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LiberalLovinLug

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94. Very well said

Thu Aug 16, 2018, 11:50 AM

Aug 2018

So sick that every damn OP that is not only a negative Sanders OP, but even the positive ones, get littered with the same few, but loud, divisive critics.
They can't even see how divisive they are acting.

There are no Sanders supporters on here, like Sanders himself, that are advocating NOT supporting the party. Sanders even ran as a Democrat FFS. Yet they advocate not supporting one of our, yes our (read the DU rules) most popular and active Senators.

Sanders and others in the party like AOC and Warren, that share the views that we could do more to address the 99% ARE NOT THE ENEMY. They are in fact drawing in new voters.
Infesting every Sanders thread with angry negative insults is very divisive and I wish they'd just stop.

I don't alert either. I think it's also very telling to see who is willing to debate even tough issues and who can't deny they frequently run away to the alert nanny when the conversation gets uncomfortable.

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Is Nancy Pelosi an effective leader? -- Bernie says... [View all] SkyDancer Aug 2018 OP

Crickets. nt Snotcicles Aug 2018 #1

Interesting, that.... hlthe2b Aug 2018 #3

Yep! Crickets on your crickets. Bernie is a positive person . Pauldg47 Aug 2018 #23

I'll cricket that too! wallyworld2 Aug 2018 #34

You waited three whole minutes to announce that no one cares. Three minutes! Why not immediately? Hekate Aug 2018 #35

I noticed that, Hekate. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #46

Is that a new record?! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #51

Ha!! :-D NurseJackie Aug 2018 #63

Hehe treestar Aug 2018 #83

Bravo! Yep, I agree on both counts. nt babylonsister Aug 2018 #2

Good for Bernie! JaneQPublic Aug 2018 #4

Agree with Bernie on this DownriverDem Aug 2018 #19

His supporters are quite aware there are two parties LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #39

TOTALLY on point Raine Aug 2018 #72

BS didn't make the "most popular" list in the latest Harvard Harris poll. lapucelle Aug 2018 #107

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2018 #119

Right on the money!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #126

We have a two party system now. We don't have KPN Aug 2018 #42

+1 Snotcicles Aug 2018 #65

Well said LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #90

We don't have a law, but a "law" hurl Aug 2018 #108

I disagree. It matters a lot what these people buy into. KPN Aug 2018 #128

All well and good but most sentient beings know that the worse Dem is better than any repug brush Aug 2018 #127

I think there are enough voters who would agree KPN Aug 2018 #129

If we win the House and are sucessful in blunting trump and putting impeachment... brush Aug 2018 #130

I agree 100%. Lets get it done! KPN Aug 2018 #131

Well said, thanks for posting! emulatorloo Aug 2018 #5

Directly attacking the Republicans is a nice change. I hope... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #6

yeah...its a change....come on. And yes it does serve a purpose. You have to talk about issues and JCanete Aug 2018 #45

Oh, good Lord. GMAFB! NurseJackie Aug 2018 #48

No he doesn't blatantly lie or smear. You don't like his characterizations, I understand, but JCanete Aug 2018 #50

"Bernie Sanders' Campaign Manager Just Blamed Hillary For ISIS" emulatorloo Aug 2018 #55

Yes he does. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #56

Well, I listen to bernie and I share his concerns. And I voted Clinton. It isn't a contradiction. JCanete Aug 2018 #58

I think you're just angry that I figured out what you were trying to get me to do... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #60

No, I'm not. You want to go through my posts and see everything I've ever said about the alert JCanete Aug 2018 #61

Don't care. Doesn't matter. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #62

Just for you! George II Aug 2018 #66

hilarious in the context of you impugning my motives that you find my comment the insult. JCanete Aug 2018 #69

I raised children of my own... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #73

ha! heaven05 Aug 2018 #79

So you would make assumptions about their motivations and stick to those assumptions....great. JCanete Aug 2018 #92

Some things are so obvious that... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #99

The Strange Case of Impugning My Motives. betsuni Aug 2018 #78

hi betsuni, keep enjoying your inside joke and sharing that you're enjoying it. nt JCanete Aug 2018 #91

When I make banana bread I always bake the bananas first and add sour cream. betsuni Aug 2018 #124

She has a very colorful imagination. /nt tonedevil Aug 2018 #85

Oh, how charming. Another backhanded insult... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #87

Wow an eye rolling Gif... tonedevil Aug 2018 #89

You'll manage. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #98

there is only one faction heaven05 Aug 2018 #75

It's not the first time... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #81

yep heaven05 Aug 2018 #84

There was also Srinivas Rao Preston Kulkarni in Texas, who was attacked for several bogus things.... George II Aug 2018 #103

Sri is being called an Indo-American Carpetbagger by the GOP Gothmog Aug 2018 #113

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #104

I expected it heaven05 Aug 2018 #115

SDA is Seventh Day Adventists? Singapore Democratic Alliance? Social Democratic Alliance (UK)? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #111

It's how I read threm heaven05 Aug 2018 #114

Try this: What do the letters of SDA stand for? It's a TLA I have not encountered before here. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #116

I don't think so heaven05 Aug 2018 #117

? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #118

Anyone else? What do the letters of the acronym SDA stand for? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #120

Very well said LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #94

We do attack and distinguish issues heaven05 Aug 2018 #76

It hasn't always. I'm sorry there are too many examples of it not fighitng as a whole. Maybe at JCanete Aug 2018 #93

I understand your blind spot heaven05 Aug 2018 #95

There is nothing loyal to the party about refusing to talk about our flaws, presumably always JCanete Aug 2018 #96

okay heaven05 Aug 2018 #97

Fair enough. I won't make as bold a claim as yours, but obviously currently I don't agree with you. JCanete Aug 2018 #105

That doesn't excuse his current attacks and lies... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #102

We disagree about whether he is lying, obviously. I get that you don't like it when he says mean JCanete Aug 2018 #106

Be honest. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #132

I believe those interests have continued to win, evein within our party. Not that that's where JCanete Aug 2018 #133

Ha!! :-D ... Avoiding the question, exactly as I figured. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #134

I didn't avoid the question. If I see some truth in his statement but disagree with it by degrees, JCanete Aug 2018 #135

You're splitting hairs with such precision... word games... synonyms... salad. NurseJackie Aug 2018 #136

I don't know what to tell you. Pretending that we don't have issues that we should address is not JCanete Aug 2018 #137

Oh good grief! GMAFB! NurseJackie Aug 2018 #138

+1000.......Your on right on point NurseJackie Old Vet Aug 2018 #59

Thank you! NurseJackie Aug 2018 #64

Exactly treestar Aug 2018 #86

Republicans don't understand real leadership... Wounded Bear Aug 2018 #7

"I think they have demonized her"...Bernie never did that to an opponent, did he? LexVegas Aug 2018 #8

No, he actually didn't. appal_jack Aug 2018 #11

+1 lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #21

+1 thank you. BeckyDem Aug 2018 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #30

Thank you! Dennis Donovan Aug 2018 #38

Put them on ignore...dead serious. Fix The Stupid Aug 2018 #54

Eh, I'm here to discuss, not ignore. nt appal_jack Aug 2018 #67

Good luck with that. Fix The Stupid Aug 2018 #74

EXACTLY Raine Aug 2018 #70

Sanders: Clinton's not qualified to be president joshcryer Aug 2018 #100

Not exactly "demonizing." appal_jack Aug 2018 #112

Are you kidding me? joshcryer Aug 2018 #121

"If your opponent is perfectly qualified, why even run against her in a Primary?" betsuni Aug 2018 #125

Many of his fans... ehrnst Aug 2018 #15

+1000 LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #40

... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #49

I was expecting a different answer awesomerwb1 Aug 2018 #9

Excellent response. nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #10

Bernie is good person, JoeOtterbein Aug 2018 #12

That's fo sho!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #52

Great response ZeroSomeBrains Aug 2018 #13

K&R! Omaha Steve Aug 2018 #14

Glad to see this mcar Aug 2018 #16

Attacking Nancy Pelosi is a distraction technique KSNY Aug 2018 #17

Good for Sanders. Supporting women is a winning move Hortensis Aug 2018 #18

Good statement workinclasszero Aug 2018 #20

We need to come together if for nothing else because of the midterms. For those who want a still_one Aug 2018 #22

+1 Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #26

Good job. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #24

Perfect answer. Thanks, Bernie! EffieBlack Aug 2018 #25

I don't understand why people have been trashing her in the first place! irresistable Aug 2018 #37

AND let's not forget, if we retake the House, it will be largely because Pelosi EffieBlack Aug 2018 #43

Exactly, Effie. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #47

And she's a tremendous fundraiser MaryMagdaline Aug 2018 #80

K & R Duppers Aug 2018 #27

yep. BeckyDem Aug 2018 #28

Excellent response. dae Aug 2018 #31

Very good to hear him say something positive about the dem party Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #32

Right on Senator Sanders wallyworld2 Aug 2018 #33

That was a nice surprise. Hope there will be more like that from him. Squinch Aug 2018 #36

I don't think Bernie realizes how divisive his rallies were. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2018 #41

He made perfect sense to me. Things you didn't follow: polling on the issues- Sanders and the JCanete Aug 2018 #53

It comes down to elections. The cause is clearly a popular one. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2018 #68

He knows, he's a politician. joshcryer Aug 2018 #101

Thank you Bernie Sanders. riversedge Aug 2018 #44

Glad to hear Bernie say that. lark Aug 2018 #57

I love Bernie and Raine Aug 2018 #71

Good response Bernie! MaryMagdaline Aug 2018 #77

For once he says something good treestar Aug 2018 #82

"For once" SkyDancer Aug 2018 #88

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #109

Why not quote Paul Krugman? The Nobelist says she is the best we have EVER had in the US. Hekate Aug 2018 #110

Probably because I wasn't aware of it? SkyDancer Aug 2018 #123

Kick...n/t bluecollar2 Aug 2018 #122