Wow. 300 whole people showed up to Clinton's "rally" in Iowa.

[Atman]

I think more cows showed up at the farm next door to be deliberately shot in the head.

[MineralMan]

1. Really nice comparison there

Likening Clinton supporters to cows going to slaughter.

I'd alert, but it would be left.

Ugly shit is what this is.

Edit: Changed analogy to comparison.

[morningfog]

3. LOL! The OP did not call Clintonistas dumb cows.

[Ferd Berfel]

11. Better call Whine 1 1

[Autumn]

63. Whine 11

I never should have has 4 glasses of wine. Bernie supporters are rocking my world tonight

[aikoaiko]

4. It doesn't appear to be an analogy.

[MineralMan]

8. I edited my title.

Changed analogy to comparison. But:

a·nal·o·gy
əˈnaləjē/Submit
noun
a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
"an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies"
a correspondence or partial similarity.
"the syndrome is called deep dysgraphia because of its analogy to deep dyslexia"
a thing that is comparable to something else in significant respects.
"works of art were seen as an analogy for works of nature"

[Android3.14]

43. Made me chuckle

I hope you don't play poker. Everyone at the table knows you have a weak hand.

[MineralMan]

57. I used to play poker.

Then, in a low stakes draw poker game at a USAF base in Turkey, I was holding a 10 high straight flush. I maxed out the betting, of course. When the only other player still in the hand called, I laid out my hand. The other player laid down a queen high straight flush.

I have not played poker since. If a guy can't go for broke with a straight flush, he has no luck at all.

[Bonobo]

71. There's a great analogy right there, MM!

"If a guy can't go for broke with a straight flush, he has no luck at all."

Hillary went into this Primary with a straight flush. It remains to be seen if she will take the pot.

[CoffeeCat]

6. Reading comprehension?

There was no comparing Clinton supporters to cows.

He was comparing the NUMBERS. Fewer supporters seeing Clinton--that were at the farm next door.

Big, big giant mountains out of tiny little molehills.

[HerbChestnut]

7. LOL oh brother.

The ability of some Clinton supporters to twist words is unbelievable. Where did you learn it?

[VulgarPoet]

22. The hustlers of spin in the establishment's pocket.

eom

[angel123]

26. clinton supporters

This discussion illustrates why it is so hard for me to support Sanders, his supporters are nasty people. This is not like democrats. You like to compare yourselves to Obama's 2008 campaign. Sorry, you are not like his campaign at all.

[libdem4life]

36. Please define nasty. And "disagree" doesn't count.

I suspect, however, that you likely weren't thinking of supporting Bernie. Not with that attitude and post. And I still don't get people who choose candidates based on liking or disliking internet threads. Are you saying that if all of Bernie's supporters were "nice" you'd choose him to vote for?

[HerbChestnut]

47. That's why I said *some* Clinton supporters

I realize that most are just normal people, but there's a select few on this board that go out of their way to distort reality. I'm sorry if you took offense.

[pangaia]

34. They must have learned it from her.

[whatchamacallit]

10. Wow, imbue much?

[kenfrequed]

12. Wow.

Considering the image you have spent so much time trying to cultivate here of being sophisticated and rational I find it utterly strange that you would seem to make such a bizarre and ridiculous error.

A junior high school student could identify that that comparison is purely numeric.

[floriduck]

53. It might actually been a

Chick f la commercial.

#Eatmorchickn

[Joe the Revelator]

60. Much like a bolt gun....

....you give me a headache.

How's that for an analogy?

[frylock]

70. I scared the cat LOLing

[merrily]

77. Your description of the OP is false and that's ugly.

The OP did not liken Hillary supporters to cows. The OP is a comment on Hillary's ability to attract people to her events. It says nothing about her supporters.

But, of course, being a professional writer, you had to have known that before you twisted the OP's words.

[CoffeeCat]

2. The reason that this rally attendance was so low is because

they had all ready attended the Clinton rally earlier in the day at the bowling alley.

[thereismore]

28. She did two events in the same town? That would be silly. nt

[onecaliberal]

35. There was like 20 people at the bowling alley.

[pangaia]

37. Jeez, I thought you were serious for a minute.

I thought.. Is this 'coffeecat?"

[CoffeeCat]

46. No, I was being goofy

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I think the last leg of the Iowa caucuses is getting to me.

[pangaia]

48. I just sent in another little donation.

[redwitch]

55. Me too.

[Art_from_Ark]

75. Was The Big Lebowski also at that bowling alley, by any chance?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

78. lmao... Hillary has tapped out. It's over for her in Iowa.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[HassleCat]

5. 300 is quite a few

I mean, she's the prohibitive favorite, right? How much enthusiasm can that generate? Everyone has heard all she has to say,and they know she's just going to keep repeating it, and it's not very inspirational, so why go see her in person? Most Democrats have resigned themselves to voting for her, as our party has instructed us to do. After 35 years of more of the same, there's not much to rally about. We just troop to the polls as directed, vote as directed, and adjust our expectations as directed. This time is no different than any other time. Considering all that, 300 people is a pretty good turnout.

[HassleCat]

15. No, you don't understand.

When the polls had Clinton ahead, the polls were all correct. Now the polls that show Sanders in the lead are wrong, and those that show Clinton ahead are still correct. Now that more and more of the "likely voter" polls show Sanders moving up, we have to look at "registered voter" polls, which still show Clinton ahead. It's an evolving situation, and we have to evolve our thinking to conform to what our party requires of us. Resistance is useless. You will be assimilated.

[Fumesucker]

18. I think your snarkometer could stand a recalibration..

[Motown_Johnny]

24. You are correct. I must have blown a fuse.

But it really did look like other posts I have seen that were meant to be serious.

[Ferd Berfel]

17. THis is what it looks like when it's Happening

In a town of 8,000, 2,000 show up to hear Bernie.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511059025

[brooklynite]

19. You realize that 99% of voters don't go to ANY campaign event?

I know it's exciting to post big rally photos, but remember that rally crowds don't translate to votes:



and that rally crowds are a miniscule percentage of actual voters.

[HassleCat]

25. I know

I was being sarcastic when I posted, but the problem with sarcasm is it often resembles reality.

[Jarqui]

30. For sure. Candidates prefer as few as possible attend their rallies so

they can sit at home, burp their beer down and rest up for voting day ...

[brooklynite]

32. Or maybe they prefer a small crowd so they can actually engage with the public...

...or have those town halls I keep hearing about Sanders attending been an equal disappointment?

[Android3.14]

44. Said no one

ever.

[frylock]

72. You mean like how Sanders engages with the folks who listened to him from the overflow areas?

Even you don't believe this shit anymore.

[artislife]

76. Like all the h supporters called each other

just to make sure not too many people showed up so it could remain "intimate".

I can hear them now. "No Mabel, you have to sit this one out, Fred and Estelle and that nice girl from down the street are going. We must not be too many, how else can Hillary listen to us?"


Wow, if they did that, then her support is so much smaller than previously thought.

[liberal N proud]

13. In Iowa, that could be the whole town

You might give some perspective for those who are not sitting waiting for the next attack opportunity

[Indepatriot]

14. How many were staffers/volunteers bused in for the event?

[VulgarPoet]

27. Certainly not all 300.

Maybe 290.

[in_cog_ni_to]

50. 299.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[frylock]

73. Don't forget the reporters and press photogs

[Admiral Loinpresser]

16. BWAHAHAHAHA! n/t

[Ferd Berfel]

20. Was this another $10,000 per plate thing?

That would explain the numbers. Can't be that many Billionaires in Iowa

[INdemo]

39. If hillary loses the nomination will any of the campaign

funding from her Wall St and Banker friends go to Hillary's"the Clinton Foundation"?

[Ferd Berfel]

45. IT sure as hell won't go to Bernie

[frylock]

74. Bernie will have to pay off her debts like Obama did last time.

[VulgarPoet]

23. Did she have to bus in millionaires from out of state or something?

[libdem4life]

40. Not likely...millionaires don't do buses...they phone it in or send staff...LOL.

[99Forever]

29. Not to worry...

...Nate the silverware guy says she has a 167% chance of winning.....

[Atman]

31. As long as Bernie avoids small planes.

[99Forever]

49. Ya got that right!

[beaglelover]

33. How many half people showed up??

[MineralMan]

38. Or any sort of partial people.

[NurseJackie]

41. Ha!! :-D

[NurseJackie]

42. Alert! Alert! Alert! "This post is marginalizing little-people."

[Wilms]

59. No. No. The half people are at republican rallies. n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

51. Was it because she was back East, getting more $$$$$ ?

[rurallib]

52. where and when was it?

[quickesst]

54. Haha.... "300 whole people"

I'm glad they were whole people, and not just parts of people.

[Atman]

58. I apologize for using common vernacular.

"All of three hundred people...."

"A mere three hundred people..."

"You are a douche bag..."

I'll pay more attention to my grammar in future posts.

[quickesst]

61. Of course

"You are a douche bag..." is acceptable on Bernie underground. At work now, but don't worry, I'll get back to you.

[one_voice]

64. +1

snarky stuff all through this thread. Snark back and 'douche bag' gets pulled out.

[quickesst]

65. It was a little joke...

I really didn't mean to make him/her? cry.

[merrily]

67. Jury results. Close. If the alerter had added comments, a hide may have resulted.

.

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

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[quickesst]

68. Told you I would get back to you

Here is the long and the short of it. It was a joke, not meant to offend or upset. I actually thought you might even get a little kick out of it. Lord knows, I've made my fair share grammar mistakes, and have been corrected, sometimes with humor, and sometimes not. If you had made the douchebag statement about anyone else, I probably would have alerted on you. I have pretty thick skin, but I think most here would agree that the term is offensive. I'll just leave it at that.

[FlatBaroque]

56. I will choose not to make a Port-o-Potty joke.

for the time being

[Autumn]

62. I gotta say. I have to rec this

just for the farm next door sentence .

[winter is coming]

66. How many partial people showed up? n/t

[frylock]

69. That's what you want a week out from the caucus.