So we have a candidate that used creative writing to get a buck. We can't talk about what the man

[seabeyond]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the 2016 Postmortem forum).

wrote, without a hide. Now, this is the ironic part. Du and Sanders supporters are saying this subject of Sanders actions in his 30's is so offensive, that we must hide it? We cannot talk about it? Yet, we want to put him in front of the nation to actually be vetted.

Interesting that a fact about Sanders is not allowed to be discussed in a primary forum and needs a hide.

[NCTraveler]

1. I have had numerous posts directly quoting Sanders hidden. It's amazing.

And I'm not talking youthful indiscretions here. I'm talking quotes from in his thirties.

[seabeyond]

2. Yes, much of his 30's would get us that hide, but the Republican would use. Clinton though has been

hands off to the man. I cannot say it was reciprocated.

[livetohike]

4. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil when it comes to Sanders.

The GOP would tear him apart on many fronts. The fact that his supporters here hide anything negative about Sanders is a sign they don't want his past (before age 40 when he became Mayor of Burlington) known.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Must we remind you?

[pinebox]

6. Personally

I don't give a shit about this, it was ages ago, the same way I don't give a shit if Hillary was once a Goldwater Girl.
This crap is meaningless and nothing less than "Gotchya Politics".

We have real issues to discuss, like people who can't afford to feed their families and those who will die in red states because they haven't expanded Medicaid.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Thank you.

[Broward]

7. Knock yourself out. I prefer non-fiction though.

I highly recommend the transcript for Hillary's speech in support of the IWR.

[randome]

8. When Sanders supporters bring up Clinton's 'Goldwater 60s', you're letting yourselves in for this.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]

[Human101948]

29. I don't think it's necessary to dig that up, the IWR is recent history...

and damning enough.

"I made a mistake!" Hillary exclaimed.

The American soldiers and Iraqis that suffered for your political ambitions may not be so understanding however.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Recent Fiction Camp Clinton Endorses:

March 2016. Fresh off the tip of her tongue.....fully fictional praise for Republican villains coupled with an aggressive denial of the courageous activists of that time. She stated this fiction as if it was fact.

[Jitter65]

10. I haven't heard Hillary refer to Bernie's early life even once. But the GOP will pull out all stops

I can just imagine what Trump will do with this stuff. If the Trump campaign thought for one minute that Bernie would be the nominee they would be all over this and more. Very telling that they are not.

[LexVegas]

11. He's still evolving on womens issues. nt

[aikoaiko]

12. That's why its called community standards. Its usually in the way that one posts and not content.

[BootinUp]

13. All posts regarding Bernie's past must be approved by the Ministry of Truth.

[Vinca]

14. Why are you folks so obsessed with Bernie?

I'm a Bernie supporter and it's rather obvious to me he won't be the nominee. By carping on and on and on and on and on about all his negatives, you're alienating people from supporting your candidate. With supporters like you, who needs enemies?

[Hiraeth]

16. my personal take on this obsession with that piece of literature is:

they find it titillating their own selves.

[seabeyond]

18. Don't know, because he and his people are still trashing Clinton, the Democratic Party? I thought it

ironic that a history of Sanders to be stated as insignificant, ... No wait, proving him a feminist hero, would then be hidden because ti is insulting the man. He can do and say it, Sanders people defend him for it, but then hide it so people can't see it.

Funny, right?

I think so.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. Is it always a simple "tit for tat" with you? "You said this, so I'll say THIS?"

"I'm only being an ass now because you were an ass then?"

Endearing quality.

[BootinUp]

25. Has he conceded yet so we can move on? He's had a week to end the attacks on Hillary

and has done nothing to stop them.

[scscholar]

31. If she's indicted, then he could be the nominee!

That's why it's important to follow the important person. After all, if he wasn't important, he wouldn't be important.

[ismnotwasm]

15. Oh trust me it's all over Facebook, Twitter and other social media

All over the Internet. There are many pro-Hillary groups and ay least one dedicated to vetting Sanders. DU is what it is. Kos is what it is, but I was surprised and gratified to find out how many people are sick of this shit. Did anyone really think Hilary supporters wouldn't fight back?

[IamMab]

17. BSers should enjoy the jury abuse while they can. It's not going to last forever. nt

[AgingAmerican]

19. You never ever tout your candidate

Ever

[seabeyond]

20. With the Clinton bashin', lyin'... ? I do not start threads for serious conversation. I often call

out the lies put up. When I want a serious conversation about Clinton, I go elsewhere.

[ismnotwasm]

21. Right?

Like having a "discussion" is even possible in GD-P

[JaneyVee]

22. Vetting Bernie not allowed. per sec 1 art ll of DU progressive bible.

[Prism]

23. If there was adult literary analysis happening, maybe

But as the "rape fantasies!" responses showed, some people have a hard time reviewing the written word for context, analysis, and thematic purpose.

Gleaning a piece for gotcha quotes out of a whole is not "talking about what he wrote." At least not in an intelligent, useful manner.

From the quality of reading comprehension, I suspect GDP might be better geared towards, perhaps, Judy Blume novels.

Although, many of those are actually decent works with cogent commentary on adolescence.

So maybe that's also above GDP's capabilities.

[HassleCat]

27. I have seen it numerous times.

Long threads, lots of detail, etc.

[Agnosticsherbet]

28. I have read repeatedly that Sanders streangth is that he has always believed as he does now.

So when I find something that is offensive from his past, it must still hold that to be true. After all, his strength is that he has always believed as he does now.

And as to creative writing, these were his opinions he wrote about, not Science Fiction, Fantasy, or action thrillers.

[TCJ70]

30. Feel free to talk about it...

...as long as you're actually going to talk about it. If you're going to pick out 4 words and say he's just writing about raping women then expect a hide. That isn't what was going on in that article.

[azurnoir]

32. this is what the DNC wants out in front -someone who would sexualuze a child to save her rapist

by claiming about the little girl -"she had exhibited "a tendency to seek out older men and engage in... fantasizing." She added, citing a child psychology expert that "children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences and that adolescents with disorganized families, such as the complainant, are even more prone to such behavior."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-stands-by-her-defense-of-1975-rape-suspect/
.

[Omaha Steve]

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