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lapucelle

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64. "It's a conspiracy, I tells ya!" From the same author...

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:02 PM

Mar 2020

Twitter sleuths uncover an anti-Sanders conspiracy — and the pundit class is furious
A stray tweet from an MSNBC journo epitomized how elite pundits informally coordinate their anti-Sanders rhetoric

https://www.salon.com/2019/08/26/twitter-sleuths-uncover-an-anti-bernie-conspiracy-infuriating-the-pundit-class/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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There is hard data that shows "Bernie Bros" are a myth [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2020 OP

Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2020 #1

Yawn. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #2

Biden Bro much? LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #30

I've never attacked you. Why are you attacking me? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #35

Your post was the same kind of snark from the sidelines Bernie Bros use. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #37

Oh, you're very wrong. But, because you disagree with me, you feel entitled to insult me? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #41

You are wrong. ehrnst Mar 2020 #47

Even if what you say is true NYMinute Mar 2020 #48

Snark is the equivelent of a pun Buzz cook Mar 2020 #52

So all comedians are belittling their subjects? NYMinute Mar 2020 #73

Some are Buzz cook Mar 2020 #85

I think that poster was saying that the bro's R B Garr Mar 2020 #75

It's quite ironic that you are concerned about snark. R B Garr Mar 2020 #71

I guess it'll be AUTUMN or later before you decide to reply, eh? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #91

Biden Bro much? stonecutter357 Mar 2020 #77

I sincerely wish you did not post my Senator... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #80

The author, Keith Spencer, is himself a bro NYMinute Mar 2020 #3

Nothing like invalidating an entire argument with one tweet. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9

Oops mcar Mar 2020 #11

lol Busted. Cha Mar 2020 #38

"It's a conspiracy, I tells ya!" From the same author... lapucelle Mar 2020 #64

And how is that tweet Buzz cook Mar 2020 #54

He tweets under his own name so he keeps it controlled NYMinute Mar 2020 #72

Is bias supporting your own candidate then? Buzz cook Mar 2020 #86

lol nt. BootinUp Mar 2020 #60

The Hoarse Whisperer has some good comments on this bernie bro Gothmog Mar 2020 #93

From Salon. The outlet that published HA Goodman all through 2015 and 2016...nt SidDithers Mar 2020 #4

HAHAHAHA Goodman decided to take a sabbatical this time around it seems NYMinute Mar 2020 #8

He's a Republican now I think ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #10

Drink! Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #14

Not much has changed. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #49

And they would've gotten away with it, if it wasn't for that rotten H.A. Goodman! Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #65

Was that supposed to be witty? TwilightZone Mar 2020 #66

"Everyone's an asshole" isn't much of a defense. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #5

When a once top tier candidate EW, gives an hr interview and talks 1st hand of all the hate Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #24

Agreed. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #26

So is the idea that he has wide appeal and can unify the party. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #6

Do you go on Twitter? nolabear Mar 2020 #7

So, David Sirota and Cenk don't exist? :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #12

Only as two points on a very long line. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #15

Nor Bri Bri and the new hire that called Michelle ugly. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #18

I would have believed its a myth but I know several Bernie bros Happyhippychick Mar 2020 #13

I know one in RL, too. He lives up to the stereotype and then some. yardwork Mar 2020 #61

Bernie Bros exist and I had to deal with them at the National Convention Gothmog Mar 2020 #16

++++++thanks for this, Goth. I don't know why we have R B Garr Mar 2020 #70

Denial is not just a river in Africa Gothmog Mar 2020 #81

+1. So have I dalton99a Mar 2020 #74

Bernie Bros exist in the real world Gothmog Mar 2020 #82

bernie's lifetime of attacking democrats and the democratic party is well documented history nt msongs Mar 2020 #17

Bernie's staff retweets them showblue22 Mar 2020 #19

I call it Bernie World, and it encompasses all the online trash talkers BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #20

Interesting Post Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #21

One only needs to go to DU to see this play out. Dustlawyer Mar 2020 #40

DU isn't representative of the real world. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #42

Whose "hard data" is this? gollygee Mar 2020 #22

then maybe dont center your campaign on twitter/social media. mopinko Mar 2020 #23

I've been pointing this out here for some time lambchopp59 Mar 2020 #25

. TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #27

Denying the problem is part of the problem. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #28

With all the bigotry I've witnessed from the Bros ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #29

A Bro saying it ain't so about Bernie Bros grantcart Mar 2020 #31

Who actually cares at this point? The race is over, Bernie should snap out of denial and drop out. tritsofme Mar 2020 #32

I can listen to an online blogger or Senator Warren... brooklynite Mar 2020 #33

Bernie is doing a great job in his townhall right now! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #34

I missed the beginning but caught a little over half of it Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #36

Those people booing and disrupting at the 2016 convention? frazzled Mar 2020 #39

I was there in person Gothmog Mar 2020 #43

Kind of selectively targeted frazzled Mar 2020 #45

The Clinton campaign was expecting some floor votes and had a whipping infrastructure in place Gothmog Mar 2020 #46

LOL! MineralMan Mar 2020 #44

Very similar to the Magots rufus dog Mar 2020 #50

Yeah, I'm watching that "myth" disrupt Joe's rally again and again and again tonight. nolabear Mar 2020 #51

This! mcar Mar 2020 #57

You seriously believe your lying eyes? Hav Mar 2020 #63

Bernie bros. I don't think they exist... SidDithers Mar 2020 #53

Biden Bros that would be inconceivable Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #58

Biden Bros... SidDithers Mar 2020 #62

I was at the huge 15,000 rally in Chicago this weekend... Peregrine Took Mar 2020 #55

Thanks for sharing Peregrine Took. Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #59

Nope. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #79

and there are sightings proving they are. nt William769 Mar 2020 #56

"The "Bernie Bro" is a stereotype -- but the "dirtbag left" is real" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #67

Another non-existent Bernie bro being thrown out of a Biden event Gothmog Mar 2020 #68

It's a problem for Bernie. TDale313 Mar 2020 #69

ive seen them with mine own eyes samnsara Mar 2020 #76

I came across three of this past Friday while on a CTA bus carlvsam Mar 2020 #83

good let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Mar 2020 #78

I'm a software architect and data scientist, and this is EXACTLY what happened Steven Maurer Mar 2020 #84

I think the proper term is "data mining ..." (nt) carlvsam Mar 2020 #88

Nope - denial of reality n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Mar 2020 #89

I have met them for five years. I know better. LizBeth Mar 2020 #90

Bernie Bros and Bitter Beckies exist and are not nice people Gothmog Mar 2020 #92

"Hard data"? Hard data proving something doesn't exist? Seems odd. George II Mar 2020 #94

K&R Doremus Mar 2020 #95

MSNBC Says Chris Jansing 'Felt Threatened' By Bernie Supporter Gothmog Mar 2020 #96