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2016 Postmortem

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Not Good Enough, Bernie! [View all] MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 OP
Ham-handed B(ernie) S(anders)? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #1
Not all political ratfucking FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #2
You called Israelis "APES" today, and had a post hidden for it. Your credibility is about the same cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #33
I did no such thing FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #39
So was this another "FlatBaroque"? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #54
Looks like the poster was supporting our President against sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #119
Yes I support President Obama in his efforts to avoid war at all costs, but with some trepidation. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #147
BUSTED! bvar22 Aug 2015 #154
APE got your tongue? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #77
Yes, you did. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #127
Link to that please, thank you! sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #116
There's a link to his hidden post in my post #54. n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #117
twitter is mauling them. this is going to drive their cause into the ground. roguevalley Aug 2015 #3
Bernie allowed them to make fools of themselves MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #4
he did. I love bernie. someone is setting this up. If they don't belong to blm seattle roguevalley Aug 2015 #8
From what I have been told Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #76
Why not make a simple request directly from them? Bohemianwriter Aug 2015 #97
Such Fools. How dare they believe their lives matter. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #24
All you got is a strawman. Nobody here said that but YOU. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #28
Wrong. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #30
A most eloquent rebuttal. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #35
I don't need to rebut. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #80
The pictures sure DO say everything, don't they? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #81
Sadly you never read the article. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #85
And you know this how? Being offended at your wink wink picture means I didn't read the article? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #86
Lol~ sheshe2 Aug 2015 #90
Sadly we did... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #111
sad.... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #112
They also idiotically used a rightwing source to try linking Sanders to a white supremacist militia arcane1 Aug 2015 #152
Will you please post that link. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #155
No they don't because most of those people have nothing to do with the leadership or policy of PatrickforO Aug 2015 #145
Do you even KNOW what a "strawman" is? George II Aug 2015 #52
Thank you George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #56
Thank you George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #69
I thought we came a long way over the decades, but your two pictures demonstrate there is SO much... George II Aug 2015 #75
Yes... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #79
Exactly ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #105
Why do they only target Bernie? Looks very partisan since they don't attack any others events peacebird Aug 2015 #29
Because they mean to hurt HIS. This is targeted. glinda Aug 2015 #42
Yeah, look at all that low hanging fruit WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #44
I suggest you go to the AA Group. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #72
They can answer here. BLM is not targetting any other candidate, only Bernie. peacebird Aug 2015 #73
If you want "them" to answer, ask "them" in their group, okay? George II Aug 2015 #84
We got crickets sheshe2 Aug 2015 #110
I had the impression artislife Aug 2015 #131
And you can ask them there. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #104
I prefer to go directly to the source, which I have. DU doesn't represent sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #136
It is not the message. It is the tactics. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #41
Hillary Clinton was instrumental in jailing incredible numbers of MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #43
How dare you "lecture" whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #50
Did Hillary Clinton vote for the 1994 legislation as FIRST LADY??? No, but.......... George II Aug 2015 #62
Hillary LOBBIED Liberal members of Congress to vote for the thing MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #92
Hillary Clinton didn't vote for it, Bernie Sanders did. Nice video, but....... George II Aug 2015 #96
LOL. She whipped votes for it, but had nothing to do with it. MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #101
Ferguson Burns. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #114
I do expect that President Sanders will do more than what Obama and Holder did, which is: MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #115
Bernie is the President? sheshe2 Aug 2015 #120
Moreover, I find it fascinating that you demand that Bernie address it, MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #118
Most welfare recipients are white. But you knew that. nt SunSeeker Aug 2015 #123
Thank you! sheshe2 Aug 2015 #125
Blacks are more than twice as likely to be on welfare MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #134
69% of African Americans have NEVER been on welfare. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #140
Sorry, I was sarcastically riffing off Hillary's MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #146
When I googled that... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #124
LOL! MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #135
why is Obama not asked to address this? grasswire Aug 2015 #130
MHO... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #106
Really moving post...thank you. George II Aug 2015 #51
George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #126
I think Bernie Sanders agrees with you and is supportive of the cause. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #53
During the GOP debate, they asked about this "most important civil rights issue.. R B Garr Aug 2015 #57
BLM matter, thanks R B Garr sheshe2 Aug 2015 #65
We all agree that black lives matter. But why pick on Bernie? There is no totodeinhere Aug 2015 #121
Because if you disagree with anything BLM says, MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #122
You don't own Michael Brown, and the troublemakers from yesterday don't either. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #139
Everyone knows the difference between a cause and a tactic. Even you. arcane1 Aug 2015 #151
It's really a surprise they were so obvious Hydra Aug 2015 #7
Especially to take the side... zentrum Aug 2015 #17
Qui Bono Hydra Aug 2015 #21
Yep. Follow the money. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #36
I agree. Someone is being used, they need to figure it out. bbgrunt Aug 2015 #38
It's a Rovian tactic to attack an opponent's strength. Attacking Bernie for his 50 years of support GoneFishin Aug 2015 #34
You nailed it. This is exaclty what is going on. Swiftboating Bernie on civil rights. jalan48 Aug 2015 #45
it is just like the bills during gw bush used to name that were completely opposite restorefreedom Aug 2015 #94
Me, too nikto Aug 2015 #70
Well, Bernie IS drawing the biggest crowds SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #103
Imo it was a question of tactics (which haven't worked worked as hoped for) Babel_17 Aug 2015 #142
I think you have a point... George II Aug 2015 #67
Sanders doesn't need sympathy. But somebody could be trying to take out Sanders AND magical thyme Aug 2015 #83
Hmmm, sheshe2 Aug 2015 #91
Wow malokvale77 Aug 2015 #108
+ 1 Thank you. senz Aug 2015 #12
They are merely puppets who do a terrible disservice to a very serious and timely cause emsimon33 Aug 2015 #78
Is it? GOOD. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #102
Saul Alinsky says hello Depaysement Aug 2015 #5
lol Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #15
You're still pulling that? shenmue Aug 2015 #89
Bernie is bringing out new voters. He has awaken a sleeping giant. I agree that the rhett o rick Aug 2015 #6
agreed roguevalley Aug 2015 #9
Went to a farmers market today in Port Orford, OR (population 1200) WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #60
I wish I could be as positive as you, rhett o rick. senz Aug 2015 #19
You have it all wrong. The RWNJ's claim they're Obama's camps. okasha Aug 2015 #31
As I see it one has two choices. Fight for you freedoms and liberties against the odds, rhett o rick Aug 2015 #133
Agree with you 100%. senz Aug 2015 #144
I appreciate your kind words even if I am not sure how to take the "level-headed" comment. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #148
Lately, my definition of "level-headed" is anyone whose words senz Aug 2015 #150
Yup. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #128
looks like swooning isn't limited to presidents / candidates Skittles Aug 2015 #10
Glad to see people waking up dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #11
Yes. peacebird Aug 2015 #32
Unfortunately someone wants to pit the POC against the Progressives and it seems to be working. jalan48 Aug 2015 #13
this this this this this this THIS !!! navarth Aug 2015 #66
Someone has already laid claim to those votes it would seem? SciDude Aug 2015 #129
Yup and they Puglover Aug 2015 #132
BINGO wezl Aug 2015 #153
Is ham handed kosher? Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #14
It makes me ill that they're being used this way. senz Aug 2015 #16
^This^ zentrum Aug 2015 #18
Amen..... daleanime Aug 2015 #22
exactly. magical thyme Aug 2015 #82
Agree whole heartedly. nt JEB Aug 2015 #149
They say Bernie is not talking about their issues passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #20
Their missoin was disruption, disruption doesn't involve listening. HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #25
Good thinking nikto Aug 2015 #71
That is the plan it looks like. glinda Aug 2015 #47
What? onehandle Aug 2015 #23
had they done this to HRC I would be just as opposed cali Aug 2015 #68
I was against them for doing it to O'Malley. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting magical thyme Aug 2015 #87
My wife and I wore our Bernie shirts in a very red state today. the results were very encouraging. punguin54 Aug 2015 #26
Remind them to give money! glinda Aug 2015 #48
And vote! Person 2713 Aug 2015 #64
Need both! glinda Aug 2015 #74
So why don't the blm people target the repukes who are a bigger problem? boomer55 Aug 2015 #27
They have taken sides in the primary. It's a campaign strategy. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #37
Because Bernie is the only one without security. Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #40
Exactly. glinda Aug 2015 #49
This is bullshit whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #55
You seem a bit angry at my thoughts whatcamacallit Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #59
and through it all V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #63
That's the sixty four thousand dollar question isn't it? truebrit71 Aug 2015 #46
When I heard there was a hash tag BowDownBernie zeemike Aug 2015 #58
I think This Will Work Out Well... Billsmile Aug 2015 #61
The BLM movement has suffered a major setback as a result of this BS.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #88
I still say SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #93
True. "They" could be THEM. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #95
Heh. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #99
Well, they've unfortunately stepped back to the first step in activism which is "Notice Us!" HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #137
There's another post somewhere here that claims a Hillary connection... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #143
I see both sides here being STUPID world wide wally Aug 2015 #98
Shhhhh..... postatomic Aug 2015 #100
It already has backfired. This is not the Dean Scream era. People now have sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #107
People know... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #109
you know those flatlanders dsc Aug 2015 #138
Your threads generate some amazing replies Babel_17 Aug 2015 #141
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