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patphil

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58. I would blame his people for this one.

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:25 PM

Mar 2020

Something this important should have been told to him before he stepped up to the microphone.
There's no way his staff could have been ignorant of this.

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

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Bernie just had a press conference, in which he accused, [View all] MineralMan Mar 2020 OP

doh because bernie is like the old broken record lol (you youngins will not get that) nt msongs Mar 2020 #1

🎵 Give me one moment in ti-- NurseJackie Mar 2020 #12

Oh, snap! MineralMan Mar 2020 #19

Ah, the joys of digital music! customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #24

Remember rewinding the tape back into the cassette with a pencil? Mazeltov Cocktail Mar 2020 #91

But we could tape it with scotch tape... dawg day Mar 2020 #105

I do indeed! customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #173

😂😂😂😂 secondwind Mar 2020 #54

LOL lillypaddle Mar 2020 #79

LoL. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #108

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2020 #33

Check inbox. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #66

How do you know when that happens? Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #78

Yes, it is a popup, if you see it you have a choice to serve or not serve. Blue_true Mar 2020 #144

Thanks! n/t Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #148

Yep hurple Mar 2020 #98

Didn't happen to me until I switched from Undecided to Biden. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #122

Please. Were you here in 2016? rwsanders Mar 2020 #177

The youngins will understand "a scratched CD". LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #47

we do vinyl, mp3 or stream, I was born in 1996 and have never owned a CD player, do have a turntable Celerity Mar 2020 #135

A good summation. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #50

we (I am a Zennial, 1996 born) listen to vinyl, lololol, in fact it has been a thing for ages Celerity Mar 2020 #133

That's funny. I have a 1996 Ford Ranger. MineralMan Mar 2020 #150

I have a 1967 Vespa 125 Primavera, but is is back in London atm, I will have it shipped Celerity Mar 2020 #169

That's a lovely old Vespa! MineralMan Mar 2020 #170

Yikes. How could he not have known about Bloomberg. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #2

Maybe he got up just in time for the presser. MineralMan Mar 2020 #3

That's probably it pandr32 Mar 2020 #27

Stayed up past his bedtime? Ummm LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #52

Heck, I'm only 50 and yesterday... Blue_playwright Mar 2020 #71

Just turned 56, and I wake up fresh after five hours' sleep Grokenstein Mar 2020 #90

Bernie's advisors aren't keeping him updated. LisaM Mar 2020 #4

One of the biggest problems about Bernie MBS Mar 2020 #7

Can you imagine Nina Turner or David Sirota PatSeg Mar 2020 #29

No! That would be a horror show. Mickju Mar 2020 #56

I'm sure Jill Stein would also be in there somewhere. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #123

Surgeon General? PatSeg Mar 2020 #164

Sec of State? ehrnst Mar 2020 #185

His staffers have their own agendas. MineralMan Mar 2020 #20

People on the ground in CA tried to warn him away from getting involved in Cenk's campaign... ehrnst Mar 2020 #186

A few of them only care about getting media exposure for themselves. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #53

His staff is one of his biggest issues. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #74

When the boss values absolute fealty and lockstep with him above all else... ehrnst Mar 2020 #187

At least he doesn't think he's running for Senate. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #99

Oh, he will be again, because Joe will be nominated. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #124

... Jedi Guy Mar 2020 #143

But he thinks that women having abortions for sex selection in the US is "a problem" ehrnst Mar 2020 #188

He has been in politics long enough to know how it goes, really. MineralMan Mar 2020 #5

"he won't catch up again. It has moved on at a faster pace than he can manage." hlthe2b Mar 2020 #6

He should drop out graciously NYMinute Mar 2020 #9

Too late to escape the bad legacy imo. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #59

His supporters will continue to do that, with or without his encouragement. MineralMan Mar 2020 #13

+ 1000 n/t MFGsunny Mar 2020 #40

I think the endless mocking of him in threads like this ramen Mar 2020 #102

Look. I'm in the same age group. MineralMan Mar 2020 #106

I did not have the opportunity to watch it live due to being at work, ramen Mar 2020 #116

Constant Trashing of Sanders is Counterproductive for the Party McKim Mar 2020 #174

I agree. You may be responding in the wrong spot? nt ramen Mar 2020 #183

This Record Player Bit is So Nasty and Petty McKim Mar 2020 #180

Because they're all a bunch of Commies! gldstwmn Mar 2020 #119

Who's a commie? MineralMan Mar 2020 #120

Hope you're right re no longer moonscape Mar 2020 #44

Good point! LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #57

I'm not so shocked at his not knowing it than his bleeping staff treestar Mar 2020 #140

Well, I assume he hired his staff and directs them MineralMan Mar 2020 #147

that's a pretty important thing to miss!! subana Mar 2020 #179

We're really going to go down the Sanders is out of touch Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2020 #26

Actually NO ONE has said that; Rather they are questioning why his staff isn't briefing him hlthe2b Mar 2020 #34

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #68

Bernie People are calling Biden senile squirecam Mar 2020 #72

It's ridiculous. They're about to gldstwmn Mar 2020 #92

Oh yeah.. how's that? Cha Mar 2020 #165

I would blame his people for this one. patphil Mar 2020 #58

I agree and I do. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #60

That press conference made me think that the DNC should consider limiting future debates. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #8

I agree 100% NYMinute Mar 2020 #11

Why, what are you afraid of? peoli Mar 2020 #62

The election is over already NYMinute Mar 2020 #141

You don't believe in the process? peoli Mar 2020 #152

The process has been played out - there have been some 7-8 debates NYMinute Mar 2020 #154

What's the point of Sander's Reilly?! He really didn't know?!?! uponit7771 Mar 2020 #10

I don't know the point of his press conference, but it was clear that he didn't MineralMan Mar 2020 #14

Whoa uponit7771 Mar 2020 #15

It was sincere, too. He really didn't know. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #16

That's embarrassing (re Bloomberg) BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #17

Yes, it is, indeed. MineralMan Mar 2020 #18

That's more than embarrasing, it's pretty much disqualifying at this point flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #36

I agree. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #45

How nice that the media gave him free airtime mcar Mar 2020 #22

Of course, nobody was watching, so... MineralMan Mar 2020 #23

They have helped him. Trump helped him. Russians pitched in. And still he complains. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #111

But he hasn't helped himself. Cha Mar 2020 #166

Ha ha. No, he hasn't! Aside from policies with no chance of getting passed, he brings not a ray of emmaverybo Mar 2020 #168

Bernie needs ro bring his enthusiasm to the Democratic party behind Biden Pepsidog Mar 2020 #25

Nope, it's the OTHER way around... this race is FAR from over!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #37

I would not mind that either. Pepsidog Mar 2020 #42

What if Bernie passed the torch to Warren? dlk Mar 2020 #28

Way too late for that. MineralMan Mar 2020 #30

Two weeks ago his campaign was dead. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #115

Two weeks ago was before Super Tuesday. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #125

Oh so the Peogessive wing of the party gldstwmn Mar 2020 #157

Politely ask you to join us? 4 more years of trump and federal judge appointments if you don't. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #158

This attitude is why Biden gldstwmn Mar 2020 #159

Well, in 4 years, trump has appointed 158 federal judges to the bench... zackymilly Mar 2020 #161

Now I'm supposed to feel sorry while you gldstwmn Mar 2020 #163

Fear? It's facts. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #172

No...Sanders has the questionable votes on guns... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #160

I didn't say Sanders. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #162

Bernie's right on all points... don't start measuring the drapes yet!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #31

No, Bernie is not "right on all points." His brand of socialism would tank our economy. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #55

I'll defend your right to be wrong InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #61

Hon, tell that to Bernie.... ehrnst Mar 2020 #81

Aren't you the same one that said Bernie was going to hand Joe his ass dware Mar 2020 #167

Still hard for me to believe BidenBacker Mar 2020 #32

LOL Scurrilous Mar 2020 #46

It was natural for Pete and Amy wnylib Mar 2020 #65

Rumor has it that Obama was working in the background BidenBacker Mar 2020 #93

Obama might have worked behind wnylib Mar 2020 #110

Amy & Pete BidenBacker Mar 2020 #112

Yes, we are coming together. wnylib Mar 2020 #113

That's a rhetorical question, right??? BidenBacker Mar 2020 #118

I was just wondering if he would be wnylib Mar 2020 #130

You can bet your life BidenBacker Mar 2020 #139

So we know what they are likely to do wnylib Mar 2020 #142

Yes, I heard about Johnson a day or two ago BidenBacker Mar 2020 #151

One hope that I have is that wnylib Mar 2020 #156

Hope you're right BidenBacker Mar 2020 #171

Yes, I worry about that, too. wnylib Mar 2020 #181

Right. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #67

As a pagan, I'll attribute it to the will of the tree spirits. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #75

I've encountered Sanders supporters with a different take. cab67 Mar 2020 #97

The worst possible outcome BidenBacker Mar 2020 #109

This is mean-spirited greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #35

It is what it is. MineralMan Mar 2020 #77

I saw it lillypaddle Mar 2020 #86

Yeah, you're still 'Undecided'. zackymilly Mar 2020 #126

You think I'm a Bernie backer? greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #134

No, Sanders consummate rock throwing shouldn't be tolerated this much uponit7771 Mar 2020 #146

Sanders also dragged Joe all over the mat then said LakeArenal Mar 2020 #38

Railed against the Democratic Establishment then broke for an ad grantcart Mar 2020 #89

Once again I'll ask why St. Bern decided to Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #39

Bloomberg dropped out about four hours earlier. He didn't know that? I'll file that away.... George II Mar 2020 #41

I'll cut Bernie a little slack. I was in bed by 11:30, up at 5AM and feel like shit wyldwolf Mar 2020 #43

To be fair Bloomberg quit & endorsed while Sanders was inside the burlington facility. Sunlei Mar 2020 #48

I watched the presser and described what I saw. MineralMan Mar 2020 #82

I think we shouldn't be dismissive of any D party supporters. Sunlei Mar 2020 #104

Ugh..So sick of Sanders yelling and whining amuse bouche Mar 2020 #49

ooommmggg obamanut2012 Mar 2020 #51

Can't wait for Larry David on SNL Saturday. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #63

I love it when Larry starts shouting about 1% vs 2% milk... Rollo Mar 2020 #84

And yet, I bet you'll keep posting anti-Bernie OPs. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #64

What did I say that was inaccurate? MineralMan Mar 2020 #85

AT LEAST HE WAS HONEST---TRUMP WOULD'VE MADE UP SOME BULL.S*T blakstoneranger Mar 2020 #69

And the Bros are Bitching Already Denis Enko Mar 2020 #70

Here's video DesertRat Mar 2020 #73

Deer in the headlights look. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #129

He probably needs to get out TheFarseer Mar 2020 #76

He won't rebe303 Mar 2020 #182

+100000000000. ehrnst Mar 2020 #80

I beg to differ. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #83

It is what it is. MineralMan Mar 2020 #87

The Bernie bots will whine and complain DIVINEprividence Mar 2020 #88

There's a vast left-wing conspiracy against Bernie. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #94

LOL... MineralMan Mar 2020 #95

"Bernie blinked a couple of times, swallowed, and said, "He did?" " NurseJackie Mar 2020 #96

That's exactly what he did. MineralMan Mar 2020 #100

Noticed his voice cracked and got several octaves higher. zackymilly Mar 2020 #131

The stress is getting to him. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #136

Maybe he should pick Dr. Ben Carson as his running mate & keep an eye on Bernie. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #155

Not a good idea to keep zentrum Mar 2020 #101

They haven't been voting for Bernie, either. MineralMan Mar 2020 #103

So they'd be ok with trump for 4 more yrs because Biden isnt "perfect"? oldsoftie Mar 2020 #175

people like Bernie been rejected all their lives and never are good in dealing with it beachbumbob Mar 2020 #107

When Joe makes a gaffe, they say "oh that's just Joe". When Bernie does it, they say he is brutus smith Mar 2020 #114

Who are "they?" MineralMan Mar 2020 #121

"They" is the Democrat establishment. lol. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #132

This is something that happened in the news treestar Mar 2020 #138

When has Sanders ever admitted to a gaffe? ehrnst Mar 2020 #184

Listened to Progressive radio all I heard doc03 Mar 2020 #117

so it's his usual press conference? PupCamo Mar 2020 #127

Ich bin ein Democrat DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #128

He lost states he should have tood, two! hangaleft Mar 2020 #149

Here is a link to the exchange: W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #137

I couldn't take all the ranting and pointing and finger-waving anymore. Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #145

Nobody held a gun to my head when Kamala dropped out RandySF Mar 2020 #153

complained, argued & complained more subana Mar 2020 #176

as with any mego-maniacs the facts always disturbs THEIR reality beachbumbob Mar 2020 #178