Democratic Primaries

Steelrolled

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38. Bernie is the salt of the earth.

Reply to trueblue2007 (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 12:26 AM

Feb 2020

Waving hands are part of it. It is part of his appeal.

An applicable quote for the primary:

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

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

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BERNIE ..... stop waving your hand !!! He is SO rude!! He did the same thing to Hillary [View all] trueblue2007 Feb 2020 OP

That finger wagging is so maddening. I can't watch. apcalc Feb 2020 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #75

But Bernie waves during EVERY speech. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #2

and for senator WARREN to slap Bloomberg with the KILL THE BABY..... Shame on you Liz trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #3

That comment/narrative was a true loser peggysue2 Feb 2020 #12

Lol..No, I don't think so...I'm afraid you'll have to explain how she seemed "bruised_ whathehell Feb 2020 #33

It just wasn't a good look from my point of view peggysue2 Feb 2020 #35

Then I'd guess it's something personal to you.. whathehell Feb 2020 #40

Really? How so? What were the indicators?.. whathehell Feb 2020 #49

It's aways something personal peggysue2 Feb 2020 #60

Maybe if Bloomberg didn't want to have that brought up he shouldn't have said it. dsc Feb 2020 #25

Ding ding ding!..We have a winner! whathehell Feb 2020 #30

Oh please...He SAID it!..He is the one meriting "shame", not her! whathehell Feb 2020 #54

They are all doing it. Gonna have to put em in a straight jacket. Hoyt Feb 2020 #4

He's doing it to Klobuchar. He likes to interrupt women. octoberlib Feb 2020 #5

Always with women. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #8

Inefficiency is labor intensive. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #6

Rude. Unnecessarily aggressive. Overcompensating. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #7

Not rude, just the Brooklyn way of talking. Youse gotta a problem wit dat? jg10003 Feb 2020 #9

yes i do. i have a problem with some man who won't listen and won't consider trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #10

Yes. It's gross and rude. Codeine Feb 2020 #17

Bloomberg has spent more time in New York City than Sanders has... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #29

Why slander the good citizens of Brooklyn? comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #59

Early in every debate Sanders and Warren try to hog the response time Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #11

I wish the two would not shoot their hands in the air as soon as Biden starts to answer the emmaverybo Feb 2020 #27

The Hoarsewhisperer had a funny quip about Sanders' handwaving peggysue2 Feb 2020 #13

lol.. Cha Feb 2020 #14

Hey, Cha! peggysue2 Feb 2020 #15

Oh yeah.. I relish the chance Cha Feb 2020 #16

... a gif for you troubles denem Feb 2020 #32

I don't mind Bernie's hand flapping but this gif makes me giggle MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #37

yw. It's an albatross ... one of my favorite birds denem Feb 2020 #39

'Albatross' is a more fitting metaphor for BS [clumsy sometimes, frustration, guilt] empedocles Feb 2020 #55

Didn't stick the landing MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #70

well it makes me angry. he needs to stop. he needs to remove himself in my opinion. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #18

Well you are entitled to your opinion ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #21

Hummingbirds are cute and adorable. BS, not so much. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #19

Kick Cha Feb 2020 #20

Oh no, hand waving! Lordquinton Feb 2020 #22

You're insufficiently horrified by the Horrors of Hand Waving?! whathehell Feb 2020 #44

It's not very dignified. The candidate that I choose will be dignified. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #23

He got super rattled the two times the audience booed him. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #24

He reminds me of the old guy screaming out his window telling you to be quiet! kimbutgar Feb 2020 #26

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To be fair, I call bullshit. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #31

Um, one person's "rude" is another's "expressive" whathehell Feb 2020 #45

It's fucking rude. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #48

It's "fucking" cultural whathehell Feb 2020 #50

As is the excuse for a lot of rude shit, I'm sure. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #52

..As is yours for a lot of ignorance, I'm equally sure. whathehell Feb 2020 #56

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #57

Thank you. whathehell Feb 2020 #58

Glad no one made an issue of wagging a finger in someone's face. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #64

Unfuckingbelievable. So rude. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #71

"entitled" white man mentality by thinking he has the right to talk over the other folks NoDakLinda Feb 2020 #34

you are wrong. He is a caucasian. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #36

That's the truth. He doesn't interrupt others during their time. JudyM Feb 2020 #46

I agree. It was Pete's worst performance to date. Laelth Feb 2020 #73

Bernie is the salt of the earth. Steelrolled Feb 2020 #38

Um, I think most would agree that Bernie isn't even close whathehell Feb 2020 #47

Agreed! Steelrolled Feb 2020 #69

Meh, the guy waves his hands around even when he's just talking by himself. BigBoss26 Feb 2020 #41

That's your opinion.. others have different Cha Feb 2020 #42

Yep. Hence the "imo" at the end of my post. *shrug* BigBoss26 Feb 2020 #43

My personal feeling MFM008 Feb 2020 #51

When his arms are waving, he's not listening C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #61

Of course you do. That's why you're "undecided," and not sure who you'll support. ehrnst Feb 2020 #63

.. Cha Feb 2020 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #62

He's trying to signal that sparrow from 2016 to come back to the podium. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #65

It's only an issue of incivility when it's a finger wagged in a face... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #66

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #67

If BS put out my eye, I'd sue him. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #68

Kick.. I don't like it either. Cha Feb 2020 #74