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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Muted response to Sanders at South Carolina Church [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)284. Yeah? Ok, I'll try it.
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Nah, Cornell West will come stump for Sanders... that'll get everyone all fired up and ready to
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#115
Don't it? And after all the times he's trashed the president, I'm sure that Obama is sitting in the
Number23
Feb 2016
#328
How horrible! Just disgusting that any human being dare…DARE, I say to suggest
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#25
And you know this how? How it would have weakened him? Perhaps it would have made him stronger?
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#49
Obama was a sitting president and he was strong enough. He won almost every single swing state.
Cali_Democrat
Feb 2016
#62
Supporting TPP, Ramping up the war on pot, letting the Bush Tax Cuts stand, taking the public
Feeling the Bern
Feb 2016
#228
His Justice Departmetn ramped up the drug war, which specifically targets AA's.
Feeling the Bern
Feb 2016
#299
AGREED! Barack "Governed" Well To The RIGHT of GWB! Hence The Hint of A Challenge!
CorporatistNation
Feb 2016
#301
Luminous Animal, do you and me a favor by going back and looking at the CONTEXT in which he
Duval
Feb 2016
#307
+1, they're easy to read... he's in someways as bad as Sanders but with Sanders he understands
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#95
Were you offended when Jane Elliott said it, or just when Killer Mike quoted her?
Kentonio
Feb 2016
#344
It was a direct rebuttal of Hillary using 'Vote to make me the first woman president' as an argument
Kentonio
Feb 2016
#368
And 8 years ago Hillary wouldn't drop out of the race in case something 'bad'...
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#63
Here's your history lesson...I can't help you with the reading comprehension.
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#98
Why didn't he have the sense to ask for 20 minutes before and sit with them afterward?
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#288
If the congregation has been reading his supporters' comments here, they would have asked him to
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#45
No, there's plenty of things that she's done since which are deeply unconscionable
Kentonio
Feb 2016
#348
Best to just completely ignore these op's from the Hillarites. They have nothing to offer, period
litlbilly
Feb 2016
#268
As for Citizens United and money in politics, I think that Clinton is the best candidate
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#318
'Clinton "would be the more popular face, the more familiar name" if she were to walk in.'
nc4bo
Feb 2016
#51
And I look at the history of the proposed policy and how it would effect the least of us.nt
nc4bo
Feb 2016
#147
One can propose utopia but what they do in this dystopia counts more day to day.
bravenak
Feb 2016
#149
Sometimes there's no time. From what I understand it was a relatively quick decision.
nc4bo
Feb 2016
#162
Except for the Black community in North Minneapolis they didn't see her at all
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#91
And many many other places that see her aint NEVER seen hide nor hair of him ever.
bravenak
Feb 2016
#94
well she picks what crowds to work carefully more potential votes= more "caring" from Hillary
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#101
and I'm sure the Black folks that helped put her there will be first on her list too
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#125
sometimes the truth can be unhelpful but in '96 Clinton threw poor women and children under the bus
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#243
Attacking us with things that harmed us more than you aggressively pushes us away. Thx
bravenak
Feb 2016
#255
US who's us are you poor? Poor women and children were harmed by Clinton's welfare reform
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#260
Who said he was uncomfortable? Sounds like he was reaching out to people who may not support him.
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#204
the fact that he has so little support among these folks should be a wake up call
bigtree
Feb 2016
#90
YES YES YES!!! Any pol from VT should head Sanders warning right now!! Get out of VT and into
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#64
Speeches and crowds are sometimes a way of hiding from direct dialogue and listening.
Koinos
Feb 2016
#88
Were is Cornell West to help Sanders now!??! Wasn't they tight in IA and NH?! tia
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#58
Me too, I would like the Cornell West types to be isolated and not listened to
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#188
I've never thought of South Carolina as being a particularly progressive state.
jalan48
Feb 2016
#139
Progressives as a rule do not back Hillary as she has not been one in the past 16 years. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#212
I'm not making my remarks about SC or SC voters. I am simply commenting on her platform. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#244
The state? nah, the CoC in the state ... more so than up north on a lot of issues affecting
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#192
Well he went to Liberty University, and people here were thrilled about that. Hmmmm.
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#233
"the loudest claps came when he talked about President Obama." No shock there.
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#202
Where is the NY Times' article about the DEAD SILENCE Clyburn's endorsement of Clinton was
mhatrw
Feb 2016
#221
The subject is not news. It is a wholly subjective, non-newsworthy ATTACK by a Hillashill.
mhatrw
Feb 2016
#230
My comment was about what the Hillashills at the Establishment Times find newsworthy.
mhatrw
Feb 2016
#239
It has EVERYTHING to do with which non-news the Establishment Times feels is fit to print.
mhatrw
Feb 2016
#261
His biggest support came from an undecided who had considered voting for Marco Rubio
ecstatic
Feb 2016
#232
It's very frustrating for us in California. We have 55 delegates to the electoral
JDPriestly
Feb 2016
#295
"Bernie is doing them a favor going to their church." Do you listen to yourself?
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#327
they should have brought killer mike with them. he would have fired up the group. lol
Cha
Feb 2016
#333
Yeah. so my question is how did he post that filth before he was suspended? Or has it been
Cha
Feb 2016
#339
Was this an all you can eat buffet? Just asking. The food must have been good.
YOHABLO
Feb 2016
#355