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NanceGreggs

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38. LOL!!!

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 06:31 PM

Sep 2017

No one is "gobsmacked' by the fact that Bernie isn't a Democrat. He himself has made that point over and over.

If anyone is "struck afresh" by anything, it's the insistence that Bernie should not only be treated as a member of a party he has steadfastly refused to join, but that he should be dictating what that party should and shouldn't be doing.

Some say the (D) behind a name doesn't matter. And yet it mattered A LOT to Bernie when he wanted to use the Democratic Party's resources to further his own political ambitions - which he fully admitted. He couldn't wait to get that (D) attached to his name when it served his purposes - and couldn't wait to rid himself of it the minute he lost the nomination.

"After everything I've said about the party, I would be a hypocrite if I ever ran as a Democrat."
- Bernie Sanders

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Short Term Memory Loss is Epidemic on DU [View all] ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 OP

Auto trash by keyword works well for me. Kaleva Sep 2017 #1

I've used more of a "ignore this amnesiac" approach, which has quieted down much ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #4

I've done that since DU came back up after the election Warpy Sep 2017 #15

a good rule ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #17

Apparently there's a lot of Hillary vs. Bernie fighting going on Kaleva Sep 2017 #78

What is FFR and PPR? NT EllieBC Sep 2017 #107

Flagged for Review and Posting Privileges Revoked Warpy Sep 2017 #108

Thanks! EllieBC Sep 2017 #109

Yes it does work rather well tymorial Sep 2017 #51

The memory will come back if a certain someone thinks he'll get to run as... brush Sep 2017 #98

+1000 stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #116

Thank You! Leith Sep 2017 #2

Those are the only two explanations I can think of ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #3

3) Skittles Sep 2017 #10

the point is proven ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #16

you are not fooling anyone Skittles Sep 2017 #23

Would you have preferred he run as an independent in the general? tomp Sep 2017 #114

Yep N/T tiredtoo Sep 2017 #55

THIS! bettyellen Sep 2017 #27

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### NurseJackie Sep 2017 #31

Only when convenient CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #61

Tribalism. snort Sep 2017 #93

I'm Not Any More Enlightened Than Anyone Else Here Leith Sep 2017 #106

Well said Catch2.2 Sep 2017 #95

If you don't properly understand the issue, just come out and say so... Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #5

I think I more than understand it ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #7

Unlike you, I do not lounge in its cushions. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #42

How very...poetic NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #129

. Lisa0825 Sep 2017 #6

I soooo agree with you world wide wally Sep 2017 #13

+1000 onecaliberal Sep 2017 #74

I agree... yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #103

LOL Skittles Sep 2017 #8

LOL ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #9

No, but the ones he is referring to can't figure it out. LOL. n/t USALiberal Sep 2017 #35

We've forgotten about all those attack ads Bernie ran about Hillary's emails. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #44

It was a primary, they aren't supposed to be nicey nicey CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #62

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brilliant ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #130

I gently suggest, you listen to his comments about the Democratic Party on the Sunday shows. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #11

I would say this, I saw the Connecticut Yankee Post and for you to use this is really a horrible Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #12

Well, you know, there IS precedent DFW Sep 2017 #36

Accidental or unconscious, it is indeed in bad taste. Decency would indicate a self-delete. ucrdem Sep 2017 #105

You ask much. n/t DFW Sep 2017 #112

It makes me sick that another DUer would do this to one of our own...use her Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #117

I was more than a little blown off my seat, too. DFW Sep 2017 #128

Or they're paid disruptors. They were used very effectively by Russian intel in 2016 Arazi Sep 2017 #14

Bingo! FuzzyRabbit Sep 2017 #20

That's really the only explanation. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #24

I respectfully disagree. I apply Hanlon's Law. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #45

This. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #26

You mean like creating this thread? yardwork Sep 2017 #64

People at TYT also remind people of it all the time. I see that you like them a lot. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #18

Dear god, when will people figure this shit OUT! Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #29

All that unity! Ooooh... it tingles me! NurseJackie Sep 2017 #30

Today's fact? MFM008 Sep 2017 #125

That certain Senator probably awakes with the very same gobsmacked reaction! "WTH am I not a WinkyDink Sep 2017 #19

This made me laugh ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #33

Have you tried asking Bernie? beastie boy Sep 2017 #21

Which is more important, FuzzyRabbit Sep 2017 #22

Yup, when it comes to his voting record TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #79

I really don't give a shit what letter follows his name. Mr. Evil Sep 2017 #25

I like Bernie as a guy and as a progressive packman Sep 2017 #32

Divide and conquer is what the republicans and russians want. You are playing into it. mucifer Sep 2017 #34

Yes, fighting against the dividers ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #37

Huh? I'm saying we should work together for common goals. The democrats, the democratic socialists mucifer Sep 2017 #88

LOL!!! NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #38

Not so funny, Nance. If only Ralph Nader HAD RUN and lost as a Dem in the 2000 primary vkkv Sep 2017 #56

Which has what to do ... NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #68

""had Bernie run as an independent, there wouldn't have been the huge rallies and the media vkkv Sep 2017 #72

Yes, I DO know that. NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #77

Sanders also helps the Democratic party ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #59

Good points. nt vkkv Sep 2017 #63

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The Democratic Party was already behind progressive policies mcar Sep 2017 #84

He's the "leader" of the party, according to some mcar Sep 2017 #67

Thanks professor LiberalLovinLug Sep 2017 #39

"the rest of us don't actually give a shit" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #40

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Bernie was NEVER a D Omaha Steve Sep 2017 #53

Because he said he was. lapucelle Sep 2017 #71

Be sure EVERY single time some DUer says he was never a D you post this Omaha Steve Sep 2017 #80

He told Chris Hayes in May 2017 that he is no longer a Democrat. lapucelle Sep 2017 #85

But then again his campaign told Bloomberg News lapucelle Sep 2017 #86

And then he told Chuck Todd yesterday that he is both lapucelle Sep 2017 #87

A Democratic Socialist with an Independent streak caucuses with Ds Omaha Steve Sep 2017 #89

He forgot the "democratic socialist" part lapucelle Sep 2017 #94

See below Omaha Steve Sep 2017 #96

You remembered it. lapucelle Sep 2017 #100

I think I figured it out. lapucelle Sep 2017 #91

He declared as a Democrat on an FEC lapucelle Sep 2017 #73

He also said the same thing to George Stephanopolis lapucelle Sep 2017 #75

Thanks for eliciting another manifestation of the circular firing squad Blue Ridge Virginia Sep 2017 #43

Up until Bernie MuseRider Sep 2017 #54

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #66

Amen. BlueWI Sep 2017 #83

Double Amen eom Arazi Sep 2017 #97

He was mean to Sec. Clinton. Iggo Sep 2017 #46

Funny! But true.. the primarys ARE OVER! We have more important things to AGREE on and vkkv Sep 2017 #48

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True dat and a major source of current discord Arazi Sep 2017 #99

Здравствуйте George II Sep 2017 #104

Why are you so worried about... Podkayne K Sep 2017 #47

Short term memory problems? Blame it on the Kush consumed by DU members. alfredo Sep 2017 #49

Smarmy much? Scurrilous Sep 2017 #52

More like total amnesia. democratisphere Sep 2017 #57

Maybe Democrats would not have put forward a single payer health applegrove Sep 2017 #58

he's just a minor leader heaven05 Sep 2017 #60

I will second all that you said. A Rec isn't enough to show my appreciation. Curmudgeoness Sep 2017 #69

I don't give a damn what Sanders calls himself. NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #81

Oh Brother! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #123

That is how I saw it, see it. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #132

A couple of things about what you said: George II Sep 2017 #133

Great post Gothmog Sep 2017 #134

To the max RandomAccess Sep 2017 #82

Thank you Professor. nt zentrum Sep 2017 #90

Could it be because he's the loudest voice of a party he's not even a member of?! UTUSN Sep 2017 #92

Well, I don't give a shit that you don't give a shit .... Persondem Sep 2017 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Sep 2017 #102

I like Bernie. chwaliszewski Sep 2017 #110

Teehee... a la izquierda Sep 2017 #111

yep Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #113

Yes! Raster Sep 2017 #115

Stop being so defensive. nt Trumpocalypse Sep 2017 #118

fuck putin...... stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #119

When will someone remind us Trump used to be a Democrat? IronLionZion Sep 2017 #120

Until he is tried, convicted and sentenced for the crime of primarying Clinton... Orsino Sep 2017 #121

K&R.. disillusioned73 Sep 2017 #122

Short term memory is effective for up to 10 minutes. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2017 #124

Lots of passive agressive flamebaiting going on, too. ehrnst Sep 2017 #126

LOL flamingdem Sep 2017 #127

As I began to read this I thought not this shit again LostinRed Sep 2017 #131

A coping technique. They thought an orange, daughter lusting, sexually assaulting LittleBlue Sep 2017 #135

good advice ProfessorPlum Sep 2017 #136