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In reply to the discussion: Is referring to Bernie Sanders as "BS" a subtle way of insulting him? [View all]Cha
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Is referring to Bernie Sanders as "BS" a subtle way of insulting him? [View all]
BlueStater
Apr 2019
OP
How about SBS? if BHO can be called PBO (because we fear the middle name),
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2019
#116
No, BS doesn't lead "all other candidates", he comes up short against Joe Biden
SFnomad
Apr 2019
#17
that seems a little excessive... All I know is every time I see "Sanders", I think the post is about
hlthe2b
Apr 2019
#9
Yes, and I've seen some around here, when an article about Huckleberry is posted....
George II
Apr 2019
#46
I've been criticized for referring to SHS by her last name alone in subject lines. So, SHS and BS.
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#140
So what in that when I see people type BS, I don't just think they mean Bernie Sanders.
BlueStater
Apr 2019
#184
I never liked using HRC, only because it's also the same initials for the Human Rights Campaign
SFnomad
Apr 2019
#24
JFK, FDR, HMT, DDE, JFK, LBJ, RMN, RFK, WJC, BHO (and sometimes PBO), HRC, etc.
George II
Apr 2019
#22
None of the other 19 or so candidates have been out there for 3-4 years, people aren't familiar...
George II
Apr 2019
#41
Well, that's exactly why I never use that for Bernie, but did with HRC and do with others like AOC.
KPN
Apr 2019
#32
Have to distract from the part of the report that reveals the support for Sanders
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#57
Maybe some of the BS supporters (including the BS press secretary) are still in denial
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#76
"Militants"? I thought the run of the mill everyday Democrats were "Establishment"....
George II
Apr 2019
#42
Remember what happened to French fries. Maybe Dems should start calling canapes
betsuni
Apr 2019
#142
Calling a Senator and Presidential candidate "Bernie" is a suble way of making him more likeable, so
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#48
I like how everyone in this thread assumes I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter simply because I question
BlueStater
Apr 2019
#71
Whether you are a Sanders supporter or not, the rest of redstatebluegirl's post is a perfect reponse
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#75
I've seen you post the exact same response in other threads you apparently find disagreeable.
BlueStater
Apr 2019
#67
Yes, personal glory. We were faced with the election of Donald Trump with a Republican Congress
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#102
You mean the person that Sanders supporters called "Hitlary", "Shrillary", and "Killary"?
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#107
Yep. That's the giveaway. No real Sanders supporter ever refers to him by first and last initials
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2019
#96
I don't know, is it? FDR, JFK, even ocassionally you saw Obama referred to as BO.
Fla Dem
Apr 2019
#125
It's a little insult used by people who don't like Sanders because he's divisive.
dgauss
Apr 2019
#135
For some posters there is a pattern of use of "bs" and deliberate lowercase "sanders"
Devil Child
Apr 2019
#143
Oh NO! The horror! LOWER CASE "sanders" instead of BS? Really?? Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
NurseJackie
Apr 2019
#148
But it bothered you enough to speculate about a poster's motivation or intent....
NurseJackie
Apr 2019
#157
If Mayor Pete got the nomination and chose Biden for VP, we'd have "PB & J"
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#187