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Dear Media Assholes, You can't stop the revolution!!! (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2015 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #26
I love that the arrow on the flag is pointed down. But I didn't know we could use the rhett o rick Dec 2015 #2
That is awesome!! Jarqui Dec 2015 #3
It really isn't awesome at all, it's pathetic. Pathetic because many people feel that this is nc4bo Dec 2015 #9
Yes and no Jarqui Dec 2015 #16
If she is the nominee, is it okay if Duval Dec 2015 #17
That's what I mean. We have a non-choice with the GOP but what exactly does an HRC nc4bo Dec 2015 #19
She looks a little like Leonid Brezhnev there. bvf Dec 2015 #4
I thought she kind of looked like Angela Merkel. eom Fawke Em Dec 2015 #27
Great Cartoon! colsohlibgal Dec 2015 #5
I disagree, none of that has gone on. What the media is standing on is what they Autumn Dec 2015 #31
"Vince Foster" "Benghazi" "Travelgate"? emulatorloo Dec 2015 #6
Very accurate cartoon. Dawgs Dec 2015 #7
"Americans for Limited Government"? MisterP Dec 2015 #8
lol Bubzer Dec 2015 #10
You should self-delete. Seriously. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #11
Vince Foster? Sorry, I strongly favor Bernie, and have donated, and this is HORSESHIT hatrack Dec 2015 #12
+1000 DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #24
K & R AzDar Dec 2015 #13
I'm another Bernie supporter who doesn't like this. Jokerman Dec 2015 #14
And please do it soonest! Duval Dec 2015 #15
While this IS a right wing toon it is a prelude of what's to come.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #18
I hate this cartoon for many reason, and I'm voting for Bernie. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #20
What the fuck is this Free Republic horseshit doing here? NuclearDem Dec 2015 #21
Bimbo eruptions? Vince Foster? Really? rosesaylavee Dec 2015 #22
I disagree with this to the point I have sent not one but 2 alerts rosesaylavee Dec 2015 #23
Have alerted also. DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #25
I've been a Democrat for a Long Time, bvar22 Dec 2015 #28
Comedy is a tough business. DaveT Dec 2015 #29
I abhor petty attempts to shame people Autumn Dec 2015 #30
Get your logins mixed up? This is not Free Republic hack89 Dec 2015 #32
I usually keep my head low, Jamaal510 Dec 2015 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author 99Forever Dec 2015 #34
You suck for posting this vile shit. nt Codeine Dec 2015 #35
As a Bernie supporter, i have to say i don't think this post is appropriate for a 3 reasons... n8dogg83 Dec 2015 #36
Agreed. There are plenty of progressive sources n/t eridani Dec 2015 #37

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Response to TIME TO PANIC (Reply #1)

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
9. It really isn't awesome at all, it's pathetic. Pathetic because many people feel that this is
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:42 PM
Dec 2015

exactly what is happening.

Really pathetic that another political ideology is seeing through the same magnifying glass that many of us are using.

And beyond pathetic that IF she wins the nomination, we will all have to find a way to explain just how fucked up our entire political system is, including one "big tent" Democratic Party that's been running farther into the Republican weed patch with every passing decade and protects millionairres and billionaires.

Absolutely pathetic.


Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
16. Yes and no
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:22 PM
Dec 2015

I appreciate your perspective and largely agree with much of it.

But people don't like to be laughed at. It stimulates people to change their behavior so they do not get laughed at any longer.

Those media companies supporting Hillary in that cartoon look pretty bad.

The folks in that cartoon are a joke. They won't like being portrayed as a joke. I think that cartoon will do some good. Stuff like that is an effective way to get people to change their ways - like SNL or Jon Stewart do with their humor.

Things like that will help resolve the situation you aptly describe as "pathetic". That's why I like it.

 

Duval

(4,280 posts)
17. If she is the nominee, is it okay if
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:25 PM
Dec 2015

I vote with a clothes pin on my nose? I'll paint it red, white and blue!!

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
19. That's what I mean. We have a non-choice with the GOP but what exactly does an HRC
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:27 PM
Dec 2015

administration offer but not-as-awful as the GOP?

Very sad state we find ourselves in - some will make a choice as to what their options are. It should not be this way.



Autumn

(44,744 posts)
31. I disagree, none of that has gone on. What the media is standing on is what they
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:56 PM
Dec 2015

Last edited Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:06 PM - Edit history (1)

have spent years and millions on smearing the Clinton's with, some of those straight from David Brock who is now on her campaign. Now that they are threatened by Bernie they are attempting to prop her up. That part is true.

emulatorloo

(43,979 posts)
6. "Vince Foster" "Benghazi" "Travelgate"?
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:03 PM
Dec 2015

You sure you wanna get in bed with this group?

See this mother jones article about their superpac attacks on Tammy Duckworth in 2012:

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/10/joe-walsh-tammy-duckworth-now-or-never-americans-limited-government

<snip>

Every penny received by Now or Never in September, when it launched its Illinois ad blitz, came from a Virginia-based nonprofit called Americans for Limited Government. ALG forked over, in two payments, a whopping $1.95 million. As a nonprofit, ALG doesn't disclose its donors.

Americans for Limited Government was co-founded in 1996 by real estate investor Howard Rich, who also serves on the boards of the Cato Institute and the Club for Growth. According to Politico, ALG has been among the recipients of funding from the extensive donor network established by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch. ALG has also employed Sean Noble, according to Politico, who helped to oversee how the Koch donor network's contributions were spent.


<snip>

The enemy of my enemy is not my friend.

Those fuckers will come after Bernie with both barrels blazing when he wins Iowa and NH.

CrispyQ

(36,222 posts)
11. You should self-delete. Seriously.
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:59 PM
Dec 2015

Bimbo eruptions? Really? You think that's funny? Most of the things listed are right wing talking points.

Please note that her vote for the Iraq war, a real sore spot for liberals, is not listed.

hatrack

(59,439 posts)
12. Vince Foster? Sorry, I strongly favor Bernie, and have donated, and this is HORSESHIT
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:01 PM
Dec 2015

Whitewater? Benghazi? Travelgate?

Fucking PATHETIC.

DeadLetterOffice

(1,352 posts)
24. +1000
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 07:29 PM
Dec 2015

This kind of shit is one reason us Bernie supporters catch flack from the HRC people.
This cartoon is vile and disgusting.
Self-delete is the best option.

Jokerman

(3,517 posts)
14. I'm another Bernie supporter who doesn't like this.
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:19 PM
Dec 2015

As others have said, this is full of right-wing talking points and has no business here.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
18. While this IS a right wing toon it is a prelude of what's to come....
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:26 PM
Dec 2015

The one aspect the OP was focusing on of the media propping her up is pretty accurate over Bernie but you can substitute Trump after the primary,...regardless of who we pick.

rosesaylavee

(12,126 posts)
22. Bimbo eruptions? Vince Foster? Really?
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 07:04 PM
Dec 2015

Fucking Whitewater? Come on. There is no place for this shit on DU.

I support Senator Sanders but not this.

rosesaylavee

(12,126 posts)
23. I disagree with this to the point I have sent not one but 2 alerts
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 07:25 PM
Dec 2015

And I urge everyone else to do the same. Or, you could self delete.

This is full of rightwing talking points. WTF is it doing here on DU?

I don't think I have sent any alerts in the last several years -- maybe only one before now.

This has no place here. It supports all the rightwing shit that was flung at Democrats thru out the 90s. And it's insulting to women. I take great offense with this.

And I fully support Senator Sanders -- thoroughly. He would be appalled as much as I am I am sure.

DeadLetterOffice

(1,352 posts)
25. Have alerted also.
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 07:30 PM
Dec 2015

Hopefully the poster will self-delete before admin does, but either way this shamefully vile POS needs to not be in our forum.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
28. I've been a Democrat for a Long Time,
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 08:04 PM
Dec 2015

and I feel like Hillary is being pushed on us by The Media, the DNC, and Major Corporations.
So, yeah, I believe this cartoon is an accurate, if cartoonish, depiction of reality.

DaveT

(687 posts)
29. Comedy is a tough business.
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 08:44 PM
Dec 2015

I agree that the main stream media is in the tank for Hillary R. Clinton -- but this one is too mean spirited for my taste. And of course, most of the "issues" depicted are bullshit. There are plenty of good reasons to berne her for -- but Bernie has no use for the email reference, and OMG -- Vince Foster? And the drawing of Hillary is I think in poor taste.

Respectfully disagree with those who found this one funny.

Autumn

(44,744 posts)
30. I abhor petty attempts to shame people
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 09:35 PM
Dec 2015

recommended. There is the media standing on everything they have ever used to smear the Clinton's with and are now propping her up. I feel no outrage about this. Media hypocrisy.

hack89

(39,171 posts)
32. Get your logins mixed up? This is not Free Republic
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:56 PM
Dec 2015

Vince Foster? Really? Why don't you take your RW shit somewhere else.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
33. I usually keep my head low,
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 12:55 AM
Dec 2015

but I have to speak out in this case. Posts like these (from Americans for Limited Government) that misrepresent the former SOS do BS no favors, and only antagonize voters that he'll need to win the primaries. As someone who isn't strongly in either camp (but is willing to vote for whomever in the GE), this is a major turn-off for me. The recurring idea of the media propping up HC and neglecting BS (despite much evidence to the contrary) just comes off as a poor excuse for why he's not doing as well as he should. I would strongly advise self-deleting.

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n8dogg83

(248 posts)
36. As a Bernie supporter, i have to say i don't think this post is appropriate for a 3 reasons...
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 02:22 PM
Dec 2015

1. The media, although complicit in ignoring and dismissing Bernie Sanders at almost every opportunity, has no great love of Hillary either. While they no doubt would prefer her to Bernie as president, they were absolutely gleeful in hyping up the Benghazi and email "scandals" that most people didn't care too much about. The media would turn on Hillary in a second if it helped their bottom line.

2. We, as Bernie supporters, need to be better than this. I respect Hillary enough to know she is an accomplished politician, even if I disagree with how she has run her campaign and her "evolving" on certain issues. Pulling stuff from right wing sources does our cause no good and turns people off.

3. This is just my personal viewpoint. Once the election is over and all the dust settles, I want to be able to say that I handled this election season with good grace and didn't debase myself. Because we are all gonna have to deal with each other in one way or another when this is all over.

That being said, I will get off of my high horse now.


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