2016 Postmortem

leftupnorth

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32. It is very troubling just how many authoritarians have infiltrated the party.

Sun Oct 18, 2015, 10:05 AM

Oct 2015

Very troubling indeed. Authoritarianism is usually a right wing thing.

Maybe it's the sporting event mentality that's causing it, I'm not sure.

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Those who attack Hillary are insulting Bernie Sanders and what he stands for. [View all] RBInMaine Oct 2015 OP

6,two hour debates questionseverything Oct 2015 #1

12 hours leaves no time for attacks RobertEarl Oct 2015 #15

just truth questionseverything Oct 2015 #17

Principled criticisms of her actions and positions are reasonable, but Hortensis Oct 2015 #41

my original post in this thread was about there being so little debate time allowed questionseverything Oct 2015 #42

It's the style and attitude, Everything. Some people not only Hortensis Oct 2015 #43

the audience would be almost exactly the same you say... questionseverything Oct 2015 #45

Everything, O'Malley had great substance and modest delivery. He's at 1%. Hortensis Oct 2015 #46

omalley reinforced he does not believe in the 4th amendment questionseverything Oct 2015 #48

If I pulled your Bernie spiel string, it was by accident. Hortensis Oct 2015 #49

K&R mcar Oct 2015 #2

For real! ronnykmarshall Oct 2015 #3

There's a false equivalency here; Ron Green Oct 2015 #4

Pot. Kettle. Vinca Oct 2015 #5

Oh, is she a progressive this week? What happened to the guilty moderate? Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #6

Yeah, a few weeks ago she was a moderate. Broward Oct 2015 #9

No she is a PROGRESSIVE this week Mnpaul Oct 2015 #13

And those who attack Bernie are doing God's work Fumesucker Oct 2015 #7

Just follow the money, the tab will be arriving. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #8

Oh FFS. If I wanted passive-aggressive finger-wagging, I'd call my mother. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #10

Not just finger-wagging, its the fallback tactic cprise Oct 2015 #35

We are already seeing evidence of that playing out. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #44

Hillary called herself a moderate a few weeks ago. Broward Oct 2015 #11

Her record on many issues is not that of a progressive. Vattel Oct 2015 #12

But making up lies about Bernie and attacking his supporters is perfectly OK jfern Oct 2015 #14

Supporters dont say that Bernie is pure, they say his positions are better & better historically. aikoaiko Oct 2015 #16

Sorry, but I am not Jesus Christ sadoldgirl Oct 2015 #18

You lost this soapbox when yours called Bernie "A Republican with his head between women's legs" Scootaloo Oct 2015 #19

Isn't it amazing that some folks Puglover Oct 2015 #47

Hillary self-identified as a Moderate, until she didn't 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #20

and right on time ............... ronnykmarshall Oct 2015 #21

So your use of the term "screeching" is how you respond to the OP's call to be positive? Jim Lane Oct 2015 #23

And those who attack Bernie are reinforcing what Hillary stands for. Luminous Animal Oct 2015 #22

Give it a rest. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2015 #24

If ya can't take the heat AgingAmerican Oct 2015 #25

I think this is a secret code. TM99 Oct 2015 #26

More thwarted authoritarianism. djean111 Oct 2015 #27

It is very troubling just how many authoritarians have infiltrated the party. leftupnorth Oct 2015 #32

Get your own house in order whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #28

Progressives vote for military adventurism, trade agreements, and hobnob with economic traitors leftupnorth Oct 2015 #29

Though you're speaking rationally lovemydog Oct 2015 #30

Yes it IS fair debate and criticism. 99Forever Oct 2015 #31

The truth is Bernie wants Hillary to be elected as much as any BootinUp Oct 2015 #33

Bernie is in this to win this. djean111 Oct 2015 #36

I think its something you don't want to be true nt BootinUp Oct 2015 #37

So, you really think Bernie is raising all that money and drawing all of those crowds for HILLARY? djean111 Oct 2015 #38

Don't think so, Bootinup. Note that he wasn't DEFENDING her, he was Hortensis Oct 2015 #39

corporatist warmonger does not equal progressive elana i am Oct 2015 #34

Shall we just go after her supporters like her supporters go after Bernie's fans, then? Fawke Em Oct 2015 #40