Bernie on "Inners" last night

[FDRsGhost]

Bringing it! Talking about the Kansas election and Trump voters how they thought he would stand up for the working class but got bambazooled.

[pangaia]

1. Keep speaking out Senator.

[StubbornThings]

2. If he only had a D next to his name.

[disillusioned73]

3. Does that REALLY matter??

It seems most Americans respond better to issues anyway..

[StubbornThings]

4. It doesn't. That's why I winked. nt

[disillusioned73]

5. Sorry..

misunderstood..

[StubbornThings]

6. No worries. We good.

[Adrahil]

7. Actually, I'd say it does.

Ultimately, he needs to commit to working with others, and not just picking and choosing when he wants to unite.

[Tom Rinaldo]

8. You would think that Bernie's endorsed candidate won the DNC Chair race...

...the way Sanders is running around the nation now arm in arm with Tom Perez.

Actually Sanders has a long Congressional record of workings with others to further ideals and legislation backed by the Democratic Party.

[Adrahil]

10. But isn't above trashing it publicly.

He wants to have his cake and eat it too. He really needs to commit. Parties exist because they multiply power. For some reason, Bernie refuses to see that. If he REALLY wants to make a difference, he needs to commit.

Here at DU, we even say that we recognize that we need to elect DEMOCRATS. That's the point of this place.

[FDRsGhost]

13. Criticism isn't trashing

Was this trashing the party too when Schumer expressed his displeasure with the Obama administration on twitter?

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Adrahil]

19. IMHO, he lobs generic "criticisms" at teh party all the time...

... and since he isn't actually IN the party, that feeds the bullshit "both parties are just as bad" meta-narrative. Bernie seems to be unable to see that he feeds that kind of thing. We even get it here on occasion (before MIRT gets to them).

[FDRsGhost]

20. "Generic"?

No he says what's wrong and how things have to change then goes ahead and says how best to accomplish this. Just like he did last night on "Inners". he is IN the party, he is a leadership roll and until someone can tell me how he doesn't do what every other Dem senator does, I will hold true to that position.

[Kentonio]

23. The idea that the UN is 'one-sided' is ridiculous beyond words

It's basically saying 'the rest of the world disagree with us, so we should ignore them'.

[disillusioned73]

15. "Parties exist because they multiply power"

If that was the case.. hows that worked out in Congress, Senate & the Presidency??

When is it time for a party to re-evaluate it's failures?? Before or after they become irrelevant?

[Adrahil]

17. If you don't believe in the power of parties, why are you here? NT

[FDRsGhost]

21. We've lost over 1,000 seats, I want each one back!

[disillusioned73]

22. It's the internet..

are you now the doorman at DU??

Parties fluctuate, and it seems tilting to the right is en vogue the last couple decades.. we'll get the pendulum back to the left only by pulling & pushing..

[FDRsGhost]

12. Bernie doesn't work with others?

Who's out with Perez giving a tour right now? Who has a Dem leadership roll? On and on.

[Adrahil]

16. I know you're like 'im, that's cool, I like him too.

But I do feel like he wants to have influence the party, but be outside of it. That kind of pisses me off. I'd love for Bernie to embrace being a Democrat, but he won't. Until he does, he's a bit of a double-edged sword.

[FDRsGhost]

18. Who the hell cares

Seriously, who cares. Issues matter, policy matters, he caucuses with Dems, people speak of "purity" yet we see it here on full display with this. He is in Dem leadership FFS!

[JudyM]

24. Such a silly tempest in a teapot. Bernie does more for our party than many nominal Dems.

People would be more comfortable if they didn't let foolish inconsistencies bend them all out of shape. A big So What is all that is. Drama we don't need within our ranks.

[FDRsGhost]

11. Ahh sarcasm

I was about to say lol

[Skittles]

9. oh really?

I just read where they are rallying around Trump, NO MATTER WHAT HE FUCKING DOES

[FDRsGhost]

14. You may want to read this written 24 hours ago

Trump’s base turns on him
https://secure.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-base-supporters-turn-on-him-237200