Just released: Bernie Sanders will be in Washington!

[DFW]

Senator Bernie Sanders will spend a full day this week in Washington fulfilling his duties as a U.S. Senator, according to spokeswoman Dinah Bordom. He will make a predictable speech, and has pledged to pronounce the words “millionaire” and “billionaire” in such a manner that people outside of New York, New England and the states of the old Confederacy can understand him.

The Senator’s liason to the Hispanic community, C.C. Señor, said that Sanders would be ordering a taco for lunch from the Senate floor to show his solidarity with the Drummers. Protests of discrimination from the musicians union were quickly put to rest when this was corrected to “Dreamers.” Queries as to what toppings Sanders would order for his taco were referred to his Press Secretary, Lotta Bordom, who is Diana Bordom’s sister. Bordom said she wasn’t authorized to speak on the record, as Senator Sanders was a “big picture guy, and not one to favor makers of green salsa over those who made guacamole.” C.C. Señor asked that all further inquiries be addressed to the Press Secretary, commenting that “where there’s information on Senator Sanders, there’s Bordom.”

Veni, Vidi, Satis.

[NurseJackie]

1. ...

[NastyRiffraff]

2. Hee hee

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well played, my dear DFW!

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. I love it!

[Me.]

5. Veni, Vidi, Satis

Well said

[Agschmid]

6. This website sometimes is ridiculous.

Satire, but also just annoying IMO.

[DFW]

7. At some point one just has to cry ENOUGH!

I've had a work week from hell, cramming four countries into four days, and I'm sick of seeing the same posts on this board every time Sanders changes his underwear. My camel's back has broken.

[Agschmid]

8. So block by keyword, it's real easy.

Then you never have to see a Sanders post again.

And yeah it’s Thursday, we’ve all had a long week.

[DFW]

9. It may seem odd

But I have never blocked or ignored anything or anyone. You never know when someone, even one you think is incapable, will have something interesting to say. I know, I know, Godot will come first, right?

[Agschmid]

10. I don't block or ignore either, I get it.

[Yonnie3]

48. If I had blocked the word "Bernie" to miss those posts you spoke of in the OP,

I would have missed your post. I agree with you about blocking.

Your post was not one I would have wanted to miss.

[R B Garr]

19. Isn't there also a Bernie Sanders group??

Why not suggest that posts pertaining to his everyday movements be posted there? It's only a matter of time before people feel the repetitive burnout.

[DFW]

72. I haven't looked, but there used to be one, I remember

I once replied to a post on the home page, and it turned out to have been from the Sanders group, which I wasn't aware of. Some angry Gruppenführer didn't like what I posted and banned me from a group I never would have looked for in the first place. He left the party after the primary season of 2016, so I don't know if it still there or not. I know the DU member who banned me is long gone, but she disappeared even before the election, so her reason for being on DU in the first place was no mystery.

[R B Garr]

86. Yes, that was not cool what was happening.

That group is still there, so it's a mystery why this forum is spammed with his daily itinerary. Then again, it might not be a mystery...

Great thread idea. So funny! Thx

[Hekate]

22. Enough, indeed. Thanks for the levity

[Kurt V.]

30. maybe it's just you.

Godot will be here any minute.

[sheshe2]

31. :)

[NCTraveler]

16. Hi Agschmid.

Of course you are correct. But a little wit in satire goes a long way during these crazy times. I fully understand that is in the eye of the beholder and that not all good people on the left see through the same lens when it comes to Sanders.

[Agschmid]

17. Yup, thanks.

[Cha]

50. DFW had a lot of wit in his OP.. and

perhaps it wasn't written for those who don't see it in the same lens as those who appreciate DFW's OP.

#basta

[NCTraveler]

73. I agree that it was witty.

I laughed.

I really really like the person I was responding to and their contributions here. They are a solid Sanders/Clinton supporter and really stay grounded in their message about Sanders.

I like the op and was just backing the other poster up as I understand why it rubs them the wrong way.

I like being around good people. Agschmid is one of them.

[Cha]

74. I am grateful for people like DFW..

a kindred spirit who understands how certain excessiveness rubs us the wrong way.

[Agschmid]

102. Thanks.

[Gothmog]

88. I loved the OP

It made me laugh

[Cha]

92. Yes.. somebody had to

do it.

[Gothmog]

93. Hey Cha

[demmiblue]

101. He'll post a pic of Katrina in order to inoculate himself. n/t

[comradebillyboy]

11. The Bordom sisters are a welcome change of pace from Jeff Weaver.

[DFW]

12. But not generating more excitement, I fear.

Although, the night is yet young.

[Gothmog]

13. LOL

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Tee hee.

[NCTraveler]

15. So he's taking a week off? Nt

[DFW]

18. Dunno. The "artickle" didn't say

Can't think of everything, can I? Jeez!

[Gothmog]

89. Please keep us informed if there are any updates

[R B Garr]

20. I LOL'd.

Well done!

[Hekate]

21. C. C. Senor

Enjoy the tacos!

On edit: damned autocorrect strikes again and refuses to allow me a tilde for my n

[Chakaconcarne]

23. awesome...another thread ripping bernie..

as if he's a Trump/gop equivalent....

how productive.

[treestar]

33. It is not ripping Bernie

But the posters who post every day what Bernie is doing as if it's the biggest news of each day.

[DFW]

63. Thanks! You saved me the trouble.

It has been said decades ago: "I have no problem with Jesus. It's his fan club I can't stand"

[grantcart]

55. Not surprised you didn't get it. It is about the silly "Bernie is . . ." threads that pronounce

Bernie is about to walk on water and it turns out that Bernie is cosponsoring some legislation that has been introduced a dozen times before.

Its nothing to do with Bernie and everything to do with the insipid devotion by a few posters who post almost on a daily basis thinking that they are building enthusiasm for Sanders when in fact they are doing the reverse.

[emulatorloo]

59. Yep, breathless threads when Bernie states the obvious. Some seem to think he invented

progressivism.

[DFW]

99. From the relentless posts of a few on this board

Some seem to think he invented the wheel.

[SCVDem]

24. Thom Hartman

Did an informal poll this morning.

Most chose BS for 2020.

We are screwed!

[R B Garr]

26. It's weird that Thom Hartmann is so defensive about how much RT

paid him. I know it had to do with licensing, but still, he shouldn't be a hypocrite.

We need to see Thom Hartmann's taxes and also Bernie's. They have an echo chamber going there on the Thom Hartmann show, so we're probably not screwed.

[Demsrule86]

27. Thom Hartman does not have a big Democratic audience these days.

[SCVDem]

49. I have Progressive Voices on my cell.

I start it at 9 and Thom is on. Randi at 1 and Brad at 5.

Only one vote for former AG Eric Holder, my choice.

[Demsrule86]

85. Sure...but he kind of burned his bridges in 16.

I doubt his audience can be considered to be Democratic...progressive maybe although some are libertarians.

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Consider his audience though...Dont listen to him also, i cant say why

[elmac]

43. the democratic party is screwed

as long as we have forums like this doing the work for russian bots. Circular firing squad=8 years of tRump

[Chakaconcarne]

47. pretty much...

endorsements of these kind of threads are no better than bot activity IMO.

[JCanete]

45. Thom's audience would certainly schew that way, so while I hope for somebody

like Sanders on the issues in 2020, I think you can rest easy.

[Cha]

51. "thom hartmann"?

lol of course they did.

[emulatorloo]

57. Sorry, Biden comes out #1 in most 2020 polls

In fact, Bernie was third behind Biden and Warren in a recent New Hampshire 2020 poll. As you remember Bernie won New Hampshire in the last primary.

[Gothmog]

94. I would support Joe Biden in 2020

[DFW]

64. To some degree, I give Thom Hartmann a pass on the subject of Bernie Sanders

They have been good friends for decades, and Thom had him on his Air America show every Friday morning. It's a close personal friendship that did not diminish when Sanders was elected to the Senate. I don't see turning off that friendship with the click of a dial in the name of objectivity, especially when the media outlet Thom works for is not in the business of objectivity in the first place.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. And hilarity ensues!

Well done.

[lunamagica]

29. Oh, my, you owe me a new keyboard!

This so SO funny!

[sheshe2]

32. Praise the Goddess.

This is a hoot, DFW.

[treestar]

34. LOL. The one place Bernie rarely seems to be!

[JCanete]

35. snarky. A post that had this kind of tenor targetted at

Clinton or Booker or Biden, etc. would not be allowed to stand.




Edited this because my complaint was over the top. Took out "nasty", "what's your deal" and "shouldn't be posted," since on reflection I don't feel that way about the post, and I do find it funny.

[R B Garr]

36. You should take your own advice about

"tenor." I don't see anyone posting the everyday movements of other politicians. After awhile, everyday movements get to be TMI when they are spammed.

This is a just a hilarious and good-natured spoof.

[JCanete]

39. no, because such a spoof would absolutely be removed in seconds had it targetted any I mentioned.

and you know this. You live at least that much in this reality.

[R B Garr]

41. That's where your false realities fail you. This is not

"targeting" Bernie. I'll let you read it again so you can see where you went wrong.

[JCanete]

42. I don't object to everything in it and I actually think that its funny and I get the point about

turning every single thing Sanders does or says as news worthy. I agree with it to boot. The millionaire billionaire thing feels massively reductionist and the "breaking...Sanders will be in Washington for a full day this week" is not at all simply criticizing his posters here. It has a connotation.

[R B Garr]

44. It's just part of the spoof -- more like an acknowledgement that

spamming the calendar doesn't equate to accomplishments. It's funny, certainly not targeting.

[JCanete]

46. edited my original post to reflect my more measured sentiments.

[Cha]

52. Quit trying to personally insulting her.. "You live at least that

much in reality."

RB Garr lives in reality. end of story.

[JCanete]

53. hey Cha! thanks for chiming in...your opinion is valued by me. I'll definitely think about

what you gave me to chew on here.

[R B Garr]

60. Thanks, Cha! Some insist that reality is what one man says

from two years ago. Ahem.

[Cha]

61. Yeah, it's a

dead give away. lol smh

[JCanete]

70. right, because I haven't formulated my own sense of the world far before 2 years ago.

And it continues to be meted out over and over. I'm certailny not sure I've got the solution to fixing the problem right, but its pretty obvious what the problem is.

[DFW]

65. If you think this was directed at Sanders, you missed the point completely

It was not directed at Sanders at all. Bernie Sanders doesn't fill up this board announcing it as earth-shattering news every time he blows his nose. My post was addressing the fact that there are those who do.

[JCanete]

69. it certainly opened the door for comments about how often he is touring versus hanging with

the lobbyists in Washington, and that was one of the first things I noticed, as well as an appreciative poster who responded near to the top, which is a function of me considering the board being posted on and the threads we typically see here.

[Squinch]

95. Had the door previously been closed on such comments?

Were we not allowed to notice such things before this post?

[JCanete]

97. point was in regards to what gets policed here and what doesn't. I don't think this post

should be removed but people do like to maintain a double standard.

[Squinch]

98. So this post is fine but it somehow, at the same time, is all about double standards

and posts that should get policed. And it opens the door to things.

Kay.

[DFW]

103. Remember, "get a life" cannot be enforced in a court of law

Remind me that my posts need monitoring lest I open Pandora's box, right?

All I was pointing out is that some--and they are mercifully few--on this board seem to feel an obsessive need to give us a running timeline on everything Bernie Sanders does and says, and announce the time and direction of his every footstep. I think if Sen. Sanders himself were aware of it, he would tell them to cease and desist, as they are distracting from the issues he cares about most.

At parents' meetings at school, I remember that the parents who were liked least were the ones who insisted that the rest of us hear about it in detail every time their kid tied his or her shoelaces into a perfect bow knot. Thy were devoid of humor, too.

[LexVegas]

80. ...

[MineralMan]

37. Nicely done.

[mcar]

40. ...

[Quayblue]

54. ....

[elmac]

56. remember when the gop and news networks went after Howard Dean

because he screamed. Same thing with this forum, this kind of crap shouldn't be on du.

[DFW]

66. Howard is a personal friend, and I certainly do remember it, but I wasn't going after Sanders at all

Please see post #65

[emulatorloo]

58. He doesn't say 'millionaires' anymore because he is a millionaire now n/t

[DFW]

67. My bad

We don't get U.S. TV here.

[Blue_true]

62. Oh man. You threw a stick into a hornets' nest. nt

[DFW]

68. I now live 4000 miles from Washington

I think I'm safe.

For that matter, "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest" was one of my favorite films (the Swedish original, that is). Even if that is only an oddball title that doesn't resemble the original at all. The original title is "Luftslottet som Sprengdes," or "The Castle in the Air That Got Blown Up," a title that I wouldn't at all mind being used about the Trump administration.

[Jamaal510]

71. ...

[ehrnst]

75. K&R

[Cha]

76. Are you sure!?

[Civic Justice]

77. is this a promote the "Independents" or Democratic Site?

It seems if anything there would be post focus on "which Democratic Congressional People" are out and about promoting The Democratic Party and its Platform...

I'm sure this will be attacked by the Sanders supporters with high vigor.

A good DEMOCRATIC headline could well be... Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Gina Haspel "Can't Be Trusted" To Lead CIA
https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2018/05/10/sen-elizabeth-warren-gina-haspel-cant-be-trusted-to-lead-cia

Senator Elizabeth Warren to host town hall in New Bedford, MA on Saturday, May 12
http://sampan.org/2018/05/senator-elizabeth-warren-to-host-town-hall-in-new-bedford-ma-on-saturday-may-12/


Elizabeth Warren’s Pick Wins Ohio’s Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cordray-wins-ohio-primary_us_5af20ddbe4b0aab8a789ebad

[LexVegas]

81. Lighten up. nt

[Squinch]

78. He might eat a waffle! And wear socks!

[DFW]

83. Inside information!

Link! Link!

[Squinch]

84. I heard it on DU! On three threads referencing the same article!

[DFW]

87. Well, alright then

Against unimpeachable sources like that, all claims to the contrary wilt like week-old lettuce.......

[Squinch]

90. The socks are reportedly blue.

[DFW]

91. I wish I had your connections......... n/t

[Squinch]

96. I'm hooked up in the broberhood.

[betsuni]

79. K&R

[SidDithers]

82. I love this post...

Sid

[demmiblue]

100. Pettiness (with a side of xenophobia). Congrats! n/t