2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie just told Jake Tapper that the 'Establishment'...Congress, Media, Business..
are all out of touch with the problems of real people in America....
he is trying to get them to understand why he is more and more popular...but he doesn't seem to be bothered by their inability to 'get it' and isn't going to waste too much time trying to get them to see...
he knows that THE PEOPLE see...
tazkcmo
(7,306 posts)Fuck the people. Now back to work Proles!
NRaleighLiberal
(60,038 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)But they are paid to ignore it.
That's their job.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)But guys like Tapper are in the MSM and that's different.
If a reporter came up the hard way working for local rags for min. wage, they know what's going on.
freedom fighter jh
(1,782 posts)He's on TV. He's talking to the American people, regardless of what journalist is asking the questions.
Akamai
(1,779 posts)Although, yes, Obama had The Caucus Room Conspiracy against him, the whole Republican Party, the Supreme Court, lies against him endorsed by the feckless and conniving media -- but Obama never roared out the truth as Bernie is doing now!
People are flocking to Bernie's message because he is telling critical facts about this country and the world.
I hope that within a very short time, Hillary supporters such as Franken will switch their support to Bernie.
Go Bernie!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Akamai
(1,779 posts)think he will change in the not-to-distant future.
Go Bernie!!
The lying liars and the lies the lying liars tell, and all that.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)She helped Franken a lot when he was running for Wellstone's seat.. it's in another OP which I won't link. :> )
99Forever
(14,524 posts)He didn't answer or wouldn't. Either way, not good enough Al.
Akamai
(1,779 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)If he had waited until we had caucused (Minnesota) that would have been one thing, but he didn't. I've lost all respect for him. This after working hard to get him elected. Never again.
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)The middle class is being crushed by the economic inequalities.
We've got his back. The 1% is about to witness the power of the 99%...WE THE PEOPLE.
99% > 1%!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
H2O Man
(73,709 posts)Thank you.
ecstatic
(32,798 posts)That's the thing, if Bernie is serious about winning the primaries and the GE, it's absolutely imperative that he articulate his POV and how it relates to our lives. He needs to put on a professorial hat and explain his platform within the context of various current events.
He should be as specific as possible when explaining how the actions of wall street or billionaires are negatively impacting our lives, otherwise, the message will fall on deaf ears. If he came to my city and did a survey, he'd quickly find that billionaires and Wall Street arent even in the top 50 concerns list. But maybe Bernie could make the case of why it should be?
But I don't see that happening. He has this demeanor of being annoyed with questions or things he considers distractions. Skipping details and assuming people are already on the same page won't cut it. He's tired of explaining himself, apparently.
islandmkl
(5,275 posts)rather than the MSM which aren't going to give him much coverage until they have to...
it seems his 'local messaging' is in full-explanation mode...it just doesn't appear on the media programs...because they don't want too many people to 'see' it...
when people hear his message, they tend to get it...which undermines all the attempts by all the establishment entities to try to minimize/ignore what he is saying...
Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)islandmkl
(5,275 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Well, don't ask stupid questions, disguised as "gotcha".
jillan
(39,451 posts)If you are really interested, and not just posting out of snark - here is a good place to start....
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/6/1428616/-Bernie-Sanders-What-the-Hell-Have-You-Done-for-Us-Lately
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)"...are all out of touch with the problems of real people in America."
Truth!
GOTV for Bernie!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Metric System
(6,048 posts)aren't establishment, but politicians and groups that endorse Hillary are.
treestar
(82,383 posts)The Establishment and Revolution language needs to go back to the 1960s where Bernie apparently still resides.
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)but has done an excellent job of convincing people tha he's an outsider.t
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)A real Independent. Yeah, I know all the rest...running as a Democrat...first of it's kind if nothing else. Talking about breaking up banks...that's real popular with the Establishment. Calling out the rich on being takers without taxation...Establishment just stands in line to hear that one.
And health care for all...a sure Establishment winner.
Not.
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)prepared who, by your definition is a pure non establishment? or is it game over?
Uncle Joe
(58,562 posts)Thanks for the thread, islandmki.