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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
Mon May 9, 2016, 12:41 PM May 2016

Got stuck in front of a tv this morning

CNN was on. 22 times Trump's name was mentioned. Cruz 4 times. Paul Ryan twice. Palin, bush, and Hillary once.

Not one time was the name Sanders said out loud. Not one time in ten minutes about the campaigns.

They are pissing in their pants when it comes to Bernie, they are so afraid of him and us.

That is another good reason to vote for Bernie.

If the oligarchs are scared of him, he is definitely on our side.

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Got stuck in front of a tv this morning (Original Post) RobertEarl May 2016 OP
I haven't heard Sanders mentioned in over a month! scscholar May 2016 #1
It is ridiculous RobertEarl May 2016 #6
The Left Coast might make the media mention him again when he crushes in OR and CA. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #2
my thoughts exactly juicy, ive been saying Oregon and California are gonna be game changers litlbilly May 2016 #3
I'm a solid atheist - but God bless you! Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #4
I have to face CNN every day at the gym.. pangaia May 2016 #5
We scare them RobertEarl May 2016 #8
Thanks for that post. I've been "called out" many times for just the libdem4life May 2016 #7
I was not surprised RobertEarl May 2016 #10
There just aren't that many. He's just a consistent voice with a record libdem4life May 2016 #15
Killing the message softly RobertEarl May 2016 #16
Nader Demsrule86 May 2016 #19
Ditto that. libdem4life May 2016 #22
No Demsrule86 May 2016 #20
Or...Sanders didn't do anything newsworthy? brooklynite May 2016 #9
Not true. They always mention Bernie, this time in W.VA. 10 minutes is not long enough. Jitter65 May 2016 #11
Oh for fuck's sake, "afraid" ? Stop embarassing yourself Tarc May 2016 #12
Poor Bernie nt firebrand80 May 2016 #13
Watched SportsCenter this morning. Didn't mention the 76er's one time. Must be scared of them. LexVegas May 2016 #14
I haven't heard CNN mention any of those names. bigwillq May 2016 #17
He has lost the nomination Demsrule86 May 2016 #18
No, I don't feel sorry for him at all. sadoldgirl May 2016 #21
 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
1. I haven't heard Sanders mentioned in over a month!
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:09 PM
May 2016

There is a complete and utter media black-out by the Republican-rulers of the mass media.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
6. It is ridiculous
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:20 PM
May 2016

The media is just plain scared of Bernie and us.

But it makes sense, I guess, from a profit angle. We are going to break them as we broke the lying newspapers by not buying any of their crap.

Only Bernie can lead the way to real change in the media and the media knows it.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
2. The Left Coast might make the media mention him again when he crushes in OR and CA.
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:11 PM
May 2016

I've done my part, ballot already mailed in.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
4. I'm a solid atheist - but God bless you!
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:17 PM
May 2016

I used to think NYC was a liberal bastion but I am disappointed to learn about their archaic voter registration laws and the overall voter turnout.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
5. I have to face CNN every day at the gym..
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:20 PM
May 2016

It has been 80% trump, 28% shit for brains repubs and 2%...something else....fires, famous deaths, Bernie, plane crashes, hillary......

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
8. We scare them
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:23 PM
May 2016

They know we aren't buying their lies. Trump and the republicans are their last hope to keep their business model alive.

All one has to do is see the gullibles that vote for Trump and other republicans to know the intelligence of their market.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
7. Thanks for that post. I've been "called out" many times for just the
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:21 PM
May 2016

suggestion that lower vote totals for Bernie are not because he is a bad campaigner with bad ideas. It is strongly due to no MSN coverage. I didn't know it was still going on, as he has been acknowledged and invited to news shows and such.

Hell, they didn't even cover his massive rallies. His charges of Oligarchy are just that...the rich and powerful make the choices for us Peasants.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
10. I was not surprised
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:28 PM
May 2016

Last edited Mon May 9, 2016, 09:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Even Obama has admitted he didn't know Bernie's positions.

If Bernie had the same amount of coverage as loser Cruz had, Bernie would be ahead by 3 million.

Bernie freaks them out. We sorta see it on DU: the same freak out.

I don't think I have read one substantial criticism of Bernie on DU in months. Just lies and smears about Bernie and his supporters.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
15. There just aren't that many. He's just a consistent voice with a record
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:37 PM
May 2016

to match. Nothing "sexy" about that.

So Kill the Messenger is alive and well...hmmm, pun...oh well...stands.



 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
16. Killing the message softly
Mon May 9, 2016, 09:33 PM
May 2016

Bernie's message is power to the People.

The media killed Gore, too. They tried killing Obama's message, but the party unified because: bush and Iraq invasion.

The media is inflating the Trump balloon. We have got to figure out why, and figure it out fast.

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
9. Or...Sanders didn't do anything newsworthy?
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:26 PM
May 2016

Trump is now campaigning against Clinton. Clinton is now campainging against Trump.

Maybe if Sanders wants to prove he's the better candidate, HE could try campaigning against Trump. THAT would be newsworthy. Repeating the same speech over and over isn't riveting news.

 

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
11. Not true. They always mention Bernie, this time in W.VA. 10 minutes is not long enough.
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:29 PM
May 2016

They will spend at least 5 minutes talking about how Bernie is making it more difficult for Hillary...with glee.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
12. Oh for fuck's sake, "afraid" ? Stop embarassing yourself
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:30 PM
May 2016

Sanders is done. No chance at the nomination, CNN and most everyone else has moved on.

LexVegas

(6,059 posts)
14. Watched SportsCenter this morning. Didn't mention the 76er's one time. Must be scared of them.
Mon May 9, 2016, 01:31 PM
May 2016

That, or they're irrelevant.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
21. No, I don't feel sorry for him at all.
Mon May 9, 2016, 11:04 PM
May 2016

I feel sorry for the country, which seems now to be given
the two most unpopular candidates as a "choice".

People still don't know, what the corporocracy will do
to the, especially with the TPP and TTIP.

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