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(114,904 posts) Wed Aug 10, 2016, 11:23 AM Aug 2016

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I would suggest laying off Bernie Sanders. [View all]

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So the fuck what if he bought a house on Lake Champlain?

He has been nothing but gracious and honorable and stuck to his word. And there are still people here sneaking in their contempt and dislike- and stronger- for him.

He is not wealthy by the standards of those in Congress. The Sanders were able to buy this house because they sold a lake house in Maine that Jane Sanders inherited.

Bashing Bernie in this passive aggressive way is contemptible.

There's no other way to look at it.

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I would suggest laying off Bernie Sanders. [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #1

Can I bash them for their choice? bluedigger Aug 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Still In Wisconsin Aug 2016 #44

It doesn' matter whether someone is wealthy or not, or if he has a new house. It is what he stands still_one Aug 2016 #3

Yeah, I don't get the need to bash one of the nominee's most important supporters. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #4

Don't forget True Dems/Progressives walk among us barefoot as well. I attribute this persistant meme Hekate Aug 2016 #43

I think it's residual primary stuff, totally not helpful imo nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #56

Owning three homes is a slight difference in scale from a vow of poverty. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #69

And this is politically relevant, how? geek tragedy Aug 2016 #77

When did he make a vow of poverty? n/t FourScore Aug 2016 #118

I didn't say he did. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #119

This is the first I heard of this, Cali. A house Hortensis Aug 2016 #5

It may be the first you've heard of it, but I've seen two threads on it with multiple comments cali Aug 2016 #8

Well, now you've made it three threads Blue_Adept Aug 2016 #11

Reminds me of the old GD-P days when I Hortensis Aug 2016 #12

I'm glad I didn't see them. joshcryer Aug 2016 #16

NO!!!! MUST KEEP FIGHTING PRIMARY!!!!! Iggo Aug 2016 #6

It is contemptible. Greybnk48 Aug 2016 #7

I agree but doubt it will happen. deathrind Aug 2016 #9

Nailed it! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #144

I was never a Bernie supporter radical noodle Aug 2016 #10

That's not really the point Glamrock Aug 2016 #15

It's part of a right wing frame. That Guy 888 Aug 2016 #125

That's true, but still radical noodle Aug 2016 #131

Oh yeah man I dig. Glamrock Aug 2016 #134

No need to apologize radical noodle Aug 2016 #148

I'm pretty much done LWolf Aug 2016 #13

A number of BOB-types hate Bernie now. Call him an "evil sell out" and worst. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #25

Exactly. A good 90% of Bernie's consistent supporters Hortensis Aug 2016 #38

I am aware LWolf Aug 2016 #129

I guess they don't like his platform... lame54 Aug 2016 #14

Haters gonna hate IronLionZion Aug 2016 #17

It's the predictable ones here - pro-nuke, pro-GMO, anti-health, etc. closeupready Aug 2016 #20

I didn't support Bernie as a presidential candidate PatSeg Aug 2016 #18

U are only i know talking abt it.... Cryptoad Aug 2016 #19

Well, if you don't know of anyone else talking about it... Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #60

just stating an obsevation Cryptoad Aug 2016 #83

I agree. Bernie and Jane have a right to buy a home. lapucelle Aug 2016 #21

I'm sick of it as well Highway61 Aug 2016 #22

Which is one of the reasons chervilant Aug 2016 #138

Not about this... Gaytheist212 Aug 2016 #23

Let's see: He wrote a strong op-ed in the L.A. Times urging his supporters to support her cali Aug 2016 #30

I don't think the Payday Loan issue is why he isn't supporting her. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #48

If President Clinton wants a "yes" vote from Canova truebluegreen Aug 2016 #73

Well she's already got all that & absolute loyalty with DWS. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #80

We can't do squat without solid loyal Dem votes in the House. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #86

What kind of loyalist puts payday lenders above constituents? truebluegreen Aug 2016 #94

Payday Payday..Third Way..Oligarchy..Benghazi..Emails..Goldman..1%..corporate shill.. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #98

I am totally convinced. truebluegreen Aug 2016 #106

Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #116

Not going to matter anyway. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #92

Well, what a relief that it is All Settled already. truebluegreen Aug 2016 #95

No, more of his funding is in state than hers. cali Aug 2016 #89

K & R and thanks. ancianita Aug 2016 #102

Sure. cali Aug 2016 #121

I'm not buying it Gaytheist212 Aug 2016 #135

He is supporting Democrats. That is the point of a primary AllyCat Aug 2016 #31

"Down ballot." What the Party always has trouble with & would rather not do... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #45

Thank you, cali. Duval Aug 2016 #24

I work with people that make less the Bernie that have $600k homes. CentralMass Aug 2016 #26

I mean, he nerve of those people actually wanting and purchasing a vacation home! AllyCat Aug 2016 #27

Chelsea and her husband have a 10.5 million dollar apartment. CentralMass Aug 2016 #28

Thread is not about Chelsea. It is about folks who are trashing Bernie emulatorloo Aug 2016 #32

Thanks for this. Let those threads sink. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #29

Some folks have been sneaking in attacks against Sen. Sanders in various ways. klook Aug 2016 #33

Serious question: no snark intended Cary Aug 2016 #34

Pretty sure cali was calling out the DUers still bashing Bernie...not about the house. FailureToCommunicate Aug 2016 #36

My question to cali is deeper than that Cary Aug 2016 #39

The "Two Minutes Hate" is still practiced here all too often... villager Aug 2016 #35

Thank you Cali Mira Aug 2016 #37

And here I was Glaisne Aug 2016 #40

hear, hear!!! I agree 100%.. Sanders is not a crook or a dishonest person..n/t secondwind Aug 2016 #41

K&R, cali saidsimplesimon Aug 2016 #42

I am interested only in his massive effort to get Clinton elected. MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #46

OMG. He's taking some time off after over a year of campaigning and losing a hard fought cali Aug 2016 #50

I don't get your reply MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #58

Bull! panader0 Aug 2016 #59

Everyone knows what your snark means. You ARE the poster addressed in the OP. ancianita Aug 2016 #104

Bernie did a lot of work getting young people and independents into the party during the primary. FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #122

KnR, Cali. Hekate Aug 2016 #47

Is it possible to have all Bernie threads in a dedicated Bernie forum? anamandujano Aug 2016 #49

This is crowding out the posts about Jill Stein! bluedye33139 Aug 2016 #52

There's an Ask the Administrators forum. Easy to find. click that button that designates it. cali Aug 2016 #53

I don't really care. I avoid most Bernie posts. anamandujano Aug 2016 #62

let him keep his job... ileus Aug 2016 #51

Yup. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #54

I don't care if he bought a vacation home. Kaleva Aug 2016 #55

If anyone deserves a vacation (or a vacation home), it's Bernie! TonyPDX Aug 2016 #133

+1 Kaleva Aug 2016 #140

Yep! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #146

Nothing wrong with buying a nice home. dawg Aug 2016 #57

Sorry cali..you have this one bass ackwards.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #61

Contemptible indeed. elleng Aug 2016 #63

The Ds who bash Bernie Sanders are telling his primaries voters to not vote Democratic in November CobaltBlue Aug 2016 #64

Someone else's thin skin is not our problem. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #66

Because they count the same. Gore1FL Aug 2016 #108

Nobody's going out of their way to be offensive. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #120

The OP would apparently disagree. Gore1FL Aug 2016 #124

stronger together KMOD Aug 2016 #65

WOW Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #153

It's suspicious being we never saw all the tax returns nini Aug 2016 #67

Yes, it would irresponsible not to speculate. truebluegreen Aug 2016 #74

Didn't say that nini Aug 2016 #139

" It's suspicious being we never saw all the tax returns " truebluegreen Aug 2016 #163

I don't get the uproar over this at all. Vinca Aug 2016 #68

I looked around and, for the life of me, I can't find anyone MineralMan Aug 2016 #70

The only one I found had a bunch of folks taking KMOD Aug 2016 #82

Thank you Cali nt zentrum Aug 2016 #71

I agree. This is a non-event DFW Aug 2016 #72

Indeed. Now where are his tax returns? cali Aug 2016 #76

We're not gonna see Trump's tax returns, and it won't matter DFW Aug 2016 #96

Point of order... Glassunion Aug 2016 #99

My bad DFW Aug 2016 #100

Thanks, Cali, so true. He did the U.S. a tremendous favor pushing HRC to the left. Peregrine Took Aug 2016 #75

B.S., Hillary & Obama already had much of the rant of sanders in their platforms misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #85

I thinks it is silly to bash him for that rbrnmw Aug 2016 #78

It's not that Bernie bought a cottage RandySF Aug 2016 #79

And there you have it. Thank You misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #81

exactly. treestar Aug 2016 #88

Totally a good reason to piss people off in the general election. Gore1FL Aug 2016 #110

I don't want to count among my friends RandySF Aug 2016 #114

Because them staying at home on election day will do everyone so much good! Gore1FL Aug 2016 #117

Well you know, money is good unless it is someone not liked then it is bad. Rex Aug 2016 #84

Recd. Thank you! jack_krass Aug 2016 #87

It doesn't bother me if he's a member of the oligarchy zappaman Aug 2016 #90

You know that's against the law. Why do you say it? elias7 Aug 2016 #157

I call it SWS. Exilednight Aug 2016 #91

I agree. book_worm Aug 2016 #93

Bern enid602 Aug 2016 #97

Were people bashing him about this? vdogg Aug 2016 #101

I didn't even respond to the post DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #103

It's a silly thing to criticize him for, yes. I hope those DU threads are being reported Tarc Aug 2016 #105

I doubt Bernie even knows what is written on any website, cwydro Aug 2016 #107

But Bernie supporters do. cali Aug 2016 #109

Yeah, but let it roll off your back. cwydro Aug 2016 #111

Actually why anyone waste time, who cares? beachbumbob Aug 2016 #112

Sanders got a standing ovation at the Texas delegation breakfast at then DNC Gothmog Aug 2016 #113

I had no idea that one had to take a vow of poverty to care about others tenderfoot Aug 2016 #115

I don't get the controversy about the house Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2016 #123

He's top notch. A great Senator. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #126

It's continuing the primary wars under the surrogacy of this house purchase. nt riderinthestorm Aug 2016 #127

THANK YOU! +infinity! nt LostOne4Ever Aug 2016 #128

You're Streisanding it. nt msanthrope Aug 2016 #130

This is true. I had to go and search for OPs about this, and there's no "laying on" of Sanders. betsuni Aug 2016 #154

This message was self-deleted by its author tralala Aug 2016 #132

Thank you, Cali!!!! LongTomH Aug 2016 #136

People who only come here to pick fights and sow division are pretty transparent. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #137

Bernie has fought hard for all of us.. Chakaconcarne Aug 2016 #141

I doesn't bother me a bit. Rincewind Aug 2016 #142

guess the parties move to the right is just not fast enuf for some folks dembotoz Aug 2016 #143

Now if Hillary would just stop using emails.... She will never learn.... I admire Bernie... 4bucksagallon Aug 2016 #145

Bernie uses emails. Why do you want Hillary to "stop using emails"? SunSeeker Aug 2016 #159

Unwise to Bash Bernie or His Supporters McKim Aug 2016 #147

K & R Thank you cali. Marie Marie Aug 2016 #149

Yes there is no need at all to criticize Bernie and Jane. PatrickforO Aug 2016 #150

Haven't been paying attention, but thank you PoliticalMalcontent Aug 2016 #151

Wake me up when he buys a house with a car elevator. (n/t) Jim Lane Aug 2016 #152

On the other side of never, I'll be sure to give you a shout out cali Aug 2016 #158

I defended his real estate portfolio. Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #155

Your OP is the first on DU that I have seen BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #156

BERNIE SANDERS ISN'T A DEMOCRAT! Indydem Aug 2016 #160

codswallop- not that he's not a democrat. He isn't, but cali Aug 2016 #161

I have to ask this question and perhaps you know the answer. Loki Aug 2016 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author Paladin Aug 2016 #164