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In reply to the discussion: The real reason Bernie's supporters are being attacked is because they are very effective [View all]book_worm
(15,951 posts)30. On DU I find equal numbers of Hillary & Bernie supporters annoying
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The real reason Bernie's supporters are being attacked is because they are very effective [View all]
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
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All serious candidates are going to have a few bad apples among their supporters
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
#5
of course there are. you missed the post where instead of listing it as the Hillary group
roguevalley
Sep 2015
#38
All those nasty Hillary Clinton books aren't the reason I won't vote for her in the primary .....
marble falls
Sep 2015
#131
Insofar as I am an asshole it's wholly a defense mechanism in response to unfounded allegations that
Ed Suspicious
Sep 2015
#17
Petty and annoying. Name-calling is not presenting facts. Name-calling is petty and annoying. nt
valerief
Sep 2015
#53
Dr. West speaks the truth, just as Bernie does....some people can't handle the truth
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#8
Can someone be "flagged for review" after they get the 100 post milestone? nm
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#95
Did you really just refer to a prominent black academic as a "black face billy club"?
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
#10
Doesn't make sense. You are justifying wanting to leave the post because YOU THINK that
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#34
Here is what he said, "maybe they shouldn't act like white supremacists by browbeating black people
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#73
West is an asshole more than some academic... he's Trump without the money and much more petulance
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#20
Why is it okay for Cornel West to call Obama a "black puppet" and a "black mascot"
pnwmom
Sep 2015
#43
You are not going to allow me? What is that supposed to mean? Do you own the thread? n/t
pnwmom
Sep 2015
#57
It means that I am not going to get baited into changing the subject to Cornel West
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
#60
Watch it Manny or I am going to show up at your house in my raccoon suit again
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
#26
Browbeating? It looks like she's calmly listening to him and taking him seriously. n/t
pnwmom
Sep 2015
#44
i take it you didn't watch the video. she finger-wagged him and said "well then maybe i'll just talk
dionysus
Sep 2015
#119
Misinterpreting posts regarding race and Bernie Sanders is like breathing around here.
GitRDun
Sep 2015
#63
each Sandernista, even Pubs, is being educated on how the system is not only failing them,
MisterP
Sep 2015
#23
Stand Firm - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Sep 2015
#28
Good points, but you totally ignore the the voluminous, baseless right wing talking points.
Thor_MN
Sep 2015
#134
Very well said. Sen Sanders is helping us with the movement. The movement will continue
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#36
No it's the truth. H. Clinton favors fracking. She was trying to sell it to European
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#68
I will admit that the only reason I can think of for her supporting fracking is to enrich oil
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#98
If the State Department actually believes frackingis a way to address climate change . . .
markpkessinger
Sep 2015
#120
Great post. I hope you don't mind if I use some of it like, " We can develop alternative energy; but
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#159
Actually Skinner has said that it is not true that DUers from one group or another are on "vacation"
davidpdx
Sep 2015
#135
Here is the other paragraph with one user name that was mentioned by Skinner that is redacted
davidpdx
Sep 2015
#178
Let me get this clear. Are you saying that she doesn't support fracking? I can show where she
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#70
Apples and toothpicks. Sec of State, acting on our dime was using the full power of the
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#97
But you haven't refuted what I said. She championed the Chevron cause. That's a fact. People
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#110
I said she was trying to encourage foreign companies to use fracking. That was correct per the
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#107
LOL. She was the Sec of State of the USofA, the biggest bully on the planet.
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#161
Lol. You think he has been attacked, wait until President Sanders gets the nomination.
jtuck004
Sep 2015
#39
Wait For It - The Republican Congress Will Introduce Legislation Outlawing Grass Roots Activism
cantbeserious
Sep 2015
#55
When people slam Cornel West, they slam Bernie Sanders, his supporters, history, judgment and
ancianita
Sep 2015
#77
I just thought people might be interested to know that I received harrassing messages over this post
Bjorn Against
Sep 2015
#88
some of the supporters truly need to get a grip...the rest are just fine...IMHO...good day nt
steve2470
Sep 2015
#117
The Democratic Party has functioned as a top-down ideological hierarchy for some time.
Maedhros
Sep 2015
#164
I had a rash of nasty PM's from a person using the personna 'Hillary supporter' who refused to stop
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#144
Why would ANY white supremacist support a man that has stood up for Blacks, Hispanics, Gays, etc.
Skwmom
Sep 2015
#141
White Supremactists want all the Jews in the grave, not in the White House. This is a universal
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#147
"Why target Bernie's supporters and not the candidate?" From Sesame Street:
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2015
#184
Oh wait. Now I understand. You are saying some self styled Sanders folks WANT to be attacked
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2015
#185