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tazkcmo

(7,286 posts)
6. Yay!
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:54 PM
Jun 2018

We are in danger of losing pre-existing conditions protection, have a man child who wants to be King in the WH and a GOPee Congress that supports him so, yeah, let's focus in some more divisive bullshit.
--$#!;&"!!!!

Only 7 of 31 bernie's candidates were elected. 2 undecided then so it may be Fullduplexxx Jun 2018 #1
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #2
'a person who is obsessed with their own power.' elleng Jun 2018 #4
Yes, really. awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #7
It always helps to bang on the windows Sparkly Jun 2018 #105
Lol, sure. whathehell Jun 2018 #176
And Benjamin Braddock: George II Jun 2018 #197
Kay. Squinch Jun 2018 #3
... Me. Jun 2018 #9
I would say something but.... sheshe2 Jun 2018 #52
I Bet We Can Guess Me. Jun 2018 #55
You too, me. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #60
... Me. Jun 2018 #63
Don't know but Sparkly Jun 2018 #106
Hey, Sparkly sheshe2 Jun 2018 #199
Yeah, I know. Me too NastyRiffraff Jun 2018 #82
Ummhmmm sheshe2 Jun 2018 #90
How about, "isn't it nice to have a hobby?" grantcart Jun 2018 #154
Is that what they mean by "spin"? N/T lapucelle Jun 2018 #91
LIke A Whirling Dervish Me. Jun 2018 #136
Why the insistence on single payer as opposed to universal health care? comradebillyboy Jun 2018 #5
We have had "universal healthcare" since the 80s loyalsister Jun 2018 #8
No we haven't universal coverage means everyone is covered...by some combination of insurance, state Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #10
Whaaaaa? Um... that's not universal healthcare... Squinch Jun 2018 #24
Everyone close to death is entitled to rescue healthcare loyalsister Jun 2018 #40
Once again, that is not universal healthcare. Universal healthcare is a specific thing. Squinch Jun 2018 #48
+1 Go Vols Jun 2018 #57
Pitfalls of the English language loyalsister Jun 2018 #75
Stop. What you are describing has nothing to do with universal healthcare, which has a Squinch Jun 2018 #76
Is it a legal definition? loyalsister Jun 2018 #81
Here from the World Health Organization: Squinch Jun 2018 #87
That's word smithing, the word ... COMPREHENSIVE ... is implied uponit7771 Jun 2018 #117
That simply is not universal health care. pangaia Jun 2018 #129
That's not a sensible definition Jim Lane Jun 2018 #95
It is not available. My cousin died from a boating accident just before the ACA was implemented. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #118
That's the Reagan/Republican line. shanny Jun 2018 #53
Actually it's not a republican line loyalsister Jun 2018 #77
Lol. The U.S. has never had anything close to universal healthcare. yardwork Jun 2018 #69
That is emergency room care, not universal health care. comradebillyboy Jun 2018 #74
France are transitioning to a more NHS style system next year Kentonio Jun 2018 #26
I use the terms interchangeably because I have lived in countries that have one or the Sophia4 Jun 2018 #83
You couldn't have lived here for very long, or else didn't learn the language DFW Jun 2018 #96
What if you didn't have the American connection? Jim Lane Jun 2018 #116
If a German is employed within Germany, the problem is usually solved DFW Jun 2018 #138
Thanks for the elaboration! It sounds as if Germany could use Medicare for All. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #145
Germany never intended to be "socialistic" in this regard DFW Jun 2018 #151
I speak good German, and I lived in Germany and Austria as well as some other Sophia4 Jun 2018 #132
Yay! tazkcmo Jun 2018 #6
A Senator Sanders supporter trying to put the best face on what is happening. I am more and more Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #11
Perhaps a declared candidate... but definitely NOT a contender. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #97
I agree! Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #100
I get so tired of these dishonest puff pieces. Hortensis Jun 2018 #12
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #13
++++ The Polack MSgt Jun 2018 #14
... NurseJackie Jun 2018 #16
Wish I hadn't missed whatever that was... Sparkly Jun 2018 #128
Snooze ya lose! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #133
I had to check to see if HA Goodman wrote this ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #15
Kamala Harris endorsed 27 candidates, only 4 lost as of Hortensis Jun 2018 #17
Harris also endorsed Bernie's Medicare For All plan leftstreet Jun 2018 #19
Harris endorsed Hillary for president and Hillary's plan. Hortensis Jun 2018 #22
Well she's obviously changed her position leftstreet Jun 2018 #23
It's no change. That's the point. Hortensis Jun 2018 #25
It's a HUGE change leftstreet Jun 2018 #66
Again...we have no chance of getting Medicare for all soon or ever. It will take a super Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #78
She didn't say that leftstreet Jun 2018 #88
There is not chance...but it is an election year. You won't get it until Trump is gone...and Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #111
Because she already supported it, leftstreet. Hortensis Jun 2018 #93
She's on record supporting Medicare 4 All leftstreet Jun 2018 #143
Okay. Big enough. But that follows the whole Democratic Party, Hortensis Jun 2018 #159
Medicare for All is John Conyer's HR 676. lapucelle Jun 2018 #94
I like Harris a lot. progressoid Jun 2018 #28
Yes, to a point. But we're seeing pervasive patterns Hortensis Jun 2018 #37
As Sanders said to NPR, that's a stupid way to assess endorsements. He isn't endorsing them based on JCanete Jun 2018 #32
Well, let's see. I can stay and try to explain to you Hortensis Jun 2018 #39
At least when you go and talk to them you can work with some facts, so I'd suggest that choice too. JCanete Jun 2018 #44
Yep,not admired by Americans Go Vols Jun 2018 #61
Says who? An old poll from 2016? A poll From Mark Penn? MrPool Jun 2018 #120
"...most populat politician in the US"? Among whom - 538 members of congress and thousands... George II Jun 2018 #178
Sri Preston Kulkarni -Proudly Endorsed by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris Gothmog Jun 2018 #174
Harris is far more important in the party compared to sanders and our revolution Gothmog Jun 2018 #34
Yes, Bernie is not an official member of the Democratic Party Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #18
If we need to leave the door open for Independents, why won't he cross that threshold himself? MrsCoffee Jun 2018 #21
Because we aren't leaving the door open, shanny Jun 2018 #56
Lol. MrsCoffee Jun 2018 #62
Sanders prefers a revolving door- he's in, he's out, he's in again. bettyellen Jun 2018 #92
Most so-called independents are highly partisan. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #50
+1 Go Vols Jun 2018 #64
"FDR Democrat" sounds good, but I wonder how many people lapucelle Jun 2018 #107
I wonder how many people have read FDR's Second Bill of Rights as stated during his 1944 Uncle Joe Jun 2018 #127
It is a wonderful statement, but lapucelle Jun 2018 #161
DURec leftstreet Jun 2018 #20
So it's a "war" is it? thucythucy Jun 2018 #27
Seriously? Duppers Jun 2018 #29
Yes. thucythucy Jun 2018 #35
...money in politics maybe that tends to stand in the way of anything that helps the commons? JCanete Jun 2018 #30
And Bernie is winning this war? thucythucy Jun 2018 #36
no, you are right, winning is being equated to a very small and probably fleeting window of JCanete Jun 2018 #38
I tbink your analysis is spot on. thucythucy Jun 2018 #164
Has sanders accomplished anything yet? Gothmog Jun 2018 #43
I've done this with you before. I've answered you from my perspective on that very question. JCanete Jun 2018 #45
So sanders has no accomplishments Gothmog Jun 2018 #46
that's just sad Goth. I'm sad for you right now. JCanete Jun 2018 #47
Sanders has not accomplished anything in the real world because magic does not work in the real worl Gothmog Jun 2018 #168
Economist--Berned out Gothmog Jun 2018 #169
it made you smile that according to this article, free college and masive public works isn't getting JCanete Jun 2018 #170
Living in the real world where one does not rely on magic Gothmog Jun 2018 #171
only if we make it one. JCanete Jun 2018 #172
Real democrats are doing their best by relying on hard work and not magic Gothmog Jun 2018 #173
Beating fascists but hey free stuff is fun to. MrPool Jun 2018 #203
really really horrible way to frame free college and higher minimum wage and public works, all of JCanete Jun 2018 #207
We are fighting for our very democracy MrPool Jun 2018 #210
you don't know me. I voted for Clinton and so did most Sanders supporters. I see a problem with JCanete Jun 2018 #211
Great article. It was interesting. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #185
I also like this part of the article Gothmog Jun 2018 #194
Such a good article...Thanks. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #206
lifted from Alternet.org the facts are the facts. thewhollytoast Jun 2018 #148
CHIP has been defunded and the ACA is being dismantled. NY_20th Jun 2018 #31
The bill on CHIP was only passed by the House Gothmog Jun 2018 #42
Exactly. NY_20th Jun 2018 #68
It doesn't mean he will succeed. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #80
Partly as a result of the divisions in the Democratic party at election time. Caused by those Squinch Jun 2018 #49
Toeing the party line was ineffective shanny Jun 2018 #58
+1 Go Vols Jun 2018 #65
And turning people off from the Democrats was sooooo much more effective. We're right Squinch Jun 2018 #67
Nice try. shanny Jun 2018 #99
Want to address the one I made? You didn't like how things were going, so you blew it Squinch Jun 2018 #110
Aha! The underlying assumption comes up: shanny Jun 2018 #122
And yet here you are, still, speaking against the Democrats. Squinch Jun 2018 #156
You support those who booed at the convention? NY_20th Jun 2018 #71
Where did I say that? shanny Jun 2018 #101
Once again, there is something wrong with anyone who did not fully NY_20th Jun 2018 #108
Once again, focusing only on the 2016 election is stupid and short-sighted. shanny Jun 2018 #119
No, I don't agree that it is short sighted. NY_20th Jun 2018 #125
Then we disagree: imo EVERY election has too much at stake to take anything for granted. shanny Jun 2018 #130
If some were still unable to unite against the most NY_20th Jun 2018 #137
You're not certain unity was the goal? shanny Jun 2018 #144
Oh, FFS. Always dredging up the college protest 55 years ago and ignorning all that came since. Squinch Jun 2018 #157
Some of them thought that electing Trump would bring about "the revolution" sooner. Just ask Susan Tarheel_Dem Jun 2018 #139
It would have been effective if folks supported the Democratic nominee and the gerrymander Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #84
Not voting for Hillary is why Feingold lost his seat? shanny Jun 2018 #102
It is the only reason we have Trump. Sparkly Jun 2018 #104
My point is that Feingold was far from a 'centrist' and he lost too.This had nothing to do with Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #115
I will never understand those who booed at the Convention. NY_20th Jun 2018 #70
Short-sighted idiots, all of them. It was an attack on a Democratic nominee. Squinch Jun 2018 #73
EXACTLY. Sparkly Jun 2018 #103
i will forever love bernie for remembering those of us forgotten by the aca..healthcare is a human questionseverything Jun 2018 #33
Bernie on CNN last nite Go Vols Jun 2018 #51
And what was the result? No health care for at least two years of any sort and maybe longer Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #86
Well now millions will lose healthcare and we lose the chance of a public option...thanks for Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #121
Sanders is going to have to file tax returns to get onto ballot in sevaral blue states Gothmog Jun 2018 #41
Yes he's done pretty well at the state level but nationally just a few mvd Jun 2018 #54
Bernie's fighting the good fight. shanny Jun 2018 #59
If the good fight MrPool Jun 2018 #79
lol shanny Jun 2018 #153
Glad you think it's funny MrPool Jun 2018 #165
Assumptions make an ass of you-- shanny Jun 2018 #166
Yes absurd indeed. MrPool Jun 2018 #167
Reads like a long winded Trump tweet. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #72
I remember a candidate who "lined up close to Sanders"... Sparkly Jun 2018 #85
She who shall not be named MrPool Jun 2018 #89
Of all the idiotic, indefensible Bernie-bashing I see on DU... Jim Lane Jun 2018 #109
No...it was the division that cost us 2000 and 2016 as well. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #123
I'll reply Sparkly Jun 2018 #126
I am of course NOT rooting for Bernie to run against Democrats. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #140
Super! Sparkly Jun 2018 #141
I'm glad you're finally getting it. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #146
Not that you're patronizing... Sparkly Jun 2018 #149
All part of framing the debate. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #98
And..............Trash................. trixie2 Jun 2018 #112
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2018 #113
Oh someone's winning a war alright, Putin. JNelson6563 Jun 2018 #114
Just curious about something: Is Joe Manchin "a helpful idiot to Putin"? Jim Lane Jun 2018 #124
Ok, you're being deliberately obtuse here. JNelson6563 Jun 2018 #131
You talk about "mischaracterizing" and then you outright LIE about Bernie. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #135
Grand of "Bernie" to endorse the Democratic nominee Sparkly Jun 2018 #147
Manchin isn't the topic of this thread JNelson6563 Jun 2018 #150
Since you won't answer that question, here's another Jim Lane Jun 2018 #162
That's so contrived and convoluted, I'd give it a point for creativity. Sparkly Jun 2018 #134
This is what democracy looks like. aikoaiko Jun 2018 #142
Americans are much more liberal than people think. PatrickforO Jun 2018 #152
If this is so, than why are 32 states have GOP governors and legislature? We are Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #184
I guess things are slow over at JPR. Squinch Jun 2018 #155
Heh! betsuni Jun 2018 #160
Prediction: If Biden beats Bernie, media will say Bernie won Schedule Jun 2018 #158
Oh, yeah, that well-known bias of the corporate media in favor of democratic socialism. (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2018 #163
No. In favor of creating a neck-and-neck horserace where none exists. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #181
I'm not going to bother finding links for you.... Jim Lane Jun 2018 #186
The same corporate media MrPool Jun 2018 #201
Some great comments from Hillary Clinton Gothmog Jun 2018 #175
Hillary is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT in that observation of Bernie. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #179
Hillary Clinton's comments are very relevant to the OP Gothmog Jun 2018 #180
Thank GOD she's not off somewhere knitting! George II Jun 2018 #192
I Stand With HRC Me. Jun 2018 #212
K&R.. keep pushing.. disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #177
Is that really his goal? Really? NurseJackie Jun 2018 #182
So kind of you to restate Bernie's message for him. (n/t) Jim Lane Jun 2018 #188
You're welcome. It's a toxic message that denigrates the Party and serves no good purpose. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #189
You write, "There are no two ways about it." Yup, that's the motto for all too many DUers. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #190
Anyone who denigrates the Democratic party is helping the GOP. There are no two ways about it! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #193
We already had a candidate who called for single-payer healthcare Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #183
It makes sense to push for single payer even with a GOP-controlled Congress Jim Lane Jun 2018 #187
What's the point in pushing for something that doesn't have the votes to pass? Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #198
You say we get control of Congress "BY VOTING!!" Jim Lane Jun 2018 #200
I'm already out there canvassing Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #202
I wasn't criticizing your personal commitment. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #205
"...But if you get 45 percent of the vote now, next time you may well win." George II Jun 2018 #191
That much, huh? NurseJackie Jun 2018 #195
Most of those in the California primary last week were 6%. George II Jun 2018 #196
Hey now give the OR crowd a break MrPool Jun 2018 #204
With attitudes like this stick a fork in 2020 kamalafan Jun 2018 #208
Welcome to DU, Chicken Little. FSogol Jun 2018 #209
It would be nice to get past this weird cult of personality Tarc Jun 2018 #213
Take it up with the people at NPR. Jim Lane Jun 2018 #214
Aww, little bent outta shape there, Wiki-bro? Tarc Jun 2018 #215
"obsessively focus on Bernie for the purpose of bashing him." --- Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #216
I sincerely doubt that's possible. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #217
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