2016 Postmortem

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Tue Dec 8, 2015, 05:29 PM

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Americans Get Testy With Media After It Disrupts a Presser on Poverty to Ask About ISIS. [View all] Fawke Em Dec 2015 OP

America first and foremost aspirant Dec 2015 #1

LOL! MaggieD Dec 2015 #2

I think it would make a great campaign ad Kalidurga Dec 2015 #3

Can you provide the direct link to your thread? Fawke Em Dec 2015 #35

Here it is Kalidurga Dec 2015 #38

Thanks. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #53

Your evidence of this is twitter? Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #4

Twitter thrives on eternal outrage. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #7

Yes. It's the very modern way of directly letting a reporter or celebrity Fawke Em Dec 2015 #8

LOL leftofcool Dec 2015 #27

Ain't twitter the primary source on how "BernieBros" are all "white supremacists?" Scootaloo Dec 2015 #102

Wait, you mean some Bernie fans took to social media to caste outrage? JaneyVee Dec 2015 #5

Only one of the people I quoted above explicitly point out they're Fawke Em Dec 2015 #11

ROFLMAO !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #6

Add to that the 6-7 DU'ers too and you have almost a football team. n/t Sheepshank Dec 2015 #9

If there are so few of us..... daleanime Dec 2015 #24

Because the heading in the OP is laughable...speaking of "Americans" Sheepshank Dec 2015 #47

Well, the threads and feed are pretty heavy with comments. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #51

silly kids, press conferences are places for politicians to give speeches. asking questions is so msongs Dec 2015 #10

He took questions. No one said the press shouldn't ask questions. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #12

What? Of course they would, media in America..... daleanime Dec 2015 #26

Yes. Poverty is such a "sexy" topic that you can't talk about Fawke Em Dec 2015 #40

No molehill at all. Bernie was supporting his potential Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #61

The minority communities deserve much more azmom Dec 2015 #13

Yep. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #16

Amen.... daleanime Dec 2015 #28

"Americans", LMAO! R B Garr Dec 2015 #14

Proving you didn't read the comments... Fawke Em Dec 2015 #17

OMG, how embarrassing for Bernie's campaign R B Garr Dec 2015 #20

Have you considered ejbr Dec 2015 #39

It's a big red flag that his campaign was worried R B Garr Dec 2015 #70

You must ejbr Dec 2015 #79

No, he is out of his depth talking about foreign policy. R B Garr Dec 2015 #81

Okay ejbr Dec 2015 #84

Where was the lie? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #86

Some of us ejbr Dec 2015 #87

I'm still waiting for you to point out the lie ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #88

The poster's perspective ejbr Dec 2015 #90

Okay ... Opinions are now lies? 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #91

If stated as facts.. Yes' ejbr Dec 2015 #92

Hilarious considering this thread is about Bernie! R B Garr Dec 2015 #95

Yet you don't call the thread title a lie. R B Garr Dec 2015 #96

Considering the nature of the response ejbr Dec 2015 #97

Neither Hillary nor I was around when Bernie R B Garr Dec 2015 #98

!! ejbr Dec 2015 #99

I think embarrassing for the media. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #46

The press wasn't treating Bernie badly. It was treating Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #42

Bernie was also there for Bernie. Has he ever been to R B Garr Dec 2015 #45

ISIS. A basic tenet of the Democratic Party. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #48

Good Lord! R B Garr Dec 2015 #71

Actually, he was invited by several local ministers. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #50

Or maybe you should acknowledge that Bernie's image R B Garr Dec 2015 #69

"Foreign policy is not his strong suit" Dawgs Dec 2015 #73

Just look at the last debate, for one.He was asked about R B Garr Dec 2015 #74

Bernie voted against the Iraq war. Hillary not only voted for it, she trusted W and argued for it. Dawgs Dec 2015 #75

LMAO. Such sad and typical claptrap. R B Garr Dec 2015 #76

Sure, the tens of thousand innocent people that died compared to made up BS. Dawgs Dec 2015 #78

This is typical of the phony moralistic superiority R B Garr Dec 2015 #80

Go to Tax Pergatory. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #108

"Such sad and typical claptrap." tazkcmo Dec 2015 #82

Bernie was born and raised in Brooklyn, NYC. Hillary is from Park Ridge, Illinois. Now she lives in Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #83

There are 600,000 people in Vermont. R B Garr Dec 2015 #93

A poor senator from a state she could easily get elected from Fawke Em Dec 2015 #105

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #89

Hey... I'd kick yours, Hillary's AND Bernie's ass on foreign policy. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #104

If your projection lasts more than 4 hours, consult a medical professional immediately Scootaloo Dec 2015 #103

The Sanders intimidation campaign rears its head Renew Deal Dec 2015 #15

Another one who didn't read the comments. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #19

For example: Renew Deal Dec 2015 #25

America stands with Bernie and not Wall Street thieves. aspirant Dec 2015 #18

I call them the s--stream media. 47of74 Dec 2015 #21

a lot of du seemed to be happy about the diversion Doctor_J Dec 2015 #22

Some of those that only want to talk about terrorism Broward Dec 2015 #29

Do you think some Hillary supporters on this upaloopa Dec 2015 #33

That would imply that we care about you and what you do. floriduck Dec 2015 #55

I don't think they REALLY want to talk about Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Libya, and Syria MisterP Dec 2015 #94

EXACTLY! KNR retrowire Dec 2015 #23

I'm so done with their fear tactics. azmom Dec 2015 #44

They stories are always coming and going and going and coming.... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #30

Nice work UglyGreed Dec 2015 #31

Unlike Trump, Sanders doesn't get to pick his questions Orrex Dec 2015 #32

His message was clear. The media azmom Dec 2015 #43

No, that's not how it works Orrex Dec 2015 #49

He's the only one bringing awareness to how fucked azmom Dec 2015 #52

Yes, I've read the campaign brochure Orrex Dec 2015 #62

My issue is how the media covered it. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #56

You're not incorrect, but that's the way the media operates Orrex Dec 2015 #63

I was a reporter for 13 year, but that's been 13 years ago. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #64

But, but, but.... in_cog_ni_to Dec 2015 #34

IMO it's a classic UglyGreed Dec 2015 #37

There are 320+ million Americans, how many were "testy"? George II Dec 2015 #36

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #41

Well, they certainly want to talk about the economy far more than Fawke Em Dec 2015 #54

November 4-8 is week before the Paris attacks and a month before the San Bernardino attack. George II Dec 2015 #58

It stays fairly consistant. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #59

But the poll was taken before two of the most horrific terrorist/ISIS attacks in a long time, and... George II Dec 2015 #60

It wasn't an ISIS attack. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #65

Yep. Hilary and the Media can yammer on about ISIS, but the public wants to talk about the ECONOMY. reformist2 Dec 2015 #57

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #66

Excellent. I love it when people aren't stupid. Vattel Dec 2015 #67

So a few Bernie fans spam the internets workinclasszero Dec 2015 #68

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #72

Have these people ever followed politics before?!? Metric System Dec 2015 #77

No. And that's both cool... and THE POINT. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #106

K&R - for Bernie staying on-message to stand with AA Community in Baltimore n/t 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #85

Finally saw his presser and he was wonderful slapping around the Media Heathers. AtomicKitten Dec 2015 #100

Bernie Supporters vs Republicans gordyfl Dec 2015 #101

Yup: the broader public is starting to feel what Sanders' supporters have said all along: Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #107

There are more important political nilesobek Dec 2015 #109

Controlling the dialogue: Its what the media does best d_legendary1 Dec 2015 #110