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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's time to "call it" [View all]Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)68. To the point of purely ridiculous.
Hence the 3rd paragraph of my OP.
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HRC still needs 70% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination; it's not at all clear she can
amborin
Apr 2016
#13
Don't you love the FREELOADERS without a star next to their Username who complain/instruct the site?
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2016
#54
We may have made some "slow progress" in a few areas of social justice but
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#12
If someone doesn't like being accused of doling out favors in exchange for payments there is a
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#14
Sanders sold his vote in 1991 to the Democrats. The problem is the fantasy of what Sanders isn't
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#34
We do not paint him as a non-politician. We see by his actions that he is non-corrupt.
JudyM
Apr 2016
#41
Of course you paint him in purity. Which is wrong. Sold support of F35. His job. In his state,
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#42
There is no purity, as I said. But there is also no comparison between these two candidates' morals.
JudyM
Apr 2016
#43
If they are holding a knife in their hand while standing over a stabbed body --
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#44
So far we are right on track. We knew that fighting the corrupt Establishment would
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#15
The OP clearly has made no effort to understand why Hillary's supporters back her.
LonePirate
Apr 2016
#19
I know what has been put to me as defenses of Clinton by Clinton supporters.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#23
Except I've never seen anything on DU that even comes close to what you say you've been told.
LonePirate
Apr 2016
#38
Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it isn't real. It just means you haven't seen it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#46
Call it "racist" "sexist" and "naive" and then demand it vote for your candidate.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#26
The "It could have been" portion of each paragraph refers to what I believe
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#59
First sentence. That is not true. I am so tired of the over the top, while suggesting reason.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#33
"It could have been a hard fought contest of ideals, ideas and vision." is the first sentence
Gore1FL
Apr 2016
#47
I am not seeing the contradiction or the failure in describing this nomination phase on DU. nt
Gore1FL
Apr 2016
#52
shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establi
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#58
Well, I can say a whole lot of nasty, rotten things about Sanders supporters. Not gonna accomplish
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#61
Nu uh. Not hence Nuclears OP. She gets to own the nasty all on her own. Lordy.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#63
It nonetheless describes the toxicity of DU and the weird desire for Skinner to "call it"
Gore1FL
Apr 2016
#64
And I, nonetheless, disagree. It was just another OP ridiculously dissing other Democrats.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#74
GD:P has been littered for days with thread after thread calling for Skinner to "call it"
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#66
It is an absurd way to define Clinton. So, when people get on your ass, or others...
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#70
How should we define the hawkishness and the cozying up with the corporate set?
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2016
#71
Pretend ... Just as you pretend that Sanders is not sitting right next to Clinton.
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#72
Sanders sits right with Clinton and that is the absurdity of your argument. His is simply
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#75
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Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#77