2016 Postmortem

ErisDiscordia

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30. Used as what? An object of Hillarious Imagination?

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The Bernie bro narrative - a cheap false campaign tactic [View all] Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 OP

Yep. Smears. The Clintons are slimemasters. That is documented fact cali Jan 2016 #1

LOL! You think the Clintons came up with BernieBros? Funny how you can't refute the obnoxious KittyWampus Jan 2016 #15

immature internet behavior comes from all sides and movements retrowire Jan 2016 #46

... notadmblnd Jan 2016 #76

as someone who plans to vote o malley DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #67

Very well said, DC. senz Jan 2016 #82

It just seems like a swarm because there are so damn many of us.. frylock Jan 2016 #72

... ismnotwasm Jan 2016 #64

"straight guys who act with entitlement and aggression, such as Paul Krugman" Armstead Jan 2016 #2

Paul Krugman has been swarming blogs, facebook, twitter with nasty, obnoxious comments? KittyWampus Jan 2016 #17

He doesn't have to -- He has a national column and blog to do that Armstead Jan 2016 #18

DING DING DING! beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #23

He doesn't have to. HerbChestnut Jan 2016 #21

I am a 62 year old female. SamKnause Jan 2016 #3

It is a determined effort by the Clinton campaign to Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #6

Which often times seems to backfire nolabels Jan 2016 #20

Excactly. It's a deflection. senz Jan 2016 #83

Just turned 60 on Jan 6, chervilant Jan 2016 #38

Same here. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #53

I had somebody 'accuse' me of being a snort Jan 2016 #61

Fucking A !!!!! SamKnause Jan 2016 #66

This 50-something female is right there with you. Matariki Jan 2016 #73

Isn't "Bernie-bro" and accepted term by the group it represents? Renew Deal Jan 2016 #4

Are the protocols for such nicknames usually the same for those in the group and for those outside Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #8

Generally I would think so Renew Deal Jan 2016 #10

So you think that if you hear a minority group refer to each other in a certain way you are free to Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #48

This is not a minority group. This is a political campaign. Renew Deal Jan 2016 #55

Only in the sense of adopting an insult to defuse it Armstead Jan 2016 #19

That makes sense Renew Deal Jan 2016 #22

Used as what? An object of Hillarious Imagination? ErisDiscordia Jan 2016 #30

You may have seen me use it Z_California Jan 2016 #69

Thanks Renew Deal Jan 2016 #70

Just shows you how desperate they are, they can't run on issues so they resort to cheap shots. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #5

Al Franken would agree with you. Renew Deal Jan 2016 #12

Al Franken's endorsement was met with mild disagreement. frylock Jan 2016 #74

That article cites numbers from Iowa which is not representative of America as a whole. DCBob Jan 2016 #7

I'd say it cites the State that is about to hold an election while the bulk of the other States are Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #9

I would not say national polling is "absurdly speculative". DCBob Jan 2016 #11

A win is a win. A first win shifts the conversation. As you well know, the national politics is libdem4life Jan 2016 #16

The Reality of Bernie Bros and their female counterparts has played out even here on DU. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #13

i got a rebuttal retrowire Jan 2016 #50

n/t SamKnause Jan 2016 #59

C'mon get with it! snort Jan 2016 #65

By demographics I fall into the Bernie Bro category... Docreed2003 Jan 2016 #14

It didn't sound like bragging to me farleftlib Jan 2016 #25

Interesting, Mbrow Jan 2016 #36

kewl farleftlib Jan 2016 #41

Yeah we're certainly an atypical group... Docreed2003 Jan 2016 #44

It will be nice to have Publicly Funded Elections where the campaign season will be only a few Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #24

Amen! ErisDiscordia Jan 2016 #31

Objecting to the name? OK. But trying to deny that Bernie supporters online are DanTex Jan 2016 #26

You have selective visioin. Hillary supporters get plenty of time outs on DU and a few have been PPR Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #34

It's no surprise that juries are tougher on Hillary supporters than Bernie supporters, given that DanTex Jan 2016 #35

That's a silly excuse. Why not own up to the humanity of your own cohort? Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #45

It's not an excuse, it's a fact. And it's obvious. The fact that you can't even bring yourself to DanTex Jan 2016 #47

It's an excuse. Look at your own comments in this thread, your first is a smear of Bernie supporters Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #51

Do you not think that in an 85-15 environment, juries are going to be significantly DanTex Jan 2016 #52

Bullpucky gregcrawford Jan 2016 #62

No. Hillary supporters regularly interrupt peaceful Bernie threads with senz Jan 2016 #84

Krugman and Walsh both said the same sorts of things about Obama and his supporters in 08. Bluenorthwest Jan 2016 #27

Righteous! JimDandy Jan 2016 #68

Everything but the issues, as she looks more like a Republican everyday . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2016 #28

It's extremely sexist and points out the rank hypocrisy of so many CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #29

It's also extremely untrue, ditto! ErisDiscordia Jan 2016 #32

"....the Wall-Street-enriched, multiple-war-advocating, despot-embracing Hillary Clinton.." m-lekktor Jan 2016 #33

Considering Sanders marched with MLK it could easily be misunderstood as a racist attack. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #37

The plutocrats needed new packaging for their product. jalan48 Jan 2016 #39

Im a 65 year old woman thinking with my head Nanjeanne Jan 2016 #40

I agree Nanjeanne. Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #79

Excellent opinion piece. blackspade Jan 2016 #42

Stuff like this makes it seem like Karl Rove is advising Hillary's campaign nichomachus Jan 2016 #43

Corporations don't care if you're a Democrat or a Republican. RufusTFirefly Jan 2016 #49

There was that same kind of problem back in 1770's nolabels Jan 2016 #58

You guys can really dish it out, but you just can't take it. Nitram Jan 2016 #54

I get it...you don't like it pandr32 Jan 2016 #56

A great piece. n/t DirkGently Jan 2016 #57

Boys! Ick! nt lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #60

and they get by with this sexist crap but, god forbid if it goes the other way around. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #63

Yes exactly. You can tell how manufactured it is by the language that's used. Matariki Jan 2016 #71

Hordes of Berniebro marauders. frylock Jan 2016 #75

In purple gingham! beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #85

Great job on Greenwald's part in exposing something that was always counterintuitive. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2016 #77

Pres. Obama gets it so much worse from all quarters and one never hears him whine about it. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #78

This thread is just an attempt Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #80

Warren Stupidity Smearer... Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #81

"Bernie Bro" must be the creation of Hillary's highly paid cadre of "aides" senz Jan 2016 #86