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Is it me or does Bernie seem self-absorbed. njhoneybadger Jul 2018 #1
He does his job, elleng Jul 2018 #2
Really? sheshe2 Jul 2018 #167
His job should have been to work his ass off to get three more votes for a pathway to citizenship. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #186
It's not just you, nyhoneybadger. Cha Jul 2018 #4
At least it is in his own state. murielm99 Jul 2018 #6
Oh is that where it is? lol Cha Jul 2018 #8
It's not you. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #17
It's not just you. calimary Jul 2018 #158
Bernie is about Bernie. kstewart33 Jul 2018 #217
Right....and my first reaction(stupid I know given the poster) was that people don't have to be JCanete Jul 2018 #3
"people don't have to be involved every day at every protest" Seriously? lunamagica Jul 2018 #16
Did Hillary march? The Obamas? The Bidens? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #46
Well, umm, ah hmmm. That's different.! Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #53
LOL Of course. I imagine they did not... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #56
ah hmmm sheshe2 Jul 2018 #92
She is amazing. Kath2 Jul 2018 #126
She brought me to tears with that speech. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #133
Were minority party leaders Pelosi and Schumer in attendance? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #191
... betsuni Jul 2018 #193
Is that the official Democratic Party position on abolishing ICE? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #199
As you know, I am a troll paid by David Brock. betsuni Jul 2018 #229
Agreed Gothmog Jul 2018 #208
Cory Booker! We the People. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #103
Of course!! (Un-freakin-real!!) InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #156
Big difference - they're not running in 2020. kstewart33 Jul 2018 #218
Are they sitting politicians? sheshe2 Jul 2018 #64
Don't they know what's at stake, as asked by another below? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #74
Whataboutism. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #81
What difference does it make? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #102
No. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #162
Bernie "left the children alone to cry"? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #188
LOL betsuni Jul 2018 #192
"The parade was for himself?" sheshe2 Jul 2018 #216
Annual Independence Day parade... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #219
Correction my dear, SMC. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #222
Yeah, a certain delightful DUer can pull that off... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #223
I sad. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #224
Did those Democrats "leave the children alone to cry"... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #225
I am out of control? sheshe2 Jul 2018 #226
+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #214
Senator Ron Wyden was at the Portland rally. calimary Jul 2018 #157
Boom. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #161
That shows BOTH of Oregon's senators on the side of the light. calimary Jul 2018 #206
A true leader.(nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #215
His name is Senator Jeff Merkley (not Markey) and he's from Oregon trueblue2007 Jul 2018 #168
My Senator from MA is Edward Markey along with Elizabeth Warren sheshe2 Jul 2018 #169
.... George II Jul 2018 #179
what a ... what a remarkable co-incidence!! My Sen Merkely went to the border too. trueblue2007 Jul 2018 #184
Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #88
Hillary Clinton has done more than march. She has collected over one million dollars lunamagica Jul 2018 #145
1.5 million! Thanks, Hillary! And everybody who has been vocal about immigration reform. betsuni Jul 2018 #151
This is so much like her, betsuni. She has fought her entire life for children and families lunamagica Jul 2018 #172
Yes! The way she's been demonized is obscene. betsuni Jul 2018 #173
None are elected officials at the moment...Sen Sanders is a sitting Senator. I just think with all Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #171
What difference does it make, sitting or non-sitting? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #211
There's always a excuse for Bernie, isn't there? EffieBlack Jul 2018 #22
Always and without fail. NurseJackie Jul 2018 #24
Always an excuse for Hillary and Obama, too. We need to stop this and work together. mucifer Jul 2018 #57
Oh Yeah.. What About HILLARY!!!! Cha Jul 2018 #63
They are no longer sitting politicians now are they? sheshe2 Jul 2018 #65
Hillary has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children lunamagica Jul 2018 #146
Hillary and Obama are not sitting Senators or politicians. George II Jul 2018 #180
So what? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #212
Whataboutism. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #58
You clearly don't understand what that word means. redgreenandblue Jul 2018 #194
Your response is in the context of me saying I thought it was silly that somebody was JCanete Jul 2018 #68
always heaven05 Jul 2018 #128
Yup. People with an certain agenda somehow always find an excuse to single him out. nt redgreenandblue Jul 2018 #198
The demonstrations yesterday (more than 700 of them in small towns to large cities) .... George II Jul 2018 #107
many prominent democrats did. were all those who didn't mentioned here? Do we feel the same way JCanete Jul 2018 #196
A few points to consider: George II Jul 2018 #205
Wow. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #170
Thank Goodness for the those who were able to get out and March for #FamiliesBelongTogether! Cha Jul 2018 #5
Is it possible . . . ? gratuitous Jul 2018 #7
Thank you. It's a centennial celebration - a once in 100 years event. scarletwoman Jul 2018 #9
Slagging on Sanders is a blood sport for some gratuitous Jul 2018 #10
I know the OP does a lot of reporting on DU.. he's Cha Jul 2018 #15
BS has REPEATEDLY said heaven05 Jul 2018 #129
Yeah, I don't really care that he's Cha Jul 2018 #132
Really. Sad. It never stops. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2018 #33
Beyond sad, especially when we should be uniting against our common enemy... but no surprise there. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #155
It's almost as if some want to depress turnout. SMC22307 Jul 2018 #47
Depress turnout? OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #77
435 House and 35 Senate...or have you not heard? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #91
Sanders is running for 470 seats? OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #119
I'm not as cavalier about the midterms... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #121
"Our Side" sheshe2 Jul 2018 #143
What other side could there be? betsuni Jul 2018 #154
I am not sure betsuni. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #159
The Mystery of the 'Our Side' Comment. betsuni Jul 2018 #160
2018 perhaps. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #164
What part of that post do you not comprehend? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #185
"Stop trashing those on our side." betsuni Jul 2018 #187
You too, huh? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #189
Don't even pretend. I know who you are. betsuni Jul 2018 #190
LOL Wow, I'm honored... I've been bookmarked! SMC22307 Jul 2018 #197
Not bookmarked. Search engine. You don't think people remember? betsuni Jul 2018 #228
Good advise. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #227
Holding back a lol. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #136
Hmmm... sheshe2 Jul 2018 #138
he "slags" on heaven05 Jul 2018 #135
That excuse doesn't fly when applied to other people who don't do something Bernie does EffieBlack Jul 2018 #23
Lol. Read what you wrote. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #51
I read what she wrote and Cha Jul 2018 #116
BS is a minor figure heaven05 Jul 2018 #137
I can imagine that was on his mind when he jumped on board the ehrnst Jul 2018 #213
Yes, attending a centennial celebration with his constituents... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #108
Ignoring the children. It amuses you. You think a parade for ones self is self-absorbed. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #166
There are 6000 unaccompanied migrant children lost in the system, 4500 residents of Newport VT George II Jul 2018 #182
Being torn from one's mother or father is a once in a LIFETIME event! Do you realize.... George II Jul 2018 #181
Isn't it possible, you know, just possible for him to attend both events? lunamagica Jul 2018 #11
Only if it's "an establishment" leader..... ehrnst Jul 2018 #174
Thank you. nt babylonsister Jul 2018 #20
Like someone said, NastyRiffraff Jul 2018 #35
All right gratuitous Jul 2018 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #40
The Centennial Celebration in VT goes on for one full week! sheshe2 Jul 2018 #82
He and Welch (D) were there for the opening... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #111
Are you saying he was only there... sheshe2 Jul 2018 #115
The 100-float parade started at 10:40 am... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #120
and likely it's part of his JOB! elleng Jul 2018 #59
Oh, please EffieBlack Jul 2018 #141
+1 betsuni Jul 2018 #142
Read up on their Centennial Celebration. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #67
Oh well, in that case . . . gratuitous Jul 2018 #104
I just posted Kamala Harris and Cory Booker speeches here. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #109
The Newport kick-off was at 10:40 am... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #122
OMG OMG sheshe2 Jul 2018 #130
Of course. Thank you. mountain grammy Jul 2018 #101
From Newport (extreme northern point of VT) to Brattleboro (almost the southern point of VT).... George II Jul 2018 #117
Newport's kick off was at 10:40 am... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #124
. George II Jul 2018 #131
Not surprised at all. This is the guy who voted against immigration reform lunamagica Jul 2018 #12
I've said it before & I'll say it again. Sanders wants credit for doing something re: immigration. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2018 #13
Very good observation, he's not even subtle radius777 Jul 2018 #14
Progressive Vermont... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #48
Populism, whether it comes from the Trump-right radius777 Jul 2018 #60
Sure, that's why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ben Jealous... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #73
Most PoC voted for Hillary radius777 Jul 2018 #75
Check out the video from lunamagica above. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #80
Right? wonkwest Jul 2018 #207
Yes! Fits that demographic's concerns about immigrants R B Garr Jul 2018 #66
My local dem party marched in a pre 4th of July parade dembotoz Jul 2018 #18
For shame! SMC22307 Jul 2018 #49
I'm OK with this. At least it's in Vermont, these are his constituents and he was close with seaglass Jul 2018 #19
I lulz'd KG Jul 2018 #21
Again? betsuni Jul 2018 #25
... lapucelle Jul 2018 #26
sounds painful sheshe2 Jul 2018 #70
Every day is Bernie day dalton99a Jul 2018 #27
Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #28
Bernie hatred is almost a full time job for some folks. democrank Jul 2018 #29
Not it's not. NurseJackie Jul 2018 #31
Funny, these same posters were silent when Bernie was on SOTU last week Bluepinky Jul 2018 #32
And somehow she manages to refrain from smearing fellow Democrats and denigrating the party. NurseJackie Jul 2018 #34
I don't know what you think is so funny, but I'm glad you can amuse yourself. Bluepinky Jul 2018 #36
Yet she's still an actual Democrat... NurseJackie Jul 2018 #37
Okay Bluepinky Jul 2018 #42
Well Said, Jackie!!! Cha Jul 2018 #134
Refraining from shitting on the Democratic party and insulting Dem leaders and candidates betsuni Jul 2018 #140
I love parades! sheshe2 Jul 2018 #144
They can't stand that he's right. SMC22307 Jul 2018 #54
Where are the threads reporting on the activities of the 47 Democratic Senators yesterday? mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #39
... NurseJackie Jul 2018 #41
It's sad how some people are unable to move on. Bluepinky Jul 2018 #44
Ah yup. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #43
I keep hearing that criticism should be considered treestar Jul 2018 #87
We were told that holding feet to the fire and constructive criticism makes a candidate betsuni Jul 2018 #90
exactly! treestar Jul 2018 #230
All competing for the coveted Bernie Basher of the Year Award @the annual "Slammie Awards" dinner... InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #150
To be fair, there were only 10 Families Belong Together Marches in Vermont, lapucelle Jul 2018 #30
Maybe only one location had those Bernie shirts...? nt R B Garr Jul 2018 #72
Red is such as interesting color choice. lapucelle Jul 2018 #76
Indeed! Hopefully one would not want to be confused with those R B Garr Jul 2018 #110
Where did Hillary March and/or get arrested? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #45
I suspect you won't get an answer Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #55
Goodness gracious, don't they know what's at stake? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #61
I answered you above. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #71
Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #83
He's had skin cancer. He should be careful. betsuni Jul 2018 #84
Yep. Since the Democratic Convention at least. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #175
Why would an answer be warranted? Why bring up Clinton..... George II Jul 2018 #89
The stakes are so high... all hands on deck! SMC22307 Jul 2018 #93
I still don't get it. This is a discussion about what Sanders did yesterday. So why.... George II Jul 2018 #96
High-profile Dems have been mentioned... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #99
So, if the stakes are so high (as you've noted several times in this thread)..... George II Jul 2018 #118
Almost all hands on deck, I guess. betsuni Jul 2018 #123
Clinton? Obamas? Bidens? Chuck and Nancy? SMC22307 Jul 2018 #125
I can guarantee that whatever all of them did, at least six (seven if you pluralize Clinton)..... George II Jul 2018 #127
I guess you're helping Bernie with his campaigning, then. Bluepinky Jul 2018 #139
Hillary? Pelosi? Schumer? Biden? Obamas? betsuni Jul 2018 #100
Stakes are high! All hands on deck! SMC22307 Jul 2018 #113
That 1.5 million Hillary raised for civil rights organizations to help migrant families betsuni Jul 2018 #149
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children lunamagica Jul 2018 #153
She raised $120,000 to reunite families. RandySF Jul 2018 #79
Excellent! SMC22307 Jul 2018 #95
What does what Hillary Clinton did yesterday have to do with a discussion of where Sanders was? George II Jul 2018 #86
The stakes are high, George... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #94
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children lunamagica Jul 2018 #147
and the butthurt rages on ... AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #50
Does everything have to be turned into choie Jul 2018 #52
Yes, some just can't resist a chance to bash Bernie... really sad! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2018 #152
LOL, I saw Newport and thought he was here in California R B Garr Jul 2018 #62
He can. And back to Vermont for a centennial event... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #112
He can also prioritize which events are good for his political R B Garr Jul 2018 #114
oh FFS shanny Jul 2018 #78
Was Hillary there? Lunabell Jul 2018 #85
None of those were in Newport, Vermont. George II Jul 2018 #98
Hillary has done more than march. She has collected over a $ 1 million.5 to help migrant children lunamagica Jul 2018 #148
So the answer is "No". Thanks. nt redgreenandblue Jul 2018 #195
... SMC22307 Jul 2018 #200
Sorry, there is nothing funny about what's happening. Nothing at all lunamagica Jul 2018 #202
This thread is. SMC22307 Jul 2018 #210
The answer is that she is doing more as a private citizen to help these children than somer elected lunamagica Jul 2018 #201
The OP was about attending a march, wasn't it? redgreenandblue Jul 2018 #203
Sanders is seen by many as the front-runner for 2020 and an influencial leader lunamagica Jul 2018 #209
I see NOTHING wrong with this, it just a poor job of a callout. Agschmid Jul 2018 #97
Thank for showing that Bernie was on the job today. aikoaiko Jul 2018 #105
Sounds like he had been invited ahead of time and had made a commitment. torius Jul 2018 #106
I agree. A centennial celebration is a big deal - once in a century. Liberty Belle Jul 2018 #165
Sorry Bernie.... chillfactor Jul 2018 #163
He's got an election to think about. Parades are voter candy for candidates. ehrnst Jul 2018 #176
Bernie gets bashed by people like you for running around the country too much and ignoring VT BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #177
Every Bernie thread MuseRider Jul 2018 #183
Robin Kelly did ehrnst Jul 2018 #178
Had he marched, then right now he'd be crapped on here for doing that. nt redgreenandblue Jul 2018 #204
Yep. SMC22307 Jul 2018 #220
This is lame RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #221
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