Bernie Sanders Caught in a Lie!

[tecelote]

Not.

Consistent in his convictions, honest, ethical and full of integrity.

Presidential.

[Kalidurga]

1. He said he respects Hillary, though at the time it was probably true.

I have to wonder if it is still true after she has blatantly lied on every debate stage and she lies daily about his record.

[scottie55]

18. Politicians Are Supposed To Lie - Right?

It's the truth that sounds crazy.....

No one is used to hearing it, and it may take years to sink in.

In many cases reality does matter, but not always.

[Kalidurga]

20. I don't think they are supposed to lie...

it's just that it's the easiest thing to do.

[bigwillq]

2. Well, I am sure Mr. Sanders has lied, or not told the entire truth

or misspoke at some point in his life. I am pretty sure we all have, whether it was intentional or not.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "I did not have sex with that woman"

Oh wait - that was Bill Clinton.

[pinebox]

4. Jury results, I was #7

On Sat Mar 12, 2016, 06:56 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Bernie Sanders Caught in a Lie!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511479105

REASON FOR ALERT

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

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

The headline is deliberately misleading.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Mar 12, 2016, 07:01 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Not!

Anyone who reads the postshould see it is a Bernie supporter...
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh for gawds sakes...did you even see the, NOT. LEAVE IT!
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh ffs, alerter.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't see how this warrants an alert myself, I don't find it derogatory or anything of that nature. Ho hum. Pass the rum.

[tecelote]

5. DU'ers should get one gold star for surviving an alert.

You can't post often without getting hit.

Thanks Pinebox!

[pinebox]

7. np

[rhett o rick]

10. Continuous alerts is a tactic to try to silence those that don't agree with one's

world view for those that are unable to hold their own in a discussion. If you can refute, alert.

[Scootaloo]

8. More evidence of alert stalking

[bigwillq]

9. Don't know what's worse: The alert or that someone voted to "hide it"

[rhett o rick]

11. Exactly. Those that are obsessed with alerting, locking and hiding, can not be "politically liberal

just sayin'. It's usually the conservative mind that objects to dissent.

[DrBulldog]

15. This is exactly why I rarely post here any more.

[SoapBox]

17. I was #3.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Juror #6, in the hizzle.

Do people say "hizzle" anymore? Probably not.

[catnhatnh]

6. I don't normally like "gotcha" thread titles...

But I checked the view counts on this thread and then the thread posted ahead and behind it...Counts were 300+ for this, 125 for the prior thread and 111 for the following thread.

It tells me that Bernie lying would be HUGE news and both Bernie and Hillary supporters were eager to swamp the thread.

[ish of the hammer]

13. good catch- I'd like to see if there is something out there

so far, all I've seen is finger waving = sexism
and being arrested protesting for equal rights = racism
so yeah, i was looking, I bet the Clinton supporters were pretty disappointed.

[Enthusiast]

12. Kicked and recommended!

[DrBulldog]

14. It's not yet April Fool's Day, but I got the point.

[Old Crow]

16. Not a fan of these click-bait posts.

I have spent a lot of time online attempting to reason with and debate climate change skeptics. And in the world of bulletin boards and forums, these kinds of posts backfire. About 80% of the people who read that headline will not click your link. This means that you are actually promoting a new meme, namely, that "I read yesterday on a political news website that Bernie Sanders has been caught in a lie. So yeah, maybe cracks are starting to appear in his facade. Hmmmm."

The climate change equivalent to this post would read: "Scientists actually DID fudge the temperature records!" The minority of websurfers who open the link would then read, "In the dreams of Sen. James Inhofe."

If you want further evidence that these types of posts are counterproductive, Google the statement "Bernie Sanders caught in a lie." Your post here appears at the top of the page as the fifth return.

Please reconsider the net effect of these types of posts. Thanks.

[scottie55]

19. I Love Click Bait Posts

Takes all types....

[hopemountain]

22. haha. you made me look...

[SusanaMontana41]

23. Jeebus! Would you stop that?

Your headline almost caused a panic attack!

If you want to drive traffic to your threads, could you please just include the word SEX in the headline?

Most (?) of us won't mind such a minor bait-and-switch.


FEELIN' THE BERN!

[liberal N proud]

24. If you think a politician doesn't lie, you should reevaluate what your sense of the truth is

All politicians lie, that is the very nature of what it takes for them to get elected.