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In reply to the discussion: Listen Up Bernie Supporters…Get a Grip. (Our own retrowire gets cited!) [View all]Skwmom
(12,685 posts)12. This isn't 1976. Big money controls our governmment even more.
Last edited Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:33 PM - Edit history (1)
Bernie has not changed the Democratic Party. He has changed the rhetoric. People are getting really desperate when they say parroting is a good thing.
And DWS has a challenger! OMG! What a revolution. It's not like that hasn't ever happened before.
Well Thom, all I can say is you certainly turned out to play the role I expected all along.
What a dog and pony show.
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Listen Up Bernie Supporters…Get a Grip. (Our own retrowire gets cited!) [View all]
Bubzer
Mar 2016
OP
It's all corporate spin lies. Like Chris Matthews saying Bernie is against trade,
appalachiablue
Mar 2016
#32
Malloy said once that Tweety's authoritarian streak was from being an altar boy....
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2016
#75
Could be, interesting. One father figure/mentor was surely Tip O'Neil I reckon.
appalachiablue
Mar 2016
#77
Yes, sorry to say. Like Bernie is 'anti-international' and 'nativist' along with
appalachiablue
Mar 2016
#56
Keep in mind that Hillary won California the last time only to lose to Obama.
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2016
#73
The 1/2 hour MSNBC & CNN spent televising Trump's empty podium vs. covering Sanders says it all. nt
cyberpj
Mar 2016
#6
Thank you for the addresses. I will be writing today. Might you consider posting
cyberpj
Mar 2016
#37
Trump is on his way to be nominee. Sanders supporters must declare an Emergency
zebonaut
Mar 2016
#9
"Hillary will still prove to be as horrible as we all know." - Of this, I have no doubts.
Bubzer
Mar 2016
#30
Right. Since when is mimicking the other candidate to get more votes a good thing?
Ned_Devine
Mar 2016
#15
Toxic Schultz must go & soon, from Both positions. All sucess to Tim Canova in FL!
appalachiablue
Mar 2016
#36
The Wasserman Schultz' are quite well off I would think and the husband is a banker..
appalachiablue
Mar 2016
#40
Well you do happen to be one of the most intelligent person on several discussion boards.
LiberalArkie
Mar 2016
#46
Sadly, I tend to agree. Only with great pain will there be great change, usually. The pain here
FighttheFuture
Mar 2016
#90
How many times does the FBI have to tell you that Hillary is not the target of an investigation?
leftofcool
Mar 2016
#69
Thom is the gift that keeps on giving. I've come to rely on his political perspective.
YOHABLO
Mar 2016
#57
hmmf. That is just ignorant. I am sure Bernie would advise against not voting if he is not the
lonestarnot
Mar 2016
#87