2016 Postmortem

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

92. I feel fine

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 01:47 PM

Mar 2016

but not with the Clintons ruling this nation again.

She voted for war and Bill egged on the Brits to join that war.......

If ignorance is blis, then I'm blistered.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

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Washington Post: Bernie Sanders is hijacking the Democratic Party to be elected as an independent [View all] kennetha Mar 2016 OP

No. That's what the DLC did. Wilms Mar 2016 #1

BOOM! So often, the thread win is Reply #1. merrily Mar 2016 #5

With OPs like that, the replies write themselves. Wilms Mar 2016 #9

I can't beat posts 1, 5, and 9 !!! erlewyne Mar 2016 #88

#88 is good too! dinkytron Mar 2016 #150

indeed ibegurpard Mar 2016 #6

Perfect Svafa Mar 2016 #14

+1. They may need to join what will transform from the Republican split. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #43

Yep. Nothing wrong with being a moderate repuke. Wilms Mar 2016 #52

Yes, if not this time around, we will get there...and no mattter what I will always Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #57

+1 Marr Mar 2016 #73

Thank you deutsey Mar 2016 #76

The DLC /Clinton intent was moderate GOP infiltration of the Democratic Party musiclawyer Mar 2016 #85

Exactly - let's send the Sell Outs packing FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #91

THANK YOU! F The DLC Kittycat Mar 2016 #95

Lol! demmiblue Mar 2016 #2

Go Bernie ! CentralMass Mar 2016 #3

Why do Hillary supporters not get this: Chan790 Mar 2016 #4

If Sanders is an independent kennetha Mar 2016 #10

They should if the independent is closer to Dem values than the "life-long Dem" is. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #18

Yes! DeeDeeNY Mar 2016 #77

I've been quite satisfied to have Bernie help Hortensis Mar 2016 #130

Since Clinton is a Republican, she should run as a republican. pangaia Mar 2016 #37

She is only a Repub to the far left. Repubs think she is a far left liberal. LonePirate Mar 2016 #80

Just as Bernie is an FDR Dem, HRC is a NE Blue Blood Rockefeller Republican. kristopher Mar 2016 #113

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS.. pangaia Mar 2016 #116

Done. kristopher Mar 2016 #117

I do not see an active far left. pangaia Mar 2016 #115

Do you even know why he has always been an independent? TM99 Mar 2016 #58

K&R, excellent post Carolina Mar 2016 #158

Thats the ticket we do better when more people stay home. Vincardog Mar 2016 #60

The decision was made some time ago, back when they assumed magical thyme Mar 2016 #82

That's up to each state party to decide, isn't it? CanadaexPat Mar 2016 #103

WAPO put up 16 anti Sanders stories in 16 hours. I grok why Hillary supporters love it. merrily Mar 2016 #7

just the facts ma'am, just the facts. kennetha Mar 2016 #11

Um, my post was factual. The problem seems to be your failure to know a fact when you see one. merrily Mar 2016 #15

facts aren't the only stubborn things virtualobserver Mar 2016 #29

Nailed it! Thank you! merrily Mar 2016 #51

L I S jillan Mar 2016 #8

The DLC is obviously desperate. KPN Mar 2016 #12

The DLC doesn't even exist anymore. kennetha Mar 2016 #13

Not the corporation, but the DLC spirit lives on in the Clintons and the DNC is the DNC/DLC now. merrily Mar 2016 #22

It is the Third Way now. djean111 Mar 2016 #33

Are you THAT uniformed? Wilms Mar 2016 #36

yes ibegurpard Mar 2016 #104

Misinformed, Misinformation,misdirection Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #120

My bad. KPN Mar 2016 #118

They should be. We are not buying what they are selling any more. Vincardog Mar 2016 #64

They seem to be getting scared. /nt Marr Mar 2016 #78

If ever a party needed to be hijacked casperthegm Mar 2016 #16

new meme of the day? you are kidding with this right? litlbilly Mar 2016 #17

this is an old one, not even "up-cycled" GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #35

He's doing the Democratic Party a service by pushing it back to the Left andym Mar 2016 #19

Bernie is trying to rescue the Democratic Party Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #20

THIS - DLC / Third way neoliberal sellouts have all but destroyed it. nt vintx Mar 2016 #40

But, this is a good Onlooker Mar 2016 #21

Democrats who left the party have re-registered to vote for Sanders in the primary. Do not imagine merrily Mar 2016 #25

What you want him to lie? kennetha Mar 2016 #28

Bernie isn't your enemy and he isn't the enemy of the Democratic Party. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #53

Way to go, Bernie! TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #23

Haha! Even Hercules would wince at the prospect of cleaning up the mess you made RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #24

I was hounded here over the years to change to Dem so I would stop GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #26

If anything, Bernie is dragging the Democratic Party back to its roots. Vinca Mar 2016 #27

Absolutely! n/t marew Mar 2016 #55

KNR! THANK YOU SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR THE COURSE CORRECTION!!!! morningfog Mar 2016 #30

LOL! Bernie Sanders can hijack my party any day! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #31

Thanks for posting.---and I agree riversedge Mar 2016 #32

Jezzz You again. pangaia Mar 2016 #34

That is so Bull Crap. Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #38

Good.. disillusioned73 Mar 2016 #39

The hostile takeover took place when Bill got elected Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #41

+1 G_j Mar 2016 #44

+1,000! n/t RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #46

So the last democratic president you approve of was...? kennetha Mar 2016 #48

Obama, I worked for his 2008 election as I did Kerry Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #66

So if you supported Obama kennetha Mar 2016 #71

You are voting for a neo con war monger Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #81

she is neither a neocon nor a war monger. kennetha Mar 2016 #84

I feel fine Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #92

Actually, she's both RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #141

Mediate? That seems something you need help with! cabineer Mar 2016 #153

Madfloridian wrote a great OP on how they called the DLC takeover a bloodless revolution Dragonfli Mar 2016 #98

Living in Florida, watching what Debbie Wasserman-DINO does - I'll have what Bernie is djean111 Mar 2016 #42

lol. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #45

There's nothing hostile involved. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #47

And Thank Goodness! gcomeau Mar 2016 #49

I hope he succeeds. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #50

What a load. libtodeath Mar 2016 #54

It is the voters who are rejecting establishment candidates. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #56

How is that different from "Democrats" hijacking the Dem Party to be elected as Republicans? Triana Mar 2016 #59

^ This. TalkingDog Mar 2016 #63

Bingo! Cleita Mar 2016 #68

YAY!!!! Go BERNIE. I'd back you as an Independent, I'd back you as a Democrat. TalkingDog Mar 2016 #61

I'd call it an Intervention Armstead Mar 2016 #62

Has Capehart of WaPo ever apologized to Sanders for his false hit piece? EndElectoral Mar 2016 #65

Not that I've seen. And I just looked again. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #72

Actually Sanders is the one with the Democratic principles notadmblnd Mar 2016 #67

... Cleita Mar 2016 #69

+10000 Cavallo Mar 2016 #125

You are doubling down... dchill Mar 2016 #70

The sense of "ownership" of people and legitimacy speaks volumes. DirkGently Mar 2016 #74

Seriously vercetti2021 Mar 2016 #75

Good article-It is clear that Sanders will have a difficult time flipping super delegates Gothmog Mar 2016 #79

It was ALREADY hijacked by the DLC/Corporatists. Bernie is helping to take it back. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #83

Right, Taking the Democratic Party kennetha Mar 2016 #86

If we accept Hillary as a "liberal" candidate My Good Babushka Mar 2016 #87

He is hijacking nothing, he has faithfully caucused with the democrats for years Dragonfli Mar 2016 #89

but refusing to run as a Democrat kennetha Mar 2016 #90

He is running as a Democrat, you are really reaching with this one, and you damn well know it Dragonfli Mar 2016 #94

running as a democrat now, when it suits his media purposes kennetha Mar 2016 #96

. Dragonfli Mar 2016 #99

huh? you're in over your head. 2banon Mar 2016 #159

Exactly what the Democrats need! WDIM Mar 2016 #93

They say that like it's a bad thing!? beedle Mar 2016 #97

Then who are all these people who are voting for him in democratic primaries and caucuses? lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #100

Toilet paper. Blue Owl Mar 2016 #101

Bernie is to the Democratic Party beedle Mar 2016 #102

A million times more preferrable than Republicans hijacking the party Matariki Mar 2016 #105

They didn't call it hijacking the 60 million years he caucus with the democrats in congress Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #106

While Mrs. Clinton runs to the right of her hero Barry Goldwater. nt nichomachus Mar 2016 #107

We aren't hijacking the Democratic Party.... 99Forever Mar 2016 #108

He is NOT a Democrat Setsuna1972 Mar 2016 #109

No nasty comments from me ... I completely agree with you. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #136

I think you and Iknow each otheron Twitter ! Setsuna1972 Mar 2016 #147

... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #148

It's about time someone took the Democratic party back from its Old-Republican overlords. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #110

I disagree Dem2 Mar 2016 #111

By his own admission he is not kennetha Mar 2016 #119

There is no socialist party Dem2 Mar 2016 #121

LOL Dems2002 Mar 2016 #112

It's a hostage rescue. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #114

Well...he is trying to. Fortunately, he isn't succeeding. Lucinda Mar 2016 #122

Taking the party back is more like it shawn703 Mar 2016 #123

Exactly when was it that Democratic Socialists Controlled the Democratic Party again? kennetha Mar 2016 #124

There was this guy FDR... gcomeau Mar 2016 #126

Hmm. So Roosevelt was a socialist? kennetha Mar 2016 #128

You do understand... gcomeau Mar 2016 #131

you need to study a little history and economics. kennetha Mar 2016 #132

Sorry, were you talking to a mirror while typing? gcomeau Mar 2016 #135

What's that got to do with FDR? kennetha Mar 2016 #137

FFS... gcomeau Mar 2016 #140

Really, you don't seem to understand the breadth and complexity and variety of FDR kennetha Mar 2016 #142

Repeat after me. gcomeau Mar 2016 #143

Controlled the party or considered themselves sufficiently represented by the Party? shawn703 Mar 2016 #129

this article is pure desperation Merryland Mar 2016 #127

The fact is the Democratic Party allows ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #133

FFS matt819 Mar 2016 #134

no he's more of democratic SOCIALIST than any other democrat. Why do you keep dropping that part? kennetha Mar 2016 #138

Because it's irrelevant matt819 Mar 2016 #156

Technically the "Democratic Party" is not "democratic" beedle Mar 2016 #139

Good! democrattotheend Mar 2016 #144

Umm... Okay? Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #145

Good. alarimer Mar 2016 #146

Jeff Bezos and the Clinton's hijacked the Democratic Party in the 90s. Time for a FDR Democrat to WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #149

+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #152

The Post needs to get a job. orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #151

Such nonsense. Owl Mar 2016 #154

I'm responding to the top post without reading all the others (yet) Jarqui Mar 2016 #155

WRONG Carolina Mar 2016 #157