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2016 Postmortem

Flying Squirrel

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16. Throw him under the bus?

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 02:33 AM

Sep 2015

He already dove headfirst under it himself when he put Social Security on the table.

Nice of him to support Sanders' right to do what he has the right to do, but being the cynic I am, Obama may have calculated that doing the opposite might have only stoked the fires even more against the establishment which he represents.

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Obama Supports Bernie Running as a Democrat [View all] RobertEarl Sep 2015 OP

No. RandySF Sep 2015 #1

Definitely not an endorsement underthematrix Sep 2015 #2

Sure it is RobertEarl Sep 2015 #3

That's not an endorsement. An endorsement would have blown up the Internet, the underthematrix Sep 2015 #6

It doesn't matter. The people are for Sen Sanders while the billionaires support Clinton. rhett o rick Sep 2015 #7

I'm African American so I don't live in the world that way. underthematrix Sep 2015 #10

oligarchy isn't good for anyone except the oligarchs Armstead Sep 2015 #15

Sen Sanders is for change from the existing corrupt government we have that is rhett o rick Sep 2015 #21

Reread the headline. From the very beginning of this jwirr Sep 2015 #22

Good Lord. Get his age right. He's 72 underthematrix Sep 2015 #33

Good Lord. 73 is MY age. And by the way Bernie is jwirr Sep 2015 #34

Wait a minute. I obviously can't count. He was born in September 1941 underthematrix Sep 2015 #37

Welcome. When I went back and read my post I realized jwirr Sep 2015 #39

He ran as an Independent in Vermont RobertEarl Sep 2015 #35

i am not a Hillary supporter. underthematrix Sep 2015 #38

Not an endorsement for Hillary either. Biden however HAS told people to 'vote for Bernie, he's a sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #30

Who said it was an endorsement? Fawke Em Sep 2015 #40

not everyone would react to things the same way as you would JI7 Sep 2015 #4

They should RobertEarl Sep 2015 #5

Without Bernie there would be very little primary excitement. n/t Skwmom Sep 2015 #8

So true. 840high Sep 2015 #12

Absolutely no argument with that. Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #11

You think this is an endorsement?!?! zappaman Sep 2015 #9

The thing is, the OP never says it is an endorsment, the OP says Obama is supporive of Sanders Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #18

post 3 JI7 Sep 2015 #29

It's an endorsement of Bernie running as a Democrat. The president knows how little interest there sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #31

Not me. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #13

As pointed out, this isn't really an endorsement of Bernie per se. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #14

The OP does not say it is an endorsement. So 'pointing that out' seems odd to me. Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #19

Throw him under the bus? Flying Squirrel Sep 2015 #16

while this is not an endorsement this would help Sanders much more with minority voters JI7 Sep 2015 #17

I thought Obama was part of the conspiracy ... JoePhilly Sep 2015 #20

Conspiracy? What is happening is a campaign. jwirr Sep 2015 #23

Of course he does. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #24

Sanders has certainly fired up a lot of dems Doctor_J Sep 2015 #25

Doesn't matter, his power isn't the inside nod . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2015 #26

He is also supportive of the other Dem upaloopa Sep 2015 #27

For some it is news RobertEarl Sep 2015 #28

This PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #32

Kick. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #36