Bernie Sanders to meet with Obama Thursday

[beastie boy]

Source: CBS

The meeting, scheduled at Sanders' request, will take place just two days after Tuesday's pivotal primary contests, where Hillary Clinton secured the majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic race and clinched the party's presidential nomination.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-to-meet-with-obama-thursday/

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Sanders wants to meet with the neoliberal third way corporate shill...

My guess is they will discuss Obama's "disastrous" trade policies. Why else would Bernie want to meet with Obama?

[RobertEarl]

1. Obama still can change

I hope so!

And Bernie is the best person to help him make the changes we all hoped for.

[beastie boy]

2. Obama didn't change much in 7.5 years

But Bernie will change him right after he meets with him on Thursday.

You must also believe that Bernie has a path to the nomination.

[RobertEarl]

3. Bernie is the best

I bet Obama wishes he could be like Bernie!

He can. Bernie can show him how.

[beastie boy]

5. Absolutely

Because Obama wishes to be an uncompromising, ineffective, poorly informed admirer of the Pope.

And Obama so doesn't want to be one of the most effective and popular US Presidents and a Nobel prize winner.

[RobertEarl]

7. Obama has a good chance, yet

He just hasn't figured out how. If he works with Bernie, Bernie can show him how to make the changes we all hope for.

[beastie boy]

10. Or maybe Obama can show Bernie what Bernie has never figured out.

Like winning elections and being an effective leader. And getting shit done.

Don't get too patronizing with the President of the United States. Just look how this attitude worked for the Republicans.

[RobertEarl]

13. You preaching to me?

Bwahaha

Obama was establishment. Bernie is not. Bernie will never kiss the butts of establishment. Bernie will always do the best for the people. Maybe Obama will ask Bernie what he, Obama, can do for the people? He should.

[beastie boy]

21. It takes a very special kind of persuasion to convince oneself that a part-time Democrat and

loser of the nomination would request a meetinh with the two-term President of the United States to teach him lessons.

It is even more ridiculous to even entertain the thought of a two-term President taking lessons from a loser.

No, I wouldn't waste time preaching to you. I don't do irrational.

[libdem4life]

25. Sounds like a mini-sermon to me.

[beastie boy]

26. Will you settle for appeal to sanity?

Actually, this is not an appeal. This is just a reminder that sanity exists.

[libdem4life]

28. That last sentence. And hubris is equally as distasteful.

[beastie boy]

31. Not at all like suggesting that a losing candidate ought to scool

A two-term President of the United States, right?

[libdem4life]

32. Whoosh .................................

[beastie boy]

36. A winning argument. I am speechless

[McKim]

22. We Don't Compromise Over all the Dead Bodies and Ruined Lives in the Middle East!

We don't compromise about standing up against the wars of Hillary in the Middle East. A million people are dead in Iraq, 275,000 dead in Syria and Libya destroyed. This is evil and we stand against it.

[beastie boy]

24. That's a very noble stance.

A perfect excuse to be totally ineffective in advancing your agenda.

[billhicks76]

16. He Changed During The 2008 Campaign

He was going to filibuster the Telecom Immunity Act and suddenly didn't. And then he actually voted for it. About the same time Hillary conceded for an offer of Sec. Of State. I truly believe Obama was going to be more of a fighter, not appoint lobbyists to regulatory position and protect constitutional rights but the powers that be persuaded him they could ruin him and just be happy with some incremental change. He must've felt threatened. I wonder how many calls of his were tapped and listened to from 2002-2007.

[ananda]

6. Keep hope alive!

I'm with you hoping that Sanders will keep speaking out against
bad trade policies.

[RobertEarl]

9. Only if Obama listens to Bernie

I think Obama has more respect for Bernie now than he ever had. He knows Bernie is what's best for America.

[beastie boy]

11. Obama didn't get where he is by listening to Bernie.

And you have no clue what Obama thinks. Nor does he care what you think about him.

[RobertEarl]

12. Me? Obama doesn't listen to me?

But he hears you? Bwahahaha

If Obama had listened to Bernie, he would have been far more successful. He can start now by asking Bernie for some advice. I think he will, Obama is not stupid.

[beastie boy]

30. I am not the one insinuating I can read Obamas mind

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

4. Yea! Trashing the President!

Why should Bernie want to meet with such an awful person?

[ancianita]

8. I bet he's behind Bernie's structural changes in the party and will have advice, short and

long term.

Obama can talk sense to a sensible man who's tired but dedicated.

He'll encourage a whole new agenda for Bernie in Congress, along with a progressive strategy for whipping more legislation through.

"Togetha" they're going to talk future legislation, strategize on some power structure changes that Hill will need Congressional help with, keep lines of communications open after the prez leaves.

[avaistheone1]

14. I hope it is a meaningful and mutally productive meeting for President Obama and our next president

Bernie Sanders.

[SunSeeker]

15. There are not enough delegates left for Sanders to reach the 2,383 needed for the nomination.

Google "current Democratic delegate count." Right now you'll get these current totals (which don't include the fact that CA was just called for Hillary in a landslide):

Pledged Delegates    Super Delegates   Total

Clinton                    1,926                  571                2,497

Sanders                  1,615.               048                 1,663




There are only 605 delegates left up for grabs. Sanders cannot reach the 2,383 magic number needed for the nomination, even if you include his superdelegates. Even if he wins every one of those remaining delegates, which is clearly not happening, he still falls short of the 2,383 needed: 1,663 + 605 = 2,268.

It's over.

[beastie boy]

19. Oh I am sure it will be.

As soon as Obama finds a way to convince Bernie that he is not the King of Spain...

[avaistheone1]

23. Why not?

Given Hillary is the Queen of Chaos, Bernie can be the King of Spain.

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Make no mistake

these two men want to defeat Trump and make Democratic
Congressional gains more than anything else

Two of the most durable and talented politicians of their
respective generations will not goof this up

Let's make it a very big tent, guys

[beastie boy]

18. I can only vouch for one of them.

The other one didn't even have the courtesy to reach out to the presumptive nominee.

I don't se4e how the most durable and talented Sanders expects to defeat Trump without her.

[yellowcanine]

20. "neoliberal third way corporate shill" If true, why is Sanders meeting with him?

Doesn't say much for Sanders if that is true. Just sayin.'

[Blue_Tires]

27. Sanders is meeting with the dreaded "establishment?"

I guess trying to run an anti-Obama campaign didn't work out so well for him...

[geek tragedy]

29. Bernie thinks he's going there to negotiate.

"First agenda item: Barney Fra--"

"Nope. Next."

"Okay, next agenda item: negotiations over the Vice-Presi-"

"Nope. Next."

"Fine. Third: Cabinet app--"

"Nope. Next."

[democrattotheend]

33. He's also supposed to meet with Harry Reid

Forget where I read that.

Aren't articles supposed to be posted in this forum without sarcastic commentary?

[beastie boy]

37. There is space reserved for OPs commentary on the article

I am not sure if there are rules governing sarcasm. It is not unprecedented.

[Amaya]

34. I hope he tells Bernie to fuck off already

[bemildred]

35. Obama is the right guy to mediate a deal, let's hope he succeeds. nt