This.

[scheming daemons]

Link to tweet

[NBachers]

1. *

[Roland99]

2. Dear gawd

[DemocracyMouse]

45. Instead of whining about the most popular member of the Senate...

...the Democrats could simply address his concerns. Build a coalition people. Integrate insights. He's trying to push the Democratic party forward, not undermine it. There's a difference.

[Fresh_Start]

58. Instead of whining about legitimate complaints about one of the idiots that got us into this mess

Bernie could look at the current state of the country AND the most important risks facing the country and stop doing the shit he did which aided Putin to put Trump into place.

[DemocracyMouse]

59. Like I said, stop whining and build the Democratic movement

[Fresh_Start]

63. right back at you

Bernie is not building a democratic movement...bernie is building a bernie movement.
sorry you can't see that.

[sarah FAILIN]

67. +1

[sprinkleeninow]

109. A plus. n/t

[lunamagica]

70. Sanders is all about Sanders

[uponit7771]

97. +1, There's no doubt about that after this b*******

[Roland99]

65. Care to enlighten us all on the aspects of the Democratic Party that caters to the 1%

I’ll be holding my breath....

[DemocracyMouse]

73. Read these on Democrats shifting to the rich

FORBES:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenhayward/2014/01/08/how-did-the-democrats-become-the-party-of-the-rich/

NEW YORK TIMES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/opinion/how-did-the-democrats-become-favorites-of-the-rich.html

IN THESE TIMES:
http://inthesetimes.com/features/listen-liberal-thomas-frank-democratic-party-elites-inequality.html

But friends, we can, and must, evolve IN ORDER TO WIN IN NOVEMBER.

[Roland99]

86. meh. Totally ignores so many aspects of Democratic Party agenda and ideals

Healthcare. Now hearing more and more on single payer

Environmental protections

A woman’s right of choice

Social safety nets

Correcting regressive taxes

Boosting minimum wages

Helping home owners

Decriminalizing certain drugs

Immigration policy.

[uponit7771]

89. +1

[Hassin Bin Sober]

94. "Now hearing more and more about single payer"

Yeah how did that happen?

[Uncle Joe]

119. Bernie but it was just part of his master plan to undermine the Democratic Party

It's takes a wise person to see through his charade of decades old concern regarding single payer while campaigning for Democrats around the nation including...gulp...Kansas.

[uponit7771]

88. And what peer-review Paul is he's the most popular not talk about online b******* either

[leftynyc]

92. I'm sick of his shit

Bernie is only for Bernie and this is further proof of that. Where is HE in building the Democratic party? Oh that's right - why should he since he's NOT a Democrat. Fuck him.

[DemocracyMouse]

99. People, please work together

Reflect deeply on what the various concerns are. Don't lose your heads. We need all brains on deck!

[leftynyc]

121. Aim that at Bernie

His statement does none of that and he's the one with the platform. I always vote and always vote for democrats.

[haele]

114. The Democratic party *is* a coalition. That's the problem both the DLC and the Bernie wing have.

They don't want to be part of a coalition. Each side of the middle wants to be in charge.

They're both at the table, just look the party plank includes concerns that both have. Unfortunately, neither wants to share and they will scream and shout pointing out how evil it is the other side has a place at the table alongside them.

One realizes it very quickly when talking to some of the other Democratic sub-caucuses that also have to be part of the Democratic coalition, who patiently work within the system to have their concerns worked into the overall tapestry.

Bernie's only really popular because he's a populist. He says what we all want to hear. Problem is, I've rarely found a populist that actually worries about the process of governance or how to implement change in a way that doesn't favor one group over another - their main goal is to get their vision and ideas out into the wild - and to get elected based on a vision, not a policy.

Y'know, I liked Mike Gravel, also. He represented his constituency very well. Bernie Sanders is a lot like Mike Gravel.

Haele

[Achilleaze]

3. WTF?

Put down Green Mountain Moonshine, and back away slowly...

[keithbvadu2]

4. He's gotten to be like Ralph Nader - full of himself.

[uponit7771]

90. +1

[Maraya1969]

5. He just went down the tubes in my mind. He needs to go!!

What a fucking horrible thing to say about Democrats. He needs to be shamed out of our party.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Just one small point. He has never been a member of our party

[Maraya1969]

47. Then why was he in the primary against Hillary? Did she just have to fight him

because he became so popular? I guess that was the reason. I never really got why people became so mad at him but now I am really pissed.

[Stinky The Clown]

66. In my view, we should never have allowed him to run. He NEVER agreed to be a Democrat

He is either a Berniecon or Bernicrat but definitely NOT a Democrat.

[uponit7771]

87. +1, I feel betrayed if it is b******* today

[handmade34]

6. no need to try to like Bernie

he needs to go back to work representing Vermont and stop pretending he will be President... I used to like him... not so much anymore

[world wide wally]

30. Same feelings about him here

[smirkymonkey]

53. I voted for him in the primary. I have grown to loathe him.

I really wish he would just go away. Trump isn't the only narcissist in politics these days.

[exboyfil]

93. Me too

I am starting to wonder what this Russian connection will yield. I like to think he wasn't a Stalking Horse like Jill Stein, but...

Really in all seriousness Clinton's campaign for President should have ended when she decided to route all of her non-classified government related emails through her personal account. It was abnormal even based on precedence and conflicted directly with the open records laws (you don't want the government pawing through your personal emails, then keep them off the same system with the emails you are required by law to retain).

Why couldn't have Biden run? Kerry again? Tom Vilsack? Janet Napolitano?

[uponit7771]

85. +1, I was truly holding out trying to stay neutral but f*** him now

[handmade34]

103. I knew early in 2016

he was trouble... he has always provided good representation for Vermont but he is a disaster on the national stage...

I have always supported his ideology but he was the wrong person in 2016 and he is wrong now

[watoos]

7. Posts like this need to stop

Bernie's statement was poorly worded and anyone who has listened to Bernie speak knows what he meant. Bernie has stated thousands of times that the Republican party is the party that represents the 1%.

Democrats need to do what it takes to win is the message I get. If we need to move to the center, like Connor Lamb, then we move to the center, if we need to move to the left like Ocasio-Cortez then we move to the left.

Winning is what matters.

Posting hit pieces on Bernie Sanders should make Putin smile. Bernie has done more to promote causes for the 99% than the vast majority of his cohorts.

[ProfessorPlum]

10. thank you

Sanders' message, that the Democratic party should represent the interests of working people, is so obvious as to be uncontroversial.

[johnp3907]

11. What needs to stop are excuses for a Democrat-bashing non-Democrat!

On a Democratic forum!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. If a man of his political experience can't word a simple tweet, then he should shut up.

DU members and Democrats are telling Bernie to get behind the Party or shut up. Elect winnable Democrats or shut up.

He doesn't have Ocasio-Cortez's excuse of inexperience.

[dalton99a]

18. +1. His tweet is a godsend for Putin's trolls

[betsuni]

19. +1

[R B Garr]

54. Thank you! nt

[uponit7771]

77. +1

[scheming daemons]

23. No, a non-Democrat like Bernie needs to quit attacking the Dems

Ps. Bernie has Russian stink on him too, in the name Tad Devine.

Link to tweet

[mountain grammy]

26. Thank you.

[elmac]

34. yep, dissing Bernie voters just plays into the fascists handbook

divide and conquer, circular firing squad, have seen it enough on DU to think the Russkies are playing DU again.

[Squinch]

35. The Russians forced bs to trash Democrats AGAIN? How does that work?

[JI7]

62. the Russian attack was using Sanders against democrats

it was part of the investigation.

[elmac]

68. yes, the ruskies did amplify the Bernie HRC primary

infighting through their cyber warfare plus using the DNC playbook which they hacked into.

[JI7]

82. they were pushing trump sanders and stein to hurt Hillary

[NCTraveler]

36. Then he should have someone else write his tweets and speeches.

He words things this poorly constantly. Or he is saying just what he means. Yeah, I’ll go with that over incompetence.

[lindalou65]

40. Thank you

I agree. Those of us who support Bernie know what he is saying. I stand behind him 100%.

[louis c]

41. Tad Devine makes Putin smile

[PatrickforO]

42. I'll go with that. Bernie's platform is one most Americans agree with, and he is

articulate and informed on many issues that affect everyday Americans.

Poorly worded statement, but as you say, if you've heard him speak you know what he means.

[SammyWinstonJack]

46. +1000000!

[mopinko]

49. then bernie should stop saying shit like this in public.

if he wasnt in the news, we wouldnt be talking about him here.
it's his own damned words. he can be help accountable for them.

[MrsCoffee]

51. Yes, but how do we make him stop? He is hellbent on disrupting the blue wave.

Bernie's hit pieces on the Democratic party are what makes Putin smile. Tad Devine does a great job of making Putin smile as well.

So what do we do about it? How do we get him to stop?

[Wwcd]

57. Who are his cohorts?

[kcr]

69. So, Dems need to be better at messaging, like Bernie.

But apparently, he can only speak in a manner that people who listen to him can understand. Is there special equipment for this? Training lessons? What?

[lunamagica]

71. Oh boy...the same excuse we get for trump: "he didn't mean it that way"

"he didn't mean it that way" "this is what he truly mean to say".

[uponit7771]

91. +1

[uponit7771]

75. And you realize how many poorly worded statements Bernie Sanders makes?

[wonkwest]

102. This. Exactly this.

Don’t punch Left and alienate the people we need. Punch Right and stick it to the fuckers.

November is too important. I have never been so het up about an election in my entire life. People are *still* bitching about Bernie?!

Knock it off already. It’s greater than bitterness.

[dansolo]

106. Why is Bernie still bitching about Democrats?

He spends a lot more time and effort attacking Democrats than Republicans.

[wonkwest]

110. He doesn't

It just seems that way in this echo chamber.

[dansolo]

105. How is posting Bernie's own words a hit piece?

Why do you choose to ignore what Bernie actually says? He called the Democratic Party the party of the 1%. That is the kind of shit that needs to stop.

[Honeycombe8]

9. The 1%? WTF? The Republicans are the party of the 1%. If there was any doubt of his views...

all a person need do is read this tweet by him.

It seems he is more concerned with "saving" America from the Democratic Party than saving it from Trump or Russian interference. Bernie has a history with Russia, like Trump does.

Knowing full well that Russia tried to sow discord between Sanders & Clinton followers, because it hurt Clinton's chances in the election, here he is, doing it on his own. Knowing full well what the effect will be.

[watoos]

24. I'm a bit slow

what is Bernie saying in his Tweet? I take his poorly worded Tweet to mean that the Democratic "party" needs to represent everyone and not be a "party" that only represents the 1%, like the Republican party.

What's Bernie's history with Russia and doesn't this thread sow discord with people like me who still like Bernie, voted for Bernie then voted for Hillary? If you don't like Bernie that's fine with me, but don't tell me that I have to disown him.

I'm 71 years old and when I was a little kid my dad told me that poor people vote Democratic and rich people vote Republican, most intelligent people know that is a fact. With that said I have no problem with people in the 1% voting Democratic, I'm guessing that not all 1%ers are politically motivated bad hombres, Tom Steyer's a 1%er isn't he? Should the Democratic party disown Tom Steyer? Bernie never espoused the position that the Democratic party is the party solely for the 1% and every good Democrat here knows that. I don't think we should shun people in the 1% who want to vote Democratic and if I were a 1%er, threads like this would discourage me from voting Democratic.

[Wwcd]

56. Here's the problem:

Bernie says, "..Dems are the party of the 1%


And you hear, "I take his poorly worded Tweet to mean that the Democratic "party" needs to represent everyone and not be a "party" that only represents the 1%, like the Republican party.

If that's what he meant to say the why didn't he say it like that?

Your interpretation of his words may not be the same as anothers.

Bernie Said, "Dems are the party of the 1%

That's all he said.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Bernie tweets as if he believe the Trump-RubleCons represent the workers. :eyes: . . . nt

[Squinch]

14. What the fuck is WRONG with him???

[NCTraveler]

31. Ego. It's off the charts. Nt

[DinahMoeHum]

118. So are some of OR, JD and BNC candidates. . .

. . .who shall remain nameless.

[dlk]

15. Bernie's True Motives?

[lark]

21. I hate to even ask it, but.....

Russia NRA money, may be some motivation for him?? Bernie needs to stop with the Dem bashing or I'm going to seriously start to wonder about him and is he what he says he is or what he writes? If it's written, then folks, we are in huge trouble. I agree with almost all of his policy proposals, so this is difficult, but the road signs are turning more negative.

Mr. Sanders, we NEED messages of inclusion, messages of patriotism, messages of hope for the future, not messages that are meant to divide us and drive down turnout.

[uponit7771]

84. +1, right now I'm putting him with the others who won't show their tax returns

[betsuni]

16. What the ...

What country is he talking about. This is not difficult.

[dalton99a]

17. Why is Bernie attacking Democrats?

The plain meaning is clear

[ehrnst]

22. By saying that anyone in the party who doesn't agree with him is

"not representing working people but just the one percent."

As if it's that black and white. As if anyone who agrees with him 98% of the time is 100% wrong and 100% against "working people".


That's how.

[dalton99a]

25. Trolls will be using his tweet to depress Democratic turnout

Guaranteed

[ehrnst]

43. Yep. (nt)

[Pluvious]

60. We shall all be hanging separately. nt.

[kcr]

72. Yep. He himself depresses turnout, but he doesn't care

He wants the voting public distrustful of all else because that benefits him. It's an egregious and reckless disregard for the welfare of the American public. I'm appalled at the Trumpian defense of this. Well, what he MEANT was... Bullshit. His words were plain English. He was blatantly bashing the entire Democratic party. He doesn't care.

[uponit7771]

79. +1, that's why we need to see his full tax returns too

[Magoo48]

20. What Bernie did or did not say aside...

Has corporate America had this nation by the balls for over 40 years or not? All administrations, it simply gets worse and worse. Are there any powerful pushes by Democrats now to completely overhaul the people’s relationships with corporations to favor us?

[NCTraveler]

29. We needs congress for a real push.

But yes, people like Pelosi, Obama, Warren have been strongly pushing the narrative that the relationship between corporations and individuals must change. Their relentless pushing of this narrative is going to help big time if we get congress.

[Squinch]

33. Do you want that? Because if you do, his trashing Democrats pretty

much guarantees it will NEVER happen.

[ehrnst]

44. You do understand that a president cannot do this by themselves

They require congress and the Senate to cooperate.

That will certainly not happen with a president who doesn't have teamwork skills, and divides rather than leads.

If one's only tactic is to draw a line in the sand, and accuse anyone who even discusses that it should be moved is "corrupt and only working for the 1%" they will not be an effective agent for legislative change at all.

[uponit7771]

80. "All administrations", bull f****** s***

[Magoo48]

123. The combined efforts of the Federal Government placed us where we are today: hosed.

[NCTraveler]

27. As he cashed in at the end of his career as a politician.

He is really swindling a lot of people and causing serious damage to progress along the way.

Yelling at walls pays big.

[MrsCoffee]

48. Yep. I bet those tax returns are pretty interesting.

[brush]

28. Still with the Dem bashing. WTF?

[scheming daemons]

64. Bernie isn't a Dem.... so bashing him isn't "Dem bashing"

[brush]

78. Miscommunication. He's still bashing Dems.

[mcar]

32. Same tired old canards from Bernie

He is wrong, of course, but doesn't seem to care.

[lancelyons]

37. Why is it that when there is democratic party infighting... that Bernie is not far away?

[uponit7771]

83. +1, after this statement I'm f****** done I'm heartbroken

[Squinch]

116. Always, always, always.

[BootinUp]

38. Hard? Nt

[louis c]

39. Bernie's Not a Democrat

I know, he caucuses with us, but he's not one of us all the time. After all, he has to caucus with one party or another, otherwise he'd get on no committees.

I disagree with DU's rules that Bernie can't be bashed here. That Bernie has to be treated like a Democrat.

I agree with him on many, many issues. In my heart, I'm a Socialist. But. I'm a realist before I'm a socialist and I know political math. If we split our vote, even a little, we all get fucked. That was the story of 2016 and look how that's going.

I'm sick of listening to Bernie's holier than thou attitude. I think that Tad Devine was a co-conspirator with the Russian, Manafort and Trump. If Bernie didn't know, he should have.

[c-ville rook]

50. Seriously???

This is your issue that Bernie makes the most obvious statement ever. And that if any damage is done by it -- which I doubt -- that the fall out is so easily contained by a statement like,

"Of course, we agree with Bernie, we love that curmudgeonly, old SOB. Why do you think we have been fighting for you against (insert list) and bring these big ideas (insert list) to the table? I am happy as hell my party has its priorities in line unlike the GOP and my opponent <little elbow throw there> and that we have people like Bernie working with us to make sure we stay accountable to you the voters. God Bless America and its people."

The last sentence is negotiable. Go with "Don't forget to vote." See if anyone cares about your sign off.

If you cannot craft a simple "we are with you" statement -- please do not run. If you can -- do not whine it's a chance to show off that you can craft a simple "we are with you" statement and get your talking points out there.

I know Democrats act like it is but this ain't rocket science. "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" won an election -- for Pete sakes.

[bettyellen]

108. Yeah- you'll see this tweet damning Dems played over and over again to hurt us.

And it’s not the first time. I really think he’s doing it for the money at this point. I know party unity is NOT his priority at a time when traveling needed more than ever.

[Freddie]

52. Bernie please STFU and go away.

[procon]

55. You can't have your cake and eat it too, Bernie. nt

[JI7]

61. Working Class usually only means White Males

and the type of candidate that did well with them was Conor Lamb and he wasn't very popular with the OR crowd.

and I'm talking about actually winning a red seat in the GE.

[uponit7771]

74. OH HELL NAW!! YOU SHOW US YOUR GODDAMN TAX RETURNS!!

[oasis]

76. "is" the party of the 1%? I'm sure he meant to say "is'NT".

The double negative thingy strikes again.

[uponit7771]

81. Yeah seems like the people who use double- don't show their tax returns

[oasis]

95. Let's see now, It's been reported that investigators seized records

from Burlington College. It's quite possible Jane was working on the taxes at that location when the raid happened. Could it be the investigators grabbed up everything in one fell swoop?

There's gotta be a reasonable explanation why Bernie, after all this time, has not released his taxes. There's just gotta be.

[uponit7771]

98. +1

[Eko]

96. Whatever.

Same shit different day, bash the party that does the most to make people’s lives better. Great job BS. With friends like you,,,,,,

[Snellius]

100. There's some truth to the essence of what he's saying

But still is that really saying anything? An out-of-date conception of the "working class".
The fact that Trump could attract many of the folks who have always been considered the social base of Dems forces the dilemma that either they have lost touch with their roots or, more likely, that that base no longer exists as it used to be.

[bettyellen]

107. They departed the Dem party ages ago because they chose racism and sexism.

Good riddance.

[Snellius]

111. And they no longer think of themselves as a class. Rich, middle or poor, that's it.

And even then those in those economic categories don't relate to those social labels.

Dems get blamed for addressing themselves too much to identity politics but classes in modern America is all identity politics.Or better, cultural politics. It's something classic Marxism has always stood on its head.

[JustAnotherGen]

101. This is a joke right?

[wonkwest]

104. And the problem is?

In case no one noticed, Unions have died. Their power has been ended. This was Reagan’s shit. Guess what, he managed it.

Democrats have retreated and retreated and retreated. Meanwhile, we’re told that corporations matter. Campaign cash. Yay! And after Citizens United, it’s gotten worse.

The party does need to go back to being populist. That’s not a dirty word. It’s been taken over by cash and social martinets who would never get elected anywhere.

Enough already. Our country is dying, and our stupid, wrong-assed established system is enabling it.

[NNadir]

112. Even my son, who once had a certain sympathy...

...for the guy wants no,part of him anymore.

[lindysalsagal]

113. Well, I'm a dem, and I'm sure as hell not the 1%. Bernie doesn't count me??

I'm disappointed.

[NastyRiffraff]

115. I quit trying to like Bernie long ago

He doesn't get any better. He's still wagging that fucking finger, too. Annoying as hell.

[budkin]

117. I'm a huge Bernie supporter and I just called him out. This is NOT OK.

WTF

[coeur_de_lion]

120. I adore Bernie -- I voted for him in the primary

but I wish he would quit bashing the party too.

[honest.abe]

122. Good grief.

Bernie go home.