2016 Postmortem

Lizzie Poppet

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40. That's because Sanders isn't despicable.

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:03 PM

Mar 2016

If Hillary were a person of character, honesty, and grace, she could still be the same center-right Democrat she is now, and I wouldn't have the harsh things to say about her that I do. I'd still choose Bernie (because I'm a progressive...), but I'd have no reason to slam her.

But that's not who she is. Her too-centrist, too-corporate politics are why I don't vote for her; her nasty character is why I can't stand her and have plenty to say along those lines.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] grasswire Mar 2016 OP

You know this is a Democratic website? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #1

Yes. This person must have sneaked past security... RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #6

Funny, I've noticed the exact opposite with criticism of Bernie. vdogg Mar 2016 #29

What did Senator Sanders say? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #59

yaller seems to be loud PatrynXX Mar 2016 #106

Member since 2002 and over 45K posts, that's some deep cover trolling bigbrother05 Mar 2016 #147

I assumed a sarcasm smilie wasn't necessary. n/t RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #149

It wasn't, that's why I was joining in the laughter n/t bigbrother05 Mar 2016 #158

Ah yes! The ambiguity of the Internets! RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #159

the person you're addressing has been here 12 years longer and 40,000+ posts more azurnoir Mar 2016 #12

Right, that's why I didn't reply. I'm way to short on post counts. oasis Mar 2016 #32

just don't bernie anything azurnoir Mar 2016 #39

Ow! Pottery Barn rules apply here. oasis Mar 2016 #116

well except even Pottery Barn doesn't follow Pottery Barn rules azurnoir Mar 2016 #121

Who's a fella gonna believe you or, Colin Powell? oasis Mar 2016 #122

about pottery barn? don't know azurnoir Mar 2016 #125

That's Pottery Bern! nt PonyUp Mar 2016 #126

WTF are you to tell a long time DUer such a thing? Oilwellian Mar 2016 #19

Are you telling me you don't like what I'm saying? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #43

The Democratic nominee you say. TM99 Mar 2016 #49

I have math skills. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #86

It isn't about making me happy, it is about TM99 Mar 2016 #93

There ya go. colorado_ufo Mar 2016 #97

If you're including the super delegates in that count... davidthegnome Mar 2016 #105

That's a good start. But... A Simple Game Mar 2016 #146

ALL the votes green917 Mar 2016 #167

No, you're picking and choosing which votes to count now. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #173

please show me the 25 year old rightwing propaganda. grasswire Mar 2016 #51

So what happened? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #61

Henry Kissinger Depaysement Mar 2016 #66

Well played Fairgo Mar 2016 #73

Thank you Depaysement Mar 2016 #137

for the win! green917 Mar 2016 #168

LOL, 3000 posts, well that tells it all. nt Logical Mar 2016 #89

Am I sensing a certain snobbery here? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #92

There are a lot of last word types here. svpadgham Mar 2016 #110

Wait Gwhittey Mar 2016 #127

WTF? 840high Mar 2016 #48

Wow! revbones Mar 2016 #53

grasswire has been here since 2002 . . . markpkessinger Mar 2016 #67

I've been here a lot longer than 2002. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #82

Your profile says you joined in 2014 . . . markpkessinger Mar 2016 #84

What are you talking about? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #91

Your comment wasn't about the Clintons . . . markpkessinger Mar 2016 #94

LOL, yes, that is why Bernie is so popular. We are democrats! nt Logical Mar 2016 #88

I like the little "d." yallerdawg Mar 2016 #96

LOL, it's called a typo, but you whine a lot. Nt Logical Mar 2016 #101

Criticism and dissent... davidthegnome Mar 2016 #100

Listening to her "literally made me want to puke." yallerdawg Mar 2016 #107

yeah except well when it's a Conservative running the party PatrynXX Mar 2016 #103

That doesn't mean Democratic politicians can't be criticized on the site. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #117

why start something you know you can't finish stupidicus Mar 2016 #145

A lot of us agree with him. And if we leave DU, there won't be much left of it. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #157

When you all leave... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #161

Yes we know. What was your point? It sounded to me as if you were saying that Democrats sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #164

If THIS is front page material at a Democratic website... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #166

This Democrat among millions of others GET that the Party does not want us in the party so thanks sabrina 1 Mar 2016 #170

Hillary Wins Super Tuesday And The Nomination! onehandle Mar 2016 #2

LOL! Maybe, if she isn't indicted first.... peacebird Mar 2016 #9

Rightwing talking point. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #83

Actually I am a lifelong Dem, voted Dem for the past 41 years & it is MY concern. peacebird Mar 2016 #129

Hillary is running a love and unity campaign for months now. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #3

UM this is a serious post right? Armstead Mar 2016 #5

Surely you will provide evidence of your claims. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #7

In other words "leave the Donald ALONE!!!!" emulatorloo Mar 2016 #17

and give her money. 840high Mar 2016 #50

+1 Lucinda Mar 2016 #28

Love of money? Unity of bankers and lobbyists? I see. Thanks! n.t revbones Mar 2016 #55

I don't do that to myself anymore. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #4

Heard it, the whole "love & kindness" bit made me want to puke, considering her mentors. Kissinger? peacebird Mar 2016 #8

Kissinger? Was it sweet love & kindness that had BillyBoy breaking election law by blocking polls? peacebird Mar 2016 #130

We could use more "love and kindness" right here. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #10

Hillary is right. This world could use more love and kindness.....here's a hug.... Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #11

Then maybe she should stop pushing for less love and kindness for those polly7 Mar 2016 #124

Here. Listen to it all. More Peace and kindness. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #13

I will pass on watching it... Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #20

I made it through nearly 2 minutes with great difficulty arikara Mar 2016 #123

Amazing. Made another poster sick and you had great difficulty. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #128

I find it hard to listen to her most of the time, Nyan Mar 2016 #14

It was aimed at Trump's campaign of Hate & Divisiveness emulatorloo Mar 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Nyan Mar 2016 #23

Bernie went after Trump as well in his VT speech. emulatorloo Mar 2016 #24

Do you ever,ever see OPs like this about Sanders sufrommich Mar 2016 #16

I agree. Beacool Mar 2016 #27

Sums it up right there. Sometimes I think I wandered into Free Republic by accident anigbrowl Mar 2016 #37

Bingo wryter2000 Mar 2016 #155

Oh, yes, definitely. Why can't we all just get along like these 2 lovebirds: Herman4747 Mar 2016 #79

That's because Sanders isn't despicable. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #40

Hillary is not despicable. Beacool Mar 2016 #44

Well, clearly "your mileage varies." Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #46

No. Because he has not 840high Mar 2016 #54

I did. Hundreds of them. Daily. But now i've scrubbed it pretty clean. 2banon Mar 2016 #118

Her mouth says love, peace and unity while her campaign style says: Dragonfli Mar 2016 #18

I'm amazed that the same campaign that made so much hay out of accusations of sexism Marr Mar 2016 #36

I wonder why Hillary Supporters don't take issue with David Brock? 2banon Mar 2016 #120

Ayup. AzDar Mar 2016 #21

Perfect description of her. CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #22

have only heard and seen snippets of a few of her speeches; can't abide to watch; my husband watched amborin Mar 2016 #25

Yeah, that must be why more people are voting for her than her opponent. Beacool Mar 2016 #26

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people". Fuddnik Mar 2016 #31

Her new theme song? Press Virginia Mar 2016 #30

My husband switched the channel ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #33

She does have a way to make your stomach turn. PonyUp Mar 2016 #38

Yes, we just turn her off. nt slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #87

We do too MissDeeds Mar 2016 #102

Makes it hard to press that button for her if she wins the nomination ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #113

I mute her. And go do something else, like dishes. grasswire Mar 2016 #41

Or laundry :) Never believed Clinton on the NAFTA trade agreement ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #90

Love your post Carolina Mar 2016 #133

Pssst... Hey grasswire... Over Here: WillyT Mar 2016 #34

Way to go WillyT and Grasswire!!! erlewyne Mar 2016 #153

She's a bad actress with an uncritical fanclub. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #35

A "fanclub" of millions of people who will win her the nomination Beacool Mar 2016 #45

That's why I have been calling Hillary supporters "zombies". DrBulldog Mar 2016 #42

Fact-averse n/t revbones Mar 2016 #58

I don't understand why 840high Mar 2016 #62

I suspect $ is involved somehow. Vincardog Mar 2016 #74

We've got our own authoritarians on the left, and most of them seem to be party loyalists. Marr Mar 2016 #141

My reaction was - 840high Mar 2016 #47

My reaction was mute button BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #57

And all those fake accents her fans swoon over. Blech! PonyUp Mar 2016 #76

. PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #52

To make that kind of a statement about Loki Mar 2016 #56

Well said,Loki. sufrommich Mar 2016 #63

Agreed. PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #70

You mad, bro? PonyUp Mar 2016 #78

Do you know how to read someone's profile PhonyUP? Loki Mar 2016 #135

Awww...name spin-offs. How cute. We used to do that in elementary school. n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #138

Call me bro because you Loki Mar 2016 #139

Maybe the poster was confused by your name. Loki was male. panader0 Mar 2016 #150

Confused? Loki Mar 2016 #151

No, they are not mad. Sick. Darb Mar 2016 #178

Thank you, Loki. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #80

Is this acceptable by the Brock/Clinton campaign ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #85

When you react in the way that a right wing shill Loki Mar 2016 #136

Excellent post Dem2 Mar 2016 #115

Amen to that wryter2000 Mar 2016 #156

She's still plagiarizing Sanders ... Myrina Mar 2016 #60

^^^^ nt grasswire Mar 2016 #71

No, you've got it wrong BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #72

Please, can't we just get along? Both sides have been too quick to pounce. raging moderate Mar 2016 #64

and maybe there are really fairies and gnomes. grasswire Mar 2016 #69

And there's 30 years of evidence BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #75

I would add to your last sentence by saying, ...and the smartest Democrats! Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #65

Those polls are pretty bad. Cobalt Violet Mar 2016 #68

Surely you've seen this? abelenkpe Mar 2016 #77

That is hilarious BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #81

Van Jones said on CNN after her speech that if he read the words he would think that was a Bernie jillan Mar 2016 #95

!!! nt slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #98

Meeting with the lobbyists after giving that speech... davidthegnome Mar 2016 #99

Careful with that eyerolling. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #114

I had an old boss who said the same about Obama bhikkhu Mar 2016 #104

thanks for the condescension. grasswire Mar 2016 #109

The fact is that Sanders and Clinton agree on most important issues bhikkhu Mar 2016 #112

+1 ucrdem Mar 2016 #134

What website is this? oberliner Mar 2016 #108

Democrats who want Democratic leaders to actually BE Democrats. /nt RiverLover Mar 2016 #131

That's part of her stump speech. Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #111

nobody should be surprised by this, the same hatred against older black people JI7 Mar 2016 #119

I feel likewise Carolina Mar 2016 #132

me, me, me, me, me, me grasswire Mar 2016 #142

I wanted to pull out my old Bush nerf toys to throw at the TV. CrispyQ Mar 2016 #140

oh thanks for the memory grasswire Mar 2016 #163

Authenticity is impossible to create where none exists. NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #143

I'm voting for Bernie Sanders. I am an old Democrat. erlewyne Mar 2016 #144

So dramatic! But it would be more believable if it was just a little more subtle. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #148

With you on this. chapdrum Mar 2016 #152

Lord please tell me when this crap is going to be over eom wryter2000 Mar 2016 #154

Did she scream? She always screams her speeches. left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #160

me too. grasswire Mar 2016 #162

Agree 1000% ReallyIAmAnOptimist Mar 2016 #165

Grass, you hear sanctimonious, sugary where we hear honest sincerity. Nitram Mar 2016 #169

Apparently you have not encountered the facts... grasswire Mar 2016 #172

P.S. grasswire Mar 2016 #174

self righteous crap jcgoldie Mar 2016 #171

If you don't like Democrats why post here? MaggieD Mar 2016 #175

what a revolting comment. grasswire Mar 2016 #176

What a crock. Darb Mar 2016 #177

time to take away Hillaryans chew toy. grasswire Mar 2016 #179