2016 Postmortem

DCBob

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58. Not the "end of the world".. just the end of Bernie.

Reply to CoffeeCat (Reply #54)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:36 PM

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Bernie bails on AIPAC [View all] DCBob Mar 2016 OP

They should let him do a video bravenak Mar 2016 #1

He just hasn't got what is needed to be our president. cwydro Mar 2016 #51

I agree bravenak Mar 2016 #53

And the walking out on interviews... cwydro Mar 2016 #60

It just looks bad. bravenak Mar 2016 #66

I was a long time Hillary supporter. cwydro Mar 2016 #78

I was ready to fully support him bravenak Mar 2016 #83

Perfectly put. cwydro Mar 2016 #91

'The solutions are impractical and unachievable.'... RiverNoord Mar 2016 #100

He does not have the ability to get it done bravenak Mar 2016 #102

Bernie Sanders' legislative record is vastly more impressive than that of Senator Hillary Clinton's RiverNoord Mar 2016 #118

Oh? bravenak Mar 2016 #121

'Hardcore?' Are we street gangs fighting over who gets to hang out on an intersection? RiverNoord Mar 2016 #131

What??? RiverNoord Mar 2016 #94

He's holding campaign events instead. How is that "giving up"? arcane1 Mar 2016 #2

Good grief... this is a big event. DCBob Mar 2016 #3

Um, campaign events are generally planned around primaries, etc. Not random. arcane1 Mar 2016 #9

FYI.. Bernie is toast.. he is not going win the nomination. DCBob Mar 2016 #12

So you say. You're wrong, and your opinion is just that. arcane1 Mar 2016 #16

Well anyone who has looked and understands the math knows this is over. DCBob Mar 2016 #52

Why waste your time with this guy? pangaia Mar 2016 #56

That hurts my feelings. DCBob Mar 2016 #70

Seriously. I'd be better off talking to a pinecone. n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #146

Heard by millions of West Bank colonists no less. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #31

Oh please CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #54

Not the "end of the world".. just the end of Bernie. DCBob Mar 2016 #58

Actually, it's not Bob CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #69

No doubt Bernie will trudge on. DCBob Mar 2016 #71

Actually, speaking against AIPAC would be the bigger opportunity JackRiddler Mar 2016 #61

Exactly. DCBob Mar 2016 #62

Oh so pandering to AIPAC, which is a lobbying group, is more choie Mar 2016 #104

Who said anything about pandering?? DCBob Mar 2016 #105

I say it's pandering... choie Mar 2016 #114

So if he speaks his mind will they just yank him off the stage? DCBob Mar 2016 #115

Come on - - choie Mar 2016 #116

He should go for it. DCBob Mar 2016 #120

I'm sure you would love that... choie Mar 2016 #122

Wow - what a brainwash. What can we ever hope to achieve RiverNoord Mar 2016 #124

Make a statement. DCBob Mar 2016 #125

Looks petty. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #28

Don't overuse that now. JackRiddler Mar 2016 #65

So what? His loyalty is to the United States. Octafish Mar 2016 #4

Yes, and same for Hillary. DCBob Mar 2016 #10

Is the event going to be about which party presses their face R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #55

Bernie is sooo bad. He offereed because of conflict of schedule to do it by bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #5

If he is willing to do a video.. he should have done it in person. DCBob Mar 2016 #15

+100000. eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #117

It was courageous of Bernie to avoid AIPAC. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #6

He should have gone into the "lion's den" and spoke his mind. DCBob Mar 2016 #24

Seems like someone took offense... chervilant Mar 2016 #29

But he was "brave" going to Liberty U? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #30

+1 DCBob Mar 2016 #42

he was willing to do a video, which they did not accept virtualobserver Mar 2016 #45

BRAVO !! pangaia Mar 2016 #64

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2016 #103

Ab-solutely right, Ken farleftlib Mar 2016 #40

Damn straight. RiverNoord Mar 2016 #97

Giving up??? RepubliCON-Watch Mar 2016 #7

Are there Dems in here that are supporters of AIPAC over American Voters? DFab420 Mar 2016 #8

Not me.. but whats wrong with speaking at this event? DCBob Mar 2016 #13

Is Likud now synonymous with Israel? Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #11

GOod for Bernie Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #14

Bernie has about a zero chance of winning this thing. DCBob Mar 2016 #18

Bernie has to win the caucuses in Idaho and Utah and Wash. He's been pointing to them for weeks. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #17

He can win them but it wont matter.. its over. DCBob Mar 2016 #20

Climate change and the sixth global mass-extinction event is happening now SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #41

As usual, the slight distortions of the truth make it look TM99 Mar 2016 #19

In person would be much more effective.. no? DCBob Mar 2016 #21

Why? TM99 Mar 2016 #23

For obvious reasons. DCBob Mar 2016 #25

Hardly obvious. TM99 Mar 2016 #35

Why waste time with this guy. pangaia Mar 2016 #68

That hurts. DCBob Mar 2016 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #85

Save your breath and risk of alerts. It's hopeless. MerryBlooms Mar 2016 #34

I don't care about their alerts. TM99 Mar 2016 #37

LOL... DCBob Mar 2016 #39

:P MerryBlooms Mar 2016 #95

Good for Bernie re: AIPAC. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #22

I happen to disagree NWCorona Mar 2016 #26

Why not? DCBob Mar 2016 #43

LOL! When do Israelis vote for Bernie? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #27

Its not about votes.. its about getting his message out. DCBob Mar 2016 #33

Message out to whom...besides apartheid's lobbyists??? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #57

The world media will cover this event extensively. DCBob Mar 2016 #59

Like they cover CPAC. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #63

CPAC is a joke. DCBob Mar 2016 #67

So is AIPAC. World media...LOL! R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #123

The world media wont be covering this event? DCBob Mar 2016 #126

It's a BS RW talking point of epic proportions R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #128

Good. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #32

... chervilant Mar 2016 #36

Go, Bernie... GO! AzDar Mar 2016 #38

Salon is trying to make this into some kind of "principled stand," despite the letter Sanders sent. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #44

Sounds like when I make excuses to blow off a party I dont want to go to. DCBob Mar 2016 #47

except you probably aren't invited to extreme-right political parties...are you? islandmkl Mar 2016 #132

speaking of drivel azurnoir Mar 2016 #129

Very smart of him. bvf Mar 2016 #46

Very dumb of him. DCBob Mar 2016 #50

Tad Devine strikes again. okasha Mar 2016 #74

Exactly. DCBob Mar 2016 #76

LOL noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #86

Yes I do. DCBob Mar 2016 #89

Now you're just repeating yourself. bvf Mar 2016 #96

Well, when I get the same question over and over... I give the same answer. DCBob Mar 2016 #99

You seem to be under the impression bvf Mar 2016 #143

Good Truprogressive85 Mar 2016 #48

To give em hell! DCBob Mar 2016 #49

Yeah I forgot about that Politicalboi Mar 2016 #72

Like you care a whit about Bernie..... TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #73

Not really. DCBob Mar 2016 #75

Right. Playing second fiddle to Hillary. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #77

I think it more as a tag team. DCBob Mar 2016 #79

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #87

Quick, get Hillary to send more arms to Saudi Arabia! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #80

Bernie is not giving up. All he did was say no to AIPAC. 7wo7rees Mar 2016 #82

Then why? DCBob Mar 2016 #84

Why is it not smart? notadmblnd Mar 2016 #88

Please read above. DCBob Mar 2016 #90

Could you be more specific? Perhaps you could use copy and paste? notadmblnd Mar 2016 #119

No, you're not. bvf Mar 2016 #144

Nothing there for him anyway. ucrdem Mar 2016 #92

Yes.. unfortunately DCBob Mar 2016 #93

Well, it was never his strong suit, and he's had a rotten week ucrdem Mar 2016 #98

I will worry about Bernie bailing on AIPAC, right after Hillary bails on Goldman Sacs. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #101

This- 1,000,000 RECS!! choie Mar 2016 #106

Thank God Bernie is not appearing in front of a group that has no interest in a two state solution. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #107

I support Hillary and I wouldn't go to this. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #108

Hillary is going. DCBob Mar 2016 #109

I know. I myself would not fun n serious Mar 2016 #110

I think she will.. that's why its important to go. DCBob Mar 2016 #111

Well then yes. I am glad she is going fun n serious Mar 2016 #112

Trump is going. DCBob Mar 2016 #113

Yes, Hillary is definitely a warmonger jfern Mar 2016 #127

Hillary didn't attend NetRoots. John Poet Mar 2016 #130

Big supporter of AIPAC are ya? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #133

They make me puke. DCBob Mar 2016 #134

KUDOS to Bernie then, right? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #135

No. Sometimes one needs to go in the lion's den. DCBob Mar 2016 #136

LOL cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #137

Brilliant retort. DCBob Mar 2016 #138

I give as good as I get. Contemplate that for a minute or two. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #139

Done. DCBob Mar 2016 #140

Took you two minutes to contemplate 14 words. My work is done here. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #141

Funny. DCBob Mar 2016 #142

Remember when Clinton bailed on the BET: Criminal Justice Reform to attend a fundraiser ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #145

Our maybe saying no to AIPAC might be a good thing. 7wo7rees Mar 2016 #147