Obama explains why Bernie's approach failed, and will continue to fail

[realmirage]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/heres-obamas-best-argument-against-the-left.html


There are so many good arguments in this article. Just one:

Obama: "If you think that the only way forward is to be as uncompromising as possible, you will feel good about yourself, you will enjoy a certain moral purity, but you’re not going to get what you want. And if you don’t get what you want long enough, you will eventually think the whole system is rigged. And that will lead to more cynicism, and less participation, and a downward spiral of more injustice and more anger and more despair. And that's never been the source of our progress. That's how we cheat ourselves of progress."

[metroins]

1. Very well said

And an incompetent campaign staff who chose to ignore large southern delegate states early on.

[Tommy2Tone]

2. Do I love this guy or what?

What a great president.

[savalez]

16. You do!

So do I.

[stopbush]

3. What's the old saying: if you run into an asshole on the way to work, you have something

to talk about at the water cooler.

If everyone one you run into on the way to work is an asshole, you're the asshole.

[misterhighwasted]

4. Very true. when you ignore the largest demographics, as though they Do Not Matter,

and allow ego & arrogance free reign, then you have lost before you ever got started.

Lies, slander & theft of voter data, and slogans (love trumps hate). That is sanders campaign. Because he has no record to speak of.
Loser from day 1 of the race.

[workinclasszero]

5. President Hillary....

Please put this wise man on the SCOTUS!

[misterhighwasted]

6. The ultimate first class choice. I dream of SCJustice Obama

What an honor that would be to have him on the SC bench. Forever!

[Koinos]

9. He would be the best choice, hands down.

But I'm not sure he would take it. I think he wants to do other things with his life from now on.

[workinclasszero]

15. It would be so cool

[Blue Idaho]

7. Can you imagine the republicans?

If the President withdraws his SC nominee on November 4th and after the election President Clinton nominates Obama to the SC and the majority Democratic Senate confirms?

That would be epic!

[SharonClark]

8. How about we get Merrick and then Obama the following year when RBG retires?

[misterhighwasted]

12. Yup. One by one & both woul be outstanding SC Justices.

The Repubs & other Dem & Obama haters would never be the same. Crushed forever.

Hillary would do this, but the reality will be more certain with her supporting Dems in the House & Senate.
Man, this election draws such a critical line for America's future.

[workinclasszero]

14. I would love to see the reaction!

[Cha]

10. IOW, BS.. It's not the system that's rigged it's you.

Excellent President Obama, Mahalo~

Obama: "If you think that the only way forward is to be as uncompromising as possible, you will feel good about yourself, you will enjoy a certain moral purity, but you’re not going to get what you want. And if you don’t get what you want long enough, you will eventually think the whole system is rigged. And that will lead to more cynicism, and less participation, and a downward spiral of more injustice and more anger and more despair. And that's never been the source of our progress. That's how we cheat ourselves of progress."

TY, realmirage~

[misterhighwasted]

13. But bernie doesn't give a shit about Dem unity in this election, to defeat the RW

It's about bernie.

[Legends303]

20. You start making excuses when you can't win on issues

a prime of example of this would be Sanders supporters. President Obama is so right about this and describes Sanders to a T.

[Cha]

22. Yes, it does.. it's so obvious and I'm so glad the President spelled it out so eloquently.

[mcar]

11. Well said!

As always, Mr. President.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

17. +1 nt

[TwilightZone]

18. If I can't have everything I want, I want less than I have now.

That's essentially what some people are saying, and I can't even begin to understand the mentality behind it.

[Rose Siding]

19. Sounds like he's been reading in our group

Smart man!

[George II]

21. Thanks. And President Obama continues to inch toward an endorsement.

[Cha]

24. Yeah!

[anotherproletariat]

23. Exactly why we need a candidate who knows that progress only happens with compromise and in small

steps. The goal should always be in sight, but so should the knowledge that it may take may administrations to get us there.