Bernie Sanders jabs California Governor Jerry Brown....calls him the "Democratic establishment"

[Cali_Democrat]

FYI: Jerry Brown is a superdelegate.

From the Sacramento Bee:

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Bernie Sanders jabs back at Jerry Brown, ‘Democratic establishment’
MAY 31, 2016

Bernie Sanders on Tuesday jabbed back at Gov. Jerry Brown’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton in the presidential campaign, saying he is accustomed to opposition from “the Democratic establishment.”

“I will tell you that in every state that we have gone into, we have taken on the entire Democratic establishment,” Sanders said in response to a question about the Democratic governor’s endorsement. “It’s not surprising to me that, you know, we will have the Democratic establishment supporting Hillary Clinton.”

He added, “I like Jerry Brown, but people can make their own choices.”

One week before California’s June 7 primary, Sanders stopped for reporters in a hotel hallway after leaving a news conference without taking any questions.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article80908912.html

[randome]

1. “I like Jerry Brown, but people can make their own choices.” Um, he did.

That 2nd paragraph: doesn't it sound a little...oh, I don't know...Trump-ish?
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[boston bean]

17. I've been noticing parallels like that for some time now.

[randome]

29. Trump has a way of 'infecting' those around him, maybe.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[WhiteTara]

2. Too bad Bernie, I know you

thought that should be your endorsement, but it's not.

[reddread]

19. nobody thought that

nobody who knows jerry brown.
cant you find some actual foundation for your scorn?

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. I guess Sanders would prefer no structure to the party, and just come and go as you please.

[surrealAmerican]

24. If you can't "come and go as you please", what does that make you?

[KittyWampus]

46. An opportunist. A fair-weather friend. Lazy.

[surrealAmerican]

48. or a prisoner.

A political party is only of use if it represents our ideals.

Blind loyalty is lazy. It keeps you from having to examine what you believe.

[SheenaR]

54. Amen

[MohRokTah]

4. I am a proud member of the Democratic Establishment.

OF course, according to the whining sore loser named Sanders, anybody who didn't vote for him is part of the Democratic Establishment.

[brush]

39. "Fighting the establishment". Isn't that what the hippies used say in the '60s?

Way past time for some new material.

[enid602]

5. bern

It's bern against the world. The burden he must carry!

[okieinpain]

12. woah, heavy is his load. n/t.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. Finding good stuff to slam Bernie Sanders with is gettin' to be Slim Pickens.

Yeah, pun intended.

[bjo59]

7. Good old "big oil" Jerry.

[Blue_Tires]

35. You mean the Jerry who has a 70% approval rating among Ca. Dems?

*THAT* Jerry?

[Starry Messenger]

8. CA passed a Millionaire's Tax with help from Gov. Brown

We are working to renew this measure by putting it on the ballot for Nov.

Curious that someone who says he is dedicated to reducing the effects of wealth hasn't said word one about any of this.

[ecstatic]

15. No worries. He probably hasn't had time to "study" it yet

The list of important topics he hasn't yet studied grows longer by the day.

[Starry Messenger]

16. I can't wait for June 7th.

[still_one]

34. Also Jerry Brown said very nice things about Sanders in that endorsement. This

makes Bernie look so gracious

[Starry Messenger]

36. We are one of the most progressive voting states in the US.

If we're all too establishment for him, who would he deign to work with as President?

[still_one]

38. Good point

[beachbumbob]

45. Piling on brown is winning strategy for more delegates for hillary

Keep insulting and demeaning democrats...can't wait for 16 days for the end of the nonsense and get back to supporting democrats...

[Dem2]

9. So now a guy nicknamed Moonbeam is too establishment?

Huh. Ok then.

[Mr Maru]

10. His skin gets thinner every day!

Somebody else this campaign season is blowing up at reporters for daring to pose challenging questions, whining about "rigged" systems and lashing out at people for the cardinal sin of declining to endorse. And it ain't Hillary.

[KingFlorez]

11. Boring Bernie is at it again

This whole act is so tired.

[geek tragedy]

13. Bernie defines "establishment" as "someone with actual accomplishments."

I wonder if Bernie will equal Brown's vote % in the primary

[ecstatic]

14. Bernie is a career politician. Literally.

30+ years in politics with no other career or skills to fall back on.

Bernie may not be well liked among his peers, but he's definitely establishment. And his predictable dismissal of Jerry Brown is noted.

[Eric J in MN]

18. Bernie Sanders' career is opposing the establishment.

Voting against:
- the repeal of Glass-Steagall
- The Patriot Act
- the Iraq War
- Fast Tracking the TPP and other trade deals

[ecstatic]

20. He's all talk, no action. No well thought out solutions.

But I guess that's enough for his fans.

[Eric J in MN]

22. Voting against rotten bills is an action. NT

NT

[ecstatic]

23. He's voted for a lot of rotten bills as well...

Voted with the NRA to get and keep his "job." Pathetic.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. I like Jerry but he's very much part of the establishment, he's a governor I've voted for and

my father voted for both Jerry and his father Pat Brown for CA governor. That's establishment. Does not mean he's not liberal or a good person but he does come from Democratic power and has long held it himself. His claims to being more in the establishment than of it dissolved long ago.

[Skink]

25. Nice to know HRC needed it

She is looking at sinking poll numbers and a huge jump in new voter registrations.

[brush]

42. Not really. Up 13% in latest poll.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Now there's a term that has been beaten to within a half-inch of meaninglessness

[JCMach1]

27. Probably not a fight he should be picking at this point... best not to piss off Gov. Brown...

[still_one]

32. Most Californians like Jerry Brown. No it isn't the brightest move

especially since Brown said very nice things about him

Making new friends everyday I guess

[still_one]

28. I live in California, I like Jerry Brown and voted for him, Sanders does not live

in California. Sanders has effectively told most of the people in California who voted for Jerry Brown, that you voted for the "establishment", their code word for "3rd way Democrats"

Let's see how well that works out for you Bernie June 7

Of course if you lose California I won't be surprised if you call it fraud, when the actual reason would be standing in front of you looking in the mirror

[zappaman]

44. I'll take my Governor Brown anytime over this man

Our governor has a 70% approval rating because he has turned this state around.
Bernie has no idea how many people he just pissed off with his inane and thoughtless remarks

[CrowCityDem]

30. It's like he doesn't understand how the Democratic party works....

It's always funny to hear a career politician criticize other people for being politicians. Oh Bernie, that bird flew away with your sense of irony.

[livetohike]

31. For the first time, I am feeling sorry for Sanders. Everyone who doesn't support him is the

Establishment. He reminds me of a character in Zap comics, whose name escapes me.

[seabeyond]

41. No sympathy, maybe a bit of empathy. Nt

[RandySF]

33. Is that he ever has to say?

Everyone is The Establishment when you've never been a Democrat your entire life.

[RBInMaine]

37. "Establishment establishment establishment bla bla bla..." YAWN. Broken Record Bernie!

[seabeyond]

40. Anyone who is not the non Democrat is Democratic establishment. Failed argument from a white

old, 25 yrs in congress, man. The ultimate in establishment.

[Beacool]

43. Meh, typical Sanders response.

Anyone who doesn't endorse him gets accused of being part of the establishment. Ask Planned Parenthood, NARAL and a host of other people and groups.

[JTFrog]

47. For fuck's sake that dude is a one trick pony.

Get the fuck out of the way already.

[onenote]

49. Does Sanders honestly believe that he can win without support from the Democratic establishment?

Does he think he could govern without support from the Democratic establishment? Does he think the Democratic establishment will come kiss his ring the way some in the Republican establishment are sucking up to Trump?

His us/them comments about the Democratic establishment are beginning to border on the delusional.

[Thenewire]

53. He is just another ignorant populist like trump

who uses buzzword to attract angry white people.

[JCanete]

50. I see nothing objectionable or wrong about what Bernie says here. Brown is part of the establishment

I like Brown too, for the most part. If I had a better choice I would pick it, but I absolutely voted for Brown. I think he needs to do a better job with shrinking our prison population, rather than promoting the construction of more prisons, my gut reaction to a rainy day fund is that rainy day spending would be investing on infrastructure and education today, but I'll give myself some wiggle room on that one until I do more research. his union support seems middling, and he's good and bad on education, getting a lot of money that was lost back into schools, but being a little bullish on privatized education. He's in favor of frakking in California.

I'm not surprised that he, like every single candidate that owes his successful candidacy to the backing of the establishment, is backing the establishment candidate. Why would these people want to change the system when its working for them? When they've put in all this time to have influence within it? And when supporting the establishment's rival could have long and lasting repercussions to their future influence and even their careers? I know Brown went after Clinton hard when he ran against him, and even refused to endorse him, calling him a union buster and some other not nice things, but it looks like he came to jesus and successfully courted the democratic establishment back into the Governor's Mansion.

Anyway, the issue at hand is that people want to make a big thing about a Gubernatorial or Senatorial endorsement of Hillary Clinton, or the fact that Bernie has very few such endorsements, and I will say what I think Bernie is saying: That That's the point! His message is not popular in Washington and high level big state politics, because people who are in a position to change it like the game as it is. Even if they know its broken, they certainly don't want to be kicked out of the game for questioning the calls.

[Eric J in MN]

52. Good points.

Here is an op-ed by Bill McKibben on Jerry Brown's support of fracking:

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0505-mckibben-california-fracking-20150502-story.html

Bill McKibben will be one of Bernie Sanders five people on the platform drafting committee.

[Thenewire]

51. He is starting to sound a lot like trump

It is becoming harder to separate the two as the primary comes to an end.

[Eric J in MN]

57. If criticizing Jerry Brown makes one similar to

...Donald Trump, then Bill Clinton was similar to Trump during the 1992 primaries.

[Tal Vez]

55. Governors and Senators are by definition establishment.

[aikoaiko]

56. Basically, Jerry said HRC has more votes so he's endorsing her plus a few niceties.

So year, Jerry Brown stuck with the establishment instead of principles.