2016 Postmortem

thesquanderer

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35. He did not vilify them. But he did call their PAC part of the establishment.

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:06 PM

Apr 2016

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It's not an insult to PP. It's simply a fact. Their political arm, their lobbying group, which is what endorsed Hillary, is part of the political establishment. And so, maybe not so surprising that they endorsed the establishment candidate. I'd say that's not even vilification of the PAC, much less of PP itself.

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Here's Bernie's full quote on Hillary not being qualified-not as simplistic as we're told [View all] azurnoir Apr 2016 OP

so basically, he is the only qualified person on the planet. because fundraising. bettyellen Apr 2016 #1

He mentioned several reasons jfern Apr 2016 #2

I'm sure there are others on the planet who are equally as qualified as Bernie ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #6

According to him, everyone running for congress this November is "on the take" with that bettyellen Apr 2016 #10

And he's right about that. If you want clean hands, don't take the money. ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #15

So we need to also replace everyone in congress too. Everyone. bettyellen Apr 2016 #22

In the quote, he's only talking about the ones with super PACs. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #25

Well the DNC will be spreading around all that "dirty money" bettyellen Apr 2016 #29

He's not running against Dems in congress, he's running against Hillary. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #31

He has basically harshly judged everyone who participates in the current system, bettyellen Apr 2016 #32

It's not a "working relationship", it's a PAC. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #33

It is one of the best PACs out there. I can't easily stamp the words "evil establishment" on bettyellen Apr 2016 #34

He did not vilify them. But he did call their PAC part of the establishment. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #35

He outright dismissed them as being cronies. That kind of bitterness and dishonesty does not bettyellen Apr 2016 #38

re: "He outright dismissed them as being cronies." thesquanderer Apr 2016 #40

That's exactly what he means by "establishment". Instead of recognizing that they are a great bettyellen Apr 2016 #41

You are putting a lot of words into his mouth. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #42

Because "establishment". Dismissed her hard work as being "around". God forbid he acknowledge bettyellen Apr 2016 #43

Yes indeed! Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #17

no he is talking about conflict of interest GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #21

All the negative talking points about Bernie over the last day or so have been simplistic versions. bjo59 Apr 2016 #3

Simplistic people need simplistic versions Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #23

Guess he should get Jeff Foxworthy (perfect name btw) to rework his lines bigbrother05 Apr 2016 #26

That's exactly the way they need to be spoonfed their information Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #27

Many people here (including myself) are enamored with both candidates Dem2 Apr 2016 #36

They overreact to everything AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #4

He's fundraising off a false quote, not cool MattP Apr 2016 #5

No he's not ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #7

he sent out a fundraising email saying she said he was unqualified which is a bald faced lie MattP Apr 2016 #8

did he now? let's see it azurnoir Apr 2016 #9

She did say it through her campaign. #Truth ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #16

Of course it's not. It's how they spin his remarks. Nyan Apr 2016 #11

Noticed Rachel wasn't interested in the reasons, just starting a shit show WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #12

I don't watch. 840high Apr 2016 #13

Rachel is out to lunch. I no longer watch her show. ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #18

Don Lemon, too. grasswire Apr 2016 #20

Personally I like the way Camp Weather-Vane is characterizing the attack. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #14

"Foolish" is being too kind. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2016 #19

Woot! Go, Bernie. polly7 Apr 2016 #24

There's qualified and there's qualified LuckyTheDog Apr 2016 #28

I am glad to see the full quote -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2016 #30

Yeap, Sanders lied... she never said he was unqualified ... whatever uponit7771 Apr 2016 #37

Nothing he said is controversial. I agree with every word. Lots of people do. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #39