2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

(58,389 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2015, 09:43 PM Oct 2015

Editorial: Bernie shows he’s a contender

Aki Soga

The conventional consensus says Hillary Clinton won the first Democratic debate Tuesday, but the night belonged to Bernie Sanders.

There’s little about Sanders’ bid for the Democratic nomination that can be called conventional. He spurns big donations and proudly proclaims he has no Super PAC. He disses capitalism and embraces the label democratic socialist. He does little to soften his image as the grumpy old man on the campaign trail. He isn’t even a Democrat.

Sanders brought his passion and brook-no-nonsense style to the debate stage. He hammered home his message of fighting economic and social injustice.

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Bernie was simply Bernie on a national stage and it paid off. He garnered massive attention on Facebook, Google and Twitter. And those in focus groups and responding to online surveys – unscientific measures, to be sure – gave Sanders high marks.

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Sanders remains a long shot, but he walked off the debate stage looking like a credible contender. That counts as a win for the Vermonter crashing the Democratic presidential party.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/10/15/editorial-sanders-shows-contender/74004894/

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Editorial: Bernie shows he’s a contender (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2015 OP

I think the Very Serious People will find the paradigm has changed tech3149 Oct 2015 #1

That's a good post on all counts, tech. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #2

Where does Hillary stand on net neutrality? I'm asking where she really stands, not where JDPriestly Oct 2015 #8

Thanks, Joe. RobertEarl Oct 2015 #3

I've used that line many times, RobertEarl. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #4

Amazing coming from the south. sadoldgirl Oct 2015 #5

When you Google Bernie's name you might have to Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #7

K&R CharlotteVale Oct 2015 #6

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

1. I think the Very Serious People will find the paradigm has changed

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:14 PM

Oct 2015

Years before I was able to vote I was militantly apolitical. Even in the 60's as a child I could see the system was corrupted. What was the choice to effect change?
Drop out and accept that you, as an individual can't change anything, develop a new system even if it takes generations.
How about we just go rogue and break the systems that are working against us?
FDR used the radio and his class status to tell the economic royalists that they had to support those that needed help or face a revolt that could bring the whole thing down.
History may not repeat itself but I think we can see today that the harmonious vibrations are still being felt.
The fun part is that the technologies that are available today allow us to bypass the information management arm of the ruling class.
Just be wary of the tools for freedom being used against you.

Uncle Joe

(58,389 posts)

2. That's a good post on all counts, tech.

Reply to tech3149 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:18 PM

Oct 2015

We must remain vigilant and maintain our critical thinking skills, so long as humans are humans, the struggle will never end.

Peace to you.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

8. Where does Hillary stand on net neutrality? I'm asking where she really stands, not where

Reply to tech3149 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 11:41 PM

Oct 2015

she claims she stands in order to get votes.

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

3. Thanks, Joe.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:25 PM

Oct 2015

Yer ok, I don't care what people say about you. <grin>

This article points out clearly the difference that Bernie is bringing.

I don't see the other side attacking this thread since they can't argue against it, so you're not going to get many replies .