do not hope that. However, no matter how much the swarm of people posting on every Bernie thread claim that it is only Bernie's supporters, it is not, and none of the candidates have control over their most fervent supporters. People in primaries are emotional and tend to think their opponents are the bad ones and minimize their own candidates and fellow supporter's foibles and bad acts.

[Blue_true]

46. 46% said they would not vote for any democrat. nt

[McKim]

83. Do you have the facts to back up this statement?

Do you have facts to back up this statement?

[Scurrilous]

61. He stokes it.

Bernie lost Iowa. Instead of accepting a close second finish, Bernie instead declared himself winner spurring his supporters to attack everyone and everything involved with the Iowa caucus in an attempt to muddy and delegitimize Buttigieg's official victory.

Remember how Bernie has talked about a groundswell to sweep him into office? Well so far this groundswell has manifested itself as a unruly mostly online mob tutti - rebellion, anarchy, and trolling.

[Kentonio]

134. Wait until the results are corrected before announcing who won and lost

The results contain significant errors and that why they’re being rechecked.

But to many here of course having photographic evidence and direct testimony from the district heads of incorrect results being given is just ‘Bernie whining’ or being a ‘bad loser’. Because apparently if you win and the count is fucked up, you should just be ok with that.

[Scurrilous]

136. From wiki -

'The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses took place in Iowa, United States, on February 3, 2020. These caucuses were the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Iowa caucuses are a closed caucus. Iowa awards 49 national convention delegates, of which 41 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the caucuses.

After a three day delay for all votes to be reported, the Iowa Democratic Party declared that Pete Buttigieg had narrowly won the state delegate equivalent (SDE) count that a majority of news organizations use to determine the winner.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Iowa_Democratic_caucuses

[Kentonio]

139. What does that have to do with the recount that's about to take place?

[Scurrilous]

141. The win is official.

Happy recount.

[Hekate]

74. I always recall that Sen. John McCain spoke right up to stop an Obama smear at a rally of his...

It can be done, and it should be done among Democrats.

Or so you would think.

[WA-03 Democrat]

23. Good for her!

[NurseJackie]

24. She knows!

[still_one]

25. Excellent Amy. She has more class in her little finger than the assholes who boo her together have

[catbyte]

26. Ouch!

[George II]

30. She's warming up to this stuff - I like it.

[McKim]

32. Is this for real? It sounds fishy

Is this for real? It sounds fishy like the myth that Vietnam Vets were spit on when they came back from the war. I am suspicious. It sounds like maybe a piece of theatre. I support Warren and Sanders and I have trouble believing this.

[Quixote1818]

40. I need to see the video first. Sounds fish to me too. Nt

[ehrnst]

45. Here you go...

Video of the anti-Pete chanting "Wall Street Pete!"

&feature=emb_title

Do you think that the Sanders Staffers and canvassers chanting "Fuck Warren...Fuck Biden" in IA were part of the same theatre ensemble?

Also reported by various reliable news outlets...

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/new-hampshire-primary-02-08

[McKim]

78. This is Not Acceptable

This is not acceptable. This is a form of bullying. Is it theatre too? I am judging Sanders and Warren on their platforms, not on behavior of their supporters.

I hope that Democratic Party rallies do not take on the air of a Trump rally with negative chants.
This is the influence of Trumpism on our political discourse and is immature behavior.

[squirecam]

126. What about the statements of campaign staff and surrogates

Nt

[Celerity]

105. thank you for posting this nt

[pertello]

133. No myth

If you were alive during the Vietnam war you’ll remember that there was widespread hatred and resentment shown to returning servicemen- mostly by anti-war “conscientious objectors”, draft dodgers, guys who hid out in universities, and bone spur sufferers.

[myohmy2]

35. that...

...wasn't very nice of Amy...

...and I was just beginning to like her...

[krissey]

56. Sending out greetings isn't nice? Odd. Lol

[Cha]

129. It was Excellent of Amy and I like her Better NOW.

[mysteryowl]

38. How does she know it was? I could be trump people, that is what I am thinking.

Don't be fooled by the supposed bernie bros. I think they are trumpsters creating chaos!

[ehrnst]

42. Were the Sanders staffers and canvassers who were yelling "F**k Warren, etc" in Iowa

also "Trump people?"

And wouldn't Bernie be publicly decrying and discouraging that behavior if it was unacceptable to him?

[sheshe2]

120. One would think so.

[Me.]

43. Probably The Same Bros

that were screeching at Pete

[McKim]

88. I agree with you!

In these sensationalist and fake newsy times we must not be quick to be taken in by fake drama or what could be fake drama. This does sound more like Trumpster behavior to me.

[sheshe2]

121. There is footage at the DNC 2016

They were all trumpers too?

[Cha]

130. Amy's smart.

[ehrnst]

41. Brilliant!

[vlyons]

47. I really like her sense of humor.

She is a happy warrior.

[AncientGeezer]

48. Love her....

[NotHardly]

50. We knew from 3+ years ago that Bernie people are mysogonistic and he does nothing to discourage it

[Scotch-Irish]

51. Were they wearing Bernie shirts or carrying Bernie signs?

I'm just curious how everyone is so sure they were all Bernie supporters? I support Bernie, even though he isn't my chosen candidate in the primaries. I know a lot of people that feel like I do. And NONE of them would ever boo another Democratic candidate, except maybe Tulsi.

[McKim]

140. Excellent Comment

This is an excellent comment. We do not want rumor and innuendo to factor into our election choices.

[Scotch-Irish]

155. Thanks, McKim

I'm also pretty serious about it. There's a lot of rumor and innuendo going on these days, and I just wish I knew the source.

[Evolve Dammit]

52. I am hesitant to relexively believe it was anyone's supporters. Unless you can show me a group

identified with a campaign, I am not going to call foul. GOP "clogged the lines" in the Iowa caucuses and you can bet that paid GOP operatives are trying to foment discourse wherever they can.

[Evolve Dammit]

55. If it is Sanders supporters conclusively, then they are being divisive, unhelpful assholes.

[Awsi Dooger]

53. Swing voters who were scared of Hillary would be charmed by Amy

This type of quick thinking and charm was always evident in her senate questioning. Unfortunately we had screwed up priorities and were looking for prosecutor types. Not to knock Kamala Harris but I'll never understand how she could possibly be preferred so heavily above Amy, when there was never any comparison toward how each would fare in a general election against Trump.

If Amy had started with Kamala's numbers and name recognition she would not have dropped. We'd have an entirely different dynamic at the top of the race.

I hate the primary process because there are so many mistakes. In fact, it makes me sick to look at our polling right now. It's like a determination to lose.

[Greybnk48]

59. I was really impressed with her Friday night.

I thought she gave a strong performance.

[zentrum]

64. What Amy did is...

........something Elizabeth would never do. Real turn-off and not the way to handle dissenters.

Wonder what policy statement she had just made. Any chance they were booing that and not her? But she made it personal.

[squirecam]

127. She was perfect

Heckle a woman. You have it coming.

[Fresh_Start]

65. All of the non-Bernie candidate should do the same

when the berniebros act up.

Draw attention to the group...and what they share with the MAGA-ts

[betsuni]

95. +1

[Dave in VA]

66. Former Democratic Governor of Vermont

told us what to expect:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/478715-former-vermont-governor-sanders-will-play-dirty

He is what he is and it isn't going to change now.

[LisaM]

72. Same with Madeline Kunin. Very similar story.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/04/when-bernie-sanders-ran-against-vermont/kNP6xUupbQ3Qbg9UUelvVM/story.html


https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/05/kunin-when-bernie-sanders-ran-against-me/79906222/

[Marthe48]

69. I do like Ms. Klobuchar

sharp, excellent people skills, great message Oh yeah, she's younger.

[Hekate]

70. Well-earned call-out to the "revolutionaries"

This behavior isn't cute and it isn't funny. We are fighting for our lives here.

[Cha]

156. To the booers.

[mahina]

75. Endearing, balanced, poised, grounded and funny.

I like her.

I’m glad she didn’t say Bernie Bros. I don’t want arrows but self defense is fair and this was on point.

[mcar]

76. Liking Amy more and more

[northoftheborder]

109. I want to change my primary support to Amy Klobuchar.

How do I do that???

[northoftheborder]

110. I've changed my preference to Amy

[squirecam]

128. Welcome aboard

Nt

[stonecutter357]

80. K&R

[OneGrassRoot]

84. Hard to say those are Bernie bots when they're in person. n/t

[Fresh_Start]

91. +1 nt

nt

[krissey]

122. True that.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

85. I'm liking her more and more.

[Lulu KC]

93. She keeps looking better

She still shows humor.
She shows intelligence.
I only know of two negatives, and one of them was, I believe, the mommy issues that plague women in leadership. The other one? She'd be willing to talk.
Go, Amy!

[McKim]

94. Just Look at the Other DU Article

“Republicans told to create chaos in North Carolina Democratic Primary”. Don’t believe everything you hear out there.

[Sloumeau]

98. It was the perfect response. :) nt

[Joinfortmill]

100. ROFL

[betsuni]

101. The only booing at Democratic events used to be at the mention of Republicans.

BBS.

These people need to be mocked mercilessly. Thank you, Amy!

[Rorey]

102. They're not doing their candidate any favors

Does Sanders ever admonish? Does he ever call on his supporters to exhibit some class? I'd seriously like some examples.

[betsuni]

111. I think Larry David's Bernie saying this is all we're going to get:

"Could I stop them in their tracks? Of course. Should I? Yes. Will I? Eh."

He has some kind of reluctance to tell his supporters what to do. Everybody else? Eh.

[Rorey]

117. Being a leader is doing that sort of thing

If you can't lead your own supporters, or are reluctant to do so, how can you lead the country?

[samnsara]

103. Amy wasnt rattled!!! shes tough!

[samnsara]

104. i did not watch this.. so what did Bernie do? if anything....does he even know how to contain..

..his minions? I dont think hes got control over them at all...they are being free range parented..How does he plan to 'parent' an entire country?

[sheshe2]

107. Go Amy!

You Rock.

[peggysue2]

108. LOL!!

Good for Amy. Call them out by name, then see how they like it.

Remind me again how the Bernie Bros are all myth and propaganda? Instead of the mean-mouthed, insulting jerks they've always been.

Yeah, that group.

[betsuni]

112. We see examples of this behavior practically every day.

Then the gaslights are lit and but ... but ... but ... it's fake, bots, a myth, lies, haterz, centrists, whatever.

[SunSeeker]

115. LOL

[Squidly]

118. Amy is Awsome

As a former Minnesotan, I have always really liked her. Her and Al made one heck of a team. Shes a very close second choice behind Pete for me.

[wisteria]

123. How immature they seem. You can disagree without being small about it.

Is this what we can expect from his group if he were to possibly, maybe, win the nomination?
This makes it look like they can’t get along with anyone.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

131. Why doesn't Bernie try to control this behavior?

All he'd have to do is issue a public statement to this effect:

I do not condone any insulting or harassing behavior through any medium directed toward any other candidate or his or her staff or supporters. Any member of my campaign staff who insults or demeans other candidates via social media or otherwise will be dismissed, and any volunteer who does so will not be allowed to work for the campaign in any official capacity. I will disavow anyone who claims to support me but who insults, harasses or boos another candidate at a public event; that person does not speak for me. I demand that anyone involved with my campaign in any way always behave civilly and courteously toward other candidates and their supporters, and I expect that they will enthusiastically support whoever is eventually nominated. Our collective goal is to defeat Trump and I will not tolerate divisive behavior in my campaign.

I wrote that in five minutes. Couldn't Bernie find that much time to do something like that?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

132. Amy Klobuchar is running a tight second in my mind.

[Sea Turtle]

135. Go Amy! Go!

Perfect response. I think Amy is really underrated. She is sharp and would be hard for Trump to beat.

The Bernie Bros are something else. They are their own tribe out get everyone else. They aren’t team players at all.

[FreepFryer]

137. The Bernie toxicity reflects an active disinterest in bridge building.

If that is intentional, then their job is to spoil, not to win. They want “Bernie or Bust” to be the national trajectory.

And America needs leaders and firefighters, not more arsonists coming from the other side of the house.

[brooklynite]

138. She did a great campaign event in Manchester yesterday...

..and had 1,00 people in Nashua yesterday evening.

[aikoaiko]

146. A perfect example of Minnesota nice.

well played Amy.

[enid602]

148. harsh

,,,,but calling them 'Bernie People' is a bit harsh. Like calling them 'Trump People.'

[Clash City Rocker]

151. I like that gal

I’m tempted to making her my preference here, but the last two I chose are both out of the race. I don’t want to jinx her.

[notinkansas]

152. C'mon guys.

Lets not do this.

Remember - Vote Blue No Matter Who?

If candidates start doing this, lets not get drawn into it.

[Sylvarose]

153. It's because of behavior like this

...and other things I will NOT vote for Bernie in the primary. Sorry. Can't do it.

BUT if he gets the nomination. I would crawl to the polls to vote for him.

'Nuff said.

SR