"Bernie Baby" dies of SIDS

[Cali_Democrat]

A young infant, who became a viral sensation on social media for his resemblance to Bernie Sanders, has tragically died, reportedly from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

According to the Huffington Post, Oliver Jack Carter Lomas-Davis was frequently dressed up by his mother Souxsie in a white messy wig, giant black glasses, and a Bernie Sanders button pinned to the front of his shirt. After posting the pictures of her son on Facebook, Oliver became known on social media as the “Bernie Baby.” Oliver actually got to meet his inspiration during a Sanders rally in Las Vegas in February. Bernie Sanders took several photos with his doppelganger, and later posted them to social media.


http://www.inquisitr.com/2851849/bernie-baby-bernie-sanders-biggest-supporter-dies-of-sids/

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. That's horribly sad

no words

[lunamagica]

2. Oh, what a tragedy!

My heart is breaking for all of them!

[onenote]

3. So very sad.

[BlueMTexpat]

4. I am so sorry to hear this.

My heart goes out to the parents.

One of our grandsons died of SIDS at three months. It was simply devastating for us all, but especially so for his young parents. Even now, >26 years and two living sons later, it is still a black hole in their lives.

What an adorable young one! How awful to lose him!

[Ilsa]

5. Oh no! That poor family.

SIDS is such a devastating tragedy. Prayers for all of them.

[Nonhlanhla]

6. RIP little one

SIDS is so scary. I hardly ever slept during my daughter's first year of life because I was so afraid of SIDS.

This is so very sad. Deepest condolences to the little baby's family.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. It's very scary

My co-workers daughter died of SIDS recently.

My heart goes out to the family.

[Ken Burch]

8. Nothing worse than losing your child. n/t.

[BooScout]

9. Oh no!

I am sorry to hear this. My condolences to his parents.

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. This tragedy shouldn't be used as campaign/primary fodder

Don't know why you posted that in here, but *plonk*

[grossproffit]

13. Because people love this kid. I'm heartbroken to read about his sudden death.

I just saw him the other day and thought, how frickin' cute.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. My God, how horrific.

[great white snark]

14. It won't be we are better than that.

Cali has personal experience with SIDS so I think it's appropriate.

[grossproffit]

16. SIDS is a very important topic.

[Phentex]

17. Jury let it stand 1-6

FYI

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. I'm surprised it was alerted

This is big news. Poor little guy.

That said, it isn't SOP for this forum, IMO, but thats a host thing, not a jury call.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. How am I using this as campaign fodder?

What the hell?



It's a news story that I came across and I didn't see it posted here. Everyone who has followed the primary closely is familiar with Bernie baby.

Somehow me posting this story is campaign fodder?

This place has gone crazy.

[bravenak]

11. Very depressing..

[great white snark]

12. Oh so sad.

Damn. Thoughts out to his loved ones.

[Vinca]

15. That's so sad. Poor little guy. His family must be devastated.

[Agschmid]

19. Very sad.

[Starry Messenger]

20. Terribly sad news.

A friend of mine lost a child to SIDS 10 years ago, it is still wrenching. RIP little Oliver.

[TeeYiYi]

22. Never in a million years...

...would I have guessed such a sad and heartbreaking thing.

My heart is broken for the family of this beautiful child.




TYY

[Phentex]

23. He was a little darling...

it's so sad.

[anotherproletariat]

24. I can't even imagine...how tragic and sad. Thinking of the family... nt

[rock]

25. My condolences to the family

So very sad.

[Hekate]

26. My heart goes out to the family. We lost our granddaughter at 6 months due to SIDS...

There's just no reason they can find for SIDS -- and if other states handle it like California the parents are under a dark cloud of suspicion while the Coroner investigates whether their baby was abused. I understand why the law does that, but it adds to the grief something fierce.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

36. ...

[Hoyt]

27. RIP little fella.

[Barack_America]

28. Absolutely gut-wrenching...

...to know such a precious child is no longer with us.

If Bernie doesn't win the nomination, I hope he sends a big chunk of his donations towards SIDS research.

[Kalidurga]

29. I found out looking at my family tree this is too common

It's terrible that the only way to fight this is with baby monitors.

[LyndaG]

30. Darling child

Prayers for his family.

[Fla Dem]

31. How very sad. Cherish each moment with your loved ones. nt

[peace13]

32. This is so sad.

My heart goes out to this little one's family.

[Haveadream]

33. Nothing but love

and an outpouring of support to the family in their time of mourning. These are the things that remind us to take a moment to remember that life is beautiful, fragile and that we are all interconnected. Love and kindness to all.

[Sissyk]

34. Very sad.

SIDS is a terrible death for the loved ones left behind.

[Arazi]

35. Unimaginable pain and grief. RIP Oliver

[renate]

37. that's so heartbreaking...

I am so sad to hear about this.

[MoonRiver]

38. So sorry for the precious baby and his family

[asuhornets]

39. Very sad...Prayers for the family....n/t

[Gothmog]

40. SIDS is a horrible way to die because it is unexpected

I will keep this baby's family in my prayers. Losing a child at age is simply horrible

[Adrahil]

41. RIP little guy....

How incredibly sad.

[kath]

42. PSA regarding SIDS prevention: the 2 most important things are that the baby should always be placed

on its back to go to sleep, and that this should be done in a BARE CRIB with a firm mattress. NO blankets, quilts, bumper pads, pillows, positioning devices, toys. NOTHING.

http://sids.org/what-is-sidssuid/reduce-the-risk/

SIDS deaths decreased remarkably as a result of the "Back to Sleep" campaign. Getting the word out about The Bare Crib should help to reduce the numbers even more. Sadly, though, a fair number of parents and caregivers are still unaware of these recommendations.
Spread the word!!

[book_worm]

43. How awful. I feel very sad for Oliver's family.

[AgingAmerican]

44. Using this as a primary issue is beyond revolting

RIP little guy. Some of her supporters have no sense of shame.

[grossproffit]

45. Yeah, this place sure can be revolting.

A child, that many fell in love with has died.

[bettyellen]

46. No one is saying anything about voting in the primary, it is just a notice, FFS. To imply this is

making hay of his death when it obviously is not is revolting.

[AgingAmerican]

47. It is posted in GDP

[morningfog]

48. And by a hyper partisan Bernie hater. Pretty tactless.

[moriah]

49. If anyone says more than "How tragic, thank goodness his parents have lots of photos....

... of their little one as a result of their campaigning, the family is in my thoughts...", then that's when it's time to alert (and gripe, but alert too IMHO).

So far all I've seen in this thread is sympathy for the family, outside of your post (edit, and another with the same concerns, but so far no one has done more than that).

[bettyellen]

53. true- that poster is the only person making political hay of this. Nasty.

Last edited Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:26 PM - Edit history (1)

[bettyellen]

54. and you're the only one claiming it is partisan. there is nothing negative or partisan here

except for your own post above. Stinks.

[AgingAmerican]

61. It is posted in GDP

And given who posted it, we all know the purpose. If it were being posted for the reason you claim, it would be in GD.

[bettyellen]

62. you are judging everything BUT the OP itself. Baloney.

[AgingAmerican]

63. The past is prologue

QED

[moriah]

50. So sad. My heart goes out to his parents. I can't imagine.

I am glad that they have so many photographs and other memories of their little one, though there are never enough...

[PatrickforO]

51. Shame on you for even posting this.

[senz]

57. Believe it or not, someone actually alerted on this comment.

On Mon Mar 7, 2016, 12:46 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Shame on you for even posting this.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1428372

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Shame on this person for making this about politics. Cali posted a story that would touch us all and gets trashed.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Mar 7, 2016, 12:58 AM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Are you fucking kidding me? This is one of the few sane posts in this thread.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Until today, every reply expressed condolences to the child's passing, not politics.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: What an offbeat reaction. Ad hominem is OUT.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: sad and unexplainable.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: What another senseless alert
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This has been posted several times already. I don't see why it has been challenged.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[moriah]

66. Gah. No. Being concerned that this isn't the right forum is completely different...

... from the things I meant when I spoke of alerting on.

Still, let's remember there is a family that might read our discussions someday. And we all want them to know, should they Google and find this thread, that at least people on this forum were united in sympathy for them.

Yeah, this could have gone in GD instead of GD: P. But many come here first, and if any alleged progressive dared to try to capitalize on the death of a child to make a political point, I have no doubt that the jury system will work correctly.

[senz]

60. Patrick, my already high opinion of you

just went up through the stratosphere.

Thanks for expressing a decency of character that is rare in certain parts.

[JRLeft]

52. Sorry to hear that. RIP youngster.

[lumberjack_jeff]

55. I question the motives of the poster and many of those who recommended the post.

I try to assume good faith, but try as I might, I find each of those assumptions completely implausible.

[moriah]

56. Maybe that many who play in GD:P come here first?

Get anyone who dares post more than sympathy for the family an extra hide quickly?

[jillan]

58. My thoughts exactly.

[senz]

59. If you question it, they will probably alert on you

as they did on Patrick.

We all know who's who and what's what around here. We've all watched the fun and games. Just let this show drop out of sight.

Hugs for sincerity and genuine decency.

[moriah]

65. Eh, I would only alert on anyone behaving truly badly on such a thread.

Maybe my tone was off, but basically I meant, at least when *I* referenced alerting, was if anyone posted something that would hurt the parents if they read it.

Being concerned that posting it here is inappropriate because this forum is pretty darn heated and this could have gone into regular GD isn't going to make the parents feel like we aren't supportive of them as a community in their time of grieving.

[Kittycat]

64. I didn't Rec, but

I assumed to bring it up in rank, and more awareness? It's a terrible tragedy. My heart really goes out to the family. I think in the middle of all this, it's good to remember how fragile life is.