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13. edit: rude heading

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 01:32 PM

Jun 2015

...I don't have any problem with his criticisms at all.

I do think he's a bit misleading on stating he's not going to 'attack' his rivals . That's going to be the only way he's going to define his own positions apart from theirs. Campaigns aren't playing tiddlywinks; they're waging political warfare with some of the largest egos in the nation competing against each other for a daunting position of political power. Saying he's not 'attacking' doesn't make it so (I suppose if he said 'personal' attacks, he might be on firmer ground, but he's even strayed into that territory, saying the Clintons are 'hustling' money and they couldn't possibly care about hungry children).

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Bernie takes Hillary to task for having no position on some issues and the wrong position on others [View all] bigtree Jun 2015 OP

Landing body blows at an opponent hoping to win on points with jabs. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #1

He is taking issue with her positions (or having no position at all) on important subjects' pennylane100 Jun 2015 #6

There need not be personal animus for one competitor to dominate another. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #20

Team Clinton is playing not to lose.. frylock Jun 2015 #22

I don't see a problem with Bernie outlining his perceived differences with Hillary. leftofcool Jun 2015 #2

What do the Socialist say? curious n/t OKNancy Jun 2015 #4

I knew you were going to ask........... leftofcool Jun 2015 #7

Socialistghazi, from Democrats. merrily Jun 2015 #10

Barbs, my ass.Pointing out policy differences is legit. His interviewers question him about Hillary merrily Jun 2015 #3

Bernie would like the next president of the United States to be against the MIC and wall street, and Doctor_J Jun 2015 #8

This is about the media falsely portraying him as attacking Hillary. It's bullshit. merrily Jun 2015 #9

Of course it's bullshit. Big media will be horrified if anyone but Clinton gets nominated Doctor_J Jun 2015 #12

Get over it. This is not going to be sitting down and having tea and cookies with the opponent. L0oniX Jun 2015 #5

I don't really care that he plays the political campaign game... It should have been expected Sheepshank Jun 2015 #11

Baloney. See Replies 3 and 9. merrily Jun 2015 #14

Hee hee..... Cog dis at its finest. Nt Sheepshank Jun 2015 #16

Don't flatter yourself. Your cognitive dissonance wasn't all that fine. merrily Jun 2015 #17

Do try to be more original with your responses. Lol Sheepshank Jun 2015 #18

As opposed to the original, witty,"Tee hee?" Ok. merrily Jun 2015 #19

edit: rude heading bigtree Jun 2015 #13

I have no problem with a full on attack. The "get over it" is in ref to the play nice gang. L0oniX Jun 2015 #15

if Bernie's campaign pointed that out, wouldn't it be an 'attack' on Hillary? bigtree Jun 2015 #24

Any and every political campaign kicks up the mud. To exect it to not be that way is IMO naive. L0oniX Jun 2015 #27

Bernie is going to take this one to the bank madokie Jun 2015 #21

I think that what Bernie means is he will not be running the 3:00 a.m. Phone call shite! Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #23

K&R Katashi_itto Jun 2015 #25

"I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell." AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #26