Bernie Sanders

Baobab

(4,667 posts) Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:13 PM Apr 2016

Bernie Sanders should definitely ignore all the calls for him to “ease up” on Hillary Clinton.

https://newrepublic.com/minutes/132897/bernie-sanders-definitely-ignore-calls-ease-up-hillary-clinton

There’s a lot of pearl-clutching going on in this Times article about the divisiveness and rancorous tenor of the Democratic race and how it could hurt the eventual nominee—i.e., Clinton—in the fall. It’s hard to tell whether the anxiety is feigned or real, but it certainly is all coming from the Clintonistas. This passage was particularly rich:

[H]er allies pleaded with Mr. Sanders to stop doing anything that could be used by Mr. Trump or Mr. Cruz in the fall, and cease running advertisements, like one now in Pennsylvania, that question Mrs. Clinton’s toughness against big banks like Goldman Sachs.

So to retain Democratic unity and ensure a victory in the fall, everyone has to ... shut up about Clinton’s ties to Wall Street. Not the most compelling argument!

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Bernie Sanders should definitely ignore all the calls for him to “ease up” on Hillary Clinton. (Original Post) Baobab Apr 2016 OP

If Hillary is too sensitive to deal with Bernie as her opposition candidate, then JDPriestly Apr 2016 #1

Gee, I thought Hillary was tough and could just brush off the actual fucking facts. djean111 Apr 2016 #2

That has always been one of her 'arguments,' "Just shut up I am ME !" pangaia Apr 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Apr 2016 #4

unfortunately it is not ALL coming from Clintonistas. Sadly, it is also coming bbgrunt Apr 2016 #5

People don't have the economic slack it would require for them to pull the lever for known trade Baobab Apr 2016 #6

If Hillary can't weather the criticisms Bernie's making, we'd better find that out now. winter is coming Apr 2016 #7

the party would be idiots to try to suppress the truth Baobab Apr 2016 #8

Who are they to tell him what to do? LiberalElite Apr 2016 #9

He needs to tell voters what she did in Honduras and Libya while SOS. He needs to tell voters she's in_cog_ni_to Apr 2016 #10

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

1. If Hillary is too sensitive to deal with Bernie as her opposition candidate, then

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:16 PM

Apr 2016

she should not run at all.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

2. Gee, I thought Hillary was tough and could just brush off the actual fucking facts.

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:21 PM

Apr 2016

Guess not.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

3. That has always been one of her 'arguments,' "Just shut up I am ME !"

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:31 PM

Apr 2016

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bbgrunt

(5,281 posts)

5. unfortunately it is not ALL coming from Clintonistas. Sadly, it is also coming

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 06:51 PM

Apr 2016

from a lot of lonely Sanders' supporters in the media like Hartman and Reich and others starting to duck and cover to protect their turf. I can't say I blame them for being fearful, but I do question their commitment to principle. I guess they don't want to end up begging for donations on a youtube channel.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

6. People don't have the economic slack it would require for them to pull the lever for known trade

Reply to bbgrunt (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:19 PM

Apr 2016

deal supporter Hillary.

Hillary wants to vastly expand "Mode Four" - cross border trade deal mediated services employment, perhaps at less than minimum wage for foreign subcontracting firms, bypassing immigration laws because its temporary. (but open ended in length, most people guess five to seven years might be the limit to stay length.)

Did you know that Hillarycare was contemporaneous to the creation of a back room trade deal that was making affordable health care impossible?

In other words, it was a smoke screen to cover up the thing that people should have been protesting, (similar to Obamacare and TiSA.)

Thats why they are secret. Because they are totally bad for the people.

She wants us to be nice but the fact is its her and her ilk that are secretly pushing policy that is nothing less than a war AGAINST the people of this country for corporations.

If the corporations she is sucking up to were countries, and they might as well be for their lack of accountability...

I will just stop there.

She's a narcissist and narcissists are very skilled at manipulating certain kinds of people, but with things the way they are, it cant last.

Is that what we want? Our country is already the laughing stock of the world.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

7. If Hillary can't weather the criticisms Bernie's making, we'd better find that out now.

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:47 PM

Apr 2016

Trump or Cruz won't hesitate to raise the same concerns, on top of whatever sick shit they can come up.

Clinton's vulnerabilities are no secret. If she can't develop effective counters to them now, the Party would be idiots to give her the nomination.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)

8. the party would be idiots to try to suppress the truth

Reply to winter is coming (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:53 PM

Apr 2016

on such important global issues.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

9. Who are they to tell him what to do?

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 07:59 PM

Apr 2016

are they kidding?

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)

10. He needs to tell voters what she did in Honduras and Libya while SOS. He needs to tell voters she's

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 08:04 PM

Apr 2016

Under investigation by the FBI! The corrupt corporate owned MSM is burying that as deep as they can. Seriously, the gloves need to come off. If the table was turned, she would NEVER give him a pass on those issues...she would go for the jugular the first chance she got.

Look at the disgusting hit job she did on the bogus gun issue. I think Bernie's been nice long enough.

Hit her and hit her hard.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

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