2016 Postmortem

Orsino

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62. Yeah. Clooney seems to be leaving Sanders out of it...

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 02:49 PM

Mar 2016

...which is slightly premature, maybe, but in context I could agree.

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George Clooney: Clinton 'the only grown-up in the room' [View all] sufrommich Mar 2016 OP

So, "grown up" is synonymous with "war hawk" now. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #1

He said this: Darb Mar 2016 #4

True. His Bernie complaint? Higher taxes. snowy owl Mar 2016 #46

You're not wrong. 840high Mar 2016 #59

Link? Or did you fabricate this? bettyellen Mar 2016 #61

I can't wait until the world gets a load of us later astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #2

They already know that. Mika Mar 2016 #3

We could be like Canada, but we may choose to remain the same Warmongers we are. artislife Mar 2016 #26

Even Britain snowy owl Mar 2016 #47

Pretty low bar. n/t Dawgs Mar 2016 #5

Back in 2012 George got an ulimatium on his rhetoric, either stop presenting as an ally or Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #6

Misleading heading for post. He says that is true if Bernie no longer in race. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #7

It's the exact headline from the article. nt sufrommich Mar 2016 #8

And the subject of your post. You are not under obligation to put misleading in your heading. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #16

You haven't read much from that poster, have you? nt artislife Mar 2016 #27

Well, enough. :-) That's why I put the "But of course you knew that." HERVEPA Mar 2016 #29

They think they are so sneaky! nt artislife Mar 2016 #32

For all practical purposes, Bernie isn't "in" the race. Although we do appreciate his influence. nt anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #18

Oh, I don't think camp weathervane appreciates him at all. nt artislife Mar 2016 #28

excuse me, George Hiraeth Mar 2016 #9

Adult tk2kewl Mar 2016 #10

K AND R! JaneyVee Mar 2016 #11

Absolutely n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #12

Confusing title seems like a slam to Bernie whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #13

Yeah. Clooney seems to be leaving Sanders out of it... Orsino Mar 2016 #62

Cloomey is wrong. LW1977 Mar 2016 #14

Darn, on the bus clooney 2pooped2pop Mar 2016 #15

Clooney never said what the poster's title claims. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #51

''Grown Up'' as ''Won't Raise My Tax Bill''? Octafish Mar 2016 #17

George Clooney has lost his god damn mind. Where do they find these people?! ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #19

Nice misrepresentational headline there. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #20

Thanks, George. And welcome to Under the Bus. McCamy Taylor Mar 2016 #21

That is pretty much how I see it. Tantrums of the left, tantrums on the right.... Yup. Nt seabeyond Mar 2016 #22

...Tantrums in the Center Armstead Mar 2016 #34

That is the point. They are not happening. Hence, Clinton the adult in the room. Nt seabeyond Mar 2016 #36

oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...There's plenty of tantrums in the center Armstead Mar 2016 #37

She's the only candidate on either side, except possibly O'Malley, whose numbers add up. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #23

Unicorns and Ponies....Can you at least be creative when you express Rushlike sentiments? Armstead Mar 2016 #35

A distaste for numbers that don't add up is unRushlike. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #39

"The numbers" seldom add up at first Armstead Mar 2016 #40

Clintonites are bad at math. Or choose not to be good at it. Take your pick. ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #56

Professional mathematician here. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #60

23 k +r quiller4 Mar 2016 #43

The numbers add up quite well. Go back to school and learn how to count. ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #55

k&r DesertRat Mar 2016 #24

That's exactly right MaggieD Mar 2016 #25

Yay war and corruption...oh brother. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #30

I volunteer to go under the bus with Clooney! mcar Mar 2016 #31

LOL SunSeeker Mar 2016 #50

None of the Bernie supporters are slamming Clooney. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #52

As others have noted. Clooney was not slamming Bernie. Au contraire.... Armstead Mar 2016 #33

And we should all try his new Mezcal... blueintelligentsia Mar 2016 #38

I'm sorry, but THIS is Mezcal. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #42

Yowza! That's expensive and my interest piqued. Juicy_Bellows Mar 2016 #48

Well I normally limit myself to Patron but when I want Mezcal there is no substitute. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #64

Posting for a bookmark when I want to buy some! Thanks! JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #53

He throws shrieking tantrums in restaurants and on sets of movie/TV shows. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #41

In context, Clooney is saying 'only grown-up in a room without Bernie'. greyl Mar 2016 #44

That's right.. thank you, George. Cha Mar 2016 #45

George was not slamming Bernie, he was slamming the Republicans. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #54

K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #49

Clooney is a big Clinton supporter. Her campaign LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #57

So the opinion of this actor matters Mike__M Mar 2016 #58

This is the first election I've heard this term. It is condescending and implies people with EndElectoral Mar 2016 #63

Clinton is the immature one, and Bernie the responsible adult in the room idic5 Mar 2016 #65