2016 Postmortem

TM99

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:56 AM

Apr 2016

Corporate whores, media whores, and attention whores in reference to men and women, Democrats and Republicans have been made on these boards for over a decade.

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Paul Song was not even referring to Hillary Clinton when he called out "corporate whores." [View all] mhatrw Apr 2016 OP

Sure didn't sound that way to me. nt MADem Apr 2016 #1

A bell would sound like an avalanche to you Prism Apr 2016 #36

This sounds like Lisa Ling's husband is calling SECSTATE Clinton a BAD WORD. MADem Apr 2016 #48

and yet... nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #42

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I think he would have been more right if that is what he was doing. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #2

Remind me what he said about Medicare for All? merrily Apr 2016 #3

If Bernie were president he would be working to expand the ACA upaloopa Apr 2016 #8

No, he wouldn't, but thanks for sharing from your very cloudy crystal ball and talking points. merrily Apr 2016 #9

This healthcare discussion needs to be over, we must have single payer and now. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #27

It doesn't make me laugh - it makes me sad that fellow Dems in both camps are so blm Apr 2016 #4

there is no equivalency . . . these exaggerated and twisted memes are coming from ONE SIDE ONLY pdsimdars Apr 2016 #47

Both sides tend to ignore context in these battles. You are welcome to convince blm Apr 2016 #55

Wong name, wong conclusion. Like the podium tweeter, the name is Song. Hekate Apr 2016 #5

And gave him a rousing cheer. Intentional or not, his fans loved it. Sad that. George II Apr 2016 #7

How is it sad? mhatrw Apr 2016 #19

They cheered, too--the full quote, where he named her twice, talked about PRESIDENTS MADem Apr 2016 #51

LOL. Replace "Secretary Clinton" with "Senator Warren", and nobody would think Song was mhatrw Apr 2016 #58

DUH. "Senator Warren" isn't RUNNING for anything. Good grief--you can't even read for context? MADem Apr 2016 #62

Marco Rubio is a Koch brothers' whore. mhatrw Apr 2016 #64

You need to start a thread about Marco Rubio if you want to talk about him--this comment is MADem Apr 2016 #68

Freudian slip - Song, not Wong. George II Apr 2016 #6

Thanks. nt mhatrw Apr 2016 #17

Women are being called whore from 12 on, for the rest of their lives. Every woman that heard it, seabeyond Apr 2016 #10

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Every woman heard a woman called a whore. You can change it up however you want. seabeyond Apr 2016 #14

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The only reason Clinton supporters arrive at this conclusion is because the shoe fits so snugly. mhatrw Apr 2016 #21

No--there is no reason to believe he meant anything other than the Secretary of State when he made MADem Apr 2016 #56

gee, thanks for speaking for me eShirl Apr 2016 #22

No we didn't, stop speaking for us. Jesus that's the LAST thing we need, we'll be laughingstocks. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #23

Hi uppityperson Apr 2016 #30

Remember BOOBS2016? beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #32

Plenty of men did, too--there's no way to gussy up this ugliness. MADem Apr 2016 #54

Yes, it is very, very ugly to whore out your position of power to corporate interests. mhatrw Apr 2016 #60

You know what I "agree" with? That anyone who doesn't see this for the disgusting slur it is MADem Apr 2016 #61

Marco Rubio is a Koch brothers' whore. mhatrw Apr 2016 #63

If you want to talk about Marco Rubio, start a thread on the topic. MADem Apr 2016 #65

Do you think Marco Rubio is a Koch brothers' whore? mhatrw Apr 2016 #69

If you want to talk about Rubio, start a thread on the topic. MADem Apr 2016 #70

Yeah, so he wanted us to try to vote out the women corporate whores. Right? mhatrw Apr 2016 #16

Pathetic noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #39

Sorry you are wrong there northernsouthern Apr 2016 #40

Bullshit. I'm a woman, and I knew exactly what he meant ms liberty Apr 2016 #41

It can be used in a gender neutral way jack_krass Apr 2016 #91

No. seabeyond Apr 2016 #92

Yep jack_krass Apr 2016 #93

I did notice however... malokvale77 Apr 2016 #11

Please don't lie in the Democratic Underground, esp. when it is so easily refuted Tarc Apr 2016 #12

The only reason Clinton supporters arrive at this conclusion is because the shoe fits so snugly. mhatrw Apr 2016 #20

Name-dropped twice, then the w-word follows immediately thereafter Tarc Apr 2016 #24

LOL. Had he been talking about Elizabeth Warren before he said "corporate whores", not a mhatrw Apr 2016 #31

By all means, continue to defend Son'gs misogyny, long after Sanders himself apologized for it Tarc Apr 2016 #33

LOL. Sanders was just trying to diffuse a total distraction. mhatrw Apr 2016 #37

Must have touched a nerve - just a little too close to home. nc4bo Apr 2016 #15

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Gas lighting does't work here, we're too focused uponit7771 Apr 2016 #26

+1,000! nt MADem Apr 2016 #66

This staunch denial helps Hillary realmirage Apr 2016 #28

Nothing like the truth to stir the pot. YOHABLO Apr 2016 #29

if it quacks like a duck, and if it walks like a duck, its probably a duck putitinD Apr 2016 #34

Sure sounded to me... Mike Nelson Apr 2016 #35

Really? So you think it is apt to describe Hillary Clinton as a corporate whore? mhatrw Apr 2016 #38

Exactly - why do the hillbots assume that he was referring to Hillary? hopeforchange2008 Apr 2016 #43

To me, it's not acceptable... Mike Nelson Apr 2016 #44

35 years ago, students at my college were calling other students who dressed up or brought signs mhatrw Apr 2016 #57

Thanks for sharing your first-hand knowledge... Mike Nelson Apr 2016 #87

I think the lady doth protest too much. .. NowSam Apr 2016 #45

Hillary and her supporters are not bothered or inconvenienced by facts or truth. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #46

Bernie condemned the use of the word Congruente Apr 2016 #53

Yes, he said the word is bad. I can see that. Some people don't like to call assholes assholes. mhatrw Apr 2016 #67

Well, and he used her name in each sentence before Dem2 Apr 2016 #59

because it's true. mhatrw Apr 2016 #73

Disgusting Dem2 Apr 2016 #74

Then you don't belong here. TM99 Apr 2016 #80

I've joked about it too Dem2 Apr 2016 #86

Nope. TM99 Apr 2016 #88

I'm not denying something obvious Dem2 Apr 2016 #89

Nope. TM99 Apr 2016 #90

Just about everyone's more conservative down here, churches, blacks, whites, fireants, coyotes. nt nc4bo Apr 2016 #71

pretty damn suspicious that the moment someone says "corporate whore" MisterP Apr 2016 #72

He literally mentioned her twice in the two sentences prior to his use of the word "whore." ContinentalOp Apr 2016 #75

she h'ain't been in Congress since 08 MisterP Apr 2016 #77

Huh? He said nothing about congress. ContinentalOp Apr 2016 #78

Did no one teach y'al grammer? TM99 Apr 2016 #81

they just assumed. Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #76

Of course he was- Bernie stirs hate, anger and envy redstateblues Apr 2016 #79

When used alone loyalsister Apr 2016 #82

"When used alone, the word whore has been applied only to women for as long as it has been used." mhatrw Apr 2016 #83

And why is it considered an insult? ContinentalOp Apr 2016 #84

I agree. mhatrw Apr 2016 #85