2016 Postmortem

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52. OMG. "That one uncle with a business idea"

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Very intersting opinion piece by a Black man on the Sanders campaign [View all] bravenak Mar 2016 OP

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #1

If it is they can fuck off. I feel confident saying Sanders doesn't want those kind of people. white_wolf Mar 2016 #2

Personally, I think its the 40 Acres and a Mule offering FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #7

Sorry, you got a hide, Frenchie. The good news is they can't suspend anyone anymore with their Cha Mar 2016 #68

That had to be the worst hide in the world. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #112

+1 MaggieD Mar 2016 #161

It was only hidden because folks didn't want to discuss the content. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #163

That's it. These guys have burned 1000 calories pretending that Sanders supporters like that guy Number23 Mar 2016 #252

They actually brought more attention to it by hiding it... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #253

a bit of clarification redruddyred Mar 2016 #95

We don't have time for electing a candidate based on a "largely symbolic" platform. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2016 #238

apparently monsieur sanders has been doing just this all these years redruddyred Mar 2016 #260

B represents change snowy owl Mar 2016 #254

That was a bogus hide. So typical of this place. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #115

Skinner should unhide it so we can discuss it. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #117

Agreed! hrmjustin Mar 2016 #118

I was trying to find his facebook page to see if there are any more goodies. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #120

Discuss it? We all know there are racist morons in the world whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #138

Yeah unhide it UglyGreed Mar 2016 #209

What's bogus is that twitter account melman Mar 2016 #203

Did you look for it on twitter? hrmjustin Mar 2016 #205

and a bizarre bogus hide at that. Unbelievable. kwassa Mar 2016 #221

Agreed Gothmog Mar 2016 #239

wow just wow on that hide dsc Mar 2016 #246

I agree bravenak Mar 2016 #11

Yeah, about that "not managing the message" thing... kristopher Mar 2016 #34

. bravenak Mar 2016 #39

lol.. they got over it and united to make pull our country out of the hell hole that bush left. Cha Mar 2016 #84

It drives them crazy bravenak Mar 2016 #88

Funny how people forget the smoking ruins that Bush and the republicans workinclasszero Mar 2016 #89

history lesson: redruddyred Mar 2016 #93

Birthers too workinclasszero Mar 2016 #111

Created by Koch Industries to oppose government programs to help poor people. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #201

i also think there is astroturfing afoot nt redruddyred Mar 2016 #261

Probably because their Donors told them to unite and play nice! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #126

Indeed treestar Mar 2016 #153

Right treestar.. a true friendship ensued.. did you see that vapid comment above..? Cha Mar 2016 #249

Why is "Hillary Clinton is a liar" in quotations FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #40

Because - but, but, but Hillary! EffieBlack Mar 2016 #92

You could also post a picture of Obama hugging Clinton with a HUGE Obama-esque grin... George II Mar 2016 #150

Of course this type of stuff hurts him... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #207

OFFS. He did not say this!!!! there really are no words for that depth of stupid. Cha Mar 2016 #4

That is horrible bravenak Mar 2016 #8

Good read. Hoyt Mar 2016 #3

It was like a roller coaster bravenak Mar 2016 #5

The problem for bernie is.. it's not the AA voters fault they don't like him .. it's his fault. Cha Mar 2016 #6

I agree bravenak Mar 2016 #9

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2016 #72

"Starting with wanting President Obama primaried in 2012..." workinclasszero Mar 2016 #90

Do you really want Bernie to be accountable for his comradebillyboy Mar 2016 #141

Great post Cha Gothmog Mar 2016 #240

Huh? progressoid Mar 2016 #243

As a Black and Pinoy person... RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #10

I respect your position bravenak Mar 2016 #12

If only Bernie had a plan besides a convenient political revolution FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #13

Well.. RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #18

Well, it's a bit late to.... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #31

It's never too late.... RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #38

A big problem is that Bernie has never evidence any interest in these issues until he started EffieBlack Mar 2016 #96

Exactly MaggieD Mar 2016 #165

That's not entirely true. RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #199

I read the piece RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #22

I think racism has hindered our community.... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #25

I agree. RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #29

We need both at the same time bravenak Mar 2016 #32

Absolutely! RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #33

when a candidate is not willing to entertain reparation.... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #36

Yeah I was disappointed in him for that. RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #44

I respect and appreciate your views. lovemydog Mar 2016 #19

GREAT!!! RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #24

I'm doing that as best I can too! lovemydog Mar 2016 #27

P.S. compelling aritcle.. I just wanted to post my previous one first.. still reading it. Cha Mar 2016 #14

Yes. It is great bravenak Mar 2016 #15

This part is good: Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #16

I was laughing so hard I cried bravenak Mar 2016 #17

I'm just starting to read it now. lovemydog Mar 2016 #20

But, they ate cornbread and greens! Cha Mar 2016 #26

All kinds of SOUL FOOD bravenak Mar 2016 #43

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2016 #74

Thanks b. lovemydog Mar 2016 #21

Pure comedy but laced with fresh honesty bravenak Mar 2016 #23

The line about Iggy Azalea made me laugh out loud. lovemydog Mar 2016 #28

Had me rollin!! bravenak Mar 2016 #30

I know what you mean. lovemydog Mar 2016 #35

We could have our own show on comedy central bravenak Mar 2016 #37

Keyed & Peeled lovemydog Mar 2016 #41

I wanna be Keyed!! bravenak Mar 2016 #42

Buahahaha! lovemydog Mar 2016 #45

Go! It was Hillaryous! bravenak Mar 2016 #46

thanks for the good read. nt msongs Mar 2016 #47

Your welcome. bravenak Mar 2016 #48

Thanks for sharing. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #49

I remember that monster thread bravenak Mar 2016 #51

Thanks, Bravenak. Articles like this help open my eyes. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #50

I'm glad. It was nice and funny to take the sting out bravenak Mar 2016 #54

OMG. "That one uncle with a business idea" Recursion Mar 2016 #52

I HAVE ONE bravenak Mar 2016 #53

Every Thanksgiving he tells us his next plan Recursion Mar 2016 #60

Sounds like my cousin bravenak Mar 2016 #73

Like my cousin who always has a great idea and wants me to help him "find a government grant" EffieBlack Mar 2016 #98

Oh God! bravenak Mar 2016 #100

Great article Gothmog Mar 2016 #55

We told them bravenak Mar 2016 #56

Yes we did Gothmog Mar 2016 #234

Ouch! I remember both these conversations being held recently.. Cha Mar 2016 #57

The double standards are glaring bravenak Mar 2016 #58

Truth. Have we seen Killer Mike since South Carolina? EffieBlack Mar 2016 #99

interesting read, thank you! nt steve2470 Mar 2016 #59

Yo!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #61

It looks to me like Fiq Blerdman holds a cynical, conservative ideology, has given up Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #62

I think he's right about both, we are not a monolith and we like the Clintons bravenak Mar 2016 #63

"Conservative".. Yeah, I don't.. he's straight up saying why he's not Impressed with BS. For Cha Mar 2016 #65

Not at all bravenak Mar 2016 #67

"Conservative" Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #76

I don't see how supporting someone who has a strong possibility of being Americas first woman ... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #78

So if Carly Fiorina or Sarah Palin were elected that would progressive or liberal because Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #79

No, it wouldn't be conservative though and Hillary is not Thatcher... not on any scale, that's ... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #82

Hillary's tendency for regime change, tacit support for military coup and waging war in Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #83

It's closer to 70% in the North and Bernie's message is all inclusive, in telling the "nation" Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #69

Drop the mic, Bravenak! EffieBlack Mar 2016 #105

I been hoping that repeating it might help them get it bravenak Mar 2016 #108

Word MaggieD Mar 2016 #170

I made a comment there.. it isn't showing up yet.. but this is what I said.. Cha Mar 2016 #64

Good comment bravenak Mar 2016 #66

Cha, I replied before seeing your post here GMTA lunamagica Mar 2016 #218

'Cause we loved it, lunamagica.. thought it was Cha Mar 2016 #250

"He sounds like that one uncle who always has a business idea but no business plan & no bank loan" uponit7771 Mar 2016 #70

I know, right... bravenak Mar 2016 #71

yeap, shit we said damn near a year ago is still being said today about Sanders. The white gender uponit7771 Mar 2016 #75

Omg bravenak Mar 2016 #77

Yes yes YES. That was exactly the sentence that caught me too Recursion Mar 2016 #85

I think the points made in the article were excellent. qdouble Mar 2016 #80

I agree bravenak Mar 2016 #81

K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #86

K&R! DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #87

I LOVE this piece! It expresses what so many of us have been saying EffieBlack Mar 2016 #91

Pretty damn good!!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #94

Hey Bravenak - posting for the sake of transparency and btw it was a thought provoking piece. seaglass Mar 2016 #97

Thank you!! What a good jury. bravenak Mar 2016 #101

Please consider hitting the alert button on that sufrommich Mar 2016 #107

Yes please do workinclasszero Mar 2016 #114

Can't believe this was alerted on! workinclasszero Mar 2016 #109

I guess the partisan jury pools are being reduced. joshcryer Mar 2016 #121

That was a great article bravenak workinclasszero Mar 2016 #102

Somebody sent it to me and I figured we might enjoy it bravenak Mar 2016 #104

Results... Major Nikon Mar 2016 #103

Thank you!! bravenak Mar 2016 #106

That article wasn't illuminating at all hellofromreddit Mar 2016 #110

Look bravenak Mar 2016 #124

A question I can never get a good answer to whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #145

They continued the fight their enire lives bravenak Mar 2016 #147

Nobody would disagree that no one is more central to the struggle than the oppressed themselves whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #151

It is less of a rejection and more of a response to the constant shoving of him at us based bravenak Mar 2016 #154

I find part of what you're saying true and part untrue whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #162

When I get sick of something? bravenak Mar 2016 #166

Well... if you think Hillary Clinton is the path to that better place whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #178

We make our own paths bravenak Mar 2016 #181

Hard to argue with that whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #187

Righteous! Have a great saturday! bravenak Mar 2016 #188

Same to you whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #195

Here's a good answer MaggieD Mar 2016 #184

You know... whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #194

His campaign has made a lot of mistakes MaggieD Mar 2016 #197

They also did a lot of things right whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #198

Well, bravenak is apparently not too fond of Jews. see my post #213 below. kath Mar 2016 #217

Thanks for the response hellofromreddit Mar 2016 #257

Excellent article, bravenak! Koinos Mar 2016 #113

I agree bravenak Mar 2016 #134

Devine and Weaver shot Sanders in the foot a number of times. Koinos Mar 2016 #158

I believe that is why Devine Does not win presidentials here at home bravenak Mar 2016 #159

It is probably too late for Sanders to shake up his staff at this point. Koinos Mar 2016 #171

That is absolutely how I see it bravenak Mar 2016 #180

I know that Clinton's staff is reputed to be diverse. Koinos Mar 2016 #183

She really does hire alot of minorities and Women bravenak Mar 2016 #185

Listening... Koinos Mar 2016 #190

Yeah, Weaver's been with Sanders since the 1990's Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #202

Good analysis. Koinos Mar 2016 #206

Yep. I agree to the fullest. bravenak Mar 2016 #263

Damn Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #116

Hell yeah bravenak Mar 2016 #119

Thank you Stuckinthebush Mar 2016 #122

Thank you bravenak Mar 2016 #128

Well that was revolting whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #123

I said there were things I did not agree with and put that disclainer so folks did not bravenak Mar 2016 #129

What I'd suggest to the contrary would be... thesquanderer Mar 2016 #125

I agree that we like both pretty much the same bravenak Mar 2016 #130

About as interesting as the views you expressed here: Vattel Mar 2016 #127

Very interesting. For those that didn't click on the link kath Mar 2016 #213

Indeed. progressoid Mar 2016 #244

It's also interesting that no one else thought that Vattel's post was interesting, after all these kath Mar 2016 #255

Seems the major and repeated point in the article is Bernie threw shade at Obama. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #131

That's not "throwing shade", most of Sanders critiques of Obama were unfair at best and included uponit7771 Mar 2016 #132

There was never more shade thrown at Obama than by the person who ran against him 2008 whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #140

That was a political campaign where shade is expected, even if they were best friends it would be... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #142

Sure whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #143

Facts matter, that's what I say uponit7771 Mar 2016 #144

Why did she run against him? whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #146

in 2008 she being Clinton and he being Obama... that's a known, what are you really asking here? uponit7771 Mar 2016 #148

Yeah... whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #152

Or that he would get poor kids jobs sl they wont be hanging on street corners? bravenak Mar 2016 #164

Not the same, bravenak whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #174

They were all ill considered and much more recent bravenak Mar 2016 #176

"Throwing shade" seems to mean criticizing Obama from the left. Cowpunk Mar 2016 #247

The author is younger than I am, and I was about six in 1988 bravenak Mar 2016 #133

Sanders has barely made a dent during his long political career pandr32 Mar 2016 #135

Yep bravenak Mar 2016 #137

Agreed! pandr32 Mar 2016 #196

AMEN!!! - " What has he shown us as a senator in the mighty state of Vermont to support this type of uponit7771 Mar 2016 #149

Apparently Democrats in Vermont disagree with you. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #264

Rec. nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #136

One of the better opinion pieces I have seen lately comradebillyboy Mar 2016 #139

I loved it bravenak Mar 2016 #155

K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #156

It really does relate to much more than just this bravenak Mar 2016 #157

Me too ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #168

Very good article MaggieD Mar 2016 #160

Finally people are saying it more and more bravenak Mar 2016 #175

Then why post this spiteful, nihilist, anonymous blogger stuff? KeepItReal Mar 2016 #167

What specifically do you object to? ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #169

Posting an blog that attacks both Democratic Primary candidates KeepItReal Mar 2016 #179

Why do you spend time worried about what I discuss? bravenak Mar 2016 #172

This is a GD-P post that is highly Rec'd. So I read it. KeepItReal Mar 2016 #182

Ok. You do not like it. Ok. bravenak Mar 2016 #186

Feel free to respond to my post #167. Or not. It's a free country. KeepItReal Mar 2016 #189

Not probably bravenak Mar 2016 #192

I love this blog. This was my favorite part: PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #173

More like the High Sparrow to me but Ned Stark fits too bravenak Mar 2016 #177

It all comes down to this. HassleCat Mar 2016 #191

Yep bravenak Mar 2016 #193

Thank you for implementing this piece to the board bravenak. serbbral Mar 2016 #200

What I got out of the article: "Lesser of two evils ... she is more beholden to the black vote" floppyboo Mar 2016 #204

I see it as being used... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #208

but that's just it - the author DOES expect something floppyboo Mar 2016 #211

That's a little cynical... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #214

Great article! I'm glad someone finally said the following: lunamagica Mar 2016 #210

Just curious... TCJ70 Mar 2016 #212

They don't disquilify him, but they would have disqualified PBO and HRC lunamagica Mar 2016 #223

That's a ridiculous statement. The leaps of logic are amazing. Armstead Mar 2016 #216

The author of the article is arguably sexist floppyboo Mar 2016 #219

No one said racist or sexist Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #220

You may have a point there but i still disagree with the premise Armstead Mar 2016 #222

True...quite frankly, I personally DO like some of those more "ethnic traits" of Bernie's Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #245

Honestly, her churchiness bothers me more than any of his traits ever could. bravenak Mar 2016 #262

See reply #223 lunamagica Mar 2016 #224

It's still BS Armstead Mar 2016 #226

Your 'guesses and "coulhaves" don't invalidate the facts as they are lunamagica Mar 2016 #228

Niether of us will ever know Armstead Mar 2016 #229

Do you really believe that women and PoC are playing on the same level as white men? lunamagica Mar 2016 #230

No I don't. Armstead Mar 2016 #231

I see you didn't real my post. The "quirkiness" (and there's a reson I put in in quotes) lunamagica Mar 2016 #232

I did read your post Armstead Mar 2016 #236

I don't know how we go into this point. My post was in reference to this in the OP lunamagica Mar 2016 #242

Thanks. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #215

Good opinion piece, Bravenak. Thanks for posting it. kwassa Mar 2016 #225

You've GOT to look down ticket! floppyboo Mar 2016 #227

Without Congress, neither Hillary or Bernie can get much done. kwassa Mar 2016 #233

With Congress, either Hillary or Bernie can get much done. "in the beginning was the word" floppyboo Mar 2016 #235

Good points, many already addressed though Rebkeh Mar 2016 #237

That thing y'all do where you call us naive? bravenak Mar 2016 #259

Funny, smart blog post. wildeyed Mar 2016 #241

Good read. Thanks for posting... SidDithers Mar 2016 #248

Ahhh, so this is why the MLK quotes are popping back up again. Number23 Mar 2016 #251

Actually my Martin Luther King thread came before this one. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #256

They can't stop bravenak Mar 2016 #258