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2016 Postmortem

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boston bean

(36,221 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 11:16 AM Jun 2016

It really pisses me off that Bernie [View all]

Can't bring himself to accept his loss and endorse the first woman democratic nominee for president of the united states.

He is showing himself to be a small, vengeful, pitiful person.

He has made himself and his movement irrelevant. His actions will bear no fruit except turning off people to him and regretfully his ideas. He has made himself the focus. His supporters and their principles will suffer.

He could have been courageous instead of bitter. Yet bitter with an air of self importance will be all that is remembered of him and this election season. The man who could not face reality and instead chose to make it about himself instead of his ideas. In the face of a historical and momentous election where a woman truly has a chance of being elected president, he thinks his loss is of more importance.

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It really pisses me off that Bernie [View all] boston bean Jun 2016 OP
He is who I thought he was. nt LexVegas Jun 2016 #1
Well put, very well put rock Jun 2016 #182
DEM party needs Bernie, Bernie doesn't need DEM party HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #2
+1 vintx Jun 2016 #4
I would argue Sanders does need the party. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #9
...CLOUT... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #27
" ...CLOUT...is having all these HRC supporters post Bernie's 'irrelevance'" NCTraveler Jun 2016 #28
it has EVERYTHING to do with this HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #41
Your arguments here are so inconsistent. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #53
inconsistent?... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #58
Your argument is clear as mountain spring water. zonkers Jun 2016 #140
Until you can come up with a long-term legislative plan LuvLoogie Jun 2016 #43
you misunderstand activism and this movement... clearly... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #52
Clout? aintitfunny Jun 2016 #40
Any honest reading of your link would leave you supporting my position. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #106
EXCELLENT point, NCTraveler LisaM Jun 2016 #104
That is laughable liberal N proud Jun 2016 #21
it is the truth HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #25
Only in Bernie and the Berners minds liberal N proud Jun 2016 #61
and in reality, so there is that as well... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #66
It is an alternate reality liberal N proud Jun 2016 #68
answer this simple question... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #73
Crickets... Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #79
Easiest way to shut up Hillary supporters is to ask them to comment on the issues. Dawgs Jun 2016 #100
agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #108
Indefensible? apcalc Jun 2016 #152
To be the junior senator from Vermont WhiteTara Jun 2016 #60
...dismissive... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #65
Bernie has/had a chance to work in the party WhiteTara Jun 2016 #82
this.... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #84
Truth too much to bear? WhiteTara Jun 2016 #85
It's sad how some people are. vintx Jun 2016 #86
^^^ THIS ^^^ HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #88
How quickly they forget. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #91
You don't have a point. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #128
of course I have a point, the facts validate that HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #132
No one has needed Sanders since March MyNameGoesHere Jun 2016 #70
you're entitled to you own perception... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #72
Sure he does. He can't get shit done as an independent. He said so when he ran as a Dem. upaloopa Jun 2016 #112
as the dismissiveness continues... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #113
+2 840high Jun 2016 #116
The hell he doesn't. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #127
you're entitled to your own perception but you're not entitled to you own facts... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #131
You're the one who repeatedly tries to create your own facts. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #133
again, brilliance on his part... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #134
Thus proving beyond any doubt that he DOES need the Democratic Party. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #135
says you... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #136
after decades, his name recognition gave him 3%...what do you suppose Warren's would be?? Sheepshank Jun 2016 #146
I'll take his principle over... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #148
He entered the race after 25 years of laying sideways in the public trough, with 3% recognition Sheepshank Jun 2016 #149
...principle over party... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #150
Using others for personal gain does not show any principles or integrity Sheepshank Jun 2016 #151
interesting, I'm not here to 'convince you', I'm presenting facts... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #158
Yes & the failure of HRC & supporter's to acknowledge this as a reality and adjust to zonkers Jun 2016 #139
^^^ THIS ^^^ HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #142
Wow. HRC plays all year with a stacked deck ( DWS, Super D's, Super PACs) and now zonkers Jun 2016 #143
Well soon Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #164
Seriously doubt it rock Jun 2016 #183
yeah right... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #184
Well, except for being rock Jun 2016 #185
Small vengeful pitiful person GummyBearz Jun 2016 #3
Always pissed off about one thing or another. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #76
Nope. Not true. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #94
The doctor might have a pill for that. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #99
It's not about Bernie, it's about his ideas. He's said this many times. jalan48 Jun 2016 #5
Then why not endorse Hillary? boston bean Jun 2016 #7
I'm sure he will. jalan48 Jun 2016 #11
His ideas will suffer the longer he seeks to use his loss as a cudgel. boston bean Jun 2016 #14
LMFAO are you actually serious? vintx Jun 2016 #20
Yes. boston bean Jun 2016 #22
Not at all. The more people hear what he has to say the more popular he becomes. jalan48 Jun 2016 #23
Do you have evidence for that? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #37
It's about ideas, not personality. jalan48 Jun 2016 #42
I don't care what it's about, I asked if you had any evidence to back up your claim. Do you? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #75
I think you need look no further than where he was one year ago when he began. jalan48 Jun 2016 #83
I guess the answer is no, then. anigbrowl Jun 2016 #115
YOU don't understand the REALITY of a trend from 60 pts down to within 1% of the US population. ancianita Jun 2016 #138
I understand it just fine anigbrowl Jun 2016 #147
So you think "no" is an appropriate response that reflects the work and growth that the "first ancianita Jun 2016 #160
^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #63
You're the one suffering. It 840high Jun 2016 #117
I don't think he will Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #165
He's the future, Hillary and the corporatists are the past. jalan48 Jun 2016 #175
He is 74 years old and has lost the primary... Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #178
It's about issues not the person. jalan48 Jun 2016 #179
His issues lost Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #180
Integrity. vintx Jun 2016 #12
I think it's opposite of that. boston bean Jun 2016 #16
You would. nt vintx Jun 2016 #18
I do. boston bean Jun 2016 #48
Cuz her ideas have traditionally and continue to suck? GummyBearz Jun 2016 #15
Bernie and Hillary are very similar in their positions. boston bean Jun 2016 #69
No they're not. Dawgs Jun 2016 #102
Yes they are. boston bean Jun 2016 #103
Because of her ideas? Dawgs Jun 2016 #101
Because she's anathema to the ideas that it is about. Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #181
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #6
"he thinks his loss more is of importance" vintx Jun 2016 #8
And what does refusing to accept the outcome of an election do to advance those ideals? -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #129
No complaints from Clinton, Obama, Biden, Warren or any other top Dem leader about Bernie JimDandy Jun 2016 #10
Oh, I'm sure there is plenty of kvetching in private frazzled Jun 2016 #77
Why do you care? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #13
And dont forget: HES NOT EVEN A DEMOCRAT!!1!!!11 bunnies Jun 2016 #17
So is he or is 't he? You tell me. boston bean Jun 2016 #47
Again - why do you care? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #54
I honestly dont care what letter is after his name. bunnies Jun 2016 #74
His behavior is a signal to his followers to continue smearing Hillary and the party. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #26
Define Bernie smear? Tragl1 Jun 2016 #45
You articulated that well, Ocelot PJMcK Jun 2016 #44
Bernie is neither bitter nor an egoist. He has tens of thousand supporters who went to see monmouth4 Jun 2016 #19
No, he hasn't dealt with it. That is very clear by his own words. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #24
You very much enjoy slamming Sanders SheenaR Jun 2016 #124
So what's not in the platform that you think should be? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #130
I disagree--I think he has been very courageous. panader0 Jun 2016 #29
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #35
Nothing you just said is true AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #30
Does this exist just to irritate Bernie supporters? aintitfunny Jun 2016 #31
There is no race to the concention anigbrowl Jun 2016 #59
Whatever his reason aintitfunny Jun 2016 #80
That sounds more like the original poster. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #32
+1 vintx Jun 2016 #36
"He has made himself and his movement irrelevant." - so irrelevant that you make post... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #33
Bernie Else You Are Mad Jun 2016 #34
Yep, Let's flashback now to my endorsement article for Hillary where I said... stevenleser Jun 2016 #38
^^^AMEN to this!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #64
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #121
not to the article where you discussed what a congenital liar she was? Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #171
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #172
Sure, as long as you acknowledge the endorsement that superceded it and my defense of her stevenleser Jun 2016 #173
He's not running to become President at this point liberalnarb Jun 2016 #39
I belive it's to give "cover" & "justification" to his fans who want to smear Hillary and the party. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #57
That seems pretty absurd. Is that something you might do for such a silly ass motive? TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #161
Pretending he's still "in the race" comes in pretty handy here for those who are ... NurseJackie Jun 2016 #162
Posters on a message board? Again, step back from the social media. TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #169
... and all other high-profile surrogates. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #170
Weaver said he was in it to win the nomination last night. Bernie said he was still in the race. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #166
k & 100% r obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #46
This place is a hoot this morning! So many posts calling Bernie nasty names. Avalux Jun 2016 #49
I wonder if the brockpuppets were ordered to dish out today's serving of brockoli. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #55
Your assumption that others are incapable of thinking for themselves is why you lose anigbrowl Jun 2016 #62
They're not talking about opinions, they're talking about insults. vintx Jun 2016 #67
It's just that the same talking points seem to appear at the same time. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #71
Why not wait 'til he's said what he's going to say... pat_k Jun 2016 #50
I can't bring myself to endorse her either, though... Herman4747 Jun 2016 #51
Same here. 840high Jun 2016 #118
Laughing here. Sounds like you were "turned off" already. You won. Why sour grapes? George Eliot Jun 2016 #56
k and r, with thanks. niyad Jun 2016 #78
Why be angry now? Orsino Jun 2016 #81
Like my grandfather use to say, better to be pisses off than pissed on. Exilednight Jun 2016 #87
.that^ 840high Jun 2016 #119
Personally I am very proud of Bernie and what he has accomplished. totodeinhere Jun 2016 #89
Rest easy. You'll probably get over being pissed off. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #90
So I missed the National Democratic Convention where sinkingfeeling Jun 2016 #92
I'll bet he wouldn't sleep a wink tonight if he knew he'd pissed you off Miles Archer Jun 2016 #93
I have this theory Rex Jun 2016 #97
I am also irked at Sanders' behavior Gothmog Jun 2016 #95
He heard about DU and now is just doing it to make you mad. Rex Jun 2016 #96
Make sure to complain daily, it really helps. Nt Logical Jun 2016 #98
There's an old Benetton clothing commercial with two teenagers... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #105
Your opinion on Bernie has been invalid for ages. it really pisses ME off CBGLuthier Jun 2016 #107
Yeah, he's so irrelevant he keeps pissing you off! rateyes Jun 2016 #109
You are so unaware of how you are turning off possible Hillary voters. fasttense Jun 2016 #110
concern noted G_j Jun 2016 #111
Bernie is a democrat and Hillary is a plutocrat supply sider. immoderate Jun 2016 #114
Bam! +10 840high Jun 2016 #120
He's no Democrat. Beacool Jun 2016 #122
He is a democrat (small d.) Democrats, OTOH, are an elite. immoderate Jun 2016 #126
Being a democrat requires accepting the outcome of democracy. Even if you lose the election. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #137
I applaud your vagueness. What exactly constitutes "acceptance?" immoderate Jun 2016 #141
Only if you lose it fair and square. -none Jun 2016 #145
No he is not Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #167
So much for "love and kindness." immoderate Jun 2016 #174
If he took millions from Wall Street, would he be more a Democrat for you? zonkers Jun 2016 #144
Awwwwwww. nt nc4bo Jun 2016 #123
K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #125
lets see what he says tonight MFM008 Jun 2016 #153
It makes me sad mcar Jun 2016 #154
I'm watching it on my dvr right now. bravenak Jun 2016 #155
He is going to continue his discussions with hillary to be sure she understands. boston bean Jun 2016 #156
It takes our little brains longer to process his wise wisdom bravenak Jun 2016 #157
If I were Hillary, I would tell him to get lost Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #168
Bernie isn't a team player. Never has been. Adrahil Jun 2016 #159
I completely agree Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #163
I'm bookmarking this so I can send you the link later. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #176
It really pisses me off that the Democratic party is nominating John Poet Jun 2016 #177
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