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211. I'm ok with getting rid of DWS...
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 10:17 PM
Feb 2016

But our system of government is built on compromise, we don't need a revolution.

What we need is a method of disseminating the ACTUAL republican record. That's where the DNC is failing. Too many people vote republican because they believe they are the party of fiscal responsibility since they're the ones that want to cut spending. Folks believe that the republicans are the party that wants less government, yet they're the ones against marriage equality freedom of religion (other than Christian), and are against choice.

Sure, the democrats could better represent us, but as long as we have people who believe the republican's stupid nonsense, we aren't going to get anywhere. There's too much gerrymandering to take back the House of Representatives, so until people understand that the republicans are the problem, there isn't going to be a sanders revolution.

That's DWS failing, they need to brag up the positives of the democrats instead of constantly begging for money. They need to make videos like Robert Reich does and run TV spots instead of expensive commercials.

We need 'down ticket' victories even worse than we need the White House if any of Sanders agenda is to be advanced.

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Thanks for the article, but for the reasons listed in your OP, I'd rather nominate the guy who polls Joe the Revelator Feb 2016 #1
Polls are everything, especially when it comes from bernies own FB page misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #14
latest poll, if u are voting by poll Cryptoad Feb 2016 #40
This far out, the polls you cite don't mean diddly shit right now. RBInMaine Feb 2016 #57
So better to go with Kall Feb 2016 #124
I'd rather be voting for someone who's you know an actual liberal PatrynXX Feb 2016 #67
And who isn't being investigated by the FBI. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #133
apparently you do not remember the Hoover era. demigoddess Feb 2016 #137
OR being investigated by the FEC for fraud..that's a big red flag!! misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #162
Crickets........... Fla Dem Feb 2016 #173
Agreed And This OP Apparently Could Give A Rat's Ass If Said Candidate Has A Distinct Propensity To CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #190
I want the person the pugs hate less. she will be roguevalley Feb 2016 #152
I'd rather nominate the "gal" who is most qualified. George II Feb 2016 #154
This person gets it workinclasszero Feb 2016 #2
Exactly. Foolish to trust promises without specifics. Hortensis Feb 2016 #27
So you prefer "We have to Study This" Clinton? Armstead Feb 2016 #52
That is honest. Pretending fixes are obvious and easy is not. Hortensis Feb 2016 #72
Yup. The only honest person in this election. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #123
"Honest" has never been a word associated with Hillary in ANY poll. 7962 Feb 2016 #136
Sorry no. HRC will destroy the Democratic Party by dragging it further rightwards. GoneOffShore Feb 2016 #149
Which Dem Party? The true Dem Party lead by HRC, misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #156
Did you actually read what Koch wrote? GoneOffShore Feb 2016 #159
Sanders is Not an FDR Dem. In fact he's never been a Dem at all misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #168
Yeah. Cool story, bro. GoneOffShore Feb 2016 #181
Have you? Koch's on record as saying the only role Hortensis Feb 2016 #194
One Promises Crumbs gordyfl Feb 2016 #153
Lol. oh its a movement alright! misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #157
Just because you stick your fingers in your ears saying "I can't hear you" shawn703 Feb 2016 #61
Hogwash! The OP has never been to Bernie's FB or website! Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #115
That's how it struck me, too... freebrew Feb 2016 #147
Obama didn't have any idea how to run a country either. Yet we're all still here. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #158
Yes, presidents matter Boomer Feb 2016 #3
There's plenty of specifics here, if you just read a little... EmperorHasNoClothes Feb 2016 #4
Exactly. earthside Feb 2016 #11
BINGO earthside secondwind Feb 2016 #51
But according to a post above, she's the ONLY "honest" candidate. 7962 Feb 2016 #134
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #79
I can hear the word "impeachment" now. Loki Feb 2016 #103
Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #116
So you are saying Hillary will have Republican support? zeemike Feb 2016 #160
Amazing the tortured twisting of reality Loki Feb 2016 #172
Hillary Clinton isn't even President yet Aerows Feb 2016 #196
Investigations such as what? Loki Feb 2016 #199
With or without merit Aerows Feb 2016 #200
I won't post what I really think of your comment. Loki Feb 2016 #203
Well I'm not going to sit here and worry Aerows Feb 2016 #204
Well, let's say, I'd probably lose my posting privileges, Loki Feb 2016 #205
If vulgarity is the only way you know Aerows Feb 2016 #206
Whatever. Loki Feb 2016 #207
Do elaborate on the posts I've made about Benghazi Aerows Feb 2016 #208
How about the knee-deep in investigations? Loki Feb 2016 #209
*That* is your charge? Aerows Feb 2016 #210
The specifics aren't realistic... Blanks Feb 2016 #94
I don't understand this thinking NJCher Feb 2016 #144
I'm ok with getting rid of DWS... Blanks Feb 2016 #211
He got a hell of a lot more legislation passed Nevernose Feb 2016 #175
So let us bring back the Disastrous Duo that has so many people upset. Let them continue policies Skwmom Feb 2016 #5
Her policies are great for ISIS too, her foreign policy will grow ISIS membership. JRLeft Feb 2016 #13
She is a walking, talking, disaster on foreign policy. Skwmom Feb 2016 #17
A ground war is a certainty if she or another republican is president. JRLeft Feb 2016 #21
It all... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #29
DUzy farleftlib Feb 2016 #105
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #132
HRC is pissed. pissed the proles dare question her coronation. exactly what does camp weather vane berningman Feb 2016 #6
Have you bothered looking for specifics? Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #7
Ummm..bernies own economist is voting for Hillary Clinton. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #20
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #23
Yes, the fattest Wallet in town agrees with Sanders..the Koch Birchers!! misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #32
You don't agree with that? Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #35
Thats great if you want a Bircher Society. Which is the goal of the Kochs. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #59
Hillary Clinton is the face of abject corruption. Her backers are lobbyists who control the party. earthshine Feb 2016 #93
Nope. The Koch Birchers for Bernie is THEE machine. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #99
Please provide specific source. earthshine Feb 2016 #121
Sure he does. Because if he told the truth of who he represents.. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #129
Okay, I understand now why you posted it. earthshine Feb 2016 #139
I agree with this statement: Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #101
Then vote for the candidate backed by the Koch Bircher$ misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #112
He agrees with Bernie on only one issue. That issue is a reality. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #120
no no no - you are listening to the machine SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #76
Haaahaaahaa Ya, well when his narrative is parroted by the greedy Koch Birchers, misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #78
singing the meme of the day shows that you can not see clearly SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #85
Lol. Yup lots of suppressed voices since the Koch Bircher Teaparty toppled the GOP misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #90
so silly SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #91
Mr. Highwasted, put down that crack pipe. Gary 50 Feb 2016 #143
A much bigger issue: Who precisely is Goldman Sachs voting for? Herman4747 Feb 2016 #54
Well its not Hillary Clinton. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #73
And Goldman Sachs shows just how much they hate Hillary... Herman4747 Feb 2016 #77
Hundreds of thousands to what? misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #84
You need more proof that she accepted their money? Mind numbing. nt earthshine Feb 2016 #97
Accepted their money for what? misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #106
She should release the transcripts so we can know for sure. earthshine Feb 2016 #118
Nor do you care whats in them. As long as its a meme to assume & slander misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #188
Sorry you're so upset. Try not taking it personally. earthshine Feb 2016 #192
you said it perfectly: "Accepted their money for what?"...Jesus Christ and a couple of cousins... islandmkl Feb 2016 #183
Haahaa..i don't know what they got and neither do you.. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #186
it isn't the content of the speeches, you do realize that don't you? islandmkl Feb 2016 #195
Who is that? Last I heard Sanders hadn't told anyone who his "economic advisors" are yet. George II Feb 2016 #155
Friedman makes plain that his support for Clinton is more in regard to issues other than. . . indivisibleman Feb 2016 #174
Ho. Lee. Shit. THAT's just... Good Lord. How does anyone recover from something like that? Number23 Feb 2016 #198
wonderful rtracey Feb 2016 #81
Bernie is a far better bet to win in November than Hillary. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #117
and rtracey Feb 2016 #130
well good thing we have One Dem candidate raising campaign funds misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #148
Unless we get meaningful campaign finance reform. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #166
Unyil the end of 2016 when HRC in in power & the Koch influence is gone misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #169
Hillary will increase the Koch influence. She claims money does not influence policy. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #178
Then shouldn't the next President at least try to change the conversation Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #165
"Favorability" isn't on the ballot. Besides.... George II Feb 2016 #161
This graphic is old so the numbers should be updated... But.... Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #164
Ummm, yes it is. indivisibleman Feb 2016 #176
If (your candidate) doesn't pass their agenda, then what? demwing Feb 2016 #119
NOPE rtracey Feb 2016 #125
if it doesn't pass it doesn't pass demwing Feb 2016 #135
Wow...now Bernie had no policies at all. LOL! nc4bo Feb 2016 #8
In other words: "It was a great ride, but it's time to get real". oasis Feb 2016 #9
What is Reality? That's the Sprits we need here at MoreScience High Armstead Feb 2016 #55
The rejection of fantasy. nt oasis Feb 2016 #80
In a few decades we'll all be dead. Nothing ultimately matters. That's Reality Armstead Feb 2016 #86
While we're waiting to pass through the pearly gates, we need oasis Feb 2016 #96
Nothing "works. " Systems all fail to entropy.....Haven't you figured that out yet? Armstead Feb 2016 #98
Horseshit. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #10
Ahh the cynical strawman argument, again GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #12
Big money to be made justifying greed. Octafish Feb 2016 #19
This ... NurseJackie Feb 2016 #15
I second that, NJ. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #95
That would literally make you a zero-issue voter. earthshine Feb 2016 #100
lol. Perfect. n/t indivisibleman Feb 2016 #177
Hillary is still as unelectable as she was in 2008. Maybe moreso. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #16
Bernie spews rhetoric pandr32 Feb 2016 #18
I love the Austin Powers reference! redstateblues Feb 2016 #25
Thank you! pandr32 Feb 2016 #63
When his own economist is voting for Hillary..then he's kinda screwed. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #26
Ha-ha! You've got that right! pandr32 Feb 2016 #62
Heh. That's actually a great article. You probably should have read it before using it as an attack. w4rma Feb 2016 #68
Excerpt from James K. Galbraith's letter --- with emphasis added ---> Petrushka Feb 2016 #140
They want you to think like this Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #22
It really... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #31
Bernie has no plan redstateblues Feb 2016 #24
Lol, and Hillary does? Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #50
It's whay Bernie has done his whole life. Sheepshank Feb 2016 #163
Just more of the "repukes wont like him" meme libtodeath Feb 2016 #28
" hearing things again and again" - "But he offers us nothing." SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #30
see post 32. This explains who aligns with Sanders. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #41
I am for Bernie for two main reasons RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #33
I don't like HRC either, but this article is spot on. Many of my black family members that I spoke Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #34
What does she offer beyond platitudes? Armstead Feb 2016 #64
Again, STOP DEFLECTING! I'm not talking about Hillary Clinton. This is about Bernie Sanders. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #75
You should look up his experiences and record as Mayor.... Armstead Feb 2016 #82
You have already shown here, and in other posts, that you are your own person. earthshine Feb 2016 #109
No one will answer that question L_S71 Loki Feb 2016 #113
fake retrowire Feb 2016 #36
It's is getting old and tired isn't it. nt Snotcicles Feb 2016 #74
Exactly ^^^^ n/t indivisibleman Feb 2016 #179
Nice hit piece. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #37
You see what you want to see, so Bernie won't be the candidate for you. Perogie Feb 2016 #38
And Hill offers us nothing... SoapBox Feb 2016 #39
Big money you say? See post 32. There's the problem with your redundant mantra. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #45
Good gawd. Don't be so lazy. Read his details on his web site. DrBulldog Feb 2016 #42
I double checked 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #43
Somebody who shares ur idealogy Cryptoad Feb 2016 #44
Makes ya wonder what his real purpose is in this election. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #49
The superdelegates include many high-powered lobbyists running the party from the inside. earthshine Feb 2016 #111
Oh lord! misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #150
I really don't know what the Koch's are up to. But, for sure, it is no good. earthshine Feb 2016 #193
They gave a pat on the back to bernies "big money in politics", misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #213
Nope Bernie doesn't know how to lead Armstead Feb 2016 #58
Excellent piece, and this summary "villainy and grand goals" R B Garr Feb 2016 #46
I don't think Hillary's "Cut it out" policy is the one I want, no matter how bi-partisan its appeal. jalan48 Feb 2016 #47
So he went from blind admirer to blind basher Armstead Feb 2016 #48
He evolved. n/t sarge43 Feb 2016 #56
Devolved -- "I love his ideas, but he won't hold my hand." Armstead Feb 2016 #60
Hillary's gonna SAVE THE WORLD! with her Supreme Court appointee! AlbertCat Feb 2016 #53
The author doesn't think that Bernie would appoint good SC judges? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #65
Sounds like a bullshit hit piece... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #66
I could have written that piece myself rock Feb 2016 #69
idk dewd...i just want big changes, not just a lil tilt left CarrieLynne Feb 2016 #70
I understand your excitement and passion. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #108
not 'he'.....US CarrieLynne Feb 2016 #212
Oooooooo ... GeorgeGist Feb 2016 #71
Nice account. Polling indicates there are millions of similar, but opposite stories to be told too. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2016 #83
Maybe Hillary would appoint Jamie Dimon, would that ring your bells, OP? greymouse Feb 2016 #87
And Bernie can appt both Koch Birchers ..ya know..to get big money out of gov't.. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #92
Hillary will not win against Trump yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #88
lose one gain ten UglyGreed Feb 2016 #89
About this... I hate liars Feb 2016 #102
Bernie does have specifics about how his programs will be paid for Akamai Feb 2016 #104
First, his programs must get passed by Congress. That's why they are DOA. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #114
Right. Because the Repugs love Hillary so very much, sarge43 Feb 2016 #122
Well it helps to contribute campaign funds to bring a Dem Legislature to support your Presidency. misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #171
So, Hillary brings Goldman Handcuffs to the DNC, which she then funnels to her own campaign. w4rma Feb 2016 #182
Bernie has said repeatedly that he thinks a revolution has to happen for him to be elected -- Yes!!! Akamai Feb 2016 #128
What a load of crap. californiabernin Feb 2016 #107
Predictably Spreading Establishment FUD - Meme Number 49 cantbeserious Feb 2016 #110
Aside from the dismissive ad hominem attack against Sanders sulphurdunn Feb 2016 #126
Okay then. Nyan Feb 2016 #127
How 'bout no. Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #131
Cool story bro Z_California Feb 2016 #138
Since Bernie performs better against all GOP candidates than Hillary, I hope you enjoy Ted Cruz' jillan Feb 2016 #141
Seriously hard to believe you were ever really for Sander's if you believe he offers nothing... raindaddy Feb 2016 #142
Judging by the poll trends, it seems to me that a lot more Hillary supporters are changing to Bernie Live and Learn Feb 2016 #145
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, But yours is a moment of clarity for us all.. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #146
lol.."everyone is entitled to their opinion...but yours" misterhighwasted Feb 2016 #170
Derp. Phlem Feb 2016 #151
Seriously?!! Either you don't think clearly or you are posing as someone who changed their mind. indivisibleman Feb 2016 #167
This interview of Les Leopold is slightly more lucid... Agony Feb 2016 #180
Wonderful analysis Wyldwolf! lunamagica Feb 2016 #184
throughout these threads I notice a fairly recent, concerted effort to establish a new meme: islandmkl Feb 2016 #185
Thanks for the great article!! Beacool Feb 2016 #187
You've posted this before and its just a repeat of an article from a couple weeks ago INdemo Feb 2016 #189
Really? wyldwolf Feb 2016 #191
uponit777 has brilliantly declared that "the revolution is a temper tantrum" Number23 Feb 2016 #197
I have experience. I'll be ready on day one. I have experience I'll be ready on day one bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #201
That's a really good example of someone who likes the status quo... aikoaiko Feb 2016 #202
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