Weekend At Bernie's

[struggle4progress]

By Bob Englehart

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont has it all; the experience, temperament, knowledge, and a Vermont snowball’s chance in a Washington, D.C., summer of being the next president. He says all the right things, knows what’s wrong with America and knows how to fix it. Unfortunately, the American voter doesn’t consider that stuff ... We all remember the last independent to run for president of the United States ... Let’s face it, it was 11 years ago, long before a lot of computer stuff was invented and that’s really what’s important. Computer stuff. But I’ve wandered off topic because my attention span has been severely damaged from overexposure to information lit from behind, the cool glow of digital magic ... He has a website, http://www.sanders.senate.gov/ and on it he says all the right things. Well, that’s a start. It’s the end, too.

http://www.courant.com/opinion/cartoons/hc-bernie-sanders-running-president-20150430-story.html

[Jefferson23]

1. Pessimism, not orange, is the new black. I see some people wearing it, but not very well. n/t

[appalachiablue]

4. +1 Thanks for my best laugh of the night, much needed-

[TM99]

2. This is such a strange little hack piece.

First, Sanders will be running as a Democrat in the Democratic Primary.

Second, if he wins the Primary, he will be running as a Democrat in the General Election.

So saying that Sanders is running as an Independent and that didn't work in the General 11 years ago is factual wrong and purposefully ignorant.

This is a hit piece disguised as practical concern.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Stupid shit ...

doesn't understand that the internet is a weapon.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Is Bob part of your Staight White Men Agaist Bernie group? This is intellectually dishonest as

Sanders is running as a Democrat, not as an Independent. Tripe.

[struggle4progress]

6. When he declares himself a D, we can call him that: right now he still seems to be an I

... Sanders, an independent ...

... Sanders, a Vermont independent ...

... Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders ...

... Sanders, an independent ...

... a socialist and an independent that caucuses with the Democrats ...

... Sanders, an independent ...

... Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt ...

[Ruby the Liberal]

7. I must be having an elder moment

What independent ran for POTUS in 2004 before all that innertubes and computer stuff was "invented"?

Let’s face it, it was 11 years ago, long before a lot of computer stuff was invented and that’s really what’s important.

[Jefferson23]

8. Nader:

Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Ah. He wasn't on the ballot here

Didn't realize he ran.

Wonder why the hit piece didn't reference the 2000 election but singled out 2004? That would have made a ton more sense as other than John Anderson and Ross Perot, that would have been the only election in recent memory that was truly impacted by a third party.

[Jefferson23]

10. True and I don't know, except to say it is an awful OP on many levels. n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Astonishingly amateurish.

But no surprise. Bernie made a splash, so now its time to throw spaghetti on the wall to see what sticks against him.

Gotta love primary 'season'.