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melman

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72. What?

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 12:25 PM

Sep 2020

I have no idea what that means. What's the thoughtful content comment? Who's auto-killing messengers? WHAT?

Yes. Media celebrity.

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Rich lady gets defensive over Biden tweet [View all] melman Sep 2020 OP

She's right Renew Deal Sep 2020 #1

Uh huh melman Sep 2020 #3

I have no idea what Biden picked on Park Ave Renew Deal Sep 2020 #16

Park Ave. is also full of Trump properties. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #32

Yeah PatSeg Sep 2020 #60

Biden didn't knock New York agingdem Sep 2020 #4

Park Ave. isn't all penthouses Renew Deal Sep 2020 #18

this isn't divisive... agingdem Sep 2020 #26

I agree PatSeg Sep 2020 #61

Your acceptance is not required BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #48

Yet both your timing is atrocious lame54 Sep 2020 #10

I say his timing is. Renew Deal Sep 2020 #15

Nit-picking every word a candidate says PatSeg Sep 2020 #64

Really! gratuitous Sep 2020 #22

It's a metaphor, he's not knocking NY but trump's type of people, many of whom live on Park Avenue. George II Sep 2020 #34

Many of them live everywhere Renew Deal Sep 2020 #37

I agree. I don't like it either ecstatic Sep 2020 #53

She is right. But Biden was trying to appeal to a certain type . Why refer to her as "rich lady" ? JI7 Sep 2020 #2

Because if I put her name in the thread title melman Sep 2020 #5

She is no more privileged than Sanders. And comparing Scranton to Park Avenue is about appealing JI7 Sep 2020 #6

Sanders has nothing to do with this melman Sep 2020 #8

It certainly has to do with Sanders and going after a woman who regularly criticized him JI7 Sep 2020 #11

The primary's over melman Sep 2020 #12

Some things are very obvious JI7 Sep 2020 #13

THIS sheshe2 Sep 2020 #20

+1 MrsCoffee Sep 2020 #30

Yes indeed. Soledad O'Brien is far from the "privileged class". Her father is an immigrant from.... George II Sep 2020 #39

+1 betsuni Sep 2020 #43

But Sanders isn't trying to say TheFarseer Sep 2020 #79

Punchline? sheshe2 Sep 2020 #19

With multiple homes? JonLP24 Sep 2020 #7

People bring it up since that's what Sanders and his supporters do . Just like how he stopped using JI7 Sep 2020 #9

I agree he shifted from millionaires to billionaires fair point JonLP24 Sep 2020 #14

He rarely had policies and when asked how he would do something could not explain it JI7 Sep 2020 #17

Like the time he was asked about his student loan debt plan numbers and answered, betsuni Sep 2020 #25

Reeks of anti-Semitism. nt RandiFan1290 Sep 2020 #29

"Reeks of anti-Semitism"? That sir is offensive and insulting. George II Sep 2020 #42

Why? betsuni Sep 2020 #44

What? mcar Sep 2020 #73

How so? Mossfern Sep 2020 #77

The reason people were "obsessed" with Bernie's financials (even though they weren't).... George II Sep 2020 #40

Hardly. One is in DC, the second is in Vermont, the third (less than 30 miles from the second).... George II Sep 2020 #41

Yes, she's been a reporter and commentator for years and, considering all that she's done.... George II Sep 2020 #35

People don't have to feel compelled to reply to every tweet, even if most get the gist. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #21

Damn, she missed the point Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #23

I think she got the point and is using it to project an air of neutrality and both-siderism. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #54

And look where that kind of political journalism PatSeg Sep 2020 #65

Park Avenue-- it reminded me of this andym Sep 2020 #24

Melonhead Trump n/m RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #46

I love Soledad but she's missing the point here. radius777 Sep 2020 #27

Soledad is saying All Incomes Matter I guess. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #28

Suddenly, Park Avenue good, Wall Street still very very very bad. betsuni Sep 2020 #31

What? melman Sep 2020 #45

Wall Street still very very bad? betsuni Sep 2020 #52

Park Avenue good? melman Sep 2020 #55

Rich people are very bad, but if you can write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too. betsuni Sep 2020 #56

This isn't about Bernie Sanders or about how I supposedly feel about rich people melman Sep 2020 #57

Oh, melman. Of course it is. betsuni Sep 2020 #59

It's actually not melman Sep 2020 #62

Oh, melman, you don't like Al Franken? "That's next on the greatest hits list." betsuni Sep 2020 #69

I think Al Franken's great melman Sep 2020 #70

Oh, so thoughtful comments on the actual content is better than auto-kill-the-messenger? betsuni Sep 2020 #71

What? melman Sep 2020 #72

WHAT? betsuni Sep 2020 #74

So the messenger is Soledad O'Brien melman Sep 2020 #78

You called her a rich lady, her husband is a big deal investment banker. Wall Street. betsuni Sep 2020 #81

Here's some more messaging from Soledad melman Sep 2020 #82

What's the date of that tweet? George II Sep 2020 #85

9/18/2020 melman Sep 2020 #87

That tweet is in response to Glenn Greenwald. betsuni Sep 2020 #86

Irrelevant melman Sep 2020 #88

"Biden is depicting the NAFTA/Wall St./Silicon Valley Democrats as the Party of Scranton." betsuni Sep 2020 #89

Not interesting melman Sep 2020 #90

Attacks? Why isn't it constructive criticism? Holding feet to the fire? betsuni Sep 2020 #92

Here's Stephanie Ruhle comparing Biden to Trump melman Sep 2020 #93

The OP is about "rich lady" Soledad O'Brien. betsuni Sep 2020 #94

They're saying the same things...about the same thing. melman Sep 2020 #96

The "Why do you think Democrats are perfect" response. betsuni Sep 2020 #98

Twenty seconds, and not even the answer. What's up with all the bashing of Biden here on DU? George II Sep 2020 #100

This is precisely the problem with this narrative radius777 Sep 2020 #103

Interesting melman Sep 2020 #104

She didn't even mention Biden in that tweet, she mentioned "politicians", and it was in response.... George II Sep 2020 #95

. melman Sep 2020 #97

Soledad O'Brien Supports Biden for President . They are on the same side JI7 Sep 2020 #63

You may find this confusing or even hurtful, conflicting with your deeply held beliefs as it does... melman Sep 2020 #66

it's based on what you post. If you are concerned about basing Biden JI7 Sep 2020 #67

It's actually not melman Sep 2020 #68

I'm not rich but I agree with her Sunsky Sep 2020 #33

He would have been wiser to say Fifth Avenue, not Park Avenue. trump tower is on 5th..... George II Sep 2020 #38

Most people who AREN'T LOOKING FOR AN AX TO GRIND do as well. BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #50

Biden is simply pointing out the disparities that exist between blue collars and white collars still_one Sep 2020 #36

+1 demmiblue Sep 2020 #83

The problem is, it's noticable they're not using "Wall Street" anymore.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #47

Soledad's husband is a big deal investment banker melman Sep 2020 #49

Does he work on Wall Street? betsuni Sep 2020 #75

Not sure melman Sep 2020 #76

His company is headquartered in St. Louis. George II Sep 2020 #84

Occurred to me in the 1st second, a sub for WS. appalachiablue Sep 2020 #102

Boo hoo Soledad BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #51

Identity politics for the rich? jalan48 Sep 2020 #58

Stephanie Ruhle pretty much alluded to the same thing this morning... demmiblue Sep 2020 #80

Here's Ruhle's comment melman Sep 2020 #91

Why do people have to go out of their way to be offended? treestar Sep 2020 #99

Nicolle Wallace gets it! n/t demmiblue Sep 2020 #101