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The Magistrate

(95,243 posts)
3. Patent Idiocy, Sir
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 09:00 AM
Mar 2020

The people are not going to turn to 'Bernie' for leadership in a crisis.

What 'Bernie' claims as 'his' is actually common parlance of Democratic voters and officials. He holds no copyright on concern over inequality and expansion of health care coverage.

People see clearly he is incompetent to secure such things for them within our existing political system. He reads to the great preponderance of people as a blow-hard , a man who sells wolf tickets he could never cover. No one turns to such a person for leadership, particularly not in a crisis such as pandemic plague.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I think thenew cause is another lost cause. No way, Bernie. UncleNoel Mar 2020 #1
Italy has single-payer, right? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #6
Are you saying universal healthcare and income inequality are lost causes? Magoo48 Mar 2020 #8
He should be attempting to get these things done by building a coalition in the SENATE and.... George II Mar 2020 #9
One Suspects What He Is Saying, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #15
Yeah, I mean his continuing to think he could win is a lost cause, not his policies. UncleNoel Mar 2020 #18
Bernie is a lost cause...not the message but the messenger...he was crushed and will never Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #16
Right! UncleNoel Mar 2020 #19
"They" are saying anything that disparages Bernie. It's a cult. zonkers Mar 2020 #21
I don't agree with this argument at all. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #2
Patent Idiocy, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #3
And By The Way, Sir --- 'Likely' Defeat Understates The Case Considerable The Magistrate Mar 2020 #4
It's not a new cause. It's the same one. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #5
Very True, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #7
His agenda, perhaps. Laelth Mar 2020 #10
Just another form of crisis exploitation. It will not work. The blame is on Trump ... marble falls Mar 2020 #11
Typical straw-grasping Aquaria Mar 2020 #12
If the U.S. rallies to the drumbeat of Single-Payer, it won't be because of Bernie. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #13
Ralph Nader meets Alex Jones. ucrdem Mar 2020 #14
Sad that he is hanging on. hay rick Mar 2020 #17
Whatever the question, BS Thinks He Is The Answer TomCADem Mar 2020 #20
Where was Sanders when the ACA was being written and final details negotiated? George II Mar 2020 #22
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