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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why did Sanders leave the event after he spoke? [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)252. You know what?
Horse shit still stinks after 2 days.
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The event ran late, due to enhanced security screenings, and the chartered buses were leaving.
djean111
Oct 2015
#2
Had to have been Photoshopped since we know for a "fact" that he left as soon as he
LiberalArkie
Oct 2015
#147
Correct, Bernie was mixing on stage afterwards. Bill even went over to talk to Jane for a while.
appalachiablue
Oct 2015
#200
"the other 70% don't give a shit about your party." MY Party? Not yours frylock?
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2015
#239
+10. Bravo, well said! True about Bernie's efforts and reality of the DLC Dem. Party sorry to say.
appalachiablue
Oct 2015
#208
"Sanders got elected by playing nice with the NRA" Really? Link please? because
magical thyme
Oct 2015
#109
and there are probably a DOZEN or more times he's voted to increase gun control.
magical thyme
Oct 2015
#207
Excellent post esp. about Bernie's positions, clarity and integrity. Thank you!
appalachiablue
Oct 2015
#209
"a "socialist" or "independent" who believes in unfettered gun ownership"? Link please.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#122
Believe it or not, you'll see more of that from Hillary supporters than Sanders supporters.
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2015
#165
Rifles and shotguns? Absolutely! Even a good handgun for personal protection.
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2015
#199
More legislation that Bernie wrote became law than legislation that Hillary wrote.
merrily
Oct 2015
#258
Obama's and Clintons are leaders of the Dem party: Have worked for the party
lewebley3
Oct 2015
#215
No adult friends in the crowd? I'll tell ya, he--and his supporters--are coming off poorly.
MADem
Oct 2015
#6
I saw a tweet last night that Sanders suporters left after he spoke--don't know
riversedge
Oct 2015
#28
All the little rofl-guys in the world can't gloss over the bit you didn't mention....
MADem
Oct 2015
#69
Childish and petulant like Hillary supporters booing Bernie on his birthday:
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#88
Sure and you can't see Bernie and Jane up on the stage in the CSPAN video either.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#161
No--I'm saying he turned on his heel and went to do a CNN interview, while the other two
MADem
Oct 2015
#176
He left after the speech portion of the program. He couldn't be bothered to work the crowd.
MADem
Oct 2015
#189
And Hillary's crowd sat on their hands during Bernie's speech. So who gives a fuck
Autumn
Oct 2015
#86
Yes they DID 'yell and boo' her--they shouted over her introduction. Or they tried to. nt
MADem
Oct 2015
#103
If Hillary's supporters booed Sanders, instead of giving him polite applause, it would have been
MADem
Oct 2015
#154
I'm not about to get my fee-fees hurt over what people in the audience at a campaign rally do.
Autumn
Oct 2015
#195
The point you're avoiding is that Sanders fans treated Clinton poorly at that venue; Clinton fans
MADem
Oct 2015
#224
You have no control over the behavior of people on the internet, either. No one does.
MADem
Oct 2015
#233
They're standing on the stage--not sure why you think that is meaningful. They were all at the same
MADem
Oct 2015
#43
Those were not "my" words, Steve, and your little picture was taken at the BEGINNING of the
MADem
Oct 2015
#64
Look at the video on CSPAN. At 1:31 They welcomed ALL of the candidates back on stage.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#143
The event ends when the people who paid for those tickets get their piece of the candidate. nt
MADem
Oct 2015
#179
I didn't take the OP to mean he left after "his" speech. I took it to mean that he left after he
MADem
Oct 2015
#185
So you just spent half the day arguing with us because you were unsure about the op.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#186
Still see your rec there. But that's good, I want everyone to remember this thread.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#193
On the scale of zero to de-stabilizing the Middle East or economic collapse of several nations,
merrily
Oct 2015
#254
He obviously didn't stay to work the crowd, and that IS part and parcel of the event.
MADem
Oct 2015
#44
You both look hilarious, the OP is purest bullshit, Sanders was there at the end with the others.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2015
#52
I don't think he did, there's a picture of him standing on stage at the end upthread.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#30
I don't think the truth embarrasses them. They will just keep reporting falsehoods
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#33
This place is looking more and more like World Nut Daily all the time.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#41
since he didn't break with tradition, like Hillary, and escorted his supporters
marym625
Oct 2015
#250
Except that's at the BEGINNING, at the candidate INTRODUCTIONS....not the END. OOOPS.
MADem
Oct 2015
#59
Did you even watch the fucking video? They were all on stage AFTER the speeches.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#144
We've all seen photos of all three at the end of the event, you should apologize for being wrong
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2015
#51
Those photos were taken at the BEGINNING of the event, not the end, during the candidate intros.
MADem
Oct 2015
#60
Yes, and you don't see them in that "proof" pic, do you? Because that was the INTRO.
MADem
Oct 2015
#149
I saw all of it and Bernie was on stage with the others After speeches ended. Indeed Bill walked
appalachiablue
Oct 2015
#218
I don't see Jane and Bill up there--that picture was taken at the BEGINNING of the event.
MADem
Oct 2015
#150
The video at CSPAN clearly shows them all up there after the event.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#153
The picture being waved in this thread as "proof" does not support the scenario you are
MADem
Oct 2015
#155
The video does support the "scenario" (aka the facts) so he didn't leave after his speech.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#156
He stood on the stage and then he left. He didn't work the crowd. The others did. nt
MADem
Oct 2015
#160
"The ones who should self-delete are the ones calling the OP a liar."
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#162
I took that to mean 'after the speeches'--i.e. not doing what everyone has ALWAYS done at these
MADem
Oct 2015
#167
Maybe he felt that the opportunity to be on CNN at that moment was the more beneficial choice.
thesquanderer
Oct 2015
#211
People can be "perturbed" or "bothered" without necessarily coming down on the "disapproval" side
MADem
Oct 2015
#240
Do you even care that Sanders is losing support and votes due to a lack of a good explanation
Gothmog
Oct 2015
#166
Another blatant falsehood. Don't you get tired of using Rovian tactics? nt
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#85
Unless you are Sanders, you are not capable of determining if that comment is false or not.
MADem
Oct 2015
#107
Exactly why the post I replied to is blatantly false. Neither you nor the poster I
Live and Learn
Oct 2015
#120
For all you know--and you know nothing, unless you are Sanders--the two of them could have
MADem
Oct 2015
#163
LMFAO between this and the banner thread! Oh noes he ate the democrats' food!!1
frylock
Oct 2015
#65
I heard he stuffed rolls in his pockets! And swiped the silverware too!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#82
Bwah! No wonder he left early, he's used to skipping out on the check!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#87
LMAO! The nerve of that guy! Lock up your daughters, lock up your wives!
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#114
Free food at the after-watch parties... stuffed chicken he lifted from the JJ dinner?!
WorseBeforeBetter
Oct 2015
#119
Is there nothing he won't steal? First the Democrats' food and now the after party's?
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#124
Did Hillary or O'Malley appear anywhere on the Sunday talk-show circuit this morning?
WorseBeforeBetter
Oct 2015
#133
Me either, I don't sleep much but I would never be able to keep his schedule.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#145
Listening to them you'd think they were the second coming of Jesus.
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
#128
Fault finding again ? What was he and nobody else talking about ? Keep pea picking .
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2015
#77
"the Democratic candidate"? FUCKING EXCUSE ME? are they cancelling the primaries and not even
MisterP
Oct 2015
#93
Maybe he joined an after-watch party, for those who couldn't get tickets to the JJ dinner.
WorseBeforeBetter
Oct 2015
#116
I imagine he stole the silverware and had to get it to a pawn shop before closing.
Vinca
Oct 2015
#164
stop whining....some Democrats SHOULD be bad mouthed...like hillary for instance.
bowens43
Oct 2015
#204
Don't be silly. You cannot be a Democratic candidate for President without being a Democrat.
merrily
Oct 2015
#261