Sanders will never be accused of being a team player

[youceyec]

It is all about him, even now. Its shameful and dangerous. Even though there is only a tiny chance Trump will win, if he does, Sanders will take a large portion of blame. He doesn't care though.

You can't say you will do everything you can to beat trump, and also say you will do everything you can to prevent a united front against Trump.

Its INSANITY.

[redstateblues]

1. Bernie who?

[tonyt53]

2. No, it's is not insanity, but it sure is all about ego.

[cwydro]

23. Yeah, I think it's about ego too.

A shame because I liked him and thought his running was a good thing.

He's going to be dealing with some fallout from this behavior I think.

[Hortensis]

43. My pegging says it's about Sanders' great crusade

to save America. Oh, sure, ego's in it. Extreme righteousness makes that inevitable. Only he and those with him see the truth and can save us from the brink. Yada, yada.

But I really don't doubt his commitment to what he's trying to do. Even if it is true that he has been pulled off track somewhat by negative emotions, he's still in there fighting to take down the Democratic leadership and rebuild the party all by himself in the middle of the critically important 2016 election.

[RobertEarl]

3. He's for democracy

Which means against oligarchy. He's on our team, others? Not so much.

[Adrahil]

14. Well, he democratically lost.

One of my concerns about him up front was that he was more interested in his personal crusade than in working within the party to advance the party and his causes. I'm not so much of a fan of him coming in and telling me and mine that we're corrupt and insisting we all do things his way.

I certainly don't think he's on MY team.

[fasttense]

29. Well the Democratic party has been corrupted

They allowed a lot of unethical policies under Obama and Hillary's department's participation in these drone strikes is unnerving. Obama's trying to cut Social Security, tax cuts for the rich, and union busting trade agreements. His protection of the bushes and torture. His unethical support of austerity for 99% of the people. Allowing unreliable voting machines and voter suppression without fighting back. Taking impeachment off the table when it was clearly warranted.

All of these things are Not liberal values. The Democratic party, MY Democratic party, has been corrupted by money. And pretending otherwise is silly.

[rock]

32. As long as he

gets to make the unilateral decisions. Yeah, I noticed that.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Sanders will get 0 blame,

and he doesn't deserve any, anyway.

Nice try, but lame.

[arcane1]

5. Good, we don't need more followers, we need leaders. n/t

[bunnies]

6. Link to where Sanders says he "will do everything he can to prevent a united front against Trump."

Ill wait.

[BobbyDrake]

24. "Bernie not conceding," says Sanders spokesman. There you go. nt

[bunnies]

38. It's fun to pretend words have no meaning, yeah?

Especilly word in quotation marks.

[SirBrockington]

7. Agreed

A endorsement or even just a concession would end a lot of the remaining tension and division in the Dem party.

[cali]

8. uninformed, hateful bull.

You clearly know nothing about him.

[Demsrule86]

15. I know a person who won't admit he lost...and that is all I need to know...

lack of character...my kids lose with more grace.

[cali]

20. ah, lack of character. I see it clearly- right in front of me.

My son wins with more grace than you.

[NurseJackie]

22. I'll bet his opponents actually quit playing after they've lost, too.

[cali]

25. ski racing is a bit different than political campaigns.

[NurseJackie]

30. The finish line is still the finish line, and Hillary got there first.

I think we can all agree that both she and Obama have demonstrated much more character and have been far more gracious and flattering to Bernie that he's been to either of them. Bernie's passive-aggressive behavior just foments even worse from some of his followers. More attacks, more smears, more lies, more tearing-down or party's candidate, and the whole campaign-mode continues without end. He's been a real disappointment to me.

Note to Alerter: These are my opinions.

[Maru Kitteh]

39. Cali, Demsrule spoke about SBS, and you responded with a personal attack

against her/him. That seems kind of a kind of petty and ignoble response. Please reconsider.

[cali]

41. no. My disgust with Hillary supporters here, at this moment

is justifiable. There are exceptions of course, and yes, I know I can be a bit of a snob, but really it is so tacky. And that post was horrid.

I have never seen the like on DU. In 2008, when I knew Obama had it, I made an effort to understand the frustration and sadness of Hillary supporters. I stopped nasty, gratuitous attacks on her and her supporters and extended an olive branch. That's just common decency.

I have seen that from a handful of Hillary supporters here. Mostly, it's nastiness atop nastiness. And that poster is one who bathes in it.

I stopped writing negative posts about Hillary weeks ago.

I have no use for this.

I've been posting less and less here because of it.

[geek tragedy]

45. Clinton admitted she lost in 2008.

Even though it was much closer and she had legit gripes about her voters being suppressed by caucuses.

Sanders has yet to recognize the legitimacy of the vote.

He's acting like it's a huge act of charity to admit he lost.

[Maru Kitteh]

47. Hillary also got to work right away on urging Unity instead of sulking,

making ridiculous demands and pretending like she was some kind of co-winner - even though her margin in 2008 was much, much closer. Mr. Sanders, by any measure, on the other hand, was soundly beaten.

[jack_krass]

9. That would depend on the team.

[jg10003]

10. Whereas Clinton is on Team Wall Street

[That Guy 888]

11. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2187271

[imagine2015]

12. You're right. Bernie doesn't play for the big corporate/Wall Street team.

He's on the other team, working people.

And he's not a united front man for the billionaire class.

[Demsrule86]

16. Benrie has behaved really badly...I would cut my losses if I were in charge of the election.

He will never do a damn thing to help. Running a shadow campaign when he lost would be disruptive and could cost us the general...go home, Bernie.

[LexVegas]

13. At this point, it has to be ego. To be fair, many with his kind of power don't like to lose. nt

[Demsrule86]

17. He is losing power everyday.

that he does not concede and endorse...that is what he fails to understand...can't stand the guy.

[LexVegas]

19. I agree, but he is still a US Senator, one of the most powerful men in the world. nt

[Amaril]

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[Maru Kitteh]

40. But where is the rum?

[pdsimdars]

21. Ass backwards. .

[ancianita]

26. I'd call voting 93% of the time with Dems being a team player. The team would do well to listen.

[Smarmie Doofus]

27. Oh good god.

Do you REALLY think this is going to sell?

[azmom]

28. It's about the issues. It always has been.

Something many refuse to believe.

[eastwestdem]

31. He clearly is not all that opposed to Trump. nt

[QC]

33. Does anyone have a good broccoli recipe?

Something without meat would be great, since I'm a vegetarian.

Thanks!

[oswaldactedalone]

34. Disappointed in ya' Bernie

Get the hell out of the race and into the fight to dump Trump and the Thuglicans.

[LWolf]

35. He's a great team player.

Just because he doesn't play for your neo-liberal team doesn't mean he doesn't play for the right team: the 99%.

[youceyec]

37. He should have not run as a Democrat then

He did. So his team is same team as Hillarys. Unless he was just faking it?

[LWolf]

44. Wow.

Okay. If he is for the people, he should not have run as a Democrat. Got it.

[eastwestdem]

36. Or even part of a team. nt

[MrMickeysMom]

42. What myopic bullshit

[Avalux]

46. You're absolutely wrong on that one, but nice try.

Bernie has a reputation for working with his peers in Congress (on both sides of the aisle) to get things done. It might do you good to do your homework before making such a ridiculous statement.

Fear is not your friend, remember that.

[Orsino]

48. It's awkward when he keeps pointing out that we're own-goaling ourselves. n/t