2016 Postmortem

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts) Wed Aug 12, 2015, 07:24 PM Aug 2015

Brent Budowsky: Sanders rattles Trump, Clinton

Source: The Hill

For more evidence that American politics is engaged in the summer of Sanders and not the summer of Trump, witness the fun and fascinating events that unfolded on Wednesday.

Breakfast brought news of a stunning poll of New Hampshire voters from Franklin Pierce University and the Boston Herald showing that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has vaulted to a 44 percent to 37 percent lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This poll ... is consistent with trends showing a surge of support for Sanders, who is drawing overflow crowds that are stunning to serious practitioners of politics.

By lunchtime Wednesday, political aficionados were greeted by the news that Donald Trump had launched into a scathing denunciation of Sanders, who as a young man had attended Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have A Dream speech, for showing respect for Black Lives Matter supporters, giving them time to address his well-attended rallies. That will never happen at my rallies, bellowed Trump! Of course not. Donald Trump sharing his microphone with anyone is less likely than Napoleon Bonaparte sharing his brioche with the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo! ~snip~

Clinton has good reason to worry about Sanders ... My hope is that Clinton finds her bearings, seizes her moment and defines her vision in clear and compelling terms. But until she does, she will have more reasons to be rattled.

As for Trump, after his campaign ends he has a brilliant future in real estate, but not real politics. While he pursues his candidacy in the style of reality television, it is Bernie Sanders who has the really large crowds and the really big ideas and the really large heart of a man on a mission, unlike the rattled real estate mogul who keeps praising his own wealth and running a perpetual commercial advertising the wonders of himself.

MORE: http://thehill.com/opinion/brent-budowsky/250976-brent-budowsky-sanders-rattles-trump-clinton

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Brent Budowsky: Sanders rattles Trump, Clinton (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 OP

Kick with pleasure 840high Aug 2015 #1

Rec x 1000000000 ruffburr Aug 2015 #2

I am able to say with pleasure, I have never seen anything 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #3

Me too. That's exactly how I felt attending Bernie's rally in Portland OR 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #4

We were at the rally in Dallas, July 19th. 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #5

That had to be one amazing event! What a crowd!!!! 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #6

Yah, I'd say. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #7

Tks. Fixed it. nt 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #12

Berning Down the House!!! Tommymac Aug 2015 #8

OMG! Too funny. Thanks! 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #9

KICKED! secondwind Aug 2015 #10

Thank you. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #11

Oh wow: chknltl Aug 2015 #13

Let them all be "Rattled"!! They should be!! nt 7wo7rees Aug 2015 #14

I would hardly say Sanders is rattling anyone. George II Aug 2015 #15

That's what I would expect you to say. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #21

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #16

You're totally welcome WillyT. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #22

K & R! He's sure got some of her supporters here rattled. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #17

Bernie's gonna surprise a LOT of people. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #18

Don't forget the first one: 'Optics, no one with hair like that can win an election!' sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #19

LOL yeah I remember. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #20

Yes, and it turned out to be a good fundraiser for Bernie. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #23

840high

(17,196 posts)

1. Kick with pleasure

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 07:28 PM

Aug 2015

ruffburr

(1,190 posts)

2. Rec x 1000000000

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 07:31 PM

Aug 2015

For Bernie

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

3. I am able to say with pleasure, I have never seen anything

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:07 PM

Aug 2015

like this in my lifetime and I am so thankful to be still be on this planet witnessing it now!

That is all.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

4. Me too. That's exactly how I felt attending Bernie's rally in Portland OR

Reply to 7wo7rees (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:11 PM

Aug 2015

and I've been in politics on & off since the 60s

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

5. We were at the rally in Dallas, July 19th.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:16 PM

Aug 2015

Ms. 7wo7rees volunteered to work the event and just so we didn't have to hassle with traffic or heat we spent the Saturday nite at the hotel event was held in on Sunday.
It was great to be there!

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

6. That had to be one amazing event! What a crowd!!!!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:19 PM

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Last edited Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Don't know what else to say but that I believe we are feeling "The BERN'!!

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

7. Yah, I'd say.

Reply to 7wo7rees (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:23 PM

Aug 2015

but i think you meant "BeRn" .. lol ... yep.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

12. Tks. Fixed it. nt

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Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:59 PM

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Tommymac

(7,263 posts)

8. Berning Down the House!!!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:29 PM

Aug 2015

"My house's out of the ordinary
That's might don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house"

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

9. OMG! Too funny. Thanks!

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Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:34 PM

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secondwind

(16,903 posts)

10. KICKED!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:39 PM

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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

11. Thank you. nt

Reply to secondwind (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 09:42 PM

Aug 2015

chknltl

(10,558 posts)

13. Oh wow:

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:01 PM

Aug 2015

"Donald Trump sharing his microphone with anyone is less likely than Napoleon Bonaparte sharing his brioche with the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo!" KnR

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

14. Let them all be "Rattled"!! They should be!! nt

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Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:03 PM

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George II

(67,782 posts)

15. I would hardly say Sanders is rattling anyone.

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Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:21 PM

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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

21. That's what I would expect you to say. nt

Reply to George II (Reply #15)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:48 AM

Aug 2015

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

16. Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 10:23 PM

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99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

22. You're totally welcome WillyT. nt

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Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:49 AM

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beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

17. K & R! He's sure got some of her supporters here rattled.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 11:31 PM

Aug 2015

They're on meme patrol 24/7 - busy recycling the old stuff, cobbling together new talking points, it's Hillarious.

PatrickforO

(14,587 posts)

18. Bernie's gonna surprise a LOT of people.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:32 AM

Aug 2015

He can win this thing.

I mean, look at the dialog:

Bernie's a longshot. He's a socialist. He'll plateau at 25% max. He can't win.

Then, he's weak with minorities.

Then, well this surge shows people are impressed, but gee, they still think of Hillary as the nominee.

You know what I think? I think the pundits and the establishment candidates are misreading the mood of Americans badly. I think Bernie's gonna win primary after primary, and go to the general election. And he'll win that too, because he's got us!

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

19. Don't forget the first one: 'Optics, no one with hair like that can win an election!'

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #18)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:44 AM

Aug 2015

PatrickforO

(14,587 posts)

20. LOL yeah I remember.

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #19)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 01:47 AM

Aug 2015

And then that guy did that logo that reads 'I'm for the FRINGE candidate' and shows a silhouette of Bernie's flyaway hair.

You know, it's so REFRESHING that we aren't supporting a guy who wastes his money on $300 haircuts! Isn't it?

I think I converted two more people to Bernie's cause today - or at least got them to look into what he's saying...

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

23. Yes, and it turned out to be a good fundraiser for Bernie.

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #20)

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:34 AM

Aug 2015

A great DUer from the Bernie Group added the 'I'm for the FRINGE candidate, Jackpine Liberal, to the hair. Sadly he passed away suddenly and we miss him very much.

The hair also made it to the Vt Teddy Bear's 'Bernie Bear'.

Turning lemons into lemonade. And the Socialist thing was a real loser as they didn't realize that today's generation WANT a Democratic Socialist Government by 7 out of 10 polls show. Lol.

All that money spent to try to smear him. They need to hire better smearmongers, they seem to be very out of touch with the people.

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