Bernie Sanders not taking bait on shows:

[kpete]

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AXELROD:

.@SenSanders not taking bait on shows:
"My focus right now is on defeating @realDonaldTrump. Electing @HillaryClinton & progressives...

https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/757204271750385664



https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/757222571494535168

[rjsquirrel]

1. Well played Bernie

A patriot not taking Putin's troll.

[hrmjustin]

2. Well said sir!

[sufrommich]

3. Those that are gleefully pushing this divisive crap

don't care what Bernie thinks and most likely never did.

[calimary]

14. Some people just like to stir shit up for the sake of stirring shit up.

Bernie himself does not appear to be one of them and I deeply appreciate that. I'm just glad to see all (or most) of us are working toward the same shared goal now. It's not just a campaign cliche - we ARE stronger when we're working together.

[AgadorSparticus]

21. Some people have their own agenda. Others are lost in it.

[kestrel91316]

54. +1

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I saw two different interviews with Bernie this morning and I thought he did very well.

He made his support for Hillary quite clear while acknowledging that they still have some differences of opinion on how to accomplish their shared goals.

[gwheezie]

5. I never thought Bernie was an asshole

I didn't vote for him in my primary but I thought the back and forth between Hillary and Bernie was pretty mild compared to some fights in the past.

[Frank Cannon]

45. They were like Mulder and Scully compared to the Republicans

They were like a bunch of starving, feral cats.

[Blue Idaho]

6. Bernie is a career politician...

And, it turns out, a man of his word. He has endorsed Hillary and he's not going to do the republicans work for them. I hope he stays in the party!

[longship]

25. Well, he's always caucused with the Democrats.

Always! So one can make a credible argument that he is a Democrat (big D).

Vermont is a weird place politically. What they call an independent, everywhere else is called a Democrat. It's like the Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party in Minnesota. Does anybody credibly argue that it isn't the same as the national Democratic Party in any meaningful way? So much the same for Vermont independents.

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R

[tallahasseedem]

8. K&R!

[lillypaddle]

9. K&R

Thank you, Bernie.

[Cattledog]

10. “On his worst, worst, worst day, Tim Kaine is 100 times better than Donald Trump will ever be.”

Bernie Sanders

[retrowire]

11. celebrate Bernie when he's for Hillary

Call him a loser and tell him he lost the primary when he calls out the corruption confirmed by the DNCleaks.

That's the protocol right?

[tonedevil]

12. You are correct /nt

[SunSeeker]

13. The corruption Wikileaks confirmed is that Putin is helping Trump. nt.

[retrowire]

18. that is conjecture without proof and nothing more

Russian hackers does not automatically mean Putin is pulling strings.

Anonymous hacks ISIS. Does that mean Obama is running Anonymous? No.

[tonybgood]

20. Guccifer 2.0 is Romanian.

This Russian bs that's being pushed is just that: bullshit!!! Please refrain from trying to excuse what the DNC actually did. They have denied not one of the e-mails released. You do a disservice to Clinton and Sanders by propagating such a narrative.

[retrowire]

23. Thank you

Consider me informed!

[emulatorloo]

30. See below, poster is uninformed.

[emulatorloo]

29. Guccifer 1 is a Romanian. This is Guccifer 2.0, a different person.

[retrowire]

32. Hmmm, confusing! Any citations? nt

[emulatorloo]

34. Of course, it is all over the Internet

From quick google:

Snopes.com

http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/17/guccifer-2-0-claims-responsibility-for-dnc-hack/

"a purported hacker calling himself Guccifer 2.0 (not to be confused with a separate hacker known as Guccifer"

It is my understanding that Guccifer 2.0 chose his handle as a tribute to Guccifer. That was widely reported in the initial Guccifer 2.O stories.

[retrowire]

36. Thank you. An informed voter, is a correct voter. nt

[emulatorloo]

38. ...

[1StrongBlackMan]

63. A Romanian that doesn't speak Romanian, or at best, writes in broken Romanian? ...

Motherboard reporter Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai actually conversed with Guccifer 2.0 over Twitter. The hacker, who claimed to be Romanian, answered questions in short sentences that “were filled with mistakes according to several Romanian native speakers,” Bicchieri found.

A large body of evidence suggests that Guccifer 2.0 is a smokescreen that the actual culprits employed to hide their involvement in the breach.

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/07/how-putin-weaponized-wikileaks-influence-election-american-president/130163/

[SunSeeker]

39. I'm not buying your defense of Putin.

You are repeating a Trump meme that Dems are corrupt. It is shameful to see on a Dem board.

[retrowire]

40. uhhhh

but the leaks... and even Debbie.... admitted... proved...

Okay then.

Putin sucks ass just for the record!

[SunSeeker]

41. There were no admissions by "Debbie."

There was no DNC "corruption" indicated let alone "proved."

[retrowire]

42. You could say the same for your Putin assertions hmm?? nt

[SunSeeker]

44. There you go defending Putin again...

[Arkana]

64. No, but it'd be awesome if he was.

Like if Mr. Robot was President.

[Sunlei]

59. CrowdStrike stands fully by its analysis and findings identifying two separate Russian intelligence-

CrowdStrike stands fully by its analysis and findings identifying two separate Russian intelligence-affiliated adversaries present in the DNC
https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/

[SunSeeker]

60. As do others.

Other security firms offered independent analysis and reached the same conclusion. The group Fidelis undertook their own investigation and found Crowdstrike to be correct.

A Twitter user named @PwnAlltheThings looked at the metadata on the docs that Guccifer 2.0 provided in his blog post and found literal Russian signatures.

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/07/how-putin-weaponized-wikileaks-influence-election-american-president/130163/

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. +!

[Feeling the Bern]

17. Yep

[Maven]

24. What is your purpose here?

Didn't you say you were officially "done" with our nominee? "Fuck you Hillary"...weren't those your words just two days ago?

Are you going to post another apology thread here and soak up the recs, and then post an apology for your apology over at the Temper Tantrum Collective?

[retrowire]

31. Hello internet stalker,

Allow me to explain.

I apologize to whomever feels slighted. It's the human thing to do.

I can change my opinions over time. And they do change. And they can BE changed. Another human characteristic, no surprise.

My purpose? Do I need one? Is there a position that should be applied for? Or maybe I can be a registered Democrat who joined the party for Bernie.

Maybe I can be a freshly minted Democrat who feels lied to and cheated?

Maybe I can be who I am? Is that a purpose? Would that appease you? Because in the end, I don't serve you.

But I'm not breaking the TOS here. So, carry on.

[Maven]

43. More self-serving, intellectually dishonest nonsense.

Your opinion, as expressed by you two days ago, is that you despise Hillary Clinton and do not support the Democratic Party. So your motive in coming back here to push this particular story could only be to sow discord and undermine support for the nominee. Your own reply to me shows that you feel "lied to and cheated" and are here to redress a grievance from the primaries. That is a violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of the TOS.

And yes, people have the right to change their opinions in good faith. What they don't have the right to do is manipulate people on both sides of the fence and expect not to be called on it. I honestly didn't have the slightest idea who you were before this whole "public apology" gambit you pulled, but as a first impression, it was a doozy. Your actions have completely undermined any credibility or goodwill you might have built here.

As for the charge that I am "stalking" you, please do not flatter yourself. If you don't want to be noticed, then stop engaging in attention-seeking behavior. This is a community of grown-up progressives, many of whom have invested decades in the project of winning social and economic justice in small but significant, hard-won steps. I take comfort in the knowledge that we as a community far outnumber those "freshly minted" (and then un-minted, then sort-of-minted, and now I guess un-minted again?) interlopers who are prepared to see the whole country burn because they didn't get their way. Now, back to the Temper Tantrum Collective, I suppose, hopefully to do some deep thinking.

[retrowire]

46. mmhmm okay.

I can have my mind be changed. Events could happen after all.

And how am I manipulating anyone here?

Am I speaking ill of the candidate? No. I don't intend to break any of DU's rules here.

If you think I am, then feel free to alert me. It won't change how I feel in a very good way.

And please, don't be so hurt by my apology, it was sincere. My apologies to how I was to people have nothing to do with how I feel about the democratic process.

I can encourage unity and regret for my actions and still be upset about other things the next day. You know that right?

[pangaia]

26. Yes, that is it.

Many also don't see the margins, the subtleties, the different, multiple trails, the inflections, the gossamer threads,,,, it is either or....

[Silver_Witch]

48. That is truth....

Now you know.

[Tarc]

62. Glad to see you're on-board

[Chitown879]

16. Chuck Todd

Swing and a MISS!!!

[yuiyoshida]

19. never liked chuck todd...

here's another example.

[TonyPDX]

27. He's a David Gregory clone, but with a tortured comb-forward. n/t

[ismnotwasm]

22. Good for Bernie!

I am so glad we are moving forward--Bernie is a formidable ally, and I am sure Hillary appreciates him

[Duckhunter935]

28. A classy man

[zentrum]

33. Can always count on Bernie.

[NorthCarolina]

35. His supporters have his back.

They are fully aware of the constraints he is currently operating under.

[BlueMTexpat]

37. Good for him! eom

[fishwax]

47. no surprise there

[PatrickforO]

49. Gotta love how Bernie handles the faux controversy questions.

RIGHT back to the issues. Thank you very much!

[Triana]

50. 'Nother reason I love him. n/t

[Firebrand Gary]

51. Bernie is being a great leader about this!

[Warpy]

52. Did anyone think he would?

First, he's got too much class.

Second, he got most of the policy changes he wanted.

Third, he's endorsed Clinton.

Sanders played the game well for a first time candidate.

[still_one]

53. no surprise from me, and it should be no surprise to anyone else here either

[4bucksagallon]

55. He is and remains a class act....

[Stainless]

56. Chuck Todd is a Media Whore

He really doesn't bring anything constructive to any conversation in which he is trying to participate!

[Rex]

57. Bernie is done, DWS is done - both partisan sides got what they wanted. HRC has her team.

Now all they have to do is keep the mainstream media from baiting them into losing votes by staying on target. Trump's campaign is in shambles, perfect timing for Team HRC to pounce.

[Sunlei]

58. Sanders great interview!

[Chemisse]

61. I expected no less from Bernie Sanders.