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Hekate

(90,548 posts)
145. Blue Dog Dems represent the people who sent them to Congress, not Vermont....
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 03:48 AM
Feb 2017

That's how it works, Chasstev365. My Democratic Congressman represents my district. He doesn't represent Vermont. Our issues are really different from those of Vermont. My Congressman is not a Blue Dog, but he sure isn't an old white man from 3,000 miles away, either.

I know it's hard, but the Dem Party is a big tent, and each district is different. It would help if Bernie would behave like a friend who likes the rest of us and not like a cranky old neighbor who can't admit that anyone else can do anything competently.

Indeed Cary Feb 2017 #1
His lecturing wears me out. nolabear Feb 2017 #2
Hey, remember! yallerdawg Feb 2017 #4
Yeah. He was out campainging for a Democrat today... MelissaB Feb 2017 #50
Who? Where? DURHAM D Feb 2017 #202
He caucuses with the Democrats, not lobbies. And he's already registered for re-election.... George II Feb 2017 #129
He pulled 7000 people today in Topeka... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #181
I would say... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #5
Bernie didn't invent Democratic values, brer cat Feb 2017 #49
Amen. DURHAM D Feb 2017 #67
I agree. You have to figure out how to work together with respect. nolabear Feb 2017 #95
Hear, hear EffieBlack Feb 2017 #92
This Democrat agrees with Bernie Larkspur Feb 2017 #109
Amen shenmue Feb 2017 #127
A large percentage of Democrats DO care about what he thinks. OnionPatch Feb 2017 #128
The future of the Democratic Party brer cat Feb 2017 #132
I find this attitude very dismissive OnionPatch Feb 2017 #203
Who is telling you your opinion doesn't count? brer cat Feb 2017 #238
I don't see Bernies comments as condescending. OnionPatch Feb 2017 #250
So was the hatred for President Obama brer cat Feb 2017 #251
Two people I admire very much. OnionPatch Feb 2017 #252
Except for those 7000 in Topeka yesterday... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #182
+1000 Kahuna7 Feb 2017 #188
Your post count seems to indicate you're new here Plucketeer Feb 2017 #113
Exactly. nt m-lekktor Feb 2017 #125
I would think anybody fighting for the people is a good thing... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #211
As do all the members of the party his followers attack viciously on a daily basis, synergie Feb 2017 #152
Please define the "Democratic values" that you're talking about. Thanks. George II Feb 2017 #192
Democratic values: Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #213
Ah, the same Democratic platform upon which the last election was based. So, you're bashing.... George II Feb 2017 #218
Bashing the Dem party? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #220
"bashing" / "criticizing" George II Feb 2017 #222
"bashing" / "criticizing". Pick one. Now please address the inconsistency I pointed out. Thanks. George II Feb 2017 #224
Please show where I bashed or criticized the Dem Party... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #225
You're still ducking the point of my post. Let's leave semantics and address your inconsistencies. George II Feb 2017 #228
You accused me of 'bashing the Dem party'... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #230
Too bad he can't fix the Independent party. randome Feb 2017 #10
Sen Schumer invited Bernie on to the Leadership Team. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #54
That's the ticket G_j Feb 2017 #186
Here are some highlights for his speech today: ladjf Feb 2017 #257
He was insulting to Perez. Treating him like a child. Like he was incompetent and unqualified. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #24
Only If You're A Purist otohara Feb 2017 #35
Just remember .. ananda Feb 2017 #40
What did Sanders do pre-2016 to help develop a 50-state strategy? EffieBlack Feb 2017 #93
Great question! bravenak Feb 2017 #97
Ding! Starry Messenger Feb 2017 #100
Thank you JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #126
nothing changes here :( PatrynXX Feb 2017 #72
you can always turn the channel, and stick with what has not worked in the recent past. juxtaposed Feb 2017 #79
Sanders is a Democrat in all but name. mwooldri Feb 2017 #81
All Bernie ever does zentrum Feb 2017 #84
That would be a nice new twist from him, wouldn't it? EffieBlack Feb 2017 #91
If I had been elected to the Chair of the DNC, I would have welcomed and appreciated Senator ladjf Feb 2017 #256
I agree. Maybe Bernie will join the party soon? JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #3
Yes! redstatebluegirl Feb 2017 #6
Sanders is actually 'tossing remarks' from the 'inside'... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #7
Anyone can say they support 'Democratic principles'. randome Feb 2017 #12
Look at his voting record... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #14
No. I won't. If he won't walk the talk, then I won't listen to him. randome Feb 2017 #18
He is not trying to 'controlling us' Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #23
That so sounds like hyperbolic hero worship. randome Feb 2017 #25
You must support Senator Manchin then - right? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #29
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #32
So work to replace Manchin with someone better Cary Feb 2017 #53
TR was a Republican BainsBane Feb 2017 #85
TR was very progressive... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #210
He formed the Progressive Party after being shut out of the Republican nomination BainsBane Feb 2017 #212
Like I said, he was very progressive... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #214
And TR was very racist against Native americans.... bravenak Feb 2017 #217
he's not the only person fighting for the people.. JHan Feb 2017 #31
Lecturing with his finger wagging JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #183
He does, actually, walk the talk. pangaia Feb 2017 #55
Can you elaborate on what you mean by that? BainsBane Feb 2017 #86
He drew 7000 in Topeka yesterday... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #184
LOL DURHAM D Feb 2017 #201
No, he is not a Democrat. JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #15
Did not say he 'is a Democrat'... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #19
Why would you make that guess? That's ridiculous. bravenak Feb 2017 #21
I say that because he has a "D" after his name... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #215
It matters alot that he can get elected in his state as a DEM bravenak Feb 2017 #216
Deflection Cary Feb 2017 #56
You've been doing a lot of "guessing" and speculating here. George II Feb 2017 #208
I can't read minds... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #209
He's a hell of a lot more a democrat than the blue dogs! Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #34
Blue Dog Dems represent the people who sent them to Congress, not Vermont.... Hekate Feb 2017 #145
I would say he is an FDR Democrate burrowowl Feb 2017 #71
You mean he countenances the internment of nonwhite Americans and their immigrant families... Hekate Feb 2017 #147
Did you really just go after a Jewish man... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #185
What bull. When someone writes that a person is "an FDR Dem" with such breathless adoration... Hekate Feb 2017 #229
He should join the party. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #17
He needs to join the party theglammistress Feb 2017 #37
Why is that an absolute requirement? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #48
Bernie is 1 of 11 Senators on the Dem Leadership team. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #51
You mean make gratuitous remarks? He should take a lesson from Perez n/t delisen Feb 2017 #115
maybe the party needs to join sanders. juxtaposed Feb 2017 #80
Good Lord EffieBlack Feb 2017 #99
LoL! what does your goo! lord have to do with my post? juxtaposed Feb 2017 #104
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #199
No, it's e pluribus unum JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #114
not sure what you are saying? e pluribus unum,, I like labor omnia vincit, also SISU juxtaposed Feb 2017 #119
So True - but it will never happen ciaobaby Feb 2017 #131
And I'd be good with that! nolabear Feb 2017 #96
He reminds me of my uncle before he died. Always going on and on. Telling people what Dream Girl Feb 2017 #8
Wow... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #13
Ha! Cary Feb 2017 #58
My disaffection with the Dem Party? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #68
Enlighten me then Cary Feb 2017 #74
None of my posts use the phrases "Third Way," "corporatist," or whatever' Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #223
I asked to be enlighten, not for an amateur psycho babble diagnosis Cary Feb 2017 #232
My 'ideological purity' just happens to be what the majority of Americans want... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #233
yesssssssss! Thank you Bernie. Nt azmom Feb 2017 #9
Thank you Bernie! jalan48 Feb 2017 #11
Leave Bernie. You're the same old same old. nt LexVegas Feb 2017 #16
A-freaking-men NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #57
He's old, but he's not the same. progressoid Feb 2017 #69
You might be interested in some of the things he said today in Kansas City. ladjf Feb 2017 #258
So tired of hearing him natter on and on... bravenak Feb 2017 #20
Well, a huge amount of Dems wanted him to be president... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #22
Yes it is. I don't care how many wanted him. bravenak Feb 2017 #27
And he lost by a huge margin, too. randome Feb 2017 #30
Are you tired of him working for Dems like he was today? MelissaB Feb 2017 #52
I'm tired of him insulting us and attacking us. bravenak Feb 2017 #61
How did he work for Dems today? BainsBane Feb 2017 #75
He spoke to Kansas Dems today. MelissaB Feb 2017 #116
Raises money? BainsBane Feb 2017 #122
That was a very back-handed way of showing support. pnwmom Feb 2017 #94
This is just the kind of support he gave Hillary. murielm99 Feb 2017 #107
Afraid so. nt pnwmom Feb 2017 #111
LOL! MelissaB Feb 2017 #117
How is lecturing the newly elected DNC chair working for Dems? mcar Feb 2017 #112
Proffering olive branches to Trump while slapping them out lapucelle Feb 2017 #26
Lectures us about why we must kiss Trump voters' asses ... while constantly insulting loyal Democrat EffieBlack Feb 2017 #102
He is right. I've seen some people lambasting him for his comments - but the man is right. n/t CousinIT Feb 2017 #28
+1 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #33
+1 ciaobaby Feb 2017 #135
Today was not the day to send that second tweet. lapucelle Feb 2017 #196
I have trouble caring what Sanders has to say Gothmog Feb 2017 #36
How come? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #39
I was a Clinton delegate to the National Convention Gothmog Feb 2017 #45
I'm guessing Clinton supporters did the same thing...? Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #47
You are totally wrong and your post is offensive and wrong Gothmog Feb 2017 #62
Like I said, everyone has their stories... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #64
At least I was there Gothmog Feb 2017 #66
Bingo! George II Feb 2017 #123
Please appeal your hides. It's insane that you are getting censored. SaschaHM Feb 2017 #138
Thank you for the encouragment Gothmog Feb 2017 #240
Congratulations, although you shouldn't have had to be in a position to be congratulated. George II Feb 2017 #243
I was happy to see the system work Gothmog Feb 2017 #244
Again what are your sources? Do you know anyone who was actually there Gothmog Feb 2017 #239
When a racist, sexist, billionaire can beat you with a fake Populist message Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #38
Well said... Talk Is Cheap Feb 2017 #41
Truth! chwaliszewski Feb 2017 #73
Populism is by its vey nature at least partially fake BainsBane Feb 2017 #77
She was truthful and trusted in the intelligence of the voter. Her opponent was ... NurseJackie Feb 2017 #205
When you never had to account for yourself you can remain a fantasy. nolabear Feb 2017 #101
So True - but it will always be Bernies fault here. ciaobaby Feb 2017 #134
Then why did Hillary get 3,000,000 more votes than Trump? Three. Million. More. Hekate Feb 2017 #148
BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!!! COMEY, Voter Suppression and RUSSIA !! Fuck all the other bullshit FUD is tryi uponit7771 Feb 2017 #189
Russia and FBI helped trump a great deal Gothmog Feb 2017 #245
Mr. "No"-It-All. johnp3907 Feb 2017 #42
"Only I know how to fix your party. Now get to it while I sit over here." randome Feb 2017 #44
This🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 #157
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #190
That ... is perfect! NurseJackie Feb 2017 #226
..."And tell you how you are doing it all wrong." Hekate Feb 2017 #231
Just for one day can Bernie say something nice about the members of the party he refuses to join? Hekate Feb 2017 #43
You mean the losing party that continues to do the same thing every time and still expects to win? StubbornThings Feb 2017 #234
The standard bearer for MY party won both the primary (on votes) and the GE by THREE MILLION OVER DT Hekate Feb 2017 #235
You're right. Facts are stubborn. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #237
I'll ignore the condescension and just thank Bernie for not waiting weeks this time. SaschaHM Feb 2017 #46
Waiting weeks to do what? aikoaiko Feb 2017 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author SaschaHM Feb 2017 #65
Oh yeah. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #70
He waited till the convention to endorse Hillary, though the chance pnwmom Feb 2017 #88
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #140
Right. I forgot about that complaint HRC supporters had with Bernie. aikoaiko Feb 2017 #197
When he actually becomes a Democrat, Amimnoch Feb 2017 #59
Thank you Bernie! You are so inspiring! (nt) bekkilyn Feb 2017 #63
Thank you, Bernie! chwaliszewski Feb 2017 #76
From the person for whom it actually didn't work frazzled Feb 2017 #78
What did Sanders gain for himself or the Dem party by that public statement? delisen Feb 2017 #82
The same-old same-old BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #83
Since when does a son of DR immigrants, who worked on a garbage truck in college, pnwmom Feb 2017 #87
Bingo! "Condescending" certainly describes Bernie's tone Hekate Feb 2017 #144
"Sanders is wrong because something something identity" redgreenandblue Feb 2017 #153
+1, uponit7771 Feb 2017 #191
Thank GOD for Bernie - because without him the new DNC chair would not know to try to attract more EffieBlack Feb 2017 #89
Perez knows that, the entire country has exploded in outrage. Rex Feb 2017 #90
Not everyone Cary Feb 2017 #98
I do the same thing. Rex Feb 2017 #103
He just has to throw cold water on this, doesn't he? murielm99 Feb 2017 #105
the BS lecture series is not enlightening. Might as well order the Reader's Digest nt delisen Feb 2017 #106
Sanders doesn't need to lecture the DNC chair mcar Feb 2017 #108
What does he mean by "we"? Is he referring to Angus King and himself? George II Feb 2017 #110
Gag order. democratisphere Feb 2017 #118
Keep it up Bernie. Maybe we can get 9 Scalias on the court. Jakes Progress Feb 2017 #120
I'm surprised half of the posts in this liquid diamond Feb 2017 #121
K & R. nt m-lekktor Feb 2017 #124
Oh, who gives a shit. Really. nt Maven Feb 2017 #130
The thread has 136 responses including yours BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #139
Yes and a lot of them are from people who are tired Maven Feb 2017 #195
Since Bernie wants to criticize Perez Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 #133
be honest - you would want him to shut the hell up even if he joined the party. ciaobaby Feb 2017 #137
Wrong Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2017 #154
Bernie"s arrogance and self-righteouness is tiring SharonClark Feb 2017 #136
So I just realized why this site allows continual berating of Bernie. ciaobaby Feb 2017 #142
Be careful..... LovingA2andMI Feb 2017 #143
Bernie spoke with great condescension to and about a man who won fair and square. This is part.... Hekate Feb 2017 #149
And Big D supporters condescend the future of the party Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #156
Sanders is not the future of the party...He's not even a Democrat uponit7771 Feb 2017 #193
Yet there he was yesterday with Kansas Democrats... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #198
That is a BS number. nt DURHAM D Feb 2017 #204
Red Herring, doesn't mean he's the future of the party... I like him, he's popular but not the futur uponit7771 Feb 2017 #219
BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! Comey, Voter suppression and Russia all the rest of the postmortems are guessin uponit7771 Feb 2017 #221
This is a moment that calls for the extension of grace and an olive branch. Tatiana Feb 2017 #141
The Comey intervention has worked out well for some people. (eom) StevieM Feb 2017 #146
Bernie needs to shut the hell up Chitown Kev Feb 2017 #150
"same-old, same-old" what, Senator Sanders? ucrdem Feb 2017 #151
Bernie is right... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #155
and Sanders lost to Clinton JI7 Feb 2017 #158
Just don't go whining if it happens again... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #159
calling out the Russian Hack is not whining JI7 Feb 2017 #160
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #161
that's more wikileaks bs meant to hurt Clinton, if Sanders was brought down JI7 Feb 2017 #162
Yeah sure....that's all that happened. Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #163
if sanders was brought down by an incompetent like dws there is no way JI7 Feb 2017 #164
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #165
i deserve misery ? that's what trump supporters say JI7 Feb 2017 #167
"What DNC collusion?"... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #168
Trump enablers are Hillary haters. JI7 Feb 2017 #169
Trump enablers are people complaining about Russian interference... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #170
there is evidence of russian hack. dnc complaint JI7 Feb 2017 #171
After? Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #173
many of these same people scream over media being unfair to trump JI7 Feb 2017 #174
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #175
Hillary haters are the trump enablers. JI7 Feb 2017 #177
As an aside... Buddyblazon Feb 2017 #178
Hillary haters are supporters JI7 Feb 2017 #179
Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #180
This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Feb 2017 #200
I don't know if you realize it BainsBane Feb 2017 #206
As far as I can tell, these e-mails may have been altered or doctored Gothmog Feb 2017 #248
I've read that the dates were changed BainsBane Feb 2017 #249
I have heard that also Gothmog Feb 2017 #255
Bernie likely cost Ellison the chair, I don't think his strategy is too bright. seaglass Feb 2017 #166
I agree. nt BainsBane Feb 2017 #207
It feels like Bernie is playing in a pre-Trump electorate world Blue_Adept Feb 2017 #172
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #194
Well... Mike Nelson Feb 2017 #176
Bernie this, Bernie that brutus smith Feb 2017 #187
And, I hope Perez's reply was, GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #227
Can't get past the messenger. WinkyDink Feb 2017 #236
Lecturing the new DNC head on Day 1 (by a non-Democrat no less) Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #241
Yes is was in very bad form Gothmog Feb 2017 #247
"It is important that Tom understands" NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #242
I agree with your analysis Gothmog Feb 2017 #246
I cant tell if cadmium Feb 2017 #253
Thank you Senator Sanders!! Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #254
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