2016 Postmortem

murielm99

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5. And your post sounds an awful lot like

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 02:05 AM

Jul 2015

projection to me.

Go back again and read what I said about leadership. I was agreeing with the OP, by and large.

Just sayin'

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The Trap of Hero Worship in Presidential Politics. [View all] McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 OP

Champion is now a bad word? RobertEarl Jul 2015 #1

Bernie does not want to be POTUS AverageGuy Jul 2015 #12

how about you stick to speaking to your own motives? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #13

Listen to him AverageGuy Jul 2015 #16

I read through your post a couple of times, and nowhere did I find Ron Green Jul 2015 #2

ha, truth bigtree Jul 2015 #28

The truth is that it's a bought system. Ron Green Jul 2015 #40

Expect every word you just said to go over the heads of murielm99 Jul 2015 #3

Well that sounded an awful lot like hero worship to me ibegurpard Jul 2015 #4

And your post sounds an awful lot like murielm99 Jul 2015 #5

I disagree with you ibegurpard Jul 2015 #6

Why didn't you say so in the first place murielm99 Jul 2015 #7

Because I'm tired of people ibegurpard Jul 2015 #10

Sounded more like Hillary worshiping to me madokie Jul 2015 #9

LOL. murielm99 Jul 2015 #17

Bwahahahahaha. 99Forever Jul 2015 #34

"Expect every word you just said to go over the heads of the Bernie supporters" awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #51

"Must be able to plan ahead and see the big picture." Fumesucker Jul 2015 #8

This is why I like to see human psychology from a third person perspective... AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #11

BTW, even our greatest presidents weren't all that perfect AZ Progressive Jul 2015 #14

Good points. And yet they were heroes because they brought us one step further toward JDPriestly Jul 2015 #24

Obama has brought us one step forward in many areas and Berniacs hate him to the core uponit7771 Jul 2015 #27

Ummm......hate you say? That's just not true. Most of us disagree passionately on certain issue. nc4bo Jul 2015 #32

Yeah, hate... if that aint hate I'd like to know what is. He's kept, compromised or working on 75%.. uponit7771 Jul 2015 #39

wrong. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2015 #42

Upthread I learned Bernie supporters are stupid awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #53

I'm starting to think you are just trying to insult fellow democrats Trajan Jul 2015 #54

I'm starting to think I've touched a nerve and I don't have a preferred candidate uponit7771 Jul 2015 #61

I think you are being dishonest Trajan Jul 2015 #62

I know you're wrong, could care less what you think about my preferences and haven't changed uponit7771 Jul 2015 #63

I love Bernie ... I admire Obama ... Trajan Jul 2015 #64

Huge rec and kick. zappaman Jul 2015 #15

Really? artislife Jul 2015 #18

If you're going to post something that tells me Clinton and Obama had presidencies to aspire to cui bono Jul 2015 #19

I am sick of the swooning Skittles Jul 2015 #20

Yup. Agschmid Jul 2015 #29

Remember this? zappaman Jul 2015 #45

You must hate Obama awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #52

Well... zappaman Jul 2015 #58

I AM SO THANKFUL EVERY DAY I WAKE UP AND OBAMA IS PRESIDENT Skittles Jul 2015 #57

+1000 awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #50

K&R. lunamagica Jul 2015 #21

real change comes b y controlling both houses of congress. the figurehead of the moment msongs Jul 2015 #22

So, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, JDPriestly Jul 2015 #23

All of us imagine that our president will be passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #25

+1, Obama has done well with 76% of promises kept, compromised or in the works and that's uponit7771 Jul 2015 #26

Yuck. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #30

You seem to have mom and dad issues. You mention them so much. Especially mom. djean111 Jul 2015 #31

Posted to for later. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #33

The Irony runs deep in this one. 99Forever Jul 2015 #35

Thanks for the reminder that we are what we do everyday. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #36

Nearly every reply post supports your claim rock Jul 2015 #37

I can't compromise with today's right on economics. mmonk Jul 2015 #38

If only Hillary had been able to look ahead on the day she voted for the IWR. Is that what you mean Autumn Jul 2015 #41

Bernie was in a very different position as a representative of Vermont. Metric System Jul 2015 #46

No, he really wasn't. The war was a stinkingly bad idea based on trumped-up winter is coming Jul 2015 #48

How so? Millions of people KNEW Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. n/t Autumn Jul 2015 #60

a big UN rec. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2015 #43

I've never had a hero, political or otherwise. LWolf Jul 2015 #44

I do not support any candidate. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #55

that was very well said Sheepshank Jul 2015 #56

this was very well written retrowire Jul 2015 #59

Thank you for saying this. Raine1967 Jul 2015 #65