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MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 04:08 PM May 2016

I speak for my wife and I and...

Last edited Wed May 18, 2016, 06:05 PM - Edit history (1)

...nobody e!se when I say what I'm about to say. I am also saying this in a protected group in case any Sanders supporters want to alert me for not confirming to the "BernieUnderground" litmus test of blind and unquestioning devotion and loyalty to the non Democrat seeking the DEMOCRATIC nomination.

My wife and I are DONE with Back Bench Bernie. To steal the title of the last episode of MASH, Goodbye, Farewell, Amen. If, by some political nightmare, he does become our nominee, I will pinch my nose and vote for the mean old tax hider, but I will not contribute one red cent nor advocate for him at all. I will watch in horror as he takes a beating from, of all people, Donald Rump, who would hand Sanders a coast to coast thumping that would make Nixon/McGovern '72 look like Kennedy/Nixon '60! The horror will be because we had passed on the most qualified presidential candidate of my (by then) 61 years in favor of HIM...YUCK!!!

The lied about endorsements, stolen data, crybaby tantrums, wholesale embrace of many times debunked rightist talking points, phoney Vatican trip among many other things made me lose all respect I ever had for him. Up until a week or so ago, I was willing to possibly choose to regain some of that respect back.

No more!

The conduct of his supporters in the Nevada fiasco and his condoning it as he asserts his victim hood, as well as their intent to turn Philadelphia into a replay of 1968 Chicago has been the final straw. I hope that Howard Dean, Maggie Kunin or some other real Democrat challenges him for his Senate seat in 2018. My wife and I would certainly actively contribute to his well earned defeat.

At the beginning of this campaign I considered him to be a great man and wouldn't say a negative thing about him, only positives about Hillary. Unfortunately, Back Bench Bernie has proven himself to be the bitter, petty little person he is, and I am sick of him, and I will deal no more with him or his fanatical backers who think that name calling and threatening women and children is an appropriate way to politically debate.

Once again, I am DONE with Bernard Sanders!

PEACE!

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I speak for my wife and I and... (Original Post) MarianJack May 2016 OP
Please edit out the word "bastard" from the second paragraph. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #1
Done! MarianJack May 2016 #9
Thank you. I, for one, am tired of the outrage (and projection) it is bound to produce. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #24
MONUMENTALLY tired! MarianJack May 2016 #27
KNR Lucinda May 2016 #2
Thanks, Lucinda! MarianJack May 2016 #11
You know, the funny thing is that we're the ones that "don't care about the country", blah, blah... TwilightZone May 2016 #3
Excellent point! MarianJack May 2016 #10
You speak for me MarianJack. SunSeeker May 2016 #4
Thanks, SunSeeker! MarianJack May 2016 #12
Unfortunately Bernie was never vetted during the primaries. There is so much Trump and his superpacs Fla Dem May 2016 #5
Back Bench Bernie,... MarianJack May 2016 #13
A misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. puffy socks May 2016 #48
I keep forgetting about all those implied endorsements! LisaM May 2016 #6
Implied, nothin'. Flat out lies. Squinch May 2016 #8
Agreed pandr32 May 2016 #46
And yet his Stepped like followers say that... MarianJack May 2016 #58
Yep, ... MarianJack May 2016 #14
K & R SunSeeker May 2016 #7
Thanks again, SunSeeker! MarianJack May 2016 #15
There's a reason the Republicans want Bernie as the Dem nominee NastyRiffraff May 2016 #16
All of those PLUS... MarianJack May 2016 #18
Oh yeah! LOL NastyRiffraff May 2016 #22
Very true,... MarianJack May 2016 #26
Hell ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #31
K&R fleabiscuit May 2016 #17
Thanks, fleabiscuit! MarianJack May 2016 #19
K&R - Sadly I must agree in full CajunBlazer May 2016 #20
I agree sadly, CajunBlazer, but... MarianJack May 2016 #21
PEACE CajunBlazer May 2016 #28
I feel ya. ismnotwasm May 2016 #23
What did it for me was... MarianJack May 2016 #25
OP agreed MFM008 May 2016 #29
Thanks, MFM008! MarianJack May 2016 #30
Don't worry, we are going to end democratic primaries for non democratic participants.. dubyadiprecession May 2016 #32
From your lips, dubyadiprecession,... MarianJack May 2016 #33
Well said. Thank you. nt eastwestdem May 2016 #34
You're quite welcome, wastewater! MarianJack May 2016 #40
I completely agree Demsrule86 May 2016 #35
I'm embarrassed to say that... MarianJack May 2016 #41
Excellent writing. Thanks for that. SharonClark May 2016 #36
You're quite welcome, SharonClark! MarianJack May 2016 #42
K&R. lunamagica May 2016 #37
Thanks, lunamagica! MarianJack May 2016 #43
KnR I have had it up to my teeth with this toxic nonsense, which it is now apparent... Hekate May 2016 #38
If Ed Rendell is running the convention,... MarianJack May 2016 #44
K & R most enthusiastically. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #39
Once I respected Back Bench Bernie. MarianJack May 2016 #45
K&R! DemonGoddess May 2016 #47
Thank you, DemonGoddess! MarianJack May 2016 #50
Truth. nt LexVegas May 2016 #49
Thanx, LexVegas! MarianJack May 2016 #51
I also use that Nixon/McGovern comparison. tonyt53 May 2016 #52
I volunteered for McGovern in 3 primary states and... MarianJack May 2016 #53
Yup. madamesilverspurs May 2016 #54
What a FABULOUS meme! MarianJack May 2016 #57
Peace to you and your wife. And welcome. Lots of real work to do for Hillary in riversedge May 2016 #55
Hello from Winthrop, Maine! MarianJack May 2016 #56

TwilightZone

(25,426 posts)
3. You know, the funny thing is that we're the ones that "don't care about the country", blah, blah...
Wed May 18, 2016, 04:25 PM
May 2016

and yet, with very few exceptions, the vast majority of Democrats and liberals I've seen that have become completely disillusioned with Sanders would *still* vote for him in November, because it's what's best for the country. Stopping Donald Trump is more important than throwing tantrums and holding our breath until we turn blue.

Is the reverse true? Hardly, and yet we're the ones who don't care. Projection is a wonderful thing.

Fla Dem

(23,573 posts)
5. Unfortunately Bernie was never vetted during the primaries. There is so much Trump and his superpacs
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:22 PM
May 2016

will do to destroy him. I'm not even going to mention them here. Some of the issues have been brought up here, but HRC has never incorporated them into her campaign against Bernie. Too much class.

The Trump machine and RW media will absolutely annihilate him. Look what they did to John Kerry one of the most upright politicians to campaign for the presidency; they tore apart his Vietnam service.They try to destory Pres Obama, from not being a US citizen, to his relationship with Rev Wright, his being a community organizer (socialist leanings) etc. It will be a bloodbath.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
13. Back Bench Bernie,...
Wed May 18, 2016, 06:32 PM
May 2016

...is a Republican/teabagger walking wet dream of an opponent.

Some imbecile who now resides on my ignore list had, very shrilly, insisted that NO amount if vetting could possibly stop the Sanders sweep into the White House. Yeah, right!

PEACE!

LisaM

(27,792 posts)
6. I keep forgetting about all those implied endorsements!
Wed May 18, 2016, 05:44 PM
May 2016

That goes way back to the Iowa caucuses - so much has happened since then...

pandr32

(11,548 posts)
46. Agreed
Thu May 19, 2016, 07:05 AM
May 2016

And yet he pushes the meme that Hillary Clinton is untrustworthy constantly. He is like an abusive partner on a national stage--driven to tear her apart in every way he can for all to see.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
14. Yep, ...
Wed May 18, 2016, 06:34 PM
May 2016

...from "advisors" who's never met him and "endorsements" from actual Hillary supporters.

PEACE!

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
16. There's a reason the Republicans want Bernie as the Dem nominee
Wed May 18, 2016, 06:38 PM
May 2016

And it's not because they love him. Having Sanders as the nominee is their wet dream; his vulnerabilities are legion: Socialism (which Republicans equate with Communism), his lack of leadership in the Senate, the tax returns, etc.

But Republicans also know by now their opponent will be Hillary. Is now, in fact.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
31. Hell ...
Wed May 18, 2016, 07:13 PM
May 2016

the hit ads write themselves, with him narrating. "Yes. I will raise taxes" (Newsflash: a majority of folks, on both sides of the aisle, don't want to see their taxes raised). "Yes. I will grow the federal government." (Newsflash: a bunch of folks, on both sides of the aisle, don't want to see the federal government grow). "Yes. I am a socialist." (Newsflash: A bunch of folks don't "like" socialists/socialism, even as they enjoy its benefits).

And that's just the stuff I have heard him say.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
21. I agree sadly, CajunBlazer, but...
Wed May 18, 2016, 06:53 PM
May 2016

...the conduct of the Sanders campaign and their unquestioning supporters has left no other alternative for thinking people.

PEACE!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
25. What did it for me was...
Wed May 18, 2016, 07:06 PM
May 2016

...the California gauntlet of hate and the Nevada mass temper tantrum followed by Back Bench Bernie condoning it...yuck!

PEACE!

dubyadiprecession

(5,674 posts)
32. Don't worry, we are going to end democratic primaries for non democratic participants..
Wed May 18, 2016, 07:19 PM
May 2016

like BS. We will never put up with his (or anyone Else's) railing against the party leaders ever again.

Hekate

(90,537 posts)
38. KnR I have had it up to my teeth with this toxic nonsense, which it is now apparent...
Thu May 19, 2016, 04:08 AM
May 2016

...flows right from the top. I am deathly afraid that he and his cult have plans for the DNC that will end up Nadering the country good and hard, resulting in a Trump win. They can then sit back on their asses in smug superiority, posting online screeds for the next 4 to 8 years while the seas rise.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
44. If Ed Rendell is running the convention,...
Thu May 19, 2016, 06:43 AM
May 2016

...than I think he can handle the Sanders temper tantrum crowd.

After all, most Sanders supporters are sane and will vote for Hillary. As a Philly native (and proud Villanova grad) I knew Ed Rendell to be a great DA, mayor and governor. He knows how to be tough without going all Richard Daley.

Back Bench Bernie MAY come to some sense and sanity after the primary is over, but I doubt it. Not as long as he keeps getting those $27 donations!

PEACE!

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
39. K & R most enthusiastically. Thanks for posting.
Thu May 19, 2016, 05:21 AM
May 2016

Truth! You speak for me MarianJack. Devastating indictment of the sham that is the Bern.

 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
52. I also use that Nixon/McGovern comparison.
Thu May 19, 2016, 02:28 PM
May 2016

The similarities between that election and this one is startling. Yeah, I can speak firsthand about that.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
53. I volunteered for McGovern in 3 primary states and...
Thu May 19, 2016, 02:34 PM
May 2016

...the general election. 11/7/72 was a HORRIBLE night because a great man was thumped. With a Back Bench Bernie nomination, e!section night this year would be awful because, as he was getting his wrinkled ass handed to him coast to coast by Donald Rump, I'd be thinking of the president we might have had in Hillary.

PEACE!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
57. What a FABULOUS meme!
Thu May 19, 2016, 03:57 PM
May 2016

Any chance you could PM it to me? I'd like to save it & post it on Facebook. Thanx!

PEACE!

riversedge

(70,047 posts)
55. Peace to you and your wife. And welcome. Lots of real work to do for Hillary in
Thu May 19, 2016, 02:57 PM
May 2016

whatever state you are in. And Welcome.

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