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In reply to the discussion: DU's Bernie problem. [View all]potone
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that despite Mannys antipathy to Hillary, he posted on JPR that he was going to vote for in the general election because Trump was an unacceptable candidate for president.
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I remember the mass purges of Hillary supporters on DU in 2008, it was
comradebillyboy
Mar 2018
#215
Agreed, Jackpine Radical was an amazing guy. Warm, smart, and a dedicated progressive
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#117
Every thread he posted was flaimbait, designed to get DUers at each others throats
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#123
Do people not understand KGB (I refuse to use their new name) agents are EVERYWHERE
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#142
Eliot, I agree and I am positive many of the most extreme views expressed against Clinton and
Nitram
Mar 2018
#147
But that goes against what we now know for a fact, that these entities ONLY
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#150
What better way to harm Clinton (and the Democratic Party) than putting Democrats at each other's
Nitram
Mar 2018
#158
Obama was savaged. He was called I remember the 'used car salesman president'.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#202
From what I can see, he has some sympathetic die-hard fans and defenders around here.
NurseJackie
Mar 2018
#256
Well, his wife was very ill... But we have to support our Democratic presidents.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#273
It is not just William Pitt...there were plenty of DUers attacking pres. Obama.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#272
Shortly after Obama was sworn in, 2009, there were unbelievable attacks on him...
George II
Mar 2018
#254
There was one guy who claimed to have left the U.S. in late 2009 because of Obama.
betsuni
Mar 2018
#323
The posters driven off were not progressives. They supported Trump over Hillary.
DanTex
Mar 2018
#13
Are you SURE that JPR wasn't started to divide DU? Using a beloved, passed DUer?
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2018
#39
Regardless of why it was started, it exists to this day, and those "progressives" that left DU
DanTex
Mar 2018
#85
Check JPR, where the same people are free to speak their right-wing minds. It's pretty ugly.
DanTex
Mar 2018
#81
This is gaslighting. We all know what happened here. You will not tewrite the facts with wild
boston bean
Mar 2018
#48
We are talking about people here on DU who supportrted him and went full on trump in the GE.
boston bean
Mar 2018
#68
I know that to be untrue. Just look at JPR. Those were many long time DUers. Many who were critical
boston bean
Mar 2018
#120
What are you attempting to do here? Tell us we didnt see what we saw. To churn it up some more.
boston bean
Mar 2018
#148
That's what we always get when we point out the actual behavior as it was. Gaslighting.
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#187
They'll never stop, but, neither will Bernie. And long after he's gone...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2018
#299
Nonsense. EVERY Bernie supporter I KNOW PERSONALLY voted for Secretary Clinton
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2018
#99
For someone who likes quoting DU rules you should read the one about quoting DU rules.
MrsCoffee
Mar 2018
#128
Several of my kids friend who supported Sen. Sanders voted for Stein or just stayed home. I am proud
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#208
Victims who use gaslighting at every opportunity. "What you saw and lived through didn't happen!"
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#188
Thanks Maven. Thats the truth of what happened. Tiring of revisionist history we are seeing
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#139
you don't see anymore from the other side either...and the process at that time
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#203
You are right...and let me tell you the Hope Scholarship in Georgia does not take incomes into
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#205
Several other posts have also done a good job of illustrating your point. (n/t)
Jim Lane
Mar 2018
#88
Two of that person's four statements are demonstrably true and correct. You can disagree with the
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#261
Using Senator Wellstone as your avatar while attacking Liberal Democrats...
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2018
#42
Ah good ol' Earl Butz. I've been wracking my brain trying to remember his name. I've used that....
George II
Mar 2018
#263
That's right, it was Nixon. Damn, now you've got me thinking again, who was the guy....
George II
Mar 2018
#290
You make a false assumption that those who support Sen. Sanders are more liberal or progressive.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#211
No they didn't except during the brief time he became a Dem perhaps not sure...they said we have to
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#217
Sanders cult will fade eventually. He'll have his time in the spotlight and like
Fla Dem
Mar 2018
#141
It's not just because he's not a Democrat, it because he speaks out against Democrats that
Fla Dem
Mar 2018
#134
Like every candidate, Bernie will have to answer hard questions. No coronation
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#146
He is not a Democrat and must run as an independent as he left the party after his last attempt.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#212
If he runs we lose...and he will damage the party less if he runs as an independent.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#264
We will lose if he runs either way...so I pick the option that won't have Democrats at each other's
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#339
A lot of ppl rightly or wrongly blame Bernie , Jill Stein for the loss in the last election.
Mr. Sparkle
Mar 2018
#41
And Bernie is still just as much of a Democrat as he was when Weaver said that.
Jim Lane
Mar 2018
#226
Jim, you realize that you are starting to sound like Sarah Sanders apologia for Trump at this point
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#266
I enjoy watching the pretzel "logic" that some people use when trying to explain and ...
NurseJackie
Mar 2018
#330
Then tell the Democrats in Congress to boot him out of the Democratic caucus.
Jim Lane
Mar 2018
#322
Is it Bernie or his ideas that offend so many? Hopefully, we will get some new economic Progressives
jalan48
Mar 2018
#61
As a life long Democrat I don't think Bernie is kicking the Party in the teeth.
jalan48
Mar 2018
#135
Over 13 million voted for him in the primaries. Not all Bernie supporters are exactly alike.
jalan48
Mar 2018
#173
I agree but it's politics so it will always be contentious. I'm working locally on the upcoming
jalan48
Mar 2018
#179
It is what rump and the kgb do, they lie straight out about everything, eventually enough
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#126
You understand Our Revolution is a 501c, and is not required to reveal its donors, right?
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#161
You seem remarkably comfortable and "at home" already without any assistance from me...
NurseJackie
Mar 2018
#239
"You act as though I busted into your little private wedding party..." I've done no such thing.
NurseJackie
Mar 2018
#336
There is not disdain for new members, but there is a suspicion of new members who
Fla Dem
Mar 2018
#343
A "Democratic Society" does, or SHOULD, mean people can express their opinions.
MoonRiver
Mar 2018
#102
Bernie is not a Democrat and therefore irrelevant to Democratic politics.
democratisphere
Mar 2018
#131
I don't have a Bernie problem as the OP alludes to, because Bernie supported the Democratic nominee
still_one
Mar 2018
#165
DU doesn't have a Bernie problem. Some of us just don't like him and that is that.
leftofcool
Mar 2018
#181
Right-wingers, white supremacists and anti-Semites see Sanders as a political enemy.
David__77
Mar 2018
#191
That's actually not true. They see him as a useful foil for the Democratic Party
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#341
When Bernie wins the 2020 nomination, some folks here are going to lose their shit. NT
aidbo
Mar 2018
#253
He might win a 2020 nomination for school board, or Governor. That would be fine with me. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2018
#268