2016 Postmortem

tonyt53

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32. A patriot? Not hardly. I'm a Vietnam vet and I say he is a draft dodger.

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 01:23 PM

Jun 2016

He claimed to be a conscientious objector, knowing that he would be turned down, but it bought him time because he knew he would be too old by the time it worked through the system. Hell, at least Bill Clinton had an education deferment, plus a very high draft number. Patriot and Bernie Sanders should never be spoken unless "isn't" is between the word/name.

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Hillary's Speech REMARKABLY SIMILAR To Romney's Trump Speech [View all] berni_mccoy Jun 2016 OP

How many different ways are there to define a lunatic? DCBob Jun 2016 #1

You can't stick with the way that failed. CanadaexPat Jun 2016 #5

Wow, it really got to you, huh. Best speech ever!!!! YouDig Jun 2016 #2

It sure seems that way still_one Jun 2016 #7

Even better than the Gettysburg Address!!1 frylock Jun 2016 #21

You need a hug. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #3

K & R AzDar Jun 2016 #4

So what? Romney's speech was good too. firebrand80 Jun 2016 #6

Anti-Trump is Anti-Trump. Agschmid Jun 2016 #10

The enemy of my enemy ? azurnoir Jun 2016 #58

That's not close to what I said firebrand80 Jun 2016 #63

Somehow I think if you have a speech about Trump it would be different... Agschmid Jun 2016 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jun 2016 #9

Wow! That speech really got to you. Happyhippychick Jun 2016 #11

You did a good job organizing and comparing the two speeches. Tal Vez Jun 2016 #12

Get 'em in while you still can...nt SidDithers Jun 2016 #13

How about word clouds on Bernie's and Senator Warren's attacks on Trump? emulatorloo Jun 2016 #14

I've long wondered why you use a Bernie Sanders avatar. senz Jun 2016 #17

Because I support Bernie for president. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #20

+1 Agschmid Jun 2016 #26

emulatorloo, you are my kind of Bernie peep. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #27

Tell us about the view from under the bus..... msanthrope Jun 2016 #57

Just like there are gradients for Democrats Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #41

I'll bet Hillary also gives the same speech to Goldman Sachs as Romney. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #15

Hill responses to berni's analysis express concern for berni's emotional well-being senz Jun 2016 #16

I especially like the folks calling him out for his obsession. frylock Jun 2016 #22

So true. senz Jun 2016 #29

Don't know for how much longer. frylock Jun 2016 #31

Lol thanks frylock berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #36

Peace out, berni! frylock Jun 2016 #45

There are a multitude of people who are quite happy with Hillary's speech. blue neen Jun 2016 #18

(((hugs)))) Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #19

There are not many ways to say that Trump is ignorant and wrong. n/t Orsino Jun 2016 #23

Wow - she really got under your skin leftynyc Jun 2016 #24

Apparently this is the "Hillary Meme of the Day." nichomachus Jun 2016 #33

LOL - spare me leftynyc Jun 2016 #34

Wow, good job! B Calm Jun 2016 #25

Hill Folk march in lockstep. Today's meme: attack the sanity of Hill's critics. senz Jun 2016 #28

A patriot? Not hardly. I'm a Vietnam vet and I say he is a draft dodger. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #32

That certainly leaves out a lot of the in-between story on Bill missing the draft Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #35

My comment was to berni_mccoy, the OP author. senz Jun 2016 #37

But Bernie lied and said he was a conscientious objector when he wasn't. Big difference. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #54

Thanks senz. The aggressive nature of Hil-fans tells me this: berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #39

You will be a HILL FAN soon enough Mr. Mccoy! snooper2 Jun 2016 #42

Even if berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #47

They have nothing but putdowns and TrumpFear to fall back on. senz Jun 2016 #44

Word clouds. LOL. Bernie's Foreign Policy? redstateblues Jun 2016 #30

Stopped clock Orangepeel Jun 2016 #38

I wish I had this kind of time on my hands. Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #40

Clinton/Romney 2016! A Stop Trump unity ticket Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #43

Hill and Mitt would see eye-to-eye on everything. senz Jun 2016 #46

It was a great speech! She had Trump twitter-pouting SharonClark Jun 2016 #48

So Romney's was a great speech then too? berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #50

she's copying the romney/rubio playbook to a T polio2 Jun 2016 #53

Now this is just getting ridiculous. politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2016 #49

Read the speeches then. I've directly quoted from the transcripts. They are indeed remarkably berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #51

Romney's speech was exactly 3 months ago to the same day polio2 Jun 2016 #52

The 1% is a tight little club. And we ain't in it. senz Jun 2016 #56

I read what you wrote,and I disagreed with your premise that they were 'remarkably' similar. politicaljunkie41910 Jun 2016 #59

It's no just the words, it's the concepts and the organization. berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #60

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #55

We aren't supposed to be intelligent enough felix_numinous Jun 2016 #61

More evidence that the right-wing of the Democratic Party sings from the Republican sheet music. Scuba Jun 2016 #62

nt polio2 Jun 2016 #64

So the truth stops being true because rMoney said it? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #65