2016 Postmortem

Peace Patriot

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16. His message is NOT "broken"--but the Corporate Media is!

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:02 PM

Mar 2016

You should know this if you are a Clinton supporter. 24/7 TRUMP, TRUMP, TRUMP. They CREATED his candidacy--and have black-holed Sanders', a Democratic candidacy, and did little better by Clinton. TRUMP, TRUMP, TRUMP--that's all you're gonna hear from now on. Clinton has significant advantages outside of media attention, so she may weather it--while Sanders has all along been black-holed along with other significant handicaps. One of them is that the Corporate Media doesn't do IDEAS. They DON'T WANT people to think about single payer, for instance. And they certainly won't hear about Corporate/billionaire control of our political process before Citizens' United and much worse now. They just black-hole the issues that matter. It won't matter if Clinton raises issues or not; she will be treated like a horse in 'horserace' and as a footnote to TRUMP, TRUMP, TRUMP!

Why don't you get on THIS issue, instead of dissing the millions of people who want single payer or publicly funded elections, or free public college tuition like we had in the '60s and '70s?

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It's not just about putting Bernie in the White House. It's about much more! [View all] pat_k Mar 2016 OP

Thanks for the Nelson Mandela quote. I love to look to past leaders and past liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #1

Bernie should donate downballot. It would help. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #2

Like Hillary? Running a political Ponzi scheme to circumvent campaign contribution laws? Human101948 Apr 2016 #28

Yes.....and it's completely hypocritical of the BS campaign to complain msanthrope Apr 2016 #29

By getting in bed with lobbyists? Human101948 Apr 2016 #30

Monsanto paid Mr. Devine lots of cash....you don't seem to have a problem msanthrope Apr 2016 #31

Tad Devine is not my candidate... Human101948 Apr 2016 #32

No...Tad just manages your candiate. nt msanthrope Apr 2016 #33

Would settle for a new Sherriff in town One_Life_To_Give Mar 2016 #3

That's the challenge. Can 'the movement' outlast "the Bernie Sanders' campaign"? HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #4

Action often begets action. pat_k Mar 2016 #6

Health means this is almost certainly my last general election HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #7

I am so sorry to hear this. Your inspiring words are a gift. pat_k Mar 2016 #8

We will go back to issues politics and leave the names to themselves. artislife Mar 2016 #11

Man...I thought I was dying...had cancer angstlessk Mar 2016 #24

It's bernie who has to make his case for his run for President... dubyadiprecession Mar 2016 #5

His message is definitely not broken lunatica Mar 2016 #9

His message is NOT "broken"--but the Corporate Media is! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #16

Not showing up to vote is not "fighting " hack89 Mar 2016 #10

Who said anything about not showing up to vote? pat_k Mar 2016 #12

Talking about Bernie 's failure in the primaries hack89 Mar 2016 #14

You see his amazing successes as failures. I do not. 'nough said. (nt) pat_k Mar 2016 #15

A revolution cannot be sustained by a small slice of society hack89 Mar 2016 #18

A revolution cannot be sustained without a leader who offers hope, Clinton tells us why we cannot .. slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #22

Bernie's problem is a lack of revolutionaries hack89 Mar 2016 #23

Going all the way to the convention is smart FreedomRain Mar 2016 #13

Great points! (nt) pat_k Mar 2016 #17

FBI leaks, delegate riots, Central American uprisings ... MisterP Mar 2016 #20

Thank you! Inspiring piece about perseverance, hope and making new alliances along the way slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #19

Well done! beltanefauve Mar 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author pat_k Apr 2016 #25

Excellent post PatK ! I stand with you in this movement. jillan Apr 2016 #26

I agree. Immobility is part of the shock response. Many remain more or less immobilized, but a force highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #27