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Bernie Sanders

salimbag

(173 posts)

10. "wild haired socialist"

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #4)

Mon May 4, 2015, 12:57 PM

May 2015

While I certainly consider this a term of endearment, I suspect it wasn't intended to be. I'm not thin-skinned, but is this really how we want the issues to be framed? Well done opinion pieces should not contain thinly veiled condescension.

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Dana Milbank disses Bernie [View all] salimbag May 2015 OP

Dana who? Keith Olbermann banned him from his Countdown show years ago for being a Cleita May 2015 #1

Dana who? Hahaha! salimbag May 2015 #3

I rate Milbank just above, Smegma. nt Snotcicles May 2015 #2

I may have been a little harsh. He always seems to be fishing for red meat. To me anyway. nt Snotcicles May 2015 #9

Oh good grief. That's no more dissing Bernie than I am. hedda_foil May 2015 #4

"wild haired socialist" salimbag May 2015 #10

So you actually believe that a journalist tagging Bernie a "wild haired socialist" hedda_foil May 2015 #12

I could care less about the hair reference. TM99 May 2015 #15

claims that Bernie will not register as a Democrat left-of-center2012 May 2015 #5

If I recall correctly MissDeeds May 2015 #6

The more they whine, chervilant May 2015 #7

Dana Milbank is a shill for Depend... L0oniX May 2015 #8

That's all they've got? Pfft. AtomicKitten May 2015 #11

There is no requirement in the Democratic Party for a candidate to register RoccoR5955 May 2015 #13

In PA elections, many candidates cross file. PADemD May 2015 #14

Who? Did he used to be somebody? Scuba May 2015 #16

No, he has never been anyone salimbag May 2015 #17