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Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
15. Bernie has the right to run for office
Wed May 11, 2016, 12:15 PM
May 2016

and I have the right to support him. Your own biases do not rule the country, and thank God for that.

The fact is Hillary held on until June in 2008 and she even mentioned the murder of RFK as being a good reason to have two candidates in June. That's what your candidate said was her right. She said that no one else had ever been asked to drop out of a race, that it was unique to her candidacy and yet her supporters do exactly that to Bernie, the very thing Hillary so specifically said was so terribly wrong to do, she suggested that those calling for her to drop out did so out of bias against her as a woman. But now she, you and all her supporters do to Bernie the very thing she said was so wrong to do to her. Hypocrisy and double standards.
One wonders what motivates this smearing of Bernie. According to Hillary, she was the first Primary candidate ever to be asked to drop out. So that means Bernie is just the second. One does wonder about the reasons for that.

In 2008 I supported Barack Obama and yet I wanted Hillary in that race until the end. It was good for the Party, good for Obama and in the end good for Hillary, who would not be where she is today had she dropped out early in 08.
But you, you want it done. My State is voting right now. Others vote in upcoming weeks and in all of those States volunteers for both candidates and for down ticket Democrats are working hard to turnout the vote. I don't think your showboat routine here helps them at all. I think it hurts the Party rather than helps it. I say encourage the vote, love the process, let it build excitement for November when the real deal goes down.....

Your polls are worthless... dubyadiprecession May 2016 #1
He is popular AgingAmerican May 2016 #5
Lay off the polls until at least Labor Day tonyt53 May 2016 #26
K&R silvershadow May 2016 #2
Tell KING that ship has sailed. Hillary is our nominee. End of story. Trust Buster May 2016 #3
Clinton is not the nominee. bvf May 2016 #22
You keep plying that patent falsehood. dchill May 2016 #30
There is no effort whatsoever from Hillarys campaign to do outreach to Sanders supporters AgingAmerican May 2016 #4
They have irrevocably ostracized too many Dems JimDandy May 2016 #27
Not only will Hillary defeat Trump... SylviaD May 2016 #6
Clinton-Trump (bad) dream ticket Baobab May 2016 #32
Imagine what the posts on this thread would say if it were Bernie down against Trump. merrily May 2016 #7
Maybe Bernie should stop helping Trump. Sparkly May 2016 #8
Bernie has the right to run for office Bluenorthwest May 2016 #15
The last desperate arguments Progressive dog May 2016 #9
If you want to help those among us suffering don't vote for Goldman-Sachs. rhett o rick May 2016 #10
So Goldman is responsible for all suffering Progressive dog May 2016 #11
What a typical response trying to put words into my mouth so you can rhett o rick May 2016 #12
It would be a typical response from you Progressive dog May 2016 #16
And you had to do it again. Can't help yourself. I have never said there is no economic growth. rhett o rick May 2016 #17
You said Progressive dog May 2016 #19
King isn't the boss of me... Blue_Tires May 2016 #13
This is the part where I ask for the millionth time Blue_Tires May 2016 #14
No magic required beedle May 2016 #20
Sanders very likely won't be in the GE Blue_Tires May 2016 #21
Then why ask the question if the answer is irrelevent? beedle May 2016 #23
Annnnnnnd on to the ignore list you go, tough guy -- You're number 336 Blue_Tires May 2016 #24
fingers in ears - "na na na na na na - I can't hear you" beedle May 2016 #25
How'd I miss you? You're number 621. So much to do to get good progressives in. JimDandy May 2016 #28
I don't even know who the fuck you are... Blue_Tires May 2016 #37
We all never really *know each other* do we on an anonymous board... JimDandy May 2016 #38
beedle (1,172 posts) Loudestlib May 2016 #31
If the Rs repeatedly ran the video of Bernie promising to raise taxes on the middle class redstateblues May 2016 #34
Yes I remember ... beedle May 2016 #36
Great Post, K&R! B Calm May 2016 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Rass May 2016 #29
She will be a disaster, Bernie would easily beat Trump. coffeeAM May 2016 #33
See post 34 redstateblues May 2016 #35
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