2016 Postmortem

99th_Monkey

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10. Clinton is trying to goad Bernie into "going negative", i.e. defending himself from the lies

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 01:42 PM

Oct 2015

If Bernie doesn't defend himself from the lies, then they tend to stick in voters' minds,
if Bernie DOES defend himself, they say "oh look!, Bernie going negative when he said
he never would do that!"

It's the old "heads i win, tails you lose" game, and it could not be more obvious.

Never mind that Bernie never said he wouldn't defend himself, and forcefully respond
to outright lies and baseless attacks.

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25 Unfounded Myths Being Spread About Bernie by The Clinton Machine [View all] pinebox Oct 2015 OP

K N R Faux pas Oct 2015 #1

tell me more... luvspeas Oct 2015 #26

Lol, wut? BeanMusical Oct 2015 #36

Its not a Clinton machine: Hillary has supporters that believe in her: GO HIllary lewebley3 Oct 2015 #44

Yes, she has supporters who believe in her and OF COURSE THERE'S A CLINTON MACHINE. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #66

Clintons are well loved and well supported by most Dem's they have been leaders lewebley3 Nov 2015 #68

Of course they are, but they have a huge political machine with lots of muscle too. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #69

The lots of muscle is from the people who support them: No machine just well liked lewebley3 Nov 2015 #70

Whatever. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #73

Yes: There Cheers for Hillary!!!! lewebley3 Nov 2015 #74

Made me lol. Nt NCTraveler Oct 2015 #56

myth 26 enid602 Oct 2015 #54

Well, this Hillary supporter has said none of these things. Nor will she. Tipperary Oct 2015 #2

My hat's off to ya pinebox Oct 2015 #4

It is the case. I have the utmost respect for Bernie Sanders and for O'Malley. Tipperary Oct 2015 #8

Trump's remarks look like what a thousand monkeys would type. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #38

K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #3

"Myths, like Greek gods. Irrational, unexplainable, bullshit." BeanMusical Oct 2015 #25

Ha! Cool. marym625 Nov 2015 #65

Most thin-skinned campaign in history. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #5

Lol... Shout it JaneyVee, shout it! n/t whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #7

Thin skinned? pinebox Oct 2015 #11

KNR cantbeserious Oct 2015 #6

Not myths. upaloopa Oct 2015 #9

How bizarre. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #12

Isn't that a hilarious response! SoapBox Oct 2015 #18

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #39

You may want to search DU pinebox Oct 2015 #14

Strange. Hillary's supporters have said all those things and more here on DU Autumn Oct 2015 #15

"at their supporter site" BeanMusical Oct 2015 #43

Bean. You and I share the same sick sense of humor. Autumn Oct 2015 #49

Separated at birth? GMTA? BeanMusical Oct 2015 #51

I'm probably just wayyyy older Autumn Oct 2015 #55

I just love being told.... daleanime Oct 2015 #17

This is true? "The campaign is over, Clinton has already won." Uh...Iowa hasn't even voted yet. EndElectoral Oct 2015 #22

One may as well say . . . freedom fighter jh Oct 2015 #31

How quickly they forget that Obama was farther down when they say it's '"over"... cascadiance Oct 2015 #60

Eenie meenie chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak hootinholler Oct 2015 #35

Doh! Phlem Oct 2015 #53

The campaign is over, yet primary season hasn't even begun. Lancero Oct 2015 #63

Whether myths or not, they are not facts, but opinions. hedda_foil Nov 2015 #67

Clinton is trying to goad Bernie into "going negative", i.e. defending himself from the lies 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #10

Just trying to make it easier for Clinton supporters..... daleanime Oct 2015 #13

lol pinebox Oct 2015 #16

Like a buffet whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #19

... SoapBox Oct 2015 #21

Roflmao!!! BeanMusical Oct 2015 #45

Add Myth #26 - Bernie is sexist EndElectoral Oct 2015 #20

Dunno about the first 24, but #25 is not a myth. nt onehandle Oct 2015 #23

I'm pretty sure that MYTH pinebox Oct 2015 #29

Bernie calls himself a socialist Progressive dog Oct 2015 #24

However pinebox Oct 2015 #30

FDR had no control over what others called him, Progressive dog Oct 2015 #64

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #27

Ok. n/t zappaman Oct 2015 #28

Clinton machine upaloopa Oct 2015 #32

:) pinebox Oct 2015 #34

Lol! Good reply. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #46

Amazing! I wonder how he was ever elected in Vermont with 71% of votes? in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #33

LOL. Half of those are true, and the other half nobody ever said. DanTex Oct 2015 #37

Actually pinebox Oct 2015 #41

"People said Bernie did." Please tell my you're not talking about the online polls. DanTex Oct 2015 #42

"one isolated example" BeanMusical Oct 2015 #47

It's hilarious pinebox Oct 2015 #52

It's hilarious that you guys think it is legit workinclasszero Oct 2015 #61

Thing is, the laws of statistics haven't changed. DanTex Oct 2015 #62

Do you know why people ahve become "poll truthers" as you've said? pinebox Nov 2015 #72

Myth 4 is my favorite. We should support a war mongering, Wall Street backing, fracker-friendly ... Scuba Oct 2015 #40

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #48

win or lose the world will be a better place due to his effort stupidicus Oct 2015 #50

Bull stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #57

Loses what? pinebox Oct 2015 #58

Reality check coolepairc Oct 2015 #59

THE CLINTON MACHINE!!!!!!!!! NCTraveler Nov 2015 #71