Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Tarheel_Dem

(31,211 posts)
7. BS has been as hateful to PBO as many in the GOP, which is why I can/will NEVER support him.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:29 PM
Sep 2015

Last edited Wed Sep 23, 2015, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)


Bernie Sanders: Let’s primary Obama
posted at 12:00 pm on July 24, 2011 by Jazz Shaw


President Obama is under attack these days from all manner of nasty conservatives who don’t care for his liberal, big spending ways. They seem to have found an unlikely ally, though, in the person of the only officially declared socialist in Congress… Bernie Sanders. (Emphasis in original.)



SANDERS: Brian, believe me, I wish I had the answer to your question. Let me just suggest this. I think there are millions of Americans who are deeply disappointed in the president; who believe that, with regard to Social Security and a number of other issues, he said one thing as a candidate and is doing something very much else as a president; who cannot believe how weak he has been, for whatever reason, in negotiating with Republicans and there’s deep disappointment. So my suggestion is, I think one of the reasons the president has been able to move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to him and I think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama is doing. So I would say to Ryan discouragement is not an option. I think it would be a good idea if President Obama faced some primary opposition.



It’s hard to say how much impact this will have, because traditionally Sanders hasn’t enjoyed a tremendous amount of influence outside his own state. But it is a sign of growing discontent with the political arm of his party. For better or worse, Obama is offering up some spending cuts which will effectively take the legs out from under most of the advertisements congressional Democrats are planning on running next year.


http://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/24/bernie-sanders-lets-primary-obama/

While we were working our collective asses off to re-elect our first black "Democratic" POTUS, he was being undermined by the likes of BS. I will never forgive him for it, and I won't ever fail to let anyone I meet, know the reason why.
That is a great article Gothmog Sep 2015 #1
if you really wanna stay awake nights, the rightwing attack here at DU And elsewhere randys1 Sep 2015 #2
I agree. So riversedge Sep 2015 #36
Results... Major Nikon Sep 2015 #80
Thanks for showing me, I think I am done here...fuck this. they win randys1 Sep 2015 #82
I completely understand, and hope you stay. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #106
A 3-4 - SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #105
They hate me too but when they pass me in the grocery store they cant tell I am a liberal. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #97
Yep. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #107
Wow! nt Walk away Sep 2015 #132
Well, people are free to vote for whichever corporatist suits them nichomachus Sep 2015 #3
Why should we trust ANYONE in Washington DC? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #14
This was posted at TOD by Donna Dem4Obama underthematrix Sep 2015 #4
BS has been as hateful to PBO as many in the GOP, which is why I can/will NEVER support him. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #7
eh...but is primary-ing a sitting President who chooses to run for re-election Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #13
The only time the primary challenger was successful, the challenger won the general election jfern Sep 2015 #50
Oh, I understand the history Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #53
Yes it is, it's political suicide and the wrong thing for Sanders to say. My issue with Sanders is.. uponit7771 Sep 2015 #70
and crickets about the new police chief Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #75
oh, I remember that article--and being shocked. riversedge Sep 2015 #40
I know he's not a typical politician, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #110
Poppycock! zappaman Sep 2015 #5
Their problems run much deeper than the Clinton campaign. Trust me on that. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #8
I don't know what to do with that JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #10
And the hilarious efforts to whistle past the graveyard continue. And continue. And continue Number23 Sep 2015 #20
I thought you knew that it is always your fault. Remember white privilege? randys1 Sep 2015 #34
I'm not sure if this is sarcasm, but it is truth. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #111
This forum is regularly accused of driving wedges and stakes.... betsuni Sep 2015 #61
If the 231 subscribers to this group JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #65
Abolutely on target The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 #86
Side bar JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #87
Ha!! Number23 Sep 2015 #88
I have found that a bit odd... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #99
You and 99% of this board have found that very "odd" indeed. Number23 Sep 2015 #100
They think their faces are clean JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #102
I plan on being brutally honest. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #104
I brought that up "out there" JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #101
Threads like that are just...I don't even know tishaLA Sep 2015 #52
Yet it always seems to be they who accuse others of being in an "echo chamber." nt betsuni Sep 2015 #62
Honestly, that thread should be in 'Creative Speculation' emulatorloo Sep 2015 #94
I wish it were. zappaman Sep 2015 #119
All about political expediency and disinformation emulatorloo Sep 2015 #133
Yes, it's very willful. zappaman Sep 2015 #134
Yep. That appears to be the latest meme. The same crowd that posted love letters to Ann Coulter Number23 Sep 2015 #135
It's not just on Twitter his supporters are just plain over the top FloridaBlues Sep 2015 #6
Journalist writes that Bernie fans can be hostile and dismissive The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 #9
That's the headline! Walk away Sep 2015 #24
Or even better.. hostile dismissiveness! Number23 Sep 2015 #25
Nailed it. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #117
I rarely read Twitter Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #11
Where are they???? Walk away Sep 2015 #26
I see them over at DK all of the time Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #28
Well, then Bernie and his supporters shouldn't get their panties in a knot.... Walk away Sep 2015 #32
Exactly Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #35
Yep. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #112
I posted my opposition to West on the threads here quite a lot brush Sep 2015 #127
OT- The posts on GDP are really...interesting today Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #12
I'm just letting loose and saying what I really think JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #15
I can't say I blame you Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #16
I'm posting something JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #17
"They can't handle hearing how they are acting the fool!" Number23 Sep 2015 #21
Been there and done that one Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #29
I have alluded to this before. This is not the first time black posters here have had to watch our Number23 Sep 2015 #31
Oh, I've remember the gay blogs of that time Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #44
Excellent article! Thanks for posting it. Walk away Sep 2015 #18
Becoming??! Washington Post is about four months too late on this Number23 Sep 2015 #19
Now now JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #22
I know. It's #BLM's fault for making black folks think that we actually fucking MATTER Number23 Sep 2015 #23
The one where she JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #27
BLM is so polite, nice, non combative compared to the way it would be if they randys1 Sep 2015 #39
Reverse that! More people should do so. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #114
Thanks randys1 Sep 2015 #129
That Comment Section is Hilarious lib87 Sep 2015 #30
They think...or assumed Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #33
We've Always Been Wary of White Progressives lib87 Sep 2015 #37
Yep. Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #42
Yeah this is ugly portlander23 Sep 2015 #38
"We want Bernie to win, so knock this shit off." SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #115
Great article. Thanks for the post. riversedge Sep 2015 #41
Are they actually Sanders' supporters? Or are they just racist shit stirrers? mhatrw Sep 2015 #43
The whole point is that nameless, faceless and mostly uneducated people on the Internet are Number23 Sep 2015 #45
Well said! Spazito Sep 2015 #46
Heh. Actually I should have said "black people don't owe Sanders or any other candidate anything Number23 Sep 2015 #47
Yep, at least two AA members earned 'time-outs' for their trouble... Spazito Sep 2015 #48
And I appreciate them so much. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #109
+1000 Lisa D Sep 2015 #51
+1 Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #59
+1 betsuni Sep 2015 #63
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2015 #71
+1000 ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #73
Yep and this is still going on gollygee Sep 2015 #98
JAG has had to learn this the hard way today Number23 Sep 2015 #120
Wow. That thread's a mess. gollygee Sep 2015 #121
And accusing him of only caring about "rich" black people. They couldn't high five the poster Number23 Sep 2015 #131
There's nothing hard about it! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #123
!!! Number23 Sep 2015 #130
Yep + a googol (spelled correctly). nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #108
Wow! I guess the black vote really does matter to some people. mhatrw Sep 2015 #68
Why do you stay here, why does your spirit never rest? betsuni Sep 2015 #69
Black folk are engaged, just not with Sanders uponit7771 Sep 2015 #72
Have you ever thought to reach out to black spaces? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #74
I don't even know what this post is supposed to mean. Number23 Sep 2015 #89
Everything Number23 wrote in posts JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #66
Are white progressives that are clueless about racism really progressive? brush Sep 2015 #128
Don't Forget the Conspiracy Theories lib87 Sep 2015 #49
In the meantime Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #55
You and Your Facts lib87 Sep 2015 #57
Nailed it. Number23 Sep 2015 #58
Exactly! ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #79
TEH HILLARY SURROGATES!!!1111!!! nt betsuni Sep 2015 #64
Oh I love those products of weak minds! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #67
"Of course, it’s not fair to blame Sanders for the vitriol of trolls." KeepItReal Sep 2015 #54
"But at a time when he’s trying to build a relationship with black voters, his supporters can have Cha Sep 2015 #91
Nasty, nasty, nasty responses.....that poor guy got inundated! MADem Sep 2015 #56
"I don't have to help Bernie Sanders with anything. I am a journalist, not a political consultant" Cha Sep 2015 #60
Bernie was fighting for everyone sgtbenobo Sep 2015 #77
Couldn't resist coming into the AA forum and flinging your feces, eh? zappaman Sep 2015 #81
I tried to alert on this post Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #84
If the admins review all alerts SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #113
Wow, you went out of your way to be completely horrible in that post. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #85
BS doesn't need enemies with the supporters he has on the internet. I love it! Cha Sep 2015 #90
Can someone please ban this crap! leftofcool Sep 2015 #96
I blocked him JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #125
How did *you*? SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #116
Blocked - Group Host JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #124
more disinformation from hillary's hit squads....oh well , what do we expect? bowens43 Sep 2015 #76
Actually, they're facts that BS' supporters can't handle. Cha Sep 2015 #92
"hillary's hit squads" zappaman Sep 2015 #93
So People of Color are now members of Hillary's Hit Squad? leftofcool Sep 2015 #95
.. Cha Sep 2015 #118
It isn't appropriate to come in here and talk about this group this way gollygee Sep 2015 #122
Trash the group JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #126
Ha! pinebox Sep 2015 #78
Well, this certainly set off a shitstorm in GDP for the usual suspects. zappaman Sep 2015 #83
Another attempt to *help* Bernie, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #103
Latest Discussions»Alliance Forums»African American»On Twitter, Bernie Sander...»Reply #7