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NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:10 AM May 2016

Hi, SDs! It's me, Bernie!

Dear Super-Delegates:

My name is Bernie Sanders, and I am a Democrat – well, currently – kinda, sorta.

Anyway, I am running on the Democratic ticket, and I assume a lot of you are not endorsing me because you don’t know me. That’s okay – most people don’t. Even though I’ve been all over the news for a year now, I still like to use the “nobody knows me” line as an explanation for why I am not winning.

I am writing to let you know that despite being hundreds of delegates and millions of votes behind Hillary Clinton, the truth is that most people want me to be the nominee. If you look at the on-line polls, you’ll readily see that I am way more popular than she is. Just because her supporters actually go to the polls to vote, that shouldn’t be taken as some kind of sign. A bird landing on your podium while you’re speaking – now that’s a sign. But having more people vote for you shouldn’t be given more weight than it deserves. In fact, it shouldn’t be given any weight at all.

I know that I started my campaign saying that super-delegates are undemocratic and shouldn’t be allowed as part of the voting process. But once I started losing really badly, I realized how wrong I was. Quite frankly, I think all of you guys are great Democrats and outstanding patriots, and should be completely free to totally ignore that much-touted “will of the people” bullshit and vote for me instead.

I appreciate that a lot of you are a tad upset about the threatening emails and phone calls – but that just goes to show you how passionate my supporters are. If they call you vile names and say obnoxious things, it’s just their enthusiasm coming through – often couched in terms like “you’re a f*ckin’ moron”, or “why is your head shoved so far up your own ass?” Ya know, these millennial kids – they tend to use colourful language.

People say I haven’t been “vetted”. This is not true. Despite the fact that nobody knows me, everybody knows I’m a great guy. But if you feel you need more information about me, I can provide whatever documentation you require – and whatever records are not available are clearly due to my wife’s incompetence.

As you are no doubt fully aware, there are polls that confirm that I am the strongest candidate when it comes to beating Trump in November. The fact that I can’t beat Hillary in the primaries should not be taken as an indication of anything - other than that primary voters are incredibly stupid and should never be listened to by anyone.

When you ignore (as you should) people who vote in red states, Confederate states, “southern states” like New York and Ohio, and all the other states where I’ve had my ass kicked, it becomes abundantly clear that Bernie Sanders is the Party’s best hope of beating the Republicans in the general election.

Much has been made of the fact that my campaign, supporters, and surrogates have regularly accused Democrats of being corrupt, self-serving, lying whores who have banded together in a nation-wide conspiracy whose sole purpose is undermining my bid for the nomination. But for the sake of unifying the Party, I believe it is imperative that we just let bygones be bygones, and forget everything I’ve said in the past.

And so I appeal to all of you to do the right thing and rally behind ME, Bernie Sanders, the man who couldn’t win the primary – but can win the general election without breaking a sweat. Really!



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Hi, SDs! It's me, Bernie! (Original Post) NanceGreggs May 2016 OP
Nicely done. You didn't even have to exaggerate a thing. nt BootinUp May 2016 #1
Sorry, burnie.. not buying what you're selling.. I'm actually behind the candidate who's Cha May 2016 #2
This is truly spectacular. barrow-wight May 2016 #3
Well done.... nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2016 #4
Also, never mind those time I called out the DNC and the Party for being corrupt. eastwestdem May 2016 #5
Some folks ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #7
Brilliant!! lamp_shade May 2016 #6
Superb! Koinos May 2016 #8
LOL Cali_Democrat May 2016 #9
Oh, those crazy kids and their women are "cunts" talk. It's just them flexing their political muscle Number23 May 2016 #10
^^^ THIS ^^^ Tarheel_Dem May 2016 #62
One black guy is equal to if not FAR greater than hundreds and hundreds of unhinged Sanders fans Number23 May 2016 #66
Heh Hekate May 2016 #11
P. S... MarianJack May 2016 #12
What a legacy that gives Bernie Sanders liberal N proud May 2016 #18
Yes,... MarianJack May 2016 #34
Too funny!!!! FrenchieCat May 2016 #13
Perfect! murielm99 May 2016 #14
OMG too funny rbrnmw May 2016 #15
Nance, I bow to you.... all american girl May 2016 #16
this last paragraph has always baffled me... riversedge May 2016 #17
That bit always gets me too. But Nance's first paragraph nailed the whole thing harder than it's eve Number23 May 2016 #67
Talk about flip-flopping. auntpurl May 2016 #19
Brilliant as always! BooScout May 2016 #20
Letter needs to go viral! Her Sister May 2016 #21
This is great, and if we could just drop all of those states not in the BS column Thinkingabout May 2016 #22
Spot on! mcar May 2016 #23
Oh Nance Loki May 2016 #24
Thanks for the Friday morning laugh Nance! This is livetohike May 2016 #25
Brilliant - great start to the almost weekend SharonClark May 2016 #26
Perfect... SidDithers May 2016 #27
This should be kicked and recd all day long!!!!! Walk away May 2016 #28
I agree. n/t NNadir May 2016 #63
K & R Walk away May 2016 #69
The jury is back melm00se May 2016 #29
Juror #7 here. Now I'm free to K and R this most excellent piece. oasis May 2016 #30
Worth Noting: The "Hide It" votes left no comment. NurseJackie May 2016 #42
Should have been 0-7. TwilightZone May 2016 #59
This place has gone off the deep end. Bleacher Creature May 2016 #31
Some people are way too sensitive, or alert stalking. Can't decide which. Sheepshank May 2016 #45
k&r Little Star May 2016 #32
Great post and so accurate workinclasszero May 2016 #33
Oh Nance mercuryblues May 2016 #35
This is so very true Gothmog May 2016 #36
K&R! DemonGoddess May 2016 #37
Your true talent on display. Great job and on the mark! Fla Dem May 2016 #38
Excellent - the tone and substance have been caught spot-on DrDan May 2016 #39
Good post...n/t asuhornets May 2016 #40
Good one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2016 #41
A true work of art! K&R COLGATE4 May 2016 #43
Sometime, the material just needs to be assembled by someone with wit and prose. Sheepshank May 2016 #44
K and R! katmille May 2016 #46
Truth, eloquently expressed!! eom UtahLib May 2016 #47
Bravo! NastyRiffraff May 2016 #48
Great Job Nance! sheshe2 May 2016 #49
Love it! Bobbie Jo May 2016 #50
I saw this and I couldn't stop laughing n/t wilt the stilt May 2016 #51
K & R! SaschaHM May 2016 #52
K&R! gademocrat7 May 2016 #53
Brilliant MO_Dem May 2016 #54
Thanks for the laughs, Nance -- and the truthiness. nt pnwmom May 2016 #55
Hilarious! Well done! I'd love to share this with my son, but, it would probably make him mad. NNadir May 2016 #56
HRC campaign probably have read it. Iliyah May 2016 #57
Another brilliant OP by a brilliant, true-blue Democrat! Love you, Nance! eom BlueCaliDem May 2016 #58
Now, that is how it's done. TwilightZone May 2016 #60
Oh my Dear Nance, you are a rose among thorns. Tarheel_Dem May 2016 #61
Nance, I genuflect in your general direction! Cathartic LOL! nolabear May 2016 #64
K&R ismnotwasm May 2016 #65
K&R DesertRat May 2016 #68
Brava! Wonderful writing, as usual, Nance. Pathwalker May 2016 #70

Cha

(296,671 posts)
2. Sorry, burnie.. not buying what you're selling.. I'm actually behind the candidate who's
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:26 AM
May 2016

beaten you in the Democratic Primary. You remember her? Hillary Clinton.. she's ahead of you and trump.

The big problem, BS.. is that I know you all too well.

Mahalo, Nance~ Well Done!

 

eastwestdem

(1,220 posts)
5. Also, never mind those time I called out the DNC and the Party for being corrupt.
Fri May 20, 2016, 03:03 AM
May 2016

Can't you tell when an old guy is kidding?

Number23

(24,544 posts)
10. Oh, those crazy kids and their women are "cunts" talk. It's just them flexing their political muscle
Fri May 20, 2016, 03:19 AM
May 2016

and showing their undiminished enthusiasm! Remember, boys will be boys!

All that "blacks have a plantation mentality" and are "low information voters" stuff isn't unvarnished racism that could come straight outta Rush Limbaugh's mouth. It's just excitement! The kids are just showing how enthused they are! And what true blue liberal doesn't really deep down inside believe that John Lewis isn't a sell out has been?

So my campaign has attracted some of the most unhinged and revolting people in the American voting public. Gross people need a campaign to support too! They're just showing how excited they are! What's a few death threats and felonies between friends?? I'm sure those super delegates whose info my supporters posted online LOVED all that extra attention!

Besides, that one black guy that was a Hillary supporter did something bad and he was BLACK too! Surely, one insane -- and BLACK -- Hillary supporter TOTALLY makes up for the hundreds upon hundreds of psychotic Sanders supporters that have ruined the Internet, and Democratic conventions, and Democratic rallies, and social media, and people's mailboxes, and cell phones, and landlines, and people's places of work, and their homes, and their emails??

Number23

(24,544 posts)
66. One black guy is equal to if not FAR greater than hundreds and hundreds of unhinged Sanders fans
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:51 PM
May 2016

That #berniemath is some shit, ain't it??

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
12. P. S...
Fri May 20, 2016, 05:15 AM
May 2016

...isn't it just WONDERFUL that there are now "Democrats" who act just like the teabagger movement? That's because of ME!

You're welcome!

Love, Back Bench Bernie!

PEACE!

riversedge

(70,004 posts)
17. this last paragraph has always baffled me...
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:52 AM
May 2016



....And so I appeal to all of you to do the right thing and rally behind ME, Bernie Sanders, the man who couldn’t win the primary – but can win the general election without breaking a sweat. Really!

Number23

(24,544 posts)
67. That bit always gets me too. But Nance's first paragraph nailed the whole thing harder than it's eve
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:56 PM
May 2016

been nailed.

Anyway, I am running on the Democratic ticket, and I assume a lot of you are not endorsing me because you don’t know me. That’s okay – most people don’t. Even though I’ve been all over the news for a year now, I still like to use the “nobody knows me” line as an explanation for why I am not winning.

She killed it in THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. And it only got better from there.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
19. Talk about flip-flopping.
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:04 AM
May 2016

"Super delegates are bad!" "No, no, wait, super delegates are awesome!"

"The Democratic Party is a corrupt bunch of corporate whores!" "No, no, wait, the Democratic Party should choose me as its leader!"

And they call us Camp Weathervane.

 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
21. Letter needs to go viral!
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:16 AM
May 2016

PERFECTLY STATED! There's really no exaggeration. This is exactly what he is saying.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
22. This is great, and if we could just drop all of those states not in the BS column
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:30 AM
May 2016

Then this would mean he won, huh. Especially those Southern states which deserves to be disregarded.

melm00se

(4,984 posts)
29. The jury is back
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:37 AM
May 2016

Hi, SDs! It's me, Bernie!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107139595

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Insulting divisive flame bait lobbed like turd covered hand grenade from a protected group.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri May 20, 2016, 01:36 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
42. Worth Noting: The "Hide It" votes left no comment.
Fri May 20, 2016, 09:57 AM
May 2016

In my opinion, that suggests to me an instinctive knee-jerk response to hide something based on the fact that the post was in the HRC group, or based on the identity of the author. They couldn't even bother to justify or explain the reasoning behind their vote.

A big "hats-off!" to those jurors who expressed their distaste or discomfort with the subject, but who were willing to be honest and fair regarding the fact that the OP broke no rules. Thank you!

TwilightZone

(25,418 posts)
59. Should have been 0-7.
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:27 PM
May 2016

98% of it is representative of what Sanders and his supporters say all the time, and 2% was artistic license.

If this deserved a hide, might as well hide GDP in its entirely because 98% of GDP was much worse than this.

Bleacher Creature

(11,249 posts)
31. This place has gone off the deep end.
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:42 AM
May 2016

See below. I'm very proud to be juror #4.

(And FANTASTIC post, by the way.)

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Hi, SDs! It's me, Bernie!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107139595

REASON FOR ALERT

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ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Insulting divisive flame bait lobbed like turd covered hand grenade from a protected group.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri May 20, 2016, 01:36 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
45. Some people are way too sensitive, or alert stalking. Can't decide which.
Fri May 20, 2016, 11:02 AM
May 2016

Never mind, or course I know which.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
33. Great post and so accurate
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:49 AM
May 2016

Proving the Sanders campaign is running on BS dreams by delusional people who still don't realize that they got their asses whipped by Hillary.

Sanders needs to get on his imaginary unicorn and ride off into the damn sunset ASAP! Like yesterday!

The bro army failed in its mission to destroy the Obama coalition thank God.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
44. Sometime, the material just needs to be assembled by someone with wit and prose.
Fri May 20, 2016, 10:59 AM
May 2016

Bernie has supplied the material, you did and awesome job with the rest.

katmille

(213 posts)
46. K and R!
Fri May 20, 2016, 11:24 AM
May 2016

Just logged on to DU(Hillary Group) and went straight to this. Awesome! Great start to busy Friday!

nolabear

(41,926 posts)
64. Nance, I genuflect in your general direction! Cathartic LOL!
Fri May 20, 2016, 06:57 PM
May 2016

I'm up to HERE with Bernie. I hate to see a good man go bad. Or maybe to mis-assess a man as good, I don't know. But thanks for some much needed relief from the godawful sanctimony.

Pathwalker

(6,598 posts)
70. Brava! Wonderful writing, as usual, Nance.
Sat May 21, 2016, 05:51 PM
May 2016

Thank you, and is it okay with you if I print this out and place it on my frig?



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