Bernie Sanders for President

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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    Dang. Proud to be from Buffalo, which looks to be Bernie country....at the moment.

    And although she's won, I'm seriously enjoying watching her lead dwindle as more numbers are coming in. Each tenth of a percent is widening my smile, even if it doesn't mean all that much.

    Side note, why does she always dress like Pol fucking Pot?
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    EarlWelsh said:

    Dang. Proud to be from Buffalo, which looks to be Bernie country....at the moment.

    And although she's won, I'm seriously enjoying watching her lead dwindle as more numbers are coming in. Each tenth of a percent is widening my smile, even if it doesn't mean all that much.

    Side note, why does she always dress like Pol fucking Pot?

    Pol Pot wore women's pants suits?
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Dammit, Earl. I've thought of Kim Jong Un but that fits too.
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    Dang. Proud to be from Buffalo, which looks to be Bernie country....at the moment.

    And although she's won, I'm seriously enjoying watching her lead dwindle as more numbers are coming in. Each tenth of a percent is widening my smile, even if it doesn't mean all that much.

    Side note, why does she always dress like Pol fucking Pot?

    Pol Pot wore women's pants suits?
    Sure. You didn't know that? Kinda his thing, man.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    edited April 2016
    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,072
    Bernie looks like Walter Cronkite??
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Boxes&BooksBoxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    "Terminal cancer is more progressive than Hillary Clinton"
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,913
    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Spot on
    www.myspace.com
  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    remember Bernie supporters,Obama lost by 17% in the NY '08 primaries and continued on to crush her chance at the WH...Don't despair!!! Please...Bernie is a truly INCREDIBLE person and it's our time to finally have a great person leading this country. Keep the faith! Keep your head up. And when he makes it over here to Cali,he will crush her attempts again!
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,692
    http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/how-bernie-lost-new-york-222173

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  • FreeFree Posts: 3,562
    edited April 2016
    From Robert Reich:
    As I predicted, the mainstream media this morning are saying the race is essentially over. But so far, no article I’ve read about yesterday’s New York primary mentions that independents weren’t allowed to vote in it. Yet 42 percent of American voters are now independent, and only 29 percent are registered Democrats (26 percent are registered Republicans), and we can assume a similar distribution in New York. A significant portion of Bernie’s supporters across the nation are independent – for the obvious reason that Bernie’s candidacy takes on the establishment. In addition, most young voters are independent. Independents gave Bernie huge victories in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Washington, for example. And independents obviously will play a large role in any presidential election.

    The inclusion of superdelegates and exclusion of independents from many Democratic primaries makes the Democratic Party far less democratic than many assumed. This is the prerogative of the Party, of course. But the mainstream media have a responsibility to let people know all this, for the purpose of assessing the significance of a given primary outcome.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,072
    It's definitely not over, Free. Bernie has been closing the gap here in California. We can do it. We're not throwing in the towel.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Does Reich think that this is some sort of super secret info? The mainstream media is keeping this info from us? This is presidential election politics 101. The parties have always controlled the nomination process. That's what they do. That's why they hold primaries and caucuses, backroom meetings with super deleages, and have national conventions. The parties decide who the nominees are, and then we vote for one of them in the general election. We may not like it, and it may be why we're always having to chose between dumb and dumber in the general elections, but that is the way it is and has been. If anyone is shocked by this process, it is because they didn't pay attention in 6th grade social studies class. I'd love to see it changed. I'd love to see better choices. But this is the two party system we live under and it isn't some mainstream media conspiracy against Bernie. It is an open, visible game being played against us, as has been the case forever.

    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
    Haha. Dude, you're pretty funny. In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    I'm gonna let you have this one, though. My wife just gave birth to twins and life is great.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
    Haha. Dude, you're pretty funny. In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    I'm gonna let you have this one, though. My wife just gave birth to twins and life is great.
    There's some irony to your statement of course. But congrats on your babies. Good luck.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    jeffbr said:

    Does Reich think that this is some sort of super secret info? The mainstream media is keeping this info from us? This is presidential election politics 101. The parties have always controlled the nomination process. That's what they do. That's why they hold primaries and caucuses, backroom meetings with super deleages, and have national conventions. The parties decide who the nominees are, and then we vote for one of them in the general election. We may not like it, and it may be why we're always having to chose between dumb and dumber in the general elections, but that is the way it is and has been. If anyone is shocked by this process, it is because they didn't pay attention in 6th grade social studies class. I'd love to see it changed. I'd love to see better choices. But this is the two party system we live under and it isn't some mainstream media conspiracy against Bernie. It is an open, visible game being played against us, as has been the case forever.

    Well said... and there's nothing stopping anyone from creating a third or fourth party. Remember we had whigs, know-nothings, Bull Moose, Federalist, anti-federalist, and more. Hasn't always been D and R. Not sure why Bernie hasn't spent the last 30 years trying to get more than one Democratic Socialist elected.
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
    Haha. Dude, you're pretty funny. In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    I'm gonna let you have this one, though. My wife just gave birth to twins and life is great.
    There's some irony to your statement of course. But congrats on your babies. Good luck.
    And the irony is what?
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
    Haha. Dude, you're pretty funny. In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    I'm gonna let you have this one, though. My wife just gave birth to twins and life is great.
    There's some irony to your statement of course. But congrats on your babies. Good luck.
    And the irony is what?
    In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    This is kinda passive-aggressive. But all good. I just don't like silly comparisons using homicidal maniacs in politics... Trump as Hitler, Clinton as Pol-Pot, etc. So yeah I take that serious.
  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,118
    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    EarlWelsh said:

    mrussel1 said:

    Why do we always come here
    I guess we'll never know
    It's like a kind of torture
    To have to watch the show...

    image

    Hmm. Not seeing it. Like, not at all.
    That's extra douchy coming from someone who compares one of the most genocidal killers in history to Hillary Clinton. Is there not enough dandruff on the Muppet?
    That's your idea of extra "douchy?" You need to raise the bar, Ol' Russy.
    Maybe my friends just aren't douches, so I don't know where the bar really is.
    Haha. Dude, you're pretty funny. In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    I'm gonna let you have this one, though. My wife just gave birth to twins and life is great.
    There's some irony to your statement of course. But congrats on your babies. Good luck.
    And the irony is what?
    In an almost annoyingly passive-aggressive and way-too-fucking serious kind of way.

    This is kinda passive-aggressive. But all good. I just don't like silly comparisons using homicidal maniacs in politics... Trump as Hitler, Clinton as Pol-Pot, etc. So yeah I take that serious.
    No, that is not passive-aggressive.

    And it was in reference to her clothes so you can relax.

    Thanks for the congrats, though. And I'll need the luck.
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,072
    Can we talk about Bernie here?
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    I've read a bit recently about voting issues in NY. To me, it doesn't matter the candidate or issue or bill or proposition - it's just fucked for any powers that be to play the system (assuming it was) to deny someone their voting voice.
  • RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,254
    I've never felt so good about voting as I did today.
  • The FixerThe Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Looks like he is done after tonight. No more feeling the Bern.

    Thank fucking god. Long live capitalism
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,685
    The Fixer said:

    Looks like he is done after tonight. No more feeling the Bern.

    Thank fucking god. Long live capitalism

    I'll agree with you there. I don't believe in unfettered capitalism, but absolutely think it's the superior economic system.
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    mrussel1 said:

    The Fixer said:

    Looks like he is done after tonight. No more feeling the Bern.

    Thank fucking god. Long live capitalism

    I'll agree with you there. I don't believe in unfettered capitalism, but absolutely think it's the superior economic system.
    Without constant pressure from the Bernies of the wolrd it would collapse in utter failure.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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