2016 Postmortem

George II

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80. So be it. Mirrors and smoke screens. I guess it's not worth discussing.....pity.

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Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:41 PM

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Sanders:* Very ugly bigotry is being pushed hard, including, sadly, at DU. [View all] merrily Jan 2016 OP

k/r, keep 'em on the ropes VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #1

Lying about Bernie's religious beliefs is every bit as vile as when they did it to Obama. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #2

I never understood *why* it worked either VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #4

Centuries of hatred don't go away overnight. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #11

Isn't it sad that we have quite a few posts on this board proving that in this context? merrily Jan 2016 #25

A jury let an op linking to a Holocaust denier's website stand. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #27

On the bright side, I did see the author of an anti-Semitic post get tombstoned. merrily Jan 2016 #33

Several have been banned recently. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #35

If I recall correctly, the two posts I cited had more "leave" votes than 4. merrily Jan 2016 #37

Don't forget the kibbutz conspiracy. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #49

Ugh. I missed that one. merrily Jan 2016 #53

The implication is that he wasn't really at a kibbutz. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #54

Ah. Okay, I never heard it. Maybe he was not at the kibbutz, but off somewhere applying for merrily Jan 2016 #59

Not all citizens of Israel are required to serve in the miltary. Behind the Aegis Jan 2016 #124

Thanks. Just to be clear: we are talking about sh*t people made up about the time Senator Sanders merrily Jan 2016 #131

I am famililar with the anti-Semitic memes being touted. Behind the Aegis Jan 2016 #132

No they won't the kibbutz is Sha’ar HaAmakim azurnoir Feb 2016 #134

IIRC, several of us (feminists of both genders) chervilant Jan 2016 #68

It takes something pretty blatant. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #85

Yes, and no, most Christians believe that Christianity grew jwirr Jan 2016 #23

Horror. Bedlam. Murders in the Rue Morgue. Cats and Dogs sleeping together. VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #30

Totally agree. jwirr Jan 2016 #32

Behaviors can be awful. merrily Jan 2016 #36

Yes. When I was in college my father watched a lot of jwirr Jan 2016 #39

Thanks. You were lucky. My father watched sports. merrily Jan 2016 #50

LOL jwirr Jan 2016 #51

Actually, Kennedy detractors argued he was Catholic, therefore not Christian dorkzilla Jan 2016 #46

Agree - I do not know what basis the Evangelicals use for jwirr Jan 2016 #58

Reverence towards the saints and Mary ShrimpPoboy Jan 2016 #71

Honestly, I love the rituals-they're comforting dorkzilla Jan 2016 #82

No argument here ShrimpPoboy Jan 2016 #90

Me too! dorkzilla Jan 2016 #95

One evangelical definition of a "Christian" is someone who is "born again." merrily Jan 2016 #115

Yeah, I'm completely neutral with Bernie being Jewish. It's a total non-issue. PatrickforO Jan 2016 #28

Senator Sanders cited DU!!??? onehandle Jan 2016 #3

. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #7

Thanks for your firm stand against religious bigotry. Good to know! merrily Jan 2016 #13

Get off your high horse! hrmjustin Jan 2016 #24

If that's where I have to be to call out bigotry, then, sorry, no. merrily Jan 2016 #26

Some things are not funny. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #29

One would hope--which is kind of the point of the OP. merrily Jan 2016 #38

Yet another addition chervilant Jan 2016 #70

I suspect some DUers, including those working the alert button on the OP, merrily Jan 2016 #72

Yes, and they're all chervilant Jan 2016 #75

Stay under your rock. bvf Jan 2016 #42

Oh, yay... chervilant Jan 2016 #73

Who said Sanders cited DU? Take two aspirin and get some rest. merrily Jan 2016 #9

Always the victims. Keep the outrage fueled. redstateblues Jan 2016 #5

Calling out shameful bigoted attacks is not being a victim. Not calling them out would be. merrily Jan 2016 #8

I remember the Clinton campaign darkening the skin of Obama in a photo. Bonobo Jan 2016 #6

I remembered that had been done in a number of photos, but I merrily Jan 2016 #12

There is no way it COULD be proven, but... Bonobo Jan 2016 #14

OK, I did not remember it had appeared in an campaign ad for Clinton. merrily Jan 2016 #15

And don't forget they leaked that photo of Obama in the turban too. nt Bonobo Jan 2016 #17

You mean, a photo something like the one in the OP? No, I haven't forgotten. merrily Jan 2016 #20

During the 2008 primaries a Clinton supporter posted a cartoon of Obama Matariki Jan 2016 #10

Sounds like a Clinton supporter. senz Jan 2016 #16

Then again, DUers who, during the last primary, posted quite horrible things about Hillary merrily Jan 2016 #31

Do you mean that it was posted at DU? merrily Jan 2016 #18

Yes. Should have said that. Matariki Jan 2016 #19

You mean, something like I got attacked on this thread for calling out bigoted attacks? merrily Jan 2016 #21

Ignorance is ALWAYS the excuse for bigotry. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #22

I've heard it on the Stephanie Miller show too - from mama herself. jillan Jan 2016 #34

Stronger than that. The U.S. Constitution FORBIDS a religious test for President. merrily Jan 2016 #41

"There is NO religious test to run for President." sarge43 Jan 2016 #44

Irony meter broken: An OP that calls out religious bigotry got alerted on and results were only 3-4 merrily Jan 2016 #40

Lol! On another note, thanks for bringing this up. jillan Jan 2016 #43

You're welcome. Bigots may whisper, but bigotry screams. It needs to STFU. merrily Jan 2016 #45

Holy fuckballs, really? dorkzilla Jan 2016 #48

bet if I went off about fundamentalist christianity though VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #55

Let's not go off on anyone's religious belief. Go off on conduct that harms people, including hate merrily Jan 2016 #103

Oh no doubt. Racial and religious bigotry is nowhere near my bag. VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #109

Yes, really! merrily Jan 2016 #78

Don't worry, we remember it all, all too well. And yes, they are repeating it with the same dog sabrina 1 Jan 2016 #47

Frankly I always understood it this way PatrynXX Jan 2016 #52

The book says that Romans crucified Jesus (and many others). Should we hate Italians, too? merrily Jan 2016 #57

This is the second time I've seen a Bernie supporter post that pic ecstatic Jan 2016 #56

Please link to the other pic. SoapBox Jan 2016 #61

Sure: ecstatic Jan 2016 #63

Not fer nutthin, but that is not the same pic as in the OP. merrily Jan 2016 #108

You are mistaken on all counts. That photo or one very much like it came from peope in her 2008 merrily Jan 2016 #62

Bernie has referenced hard working whites time and time again ecstatic Jan 2016 #65

Context is everything. Also, Bernie's words do NOT contain the "hard working whites" words. merrily Jan 2016 #69

Referring to minorities in a 1 dimensional way ecstatic Jan 2016 #83

I personally don't think a comment that African Americans are proud of Obama is one dimensional. merrily Jan 2016 #110

Links to him referencing "hard working whites" time and time again? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #77

Almost as soon as that news hit, I got an email from Sanders asking me to donate to the Church. merrily Jan 2016 #116

You posted the same quote to which I already replied. Link to quote from Bernie merrily Jan 2016 #107

Interesting article zentrum Jan 2016 #60

Thanks. I'll bookmark. Bill Clinton doesn't know what liberalism is? ok. merrily Jan 2016 #113

Worse than that zentrum Jan 2016 #117

Clintion is one of the smartest men I've encountered in my life, but especially about politics. merrily Jan 2016 #118

I thought he was proud to be an atheist? BainsBane Jan 2016 #64

I don't know about Sanders supporters Nanjeanne Jan 2016 #66

I'll have to do a search of DU then BainsBane Jan 2016 #106

No clue what you are saying. I read a direct quote saying he believes in God and like all of us, merrily Jan 2016 #101

I've been following Bernie for decades and he never once claimed to be an atheist. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #111

Even at this late date, I haven't seen a SINGLE post here on DU or ANY other site.... George II Jan 2016 #67

I really can't help what you've seen or not seen or claim not to have seen. merrily Jan 2016 #79

So be it. Mirrors and smoke screens. I guess it's not worth discussing.....pity. George II Jan 2016 #80

Sooo clever? Who could have seen that coming! merrily Jan 2016 #81

Almost like someone's trying to prod you into a hide by getting you to post links. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #86

Nah. Never. merrily Jan 2016 #89

That would be so shocking Oilwellian Jan 2016 #112

Wouldn't it though? :) beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #114

George would never do something like that! BeanMusical Jan 2016 #121

Some people always say that whenever bigotry is brought up. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #84

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I'm not stalking you. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #92

But, you responded to me first....."happy"????? George II Jan 2016 #96

It's also intolerant to spread stereotypes about atheists. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #97

Thanks for the offer, beamie, but I really don't need advice or links from someone..... George II Jan 2016 #102

Link to my "anti-Christian, anti-Catholic, anti-Muslim, and anti-Semitic" posts? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #105

Guess the claim was all mirrors and smoke screens? merrily Jan 2016 #119

I admit that I am extremely vocal about religious bigots. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #120

You aren't remotely anti-Semitic. Behind the Aegis Jan 2016 #126

Thank you for saying that! beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #128

Which is why I said it! Behind the Aegis Jan 2016 #129

FYI: JTFrog Jan 2016 #123

Actually, it's been defined on this thread, in the OP and more than one reply. merrily Jan 2016 #93

I wanted to ask where on DU these bigoted posts are -- GD-P, one of the groups? betsuni Jan 2016 #100

I have alerted on some of 840high Jan 2016 #125

they're back to the old "AAs feel threatened/disrespected at Sanders rallies" MisterP Jan 2016 #74

The person who "warms up his audiences is African American. BLM approved his racial justice platform merrily Jan 2016 #87

My far better half was born in the same hospital Obama was Akamai Jan 2016 #76

Yes, birtherism is bigotry, period, when someone is born in the US, as was Obama. merrily Jan 2016 #98

It is absolutely shameful for Democrats to be acting like Republicans in this fashion. liberal_at_heart Jan 2016 #91

See. I don't care what religion he does or doesn't practice. He's a good and smart guy. The Wielding Truth Jan 2016 #94

Bernie sure is a good and smart guy. Couldn't agree more. merrily Jan 2016 #99

Well clearly we have misinformants in our midsts. nt retrowire Jan 2016 #104

Kick and R BeanMusical Jan 2016 #122

It could backfire. Liberty Belle Jan 2016 #127

The stuff thrown at Obama didn't cost him the primary or the general. merrily Jan 2016 #133

That's really inappropriate. nt ucrdem Jan 2016 #130