2016 Postmortem

Marr

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99. Yeah, she doesn't get to decide who is an is not a progressive.

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:27 PM

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Rachel Maddow is calling them out as FAKE progressives! [View all] fun n serious Jul 2016 OP

OH she was doing that from the beginning -- She knows where her bread is buttered Armstead Jul 2016 #1

Those (heavily white) jackasses who shouted down Elijah Cummings when he was talking about DanTex Jul 2016 #14

Whatetefever Armstead Jul 2016 #17

Denial? That's how you want to play it? DanTex Jul 2016 #20

Meh. It's a convention.l There are people who are pissed and acting out. So damn what? Armstead Jul 2016 #22

They're acting like spoiled children. They are fake progressives, Rachel nailed it. DanTex Jul 2016 #24

Posted this in response to another post......... mrmpa Jul 2016 #66

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS RIGHT HERE Justice Jul 2016 #83

I think you and your mom are right. Chemisse Jul 2016 #86

And they expect to be taken care of for the next 20 yrs too apparently 7962 Jul 2016 #101

^^^This!!! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #123

it never caught on with a lot of us white folk either Skittles Jul 2016 #92

It most certainly IS race! The white speakers were not booed. Your denial Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #28

Oddly enough to do so when BLM is brought up by a black man. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #33

The reports *Bernie* was booed are false? Craig234 Jul 2016 #58

here on DU when some were trying to downplay that Bernie was "booed" it was posted DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #89

You're taking out some anger you have toward other people here Craig234 Jul 2016 #94

I'm taking out my anger? DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #98

Look Craig234 Jul 2016 #105

Wisconsin Huh? billhicks76 Jul 2016 #107

well its hard to see why good progressive democrats would boo down a black DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #117

Harriet Tubman? billhicks76 Jul 2016 #120

i may be white and so don't feel real racism, however, there are PoC who sincerely DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #121

That's Ridiculous Assertion billhicks76 Jul 2016 #131

first of all DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #132

I used to pretend racism is something else as well if doing so better validated my own biases... LanternWaste Jul 2016 #133

I'm embarrassed at the level of denial I see here. bettyellen Jul 2016 #35

Armstead, tell me what you think is going on. kstewart33 Jul 2016 #46

I'm so glad they might become equal opportunity booers. Sparkly Jul 2016 #64

They are there to represent the their district and the party, not to indulge The Second Stone Jul 2016 #142

Wow...You Went There? billhicks76 Jul 2016 #106

Reading comprehension. I'm not attacking BLM, I'm attacking the DanTex Jul 2016 #109

"BLM are definitely mostly fake Progressive." billhicks76 Jul 2016 #111

Seriously? You're going to cut a sentence in half in order to totally reverse its meaning? DanTex Jul 2016 #115

My Mistake...You Used No Punctuation billhicks76 Jul 2016 #119

Oh how short memories last..."I didn't see him (Bernie)" and then there is TPP insta8er Jul 2016 #116

Rachel is a Hillary supporter zenabby Jul 2016 #2

No, she's a liberal Dem2 Jul 2016 #135

go rachel! apcalc Jul 2016 #3

good. since when are people hostile to minorities and their concerns progressives ? JI7 Jul 2016 #4

Since Sanders declared bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #127

Rachel is speaking the truth... Satch59 Jul 2016 #5

Go Rachel!! SummerSnow Jul 2016 #6

With all due respect, she is a fake journalist. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #7

No she is not! fun n serious Jul 2016 #11

Yeah she so brilliant and just lied about not knowing why people are upset about TPP onecaliberal Jul 2016 #16

I am pro TPP fun n serious Jul 2016 #19

God only knows why I guess. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #40

Nintendo shares plummet after investors realize it doesn't actually make Pok�mon Go jtuck004 Jul 2016 #71

What do you do for a living? grahamhgreen Jul 2016 #75

Assuming one has to benefit directly to support TPP, think agriculture products and equipment, Hoyt Jul 2016 #97

What do you do for a living? grahamhgreen Jul 2016 #134

Wow...Really? billhicks76 Jul 2016 #108

Hillary is wrong walking back on TPP fun n serious Jul 2016 #113

How Dare You Not Be In Lockstep lol billhicks76 Jul 2016 #118

automation killed the factories DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #125

Now i'm pro TPP as well. revmclaren Jul 2016 #25

Great way to decide. Highly Analytical. HERVEPA Jul 2016 #29

That'll show 'em. floriduck Jul 2016 #37

Like the Bernie people saying they'll vote for Trump.. one_voice Jul 2016 #51

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #54

No it's not different. one_voice Jul 2016 #57

No, it's not. Craig234 Jul 2016 #60

No, the relevant issue and the point I was making... one_voice Jul 2016 #68

Well Craig234 Jul 2016 #79

I agree they are not the same thing, but for a very different reason. BzaDem Jul 2016 #69

Well you're on more solid grond than the other person Craig234 Jul 2016 #77

I was making a relative comparison. BzaDem Jul 2016 #112

Agree. They're all bad choices. I don't excuse the loons at the convention. Don't think I do. floriduck Jul 2016 #76

Sorry. I didn't mean to make one_voice Jul 2016 #80

Do you think the fanatical disrupters revmclaren Jul 2016 #72

So, your position on TPP is determined by how opponents behave Craig234 Jul 2016 #52

I see you support the fanatics actions... revmclaren Jul 2016 #63

Dishonesty by you. Craig234 Jul 2016 #74

Have met too many of them. revmclaren Jul 2016 #81

And no, Not quite disonesty... revmclaren Jul 2016 #85

Hillary is against TPP Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #62

Whats your view on the disruptive fanatics revmclaren Jul 2016 #67

Chanting TPP during a civil rights speech was wrong Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #70

Good. We agree on this. revmclaren Jul 2016 #78

See #85 for more. revmclaren Jul 2016 #88

No she isn't.. Cha Jul 2016 #12

Because she tells the truth? baldguy Jul 2016 #21

Only Bernie supporters have the wisdom and insight to determine who is and is not a progressive ... EffieBlack Jul 2016 #45

That sacrasm helps Craig234 Jul 2016 #55

you or her?... pretty simple choice uponit7771 Jul 2016 #32

Let me guess Charles Bukowski Jul 2016 #34

I knew Charles Bukowski. MineralMan Jul 2016 #42

She's not even a fake journalists. She's just an opinion column that Exilednight Jul 2016 #41

laugh of the day!!!! zappaman Jul 2016 #44

Bringing Flint, MI to a national stage is not wanting to rock the boat? 4lbs Jul 2016 #50

And what did they do? Nothing. Maybe she could give ppl a few million to fix their poison water. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #84

She's accomplished more than you have Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #128

npr brought that story to a national stage. She doesn't even have a Exilednight Jul 2016 #103

She is discusted that progressives are acting like this! fun n serious Jul 2016 #8

and she's not just some sycophant nt jtunes Jul 2016 #9

didn't used to be (past tense) Armstead Jul 2016 #13

Never was and never will be joeybee12 Jul 2016 #31

Be honest. your calling her a sycophant because she supports Hill now but DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #96

She isn't now either RonniePudding Jul 2016 #114

Hunh? Hissyspit Jul 2016 #49

Nice. I love Rachel... sarae Jul 2016 #10

Rachel is rising from under the bus to lay down the law! SaschaHM Jul 2016 #15

Thank you, Rachel. Keep up the good fight. (nt) Paladin Jul 2016 #18

How the hell can she still broadcast from under the bus? MyNameGoesHere Jul 2016 #23

She has the 'Clinton Machine' magic.. fun n serious Jul 2016 #26

What a coincidence! That's been my opinion of Maddow for the last several years, merrily Jul 2016 #27

Oh please, Miss $7 million biased hack can shove it for all I care. glowing Jul 2016 #30

+1,000 n/t LarryNM Jul 2016 #102

Is that like fake Christians? stopbush Jul 2016 #36

Rachel is carrying water for the Dems, but I'm not mad. Tatiana Jul 2016 #38

i wont fret none if.... Cryptoad Jul 2016 #48

Well, I disagree. I think that they're real progressives, but Tal Vez Jul 2016 #39

Rachel: you go girl! nt kstewart33 Jul 2016 #43

Did she interview them all? Hissyspit Jul 2016 #47

YAY, Rachel! Thanks! lunamagica Jul 2016 #53

Pissed off people recentevents Jul 2016 #56

Good analogy. nt chknltl Jul 2016 #100

And then the Establishment wants to whine when people don't just take it eom LarryNM Jul 2016 #104

Rightfully so. C-SPAN is still WAY better coverage. nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #59

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2016 #61

You don't have to have the mind of Maddow to see that. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #65

Remember the Florida GOP rent a mob? Politicub Jul 2016 #73

The GOP specializes in ratfucking. nt Cali_Democrat Jul 2016 #82

Yep. Still makes my teeth grit. The so-called "Brooks Brothers Riot." calimary Jul 2016 #91

Rachel Maddow, Rhodes Scholar, Doctorate in Public Policy, and a yuuuge brain. Love her!!! Laser102 Jul 2016 #87

Rachel Maddow, Rhodes Scholar, Doctorate in Public Policy, AlbertCat Jul 2016 #90

Thanks ... I needed that... Yurovsky Jul 2016 #95

Who do you accuse her of "shilling" for? Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #129

Who do you accuse her of "shilling" for? AlbertCat Jul 2016 #139

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #93

Yeah, she doesn't get to decide who is an is not a progressive. Marr Jul 2016 #99

She called like she saw it. Cha Jul 2016 #122

You do! Dem2 Jul 2016 #137

Yeah, that *would* be funny... if I had said that. Marr Jul 2016 #140

MSNBC has mics in the crowd turned up to make it sound worse too krawhitham Jul 2016 #110

GOOD. I couldn't tolerate MSNBC anymore and deleted them from my DVR list. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #124

It's been bad, it treated Bernie like shit. JRLeft Jul 2016 #141

The bros are over. Beausoir Jul 2016 #126

Not listening to Rachel Maddow as an authority on Progressivism anymore. Do you? How can you? highprincipleswork Jul 2016 #130

What do you mean? Dem2 Jul 2016 #136

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