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GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:33 PM Mar 2016

#ToneDownForWhat trending after Clinton Camp calls out Sanders' "tone"

https://twitter.com/hashtag/tonedownforwhat?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag

#tonedownforwhat Bernie is from Brooklyn. He is supposed to have a tone. It's called straightforward and direct.


#ToneDownForWhat? Telling the truth? Holding you accountable? Asking for even timing for responses?


Hey Hillary!! What's your tone gonna be like when you're chatting with the fbi? #tonedownforwhat


To paraphrase @BarackObama, how will @HillaryClinton handle Putin or Kim Jong-un if she needs @BernieSanders to tone down? #tonedownforwhat
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#ToneDownForWhat trending after Clinton Camp calls out Sanders' "tone" (Original Post) GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 OP
it means stop saying truths about her and not opening your mouth while they lie all they like MisterP Mar 2016 #1
+10. nt nc4bo Mar 2016 #18
Is this focus on Twitter bullshit actually useful? bettyellen Mar 2016 #2
Your right. Hillary's campaign is Tone Deaf. bahrbearian Mar 2016 #3
My right to what? Not sure why you bring up Hillary's campaign here? bettyellen Mar 2016 #6
Yes Hillary Telling The TRUTH About You Has A Very Negative Effect On Your Public Image CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #16
I think it's called "social media" and it is the only thing now that can defeat corporate media. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #5
I know, but think there is too much obsession on "trending" and "memes". bettyellen Mar 2016 #7
You mean like memes such as "Berniebros" and how we're all racist and sexist Hydra Mar 2016 #26
All the memes, but especially the dumbass pictures- captioned or photo shopped. bettyellen Mar 2016 #28
No, we were and are all still sexist for not voting for the first woman president Hydra Mar 2016 #30
If you say so, haven't heard anyone but SBS peeps saying that though! bettyellen Mar 2016 #31
Shhh, some people do not understand how social media works nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #9
I know people *think* they are getting news from Youtube, and mindlessly repeat memes. bettyellen Mar 2016 #29
That was a gaffe by Benenson PDittie Mar 2016 #4
No gaffe... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #13
Meh ... bunch of keyboard warriors. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #8
Says the keyboard-iest of them all... DFab420 Mar 2016 #11
And the award for thread win goes to.. NWCorona Mar 2016 #17
+1000 Hydra Mar 2016 #27
As distinguished from... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #14
BOOM Goblinmonger Mar 2016 #15
LMAO....there's a picture of a chicken. Punkingal Mar 2016 #10
RoseAnn DeMoro on Twitter defined it perfectly: beedle Mar 2016 #12
Second on the trending in the U.S. list. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #19
Kick. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #20
K&R amborin Mar 2016 #21
Love this one - Mother Of Four Mar 2016 #22
Oh, that's going to result in some unfortunate gifs. Barack_America Mar 2016 #23
Please please please - Mother Of Four Mar 2016 #24
Best one yet GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #25

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
1. it means stop saying truths about her and not opening your mouth while they lie all they like
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:37 PM
Mar 2016

in fact, you should kneel in apology that someone who's so distraught by the injustice, the INJUSTICE, wreaked upon them EVERY DAY, is expected to keep their stories straight!

it's all over the Internet's safe harbors: "how DARE you say that what I said was untrue just because it is!"

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
2. Is this focus on Twitter bullshit actually useful?
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:37 PM
Mar 2016

I saw someone else wanting to mobilize against what seemed to be one stupid tweet. Wondering again, how that helps a campaign?

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
16. Yes Hillary Telling The TRUTH About You Has A Very Negative Effect On Your Public Image
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:42 PM
Mar 2016

Who is responsible for creating your public image?

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
7. I know, but think there is too much obsession on "trending" and "memes".
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:03 PM
Mar 2016

And too little on substance. Twitter in particular seems to be drowning in bullshit.

Hydra

(14,459 posts)
26. You mean like memes such as "Berniebros" and how we're all racist and sexist
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:45 PM
Mar 2016

And how Donald Trump will win if we all switch votes to Hillary this instant?

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
28. All the memes, but especially the dumbass pictures- captioned or photo shopped.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:48 PM
Mar 2016

Who said you are all sexist? I think that was only people claiming others were voting with their vaginas. Such an insult to women voters, who deserve better.

Hydra

(14,459 posts)
30. No, we were and are all still sexist for not voting for the first woman president
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:54 PM
Mar 2016

That meme came out here early. I like what a wonderful fellow DUer said about that: "We will be voting for the first Woman President- when Elizabeth Warren runs."

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
9. Shhh, some people do not understand how social media works
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:15 PM
Mar 2016

and how it is making a run around the MSM...

Let them be

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
29. I know people *think* they are getting news from Youtube, and mindlessly repeat memes.
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 11:49 PM
Mar 2016

And spend way to much time hoping to get something to "trend" on Twitter.

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
13. No gaffe...
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:39 PM
Mar 2016

...he is a highly paid and experienced political operative. He is used to dealing with media.

What he is doing is floating the idea that Clinton is justified to refuse a debate in April, before the New York primary.

Since it has already been agreed to, and since it should have already been scheduled, and since they know it won't help her, the only thing left apparently is to drum up some off the wall reason why they can't, don't have to, and are in fact 100% in the right to go back on their word.

 

beedle

(1,235 posts)
12. RoseAnn DeMoro on Twitter defined it perfectly:
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:08 PM
Mar 2016
Tone (noun) When aggressors (or bosses) pretend to be victims!

Mother Of Four

(1,716 posts)
24. Please please please -
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 09:48 PM
Mar 2016

Someone with some skill needs to remake the song "Turn down for what!?" into "Tone down for what!?"

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