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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders LIES about seeking primary challenger to Obama in 2012 [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)73. Absolutely.
Some of them started attacking Obama before he took office. They predicted double dip recessions, and all manner of plague and pestilence would befall America.
They are wrong a great deal.
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Bernie Sanders LIES about seeking primary challenger to Obama in 2012 [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Nov 2015
OP
In todays age of video, etc it is hard to tell a lie and not get caught. It would be wiser to admit
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#1
Information Age makes it totally stupid to try and pass off a lie like that. Nt
Sheepshank
Nov 2015
#2
FACTS show he thought he should be primaried...That is not an opinion...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#44
Now you're being subjective...and you can't say something subjective is a lie.
bobbobbins01
Nov 2015
#34
its not about the word "strongly"....if you suggest a sitting Dem President
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#42
Then he shouldn't lie and say he supported the campaign of a sitting President
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#30
You should listen to you own audio ... Bernie says "primary" in both places ...
JoePhilly
Nov 2015
#20
The angriest and loudest Bernie supporters on DU all wanted a primary of Obama.
JoePhilly
Nov 2015
#29
We won't know what TPP will do to this country until it gets put in through fast track...
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#78
Apparently the media doctored a recording because Berni McCoy has debunked this.
wyldwolf
Nov 2015
#45
Yes, he got himself on the defensive.. he could have told it straight.. now the cover up is worse.
Cha
Nov 2015
#83
Wow. Obviously he saw Obama as a flawed President. I see Obama as the most consequential
Laser102
Nov 2015
#66
If he ran again, I wonder if you'll love having TPP govern us then enough to vote for him again!!!
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#80
Thank you, Laser! Well Done. bernie owns it. he'll never apologize though.. he's denying it even
Cha
Nov 2015
#89
I wonder how many alts you use to get enough records. you guys need to give it a rest
litlbilly
Nov 2015
#69