Democratic Primaries

beastie boy

(9,345 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2020, 03:18 PM Feb 2020

Bernie's campaign manager just now on MSNBC [View all]

I am paraphrasing: "The billionaire class has adopted Buttigieg as their own."

... WTF?... I say WTF?... Since when?

When Biden was a threat to Bernie, his campaign went after Biden. When Warren was a threat, they went after Warren. And now this.

I am beginning to think Bernie's campaign has little to do with ideology and much to do with pursuit of pure political power. The "billionaire" boogie man remains the same, and the "enemies of the people" are interchangeable.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie's campaign manager just now on MSNBC [View all] beastie boy Feb 2020 OP

Relax. Biden's campaign has had a thing or two to say about Pete as well. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1

"Adopted by the billionaire class"? That's not a thing or two, it smacks of Stalinist propaganda. beastie boy Feb 2020 #13

Damn Good Question. Cha Feb 2020 #42

Yeah I think that's overboard rockfordfile Feb 2020 #28

Not "overboard". It's a flat-out lie. Bernie sends his sycophants on these shows to spew nonsense. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #81

I don't think Biden's campaign has ever trashed the way other campaigns conduct their fundraising. George II Feb 2020 #36

Maybe that's because they don't do a whole lot of fundraising themselves. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #38

Relax? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #51

Nothing that is FALSE! It is a FALSE statement to tar Buttigieg with this nonsense. B.S. did the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #74

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #143

"Billionaires for Buttigieg." OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #2

I was wondering where this Twitter thread was coming from... brooklynite Feb 2020 #3

Remember the good 'ole days when Sanders attacked millionaires as well? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #9

Good times! OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #12

lol Cha Feb 2020 #43

Uh-huh! He's a hypocrite just as Trump and his minions. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #82

Jesus, that sounds like PatSeg Feb 2020 #29

A billionaire can donate no more money radical noodle Feb 2020 #93

Sanders tweet and warrens attack may not be fruitful. that doesn't make them any less true. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #108

Look at all the articles... DaDeacon Feb 2020 #110

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #151

He's right, of course. DanTex Feb 2020 #4

Pete hasn't been adopted by the "billionalre class", however you want to modify the label, until beastie boy Feb 2020 #22

Smacks of desperation Cha Feb 2020 #44

Yes it does, Cha. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #89

Yeah, "virtual tie" with the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Cha Feb 2020 #94

... Cha Feb 2020 #116

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #128

... Cha Feb 2020 #134

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #135

That's why Saint Bernie is mad. Listen, if he is all that great, then his supporters should be She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #163

lol DaDeacon Feb 2020 #113

Repeat after me: Bernie Sanders is not getting anywhere near the Democratic Party nomination... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #117

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #150

No donor, big or small, can give more than $2800 ($5600 for a couple) Sanders has plenty of those. George II Feb 2020 #37

Unless they give it to one of the many PACs. $$$ equals people, remember? Doremus Feb 2020 #91

Vote Vets is the only Super Pac radical noodle Feb 2020 #96

Like National Nurses United, Sunrise Movement, Our Revolution, or Justice Democrats? George II Feb 2020 #97

PB has long time been known as the donor class darling, but I don't see how people here call lunasun Feb 2020 #62

I saw the interview radical noodle Feb 2020 #100

What...or Who...is the Donor Class? Cheviteau Feb 2020 #107

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #154

Let the billionaires stay too. Just tax them more. DanTex Feb 2020 #157

We "make the Billionaires pay" more. While "let the Millionaires stay" at the current rate. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #158

His campaign manager is WAY off base. MBS Feb 2020 #5

As a Sanders supporter, ramen Feb 2020 #19

I agree PatSeg Feb 2020 #31

Thank you for the honesty radical noodle Feb 2020 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #149

These are the kinds of people he surrounds himself with...I think that says a lot. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #104

He did the same to HRC in 2016. At the DNC, his fanatical supporters boo'ed both She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #164

Facts. Newest Reality Feb 2020 #6

Good grief, they have totally lost it trying to win at all costs. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #7

They want a broken Democratic party. LisaM Feb 2020 #15

Every single day cmeneer Feb 2020 #40

Listen, Bernie Sanders is only a Democrat when he runs for office. I do not understand why the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #85

The reason Bernie likes open primaries is because LuvNewcastle Feb 2020 #124

Yes, I know. I found it very telling during the 2016 contest when he continued to call for She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #125

Good. Then Buttigieg will get the money needed. krissey Feb 2020 #8

I see BS dropped the millionaires from millionaires and billionaires ! let's go Pet ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #10

He Also Said Women Flock To The Campaign Me. Feb 2020 #11

Good on KT. Cha Feb 2020 #47

That campaign just loves making up "classes" - billionaire class, ruling class, etc... George II Feb 2020 #14

Or establishment. Now that it has been established Sanders is squarely a part of establishment, krissey Feb 2020 #16

We haven't herd about the "esshhtablishhment" murielm99 Feb 2020 #17

Hahaha! It's funny to make fun of how people speak! Yeehah Feb 2020 #68

Motherfucker has been in Washington for at least 45 years and yet claims not to be "Establishment". She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #86

Yes, a lot of dividing. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #33

Don't forget the Donor Class!!! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #118

I heard that earlier on NPR. cwydro Feb 2020 #18

Bingo - this is what I have come to hate about Bernie - his push to divide Dems rurallib Feb 2020 #20

A lot of us black folk tried to tell you guys about this man. He's disgusting. He will get nowhere She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #114

stale class warfare argument. evertonfc Feb 2020 #21

Government employees are not "on the public dole." Yeehah Feb 2020 #73

As a proud, hard-working public servant, I suggest you remove this comment. It's ridiculously false. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #90

Wow kcr Feb 2020 #109

One of the features I admire about Buttigieg... brooklynite Feb 2020 #23

He sounds frightened. Why hurl insults like that at someone who doesn't deserve it? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #24

Bernie campaign loves to lie and lie and lie Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #25

Bernie been fucking lying, but we can't say anything about Saint Bernie around here. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #119

.. Cha Feb 2020 #162

They went after Buttigieg when he rose in the polls. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #26

They did the same thing to Biden...outright fabrications. It reminds me of the dump and that UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #52

Lies, lies, and more lies. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #57

When did the Mayor of South Bend take over running the USPS? George II Feb 2020 #63

When he beat Bernie. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #70

Bazinga! George II Feb 2020 #71

Back to the Wine Cave Scurrilous Feb 2020 #27

Damn.. that's what I keep Cha Feb 2020 #49

Yep. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #58

Again he reminds me of Trump however not as bad as Trump katmondoo Feb 2020 #30

Not as bad. This is the reason I would back Bernie against Trump even if it makes me sick for weeks. beastie boy Feb 2020 #34

The bar is set so low for Saint Bernie just because he appears to have progressive policy stances... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #129

Only because we don't hear him egging them on. He has plausible deniablility. nt eilen Feb 2020 #69

Think about it. I mean, REALLY think about it: Bernie IS like Trump. He truly is... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #121

Bernie used to bash millionaires. Then he became one. Now he only bashes billionaires. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #32

Billionaires, billionaires, look out for the big bad billionaires. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #35

And yet, Tom Steyer sounds more reasonable and attractive than Saint Bernie. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #120

Back to the Wine Cave... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #39

Was this Nina "I voted for Jil Stein in 2016" Turner? Zolorp Feb 2020 #41

No, it was Faiz Shakir. No shortage of bomb throwers in that campaign beastie boy Feb 2020 #105

they're all threats to each other KayF Feb 2020 #45

This guy is shit! He said that we must do away with "Identity Politics"--meaning only WHITE MALES She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #115

I love this post. Habibi Feb 2020 #131

Thank you. And it's the unvarnished truth. Think about Bernie's behavior. His petty politics. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #132

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #148

Remember in Star Trek V, when Kirk is standing on Spock's shoulders in the brig? AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #46

He also kept using the words rigged and corrupt. Billionaires bad, millionaires good. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #48

Because of course he did. Cha Feb 2020 #53

all is fair in love and politics. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #50

Are you suggesting Bernie shouldn't play victim when he gets the short end of the stick? beastie boy Feb 2020 #54

It is a neat trick how he is playing both victim and victor since Iowa. eilen Feb 2020 #78

I've been screaming this about Sanders for YEARS! Trying to explain to people that he is a flat-out She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #126

+1 Cha Feb 2020 #138

+1000 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #127

Haha! TOUCHE' Cha Feb 2020 #95

Scare tactics relayerbob Feb 2020 #55

Same 'ole same 'ole. Never changes. boston bean Feb 2020 #56

For me.... WiffenPoof Feb 2020 #59

Sounds like what you're saying, because it's way too soon for him to say that. ancianita Feb 2020 #60

Dangerous, dangerous rhetoric because it demonizes donors that Democrats need femmedem Feb 2020 #61

Bernie's staffers are just the best SharonClark Feb 2020 #64

Bernie is toxic poison for our party EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #65

Sickening, stupid and slanderous. Why why WHY, Bernie?????? SunSeeker Feb 2020 #66

I absolutely LOATHE B.S. almost as much as I despise Trump. BERNIE SANDERS is despicable! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #67

Yes, that IS despicable! FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #75

Meant to make it clear that I think Bernie Sanders is DESPICABLE!! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #79

Yes. I knew what you meant. FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #80

Why? This man is a liar and a hypocrite. Period. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #122

But you WILL vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination, right? nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #106

Absolutely not. I will vote for another Democrat on the ticket. A TRUE Democrat, not a fake one. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #111

Only if he stays in the Democratic Party. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #155

Forbes Article About Billionaire Donors and Buttigieg Billsmile Feb 2020 #72

I have to wash socks, after that I will read Forbes. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #83

Sock puppet? Blues Heron Feb 2020 #84

It means I had to wash socks. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #88

I used that the other day. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #137

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #147

billionaire class paleotn Feb 2020 #76

They'll definitely adopt somebody. polichick Feb 2020 #77

It's a primary: Biden's support has deflated peequod Feb 2020 #87

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #146

bots????????? ctyankeedude Feb 2020 #92

You mean like the one who posted the same thing three times??? marble falls Feb 2020 #142

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #144

Eat the rich; piggies get fed, hogs get slaughtered. marble falls Feb 2020 #161

This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #98

i think Bernie is sooooooooooooooooooo scared of Mayor Pete. Getting desperate. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #99

I do not like billionaire donations, regardless... dchill Feb 2020 #102

I very much like Tom Steyer and what I'm hearing from him. I don't hate billionaires who do the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #130

He's a candidate funding his own campaign... dchill Feb 2020 #140

I see what you mean. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #141

maybe referring to pete's no media high dollar fundraisers. i didn't see it. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #103

Oh, My, How The Truth Hurts! corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #112

Have you looked up the definition of "adopted"? beastie boy Feb 2020 #123

Definition jr1118x Feb 2020 #133

Actually, Mr Faiz meant "adopted" as in definition #1. Made Pete one of their own. beastie boy Feb 2020 #136

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #152

Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #145

KnR NCProgressive Feb 2020 #139

"The billionaire class"? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #153

He did the same thing to Barack Obama...a self-made man. The SAME thing! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #165

He should stop trying to make "the billionaire class" happen. Not a class. Not happening. betsuni Feb 2020 #156

It's like they're trying to...What was it they said it that movie... Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #160

He's preaching to the choir. No one else cares. nt Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #159