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jalan48

(13,797 posts)
41. I was upset when I couldn't get Tide with Bleach anymore-it became 'Bleach Alternative'.
Mon Feb 29, 2016, 07:57 PM
Feb 2016

I still stayed with Tide though. Over time brands change and then a new one becomes the norm, like political beliefs. Bernie may be the off brand now but what he's talking about is the future of the Democratic Party. He just makes more sense when he talks about millionaires, billionaires, and our corrupt political system.

I used to like it - in about 2003 BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #1
Me too. They've been off the rails for quite some time. grossproffit Feb 2016 #4
Yep. More divisive bullshit. grossproffit Feb 2016 #2
That is just fucked up ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #3
It's not Stockholm Syndrome, it is risk aversion. In other words, fear of change. thereismore Feb 2016 #5
I have heard many people say they are voting for Hillary simply to keep a Republican liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #12
Not fear of change ... It's more a recognition that the chance of loss are greater ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #28
What a bunch of beard-stroking garbage. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #6
But it is not showing contempt for the target constituency ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #31
I meant the article, not Blue's comments on it. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #44
Oh. I know. I'm suggesting ... No, saying that the writer of that piece is ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #45
I wonder... MrWendel Feb 2016 #7
I refuse to click on that link. sheshe2 Feb 2016 #8
It's just The Polack MSgt Feb 2016 #9
Not the Onion,sadly. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #10
What is dying is the Sanders campaign and his supporters dreams of a win KingFlorez Feb 2016 #11
The problem with that is that I support Sanders and I made very vigorous objections to that Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #17
Good for you for speaking out against! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #24
One more, again ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #32
well said, thank you passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #38
thank for speaking out against hate rbrnmw Feb 2016 #46
counterpunch has always been a joke. it is a favorite of a poster that defends north korea JI7 Feb 2016 #13
.. mcar Feb 2016 #14
Yup, in line with the outrageous "Master/slave" talking point. nt SunSeeker Feb 2016 #15
Yup ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #16
Unfortunately rhetoric is to be expected. iandhr Feb 2016 #18
Expected. Not tolerated! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #19
Exactly. ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #20
I agree with you 100% iandhr Feb 2016 #21
and cheap... Chitown Kev Feb 2016 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Feb 2016 #47
What pdsimdars Feb 2016 #22
I think the point that rhetoric like this does tremendous damage to Bernie. iandhr Feb 2016 #23
I think the opposite pdsimdars Mar 2016 #58
.... rbrnmw Feb 2016 #48
That OP is dehumanizing and discounting a whole culture of people. Trust Buster Feb 2016 #25
But some, in this very thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #34
Hillary is the better known brand, like Tide detergent. jalan48 Feb 2016 #26
Especially, if it gets you clothes clean ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #37
I was upset when I couldn't get Tide with Bleach anymore-it became 'Bleach Alternative'. jalan48 Feb 2016 #41
Heehee! brush Feb 2016 #53
For the record ... Trajan Feb 2016 #52
How demeaning and disgraceful. lark Feb 2016 #27
If the first racial insults didn't work.... MaggieD Feb 2016 #29
If the author of that crap thinks this helps favored candidate ... Spazito Feb 2016 #30
horrible article, I hope the author regrets it and learns nt steve2470 Feb 2016 #33
It's a flat out attack. Nt NCTraveler Feb 2016 #35
I have the same question...WHY does the African American Community SoapBox Feb 2016 #39
today it's "Stay Ignorant, My Friend". 2016- the year "dank meme bros" fucked their candidate. bettyellen Feb 2016 #40
Pardon me for being blunt, but why don't more Black Voters WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2016 #42
You are making a huge assumption ismnotwasm Feb 2016 #43
Have you considered that they do know but don't give it the same importance you do? hack89 Feb 2016 #50
Actually they apparently don't know if SC black voters are any indication Arazi Feb 2016 #51
"too little, too late" hack89 Mar 2016 #57
I would hope that the working class of all races would WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2016 #59
Why would they know the past history of a senator of little note? Beacool Feb 2016 #55
Counterpunch has been like this for a long time stevenleser Feb 2016 #49
The Democratic Party "apparatchiks"? Beacool Feb 2016 #54
A lot of people don't get... MellowDem Feb 2016 #56
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