Babs Brings the Bern

[bigtree]

Barbra Streisand ?@BarbraStreisand 16h

[HassleCat]

1. Good to know Babs is on board

On board the bus going to Obsession With Bernie Land.

[JonLeibowitz]

2. Uh, Bernie has representatives on the platform, representing his supporters' place in the party

And yes, they will put forward a platform. It is quite sad that this has given Barbara Streisand the vapors.

Good for Bernie for keeping the pressure on so that Clinton doesn't shift back to the center-right.

[Lord Magus]

16. Bernie doesn't HAVE any pressure to keep on Hillary.

If he stubbornly refuses to concede that the election results are what they are, that doesn't actually hurt Hillary in any way.

[OnDoutside]

22. Won't Bernies representatives be in the minority on votes, or do their votes count double ?

[JonLeibowitz]

23. He has 5/15, and allies among some of the DWS appointees.

In the exceptional case you were legitimately curious and not just snarking at me.

[OnDoutside]

24. Exceptionally, I wasn't "snarking" you, but curious as to why the Sanderistas are putting so much

emphasis in the convention. Certainly their voice will be heard but what do they really hope to achieve. I would have thought they would have been better off being more cooperative with the DNC and playing the longer game in getting supporters in key positions. Pissing off those who currently have the votes doesn't appear the best strategy to me.

[Demsrule86]

45. He still is in the minority and there is a new sheriff in town...a loyal Hil supporting one. nt

[JonLeibowitz]

47. Wow. It's almost like you want to see his progressive platform go nowhere

[Demsrule86]

50. I like progressive politics...minimum wage ...most of it...dont' like the college thing...needs

tweaking...k-12 is also important...and I don't like that he funds the college thing with payroll taxes...regressive tax. I don't' like to be blackmailed. Also, it is a slap in the face to Obama to have West at the Democratic convention. I am sick of Bernie's demands You do understand that many BOB voters still think he wins at the convention? And that is Sanders fault because he did hot concede. I like liberal politics...and the Dems should have a liberal platform. I just don't want Bernie anywhere near it...don't trust him as he has treated Sen. Clinton like dirt.

[The Wielding Truth]

51. Okay. Hillary has won the nomination. Let's take the good of Bernie's plans and win the White House!

Don't let your slights of Hillary throw out the good the Bernie has done.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Why so bitter?

Can't Hillary win without Bernie?

[bigtree]

4. blocking you

...for spamming this on my threads.

[LexVegas]

7. Yes, she can. nt

[LanternWaste]

8. A list of relevant facts is often confused as bitterness by an irrational mind.

A list of relevant facts is often confused as bitterness by an irrational mind.

[swhisper1]

29. I guess we will find out

[eastwestdem]

5. Go Barbra! nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. This race wasn't particularly close.

That's a empirical observation and not a normative one.

[TwilightZone]

10. Agreed. 57/43 (vote) and 55/45 (delegates) in most other contexts are blowouts.

The media and Sanders' campaign did what they could to make people believe otherwise, for obvious reasons.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. And she won 9 out of the 10 most populous states, eight of them in blow outs.

[Surya Gayatri]

9. Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. So spot on.

Barbra...

[mcar]

11. K&R

[Grassy Knoll]

12. K&R

[aikoaiko]

14. Yes, if he thought he needed her supporters votes or thought they were the future of the party.

[Triana]

17. Babs confuses revolution with sexism. Okaaay. n/t

[bigtree]

19. revolution?

...there's no do-over on the primary.

There's no co-presidency for the loser.

It's past time for Sanders to acknowledge the millions of voters who rallied for his rival, and won the right to have their voices heard at the convention and beyond.

[Demsrule86]

44. It is time.

Thanks! for a great post.

[Sheepshank]

25. yeah, you can go with that. n/t

[Demsrule86]

39. No she doesn't

The revolution is sexist.

[Fla Dem]

18. Just for comparison:

2008 Democratic Primary

Barack won only 102 more delegates
Barack won only 232 more super delegates
Barack won only 10 more primaries and caucuses
Barack had 300,000 fewer votes


Hillary Clinton conceded on June 7, 2008.

Obama received enough super-delegate endorsements on June 3 to claim that he had secured the simple majority of delegates necessary to win the nomination, and Clinton conceded the nomination four days later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2008

No whining, no hostage taking, no demands. And if she had whined, made demands, or held her delegates hostage, she would have been vilified as a cry baby girl who didn't know how to play with the big boys.

[Demsrule86]

40. And please note the so called paying off Hillary's debts is bull shit.

They were paid off in 2012 by Obama-donors as a surprise when she left her SOS job...as a reward for her loyalty. Would Bernie earn such a reward? The answer is no.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-28/obamas-parting-gift-to-hillary-clinton

[sheshe2]

20. K&R

[farleftlib]

21. Call the Waaaaaaaaahmbulance

The fainting couches are all full.

[Sheepshank]

26. No fainting couches needed....you misunderstand. There are not enough pitchforks

people don't have a scary sad for Bernie...they are getting fed up, sick and tired of his bullying, loser tactics.

[Demsrule86]

41. Nah,pitchforks are in order...nt

You all will be in need of wambulences though...and extra fainting couches.

[LenaBaby61]

27. Babs Brings the Bern

[swhisper1]

28. she dismissed 45% of democratic voters so easily

empty feminist suit that babs, but I still love her voice

[Demsrule86]

33. Bernie dismisses 55% of the vote so easily.

Condescending about the voice.

[uponit7771]

34. Dem Primary was never a proportional win contest, of course Sanders knew that when he entered

[Demsrule86]

30. Thanks Babs...so now women are seeing this for what it is. nt

[ymetca]

31. "Funny Girl"

Apparently it's really sexist of him to demand something of our so-called Democracy if he has enough power to do so.

Kinda childish, really.

[Demsrule86]

35. sounds fake

check your privilege Sanders.

[ymetca]

36. Yes fake it is

A real fake-out!

[Demsrule86]

42. I agree Bernie is faking us out...revolution ....don't make me laught harder than I already am.

[uponit7771]

32. Sanders is starting to sound entitled at best

[Lucinda]

37. Spot on.

[Demsrule86]

43. tsk tsk so much hate

Lie down on the fainting couch until you feel better dear.

[vintx]

48. lol

Pathetic

[Demsrule86]

49. Don't be so hard on yourself...losing is tough. nt hehe

[workinclasszero]

46. Bernie pissed away all of his influence in the party..he's a spent force with zero power

Its galling to see the BS they are trying to pull on Hillary and yeah its sexist as hell!

[bigtree]

52. kick

[JTFrog]

53. k&r n/t