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Even Asha Rangappa is under attack. This is really pissing me off. (Original Post) EveHammond13 Feb 2020 OP
"How do we know they're Sanders supporters?" George II Feb 2020 #1
Google the dude. I did. He is. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #4
Thank you. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #11
Are you familiar with the term Cointelpro? guillaumeb Feb 2020 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #3
No joke!! Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #5
Norton gives QAnon a run for their money with all his conspiracy theories octoberlib Feb 2020 #6
I thought you had to be a "celebrity " of some sort for the blue ✅ Moderateguy Feb 2020 #7
No, lots of political check marks out there dewsgirl Feb 2020 #9
The line between the two has been blurred for some time now. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #10
Since when was she right wing? dewsgirl Feb 2020 #8
Since the BS supporters said so . . . . Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2020 #29
Ahh yes, I see. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #30
Things like this is why it will be so incredibly hard to plug my nose and vote for Bernie in Nov. showblue22 Feb 2020 #12
People named Ben Norton and Asha Rangappa are having a twitter feud. DanTex Feb 2020 #13
Ben Norton is a Bernie Bro and has been the guest of Russia. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #18
OK. I have no idea how this matters to anything. DanTex Feb 2020 #23
we will only lose if we do not VOTE for THE NOMINEE. whoever it is. unity is the answer. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #14
WE WONT GO OVER A CLIFF IF WE USE OUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS! Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2020 #16
Ben Norton has been to Russia for RT. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #17
KR! Cha Feb 2020 #19
Wait. Who did what now and who am I supposed to be mad at? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #20
That Sander's supporter sounds like a Putin supporter rockfordfile Feb 2020 #21
Imagine if you will, a Sanders Presidency and both chambers Democrat. Ligyron Feb 2020 #22
Sigh.... madeup64 Feb 2020 #24
?? krny9 Feb 2020 #25
"progressives" have a long history of calling anyone to the right of Che Guevara a 'conservative.' wyldwolf Feb 2020 #26
NOT ASHA RANGAPPA!! Release the hounds! Ready the molten lead! Drop the portcullis and raise the peequod Feb 2020 #27
I am seriously less than optimistic about what is going to happen in November. Initech Feb 2020 #28
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. "How do we know they're Sanders supporters?"
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:11 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)
4. Google the dude. I did. He is.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:20 PM
Feb 2020

From his twitter-"It's about time people realize MSNBC is just as bad as Fox. Both are garbage propaganda outlets spouting disinfo for their preferred corporate party."

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

BigmanPigman

(51,565 posts)
11. Thank you.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:09 PM
Feb 2020

I said, "Who is this guy anyway?". You saved me time.

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

(42,641 posts)
2. Are you familiar with the term Cointelpro?
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:14 PM
Feb 2020

If so, that provides some background as to why these claims are made.

But, in my view, what Rangappa says is correct.

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

Response to EveHammond13 (Original post)

 

Scotch-Irish

(464 posts)
5. No joke!!
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:21 PM
Feb 2020

And oh nooooo! We're falling off a cliff!!

Of course, we don't even have a candidate yet, but, hey! We've got drama out the yazoo!

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

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
6. Norton gives QAnon a run for their money with all his conspiracy theories
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:22 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Moderateguy

(945 posts)
7. I thought you had to be a "celebrity " of some sort for the blue ✅
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:24 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. No, lots of political check marks out there
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:34 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(25,426 posts)
10. The line between the two has been blurred for some time now.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:45 PM
Feb 2020

Trump was elected as much for his celebrity (game show host) as his racism and ignorance and "success".

Sanders is probably as much celebrity as politician at this point.

That being said, as noted, other categories can be verified for the check.

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

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
8. Since when was she right wing?
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:33 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
29. Since the BS supporters said so . . . .
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:47 AM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

showblue22

(1,026 posts)
12. Things like this is why it will be so incredibly hard to plug my nose and vote for Bernie in Nov.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:16 PM
Feb 2020

I will, but it won't be easy.

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

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
13. People named Ben Norton and Asha Rangappa are having a twitter feud.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:20 PM
Feb 2020

OK.

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

58Sunliner

(4,372 posts)
18. Ben Norton is a Bernie Bro and has been the guest of Russia.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:10 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
23. OK. I have no idea how this matters to anything.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:38 PM
Feb 2020

There are a lot of people saying things on twitter.

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

pansypoo53219

(20,952 posts)
14. we will only lose if we do not VOTE for THE NOMINEE. whoever it is. unity is the answer.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:21 PM
Feb 2020

even if its fucking bernie sanders. i had to hold my nose MANY TIMES.

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

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
15. WE WONT GO OVER A CLIFF IF WE USE OUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS!
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:47 PM
Feb 2020

Instead of our amygdalas, which is what Republicans use.

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

Response to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #15)

 

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,311 posts)
20. Wait. Who did what now and who am I supposed to be mad at?
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:13 PM
Feb 2020

Is this a Twitter dust up or something?

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

rockfordfile

(8,695 posts)
21. That Sander's supporter sounds like a Putin supporter
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:14 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Ligyron

(7,616 posts)
22. Imagine if you will, a Sanders Presidency and both chambers Democrat.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:33 PM
Feb 2020

OK, now, would they fight constantly and blow a lot of chances to score with progressive D programs, policy and implementations of our platform?

I couldn't be as bad as with Obama and the GrOPers. Could it?

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

madeup64

(256 posts)
24. Sigh....
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:52 PM
Feb 2020

It's not a secret that Russia targeted Bernie supporters in 2016 directly or indirectly to depress turnout for Clinton.
I imagine if Russia is attempting to boost Bernie perhaps they think he gives Trump the best chance to win. I wholeheartedly disagree. So while it's not a conspiracy to say the FBI has generally been unfriendly to left wingers and left wing causes over its lifetime, it makes sense for Bernie to disavow Russia and any meddling, regardless of the FBI's track record.

But certainly one guy on Twitter who supports Sanders represents all us Sanders supporters.

We all want one thing most of all - Trump to lose!

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

krny9

(8 posts)
25. ??
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:56 PM
Feb 2020

Not sure what you want Sanders to do if two people on social media are having an argument. He doesn't have the time to police each conversation. There will always be extremist supporters when you have a growing following. It is not going to be pretty and neat and neatly parceled into PC divisions whetted and triangulated to fit the centrist world view. Be prepared to let go and enjoy the noise. You will find things that you like and can get behind. But not every one in the party needs to have the same views or even agree with each other all the time. We need the energy and involvement to get rid of Trump and his rabid base.

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

wyldwolf

(43,867 posts)
26. "progressives" have a long history of calling anyone to the right of Che Guevara a 'conservative.'
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 10:00 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

peequod

(189 posts)
27. NOT ASHA RANGAPPA!! Release the hounds! Ready the molten lead! Drop the portcullis and raise the
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 10:12 PM
Feb 2020

drawbridge! No, not before you release the hounds, you eeediots! This centrist Dem/moderate Republican freakout is a bizarre thing to watch. Bernie has demanded vocally and forcefully that Russia stay out of our elections. Yet all at once it's 1972 and Bernie is George McGovern, but now it's the post-Cold War and Putin's pulling Bernie's strings, funding him, idk sent him a wedding gift of vodka in the Soviet Union during Glasnost? now it's the Bernie Bro's are nasty and a bunch of Socialist yet Nazi Brown Shirts who mistrust our brave CIA deathsquads. The primary crack haze is thick tonight.

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

Initech

(100,035 posts)
28. I am seriously less than optimistic about what is going to happen in November.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 10:20 PM
Feb 2020

I just... I want to believe that we can believe that we can beat that asshole and send the Christian right packing, but every day it just gets worse and worse. And something tells me that it was designed that way.

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