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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 02:33 AM Sep 2015

"Bernie is an advocate of trickle-down economics"

Has there been a stupider, more ignorant and blatantly false idea spread from the Clinton camp?

I can't think of one...

And I still remember exactly who started that one. She got to work early on that and the racism meme.

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PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
1. Wow. That's a page strait out of Rove's playbook.
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 02:50 AM
Sep 2015

Take the strength and make it seem a weakness - first the false meme that Bernie has some sort of 'problem' with race. And, now that isn't working, this new one - that he advocates trickle-down economics!

Are these people serious???

I mean, that's just SUCH a lie!

Like, a pants on fire kind of lie.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
4. The first time I saw it was in this thread. It was the launching pad, the testing ground
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:06 AM
Sep 2015

for the meme.

From there, it spread like venereal disease.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125556970

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
3. Some person named Durham D over THERE says:
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:05 AM
Sep 2015

"Bernie's economic justice theory is just another version of trickle down. He wants to raise the economic status of white men and then... and then... "

Don't know who it could be, but isn't Durham in NC?
.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
6. At a site other than DU? Odds are its just a Teabagger having fun.
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:12 AM
Sep 2015

We have a good community of liberal posters here. There are so many other websites out there, you never know what kind of substandard knuckle draggers will come out of the woodwork at other websites. So while I don't know what site you're referring to, the quote you posted makes me think it's just some low information dumb shit. The world is full of them.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)
9. Bonobo is talking about a DUer posting on that hillary supporter site. not a teabagger.
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:05 AM
Sep 2015

There is a DUer with the screenname Bonobo mentioned.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)
5. IF it's who I think you are talking about I think she was complaining that Bernie believes economics
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:10 AM
Sep 2015

would solve everything and he put economic issues above all else and everything else was trickle down for him , like trickle down social justice for women, african americans, and gays. or something like that. It was often incoherant word salad most of the time that she posted. We might not be talking about the same person but that is what popped into my head when you mentioned trickledown and Bernie. This person claims not to be a Clinton supporter though she trashes Bernie in every post!

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
7. Lol, today I was told that Bernie was 'against a path to citizenship for undocumented workers'. Are
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 03:21 AM
Sep 2015

they really planning to go this route because in a way, I kind of hope they do.

Where Hillary stands on immigration I don't know, but supposedly it is SHE who holds Bernie's views on immigration while he doesn't!

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
16. He was against it for economic reason.
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:30 AM
Sep 2015

It is extremely well known. Fighting against a path to citizenship is considered to be one of his greatest legislative accomplishments. Sanders was extremely clear that it was a visa issue that stood between him and human rights for over ten million people. That was his decision. Today over ten million people would be living out of the shadows. This is factual and understood by those being honest. Maybe you aren't aware because it is only being discussed on Univision right now. At some point on the campaign trail, Sanders is going to have to explain how he put economic protection ahead of human rights. It's not made up as you are attempting to say. When we have as many facts as we do, including Sanders own statements, dismissal can't cover it up.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
8. Love to see that proof
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:01 AM
Sep 2015

I can't think of too many DC politicians that are less trickle-down than Sen Sanders

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
12. On par with your Clinton beat up an old man op.
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:10 AM
Sep 2015

What is your point here? Someone said something stupid on the Internet? I guess it looked appealing to you.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
13. Oh, so you think it's stupid? Cool!
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 05:20 AM
Sep 2015

Cause I thought maybe you didn't...

But I never said Hillary beat someone up... you mean like you think I literally said that Hillary committed violence herself on an old man?

That's a pretty crazy delusion you have if you think I said that.

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