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Fla Dem

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43. He may truly believe in what he is postulating, and God bless him for that.
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 12:44 PM
Feb 2016

But as a 25 year member of congress and the senate, he knows deep down in his heart how difficult or impossible it will be for him to get even a fraction of what he is promising accomplished. However, if he is lighting a fire under all these young people who have jumped on his bandwagon so that they will carry forward and vote for Democrats in the mid terms, and work for reforms in the years ahead, then mazel tov ! He has performed a great service to the progressive cause even if he's not the nominee.

Can you imagine what the man himself, Bernie Sanders, would say if he found Jackie Wilson Said Feb 2016 #1
The situation is patently ridiculous. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #2
That all well in good, but what do we do about it? CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #3
Unfortunately, we Hillary supporters BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #4
I think you are a bit too optimistic CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #5
I hear you and unfortunately BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #6
No, not when the two candidates and their supporters are not treated equally CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #8
You're preaching to the BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #9
Yea, I know - but I had to try CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #10
No prob, C_B! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #34
Once HRC is the nominee "ANYONE who continues to post the nastiness about Hillary ... NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #51
Another bubble burst for me here. BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #52
You - and a lot of other folks. NanceGreggs Feb 2016 #54
If Hillary would have won NH, the screaming would be even louder jmowreader Feb 2016 #16
Exactly ... whatever BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #36
I appreciate you speaking out, Cajun.. Skinner and the Admins are the only ones who Cha Feb 2016 #7
Yea cha, I know CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Fla Dem Feb 2016 #39
Just so disappointed in the narrow mindedness and nastiness of supposed fellow Democrats. Fla Dem Feb 2016 #44
I hear ya, Fla Dem.. I just don't pay any attention to them anymore.. Cha Feb 2016 #46
I refuse to hide any posts from either side that is not threatening violence or cursing one's family Hoyt Feb 2016 #11
I usually take the liberty of admonishing the alerter in my jury comment... wysi Feb 2016 #17
I think you are right, especially about the stalking. The alerting on posts people don't Hoyt Feb 2016 #18
That was a good article. madaboutharry Feb 2016 #12
Super Tuesday is s few weeks away. Gman Feb 2016 #14
I hope you're right, but think it is going get worse for a while CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #15
I'm sorry, but "Coke out of it" is a hilarious auto-complete n/t Godhumor Feb 2016 #35
I hate that! Gman Feb 2016 #38
Hopefully she'll "come" out of it. I think Pepsi is her cola drink of choice. Fla Dem Feb 2016 #40
... Gman Feb 2016 #50
Give them hell Cajun GusBob Feb 2016 #19
It's no longer a tool for peer and community-based civility. It's a weapon. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #20
agree mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #21
I thought the OP was mean-spirited and total bullshit - no truth whatsoever to it. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #22
Too bad your not allowed to express your opinion in the thread huh? GusBob Feb 2016 #23
Apparently, the "small segment who disagree" were the majority, and it was justifiably hidden. n/t Lil Missy Feb 2016 #24
The post has 14 recs GusBob Feb 2016 #26
I wasn't on the jury and I didn't alert on it. I gave my opinion in the open in the thread. Lil Missy Feb 2016 #28
Thank you for proving my point GusBob Feb 2016 #32
Do you really believe that anyone in the Hillary Group would vote to hide that OP? CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #29
Amazing, I read the same piece and I came away witrh a totally differnt impression CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #25
The difference between Bernie and a Snake-Oil Salesman" is that Lil Missy Feb 2016 #27
So no one is allowed to question his integrity? treestar Feb 2016 #30
Note that you could expect the same from right wing zealots CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #33
Good question, treestar. Cha Feb 2016 #45
I didn't question his integrity for a long time CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #31
I never liked him and each day it's only gotten worse. And, there's lot of solid Cha Feb 2016 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Fla Dem Feb 2016 #41
He may truly believe in what he is postulating, and God bless him for that. Fla Dem Feb 2016 #43
This mentality is not democratic pandr32 Feb 2016 #37
If ya can't beat em, censor them. McCarthyism lives in those who cannot progress. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #47
And I don't find this a bit unusal CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #48
Agreed pandr32 Feb 2016 #53
Brave post. Some things that needed to be said GusBob Feb 2016 #49
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