2016 Postmortem

sabrina 1

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37. It was available, and was posted. It won't make a bit of difference to those with

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 03:55 PM

Aug 2015

an agenda. A lot of money is spent on these smear campaigns and no amount of FACTS will stop the talking points from continuing, which is why WE have to do what they do, continue to spread the FACTS far and wide, retweet them when you see them, overcome the dirty tricksters by sheer volume, and that is what is happening.

That is why kos became so frustrated that he once again revealed his disdain for Democrats who refuse to cave to the Third Way right on his own blog.

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"You don't have the standing to invent a 'race problem' for Bernie" Warning: NSFW [View all] sabrina 1 Aug 2015 OP

Thanks for posting this. I haven't been to dailykos on a regular basis in years. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #1

No problem, I go there to look for the remaining Liberals, like OPOL, as sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #2

I am an FDR dem ... radical leftie all my life. This guy speaks for me. GO, BERNIE! roguevalley Aug 2015 #70

read the comments there. Kos is getting his sorry ass handed to him. roguevalley Aug 2015 #73

I should go look for kos's anti-liberal/bernie diatribe but to be honest sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #81

Well, that one didn't go over well at all Mnpaul Aug 2015 #153

Wow, thank you, great to see people standing up to these Third Wayers so firmly. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #191

"What on EARTH is wrong with our party?" staggerleem Aug 2015 #203

no doubt, eh? azureblue Aug 2015 #79

Please read before you post. Kos is responsible for what HE WRITES. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #115

+100%! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #185

Same thing with the NYTimes. senz Aug 2015 #106

Unbelievable, isn't it? They are all on the same page. But the PEOPLE sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #162

+100%! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #186

Do they know Bernie even got arrested for protesting for civil rights? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #143

If they know, they don't care. winter is coming Aug 2015 #144

Funny how that line of attack blunts his strengths. Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #189

Yes, and once they were told of his incredible record, their response was sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #160

DK has some very bad trolls deeply embedded laserhaas Aug 2015 #176

k&r nt magical thyme Aug 2015 #3

Wow sabrina1..OPAL is powerful and has a dead eye.. haikugal Aug 2015 #4

Yes, he is an amazing poster. I've been longtime reader of his work. Very interesting sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #6

That sounds familiar... haikugal Aug 2015 #17

Wow. What a great piece! Thanks for posting it here. kath Aug 2015 #5

You can search for a member's page, and it's worth doing so re OPAL as his work sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #7

Here is OPAL'S profile page sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #12

Look who recc'ed OPOL'S post Mnpaul Aug 2015 #107

I'm one. snort Aug 2015 #118

Can't think of anything more that needs to be added to that one except K&R. Zorra Aug 2015 #8

No problem, Zorra, OPOL has a way of slamming down the facts sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #18

What makes people like that great is they don't give up. zeemike Aug 2015 #50

You would love him, he took so much flack on that site, but prevailed because sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #57

K & R. Way cool guy & amazing post, thanks. Pls. link the Kos piece that generated this appalachiablue Aug 2015 #114

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I will look for it, someone near the top of the thread has sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #198

claiming to be a Bernie supporter while shaming Bernie supporters FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #9

... Zorra Aug 2015 #11

Lol, well, at least it's good to see a few people who never even sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #14

Thanks for linking that asset to this forum. It was a very good post FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #24

Indeed. arcane1 Aug 2015 #32

:) nt abelenkpe Aug 2015 #53

Hah (nt) malokvale77 Aug 2015 #105

You are soooo bad! dgibby Aug 2015 #113

:) FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #119

Lol, just read that again. You are so right! sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #158

it doesn't have to make white sense Supersedeas Aug 2015 #209

Well this speaks to me. ibegurpard Aug 2015 #10

+1 Agschmid Aug 2015 #13

And the effort spent to find, and promote, voices of PoC, holding ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #48

And what will be your explanation ibegurpard Aug 2015 #58

As a member of the African-American community ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #63

Well I have and I also move in a wide circle which includes people sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #112

Check this out. senz Aug 2015 #128

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #134

Hmm. Maybe if you were one you would... senz Aug 2015 #136

One what? 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #151

Exactly what you said ... senz Aug 2015 #164

True ... Some people tend to hang with like minded-people ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #181

That's very strange. As I said, unless they haven't heard of him yet, I haven't met sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #188

LOL ... Always the conspiracy, huh? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #190

I wasn't talking about Black People. I was talking the Right Wing fundies sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #194

Okay ... LOL; but, Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #195

I sure hope you're not implying what I think you are... ibegurpard Aug 2015 #155

Wasn't "implying" anything, ibegurpard. senz Aug 2015 #165

You must have missed the ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #197

Well, that's weired, EVERY black person I know supports him, save one. grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #192

I suspect that says more about your circles than anything else. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #193

Ben Carson is a corporate tool, what do you mean no one has a problem sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #100

That's not what I wrote. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #104

What speaks volumes to me is that you use the term 'outlier' to describe any PoC who doesn't cui bono Aug 2015 #177

So I should just ignore the polling? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #182

And the only people who are trying so hard to deprive them of the right sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #19

Proven by the fact that people are still saying things like "his silence" or "refusal to mention" arcane1 Aug 2015 #34

They have nothing. They can't fight him on his stands on issues, his stands are rhett o rick Aug 2015 #87

Ad hominems are all they got. ozone_man Aug 2015 #139

That's because it's a talking point. Maybe the best way to deal with sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #142

That works! I've learned that calling a lie a lie tends to get one's posts hidden arcane1 Aug 2015 #152

Yes, truth can be very disturbing for those who don't want to hear it. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #196

Symone Sanders kicks ass. She's perfect. senz Aug 2015 #133

TRUTH whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #15

Can't rec this enough passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #16

"making up stories about how he can't possibly win" Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #20

And can we have a drum roll, please!!! GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #22

This diary is from a legitimate FDR Democrat who has the creds to say sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #23

"he can't possibly win" - The Oligarchy L0oniX Aug 2015 #27

Kicking and Rec'ing this and waiting for the naysayers - who are legion - to appear (n/t) GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #21

They're not legiion, on this forum they are about 10%. On DK about the same. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #26

The oligarchy loves their useful fools. L0oniX Aug 2015 #25

Good stuff, Sabrina - thank you for sharing it! dorkzilla Aug 2015 #28

He is the most feared person in Washington dgibby Aug 2015 #110

Aint that the truth! dorkzilla Aug 2015 #120

From your lips to gawd's ears! dgibby Aug 2015 #122

I agree 100% - that’s why this election is so critical dorkzilla Aug 2015 #126

If I wasn't almost 70, I'd dgibby Aug 2015 #138

"Can't believe how much things have changed since then. Breaks my heart." senz Aug 2015 #147

I have an ancestor who was a circuit preacher in Litchfield, and several Methodist ministers dorkzilla Aug 2015 #150

you and I might be cousins grasswire Aug 2015 #154

+ 1 That's how it looks to me. senz Aug 2015 #135

Maybe growing BECAUSE of it. People are sick to death of how these dirty tricksters interfere sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #175

Hey look! Maedhros Aug 2015 #29

That was obvious from day one. But they are failing miserably, see Bernie's sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #33

Oh most definitely ibegurpard Aug 2015 #36

My favorites are the "I was going to vote for Sanders but mean DUers changed my mind" posts arcane1 Aug 2015 #41

I want to hear that argument at the Caucases. JackInGreen Aug 2015 #74

Lol, that IS the funniest one of all. Imagine, you have a candidate, and even if sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #76

Choosing the person who can ask Congress to declare war based on what merrily Aug 2015 #96

Nah, the President can start the war first, then ask Congress later. jeff47 Aug 2015 #127

I realize a statute says that, but that statute may or may not be unconstitutional. merrily Aug 2015 #141

Not to mention supposedly Bernie supporters praising BLM for interrupting his speech. A Simple Game Aug 2015 #91

Yes, it has become pretty ludicrous, but not very effective. They are getting the liberal base sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #97

So it would appear. dgibby Aug 2015 #116

K&R CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #30

F'n A Tweety! If only that video had surfaced earlier much of this crap would have been a moot point Armstead Aug 2015 #31

It was available, and was posted. It won't make a bit of difference to those with sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #37

I shoud've said more widely distributed and visible Armstead Aug 2015 #46

That video would have been ignored just like everything else he's said and done. arcane1 Aug 2015 #39

Only to those with an agenda. To the vast majority of Americans, facts are sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #51

Exactly! That hard work we're signing up for involves more than registering voters and holding signs arcane1 Aug 2015 #55

Minor correction - it's OPOL acronym for One Pissed Off Liberal whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #35

Thanks, I can't believe I made that error, will edit and thank you for sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #42

:) whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #54

Wow... Bubzer Aug 2015 #38

Always was a problem with the owner of the blog. However it is a good sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #45

came as a surprise to me too. navarth Aug 2015 #109

Kos was a Republican who worked for Henry Hyde, he was never a liberal sorry to sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #169

good to know, thanks. navarth Aug 2015 #187

This one fantastic post and sums it up quite nicely. n/t Skwmom Aug 2015 #40

I post there on occasion and consider myself an unapologetic Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #43

It was always that way there, but there are some good diarists sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #60

Yep! Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #62

Yes, I like his posts. It's been hard to get any interest in Ferguson here sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #65

I had to quit listening to "Make It Plain" because of Markos Moulitsas. Mark Thompson Snotcicles Aug 2015 #44

And thank you for posting. sabrina 1 nt. Snotcicles Aug 2015 #49

You're very welcome Snotcicles! sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #199

K&R! K&R! K&R! K&R! Phlem Aug 2015 #47

spot on .... OPOL/Sabrina1 Thank you V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #52

.And then there is this little gem: libodem Aug 2015 #56

I haven't seen or heard any yet, bvf Aug 2015 #67

He's been mockingly referred to as "savior" here, by his opponents arcane1 Aug 2015 #78

Yeah, I've seen a few of those posts. bvf Aug 2015 #83

There are definitely resemblances, but I'm hoping they don't extend all the way. senz Aug 2015 #123

I haven't paid attention to Daily Koch (sic) since I was purged True Blue Door Aug 2015 #59

Lol, nice 'slip'. I wasn't purged, I just left years ago when I saw what was going on sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #66

I chose to play it out to the end, even though I saw it coming. True Blue Door Aug 2015 #92

I was there around 2006 and left in 2008 after watching what was to me sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #200

And the fucked up thing is that for a while, DK was the best thing available. True Blue Door Aug 2015 #205

K & R! SoapBox Aug 2015 #61

Third Way is challenging Sanders on GLBT? merrily Aug 2015 #64

Please understand the following ground rule for this campaign: it's not about what has been done. Betty Karlson Aug 2015 #172

I get that. The pundits on MSNBC explained that Hillary does not want people to look at anything merrily Aug 2015 #184

K&R! bvf Aug 2015 #68

it's always reeked of suspicion that SANDERS is the one supposed to "have a race problem" MisterP Aug 2015 #69

Attack your enemy bvf Aug 2015 #137

That was a very moving piece Babel_17 Aug 2015 #71

OnePissedOffLiberal JackInGreen Aug 2015 #72

Thank You, Sabrina 1! I've bookmarked the OPOL link at Kos... KoKo Aug 2015 #75

Same here. He's a great Leftie Dem with the creds to do what he does, a long sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #77

Think I'll join kos to try to support this poster, though I fear merrily Aug 2015 #80

They've tried before to ban him and the entire blog rose up sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #95

I will not make any comparisons between merrily Aug 2015 #98

ha ha malokvale77 Aug 2015 #117

Great OP! Spirochete Aug 2015 #82

The riech-wing of both parties are petrified of Bernie! He is the new FDR and that terrifies them! Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #84

Sabrina, YOU ROCK! Indepatriot Aug 2015 #85

At a debate in '08 a young woman asked Hillary, "Diamonds or pearls?".... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #86

Thanks once again for posting. The Liberals need to take back their Party from the Conservatives.nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #88

Liberals have been intimidated for too long by the Rovian tactics of sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #108

And to reiterate this most important point passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #89

BLM seems more interested in generating publicity for BLM (and harassing Sanders) Maedhros Aug 2015 #94

July 25 hootinholler Aug 2015 #103

Thank you for this. MuseRider Aug 2015 #90

most excellent!! +1000 bbgrunt Aug 2015 #93

Appalled colsohlibgal Aug 2015 #99

Yes, and now it doesn't just smell bad, we know what it is. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #101

It isn't happening to Hillary dgibby Aug 2015 #121

We know what it's all about now. Many of us suspected it sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #125

Haven't noticed any "Hillary's a racist" memes floating about online, either. senz Aug 2015 #145

Thom Hartmann's 1st two hours today are on the BLM disruption. senz Aug 2015 #140

K&R Says it all. Should be posted in Hillary Groups. senz Aug 2015 #102

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #111

Nailed it! dgibby Aug 2015 #124

Thanks goes to the diarist who is a superb writer and has sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #130

K and effing R Scuba Aug 2015 #129

Awesome, Sabrina! K&R X 1,000 PatrickforO Aug 2015 #131

Thanks for posting this. K&R eom Purveyor Aug 2015 #132

Kick MoveIt Aug 2015 #146

I'd reccommend this but since 212 people already have, Fawke Em Aug 2015 #148

Credit goes to One Pissed Off Liberal. He's one incredible sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #159

Thank you for expressing our frustration so forcefully I hate liars Aug 2015 #149

It's hella beautiful how a crystal-clear dose of truth clears the air & defogs the windows. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #156

And the one candidate that wants to restore Glass-Steagall. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #157

Yes, thank you Uncle Joe. It's hard to list all the good things Bernie has worked for sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #166

Thanks for the thanks, sabrina Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #167

Totally agree. And the problem with saying all this now is that some PoC think we are lecturing them cui bono Aug 2015 #161

It doesn't have to be defended. It was a made up dirty trick from the beginning and it is sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #174

"Purges of Liberals" on "that site" -- dailykos.com ?!? ConservativeDemocrat Aug 2015 #163

If it was worth my while, I would post hundreds of links to the history of that site sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #168

Alright, see back in reality, www.dailykos.com is an incredibly liberal site ConservativeDemocrat Aug 2015 #173

Another personal attack from you. I take as much pride in those sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #179

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You forgot to mention the Bashing of Bernie Sanders that has driven so many away sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #202

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No Bernie Bashing here - and you're a member of the Reality Based Community? LiberalElite Aug 2015 #208

K&R Paka Aug 2015 #170

1000 K&R emsimon33 Aug 2015 #171

Awesome! BeanMusical Aug 2015 #178

Thanks Sabrina, and OPOL dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #180

Wow! K&R! This post has hundreds of recommendations! Thank you, sabrina! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #183

Mystified! Thank you Bernie as a Black supporter Farmbrook Aug 2015 #204

Welcome to DU! Glad to have you here! d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #206