If you really want unity, stop bashing Bernie, take yes for an answer.

[onecaliberal]

Otherwise you're in the same category as the B or bust people. It's not helpful. Flame away!!

[John Poet]

1. When you're right, you're RIGHT!

And.... you're right.

[onecaliberal]

3. Thanks!

[John Poet]

13. Hello, and goodbye.

You won't last long here.

[yuiyoshida]

16. first and last post i guess huh??

BAAAAKKAAAA! Sayonara!

[LuvLoogie]

20. I can't tell if you are in middle school or highschool. Either way there is still hope for you.

[RBInMaine]

2. Who's bashing Bernie? Everyone is PRAISING that GREAT speech and his calls for unity.

[aikoaiko]

45. Not quite. Many are blaming Bernie.

[scheming daemons]

4. We're not bashing Bernie... we're bashing his braindead, disruptive delegates at the convention

Bernie's been great.


His supporters, not so much.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. What, all of us?

[scheming daemons]

8. Are you at the convention?

I said the delegates "at the convention".... who have been disruptive asswipes all day long.... until after Michelle came on stage.

[Rosco T.]

6. yes the ones that say "I trust Bernie", then say they won't believe his endorsement...

idjits

[Maru Kitteh]

23. fidiots

[Chasstev365]

7. Ah, check the posts around t b e 4-6 PM hour to see who was bashing Bernie

[onecaliberal]

9. There are hundreds of comments on here today bashing him personally.

Further, 14 million of us voted for him in the primary almost 90% of us support Hillary now. The comments are NOT helpful. We don't need to keep dividing.

[uponit7771]

15. Hyperbole at best, come on ... either way, he's endorsed her and we'll hold her feet to the fire

... no problem with that

[JudyM]

29. It has been sickening, dealt with it big time here today.

[onecaliberal]

33. We need to fight on help dems get elected. I put them in the

same level as the Bernie or bust people

[yuiyoshida]

11. I thought it was in the TOS

Don't bash democrats.. at least in a very negative way.

[scheming daemons]

14. Delegates who say on national TV that they will vote for Jill Stein are *NOT* Democrats!

[yuiyoshida]

21. I was referring to democrats on this

website.

[onecaliberal]

22. Yes, scheming we agree with you. Take YES for any answer.

[scheming daemons]

47. Do those that drowned out Elijah Cummings while he's talking about civil rights agree with me too?

[onecaliberal]

49. Can you read. I have roundly criticized them.

90% of us are already with her. But you keep running your mouth because you're somehow superior. You'd be doing the same thing they're doing if Bernies staff had written those emails and did all the other things against Hillary. What you're doing is NO different than what they're doing. NOT helpful.

[scheming daemons]

50. Then I wasn't referring to you.

[Bluenorthwest]

42. DUers were comparing Bernie Sanders to Ted Cruz during the very speech in which

Bernie said Hillary must become the next President. OPs saying 'He's like Ted Cruz'. I stepped away from DU last night after seeing that.

[demmiblue]

70. At least that person is flagged for review. Disgusting. n/t

[B Calm]

18. It is, but depending on the juror who believes he's not a democrat they go unhidden.

[onecaliberal]

19. I read so many saying he wasn't a real dem, blah blah blah.

There are so many comments that violate Tos but stand anyway.

[yuiyoshida]

25. As far as I am concerned,

Bernie Sanders is a democrat, and it was clearly stated, that anyone discussing that he wasn't was still fighting the primaries. The Primaries are long over, Bernie is with Hillary, there should not be a problem, amiright?

[onecaliberal]

26. Yes, but clearly there are many people here who don't agree with us.

[yuiyoshida]

27. Its very simple.

If they violate the TOS than alert. I have. So many to the point that it said, You have already alerted, please wait till there is a decision on your first alert.. not that I would get any kind of notice, that doesn't happen any longer.

[Jim Lane]

51. I admire your tenacity in alerting.

For my part, I don't bother. Yes, according to the ToS people shouldn't be bashing Bernie or refighting the primary. I don't exactly have complete confidence that the rule will be applied impartially, however.

I admit, however, that the post comparing Bernie to Cruz was removed. I was surprised at that. Props to you and the others who continue to fight that fight!

[yuiyoshida]

56. Thanks..

though MIRT should be given props, especially this one poster, (his first post) saying he would vote for DONALD TRUMP. He chose poorly!

[riderinthestorm]

68. They never get hidden so I don't bother to alert anymore

the most vile shit is allowed to stand.

[yuiyoshida]

69. shouldn't be...there was a

Skinner Post just recently about it.

[riderinthestorm]

72. They shouldn't be but they aren't being hidden. Toxic shit nt

[demmiblue]

73. True.

I alerted on a Bernie bashing post that used Newsmax as a source. Not hidden.

[riderinthestorm]

75. I alerted 5 times last night, including the one saying Bernie was Ted Cruz

all of them failed.

I believe the Ted Cruz one was probably removed by admin since it was up overnight and into this morning. Certainly the community didn't remove it. My alert on it failed.

[demmiblue]

76. Yes, I do think the admins removed that post.

I think that there were so many alerts on that one that the admins couldn't ignore it.

[riderinthestorm]

77. Which means a vast majority of this community didn't see a problem

They all voted to leave it.

[demmiblue]

78. I think a lot of people no longer have jury privileges.

I'm not going to say anymore about that.

I took myself out of the jury pool.

[JaneyVee]

12. Umm...arent you a bernie or bust person?

[onecaliberal]

28. I join in your anger with THOSE people, not Bernie, and not the 90% of his supporters

Who will vigorously support the candidate. So many comments on here today, not helpful.

[StrictlyRockers]

30. I couldn't agree more.

If you're a hater, you're a hater. Stop hating on the Bernster.

He's doing his part. Do your part for unity. Stop looking for fault where none exists.

[marions ghost]

46. Dividers will be dividers

it's what they do.

[Laffy Kat]

31. I unified weeks ago. Reality is reality and I can live with that.

Democratic Party first. Divided we will all lose.

[RonniePudding]

32. It would be nice if some in the hall would be more courteous

There was a lot of rudeness on display today. Here's to a better Tuesday.

[Raster]

34. Believe me, there are a core group here at DU that are still butthurt that Sanders...

...had the audacity to run, and worse, LOVED THE ATTENTION their little Sanders flame-fests garnered them, and mark my words, we'll see more of them and their antics. It doesn't matter that Bernie gave an AWESOME FUCKING SPEECH and hit all the right points. No, the poly-sci drama queens will be just lookin' for the next pot to stir, 'cause that's how they feel important.

Oh yes, hands on the hip and waggin' the finger: "you need to just stop...."

[onecaliberal]

35. Like I said, whatever they're calling Bernie or Bust folks, they are the equivalent.

If Hillary loses, they should look in the mirror for reasons. My conscious will be clear. I know l have done everything to get our girl elected. Including coming on this board not acting like I have kindergarten maturity level bashing a man who has spent his entire life working on issues that benefit them.

[Capt. Obvious]

63. "If Hillary loses, they should look in the mirror for reasons."

Don't be silly. If Hillary loses it will be the left's fault.

If she wins, it's proof that the left isn't needed.

[DemonGoddess]

36. So I just watched the replay of his speech

Wow!!!!! He KILLED it!

[onecaliberal]

38. Yes he did. Thanks for noticing.

[Whimsey]

37. Hillary dealt with the xact same thing

in 2008. And acted like an adult in endorsing Obama. Again, I think sexism is rampant, although under the radar, in the democratic party members.

[Lady_Chat]

39. Tell it to his supporters, they were the ones booing him today

They "believe" him, they "trust" him...then they say they don't trust or believe him, and they boo him. So why are they there? What are they sticking around for? It's over. In the real world, it's going to be either Hillary or Trump. And if they can live with Trump picking Supreme Court justices, his hatred of women,his bigotry, his racism, his making fun of the disabled, his doing away with the Minimum Wage, then that's what they are going to have to live with. It's not complicated, it's that simple.

It was some his supporters, booing, heckling, waving signs and interrupting speakers, like Bernie himself, and someone like Rep. Elijah Cummings, to name a few. I'm glad that all Bernie supporters aren't like that, I appreciate their support, but for the ones that are, it's useless to try and reason with them. Hillary supporters didn't boo Bernie or anyone else. I'm sorry the Bernie or Bust crowd didn't get what they wanted, even though there were real changes made to the platform, but apparently that wasn't enough for them. Well, welcome to real Life, you don't always get what you want.

[Warren DeMontague]

40. Some folks look for answers. Others, look for fights.

Some folks up in treetops, just looking for their kites.

[Bluenorthwest]

44. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

Oscar W.

[Warren DeMontague]

66. HE STOLE THAT LINE FROM CHRISSIE HYNDE

I'm kidding, I'm kidding

[Capt. Obvious]

64. It's always the same people

The calendar and the topic may change but the teams never do.

[Warren DeMontague]

65. You've noticed that, too, huh?

[Capt. Obvious]

67. You can set your watch to it

We should play a game. Come up with a statement and guess which member will say it.

We can check back in six months and see who wins.

"Clinton hasn't even had time to measure the drapes. Give her time before you criticize."

"WTF people. The preacher was just giving one speech at the inauguration."

"Why was Bernie invited to the Inaugural Ball? He's not a Democrat."

"The fact that Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem proves the system is rigged."

[iandhr]

41. I stopped bashing Bernie.

I am just a little amazed at how detached from reality a small extremely loud radical minority of his supporters are.


While he brought a lot to the campaign and I agreed with many of the issues he raised giving these crazies a megaphone was a negative side effect.


I know however that the silent majority of his supporters understand what is at stake.

[geek tragedy]

43. Bernie's cool in my book.

That wasn't the case during the primary, but the primary is over.

[tallahasseedem]

48. A lot of us aren't bashing him...

We're bashing the Bernie Supporters that went out and made assess of themselves at the convention.

[csziggy]

55. ^^^THIS^^^

[NurseJackie]

57. ... as well as their online defenders and apologists and excuse-makers.

[tallahasseedem]

60. +1

[sarae]

52. I have nothing but good things to say about Bernie.

Sure, it wasn't always that way, but I've put away my differences. I have immense respect for him, what he's done and how he's handled himself this week. I do have a problem with some of the more disrespectful people at the convention, but that's not on him.

[liberal N proud]

53. Bashing?

I don't see any bashing Bernie.

There is a lot of bashing his supporters and some lets wait and see what he is going to do or say. I held my breath last night as his speech drug on but was pleased he did endorse Hillary in his prime time speech.

Can't say the same for many of the supporters/delegates that have been disruptive either here or at the convention.

Bernie lost the primary, supporters need to realize that and either get on board or get out. That is how it works, try again next time. I supported Hillary in 08, she lost, I decided that it was more important to have a Democrat in the White House than my feelings and went to work getting Obama elected even serving as a GOTV organizer.

There is too much at stake to let ones feelings get in the way of the betterment of the country, that is patriotism. You fight like hell for your candidate but you move on to make sure the election is won by Democrats and think about the next election for your candidate if they are not the winner this round.

But bashing Bernie, I don't think you are seeing what you think you are seeing.



GET OUT THE VOTE!

[GreenPartyVoter]

58. Guess you missed all the "He's pulling a Cruz" and "he's still not

endorsing her/doing enough" or "the hecklers are all Bernie's fault" posts? There were a spate of them throughout the day, and especially during his speech.

[liberal N proud]

59. I did see that and last night and as the poster, was hesitant myself

I held my breath as his speech carried on before he endorsed Hillary.

But I would hope that which was happening last night is not still taking place today and that any grievances are now with the hold out supporters who think they can still change history.

[Raster]

62. Save your breath. The long-time Bernie bashers and their little minions will NEVER...

...admit that they *may have* gotten a few things wrong.

[MoonRiver]

54. I am not bashing him. His own supporters are.

And as Silverman said, very well, that is RIDICULOUS.

[onecaliberal]

61. To repeat, 90% are WITH HER. Stop focusing on a few idiots

It puts you in line with them. You are much the reason they don't come aboard. You are NOT helping. as I've pointed out several times if Bernies staff had done that to Hillary you'd be doing the same thing. You are NO better, stop it.

[wildeyed]

71. Absolutely. Let's call BoB peeps Dead-Enders instead.

Sanders has endorsed, and beautifully. He wants to focus on his movement and legacy and has decided that he will accomplish more if he works through the system. Dead-Enders are on their own now. There is no Bernie in that equation anymore, only Bust.

There should be ZERO confusion about who we are referring to. 90% of Sanders supporters I know IRW are loudly and vocally supporters Clinton already, even if they are not yet in love the way they were with Sanders. Many on this site, some that really surprise me (in a good way!), are there too. Let's celebrate those individuals, the MAJORITY of Sanders supporters and call that vocal minority what they are: Dead-Enders. Busted. Shark-Jumpers. Spoilers.

[onecaliberal]

74. I like those terms. Thanks. It will help to keep folks from getting upset

[matt819]

79. Thank you

You are spot on.