2016 Postmortem

madfloridian

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71. Thank you for that.

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 04:25 PM

Mar 2016

I have had the kind of week that is a nightmare....culminating in the loss of my computer for 3 days. The kind of week where something breaks down every day....

My computer tech was here Monday, said it was even a puzzler to him but he got me up and running again.

But with all that it's like my thought processes changed. Something hit me. It's like the way the party has treated me as an outsider because I support Bernie, but they still want my vote and my money. It's like the way the Hillary campaign and surrogates started the racism issue against Bernie when none existed at all. It just all hit me that we keep doing the same things over and over and getting the same rightward drift.

I feel rebellious, and that is not like me. But it has a liberating feel to it.

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Tough on crime a main policy of Clintons. Hypocritical for them to attack Bernie on his vote. [View all] madfloridian Feb 2016 OP

Thank you for this important thread, my dear madfloridian. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #1

Well.... madfloridian Mar 2016 #69

I may be nicer publicly........... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #70

Thank you for that. madfloridian Mar 2016 #71

spoke loudly against yet voted for it anyway? no profile in courage award for that move nt msongs Feb 2016 #2

And the Clintons loved it, pushed it, took pride in it. "Incarcerating a country." madfloridian Feb 2016 #4

evidently sanders loved it too since he voted for it. he voted for it when he could have voted no nt msongs Feb 2016 #5

A hypocritical comment. A huge huge difference.... madfloridian Feb 2016 #6

Sometimes you hold your nose and vote for something because it's better than the alternative. kcass1954 Feb 2016 #52

I know you know better so why side with the Clintons that wanted to imprison those that rhett o rick Feb 2016 #17

You mean the crime bills Bernie voted for BainsBane Feb 2016 #25

Why should Sanders have voted against the Violence Against Women Act and the jeff47 Feb 2016 #28

I see you've missed the latest BainsBane Feb 2016 #32

I see you didn't read your own article. jeff47 Feb 2016 #33

You missed the point BainsBane Feb 2016 #57

Turning that around, why should Hillary Clinton be blamed for the Violence Against Women Act... George II Feb 2016 #62

You'd have to describe something that actually "works" for it to work both ways. jeff47 Feb 2016 #68

So let's see if we can guess your point. I think you agree that the bill was devistating to rhett o rick Feb 2016 #55

I think the 99 % and AAs BainsBane Feb 2016 #56

I am not sure why you think it appropriate to claim that I am wealthy. You don't know me. rhett o rick Feb 2016 #59

There is indeed a stark difference BainsBane Feb 2016 #60

Beautifully said. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #61

+1 MaggieD Feb 2016 #64

How sad that some choose to worship the Wealthy. The Oligarchy doesn't love you. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #65

Don't let the election get you down, Rhett BainsBane Feb 2016 #66

The way bills are written Milliesmom Feb 2016 #22

Yes, here is Bernie speaking about that issue and you can bet if he had voted against the bill Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #42

Why should Sanders have voted against the Violence Against Women Act and the jeff47 Feb 2016 #26

If he voted against it... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #58

Not really an attack, but an emphasis on the truth KingFlorez Feb 2016 #3

Baloney...that is obviously NOT what I am saying. madfloridian Feb 2016 #8

So you wouldn't have said Sanders was pro-rape or against women if he had voted against it? That Guy 888 Feb 2016 #24

kick for you.... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #7

Appreciate the kick. It won't get many recs at all. So many have me on ignore. madfloridian Feb 2016 #9

Always sun rises... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #10

I don't have you on ignore. Kick. jhart3333 Feb 2016 #15

Thanks Madfloridian...excellent post. haikugal Feb 2016 #11

Agree madflo, and he didn't vote for this, Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #12

You stated it so much better then I did in my post. Milliesmom Feb 2016 #23

No...More...Clintons. SoapBox Feb 2016 #13

Is their anyone naive enough to claim they aren't hypocrites. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #14

Clinton being hypocritical? Stop the presses! (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #16

Bernie is on the record - clear as can be - and the accusation from ClintonWorld is subterfuge. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #18

It is rovian nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #37

"But he did it too!" FangedNoumenom Feb 2016 #19

Oh you can always count on them to be hypocritical. You bank on it. Nyan Feb 2016 #20

I wasn't aware First Ladies signed legislation BainsBane Feb 2016 #29

She promoted the Crime Bill in the media. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #38

Exactly, thank you! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #49

K&R liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #21

Bernie made it a campaign issue BainsBane Feb 2016 #27

More baloney. Of course it's okay to discuss his votes, ALSO okay to discuss Clinton hypocrisy. madfloridian Feb 2016 #31

Her buddy DWS is in the times clamoring for more pot smokers in prison. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #30

I am supporting Tim Canova for Congress in Florida's 23rd silvershadow Feb 2016 #35

Me, too. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #48

It was an insane right-wing policy, brought to us by the Third Way and President Clinton. silvershadow Feb 2016 #34

That is becuase either many of these folks do not undersatand how these votes happen nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #36

Wow. That was electrifying. delrem Feb 2016 #39

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #40

Don't forget his speech about the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, this is why he voted for it: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #41

A beautiful, passionate speech. senz Feb 2016 #43

He wasn't putting on a show for cameras, nothing staged or planned. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #45

It's always from the heart with him. senz Feb 2016 #46

Have a good night my friend. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #47

Clinton hypocrisy in blaming him for making a difficult choice. senz Feb 2016 #44

The dirty Clinton campaign could care less. Broward Feb 2016 #50

K&R. You are correct madfloridian. Thanks. n/t ms liberty Feb 2016 #51

No one has "attacked" Bernie for his vote. He and his supporters are attacked for their hypocrisy. Jitter65 Feb 2016 #53

That is called denial, pure and simple. madfloridian Feb 2016 #54

Jeanette Johnson-Jing is on a roll Babel_17 Feb 2016 #63

Kick azmom Feb 2016 #67