Did you notice what they are NOT saying??

[AmBlue]

They've all got the long knives out for Bernie now. They are hand-wringing that he's so radical, so socialist, so unelectable... And, and, and..... But the single MOST devastating thing that Bernie says-- and they have no argument for-- is this:

'In the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class and working families of this country. The middle class has become poorer and trillions of dollars have been transferred to the top one-tenth of 1 percent."

It is unassailable because it is the truth, and everyone knows it.

#FeelTheBern

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Remember what Gandhi said...

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.

The ignoring and ridiculing are pretty much over; now they're fighting. And then...

[AmBlue]

4. And THEN indeed...

He will be the best President in my lifetime since John Kennedy. I cannot wait.

[daleanime]

18. Amen....

[840high]

38. Me 2

[jalan48]

2. Reagan sold it to ill-informed Americans as "These are the job creators".

Give them huge tax breaks and they will create more jobs. A rising tide lifts all boats, blah, blah , blah. Here we are today, where are all those good paying jobs?

[ypsfonos]

5. George Carlin

"nowhere mon frere!"

(affair of the hair)

[peacebird]

13. Bill Clinton also sold the rising tide lifts all boats bs, but as far as I can tell our boats

are CLEARLY not on the same tide as Hillary, Bill & Chelsea's boats

[jalan48]

14. I think ole Bill "Monica'd" us all.

[INdemo]

39. bill and Hillary claimed they left the White House without a pot

to piss in.

[elmac]

22. Every time I see BJ

I cringe.

[2pooped2pop]

30. Maybe same tide. Our boats keep getting holes blown into them

Makes it hard to stay afloat and we're so busy paddling that we can do little to stop them when they come to blow more holes in them. Hopefully Bernie is our oar, not only to row with, but to knock the shit out of the hole blowers when they come to sink us.

[Art_from_Ark]

17. What Reagan failed to mention was that most of those boats

were little dinghies with holes in the bottom. He really meant to say that a rising tide lifts all yachts

[zentrum]

24. ^^Well done^^

[in_cog_ni_to]

19. These days, their lies are shot down within minutes/hours, thanks to the INTERWEBS.

They have yet to figure out how to silence the millions of supporters online. It's going to be their downfall..

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[jalan48]

20. I think control of the internet is on their agenda.

[Punx]

21. I would agree

[navarth]

37. yes. that's the real danger here.

If they can't lie successfully because of the internet.....

beware.

[GoneFishin]

40. Yep. Nuking it would be hard to pull off, so until they can they will look for ways to control the

information using bullshit laws disguised as anti-piracy, copyright, anti-terrorism, and obscenity laws. As well as using sock puppets to inject as much disinformation into forums and discussion groups.

[chervilant]

26. Just today,

I had a discussion with the woman who schedules our shifts (I am a non-medical caregiver for the elderly). One of my clients is mad at me, because--two weeks ago!--she asked me to cut an apple for her as I was putting on my coat and leaving at the end of my shift. Now, I had been working for a company that was radically opposed to overtime, so I off-handedly remarked "sure, I can leave a little early tomorrow to compensate--no problem."

Well, this started a now two-week long resentment for this poor elderly woman, who decided that I "didn't want to cut her an apple" (needless to say, I did cut the apple). Apparently, the resentment flared again today, and I got a "talking to." My scheduler told me today that "if you go over your assigned time, that's on you."

In other words, she is saying that I might have to work extra time, but I won't get paid for it. Now, last I checked, that's illegal, but I desperately need this job. So, like I told a friend earlier, we're expected to eat shit sandwiches every day, just to keep our crappy jobs.

I only get 25 hours a week, at $9 an hour. Big whoop... Barely pays my bills, and I still must use EBT.

I cannot believe how bad things have gotten.

[jalan48]

28. Reagan was one of the worst.

The oligarch's brought in an actor to play the part, a senile actor at that. All he had to do was "act" Presidential and fire off written one line quips now and then. While the media turned him into the greatest ever, the oligarchs were sneaking their dirty, shitty, little economic policies in the back door. Now along comes someone like Bernie who is basically turning our political consciousness back to pre-Reagan times and he's a Socialist! I don't believe things are going to go back to the way they used to be peaceably. Look at how unions started at the beginning of the last century. Greedy capitalists don't get voted out-they get thrown out.

[lastlib]

27. "A rising tide lifts all the yachts, and swamps the life-rafts."

That's closer to the truth of trickle-down (aka piss-on) economics.

[TexasBushwhacker]

32. Bullshit then bullshit now

I'm a bookkeeper. I had a boss who I think was pretty typical. He was a Republican and hated paying taxes. After years where the company struggled and usually operated at a loss, we were finally profitable. He wanted to know what tax bracket we would be in. When I told him about $30K was in a higher bracket, he said "Okay". Then he came back to my office with a list of all the employees (about 20) and all the bonus checks I should cut for them. He prefered to spend all $30K on bonuses than to pay $6K in taxes.

When they lower taxes across the board, there is no incentive to pay employees better and to hire more people.

[libdem4life]

3. "They" must be a part of the "I've got mine, sucks to be you." Groupies.

Those are the Long Knives out...many on this Board, sadly. There is that special class of people who still believe they can be included if they just believe, and try, and parrot the phrases...

[PatrickforO]

8. Well they do say that we Americans never went socialist because

we're all frustrated millionaires.

Thing is, the establishment has seriously misjudged. Because now we're all just frustrated.

And we're gonna vote.

[libdem4life]

10. Not at all, but I think you missed the point. Referring to Republican Talking Points.

We are the "sucks to be you" class...in that particular scenario.

[AmBlue]

12. Yep... Nevermind.

[retrowire]

6. Yeah, they NEVER EVER

seem to take that topic seriously..

[Jarqui]

7. It's just starting to get rough

I think there's plenty more to come.

The interesting thing this time is whether the referee (the media) point out there has been a foul.

Last time, for Obama, they did. This time? I'm not so sure.

We may have to mobilize and thump and embarrass the mainstream media through social media.

[libdem4life]

11. Yeah, they are a bit queasy, seems, to step in and moderate. The Liberal Press, you know.

[99th_Monkey]

15. The Clinton Slime Machine kicking into high-gear overtime. nt

[LiberalElite]

16. One Clinton supporter -

responding to this very quote in LBN actually said: "He really is a one issue candidate. And an angry one at that."



He's not supposed to be angry about this? What are they doped up on?

[cannabis_flower]

25. If you're not angry. .

you're not paying attention!

[Paka]

42. +1

[frylock]

41. I just assume anyone with that attitude has great wealth.

[slumcamper]

23. More importantly--

did you notice what Bernie is NOT saying?

"Transfer" is too benign. The appropriate word is "redistribution." There has been a redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the top one percent.

The command of words is important. Failing to own this word will result in the other side will co-opting the word and using it to scare the meek and brand Bernie as a socialist to be feared.

Orwell forewarned us of the effect of language in sociopolitical context. We need to OWN that word and use it against those who would otherwise use it against us.

--Bernin'

[Uncle Joe]

29. They have no logical argument against it.

Thanks for the thread, AmBlue

[stillwaiting]

31. The very fact that so many Democrats DON'T say this exposes their duplicity.

They are exposed. We must replace them, and we must stay engaged and activated until it is done.

[AmBlue]

34. Hear, hear!!

Telling the whole UGLY truth should be foundational to winning office.

[Triana]

33. ALL the time. Lies by omission, as they're called.

It's often what they DON'T say we really need to be worried about.

[Enthusiast]

36. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Way to go, AmBlue!