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In reply to the discussion: Please, Democrats: Don’t Attack Bernie Sanders for Joining Your Party - Joan Walsh [View all]blackspade
(10,056 posts)249. My impressiveness is lost on many.
But that's ok if you don't see my awesomeness.
When I rule the world you will all love me and despair!
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Please, Democrats: Don’t Attack Bernie Sanders for Joining Your Party - Joan Walsh [View all]
tishaLA
Nov 2015
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Hillary Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform
UglyGreed
Nov 2015
#8
Yes when they don't have anything to offer just make shit up, works for FOX.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#170
Hillary's a social liberal. On foreign policy and Wall Street she's a conservative....
raindaddy
Nov 2015
#137
I gave a number of examples.. Again, can you name one "liberal" in the history of the party
raindaddy
Nov 2015
#148
Barack Obama's not a liberal and I don't believe he made over three million $$ in one year...
raindaddy
Nov 2015
#232
But Govtrack has her about in the same place. In fact the same place as Teddy Kennedy.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#15
You guys are hilarious, posting a chart with everyone in one corner
ConservativeDemocrat
Nov 2015
#60
That non-American methodology for arriving at a point on a graph is based on a test that none of the
MADem
Nov 2015
#88
The opposite actually, what is worthless is allowing someone to control the methodology
Dragonfli
Nov 2015
#146
You do realize that ON THE ISSUES does this very thing? With better input, that they display for
MADem
Nov 2015
#154
I wonder where Sanders would be in this graph, which seems more accurate to me than the other.
PatrickforO
Nov 2015
#136
Do YOU have all of the data that builds that? Because I CAN show it for mine...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#31
That is what I said. I never said she was. Her score is right with Teddy Kennedy. So however anyone
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#38
Okay...I thought you were supporting the meme that she is a Neocon as some here propose..
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#42
Our party is open to anyone. If anyone has a problem with that they need to
roguevalley
Nov 2015
#73
Yep....meaning to all who read it...he WASN'T one before....just as I ALWAYS contended on DU
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#128
And I am not even buying that at all. Maybe for the votes taking place in 2001 but not today.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#47
That period of time was a very bad time. You damned if you voted in any direction. The majority
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#54
And as everyone could guess without even looking. I am not even going to say who this is.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#32
Except when it came to the Iraq. War. Except for her approval of the TPP until it was no longer in
secondwind
Nov 2015
#83
Yes again....please show your insightful refutation of the evidence it represents...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#160
I guess that is why Bernie voted with the Republicans all the time as he wasn't really a Democrat?
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#3
Since both are "hard core liberal", guess this means either Hillary is not a republican as said
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#46
who ever said Sanders is a Republican...even I would attack that ridiculous statement
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#48
No, Clinton is call a republican more than once, if Clinton is a republican then Sanders is also.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#51
I knew you were just fishing for some more smart conversation with a lady!
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#250
It never does. I generally favor the most liberal who is usually the underdog in the races. If
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#11
When he signed the dotted line in New Hampshire that REQUIRES you BE a Democrat to be on the ballot
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#90
Yes...that is where I learned that you cannot just spout opinions....you have to show evidence....
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#123
You didn't support your accusation that Bernie Sanders became a democrat when it became expedient.
pangaia
Nov 2015
#155
He only did it because his campaign was doomed otherwise....it was done...toast
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#109
Clintonites would prefer Bernie had run as a Democratic Socialist, so we'd have a President Trump.
in_cog_ni_to
Nov 2015
#129
Why don't you message his campaign that he really ought to run as an independent in the GE? n/t
eridani
Nov 2015
#189
Who gives a shit? He can call himself a member of the Sons of the Desert for all I care
Armstead
Nov 2015
#180
He is twice the Democrat that Clinton is. Democrats are progressive. Conservatives that
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#182
Yes. He said he wouldn't before bc it would make him a "hypocrite". BS's own words.
Cha
Nov 2015
#190
Those who criticize Nader (or Bernie) as spoilers should advocate Instant Runoff Voting....
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#6
Nope. I'm more than willing to dump Bernie to keep the kook GOP divided
ConservativeDemocrat
Nov 2015
#61
So evidently you LIKE the corporate interests buying BOTH of our two major parties...
cascadiance
Nov 2015
#63
Duh? Don't attack anyone for not running as a spoiler. Or, if you do, at least be consistent and
merrily
Nov 2015
#29
No threat-it's just when a party gets too out of touch with the people someone new steps up.
jalan48
Nov 2015
#68
Apparently since MOST Democrats support Clinton not Sanders.....she is not the one "out of touch"
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#69
if they can't keep any dissenting murmur out of the party, they'll at least rope it off
MisterP
Nov 2015
#70
The Democratic Party INVITED him to join the fray--and they did so for a clear reason.
MADem
Nov 2015
#82
Indeedy...and he was escorted into his NH filing by DNC members who made sure it was clear that
MADem
Nov 2015
#111
All you do is attack Democratic posters here, Democratic candidates you don't like, all with a
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#165
Again....he said he is.....in PUBLIC. He signed that dotted line in New Hampshire too...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#139
After 40 yrs of disparaging them and proudly declaring "you are NOT a Democrat"
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#158
This is an anti-establishment election and she is the choice of the establishment.
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2015
#227
Not according to 45 members of the Democratic Progressive Caucus including John Lewis
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#228
Nobody seemed to hate him very much when he was our tiebreaking vote in the senate.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#272
Saying that "inevitability" is a lame thing to run on, doesn't mean she doesnt have good odds of
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#199
How would I know...other than the fact that you DID support a Non-Democrat...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#214
I want to know when someone's gonna show up to tell me I 'got my ass handed to me'
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#245
We should THANK Bernie Sanders for stitching together the broken fabric of our party...
MrMickeysMom
Nov 2015
#255