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YouDig

(2,280 posts)
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:36 AM May 2016

Bernie people think it's "his turn".

They think the Democratic party has been taken over by "corporatists".

Their recent history of Democratic presidential nominees looks like this:
Clinton: corporatist
Gore: corporatist
Kerry: corporatist
Obama: corporatist

Too many "corporatists". Time for an "anti-corporatist". It's Bernie's turn.

Never mind that these so-called "corporatists" were each and every time chosen by the Democratic voters. Doesn't matter any more than it does that Hillary has millions more votes than Bernie. Who cares who the voters chose? It's Bernie's turn.

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Bernie people think it's "his turn". (Original Post) YouDig May 2016 OP
He's earned it! rock May 2016 #1
Shucky darms. too bad he did not earn more votes. riversedge May 2016 #57
"Shucky darms" Sparkly May 2016 #72
Yes, and it's not his turn, it's his time! Dustlawyer May 2016 #76
Time for a *Pro-People* candidate Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #2
Don'cha know there's no difference between the Republicans and Democrats? baldguy May 2016 #3
And the Middle Class has not been shrinking under Corp Dems FreakinDJ May 2016 #7
And my hairline has been receding too Arneoker May 2016 #10
No. We think it's OUR turn. Nt. Barack_America May 2016 #4
What about the voters? Not important, I guess. YouDig May 2016 #5
We are the voters. SMC22307 May 2016 #70
GMTA frylock May 2016 #18
Yup. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #28
this ^ Attorney in Texas May 2016 #67
As we already know the outcome of this primary auntpurl May 2016 #6
No, we do not like neoliberalism and neoconservatism pretending to be progressive. JRLeft May 2016 #8
How do YOU know what Bernie people think? left-of-center2012 May 2016 #9
Same person, I think Mike__M May 2016 #60
And yet another ridiculous OP from this poster Matt_in_STL May 2016 #11
All divisive all the time. Your posts are a bore. morningfog May 2016 #12
+1000 wish as many k n r's 7wo7rees May 2016 #29
How does one get to a thousand posts in one month? Ford F-150 May 2016 #13
It's a three step program: TCJ70 May 2016 #14
kinda like the study where Ford F-150 May 2016 #15
You do it when your paycheck is dependent upon it. frylock May 2016 #19
Robotic, never sleeps, incredibly committed. Paid well. 7wo7rees May 2016 #30
By posting a lot? MoonRiver May 2016 #37
About 35 posts per day will get you there. YouDig May 2016 #42
Right here: arcane1 May 2016 #54
Holy crap! Ford F-150 May 2016 #74
At least your thread yesterday had some effort put into it, this one looks like you whipped it up One Black Sheep May 2016 #16
No, we think it's OUR turn. frylock May 2016 #17
BOOM!! BuelahWitch May 2016 #20
In browsing through your posts, it would appear B2G May 2016 #21
No. I think it's MY turn to have a candidate who's on MY side for a change. CharlotteVale May 2016 #22
He can always go on the televangelism circuit and pass his collection plate there. ucrdem May 2016 #23
It's THE COUNTRY's TURN BuelahWitch May 2016 #24
Your OPs are getting stupider and stupider as it now discards what 'your turn' means. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #25
No, we think it's our turn. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #26
... warrprayer May 2016 #27
Nope, completely wrong. It's OUR turn. eom TransitJohn May 2016 #31
No, Bernie people think it's Bettie May 2016 #32
But more people voted for Hillary. And they feel like it's their turn too. YouDig May 2016 #39
Well, they should be happy when Bettie May 2016 #63
She's not going to do any of that, so we're not worried. YouDig May 2016 #64
I have an idea for you, YouDig. Find another field to dig in! 7wo7rees May 2016 #33
Let me help you with your username: ret5hd May 2016 #34
+1 think May 2016 #36
Nah, the OP will benefit financially... SMC22307 May 2016 #73
Hillary has taken millions from 7 of 14 banks in a lawsuit for rigging interest rates think May 2016 #35
What does that have to do with my post? YouDig May 2016 #38
If you can't understand my response that's your problem think May 2016 #40
In other words, "nothing." YouDig May 2016 #43
You're the one smearing Bernie for fighting corruption by these banks. OWN it..... think May 2016 #48
I'm not smearing anyone for fighting corruption. I'm just pointing out that it's nobody's "turn", YouDig May 2016 #58
So you are fine with it? libtodeath May 2016 #51
What is the relevance to my post? Is it just posting whatever tired smears you can think of out of YouDig May 2016 #56
Pretend obtuseness. libtodeath May 2016 #59
No, it's "our turn." Time for the American people to get some true representation in the country. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #41
What about the people who voted for Hillary. Do they get representation? YouDig May 2016 #45
They will get representation. Better than what they'll get with Ole Hill. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #46
So you think you should get to decide for them who represents them? YouDig May 2016 #47
Last I checked, that's what we're doing, but Hillbots are the ones calling for Bernie to drop out ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #61
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA libtodeath May 2016 #44
Your first statement is false. Your second is true. DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #49
Welcome to America! Orsino May 2016 #50
Your routine is getting stale. No new instructions? Check here: arcane1 May 2016 #52
I'm not saying you're a shill Jester Messiah May 2016 #53
Shucky darms. Bernie will have to wait until 2024 riversedge May 2016 #55
Wrongo shit stirrer. 99Forever May 2016 #62
Jury results: 2-5 to LEAVE nt Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #69
Projection - ever reaching new lows with Camp Weathervane. Betty Karlson May 2016 #65
My guess is you don't have a fucking clue as to what "Bernie people" think. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #66
Um...unless he wants to change us from a capitalistic economy, there will always be corporations. anotherproletariat May 2016 #68
you are spot on YouDig...n/t Henhouse May 2016 #71
More spin. You've heard it before. And it is time for anti-establishment candidate. snowy owl May 2016 #75
Take Hillary's negatives and project them onto BErnie? AgingAmerican May 2016 #77
What's with the sudden flood of Hillary supporters telling us what Bernie thinks? AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #78
Jimmy Carter has stated unequivocally that we live in an oligarchy cali May 2016 #79
it is HIS turn to quit !!!! Bernie, get out of the running. you can not win. trueblue2007 May 2016 #80

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
76. Yes, and it's not his turn, it's his time!
Sat May 21, 2016, 04:32 PM
May 2016

Yes the MSM, the Establishment, and TPTB have pre-chosen who we were able to vote for. Also, TPTB were more subtle then with their control and greed. Now they are not and many of us have figured it out. Some still believe the propaganda, but have no idea how much money rides on TPTB maintaining control over our politicians/government. This is what happens when you allow legalized bribery of our politicians!

Cosmic Kitten

(3,498 posts)
2. Time for a *Pro-People* candidate
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:41 AM
May 2016

Campaigning in the negative
is what *They* do.

We have and need to strengthen
the Pro-Public, a Pro-Commons
movement that Bernie has kick-started.

Privatization is that the Establishment seeks.

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
3. Don'cha know there's no difference between the Republicans and Democrats?
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:45 AM
May 2016

Al Gore would've just as surely crashed the economy & lied to start an unnecessary war as Bush Jr did.

And John McCain would have of course taken the first steps toward real health care reform & LBGTQ rights as Obama has.

No difference at all

Arneoker

(375 posts)
10. And my hairline has been receding too
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:09 AM
May 2016

So what do we do about it? Vote for someone who would raise the federal minimum wage and increase taxes on the rich, like Bernie would, or just be indifferent to Trumpo the huckster winning?

The choice to make with your vote belongs to you, not me, not Hillary, not with the DNC, not with Debbie Wasserman Schulz. They can all be criticized. But they cannot be criticized for what you do.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
6. As we already know the outcome of this primary
Fri May 20, 2016, 07:54 AM
May 2016

I suggest we stop posting threads like this. Hillary has won. There's no need for taunting.

Only my opinion, and no offense meant.

 

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)
8. No, we do not like neoliberalism and neoconservatism pretending to be progressive.
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:03 AM
May 2016

Pro disastrous trade deals, and wiping out innocents globally.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
9. How do YOU know what Bernie people think?
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:05 AM
May 2016

You don't sound like a Bernie person.

(I'm reminded of a friend who phones a 'cat psychic' to find out what his cat is thinking)

 

Matt_in_STL

(1,446 posts)
11. And yet another ridiculous OP from this poster
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:16 AM
May 2016

But I can't blame you. Brock only pays on quantity, not quality.

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)
14. It's a three step program:
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:24 AM
May 2016

1: Bang head on keyboard to generate post
2: Disregard anything a responder says in your response
3: Rinse and repeat

 

Ford F-150

(72 posts)
15. kinda like the study where
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:27 AM
May 2016

A monkey was given a keyboard and would eventually spell a word correctly

One Black Sheep

(458 posts)
16. At least your thread yesterday had some effort put into it, this one looks like you whipped it up
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:29 AM
May 2016

in about 30 seconds, with no effort or thought at all put into it…

 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
21. In browsing through your posts, it would appear
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:12 PM
May 2016

you have nothing positive to say about your candidate, only vitriol for Sanders.

Your transparency is showing.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
23. He can always go on the televangelism circuit and pass his collection plate there.
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:13 PM
May 2016

It's a free country.

BuelahWitch

(9,083 posts)
24. It's THE COUNTRY's TURN
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:14 PM
May 2016

Fuck the corporatists and their minions, the country needs Bernie! No madmen or DINOs, someone who gives a shit about THE COUNTRY!

Bettie

(16,104 posts)
32. No, Bernie people think it's
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:24 PM
May 2016

the people's turn.

The people's turn to have someone working for them rather than corporate interests.

The people's turn to have someone who even thinks of our interests before turning their backs on us because it isn't an election year.

Corporations have had their years, how about we work for human people for once. Oh wait..DLC....not gonna happen, it's all about helping banks and Wall Street, no time for those nearer the bottom of the scale.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
39. But more people voted for Hillary. And they feel like it's their turn too.
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:32 PM
May 2016

And they also won more votes.

Bettie

(16,104 posts)
63. Well, they should be happy when
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:04 PM
May 2016

she gives social security to Wall Street as a plaything.

Hope they enjoy multiple wars and zero improvement for anyone below the 1% too.

I do not want to see my children or those of others ground up in wars for the corporate class.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
64. She's not going to do any of that, so we're not worried.
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:08 PM
May 2016

Also, military service is not mandatory in the US, your children won't see any combat at all if they don't join.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
73. Nah, the OP will benefit financially...
Sat May 21, 2016, 01:41 PM
May 2016

and doesn't give a shit about Americans struggling in depressed areas.







Why are Hillary supporters so detached from the millions of Americans who are barely surviving? It's nauseating. Yes, jobs in China. What about the folks here at home? Oh, right! Bill Clinton to the rescue... jobs, jobs, jobs!

 

think

(11,641 posts)
35. Hillary has taken millions from 7 of 14 banks in a lawsuit for rigging interest rates
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:26 PM
May 2016

Let that sink in if you can grasp the reality there....

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
38. What does that have to do with my post?
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:31 PM
May 2016

If talking about her Wall Street ties was going to win Bernie the primary, it would have happened already.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
58. I'm not smearing anyone for fighting corruption. I'm just pointing out that it's nobody's "turn",
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:17 PM
May 2016

you have to be elected by the people.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
56. What is the relevance to my post? Is it just posting whatever tired smears you can think of out of
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:16 PM
May 2016

frustration?

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
47. So you think you should get to decide for them who represents them?
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:38 PM
May 2016

I have an idea, how about we vote and whoever gets more votes becomes the nominee. Does that sound good to you?

 

ThePhilosopher04

(1,732 posts)
61. Last I checked, that's what we're doing, but Hillbots are the ones calling for Bernie to drop out
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:52 PM
May 2016

so millions of Americans will not have a say.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
50. Welcome to America!
Fri May 20, 2016, 02:13 PM
May 2016

Our candidates are typically running only because they have successfully begged for the backing of big money. Corporation are the easiest source, but such support comes at a price, and candidates who win it typically owe favors to the biggest donors. We call such candidates "corporatists" because their agendas come to echo those of the corporate powers that control the money.

You're welcome.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
62. Wrongo shit stirrer.
Fri May 20, 2016, 03:03 PM
May 2016

We think it's We the People turn. Your candidate thinks it's always her turn and her corporate cronies.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
68. Um...unless he wants to change us from a capitalistic economy, there will always be corporations.
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:24 PM
May 2016

It's kind of part and parcel of the original design. Those wacky founders thought that people should be able to achieve the "American Dream".

snowy owl

(2,145 posts)
75. More spin. You've heard it before. And it is time for anti-establishment candidate.
Sat May 21, 2016, 04:20 PM
May 2016

Clinton is corporatist. Did Kerry, Gore and Obama (who is corporatist) feed off teh corporate trough like Clinton? Get the facts straight.

 

AgerolanAmerican

(1,000 posts)
78. What's with the sudden flood of Hillary supporters telling us what Bernie thinks?
Sat May 21, 2016, 04:35 PM
May 2016

A new narrative-shaping campaign designed at Clinton HQ perhaps?

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