2016 Postmortem

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I just don't understand why we are supposed to kiss Jill Stein's ass [View all] bravenak Aug 2016 OP

We aren't. I will never stoop that low. She, and the Greens need to be exposed for what they are. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1

The more I learn about her and them the less I can stand her and them bravenak Aug 2016 #3

I totally agree Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #242

I noticed that too bravenak Aug 2016 #246

Wifi thing? Oh, this is gonna be good Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #253

See? She just killed it yo bravenak Aug 2016 #254

She is definitely a hypocrite WhiteTara Aug 2016 #2

I barely noticed her last runs, but her phoney ass commercial got my attention bravenak Aug 2016 #5

Yep. She's an OPPONENT! SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #11

Yep. Plus I find her strange bravenak Aug 2016 #20

hah! sarae Aug 2016 #94

I saw that. Started calling a weirdo a weirdo that day bravenak Aug 2016 #99

Ben Carson meets Sarah Palin. calimary Aug 2016 #113

Right? bravenak Aug 2016 #117

There's something really off-putting about the way she talks. sarae Aug 2016 #188

Ben Carson meets Sarah Palin. Universe implodes. Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #244

Welcome to DU, Bob Buttons! calimary Aug 2016 #259

Funny - she picked as her "VP" a guy who calls Sanders' supporters "white supremacists" and Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #178

WTF sarae Aug 2016 #189

That was the last time I paid any attention to the Green Party Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #245

I don't like her opportunistic Lifelong Protester Aug 2016 #181

Yeah, I agree with you... sarae Aug 2016 #192

That's the message: Clinton = Democrat Trump Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #255

I know several greens and they are WhiteTara Aug 2016 #19

The ones I know do that. Then they don't bother actually voting. bravenak Aug 2016 #22

Because many who split their time between this and another site are campaigning for her. Squinch Aug 2016 #4

They are wasting their time. Better spent helping democrats win. bravenak Aug 2016 #7

^^^This right here is why you are being asked to kiss Stein's (G-Moron) ass. MohRokTah Aug 2016 #8

Aren't they so slick? Who would ever have guessed??? Squinch Aug 2016 #27

Yes they are pretty obvious Andy823 Aug 2016 #177

Exactly. zappaman Aug 2016 #33

That is true for sure. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #61

Truth nt fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #144

DING DING DING DING DING! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #180

I DESPISE Stein with the fiery passion of a thousand suns MohRokTah Aug 2016 #6

Are her ignorant ass ads playing in your town too? bravenak Aug 2016 #9

They're playing in TEXAS! SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #15

I keep wondering where the FUCK is she getting the money? bravenak Aug 2016 #18

That's what I want to know. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #23

Her FEC filings at the end of the month should tell us bravenak Aug 2016 #25

But they will be smoothly laundered...From Russia with Love? nt glennward Aug 2016 #182

We will see that once again the GOP is financing them, I'm sure bravenak Aug 2016 #185

If you look at the front page of RT at any time, it looks like a Stein commercial Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #202

Koch Kash lushluxe Aug 2016 #283

The Greens have taken money to run against Democratic candidates before Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #65

I never paid much attention before. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #75

Me too. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #114

Rove financed Nader in 2000 and 2004 Gothmog Aug 2016 #174

opensecrets.org has the list of Stein contributors (some are pretty mysterious!) sherlocksistah Aug 2016 #207

Not to defend Stein. I think she's a Putin patsy, unwitting or otherwise, drm604 Aug 2016 #266

I do too...she is a spawn of satan Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #110

She is running in opposition to our Democratic candidate.. Peacetrain Aug 2016 #10

I know, right? That COMMERCIAL! bravenak Aug 2016 #13

She is just as much an opponent to the Democrats and the Democratic Presidential... Spazito Aug 2016 #12

I agree, she is trying to subtly help Trump. bravenak Aug 2016 #16

I haven't seen those. SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #21

Well, if the past is any indicator of the present... Spazito Aug 2016 #41

Those who are "concerned" are what's known as .... reACTIONary Aug 2016 #223

Nobody told me I was supposed to support her, AND I DON'T. MoonRiver Aug 2016 #14

Good! Me neither! bravenak Aug 2016 #17

Great minds! MoonRiver Aug 2016 #47

We' re not, but should we not focus on the real danger : the MEDIA and the GOP? Mass Aug 2016 #24

Of course the media is a danger. But they are finally figuring out that Trump would fucking kill bravenak Aug 2016 #28

They are already out of the period where they had no options but to present Trump as a danger Mass Aug 2016 #37

Good thing he cannot stfu to save his campaign bravenak Aug 2016 #38

Trump is eating at McDonalds and KFC because that's all he running out of money.... Moonwalk Aug 2016 #127

I think we can and do succeed in talking about more than one thing every day. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #150

Who the fuck is Jill Stein? lonestarnot Aug 2016 #26

"No more of that whiney ass Sarandon crap." --- Perfect!!! NurseJackie Aug 2016 #29

I bet ol Susan is just so bummed these days. bravenak Aug 2016 #36

Right? What is it with the "Leave Jill Stein alone! ... betsuni Aug 2016 #30

Seriously. bravenak Aug 2016 #34

Frankly, we should simply ignore Jill Stein. MineralMan Aug 2016 #31

I agree with you mostly bravenak Aug 2016 #32

Just remember what the French say: MineralMan Aug 2016 #35

Another reason i'm glad I don't watch TV. Scruffy1 Aug 2016 #208

Ignoring a candidate who is running a good portion of her campaign out of Putin's RT network Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #203

LEAVE JILL STEIN ALLLLOOOOOONNNNNEEEE! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2016 #39

I know bravenak Aug 2016 #40

Obvious disruptors who think they are so slick. AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #108

No...just don't waste time with bad strategy. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #281

I see no reason to be nice to Stein or the green party Gothmog Aug 2016 #42

Same here. They are not useful to us in any way bravenak Aug 2016 #43

Like Nader, Stein is trying to help Trump win Gothmog Aug 2016 #173

She's being passive-aggressively (and sometimes not so passively) pimped around here... LowerManhattanite Aug 2016 #44

Best post of the thread!!!! bravenak Aug 2016 #45

Those "true progressives" have turned out to be the most bat shit crazy conservatives I have Squinch Aug 2016 #58

wonderful post and completely true...many not all who come here and champion her are Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #116

I just wish they would stay at Jackass Laughingstocks rbrnmw Aug 2016 #46

Me too. They cant cause we are more interesting bravenak Aug 2016 #51

very true rbrnmw Aug 2016 #54

No doubt that is a boring site. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #68

+1 SunSeeker Aug 2016 #268

Here's the deal ... when someone says "Be nice to Jill Stein" (or any other variation of that)... NurseJackie Aug 2016 #48

Yep. bravenak Aug 2016 #60

Bingo. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #64

Some who start the Jill Stein threads have posted in other places Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #76

I have a good idea what motivates people, but I'll refrain from making direct accusations. NurseJackie Aug 2016 #87

This is why I don't name names either. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #118

Exactly. Turin_C3PO Aug 2016 #109

Exactly! Another tactic is "be civil" to Jill stein. It is another AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #126

Exactly! And more rule-skirting is pretending to critique Hillary by "reminding" R B Garr Aug 2016 #176

That too! So obvious! AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #184

Because some of the delegates were holding up her signs at the convention. redstatebluegirl Aug 2016 #49

Prolly Nina Turner bravenak Aug 2016 #63

Even Nina ran like hell from Stein! emulatorloo Aug 2016 #112

Did she? Lol, cant even get Nina, lol bravenak Aug 2016 #119

Yeah, Stein offered Nina the Green Party VP spot. emulatorloo Aug 2016 #123

Good. I never saw Nina as the type to run to the greens. But she was getting on my last nerve bravenak Aug 2016 #125

Uh-huh emulatorloo Aug 2016 #129

Agreed. bravenak Aug 2016 #131

Nina Turner was wise to turn down Stein's offer Gothmog Aug 2016 #175

We absolutely do NOT have to JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #50

Seriously. Think they slick but it's stupid at this point bravenak Aug 2016 #55

Agree, Jill is so the enemy! SusanCalvin Aug 2016 #71

You're not. Hiraeth Aug 2016 #52

Oh goody bravenak Aug 2016 #57

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Blah bravenak Aug 2016 #56

Enjoy your stay here. cwydro Aug 2016 #69

1000000 + This is exactly what I think Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #59

PLEASE! Please let them take it over there where it belongs bravenak Aug 2016 #70

I just don't understand why ... AlbertCat Aug 2016 #62

Me neither bravenak Aug 2016 #66

Me neither AlbertCat Aug 2016 #67

Of course I brought it up. I wanna Know why we should be ass kissers bravenak Aug 2016 #73

K&R mcar Aug 2016 #72

Jill is nothing but a cray cray Coolest Ranger Aug 2016 #74

Even there I think they will Pass on her special type of cray cray bravenak Aug 2016 #78

She's an opportunistic anti-vaxxer ismnotwasm Aug 2016 #77

Thats crazy bravenak Aug 2016 #80

It infuriates me ismnotwasm Aug 2016 #86

And she's a doctor? Wtf?!?! bravenak Aug 2016 #89

Yeah, I remember when doctors were supposed to be smart NastyRiffraff Aug 2016 #157

For the most part I am ignoring her. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #79

Me too bravenak Aug 2016 #82

I haven't seen the commercial. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #90

Damn! Strong!!! bravenak Aug 2016 #92

Reparations and affirmative actions? aikoaiko Aug 2016 #81

Did you not see 'IN THEORY'? bravenak Aug 2016 #85

Sure, but your OP wasn't just about voting. aikoaiko Aug 2016 #104

That post you dug up was from THE PRIMARY SEASON bravenak Aug 2016 #106

I still think your Feb 2016 thoughts are good reason to not treat Greens as the enemy. aikoaiko Aug 2016 #111

They are the competition. We defeat our competition, we do not hold their hands and play bravenak Aug 2016 #115

I don't...we are in GE mode and the Greens and Stein are making every effort to elect Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #120

LOL good find! jack_krass Aug 2016 #133

Jill Stein in Moscow criticized US Me. Aug 2016 #83

More Me. Aug 2016 #84

Omg. bravenak Aug 2016 #88

I don't think we should be giving her attention BainsBane Aug 2016 #91

I only started noticing her when her ad started playing 24-7 bravenak Aug 2016 #96

When you run ads in swing states you need to be pummeled. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #122

Where is she getting the money for advertising? BainsBane Aug 2016 #164

Great question. That's what we should really be talking about. R B Garr Aug 2016 #179

Worrying about Jill Stein is like worrying about the won-loss record stopbush Aug 2016 #93

Hey! I love dodge ball! bravenak Aug 2016 #101

I read also the claim about "party unity"& then going around hiding behind the civility card AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #95

Obvious as all get out bravenak Aug 2016 #102

I sure as hell ain't kissing that ass. LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #97

Good thing too cause I oppose her. bravenak Aug 2016 #103

She's a narcissist and delusional. Turin_C3PO Aug 2016 #98

She irritates me cause she is lying bravenak Aug 2016 #105

Screw Jill Stein. Anyone now running against HRC is enemy Gman Aug 2016 #100

Yep bravenak Aug 2016 #107

I don't see the "Green Party" as a threat. I see it happydaze Aug 2016 #121

The Greens ars irrelevant because we DENOCRATS already possess all of their decent qualities. bravenak Aug 2016 #124

Well the first is a lie, she has said NO. The second sounds happydaze Aug 2016 #191

What ridiculous drivel bravenak Aug 2016 #194

Not at all... But you don't really want to listen or debate. happydaze Aug 2016 #204

NO way Stein should be in the debates. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #156

I'd certainly rather the two parties in contention be Dems and Greens! happydaze Aug 2016 #193

The Greens are not a serious party thus have no Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #209

Last I looked, it's a 4 party race and the way Trump is heading happydaze Aug 2016 #210

It is not a 4 party race. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #282

Bernie made waves that we'll feel for several election cycles Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #258

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She is nothing like Bernie. Nothing! bravenak Aug 2016 #134

Stein is nothing like Bernie Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #137

No they do not. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #172

We're not. Eom wryter2000 Aug 2016 #130

Many Green party members might vote for down ticket Democrats. think Aug 2016 #132

You know what? No. bravenak Aug 2016 #138

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Yes. They can fuck off with their Naderesque bullshit. Their shit does not HELP. bravenak Aug 2016 #142

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I been done said 'fuck the highroad' bravenak Aug 2016 #149

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Yaas. I'd not want the greens or pigs to think im too stuck up to rumble in the low road bravenak Aug 2016 #153

OK Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #148

This message was self-deleted by its author think Aug 2016 #161

That is not what they say... anyway. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #141

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It's an outrage I tell you. AN OUTRAGE!!!! I'm so outraged jack_krass Aug 2016 #135

More hurt than help Wibly Aug 2016 #136

No yo have that wrong...Stein is running ads to spoil it for Clinton in Swing states. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #146

bravenak has been doing more to help Clinton than most DUers. And her language pnwmom Aug 2016 #155

Maybe Wibly Aug 2016 #284

Wah! bravenak Aug 2016 #158

There should be NO Jill Stein promoting here on DU. There are plenty of other sites Fla Dem Aug 2016 #140

+1 AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #183

+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #147

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Clear and simple - she is the enemy. lark Aug 2016 #154

Yep bravenak Aug 2016 #162

For me, with the commercials? DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #159

Thank you, exactly how I feel bravenak Aug 2016 #160

Screw Stein she's a howl at the moon lunatic workinclasszero Aug 2016 #163

Whoa?!? Anti wifi? bravenak Aug 2016 #165

Yup workinclasszero Aug 2016 #166

I hate her more now bravenak Aug 2016 #168

The concern for Stein's feeling here is amusing. hrmjustin Aug 2016 #167

Sure are bravenak Aug 2016 #169

One or two degree C rise in Global Warming Geronimoe Aug 2016 #170

I think the political compass shows you as siding with a candidate you dislike because it assumes hughee99 Aug 2016 #171

You meant to say that he is basing his vote.... CajunBlazer Aug 2016 #195

His issue seems to be a genuine dislike for Jill Stein, which is fine. hughee99 Aug 2016 #232

True for most people, but not for those who consider themselves idealogically pure CajunBlazer Aug 2016 #276

I think some people believe that they aren't going to get better candidates until people vote for hughee99 Aug 2016 #280

I'm inclined to dismiss the Greens. backscatter712 Aug 2016 #186

I usually dismiss them too bravenak Aug 2016 #197

Good question... backscatter712 Aug 2016 #205

Probably both Republicans and Russians. Koinos Aug 2016 #211

She and her husband are worth $3.9 million and have stock holdings in Merck, among others. Starry Messenger Aug 2016 #187

I noticed that many who dont care if trump wins are in a position to be fine if he does bravenak Aug 2016 #196

Exactly BainsBane Aug 2016 #214

Yep. Make them feel 'better' than us again. Tired of it. bravenak Aug 2016 #220

Count me in! nt MrScorpio Aug 2016 #190

Yay!nt bravenak Aug 2016 #200

Apparently, we're not supposed to pick on Bobbie Jo Aug 2016 #198

Away where? I do not mind them moving on to Greener pastures bravenak Aug 2016 #199

I do not owe the Green party any loyalty, Democrat all the way. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #201

If they are her supporters BainsBane Aug 2016 #215

We're not wysi Aug 2016 #206

Good cause yr right! bravenak Aug 2016 #228

We aren't. But that is no reason to drive away her voters for down-ballot races through hostility. Gore1FL Aug 2016 #212

I totally agree Lunabell Aug 2016 #263

My take on the issue: guillaumeb Aug 2016 #213

Fuck Stein. D23MIURG23 Aug 2016 #216

Yep. bravenak Aug 2016 #217

Of course you side with Jill Stein on the political compass. So do I. PatrickforO Aug 2016 #218

You made some damn good points bravenak Aug 2016 #219

Jill Stein is an antisemite and anti-vaxxer, she is no friend to the Democratic Party Tarc Aug 2016 #221

I thought she was Jewish? bravenak Aug 2016 #224

I don't know if she's of Jewish decent or not, but Tarc Aug 2016 #274

Just released Monmouth poll SCantiGOP Aug 2016 #222

Yes. I really dont want her screwing up swing states for us. No Trump! bravenak Aug 2016 #226

I think you mis-read the memo Bravenak. We are supposed to KICK her ass, Still In Wisconsin Aug 2016 #225

My bad!! bravenak Aug 2016 #227

She is dumb as rocks Cane4Dems Aug 2016 #229

She sounds so dumb in that commercial bravenak Aug 2016 #230

posts like this sure do not help gaining back the bernie bots dembotoz Aug 2016 #231

Number one- calling them berniebots is not helpful bravenak Aug 2016 #233

beat your chest all you want but i have to work wtih these folks and post like this hurt dembotoz Aug 2016 #265

Just heard her blah blah about "lesser of two evils." Cary Aug 2016 #234

She's as crazy as Trmup is bravenak Aug 2016 #236

It's not about deference to Stein herself. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #235

If they are voting for greens anyways, fuck em bravenak Aug 2016 #237

Stein is at 2%. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #238

We can get her under one percent if we try bravenak Aug 2016 #239

Agreed. The best way to do that Ken Burch Aug 2016 #240

2% is enough give a swing state to Trump. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #272

Her anti-science stances are hard to overlook. ZombieHorde Aug 2016 #241

Yep. The wifi thing just kill whatever respect I had left for her ideas. bravenak Aug 2016 #247

Stein is polling at 2 percent! liberalnarb Aug 2016 #243

Let's get her down to one percent! Yay! bravenak Aug 2016 #248

How about we work on getting tRumps numbers down? liberalnarb Aug 2016 #249

We are doing that too! Yay, multitasking!!! bravenak Aug 2016 #251

She is an asshole who should be mocked like the Nader she is. MADem Aug 2016 #250

Oh hell yeah bravenak Aug 2016 #252

Who picked up the bill for that, I wonder? That is a large national ad buy. MADem Aug 2016 #256

I am over here giving myself a headache trying to figure out how she paid bravenak Aug 2016 #257

I'm seeing it in the Boston market, which extends to RI, parts of CT, southern NH, too. MADem Aug 2016 #267

Cornel West's praise of her will no doubt turn off many. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2016 #260

Glad I messed Maher bravenak Aug 2016 #261

Don't know how we stuck with it to the bitter end. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2016 #262

Prof West is a horrible surrogate Gothmog Aug 2016 #277

I hear she is running ads in swing states, she is up to no good... secondwind Aug 2016 #264

Exactly. Stein running ads in swing states shows she's trying to pull a Nader. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #270

Have you seen the polls? GEORGIA is now a swing state LynneSin Aug 2016 #271

Sorry but if they are voting for Jill Stein then they are NOT Democrats LynneSin Aug 2016 #269

Public Enemy Number One? colsohlibgal Aug 2016 #273

Fuck Stein and Nader. Third party spoilers who claim Dem and Repug are the same or push Trump at us JTFrog Aug 2016 #275

Better yet, let's rob her. Orsino Aug 2016 #278

To Hell with them here's why Orcrist Aug 2016 #279