Tue Oct 20, 2015, 04:56 AM

FreakinDJ (17,644 posts)

Bernie has already Won

Lets be honest - do you think any of the candidates would be talking about "Income inequality" if Bernie was not in the race bringing the issue front and center to the American public

or Free College tuition

or Paid maternity leave

These were issues Democratic candidates dared not mention in fear of the GOP backlash yet they are issues Bernie has held dear to his heart to bring to the American people for decades.

Without Bernie in the race all we would be hearing about is finding "Middle Ground" with a bunch of Tea Farty fanatics

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bernie has already Won (Original post)	FreakinDJ	Oct 2015	OP
welll...	EdwardBernays	Oct 2015	#1
Exactly n/t	ejbr	Oct 2015	#11
Ya middle ground is so much better to campaign on	FreakinDJ	Oct 2015	#25
+1	merrily	Oct 2015	#28
Except that gun violence has been decreasing for decades now.	Ikonoklast	Oct 2015	#29
yes and no	EdwardBernays	Oct 2015	#33
Paid Maternity Leave.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#2
Hillary has no affect on Washington or what bills are introduced.	Major Hogwash	Oct 2015	#4
Lol.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#7
Are you implying	retrowire	Oct 2015	#12
I never implied that in any way.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#16
well	retrowire	Oct 2015	#51
You make an incorrect statement trying to put words in my mouth.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#52
just reading between the lines	retrowire	Oct 2015	#53
Who are you quoting? nt.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#54
Link to your quote? nt.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#55
you dont understand the phrase	retrowire	Oct 2015	#59
I understand quotation marks and how you dishonestly use them.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#60
great we're laughing together then. :)	retrowire	Oct 2015	#69
Sounded to me like that is exactly what you were implying.	closeupready	Oct 2015	#56
You are wrong.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#58
I may not be a woman but as a parent and grandparent I will not vote for someone that	A Simple Game	Oct 2015	#14
Will you vote for someone who supports keeping troops in Afghanistan	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2015	#15
People are mistaking Sen Sanders for a pro-Palestinian pacifist	FrodosPet	Oct 2015	#35
I appreciate your input...	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#18
I'm a woman and Bernie has always fought for me.	beam me up scottie	Oct 2015	#17
I did not imply that he doesn't.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#19
Why do you hate women?	BlueJazz	Oct 2015	#22
Yes you did:	beam me up scottie	Oct 2015	#66
Now ya got me wondering	Plucketeer	Oct 2015	#92
I don't mean to deflect in any way.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#94
I'm not all that deep	Plucketeer	Oct 2015	#96
Not sure why you are pointing out that it wasn't his bill. What are you trying to imply.	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#62
Deflection followed by a non-sequitur. Bravo. nt.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#63
Once again, apparently lost for a response. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#64
Lol, s/he rolled a 10 but needed a 15.	Jester Messiah	Oct 2015	#90
I see her post as classic projection. I directly responded to her insinuation. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2015	#95
So, just to set the record straight	Lordquinton	Oct 2015	#108
"Democrats in Congress are running in 250 different directions"	Chan790	Oct 2015	#50
Most of what Hillary said while IN Congress was just talk.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Oct 2015	#103
bs	enid602	Oct 2015	#87
Bernie is the best thing to happen to American politics in a long time.	tecelote	Oct 2015	#3
Love that meme, just stole it & tweeted it!	peacebird	Oct 2015	#5
Makes one proud to be an American. Go Bernie!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Oct 2015	#104
Love the guy. Don't you just want to give him a hug?	Elmer S. E. Dump	Oct 2015	#86
Obama mentioned paid leave in the SOTU speech and he also	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2015	#6
They made it clear in their reply to me.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#9
Like you mentioned upthread...	Cali_Democrat	Oct 2015	#10
It's something else.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#13
Wrong.	Fawke Em	Oct 2015	#34
None of which addresses my point...	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#36
Then those of us who want to prevent dead Women in back alley abortions will work that	randys1	Oct 2015	#76
Bizarre, baseless 'conclusion'	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#45
You will have to ask the op? nt.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#46
When Bernie started doing these things	AgingAmerican	Oct 2015	#47
That's right. grrrrrr. nt.	NCTraveler	Oct 2015	#48
talk is cheap.	magical thyme	Oct 2015	#8
That is my response, too.	cprise	Oct 2015	#83
Wow! This place is really somthing!	Walk away	Oct 2015	#93
Just as Occupy did, Bernie at the very least	deutsey	Oct 2015	#20
+1000	FreakinDJ	Oct 2015	#42
But we need more than talking.	Helen Borg	Oct 2015	#21
No, I don't think will do anything about this. Campaign blather. n/t	djean111	Oct 2015	#24
She'll be swamped by GOP rumor mill	FreakinDJ	Oct 2015	#43
Hillary Clinton in 2007.	Dr Hobbitstein	Oct 2015	#23
She talks about symptoms buit nut real causes	Armstead	Oct 2015	#31
But the Bernie folks say this crap with such confidence in their assertions!	stevenleser	Oct 2015	#68
I agree. Now we just need to consolidate that victory by putting Hillary in the White House.	DanTex	Oct 2015	#26
Sanders has already won.	merrily	Oct 2015	#27
Yet now it was the main topic of the first debate	FreakinDJ	Oct 2015	#44
What should the federal gov't do about wealth inequality? NT	Eric J in MN	Oct 2015	#72
The Federal governments' TRADE TAX and (lack of) ENERGY policies create inequality.	Vincardog	Oct 2015	#73
Thanks for the question.	merrily	Oct 2015	#88
We'll end up with the usual Dem v R "Go Team Go" Bullshit in the general	Armstead	Oct 2015	#30
You forgot vaginal probes.	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#78
huh?	InAbLuEsTaTe	Oct 2015	#105
The more Republicans we get, the more women will be forced to endure vaginal probes	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#109
oh ok	InAbLuEsTaTe	Oct 2015	#110
I know, pretty poor writing on my part! Clear as mud lol	emulatorloo	Oct 2015	#111
In many cases, yes. Or I would like to say we.	mmonk	Oct 2015	#32
Well John Edwards talked about it during his campaign and the poor. nt	kelliekat44	Oct 2015	#37
That is my first thought too	Beaverhausen	Oct 2015	#81
Income Inequality, yes	firebrand80	Oct 2015	#38
Probably Closer to the Truth	zipplewrath	Oct 2015	#57
Like I have said before.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Oct 2015	#84
Good big-picture view of things. I hope you're right.	randome	Oct 2015	#65
This is too common a pattern on DU.	randome	Oct 2015	#39
Well said	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Oct 2015	#85
no he has lost	Robbins	Oct 2015	#40
Don't give up hope.	Utopian Leftist	Oct 2015	#61
actuly it's more like 4 months	Robbins	Oct 2015	#67
Or the 'Corrosive effects of money on our electoral system' - Joe Biden	sabrina 1	Oct 2015	#41
The purpose of this revolution is to take our country back from the oligarchs,	Zorra	Oct 2015	#49
And there's more to come! eom	Duval	Oct 2015	#70
They're talking about that stuff, but	Eric J in MN	Oct 2015	#71
It's a nice start, to be sure, but I think we deserve a COMPLETE victory	Demeter	Oct 2015	#74
They will talk about Bernie's issues in the campaign	Bernblu	Oct 2015	#75
Yes, he has! Go Bernie! He ignores all the noise, and just keeps going! Gathering more and more	sabrina 1	Oct 2015	#77
What I love about Bernie - he's the real deal.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Oct 2015	#106
Bernie is a cheater though. No billionaire to brown nose. nt	ErikJ	Oct 2015	#79
K&R	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2015	#80
We can also thank Occupy Wall Street for massive public awareness of income inequality. nt	valerief	Oct 2015	#82
Absolutely. (n/t)	WorseBeforeBetter	Oct 2015	#98
If Bernie isn't the nominee, all the happy talk will go up in smoke after the primary.	Jester Messiah	Oct 2015	#89
+ 1,000,000,000 - What You Said !!!	WillyT	Oct 2015	#102
Yep. And ironically enough...	PosterChild	Oct 2015	#91
Maybe but WE haven't won shit. Qualified lip service doesn't mean much.	TheKentuckian	Oct 2015	#97
All Talk and Later No Walk	McKim	Oct 2015	#99
except that Mrs Clinton has no intention of actually following through on her newfound	Doctor_J	Oct 2015	#100
this	DonCoquixote	Oct 2015	#101
No, in as much as I admire Bernie's stand, you very well know that a	akbacchus_BC	Oct 2015	#107
Yes.	ismnotwasm	Oct 2015	#112

Response to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 05:19 AM

EdwardBernays (3,343 posts)

1. welll...

It's all just that, talk, until someone does something about it... people have been talking about gun violence for decades and well... you know the story...

Bernie has already Won

1. welll...

11. Exactly n/t

25. Ya middle ground is so much better to campaign on

28. +1

29. Except that gun violence has been *decreasing* for decades now.

33. yes and no

2. Paid Maternity Leave.

4. Hillary has no affect on Washington or what bills are introduced.

7. Lol.

12. Are you implying

16. I never implied that in any way.

51. well

52. You make an incorrect statement trying to put words in my mouth.

53. just reading between the lines

54. Who are you quoting? nt.

55. Link to your quote? nt.

59. you dont understand the phrase

60. I understand quotation marks and how you dishonestly use them.

69. great we're laughing together then. :)

56. Sounded to me like that is exactly what you were implying.

58. You are wrong.

14. I may not be a woman but as a parent and grandparent I will not vote for someone that

15. Will you vote for someone who supports keeping troops in Afghanistan

35. People are mistaking Sen Sanders for a pro-Palestinian pacifist

18. I appreciate your input...

17. I'm a woman and Bernie has always fought for me.

19. I did not imply that he doesn't.

22. Why do you hate women?

66. Yes you did:

92. Now ya got me wondering

94. I don't mean to deflect in any way.

96. I'm not all that deep

62. Not sure why you are pointing out that it wasn't his bill. What are you trying to imply.

63. Deflection followed by a non-sequitur. Bravo. nt.

64. Once again, apparently lost for a response. nm

90. Lol, s/he rolled a 10 but needed a 15.

95. I see her post as classic projection. I directly responded to her insinuation. nm

108. So, just to set the record straight

50. "Democrats in Congress are running in 250 different directions"

103. Most of what Hillary said while IN Congress was just talk.

87. bs

3. Bernie is the best thing to happen to American politics in a long time.

5. Love that meme, just stole it & tweeted it!

104. Makes one proud to be an American. Go Bernie!

86. Love the guy. Don't you just want to give him a hug?

6. Obama mentioned paid leave in the SOTU speech and he also

9. They made it clear in their reply to me.

10. Like you mentioned upthread...

13. It's something else.

34. Wrong.

36. None of which addresses my point...

76. Then those of us who want to prevent dead Women in back alley abortions will work that

45. Bizarre, baseless 'conclusion'

46. You will have to ask the op? nt.

47. When Bernie started doing these things

48. That's right. grrrrrr. nt.

8. talk is cheap.

83. That is my response, too.

93. Wow! This place is really somthing!

20. Just as Occupy did, Bernie at the very least

42. +1000

21. But we need more than talking.

24. No, I don't think will do anything about this. Campaign blather. n/t

43. She'll be swamped by GOP rumor mill

23. Hillary Clinton in 2007.

31. She talks about symptoms buit nut real causes

68. But the Bernie folks say this crap with such confidence in their assertions!

26. I agree. Now we just need to consolidate that victory by putting Hillary in the White House.

27. Sanders has already won.

44. Yet now it was the main topic of the first debate

72. What should the federal gov't do about wealth inequality? NT

73. The Federal governments' TRADE TAX and (lack of) ENERGY policies create inequality.

88. Thanks for the question.

30. We'll end up with the usual Dem v R "Go Team Go" Bullshit in the general

78. You forgot vaginal probes.

105. huh?

109. The more Republicans we get, the more women will be forced to endure vaginal probes

110. oh ok

111. I know, pretty poor writing on my part! Clear as mud lol

29. Except that gun violence has been decreasing for decades now.