2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI just want everyone to know how INSIGNIFICANT Bernie Sanders is
he has ZERO chance of becoming president, of passing legislation, or doing anything at all of any significance. It's really critical for everyone to get the word out as to how utterly insignificant Bernie Sanders is.
Personally, I plan to post several times each day how totally insignificant Bernie is. Because his insignificance is unbelievably important.
He is of no consequence whatsoever. It's our job to make sure that every single American knows that. Because yes, he's that dangerous.
Regards,
TWM
SidDithers
(44,333 posts)Sid
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)But what makes me special, besides the width of my feet, is how unashamed I am of being awful.
It's like a wonderful genetic aberration.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)in the ancient times.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Thanks.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Your posts always seem to be more about you than your supposed candidate.
Three sentences, and you use "I" "me," "my," I" in the first two.
It's all about the Manny. Not about the candidate.
tex-wyo-dem
(3,190 posts)And pragmatic
ibegurpard
(17,081 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)you, your, you, and Manny it seems like you are obsessing about someone named Manny.
MADem
(135,425 posts)CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)All hail the daily talking point!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)In it the "host" used himself as a character to satirize the foibles, insecurities, and arrogance of people in the news media and politics. Look it up.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Are you offering me a compare and contrast, here? Because one of these things is not like the other!
Sesame Street....Look that up!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)You seemed unaware of this tangent of satire.
Its true, TWM does not have his own TV show, but he sure seems to have an audience drawn to his posts, as Colbert did, from all corners. He also shares the same response from those he mocks - they wish he would stop and do not find him amusing in the least.
MADem
(135,425 posts)You were trying to snark, and it fell rather flat.
I recognize satire just fine. There is a difference between good satire...and lousy, forced, lame, only-appeals-to-partisans shitflinging, which, though called "satire," is really just sad, bitter snarking.
Distinction, and difference.
When you do it right, you afflict the comfortable, and comfort the afflicted. When you do it poorly, the reader CRINGES at the overreach, desperation, and flopsweatishness of the writer. It's a pity kind of thing, you see. Like someone who keeps yelling "You're a POOPY Butt!" because they've got nothing of significance to say, but they're just .... MAD.
I feel sorry for the overused character known as "TWM" and I also feel like I just took a swig of lemon juice!
LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)"When you do it right, you afflict the comfortable"
Hillary and her supporters were (and they would argue) still are in a "comfortable" lead. I'm sorry that so many of you feel so afflicted by TWM that thou must protest so much in this thread.
MADem
(135,425 posts)So your point--whatever you thought it was--was not even slightly taken. Sorry! And what's that you're doing here? Would it be, could it be .... a bit of that "protest so much" you mentioned? This is a discussion board--if you don't want to discuss, don't! No one has duct taped your fingers to your keyboard and forced you to engage. It's a voluntary exercise that you can eschew at will.
This isn't a reactive, pander-bear campaign that HRC is running. That's part of the reason why she's so far ahead. She's not tossing up flimsy tents here and there, she's building a community, brick by brick. It's why she does small group dynamics and doesn't have a formulaic stump speech. She lets people ask HER questions and she listens to their gripes and responds to them.
Bobbie Jo
(14,344 posts)tex-wyo-dem
(3,190 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)WTF?
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)every OP. Personally I don't see the attraction.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)I'm pretty sure it's a coincidence.
Yup.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)A DU treasure-never gets old..
Bubzer
(4,211 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Because it totally pisses off a certain group and I love it!
ornotna
(11,482 posts)There, now it's a Sid reply.
Ned_Devine
(3,146 posts)Nice work Sid. Bwomp, bwomp, bwommm (sad trombone).
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Ned_Devine
(3,146 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)I'm laughing at you, not with you.
Nitram
(27,749 posts)What a stroke of genius to use a whole line of those emojis! Just remember, we saw it here first!
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Bless your heart.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)It's always amusing to see who gets caught.
Nitram
(27,749 posts)Always fun to watch the Bernistas in their natural habitat.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)The POUTRAGE over sarcasm is hillaryous!
And it's how we know he hit the intended target.
Nitram
(27,749 posts)I'm afraid you get all the credit for that.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)that Harper lost.
The schtick he is satirizing is certainly old and tired.
Thanks for recognizing that.
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)opiate69
(10,129 posts)
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)because it annoys the hell out of 'some' on this board.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)I'll have to REMEMBER to do that MORE OFTEN.
840high
(17,196 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Manny's threads are the BEST.
kath
(10,565 posts)ucrdem
(15,720 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)It can't be said often enough!
TexasTowelie
(127,350 posts)I guess it's a great way to cover your bases (note the friendly word choice) if it comes down to it.
Autumn
(48,962 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)and I'm not even sure if he's in the business but at any rate Manny does get his point across, sharply. If he is not in the business he sure missed his calling
Trajan
(19,089 posts)The statement says he 'insignificant', but then states he is 'dangerous' ...
If he is insignificant, then he cannot be dangerous ..
If he is dangerous, then he is, by implication, significant ...
Love ya Manny ... Keep'm coming ...
aidbo
(2,328 posts)tularetom
(23,664 posts)Believe it or not the process went all the way to a hearing before sanity prevailed.
The hearing officer dismissed the complaint without even hearing any testimony.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)On Thursday, the armys official account sent a tweet referring to chinks in the armour of its Special Operations capabilities.
It read: Chinks in special ops digital and physical armor poses challenges, experts say.
Even though chinks in armour is an expression referring to a weakness or vulnerability, the tweet was received with anger by some, who pointed out that the word chink can also be used as a racist term referring to people of Chinese descent.
Beartracks
(14,591 posts)The anger of "some" who note the word "can also" be used as a racist term.
What about "the rest of us" who know the word "was not" being used that way?
Toss another faggot on the fire and discuss!
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Demeter
(85,373 posts)DhhD
(4,695 posts)cared to compare the computer LOGS, to the results. It resulted in a Hide. That is when I realized that DU could not be about Satire to some even though DU is advertised as such and maybe I should hold off paying for a membership. Wonder if some on this thread, were on the jury?
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Just don't use (I'm afraid to now!)
"niggardly"!
I am continually astonished at adults who don't know words like "palatial" and "mitigate".... two words I used recently and was accused of being a snob. It's like high school vocab!
Trajan
(19,089 posts)But I felt it was a reasonable old saw, given the context ... A search of my posts would find no racial animus, or use of ethnic slurs ...
Nevertheless, this is today's DU ... I should pay more mind to those possibilities ...
tularetom
(23,664 posts)Demeter
(85,373 posts)and every one I haven't.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)some of these unfortunate misunderstandings. The lack of reading and vocabulary comprehension skills is an epidemic.
Sorry you had to go through that.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)And believe it or not, it wasn't even the worst example of indignation run amok. One of my division heads made a comment about the camel getting his nose under the tent, and one of his crew, a gentleman from Lebanon, took it personally. Because of that one, we all had to attend sensitivity training.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)Nitram
(27,749 posts)We are not worthy in the presence of such greatness.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)These constant straw man arguments are boring at this point. Surely you can think of a real discussion point if you try.
TBF
(36,669 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Priceless.
Bubzer
(4,211 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)These constant straw man arguments are boring at this point.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Op after op doing EXACTLY what Manny was talking about and she can't see it.
Maybe she's a poe.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)maybe a status poe cheerleeder.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)"status poe cheerleeder"
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)yuiyoshida
(45,415 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)sarge43
(29,173 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)You get to be the victim and point out how evil and misguided those that don't agree with you are. Lots of victims on DU.
Nitram
(27,749 posts)Got irony yet?
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)They add nothing to the discussion other than snark.
chervilant
(8,267 posts)You remind me of an old saw I recently ran across elsewhere in this forum, something about the arrow that comes closest to the truth pricks the tenderest spot.
Don't we have tools on this forum that help you eliminate that content which you prefer not to see?
senz
(11,945 posts)Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)
AtomicKitten This message was self-deleted by its author.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)To post this ridiculously insignificant thread on the significance of his insignificance, hmm?
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)and remind everyone how out of touch he is with minorities.
calguy
(6,154 posts)Eugene had quite the following in his day. Drawing huge crowds to his fiery rallys. He filled Fenway Park even. I think he even won New Hampshire. But just like Bernie, he never came close to winning the nomination.
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Does that mean that Hillary will have a change of heart and stop being a Republican to work for this new "McCarthy"?
I mean, she did in '68.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)Think Obama
zeemike
(18,998 posts)And that is what makes him so dangerous.
like two negatives make a positive, kinda.
moobu2
(4,822 posts)how dangerous could all of a sudden become? Wouldn't his dangerousness already manifested itself by now? Maybe he's been holding back all that time.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Very....obviously.
Hillary's been a Dem for 1/4 of a century, when is she gonna become a liberal?
Paka
(2,760 posts)I needed to start my day with a smile.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Another one comes running, right on schedule with bullshit meme in hand!
Manny's thread is like flypaper.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Y'all just don't like what you see when you look in the mirror he holds up.
So you whinge and snark while the rest of us sit back and watch the show.
Do go on, I love performance art.
Btw, 206 if his bills were signed into law and he was dubbed the amendment king, so your meme is just as ridiculous as your appearance in this thread.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Yes, we agree, he does.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Can you repeat that loud WHOOOOOOOOSHing sound we all heard when the point went flying over your head at Mach 1?
Maybe you'll get it eventually, I have faith in you.
In the meantime, I am enjoying the show.
Bravo!
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)This is GDP, not a protected group.
Don't complain about the heat after you willingly enter the kitchen.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)There it goes again! What WAS that?

seabeyond
(110,159 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Puglover
(16,380 posts)Quickly. No muss. No fuss.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Thanks, and I hope your Thanksgiving is a good one!
polly7
(20,582 posts)I love that! Stealing.
Nothing better with my first cup of coffee than a Manny thread!
Morning, bmus.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Just like all of his others, this thread is full of WIN!
Autumn
(48,962 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Hi Autumn, and Happy Turkey Day.
Autumn
(48,962 posts)Happy Thanksgiving to you.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)eyes closed and fingers in their ears. The Populist Movement is here, hang on to the 1% for dear life. Some don't realize that the 1% really doesn't love them. They want our money and resources. And they've been very successful for the last 40 years.
Status quo = 50 million Americans in poverty and rising. Goldman-Sachs, the golden calf, doesn't care.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Seriously, the writing style in this subthread seems very different. Not talking about content, just style.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)I don't recognize it - the writing style.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)in the thread and asked a question SB could answer from 3 years ago.
We'll see if I get a bite.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Just as I thought.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Many of Sanders goals and efforts have been geared to things the majority (or at least the non wingnut majority) want and support.
It's not his fault most in Congress don't want to actually do thosecthings, because of partisanship, cowardice and/or corruption.
kath
(10,565 posts)murielm99
(32,988 posts)Don't let them silence you again.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Thank you!
Aerows
(39,961 posts)If so, could you tell me the name of the game you wrote to me specifically to ask if it was appropriate for your son to play? It was about 3 years ago.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)three years ago. More clues, or just clue me in what we are talking about.
Hey Aerows. I hope you had a good Turkey Day. I did. my family is loud, and at a point, I knew it was time to go, but up to that point? I had a wonderful time with them. I hope you got the same.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)We had an intense conversation about it.
Seabeyond would know it well. I respected SeaBeyond right up until the dirty politics swung onto full s
I'm giving you another chance.
Was the subject discussed on the board, or via PM's about the game you requested me ensuring it was safe for your sons?
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)I have the PM's to back up exactly what "you" said.
Where do you live? Another easy question.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)We engaged in a multi-PM over it.
All you have to do is say it.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(61,857 posts)Atomic significance....invisible significance!
I know that they are there....but they must be too tiny to see!
hootinholler
(26,451 posts)Then they'll be more visible.
NRaleighLiberal
(61,857 posts)I've built my iggy list to where I can actually somewhat enjoy reading here again.
hootinholler
(26,451 posts)I just failed on riffing it. Too close to the truth LOL
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)all on ignore. LOL.
Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)
IHateTheGOP This message was self-deleted by its author.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)because I am told my vote doesn't mean anything anyway. I might as well make history then.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Good one JoePhilly!!
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)... we might as well help name all of Manny's various DU personas.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Jan 2014- Not Joe
Well, that's quite an informed strawmanny position you have there.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4373464
Jan 2015- Joe
Flogging the imment SS Cuts Again straw-Manny?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6134628
March 2015- Joe again
Or perhaps signed by ... Straw-Manny.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6367996
George II
(67,782 posts)hootinholler
(26,451 posts)You forgot to post your history lesson that has nothing at all to do with any candidate endorsement from anyone in order to vaguely assert some sort of legacy misappropriation in a circular manner.
Maybe when you can do that you'll be a true believer!
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)I KNOW!
Just think of all the stuff he HASN'T said! It's disgusting!
Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)
Corruption Inc This message was self-deleted by its author.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)reddread
(6,896 posts)insignificantly enough for the top fraction.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)your satire brightens my day, every time you post a piece. Thanks for all the good work.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Whenever the crapfest gets to be too much we can always count on Manny.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Then the moderates can blame the left...as usual.
2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)until this primary season. Loving them.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Nicely done TWM!
canoeist52
(2,282 posts)Bless you for brightening our day!
Vinca
(53,994 posts)about half the population of this country is so dim they couldn't name the Vice President for a million dollar prize. They'll read your post and believe it. Guaranteed.
OhZone
(3,216 posts)are in a bit of a bubble too. Not as bad as Cons, of course, but other than pushing people to the left slightly, how do you think he's significant? Hell, I wish he was more significant
Duval
(4,280 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)He is significantly insignificant. In fact, I'm amazed that all of the significant people here can't see just how significantly insignificant he is. Super significant post Manny. Thanks for your insignificant significance.
Seriously - you always give me something to grin about. Go Manny.
Left2Tackle
(64 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)Ivan Kaputski
(528 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)as loudly and frequently as I possibly can.
Can I please have my cookie now?
LWolf
(46,179 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)to keep up that level of ignoring. It deserves better than a cookie. Here, have some ice cream:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251853720#post1
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)How dare he! Good thing so many others see it too and gather in the thousands to protest this outrage whenever he comes by for a stump speech in their towns.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)bet they will change their tunes and say he was very significant in her defeat in the general. They can't use Nader this time.
zappaman
(20,627 posts)That's almost as silly as you saying...
"Vote for HRC and let the country slide right into fascism"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6660544
...but not quite.
RichVRichV
(885 posts)is it seperates people who are here to support Hillary and those that come here to attack Bernie.
Sure enough those same regulars are here attacking in a thread not about Hillary, just like they always are.
Nitram
(27,749 posts)...Bernie supporters will go to make a lot of ALL CAPS noise, throw in ENORMOUS GRAPHICS and TONS of emojis. Full of sound and fury, signifying.....nothing. Somehow the point gets lost in the dog pile that ensues. I sometimes wonder if the Bernie supporters who write these comments are old enough to vote...
RichVRichV
(885 posts)There's no rule you have to read or respond to these threads. The fact it's by Manny should be a hint to you by now. There's also ignore or trash if you feel like it. So many ways to not involve youself if it bothers you.
Response to RichVRichV (Reply #165)
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RichVRichV
(885 posts)We'll get along just fine.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)There are enough posters here already doing that.
PatrickforO
(15,426 posts)polichick
(37,626 posts)elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)november3rd
(1,113 posts)"Insignificant" does not equal "dangerous"
You need to check yor logic
akbacchus_BC
(5,830 posts)we have now. Mr. Omalley is not gaining momentum and Mr. Sanders is for the people not for corporate interests!
I'll say it, Mrs. Clinton is for Wall Street, I really thought she was for working class and poor people, but no. She just wants to get elected.
How come you all against the Monarchy in the UK but support the same in the US? One Bush and one Clinton is good enough, two, not so much!