2016 Postmortem

Cha

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86. Thank you, EffieBlack! Great News! 4th Cabinet Sec to endorse Hillary!

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Sun Jan 10, 2016, 10:26 PM

Jan 2016

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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to endorse Hillary Clinton [View all] EffieBlack Jan 2016 OP

Bernie? Who's that? RobertEarl Jan 2016 #1

I suggest you make the effort to "look into" Secretary Foxx instead of making assumptions about him EffieBlack Jan 2016 #2

I suggest you look into Bernie RobertEarl Jan 2016 #3

Why are you questioning the wisdom and judgment of Transportation Secretary Foxx? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #16

Foxx is very pro-public transport. wildeyed Jan 2016 #75

That's what is surprising RobertEarl Jan 2016 #92

Foxx outta know that" EffieBlack Jan 2016 #95

Or maybe he thinks talk is cheap wildeyed Jan 2016 #97

How very authoritarian-minded of you. Know your betters, right? stillwaiting Jan 2016 #5

I must respectfully demur from your assessment. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #17

Honestly wtf? DU needs a re-boot if it smears every endorsement that Bernie doesn't get emulatorloo Jan 2016 #61

Look at what I responded to. stillwaiting Jan 2016 #63

I will caucus for Bernie. When I try to convince others to stand with me, I am not going to call emulatorloo Jan 2016 #64

I will call anyone an authoritarian when they are acting like one. stillwaiting Jan 2016 #65

Ok. emulatorloo Jan 2016 #68

No one said a thing about people in positions of power being "listened to over what we, EffieBlack Jan 2016 #66

"I'm sure he knows at least as much as, and probably more than, you do about all of the candidates stillwaiting Jan 2016 #67

That was a response to your claim that he hadn't made the effort to "look into Bernie much" EffieBlack Jan 2016 #69

..... wildeyed Jan 2016 #77

I agree that Bernie is BlueMTexpat Jan 2016 #4

Yup, but what else is new? Agschmid Jan 2016 #13

These ESTABLISHMENT HACKS WILL LOOK LIKE KLOWNS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #39

Kick AND RECOMMEND! Almost as Hilarious As Leon Panetta's Endorsement Last week!!! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #41

I am astounded by the suggestion... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #45

I don't argue with people who wildeyed Jan 2016 #78

wonderful. thanks. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #6

Establishment tool endorses establishment candidate. 99Forever Jan 2016 #7

Game changer Enrique Jan 2016 #8

Oooo! I absolutely LOVE all the bitter and dismissive replies!! NurseJackie Jan 2016 #9

ok, I'll admit it Enrique Jan 2016 #11

Well... take heart, because no matter what ... NurseJackie Jan 2016 #12

i had to look him up too lol Enrique Jan 2016 #14

I see a bit of condescension in them. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #22

LOL ... Well played! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #24

Bern! wildeyed Jan 2016 #79

He was a lawyer, the mayor of Charlotte, and a Secretary Of Transportation DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #20

I estimate that the answer would be that treestar Jan 2016 #27

Maybe because he was too busy being an effective public servant. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #29

Well played. Kentonio Jan 2016 #28

A question or two, please DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #32

Anyone who makes an endorsement during the primary.. Kentonio Jan 2016 #34

I am not being disingenuous DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #37

Well I read it as light hearted teasing myself. Perhaps you're taking things too personally? Kentonio Jan 2016 #38

When I was a kid I used to read biographies of great men and women for motivation. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #40

If you consider the sometimes deeply personal attacks all politicians face during their careers Kentonio Jan 2016 #43

The same thing could be said of Sen. Sanders, but that hasn't stopped his supporters from huffing Empowerer Jan 2016 #42

I can't speak for other Sanders supporters, only for myself. Kentonio Jan 2016 #44

Nice... You Step Out And Ya Might Get Punched... These People Are Always Vying CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #47

Not having heard the names of cabinet members before treestar Jan 2016 #30

It would behoove some of us to read or re-read Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #33

"This person" might help deliver North Carolina for Hillary in the GE. yardwork Jan 2016 #85

The bitterness is as hilarious as it is thick. Number23 Jan 2016 #72

Well, he's not that well known household name. What what that rapper's name again? Beacool Jan 2016 #74

Great endorsement for Hillary, Jackie.. and the 4th Cabinet Secretary.. I love it! Cha Jan 2016 #87

Beautuful family EffieBlack Jan 2016 #96

Good to know, Effie.. thank you! Cha Jan 2016 #114

Champion of american families my ass Robbins Jan 2016 #10

Apparently you haven't been involved in any political campaigns... brooklynite Jan 2016 #15

It's a shitty precedent. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #18

Last time I checked, every voter has the right to disregard any endorsement they don't like... brooklynite Jan 2016 #19

Well, "endorsements" carry a shit-ton of weight with people like you, don't they? cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #21

Where have I said that -I- weigh endorsements significantly? brooklynite Jan 2016 #23

His endorsement carries a shit ton of weight wildeyed Jan 2016 #81

Anthony Foxx is neither a tool nor a fool EffieBlack Jan 2016 #25

The suggestions by some that he is a non-entity is alternatively disturbing and disappointing. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #26

"Frankly my dear... 99Forever Jan 2016 #58

That's fine EffieBlack Jan 2016 #70

Is that the only purpose of this forum? 99Forever Jan 2016 #71

Anthony Foxx EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #31

He ALSO got into politics by EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #35

Your cult leader voted to confirm both Secretary Foxx and Rep. Watt, so you should direct your anger Empowerer Jan 2016 #46

lol EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #51

Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #55

huh? EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #57

pppfffttttt.... wildeyed Jan 2016 #82

ahhh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #93

Ahhh, more nasty smears against good people. wildeyed Jan 2016 #98

Riiiight EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #99

He was CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES. wildeyed Jan 2016 #101

After he was cleared EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #103

Logic and facts wildeyed Jan 2016 #108

uh huh EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #112

How disgraceful of you EffieBlack Jan 2016 #36

that's not all EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #48

Your lame attempt to smear Transportation Sec, Anthony Foxx.. just because he's endorsed Cha Jan 2016 #89

no one is trying to smear him EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #94

Really? wildeyed Jan 2016 #100

Lol EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #102

Like you ignore that your group was affiliated wildeyed Jan 2016 #107

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Jan 2016 #80

As soon as I saw your OP, I knew it was only a matter of time before the usual suspects showed up Empowerer Jan 2016 #49

It is amazing how little Secretary Foxx had to do to engender so much enmity. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #50

Oh, he did plenty - Empowerer Jan 2016 #52

It's just odd... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #54

They're so predicable with their pathetic attempts to smear good people who endorse Hillary 4 POTUS Cha Jan 2016 #90

I hear that bus a'comin'. It's comin' round the bend. MineralMan Jan 2016 #53

That bus already came and went Empowerer Jan 2016 #56

These threads give is a window into our friends' here minds. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #59

I'm afraid to look in that window. MineralMan Jan 2016 #60

It boggles the mind. wildeyed Jan 2016 #83

Foxx definitely has a sense of humor EffieBlack Jan 2016 #62

Anthony Foxx was my mayor. wildeyed Jan 2016 #73

He's great EffieBlack Jan 2016 #84

Wynton Marsalis did a fundraiser for him. wildeyed Jan 2016 #91

I saw that he was Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, wildeyed.. thank you for this.. Cha Jan 2016 #88

Or else. Android3.14 Jan 2016 #76

Thank you, EffieBlack! Great News! 4th Cabinet Sec to endorse Hillary! Cha Jan 2016 #86

In other exciting news, I plan to cut my fingernails later today. HERVEPA Jan 2016 #104

Why would you dismiss Secretary Foxx's endorsement as being of no moment? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #105

One more endorsement that means nothing. People in power endorsing powerful people. HERVEPA Jan 2016 #106

It may not mean much to YOU, but it clearly makes a difference to some other people EffieBlack Jan 2016 #109

I suspect it will make a difference to folks in the Tar Heel State. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #110

I'm sorry, but if you think anyone will care about the endorsement, you are delusional, or HERVEPA Jan 2016 #111

Yes, yes, we got you. Endorsements are a worthless waste of time EffieBlack Jan 2016 #113

Meh...I'll wait to see what his brother Redd does. FlatBaroque Jan 2016 #115