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MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 02:58 PM Mar 2016

Here's something that was posted on my congressional

representative's Facebook page by someone who appears to be off track, to say the least.. She's Betty McCollum (MN CD-4), one of the finest progressive members of the House.

https://www.facebook.com/repbettymccollum/

Jake Fritz Vote all of these fools out of office-- Superdelegates you are traitors List of Traitors in Minnesota: Mark Dayton, Al Franken, Marge Hoffa, Amy Klobuchar, Ken Martin, Betty McCollum, Walter Mondale, Collin Peterson, Nancy Schumacher, Lori Sellner, Rick Stafford, Tim Walz --- All these people are complete traitors. Even though Senator Bernie Sanders won the caucus in MN these traitors are still pledging their support for that scumbag $$Hillary. People of Minnesota spread the word and most importantly vote them out of office! (VERY IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: Keith Ellison is the only superdelegate from Minnesota that is doing the right thing and supporting Bernie Sanders--- thank you Keith Ellison)


I'm sure that screed will influence her vote at the Democratic National Convention in July.
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CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
1. THANK YOU BETTY! STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART, SOUL AND ... MIND!
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:05 PM
Mar 2016
INFORMED VOTERS SUPPORT BERNIE SANDERS... SIMPLE AS THAT.

THE FACTUAL EVIDENCE AND COMPARISON OF CAREER ACTIONS, STATEMENTS AND MOTIVATIONS DEMONSTRATE WITHOUT DISPUTE THAT BERNIE IS THE TRANSFORMATIVE HISTORICAL FIGURE THAT AMERICA AND THE WORLD REQUIRES AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY. THANKYOU CONGRESSWOMAN.


You are indeed a LEADER and not just a self serving FOLLOWER as are most of these people who figure that they will enhance their own personal prospects if they go in and support the "inevitable one" up front. They may be in for a surprise. Rep. Betty you do deserve the term Honorable before your name!

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
2. Perhaps you didn't understand. Betty has endorsed HRC.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:10 PM
Mar 2016

She will be a superdelegate and will vote for Hillary Clinton. The Screed on her FB page was written by someone else, not her.

I think you are confused, somehow.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
5. I looked around. The same person has posted the identical
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:12 PM
Mar 2016

rant on every Minnesota superdelegate's FB page. Multiple times. Ugly crap.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
12. Why should I not?
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:22 PM
Mar 2016

Why should I not post what is happening on my representatives FB page?

I imagine similar posts are being made on many superdelegate's pages. I find it very disturbing. I know Betty McCollum. I can't imagine anyone more concerned with progressive values in Congress. She has chosen to endorse Hillary Clinton. That should not lead to such things as that being posted on her FB page.

Perhaps you think it's OK. I don't know.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
18. I don't think insults are okay, no.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:47 PM
Mar 2016

But I don't think elected officials should support someone who the voters in their state do not. It's ridiculous.

Nor do I like OPs that are divisive, or people who say we should unite, but do everything they can to create division in a sneaky way. A lot of that goes on here.

 

Live Bait

(93 posts)
6. The poster is right.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:14 PM
Mar 2016

Keith Ellison only gets mad props from me for taking the balls and getting the vote out in MN as well as MI (I heard Ellison was a big help with the Arab-American communities)

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
8. He endorsed the person he supports.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:15 PM
Mar 2016

I expect every superdelegate is doing that. I don't expect any of them to change their minds, either.

 

Live Bait

(93 posts)
11. He is right.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:19 PM
Mar 2016

They aren't following their voters' intent.

MN is Bernie's, and the superdelegates should follow suit.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
13. So, you do think my congressional representative
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:24 PM
Mar 2016

and the others listed are traitors? How bizarre...traitors...

Uff da!

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
16. The voters have their own say in the primary. The superdelegates are something else entirely
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:28 PM
Mar 2016

But I'm sure you know that already...

jaded_old_cynic

(190 posts)
17. For the record, I was juror #7.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:44 PM
Mar 2016

On Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:35 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

He is right.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1580296

REASON FOR ALERT

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

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

In answer to the post asking if someone who called a congressional rep a traitor was right, this post is the answer. After being asked, this poster clearly agrees that she is a traitor. Over the top, and then some.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:42 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: gee golly then go right ahead and disagree, with your words, not with the alert button.
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Explanation: These alerts are just getting more and more absurd.
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Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Waste of an alert.
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