2016 Postmortem

JTFrog

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87. And yet Bernie thought it was to his advantage to go first.

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 01:34 AM

Feb 2016

Being as how that was his choice in winning the coin toss. But I guess Hillary is so damn powerful that she just jedi mind tricked him into chosing to go first.

Do people even think before they post here?

FFS.

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Hillary Admitted Just NOW That She Watched Bernie's Segment... Town Hall SET UP! [View all] CorporatistNation Feb 2016 OP

By hook or by crook America. nt nc4bo Feb 2016 #1

Do you know where that phrase came from?...... mrmpa Feb 2016 #71

That's great! I love learning tidbits like that. C Moon Feb 2016 #88

Thank you. senz Feb 2016 #108

Fascinating indeed! nc4bo Feb 2016 #116

cool beans! Mbrow Feb 2016 #159

Wish I knew how to post a music clip... freebrew Feb 2016 #135

Copy the address of the video Oilwellian Feb 2016 #158

Great!...Thx. freebrew Feb 2016 #161

When did these town halls become game shows with the participants waiting in soundproof booths? LonePirate Feb 2016 #2

They didn't... Agschmid Feb 2016 #4

When Is Bernie Goint To Be Going SECOND? That's My Point! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #11

I guess not as long as they have the same coins used in Iowa coin tosses. cascadiance Feb 2016 #31

Emailed Rachel to Inquire As To WHEN Bernie Would Go Second in A Town Hall CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #64

Glad you did! Thanks! Duval Feb 2016 #127

No coins, kiva Feb 2016 #109

Bernie doesn't possess the "Magic Coin" that MSNBC flipped 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #39

Yeah, he's been first every single time. lob1 Feb 2016 #56

So, my question is - does he agree to this and if so, WHY? or if it 's not his choice LiberalElite Feb 2016 #60

No big deal, Bernie doesn't need the same advantages as Hillary.... he's got authenticity on his side. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #84

Bernie has awesomeness madokie Feb 2016 #117

I think you summed it up perfectly. Bernie is the real deal.... some people's inability to see thru Hillary's "schtick" just amazes me. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #123

Bernie WON he coin toss. I assume he had his reasons to chose going first? bettyellen Feb 2016 #69

Does a 'win' mean you go first, or does it mean you get to pick whether you go first or second? JimDandy Feb 2016 #83

Good question- a friend of mine pointed out viewership can drop off after 10 PM, so I think first is bettyellen Feb 2016 #94

Must be using the same coin as in Iowa! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #79

Listen carefully: HE CHOSE TO GO FIRST. Beacool Feb 2016 #80

Listen carefully: WHERE'S THE LINK? cui bono Feb 2016 #107

Listen carefully: That's not the same as the host networks allowing her to listen in. nt SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #119

.^that 840high Feb 2016 #133

+1 Absolutely. BeanMusical Feb 2016 #160

next Saturday for sure DrDan Feb 2016 #115

Is she not allowed to watch broadcast/cable TV? Agschmid Feb 2016 #3

puh-lease.. dana_b Feb 2016 #10

I'd be fine with it, why wouldn't they watch each other. Agschmid Feb 2016 #16

Cool - lets play one on one Texas Hold 'em. Lucky Luciano Feb 2016 #37

Because Texas hold 'em and a presidential candidate town hall are the same... Agschmid Feb 2016 #65

Texas Hold'em is more honest than anything going on in politics right now . TheFarS1de Feb 2016 #73

We knew she right from the start when she said something to that woman who asked Bernie valerief Feb 2016 #5

Guess Who Is NOT Like Bernie? CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #14

Someone lost alerting priveleges for 24 hours.. X_Digger Feb 2016 #48

Ha! Thanks! Hey, my guess is Hillary will support Bernie--even wear his T shirt-- valerief Feb 2016 #54

LOL Old Codger Feb 2016 #72

that really is inexplicable renate Feb 2016 #6

It Was A STACKed Deck! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #58

coin flip rtracey Feb 2016 #143

I heard that too!! Segami Feb 2016 #7

Hillary IS As Hillary Does... And She Does What She Wants... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #74

Looks like @SenatorReid packed the crowd for Hillary. Jarqui Feb 2016 #8

Someone certainly did. nt valerief Feb 2016 #13

I missed the first part of the town hall UglyGreed Feb 2016 #144

I missed the start as well .. nt Jarqui Feb 2016 #145

Thanks for the reply UglyGreed Feb 2016 #146

Hell Yeah... That's The POINT... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #9

I don't see the issue KingFlorez Feb 2016 #12

Sanders stands for something. Not so sure WHAT Hillary stands for. nc4bo Feb 2016 #15

You're kidding, right...? nt SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #42

No KingFlorez Feb 2016 #45

I guess that this explains why this lady NEVER goes first in these debates! cascadiance Feb 2016 #17

^^ This. Hillary always bats last. winter is coming Feb 2016 #19

They said they flipped a coin and Bernie won. stopbush Feb 2016 #28

That was implied, but I don't think it was clear that it was his *choice* to go first! cascadiance Feb 2016 #33

If she's allowed to listen in, that's a distinct advantage and why she chooses to be last. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #29

She didn't choose. Bernie did. He won the toss. But keep making shit up. JTFrog Feb 2016 #150

Well gosh that information wasn't available when I made my post so I'm glad to retract. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #154

Lol. JTFrog Feb 2016 #155

Ooooooh, burn. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #156

I'm sorry, did Bernie request an isolation booth? brooklynite Feb 2016 #18

Well, I hope he's not in one now..ha ha n/t tokenlib Feb 2016 #20

I guess he thinks he's in a townhall. Evindently she thinks she's in a debate... cascadiance Feb 2016 #23

So Bernie didn't respond to any of Clinton's stated positions and policies? brooklynite Feb 2016 #24

He didn't respond to what she would LATER say AFTER he sat down! cascadiance Feb 2016 #27

Agree With Cascadiance...Bernie Did Not HAve To Effing CHEATTTTT!!!1 CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #38

Sigh... SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #50

Maybe the two campaigns new this was allowed and didn't care. brooklynite Feb 2016 #51

I guess it's possible they knew, if it did in fact happen. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #57

Why won't Bernie Sanders reveal the rules? What's he trying to hide? brooklynite Feb 2016 #61

Are you freaking kidding? Bernie doesn't make the rules. He follows them. Unlike HRC. Bubzer Feb 2016 #66

He will not mention it, I'm sure. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #120

Good question. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #55

Whether that is or is not the case, the fact is Bernie did not say anything that he hasn't said still_one Feb 2016 #126

Oh geez. Some people can't stay up past 10PM so it's not 100% advantage to go second! nt OhZone Feb 2016 #21

Maybe Bernie can't stay up past 10pm. lol eom artyteacher Feb 2016 #36

She may have watched him, but it hasn't helped her. EndElectoral Feb 2016 #22

That much is true. It still isn't right. nt SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #47

Not at all... Hillary was at her worst tonight. No doubt lost a lot of votes. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #91

As far as I can see, there is no victim here. LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #25

Of COURSE you wouldn't see one. YOU SUPPORT the CHEATER! I expect no less. Bubzer Feb 2016 #67

Show me who I support. LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #103

What it is, is yet another demonstration of hillary's willingness to ignore rules for personal gain. Bubzer Feb 2016 #124

It's all a conspiracy!! Lee Harvey was in the wings. stopbush Feb 2016 #26

Lee Harvey Had ZERO To Do Wirth It~ CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #32

Read Bugliosi, then get back to me in, oh, about two weeks. stopbush Feb 2016 #35

Channeling Allen Ludden... dchill Feb 2016 #30

This does feel a bit icky.. disillusioned73 Feb 2016 #34

AGREED... HIGHTLY STAGED... The Whole Thing WasA TOTAL SET UP For Hillary!!!! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #49

Don't you feel silly knowing Bernie chose to go first and felt it gave HIM the advantage? JTFrog Feb 2016 #96

^^This^^ Pharaoh Feb 2016 #63

AHHHHHHHHHH Grassy Knoll Feb 2016 #40

LOVE that! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #139

OooOOOOoooh noooo! kjones Feb 2016 #41

Sigh.... SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #52

I know right? Why did Bernie get the first swing at Clinton? kjones Feb 2016 #104

Apples and oranges. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #118

Last few minutes post townhall should confirm Bernie was in hostile territory and he was stellar nc4bo Feb 2016 #43

Don't beat up on hillary, She's trying to save the democratic party from a socialist insurgency. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #44

Glad we didn't have that Democratic Party in charge keeping down FDR's socialist insurgency then! cascadiance Feb 2016 #68

Typical. zentrum Feb 2016 #46

Doesn't matter now she was horrific tonight. Mt Purveyor Feb 2016 #53

That's being kind! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #93

This is a ridiculous post. madaboutharry Feb 2016 #59

Not only that, but BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #137

Maintaining the status quo is important business. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #62

Well, what the fuck... SoapBox Feb 2016 #70

coin toss JeaneRaye Feb 2016 #75

LINK, please? Divernan Feb 2016 #81

It's in the transcripts even. JTFrog Feb 2016 #92

Thanks! That wasn't so hard was it -I always include links Divernan Feb 2016 #99

Thank you for your sanity. BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #138

HE WON THE COIN TOSS AND WANTED TO GO FIRST. TOWN HALL SET UP!1!!11! JTFrog Feb 2016 #76

Didn't watch a moment of it (NASCAR was racing) but one would think... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #77

Right. Pretty damned annoying. elleng Feb 2016 #78

Look at it this way CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #82

And yet Bernie thought it was to his advantage to go first. JTFrog Feb 2016 #87

Oh, the daily drama........ Beacool Feb 2016 #85

In the Town Halls and the Democratic Forum he always goes first Green Texan Feb 2016 #86

"It is not a coincidence that they have him go first." He CHOSE to go first. JTFrog Feb 2016 #89

With the short attention span of most voters I see the advantage of going first. gordianot Feb 2016 #101

not doing the candidate any favors FreedomRain Feb 2016 #141

Conspiracy theory fail. ucrdem Feb 2016 #90

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #95

LET'S ALL KEEP BASHING HILLARY FOR BERNIE'S DECISION BECAUSE... REVOLUTION!!!!!11!!! JTFrog Feb 2016 #97

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #106

Evidence yet again ... NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #98

When? ... Never. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #132

I have no doubt that this is how its always worked retrowire Feb 2016 #100

This is one of the funniest outrages yet gwheezie Feb 2016 #102

Cant wait to see what the conspiracy of the week is gonna be workinclasszero Feb 2016 #128

Indeed! It's gonna be fun! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #130

I assume this is okay by the rules of DU mikehiggins Feb 2016 #105

What don't you understand? gwheezie Feb 2016 #110

Correct me if I'm wrong Liberaltalker Feb 2016 #111

If she were as cool as she thinks she is, she wouldn't have to cheat all the time. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #112

EXCELLENT POINT! She ONLY Cares About Herself AND of Course, Her BENEFACTORS... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #121

And if Bernie was kicking so much ass as ya'll say he is, you wouldn't have to make shit up. JTFrog Feb 2016 #151

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #113

I'm getting used to the format...and in the long run it serves Bernie well, I think... islandmkl Feb 2016 #114

It's a farce. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #122

Where did she confirm this? rainbowlaw Feb 2016 #125

My conclusion: She is not a smart liar. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #129

This was an issue with McCain in the past noamnety Feb 2016 #131

Plenty of Cheating By Hillary! CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #162

John McCain did this at Saddleback Church with Obama and Obama supporters were furious Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #134

They flipped a BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #136

this is the most ridiculous FreedomRain Feb 2016 #140

flip of a coin rtracey Feb 2016 #142

With apologies to the lyricist, the crib notes aren't working anymore. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2016 #147

You know what? I still think he's better off going first... magical thyme Feb 2016 #148

I am suspicious of the whole set up. Prepared questions? What was Reid doing there? YOHABLO Feb 2016 #149

Reid is the Senator from Nevada. It was a Nevada town hall. What the fuck do you mean why was JTFrog Feb 2016 #152

Don't care. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #153

You expect this kind of stuff from MSNBC and Chuck Toad jwirr Feb 2016 #157