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bravenak

(34,648 posts)
Tue May 31, 2016, 04:20 PM May 2016

Confessions of a former dead ender

I feel some of their pain, for I was once considered a dead-ender. The year was 2008. Barack Obama had clinched the Democratic nomination after a grueling contest.

Some Obama bros had subjected Clinton and her female supporters to vile sexist attacks. And it wasn’t just the knuckle draggers. The late Christopher Hitchens called her an “aging and resentfu


http://www.nationalmemo.com/confessions-former-dead-ender/
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Confessions of a former dead ender (Original Post) bravenak May 2016 OP
And your point is? tonyt53 May 2016 #1
Very true sentence here. treestar May 2016 #2
He would not have gotten near as much attention without our party. I am waiting for a thank you. bravenak May 2016 #3
Its coming any minute now brave workinclasszero May 2016 #4
Haha yep bravenak May 2016 #7
you may be waiting for a while Mr Maru May 2016 #5
Such a sad end to his campaign bravenak May 2016 #6
He truly is the very worst sore loser I have ever seen. barrow-wight May 2016 #8
It could be a movie with all this melodrama bravenak May 2016 #9

treestar

(82,383 posts)
2. Very true sentence here.
Tue May 31, 2016, 04:27 PM
May 2016
But no, the system wasn’t rigged against Sanders. It was in place before his candidacy. And Sanders gained extraordinary access to the infrastructure of a party he never joined.
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
3. He would not have gotten near as much attention without our party. I am waiting for a thank you.
Tue May 31, 2016, 04:57 PM
May 2016

Mr Maru

(216 posts)
5. you may be waiting for a while
Tue May 31, 2016, 05:08 PM
May 2016


If he can't be bothered to respect democracy, why would he respect Democrats?

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