Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:10 PM

Yes, how dare we criticize powerful politicians

If you visit the General Discussion: Primaries forum, there is a post about Howard Dean saying that Bernie Sanders supporters are cyberbullies for criticizing Hillary Clinton. How dare those Bernie supporters criticize powerful politicians what do they think this is a democracy?

Calling Sanders supporters cyberbullies for criticizing Hillary Clinton is ridiculous. The Sanders supporters are simply regular people while she is a powerful politician. Feudalism is over, we no longer owe homage to our feudal lord.

In a democracy the people are sovereign. Our elected officials gain legitimacy from our votes, they are not legitimate in themselves. Politicians are suppose to work for us and not the other way around.

It is apparently fine for Dean for Hillary and her supports to say anything they want while Bernie supports need to brought to Heel. Dean is chilling speech with his comment, and very authoritarian.

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Yes, how dare we criticize powerful politicians (Original post)	malletgirl02	Mar 2016	OP
His comments are only to get Sanders people enraged so HRC's people can come back and say "SEE".	LiberalArkie	Mar 2016	#1
Dean is an idiot	retrowire	Mar 2016	#2
He is not elected nor an official, as far as I know. He's a talking head. 2009 was the last time he	Ed Suspicious	Mar 2016	#5
wasnt he elected for something originally?	retrowire	Mar 2016	#10
You're right.He was the Governor of Vermont and before that Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.	Ed Suspicious	Mar 2016	#12
ahh bastard must've disliked serving others. nt	retrowire	Mar 2016	#14
You might find this interesting.	Ed Suspicious	Mar 2016	#16
I think what Dean is experiencing is GOP operatives posing as Sanders supporters. Heck, we saw it	blm	Mar 2016	#3
You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its	Ivan Kaputski	Mar 2016	#4
Hillary campaign must be upset at all the instant fact-checking.	eShirl	Mar 2016	#6
She would be mute.	bernbabe	Mar 2016	#11
The problem is...	Else You Are Mad	Mar 2016	#7
I don't hate Hillary Clinton. I hate her politics.	Baitball Blogger	Mar 2016	#8
Howard Dean - Sellout To The 1%	cantbeserious	Mar 2016	#9
Howard Dean's Charge Is Worthless Unless He Can Prove That the Sanders's Campaign Is Engaging In ..	Impedimentus	Mar 2016	#13
I love it when Howard Dean catches feelings	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	#15

Response to malletgirl02 (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 12:15 PM

LiberalArkie (15,345 posts)

1. His comments are only to get Sanders people enraged so HRC's people can come back and say "SEE".

Reagan was able to make the term "Liberal" be a bod word by saying "There they go again" to the point it move the whole party away from that bad word.

Yes, how dare we criticize powerful politicians

1. His comments are only to get Sanders people enraged so HRC's people can come back and say "SEE".

2. Dean is an idiot

5. He is not elected nor an official, as far as I know. He's a talking head. 2009 was the last time he

10. wasnt he elected for something originally?

12. You're right.He was the Governor of Vermont and before that Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

14. ahh bastard must've disliked serving others. nt

16. You might find this interesting.

3. I think what Dean is experiencing is GOP operatives posing as Sanders supporters. Heck, we saw it

4. You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its

6. Hillary campaign must be upset at all the instant fact-checking.

11. She would be mute.

7. The problem is...

8. I don't hate Hillary Clinton. I hate her politics.

9. Howard Dean - Sellout To The 1%

13. Howard Dean's Charge Is Worthless Unless He Can Prove That the Sanders's Campaign Is Engaging In ..

15. I love it when Howard Dean catches feelings