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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Rallies Against GOP Health Care Plan at Town Hall [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I'll paint, I'll dust, I'll polish, I'll tidy-up. I'll let guests know what we'll have for eats and who else is attending... but I won't go out of my way to point out the crabgrass in my lawn, or the squeaky floorboards, or the draft coming from the attic stairs.
Bernie sees ONLY the negatives. Bernie talks ONLY about the negatives. He rarely (if ever) has anything positive to declare about Democrats or the Democratic party. Even when given a specific challenge, a mission, to do exactly that... to bring in more voters by talking UP our party (rather than "trashing" it) he can't even bring himself to do that.
Or another analogy... imagine if a Real Estate Agent spent all his time pointing out the NEGATIVE things about a home he was trying to sell (or rent). How successful would he be?
A successful Real Estate Agent quietly and privately gets the owner to hire contractors or to make DIY improvements on the property. A successful Real Estate Agent then goes out to seek buyers/renters and talks UP all the benefits and great things about the property. The LOUSY Real Estate agent spends more time showing potential buyers every scratch and dent, every squeaky hinge, every fussy kitchen drawer, and the fidgety toilet.
If the property doesn't have a pool, the LOUSY Real Estate Agent will go negative and trash-talk the property because the lazy good-for-nothing owners couldn't be bothered to install a pool. But the successful Real Estate Agent will point out that there's ROOM for a pool.
The LOUSY Real Estate Agent complains that the trees block the view of the lake. The successful Real Estate Agent brags about how the trees provide secluded privacy and cool shade in the summer.
The way Bernie is handling his "Outreach" mission, in my opinion, is pretty lousy. Either he doesn't WANT to do it, or he doesn't know HOW to do it, or he doesn't have the TIME to do it. Rather than refuse the job, rather than put an important job in more capable hands, he continues to phone it in.
I'm sure it would piss-off the Bernie fans if he was "fired" (or otherwise removed as our party's "Outreach" ambassador) but I think the party itself would be better off if he was just honest about his feelings... about how much he dislikes the position... and if he just stepped aside.
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Hello, Alerter! These are my opinions about how the "Outreach" mission is being handled. I believe we can do better, and that's not an attack or smear.