2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:26 PM Apr 2016

H.A. Goodman

I am trying to frame this as an exposé of Mr. Goodman's lack of coherence and not an attack on Senator Sanders. What will be with him and his campaign will be.

Mr. Goodman has been bloviating the past year that Senator Sanders will be the next nominee to now bloviating how Trump will be the next president:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/if-sanders-isnt-democratic-nominee-dont-blame-bernie-or-bust-trumps-victory_b_9769874.html

SMH

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H.A. Goodman (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 OP

Sounds as if bloviating is an important skill!! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #1

He's trying to "make a name for himself" so that he can parlay it into future punditry. IamMab Apr 2016 #2

He seemingly intentionally misled people and did it with a megaphone. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #3

I agree, he's a hack and ultimately a failure. But there's a reason he's so consistently IamMab Apr 2016 #6

His prognostications were always unthethered from reality, even if delivered with a megaphone. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #9

Spot on. That can really be seen in the format he uses. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #14

L.O.L. Goodman. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #4

+1! IamMab Apr 2016 #10

SpamDan and the PeopleSpew. Autumn Apr 2016 #5

Is that a new internet meme? neologism? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #8

Three groups of people. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #7

75% of his links are to his own other stuff. It's amateur-level self-promotion, and not much else. IamMab Apr 2016 #11

Since he is doing it on the net at least trees aren't being killed in vain. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #13

So he's implying that he and his "Bernie or Bust" movement are powerless. YouDig Apr 2016 #12

"Wisconsin Just Elected Bernie Sanders" NCTraveler Apr 2016 #15

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

1. Sounds as if bloviating is an important skill!!

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:31 PM

Apr 2016

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

2. He's trying to "make a name for himself" so that he can parlay it into future punditry.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:33 PM

Apr 2016

A lot of progressive information outlets are "cashing in" on the Sanders campaign to inflate their own audiences.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

3. He seemingly intentionally misled people and did it with a megaphone.

Reply to IamMab (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:36 PM

Apr 2016

Not cool.

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

6. I agree, he's a hack and ultimately a failure. But there's a reason he's so consistently

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:41 PM

Apr 2016

off-the-reservation when it comes to sanity, and that's because there's money to be made being a "loud progressive" these days.

HA Goodman is like the Rush Limbaugh of a burgeoning Progressive Entertainment Complex. Their information doesn't have to be true, as long as they can keep getting paid.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

9. His prognostications were always unthethered from reality, even if delivered with a megaphone.

Reply to IamMab (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:45 PM

Apr 2016

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

14. Spot on. That can really be seen in the format he uses.

Reply to IamMab (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:53 PM

Apr 2016

You outlined it very well in a reply to me below.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

4. L.O.L. Goodman.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:39 PM

Apr 2016

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

10. +1!

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:46 PM

Apr 2016

Makes me wish I thought of it!

Autumn

(45,120 posts)

5. SpamDan and the PeopleSpew.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:40 PM

Apr 2016

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

8. Is that a new internet meme? neologism?

Reply to Autumn (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:41 PM

Apr 2016

Thank you in advance.

Have a lovely week.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

7. Three groups of people.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:41 PM

Apr 2016

1) Those on the right who promote Goodman style ratfucking.
2) Those of us on the left disgusted by Goodman and see right through him.
3) Those on the left who don't know he is ratfucking and promote him.

The content he provides is so bad I simply find myself laughing. I truly don't know how anyone buys into it.

IamMab

(1,359 posts)

11. 75% of his links are to his own other stuff. It's amateur-level self-promotion, and not much else.

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:50 PM

Apr 2016

"As I said on..." link to video appearance. "As I wrote on..." link to one of his unpaid HuffPo articles published on some other progressive-purity site, like Salon.

He's badly trying to direct web traffic to his work so it appears like he's popular.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

13. Since he is doing it on the net at least trees aren't being killed in vain.

Reply to IamMab (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:51 PM

Apr 2016

YouDig

(2,280 posts)

12. So he's implying that he and his "Bernie or Bust" movement are powerless.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:50 PM

Apr 2016

If the "Bernie or Bust" movement were actually a force to be reckoned with, then they might be able to sway the election to Trump or Cruz. In which case they would rightfully deserve blame/credit for doing that. The only scenario where Trump wins and "Bernie or Bust" doesn't get any blame/credit is if "Bernie or Bust" is so tiny that it doesn't make any difference.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

15. "Wisconsin Just Elected Bernie Sanders"

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 03:59 PM

Apr 2016

"The FBI’s Interview of Hillary Clinton Will Save Obama’s Legacy and Nominate Bernie Sanders"

"It’s Time for Hillary Clinton to Concede the Democratic Nomination to Bernie Sanders"

"The Case for Writing-In Bernie Sanders If Hillary Clinton Is the Democratic Nominee"

"Bernie Sanders Won the Debate Because Jorge Ramos Is Right, Clinton Could Get Indicted"

I didn't just make those up trying to look foolish. They are truly headlines of some of his pieces. I can't believe people are dim enough to fall for him.

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