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RandySF

(57,657 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:49 PM Mar 2020

Sanders to Reporters: I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis.


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Manu Raju
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Sen. Bernie Sanders grew angry when asked about his campaign plans. During a gaggle with reporters in the Capitol, I asked Sanders about his timeframe for making a decision, and he lashed out: "I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we're dealing with."
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Sanders to Reporters: I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP
Ever The Charmer! Me. Mar 2020 #1
lolol Celerity Mar 2020 #33
Yep. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #39
Yup. treestar Mar 2020 #69
"He" is dealing with it? George II Mar 2020 #2
Didn't know waiting for Democrats to tell him what Hortensis Mar 2020 #24
PLease...He Has A Global Crisis On His Hands Me. Mar 2020 #59
I know, right? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #42
only he can fix it treestar Mar 2020 #70
"I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we're dealing with." amuse bouche Mar 2020 #3
Doesn't he realize that 99 other Senators and 435 Members of Congress are also dealing with it? George II Mar 2020 #21
Not to mention 8 billion people who are really dealing with it daily NCProgressive Mar 2020 #53
Hahnemann hospital is a global crisis? ucrdem Mar 2020 #4
presidential, calm, collected, handles stress well, yup. getagrip_already Mar 2020 #5
... mcar Mar 2020 #16
+1000. nt ecstatic Mar 2020 #61
+1 treestar Mar 2020 #71
Huge one Dodged! TY! Cha Mar 2020 #90
Bernie, please give us a list of the tasks you completed for the global crisis Fresh_Start Mar 2020 #6
How long does it take for him to count to zero? Aquaria Mar 2020 #79
No you're not Bernie. You're running a vanity campaign. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #8
Temperament showblue22 Mar 2020 #9
A bit touchy- no? BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #10
Only he can save us. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #11
Good drop out and deal with the "fucking global crisis." Botany Mar 2020 #12
Was just going to say. John Fante Mar 2020 #77
Not The Onion BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #13
By global crisis I think he means campaign crisis. He knows it's over. FM123 Mar 2020 #14
Poor Bernie, Progressive dog Mar 2020 #15
More proof that he lacks the temperament and demeanor for the job. We don't need another... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #17
exactly what I say. Lacks the temperament for the job. Apparently even a campaign is demigoddess Mar 2020 #85
Grandiose to the end. Well, maybe he means as a senator. In all fairness congress is meeting to deal emmaverybo Mar 2020 #18
This is his first day in the Senate since mid-January, and THAT was the first time since late June. George II Mar 2020 #23
But but but Joe has dementia! vercetti2021 Mar 2020 #19
That's one way to avoid hard questions about why the 'revolution' isn't turning up at the polls. nt ehrnst Mar 2020 #20
The "revolution" was administered CPR last night. It didn't make it. George II Mar 2020 #31
... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #37
LOL Scurrilous Mar 2020 #86
Then GO DEAL WITH IT! SlogginThroughIt Mar 2020 #22
Don't know which busy working committee(s) he's going to Hortensis Mar 2020 #28
Is Sanders melting down from all the stress? 4now Mar 2020 #25
I have no issue with Sanders response, however, if Biden made such a reply, such as when he still_one Mar 2020 #26
He acts as though he's doing it single handedly. He's not a "team player", never was. George II Mar 2020 #30
Yes, that is the typical arrogance of Sanders. It also may indicate that he can only think about still_one Mar 2020 #44
Exactly.. he's not the only one dealing with it. Cha Mar 2020 #58
and not just the US, he's working for the entire planet treestar Mar 2020 #74
To Be Fair, Sir, Mr. Biden Calling Out That Yahoo The Magistrate Mar 2020 #36
I agree still_one Mar 2020 #45
OMG! greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #80
some people may have been surprised that Joe used that language subana Mar 2020 #56
The people who were surprised that he used it Aquaria Mar 2020 #81
Sanders hasn't done a damn thing. Takes one minute to say he is out and 100% behind Biden. NOW, lets LizBeth Mar 2020 #27
Cast A Vote All By Hisself, Has He? The Magistrate Mar 2020 #29
Cracking under pressure? SunSeeker Mar 2020 #32
He needs his mouth washed out with hand sanitizer... CatMor Mar 2020 #34
this is a big fucking deal mikelgb Mar 2020 #50
+1 Meadowoak Mar 2020 #55
If he can't walk and chew gum and keep a level, civil head, he doesn't deserve to Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #91
+ 1,000,000 Polybius Mar 2020 #93
Reason # 400,000,000,000 why I am not running for president Lulu KC Mar 2020 #35
Jeez people, wake up Chainfire Mar 2020 #38
Cold But Fair, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #41
so is everyone else! subana Mar 2020 #40
And the truth is, yes he is. He never said he was dealing with it alone Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #43
LOL! Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #46
LOL Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #51
I am indeed being snarky, and with good reason. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #67
You Have Chosen A Poor Target, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #57
My dear, dear Magistrate! I am so happy to see you again, Pathwalker Mar 2020 #64
Where did I suggest otherwise? Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #68
It Is A Weak Defense, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #72
"I'm", by definition, refers to one's self. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #52
Here is the quote again Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #54
Today was his first day on the Senate floor since January, when he spent five or six days.... George II Mar 2020 #63
Thank God Sanders didn't say 'malarkey...' LanternWaste Mar 2020 #107
Ya know, Presidents have to deal with more than one thing at a time.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #47
+1000. nt ecstatic Mar 2020 #62
Suspending his campaign would be helpful for this crisis because tandem5 Mar 2020 #48
lol yes indeed. treestar Mar 2020 #75
This is a big fucking deal. n/t mikelgb Mar 2020 #49
As if he alone he is dealing with the crisis. honest.abe Mar 2020 #60
Maybe trying to capture some of that Beto vibe. Not working. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2020 #65
Lose back to back primaries MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #66
WOW, He's really TOUCHY about the total implosion of his campaign, Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #73
Good on him. It's the truth. mahina Mar 2020 #76
You would do this? Good thing my grandparents are dead and you won't run into them. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #92
I read you mahina Mar 2020 #94
So they supported violence if someone offered them a $20? Polybius Mar 2020 #95
Right? mahina Mar 2020 #97
My papaw was far from a perfect man. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #105
He's losing it LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #98
You mean Bernie? Maybe a little. He's only human. mahina Mar 2020 #100
Yes Most Democrats really like both of them. Rilgin Mar 2020 #103
A real leader can and must multitask, with grace and patience Aquaria Mar 2020 #78
He's not too busy dealing with the effing global crisis to run for president StarfishSaver Mar 2020 #82
Exactly! Nt ecstatic Mar 2020 #96
Ding!! Cha Mar 2020 #99
Real leaders multi task crisis with natural disasters. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #83
Precisely, LA.. that was not a leader. Cha Mar 2020 #101
Ugh. cwydro Mar 2020 #84
I think Obama was still able to answer questions eilen Mar 2020 #87
I notice that he always refers to himself or his campaign mcar Mar 2020 #88
He does it to an extreme degree. betsuni Mar 2020 #102
He's upset about being there. showblue22 Mar 2020 #89
This is disqualifying. betsuni Mar 2020 #104
Wow, that is not the man I want sitting in the oval office. Butterflylady Mar 2020 #106
I'll just use Sanders' quote the next time his people lecture us on reaching-out LanternWaste Mar 2020 #108
 

Me.

(35,454 posts)
1. Ever The Charmer!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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George II

(67,782 posts)
2. "He" is dealing with it?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Mar 2020
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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
24. Didn't know waiting for Democrats to tell him what
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:10 PM
Mar 2020

they were deciding on was so time consuming. Unhappiness and irritation at the question are understandable, of course. Can't help wonder if that's grandiosity though.

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Me.

(35,454 posts)
59. PLease...He Has A Global Crisis On His Hands
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:24 PM
Mar 2020

no one else gets it...

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
70. only he can fix it
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:20 PM
Mar 2020
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amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
3. "I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we're dealing with."
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Mar 2020

So I take it that means he's not conceding yet

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George II

(67,782 posts)
21. Doesn't he realize that 99 other Senators and 435 Members of Congress are also dealing with it?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:05 PM
Mar 2020
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NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
53. Not to mention 8 billion people who are really dealing with it daily
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:01 PM
Mar 2020
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ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
4. Hahnemann hospital is a global crisis?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Mar 2020

He tweeted about it today.

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getagrip_already

(14,250 posts)
5. presidential, calm, collected, handles stress well, yup.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:50 PM
Mar 2020

Bullet dodged.

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Cha

(295,925 posts)
90. Huge one Dodged! TY!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:04 PM
Mar 2020
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Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
6. Bernie, please give us a list of the tasks you completed for the global crisis
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:51 PM
Mar 2020

I think we would all like to understand.

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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
79. How long does it take for him to count to zero?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:54 PM
Mar 2020

Because talk isn't do.

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wyldwolf

(43,865 posts)
7. No you're not Bernie. You're running a vanity campaign.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:52 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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showblue22

(1,026 posts)
9. Temperament
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:52 PM
Mar 2020

is important.

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BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
10. A bit touchy- no?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:53 PM
Mar 2020

C’mon Bernie, show us what you’re made of.

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redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
11. Only he can save us.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:54 PM
Mar 2020

Sarcasm of course.

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Botany

(70,291 posts)
12. Good drop out and deal with the "fucking global crisis."
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:55 PM
Mar 2020

n/t

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John Fante

(3,479 posts)
77. Was just going to say.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:46 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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BeyondGeography

(39,284 posts)
13. Not The Onion
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:56 PM
Mar 2020


Wrong on so many levels. Sheesh. Reminds me of how puny Biden made him look at the debate. Bernie is the incredible shrinking man this week.
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Undecided
 

FM123

(10,050 posts)
14. By global crisis I think he means campaign crisis. He knows it's over.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 03:58 PM
Mar 2020

I think he is trying to figure out how to break the news to his followers, most want him to go all the way to the bitter end.

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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
17. More proof that he lacks the temperament and demeanor for the job. We don't need another...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:00 PM
Mar 2020

More proof that he lacks the temperament and demeanor for the job. We don't need another... well... never mind. People who know me will understand my train of thought without having to spell it out.

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demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
85. exactly what I say. Lacks the temperament for the job. Apparently even a campaign is
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:31 PM
Mar 2020

too stressful.

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primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
18. Grandiose to the end. Well, maybe he means as a senator. In all fairness congress is meeting to deal
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:01 PM
Mar 2020

right?

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George II

(67,782 posts)
23. This is his first day in the Senate since mid-January, and THAT was the first time since late June.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:06 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

vercetti2021

(10,150 posts)
19. But but but Joe has dementia!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:01 PM
Mar 2020

Bernie is just as unqualified As Trump. He doesn't have the patience or the temperament to be president

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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
20. That's one way to avoid hard questions about why the 'revolution' isn't turning up at the polls. nt
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:02 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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George II

(67,782 posts)
31. The "revolution" was administered CPR last night. It didn't make it.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:22 PM
Mar 2020
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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
86. LOL
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:56 PM
Mar 2020

It's how he's always dealt with the press back to when he was mayor. 'The big issues becloud my brain please cease with your nattering.'

An exchange w/ Politico after Bernie's aide admitted Bernie had lied for years about his son's mother:

'The last question I had sent him was whether there was anything else he thought I should know.

“Yes,” Briggs said.

“The middle class is collapsing. Income and wealth inequality is greater now than it has been at any point since before the Great Depression. The American people are working longer hours for lower wages, and they’re angry. Those kinds of things, you should know.”

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-vermont-119927

That's how they sidestepped questions, pretending to be concerned about big stuff. Real big stuff.

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SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
22. Then GO DEAL WITH IT!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:05 PM
Mar 2020

JFC this guy. You are getting swept and we need to focus on beating trump. Go do the thing you CAN do right now which is dealing with the crisis and let Joe Biden who is going to win the nom anyway deal with running for president. This fucking guy.

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
28. Don't know which busy working committee(s) he's going to
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:18 PM
Mar 2020

attend, he has assignments to six, but he's kind of behind on their saving-the-world curves. At least he can sit quietly without being bothered about what he'll be doing next, and he has my sympathy for that.

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

4now

(1,596 posts)
25. Is Sanders melting down from all the stress?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:15 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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still_one

(91,963 posts)
26. I have no issue with Sanders response, however, if Biden made such a reply, such as when he
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:16 PM
Mar 2020

confronted the jerk who accused him of wanting to get rid of the second amendment, and he responded, “you are full of shit”, I recall some who were so upset with the language used when he was setting the jerk straight

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primary today, I would vote for:
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George II

(67,782 posts)
30. He acts as though he's doing it single handedly. He's not a "team player", never was.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:22 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

still_one

(91,963 posts)
44. Yes, that is the typical arrogance of Sanders. It also may indicate that he can only think about
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:46 PM
Mar 2020

one issue at a time. Definitely not presidential

Thanks George

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Cha

(295,925 posts)
58. Exactly.. he's not the only one dealing with it.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:23 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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treestar

(82,383 posts)
74. and not just the US, he's working for the entire planet
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:31 PM
Mar 2020

the globe.

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The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
36. To Be Fair, Sir, Mr. Biden Calling Out That Yahoo
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:37 PM
Mar 2020

Was damned near the first thing he's done in his career made me like him a bit. He has never been a favorite, and I could recite many reasons why. None of them matter in the crisis we face, and he is the man the times have summoned. He has my unreserved support.

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

greatauntoftriplets

(175,698 posts)
80. OMG!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:55 PM
Mar 2020

It's good to see you back, Sir.

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

subana

(586 posts)
56. some people may have been surprised that Joe used that language
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:17 PM
Mar 2020

but it needed to be said & should have been said by someone a long time ago!!

Those guys always think any reasonable legislation on limiting guns or ammunition is a slippery slope to 'they're coming for your guns'! When that has never been the goal of anyone seeking sensible gun regulations!

No one is coming for their guns, we just want to make it a little more difficult for someone to randomly shoot innocent people in a large crowd!

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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
81. The people who were surprised that he used it
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:57 PM
Mar 2020

Haven't known Joe Biden.

The guy from Scranton. Yeah, they're renowned for eschewing rough language and behavior there.

Scranton might as well be the birthplace of every blue collar hardass, ever.

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LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
27. Sanders hasn't done a damn thing. Takes one minute to say he is out and 100% behind Biden. NOW, lets
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:16 PM
Mar 2020

take care of the people.

This is BS

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The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
29. Cast A Vote All By Hisself, Has He?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:19 PM
Mar 2020

Jesus wept....

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SunSeeker

(51,377 posts)
32. Cracking under pressure?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:23 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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CatMor

(6,212 posts)
34. He needs his mouth washed out with hand sanitizer...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:24 PM
Mar 2020

not a presidential sounding reply..

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mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
50. this is a big fucking deal
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:56 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Maru Kitteh

(28,303 posts)
91. If he can't walk and chew gum and keep a level, civil head, he doesn't deserve to
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:13 PM
Mar 2020

lead.

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

Lulu KC

(2,547 posts)
35. Reason # 400,000,000,000 why I am not running for president
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:31 PM
Mar 2020

I totally get it! I'd say something similar, I'm sure! I'd like to think I'd say "we," but my evil twin who would be taking over by now if I were in Bernie's shoes would say something just as dumb, and I'd probably be crying, too. On camera.

Bernie, go home. Go private. Get yourself grounded.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

Chainfire

(17,308 posts)
38. Jeez people, wake up
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:38 PM
Mar 2020

The crisis he was talking about was his fucking campaign!

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Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
41. Cold But Fair, Sir
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:42 PM
Mar 2020

Cold but fair.

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

subana

(586 posts)
40. so is everyone else!
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:41 PM
Mar 2020

does he think he's the only one who has to deal with this crap? Maybe that's the only thing he could think of!

I guess trying to rationalize why he should continue to fight a losing campaign occurring in the midst of a pandemic is a difficult thing to explain.

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

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)
43. And the truth is, yes he is. He never said he was dealing with it alone
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:44 PM
Mar 2020

or that he was the only one equipped to help in any way.

Man, there's a lot of snark on this forum today.

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

Happy Hoosier

(7,081 posts)
67. I am indeed being snarky, and with good reason.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:16 PM
Mar 2020

Sen. Sanders should be able to do his job and answer questions about his campaign. If he can't, he is not suited for the job.

Dude lacks people skills.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
57. You Have Chosen A Poor Target, Sir
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:18 PM
Mar 2020

There are a great many good people who have supported Sanders, and can be relied to support Mr. Biden, and down-ticket Democrats, wholeheartedly, from genuine concern for our country.

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

Pathwalker

(6,597 posts)
64. My dear, dear Magistrate! I am so happy to see you again,
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:00 PM
Mar 2020

posting on DU. Oh, how I have missed you!

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

Happy Hoosier

(7,081 posts)
68. Where did I suggest otherwise?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:17 PM
Mar 2020

I just think that was a weak defense of Sanders.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
72. It Is A Weak Defense, Sir
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:22 PM
Mar 2020

Which is all the more reason to leave it pass. Better targets are Sanders himself, his campaign spokescritters, and purblind deadenders.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
52. "I'm", by definition, refers to one's self.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:59 PM
Mar 2020

In one sentence, he confirmed what many of us have always understood about his "movement". It's not about "us". It's about the center of the movement, Bernie Sanders. It seems that it always has been.

Who else would look at the situation and say something like that? His very first thought was "I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis"?

Seriously?

Is there anything he could ever say that you'd take exception with or try to wave off?

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

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)
54. Here is the quote again
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:07 PM
Mar 2020

"I'm dealing with a fucking global crisis. You know, we're dealing with."

Since the underlying question to him was "Why are you not providing us with a further update on the future status of your campaign?" a response that starts with "I'm" is absolutely appropriate. And he then said "we're dealing with", so there is your demanded bloody "us".

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
63. Today was his first day on the Senate floor since January, when he spent five or six days....
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:59 PM
Mar 2020

Before that? June 28, more than six months earlier. From June to January (7 months) he missed 244 consecutive votes.

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

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
107. Thank God Sanders didn't say 'malarkey...'
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:23 AM
Mar 2020

The hell to pay for that one resulted in epic threads of pretense and melodrama. But thankfully, no snark...

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Happy Hoosier

(7,081 posts)
47. Ya know, Presidents have to deal with more than one thing at a time....
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:50 PM
Mar 2020

.... just sayin'...

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tandem5

(2,072 posts)
48. Suspending his campaign would be helpful for this crisis because
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:53 PM
Mar 2020

he's not going to get the nomination anyway, it provides one bit certainty in a sea of unknowns, and he would be free to go deal this fucking thing. So admitting his loss is a win-win.

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
75. lol yes indeed.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:38 PM
Mar 2020

why does he need the stress of a losing campaign on top of this fucking global crisis?

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mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
49. This is a big fucking deal. n/t
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 04:55 PM
Mar 2020
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honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
60. As if he alone he is dealing with the crisis.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:34 PM
Mar 2020

There are hundreds probably thousands of individuals who have more responsibility than Sanders in dealing with this "f'king global crisis".

What an ego this man has.

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thesquanderer

(11,955 posts)
65. Maybe trying to capture some of that Beto vibe. Not working. n/t
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:06 PM
Mar 2020
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MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
66. Lose back to back primaries
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:15 PM
Mar 2020

And the Independent Senator from Vermont curses like a sailor. One wonders on what other way the Independent Senator from Vermont character is not as marketed.

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Maru Kitteh

(28,303 posts)
73. WOW, He's really TOUCHY about the total implosion of his campaign,
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:29 PM
Mar 2020

isn't he.

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mahina

(17,506 posts)
76. Good on him. It's the truth.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:41 PM
Mar 2020

We are all dealing with it in our small ways.

For instance, if you are at a grocery store and you see a senior citizen who is dressed way way down and looks stressed, would it be ok/ not cause harm to go behind them and drop a couple if 20$s and say
Oh sir you dropped something

And walk on?



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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
92. You would do this? Good thing my grandparents are dead and you won't run into them.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:35 AM
Mar 2020

They dressed like they had since the 40’s. Overalls for papaw and prairie dress for my grandmother. And hated crowds. But they were worth hundreds of thousands in the 80’s. But looked like paupers

You stereotype them and offer my grandfather a few twenties like he needs charity you could expect to get your ass kicked by a 70 something year old. And he could still do it. If you are a guy. If a lady you could expect my grandmother to set into you. Papaw never hit a girl. He spanked the boys would not raise a hand to his daughter.

Offering charity to someone without being asked can be very insulting.






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mahina

(17,506 posts)
94. I read you
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:51 AM
Mar 2020

We have a lot of poor elderly here in the islands.

There are obviously other major cultural differences.

For instance I don’t think anyone here would give you cracks for trying to help them or making a mistake and thinking they might need a hand. Might laugh at you though. And with you.

Maybe you haven’t come across these people at Costco.

Two weeks ago I was at Palama Market on a rainy evening enjoying a smoking hot cast iron bowl of bubbling kimchee soup. I forgot that you get a big box of two scoops rice, pickled veggies and (yuck) Mac salad. I saw an (apparently) very poor senior Japanese lady who had finished her food a while ago and appeared to be keeping busy tidying up her bags to stay out of the rain.

I spoke with her a bit in Japanese, apologized for interrupting her and explained that they’d given me so much rice but I don’t need it, could she use it?

I used very polite Japanese. Arigato gozaimashita.

She started to cry, thanked me and gave me a hug.

I’m glad your grandparents weren’t hungry.

They aren’t the only proud ones.

Bye now

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Polybius

(15,239 posts)
95. So they supported violence if someone offered them a $20?
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:58 AM
Mar 2020

That's a bit much. It's also a bit much to assume that they would automatically beat and defeat a poster that you know nothing about. No offense though, I respect everyone. I just got pissy because I HATE violence.

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mahina

(17,506 posts)
97. Right?
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 01:41 AM
Mar 2020

Wow.

My grandparents were very dignified, didn’t have a lot of money but had all they needed, could certainly more than handle themselves but I can’t put them in that picture at all.

They had humor and wit and that would more than serve. Imagine a grandma throwing blows if you thought she needed help? Mercy.

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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
105. My papaw was far from a perfect man.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 07:31 AM
Mar 2020

Grew up in rural Arkansas in the early 1900s. And thought fighting was a proper response to an insult.

I am nothing like him in that way.

He was a proud man with little formal education.

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mahina

(17,506 posts)
100. You mean Bernie? Maybe a little. He's only human.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:17 AM
Mar 2020

Joe too. It’s all a lot. I feel fondness and respect for both of them.

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Rilgin

(787 posts)
103. Yes Most Democrats really like both of them.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:53 AM
Mar 2020

It is unfortunate that there are people here so desperate to bash Bernie and one wing of the Democratic party they even read the word "we" out of the quote so they can claim that a quote is egocentric.

Unity is so needed and unfortunately threads like this which invent an issue to bash on, are very unfortunate for those who would rather a win against Trump rather than have fun bashing others. The election is really secondary to most of us at the moment if we have family and are facing lockdowns and an unforeseen future. My wish is that one day I would log on to the Democratic Underground and just once not not see on the Greatest Page such posts.

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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
78. A real leader can and must multitask, with grace and patience
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:53 PM
Mar 2020

Especially a POTUS.

Thanks for confirming that you're not up to the job, you self-serving fraud.

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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
82. He's not too busy dealing with the effing global crisis to run for president
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:07 PM
Mar 2020

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just too busy dealing with the effing global crisis to talk about running for president.

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LakeArenal

(28,729 posts)
83. Real leaders multi task crisis with natural disasters.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:09 PM
Mar 2020
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Cha

(295,925 posts)
101. Precisely, LA.. that was not a leader.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:20 AM
Mar 2020
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eilen

(4,950 posts)
87. I think Obama was still able to answer questions
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:07 PM
Mar 2020

in the Fall of 2008 when the economy was crashing and jobs were shedding at an alarming rate. I remember McCain announcing he was suspending campaigning in order to deal with it-- right before the big Senate vote in which all the Republicans panned the Bailout.

So, if Bernie wants no distractions from our epochal crisis, maybe he should announce he needs to suspend this campaign so he can properly attend to his.. you know.. his day job.

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mcar

(42,210 posts)
88. I notice that he always refers to himself or his campaign
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:24 PM
Mar 2020

in the 3rd person - we are doing this, our campaign is doing that, etc.*

But now it's "I'm" dealing with the crisis. Not we.

Interesting.

*I am well aware that politicians speak in the 3rd person plural while campaigning. I have been struck, though, by how often Bernie does it vis a vis others.

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betsuni

(25,133 posts)
102. He does it to an extreme degree.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:20 AM
Mar 2020

Because "Not Me, Us" -- we're supposed to think it's unique ("Yes, We Can" and "Stronger Together" isn't the same because one must always assume all Democrats are corrupt and only care about money and power).

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showblue22

(1,026 posts)
89. He's upset about being there.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:30 PM
Mar 2020

That damn crisis forced him to return to work.

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betsuni

(25,133 posts)
104. This is disqualifying.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:57 AM
Mar 2020
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Butterflylady

(3,523 posts)
106. Wow, that is not the man I want sitting in the oval office.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 09:44 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
108. I'll just use Sanders' quote the next time his people lecture us on reaching-out
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 11:26 AM
Mar 2020

Thank God they'll condemn this language as unfit for the unity of the party and reaching out to cross-over voters...

Or maybe they'll simply rationalize it and simply hold themselves to lower standards they hold others to.

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