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Maru Kitteh

(28,322 posts)
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 11:52 PM Jun 2016

Nina Turner on MSNBC; first time she did not scream about "taking it to the convention"

She was on Rachel Maddow just now; Rachel asked her how she was feeling. She looked quite down and said she was feeling "very heavy." This is the first time she did not scream at my TV about how SBS was going to TAKE IT TO THE CONVENTION, and how the super-delegates were going to see HE IS THE CANDIDATE TO BEAT TRUMP.

It's done.

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Nina Turner on MSNBC; first time she did not scream about "taking it to the convention" (Original Post) Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 OP
I am relieved bravenak Jun 2016 #1
Thank you Captain Pike. Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #3
+1! nt BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #18
Hahahaha! Love it! Raissa Jun 2016 #19
Thanks for the report from tv, Maru.. I hope it's done. Cha Jun 2016 #2
You bet :-) Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #9
It's done...and she's done. stopbush Jun 2016 #4
Why did she switch allegiances? caquillo Jun 2016 #23
She figured she would get more exposure as one of the earlier Sanders stopbush Jun 2016 #24
So, she didn't back Sanders because she believed in him caquillo Jun 2016 #26
Speculation, of course. stopbush Jun 2016 #27
No, she shares his values and wanted to support him SharonClark Jun 2016 #28
About damn time they read the writing on the wall. William769 Jun 2016 #5
That's the first time I've heard her talk without yelling. n/t Lil Missy Jun 2016 #6
me too! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #12
You must have not... LenaBaby61 Jun 2016 #13
Make it so. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #7
I see what you did there! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #11
I wonder if Bernie is going to go to bat for her and try to get her a speaking gig at the convention SaschaHM Jun 2016 #8
It is time to move on and work to defeat Trump, they wanted the primaries to go to the end, Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #10
I figure the BS campaign will form some kind of PAC, and Nina & Jane will take home fat paychecks... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #14
They've never given us any reason to think Cha Jun 2016 #15
Yep. As addicted as these types get to the notoriety and the stopbush Jun 2016 #16
I will not miss Nina Turner when her 15 minutes are over. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #17
Tiresome. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #20
fucking exhausting Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #25
Good. ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #21
I hope we don't have to see her again for a while. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #22

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
4. It's done...and she's done.
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 12:00 AM
Jun 2016

Last edited Wed Jun 15, 2016, 03:57 AM - Edit history (2)

Made the political calculation, dumped her support for Hillary and jumped on the Bernie Bandwagon, which she imagined she'd ride into a cabinet position.

The delusions of grandeur within the Sanders camp have been rather breathtaking. Enjoyable to see it disintegrating.

caquillo

(521 posts)
23. Why did she switch allegiances?
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 03:09 PM
Jun 2016

Did she think that Sanders would be another Obama and come from behind in the polls to sweep the primaries, and she didn't want to back the losing horse again? Except Sanders ended up being the biggest loser.

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
24. She figured she would get more exposure as one of the earlier Sanders
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 03:46 PM
Jun 2016

supporters.

Hillary had a lot of big name supporters. Turner would have been a third- or fourth-tier Hillary surrogate, at best. By going with Sanders, she was an a-list supporter.

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
27. Speculation, of course.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 04:06 PM
Jun 2016

She's a politician, if not a particularly accomplished one. I assume she made a political decision.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
28. No, she shares his values and wanted to support him
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 05:59 PM
Jun 2016

No big deal except she was so damn obnoxious and delusional about it.

LenaBaby61

(6,973 posts)
13. You must have not...
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 01:02 AM
Jun 2016

Seen Nina when she was a surrogate for Hillary back in 2008, and when she OFTEN appeared on Tweety's show. OMG, what a riot she and the Late Stephanie Jones-Tubbs were when Chris had trouble controlling them when they were BOTH advocating for Hillary to be POTUS. You could tell she and Jones-Tubbs were getting under Chris's skin because of how loud they both were when on his show

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
8. I wonder if Bernie is going to go to bat for her and try to get her a speaking gig at the convention
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 12:12 AM
Jun 2016

I hope the DNC and Clinton campaign give her something at 2 a.m. or not at all. Her political career is over, but her role as a MSNBC analyst will be lucrative for the next year or so.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
10. It is time to move on and work to defeat Trump, they wanted the primaries to go to the end,
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 12:21 AM
Jun 2016

It is over. When California completed their counting and awarding the delegates we will move on to the convention.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,222 posts)
14. I figure the BS campaign will form some kind of PAC, and Nina & Jane will take home fat paychecks...
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 03:04 AM
Jun 2016

for as long as the gravy train allows.

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
16. Yep. As addicted as these types get to the notoriety and the
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 03:59 AM
Jun 2016

myriad TV appearances, they really get addicted to the cash.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
17. I will not miss Nina Turner when her 15 minutes are over.
Wed Jun 15, 2016, 06:17 AM
Jun 2016

I find her to be deceptive, uninformed, and needlessly belligerent. In other words, a Berniecrat through and through.

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