2016 Postmortem

BlueCheese

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62. I'm very confident that Bernie Sanders himself had no idea.

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:41 PM

Dec 2015

I'm a little surprised he allowed his campaign to actually sue the DNC, though. In my mind, I would have fired the responsible staffer (done), apologized, and worked with the DNC to get access back as quickly as possible.

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My Heart Goes Out to Sanders [View all] NCTraveler Dec 2015 OP

Since I am no longer allowed in either camp, since on DU the entire Democratic Party has deemed randys1 Dec 2015 #1

Aww ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #3

Us Hillary supporters have hated the corporate media for a long time. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #2

No shit ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #4

100% Nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #5

Well your girl doesn't and her spoksperson has basically accused Sander's of stealing millions notadmblnd Dec 2015 #6

There's no dirty trick redstateblues Dec 2015 #7

Keep telling yourself that. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #10

Oh bull. It stinks to high heaven cali Dec 2015 #19

the vendor is the incompetent one here, and DNC for not cleaning up the vendor mess months ago magical thyme Dec 2015 #22

She's not a "girl". The way women are demeaned by using childish terms is sexist. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #9

Oh, now girl is a dirty word? notadmblnd Dec 2015 #11

Someone is always offended by something. bigwillq Dec 2015 #12

Tell me bout it. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #14

I'm not "offended". I was just pointing out that is sexist. Because it is. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #15

I don't think it is as used above. I call Bernie "my boy" bigwillq Dec 2015 #17

It is demeaning when it is used in a derogatory manner. wildeyed Dec 2015 #23

Ridiculous. I proudly called myself a "woman" at 18, yet my mom referred to her friends as 'girls' peacebird Dec 2015 #32

I sometimes referred to women I played roller derby with as wildeyed Dec 2015 #46

It is offensive and if you don't believe me dsc Dec 2015 #34

Referring to grown women as "girls" is sexist, yes. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #13

Well then I'm sexist. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #16

Sorry? wildeyed Dec 2015 #48

No, there's nothing to apologize to anyone for. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #49

Both my mother (85 when she died) and I refer to women as girls. It is NOT sexist peacebird Dec 2015 #39

Yeah, context matters. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #42

If you are LOOKING to be offended, then it is pretty sure you will be. peacebird Dec 2015 #47

As I said above, I'm not "offended". I am aware of sexism and feel it appropriate to point it PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #51

As a woman, I see no sexism there but whatever.... peacebird Dec 2015 #56

K. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #57

As I said, my mom referred to her friends as girls, & so do I peacebird Dec 2015 #60

That's awesome, she sounds great. PeaceNikki Dec 2015 #61

So the Sanders campaign ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #21

The DNC and Waserman- Schultz is doing everything in her power notadmblnd Dec 2015 #24

Oh FFS! Sanders is not the tooth fairy. LuvLoogie Dec 2015 #50

I said nothing ... NanceGreggs Dec 2015 #63

It was the Sanders camp that did the dirty trick!! And you know that or you are purposely riversedge Dec 2015 #28

Nice personal attack. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #31

"Two senior Democrats familiar with the program..." Human101948 Dec 2015 #77

ha ha it was the Sanders spokesman who today cried about how much $$ was riversedge Dec 2015 #33

How has it cost them millions? notadmblnd Dec 2015 #35

Well, the Sanders camp just said they spent millions collecting the riversedge Dec 2015 #52

oddly enough for 73 years sanders chose not to be a democrat until he wanted something badly nt msongs Dec 2015 #8

Bernie is going to kick the DNC's ass Enrique Dec 2015 #18

Just like he kicked ass in the debates, eh? Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #58

I have little respect for the Clinton supporters reveling in this. joshcryer Dec 2015 #20

Who is reveling? wildeyed Dec 2015 #25

I know. joshcryer Dec 2015 #26

I hope the campaigns and the DNC can get this sorted before tomorrow night. wildeyed Dec 2015 #37

Honestly, all I've seen is Sanders supporters saying this is bad for Hillary. Metric System Dec 2015 #27

I don't agree with them either. joshcryer Dec 2015 #29

Thank you Josh. I've always found you to be fair-minded. More than I'd ever give myself credit for. Metric System Dec 2015 #30

Wow. In 40 minutes they did all that, then they told on themselves. notadmblnd Dec 2015 #38

If this web site had an opposite of the ignore list ... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #55

You are such a great guy, josh Number23 Dec 2015 #67

I wanted to apologize to those people from this morning. joshcryer Dec 2015 #69

I said in one thread that this whole thing was bad for Sanders and the Dem party and got five Number23 Dec 2015 #70

I thought the lawsuit was risky because DWS is taking it personal. joshcryer Dec 2015 #73

Very true. lovemydog Dec 2015 #72

Thanks for you kind words. riversedge Dec 2015 #74

Done a little reveling myself. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #44

I saw that clip that you described in your OP riversedge Dec 2015 #75

Thanks for sharing that. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #76

A lot of people lining up PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #36

My heart goes out to the country should Hillary be the nominee. Autumn Dec 2015 #40

No sympathy for his supporters hypocritically VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #41

I am sure this had nothing to do with Bernie personally. DCBob Dec 2015 #43

I don't disagree with that. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #54

Yeah, I would probably let the Sanders campaign have their access back.. DCBob Dec 2015 #59

Absolutely. Nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #65

I'm very confident that Bernie Sanders himself had no idea. BlueCheese Dec 2015 #62

Agreed. The lawsuit doesn't make sense to me either. DCBob Dec 2015 #64

Nice post, but whoa there! PatrickforO Dec 2015 #45

And I'm not going to sit her and tell you to whoa back with that. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #53

of course, the Clinton campaign isn't responsible for the Sanders campaign's actions bigtree Dec 2015 #66

You got that right. Number23 Dec 2015 #68

Very well said NCTraveler. lovemydog Dec 2015 #71