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Much credit goes to the former congressional staffers who put together Indivisible.... so they could bettyellen Mar 2017 #1
Yes, Indivisible did an awesome job getting people to Town Halls and getting people calling. seaglass Mar 2017 #7
Agreed Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #53
I AM AN INDIVISIBLE You better believe it !! pangaia Mar 2017 #77
Yes. This is a true grassroots firefight for democracy, Hortensis Mar 2017 #124
Kick and Rec for SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS!!!! Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #2
Funny how the veils peel away rock Mar 2017 #3
Credit goes to Ezra Levin and Sarah Greenberg, Angel Padilla and other Congressional staffers too. Tatiana Mar 2017 #4
Huge credit to all of them fighting the good fight! Kentonio Mar 2017 #32
This may be the best time ever for Dems to wrestle rep voters away from the Rep party... Talk Is Cheap Mar 2017 #5
BERNIE SANDERS totally ROCKS!! He's a TRUE PROGRESSIVE!! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #6
You are correct! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #8
He's also part of our DEMOCRATIC Leadership - our Chairman of Outreach! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #14
That's funny, Nurse Jackie posted this about a Democratic Senator here on DU just a few days ago: George II Mar 2017 #13
Oh my goodness! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #15
The sacramental wine seems to be flowing in this revival tent :-) synergie Mar 2017 #18
Champagne for everyone!! (LOL) NurseJackie Mar 2017 #20
Champagne is establishment and elite! Andre Cold Duck? Champagno? synergie Mar 2017 #22
Joe Biden did it best... George II Mar 2017 #39
That is really strange. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Mar 2017 #47
Pulling a Melania? I wonder if McIvers will get credit for this as well? synergie Mar 2017 #23
Oh my! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #37
Peace be upon him. Amen. synergie Mar 2017 #16
LOL. nini Mar 2017 #25
Wow, George II is right that you copied NurseJackie's R B Garr Mar 2017 #83
Glad to see him following the excellent example of our Democratic leaders! ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #9
Of which he IS one!!! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #12
Setting a great example of civic engagement.....one of Bernie's strong points. democrank Mar 2017 #10
K & R mountain grammy Mar 2017 #11
Actually, it was Congressional staffers who got Indivisible going. Not Sanders. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #17
But he's in charge of Indivisible, and the Resistance, and Emerge and PantSuit Nation! synergie Mar 2017 #21
I'm so over him nini Mar 2017 #26
lol bluedye33139 Mar 2017 #27
Ha! Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #29
Excellent points. Thank you. George II Mar 2017 #30
Wow! I did not know that! Thanks for sharing! (LOL) NurseJackie Mar 2017 #31
lol synergie Mar 2017 #50
You must feel really proud of yourself Kentonio Mar 2017 #33
Um, the attacks come from Sanders first and foremost. You agree with that, right? randome Mar 2017 #34
I think people are seeing them in very different ways. Kentonio Mar 2017 #35
Yeah, those that enjoy attacking progressives, Democrats and the party see these attacks synergie Mar 2017 #42
Ok so you reply to a post thanking you for being reasonable by going on the attack? Kentonio Mar 2017 #89
You weren't thanking me for anything, nor were you being reasonable. synergie Mar 2017 #92
Why are you pretending you have any interest in discussion? Kentonio Mar 2017 #109
You don't own "the left" brer cat Mar 2017 #113
Thank you! BainsBane Mar 2017 #114
Sweet. +100000000000 sheshe2 Mar 2017 #131
Well, at least you dropped the pretense to "reasonable" attempts at "discussion". synergie Mar 2017 #121
Boom! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #132
So twice now I've called you out on unreasonable behavior Kentonio Mar 2017 #137
"Bernie is on a book tour, to sell books, he's not engaging in a one man revival tour." WHAT? FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #94
Um, do you not understand how book tours work? synergie Mar 2017 #95
Can you link us please to something which shows Bernie promoting his book FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #100
I'll leave it up to you to figure out how PR works in an age where bookstores live on the internet. synergie Mar 2017 #102
That's fine considering I work in marketing :) FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #104
So doing research isn't your forte? synergie Mar 2017 #106
The Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times, among other media outlets, reported on it: George II Mar 2017 #139
Those articles are over 4 months old. He's not on a book tour riderinthestorm Mar 2017 #143
It wasn't just a 2-day book tour, it lasted quite a while... George II Mar 2017 #145
Nope. It ended December 2nd riderinthestorm Mar 2017 #146
Is that what he's been doing all this time? beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #99
Gee, it's amost like books are sold online these days! synergie Mar 2017 #105
What's wrong with selling a book? Lordquinton Mar 2017 #115
Ouch. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #116
Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #127
I honestly have no idea, I said he was on a book tour, and your friend who shares your love of synergie Mar 2017 #117
Speaking of books, here's a nice quote Lordquinton Mar 2017 #123
Agreed, but your buddy does love those video clips. synergie Mar 2017 #128
LOL, apparently it depends on who is demonizing the R B Garr Mar 2017 #118
okily dokily neighburrito The Big Ragu Mar 2017 #125
Bless your heart, you got me down for somethign you made up why pretend it's my participation at all synergie Mar 2017 #126
Same to you. The Big Ragu Mar 2017 #136
It's not like celebrity endorsements come with R B Garr Mar 2017 #110
Damn, I was at the Topeka MuseRider Mar 2017 #154
Welcome to DU. Sorry about the pushback here @ Bernie riderinthestorm Mar 2017 #144
"At some point, you would think many of you would G_j Mar 2017 #40
I see the entire argument that Sanders is responsible for defeating Trumpcare BainsBane Mar 2017 #44
Agreed. Hero worship is so unseemly. randome Mar 2017 #46
This a few degrees beyond mere hero worship synergie Mar 2017 #54
Ah, but I'm not attacking any progressive. I am however tweaking those that synergie Mar 2017 #41
Actually if you climbed off your high horse Kentonio Mar 2017 #88
Actually, that's you upon that horse. synergie Mar 2017 #91
Alright, I'm confused by your statements FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #96
You're not reading it correctly. synergie Mar 2017 #98
Lol Dem2 Mar 2017 #36
Seems to be in vogue around here, sans the sarcasm tag. synergie Mar 2017 #48
+1000! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #38
Some people will always see the world in terms of great men BainsBane Mar 2017 #43
Well said. Though there seems to be a more than a bit of religious zeal synergie Mar 2017 #49
That's hilarious! R B Garr Mar 2017 #82
Brilliant, Synergie NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #107
Great post Gothmog Mar 2017 #119
K&R! nt riderinthestorm Mar 2017 #24
GO BERNIE! FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #28
Is that gif supposed to be COMPLEMENTARY? NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #108
News tends to be slower on the weekend so it's good we have the Us vs. Them to fall back on. jalan48 Mar 2017 #45
Guess so.??? elleng Mar 2017 #51
I'm a Bernie supporter just being a smart ass. jalan48 Mar 2017 #58
You were RIGHT, elleng Mar 2017 #59
Sorry-I'm watching Oregon-Kansas B Ball and am a little slow on the pick-up. jalan48 Mar 2017 #61
OK! Enjoy the game! elleng Mar 2017 #62
Thanks-Go Ducks! jalan48 Mar 2017 #64
They can stop tomorrow, if the attacks on the party stop. Democrats are not "feeble". Democrats... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #60
These should not be read as insults and attacks, elleng Mar 2017 #63
Very well said Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #65
It's difficult to imagine that ANYONE would be motivated to support a party that was "feeble"... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #66
SAVE OUR HEALTH CARE RALLY BERNIE SANDERS, CHUCK SCHUMER, CINDY ESTRADA elleng Mar 2017 #67
Yeah!! And Remember that time Bernie Sanders called the DNC under DWS "worthless"? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #68
*GASP* He said WHAT??? THAT'S BLASPHEMY!!! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #69
Imagine THAT! elleng Mar 2017 #72
Unforgivable! (not) ONE OF US! (not) ONE OF US! (not) ONE OF US!!! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #74
He also uttered these nuggets: George II Mar 2017 #76
LOL! beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #78
Cute. George II Mar 2017 #79
Since when is quoting Bernie's own words R B Garr Mar 2017 #81
Again no link for your posts Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #80
They're gathered in a politico article that has been much discussed, and they're from throughout synergie Mar 2017 #85
Dem leadership said bad things about Obama too FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #101
An excerpt from the article: George II Mar 2017 #142
Yes, everyone including Tom Perez agrees that DWS did an atrocious job. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #147
That's not the gist of the excerpt I posted. You misrepresented my excerpt. And... George II Mar 2017 #148
DWS voted repeatedly against the Rohrbacher-Farr amendment. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #149
The amendment says nothing about dragging "grannies off to prison for eating pot brownies".... George II Mar 2017 #150
It says the DEA should leave medical marijuana patients alone in states that have legalized medical Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #151
Imagine, being to the *right* of Dana Rohrabacher. QC Mar 2017 #152
I know, right? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #153
Chuck Schumer: The beauty of that message is it unites Democrats. Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #70
he revealed how much of it comes from Sanders, the message that is. elleng Mar 2017 #73
Truth is, it was WARREN who organized the event, yet as usual Sanders... George II Mar 2017 #71
Link please Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #75
Not difficult to find, if you need the links so badly, please google, and you'll find them easily. synergie Mar 2017 #86
It is the custom on the DU to provide the links in support of your opinion when posting Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #112
Oh, if you've been here a few years and have a star, it's the custom to demand links synergie Mar 2017 #120
As polite as you have been to others like me supporting Bernie in this thread Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #122
I've been nothing but polite, but you and others don't sem to extend that courtesy to me. synergie Mar 2017 #129
I have dementia Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #130
I'm truly sorry to hear that. synergie Mar 2017 #133
It happens Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #134
Yes I do Omaha Steve Mar 2017 #140
Sure, why let definitions and actual understanding the words and the intent get in the way of synergie Mar 2017 #84
Bernie did this? Um NO. Women underthematrix Mar 2017 #52
But that's not important. JTFrog Mar 2017 #55
LOL! underthematrix Mar 2017 #93
Apparently some folks would like to erase the women (and men) who did all the work, so they can synergie Mar 2017 #87
I luv all your comments, thank you! betsuni Mar 2017 #97
Hey. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #135
Selective editing. George II Mar 2017 #138
... sheshe2 Mar 2017 #141
Thank you to Sanders, and everyone who called, marched, wrote, emailed, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #56
Thanks, guill. elleng Mar 2017 #57
A fine exmple of an OP to trashcan. Skidmore Mar 2017 #90
Pretty much, especially with all the current Russian R B Garr Mar 2017 #111
I muted him and read facebook because he bores the shit out of me Kolesar Mar 2017 #103
K&R Go Vols Mar 2017 #155
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