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JudyM

(29,225 posts)
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:05 PM May 2016

Criticisms of Clinton are alerted as right wing talking points; criticisms of Bernie? Not so much.

If we were to start using the same Moranic talking points they use, as a way to communicate the double standard, wonder what their reaction might be?

Just sat on a jury where that was the complaint about a valid criticism of Her Inevitableness... Sanders supporters never play that line, and perhaps we should.

Just an evening thought with a beer...

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w4rma

(31,700 posts)
1. I don't know why Bernie supporters have allowed the Clinton smears to run so rampant. Alert it.
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:09 PM
May 2016

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Whenever they lie and the lie is provably false, alert it.

And on juries, "hide it".

mak3cats

(1,573 posts)
3. As much as I'd like to...
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:20 PM
May 2016

...I refuse to be anything but fair and honest when I sit on a jury (regardless of my own feelings about the alerted). Unfortunately, that's why we "lose" the jury battle a lot of the time, and why Democrats lose in general. We don't play bullshit games. I lost my committee officer position a few years back because I thought sticking to our ideals was more important than winning a piddly local election. My bad.

(Just my evening thought with more than one beer. Not being confrontational - I'm in complete solidarity. )

JudyM

(29,225 posts)
9. I am also honest and fair on juries. But that isn't to say that we shouldn't raise the RW "defense"
Wed May 18, 2016, 11:22 PM
May 2016

false diversion in threads that trash him.

QC

(26,371 posts)
6. Those people hump the alert button like rabbits day and night.
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:45 PM
May 2016

You should see some of the blindingly stupid SOP alerts we get here.

I've been tempted to post some of them for mockery purposes.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
8. Spot On.
Wed May 18, 2016, 11:17 PM
May 2016

And when you post facts like good old fashioned videos, or any posts referenced from politifact, they're all Republican Talking Points.

Good old devaluing of the subject matter when when one can't speak to it.

Nice convenient side step from the facts, and not having to deal with it at all.

Cowards.

-none

(1,884 posts)
12. Like "If you are not for Hillary, you are for Trump."
Thu May 19, 2016, 12:46 AM
May 2016

Aaah, people... Bernie is still running and is far superior to the ex Goldwater girl under investigation by the FBI.

JudyM

(29,225 posts)
13. Right. Smear Bernie, smear us. They're soiling their own selves, is all, looking so stupid and
Thu May 19, 2016, 10:33 AM
May 2016

being mean-spirited.

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