My favorite line:
"Then you add ten momentum points for every state he won in a row, multiply that by how much birds like him."
I totally feel that first guy's pain. I have been trying to explain this same thing for weeks right here on IM. All I've manged to do so far is piss a whole lot of people off.
So what if you pissed people off, it's your blog you can write what you want.
ReplyDelete+++++++
DeleteHow many times did libs defend Europe and socialism when they thought Obama was a socialist? Hoe many times did libs say all of Bernies goals should be instituted prior to Bernie running?
ReplyDeleteDemocrats literally do not know what they believe but they will defend anyone despite not knowing them. And they'll attack anyone they see as a threat despite not knowing them.
We need a huge party overhaul. Both suck. All politicians in DC suck.
So you are a staunch Bernie supporter who hates democrats. Get the hell off the stage fool.
DeleteHi, Alicia.
DeleteHow many times has Bernie stated a plan for any of his ideas?
DeleteRegular Math = 0
BernieMath = he doesn't have to because there will be a revolution and all the republicans will do what he says
"We need a huge party overhaul. Both suck. All politicians in DC suck."
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What a stupid thing to say.
"Libs"...your slip is showing.
DeleteWhen did Democrats think Obama was a Socialist?
DeleteAs a democrat, I realize that our candidates tend to have issues with math. Hell, Hilary sucked at it in 2008 and Bernie seems to have caught the same kind of arithmetic disfunction in 2016.
ReplyDeleteGoing to be an interesting summer.
Hillary was a lot better at math than Bernie is now. She was also a lot closer to BO at this point in the primary.
DeleteBernie's math consists of a single number. That number is 1. Bernie is not now, nor is he planning to help get Democrats elected to national and state office. Bernie can bleat all he wants about revolution, but as long as he is fixated on just his election, he can never actually produce a revolution. President Obama has accomplished much in spite of a belligerent congress, but he has enormous skill in out thinking his opponents. Bernie has only one method for getting things done, that is to whine, whine, whine. Well, it won't work. Bernie needs a congress that will actually enact legislation. And Bernie shows ZERO sign of realizing that.
DeleteBernie's math is one (with zero on top of that).
So you piss off a few idiots. They deserve it.
ReplyDeleteBernie Sanders’s Supporters Consider Where to Turn if His Bid Fails
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html
The Democrats among his supporters will vote for Hillary. The 'revolutionaries' will probably sit it out, because they are not looking at the big picture.
DeleteIf the 'revolutionaries' sit it out then they can keep their mouths shut at the outcome. It's just that simple.
DeleteIf they sit it out, they are not true progressives, liberals, or independents. If they were, they'd care just as much about who gets the vote in November. If not, they're just petulant children.
DeleteMildred
I love this skit, and even the Berner I know think it's pretty funny, too.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever met him? I have and he doesn't think anything is funny, he has no sense of humor.
Delete9:47 - No, I've never met him. I did talk to him once on the radio on Thom Hartmann's show. I am still dumbfounded by Hartmann's awful tweets during this primary (including the one this week with Bernie and an assault weapon) but Tim Robbins takes the cake after yesterday.
Delete@anon 11:10am
DeleteMaybe you should spend less time on twitter and more time in real life?
BTW Bernie obviously supports no restrictions on assault weapons being sold so why are you mad?
11:49 - Do you know where Sandy Hook is? Did you know that CT is voting today? Now, how, exactly, is this a positive tweet for Bernie? It's extremely distasteful and tone deaf.
Deletehttps://twitter.com/Thom_Hartmann/status/723328859978895361
@ 12:16 pm
DeleteI never said it was positive, I said it was truthful.
And actually Bernie's views of the Sandy Hook families that were fighting for the right to take the arms manufacturers to court was distasteful and frankly just what the NRA told him to do.
THe tweet that you are so worried about showed your candidates stance and nothing less and nothing more.
2:09 - I'm for Hillary, so I think we're maybe on the same team? I'm criticizing the tone deaf messaging of a Bernie surrogates this week (e.g. Them Hartmann), especially as related to Sandy Hook.
DeleteBernie Sanders’s Supporters Consider Where to Turn if His Bid Fails
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html
I don't think it's as much pissing people off as it is that readers of this blog ultimately only come here to rag on the Palins.
ReplyDelete"Not I," said the cat.
DeleteSpeak for yourself.
DeleteNo, many of us come here to read what Gryphen posts about religion, atheism, politics, etc. in addition to ragging on the Palins.
DeleteOh, I'm just the opposite. I don't even read the Palin threads anymore. I come for the political discourse on the Democratic side!
Delete"'Not I,'" said the Rat."
DeleteSounds to me like Bernie can write a book after Hillary wins and title it " I had a revolution and nobody came".
ReplyDelete'Something Amazing Is Happening in This Country'
ReplyDelete"There’s a whole group of young people in America, across the board, all races ... who have just had it with our system."
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/seymour-hersh-weighs-sanders-vs-clinton-something-amazing-happening-country
Oh please. That is always the case. Every election-remember the Tea Baggers? They had 'had it' with the stars quo, so they elected people like Rubio and Cruz. Yup, sure not your typical Senators who go to DC to work. Where are those Tea Baggers now? They aren't voting for Trump. Or Cruz. Or Kasich. Are they holing up with their guns and their stupid signs waiting for Cleveland?
DeleteAssholes just pissing all over President Barack Obama. Beyond ridiculous & that's what is turning most of us off. -sjp
DeleteExcuses for Bernie's losses tonight
ReplyDeleteThe poor people didn't vote.
Hillary didn't let people vote for Bernie.
No one understands Bernie and why they should have voted for him.
Hillary has big money donors so all the millions Bernie spent don't count.
And then, when the results match exactly or nearly exactly what the folks at fivethirtyeight.com prognosticated, from the polls, people will still be saying Bernie was gypped because [insert your favorite excuse here].
DeleteHow can an election go the way the polls predicted it would and have it still be the result of chicanery? I'd believe the charges ... if there were any evidence to prove Sanders would have won New York, for example, but there was never any aggregate of all polling taken that did not have Clinton with a huge lead. Were the polls all rigged too? Was fivethirtyeight.com in collusion with them to support Hillary? What rubbish!
Bet we'll see the same tonight - Hillary will win most if not all primaries, by the exact or nearly exact margin 538.com predicted based on polling data, and Sanders supporters will still try to say the results were rigged.
What is annoying is insisting over and over since February that it's impossible for Sanders to win because the Math says so. The Math doesn't say it's impossible for Sanders to win even now. Clinton has to have won 2,026 pledged delegates for it to be impossible for Sanders to win. Math says Clinton can't get to 2,026 pledged delegates before the June 7 primaries even if she won every delegate in every primary between now and June 7. If it were really over, Hillary would save her money and her health and stop campaigning. But she hasn't and she won't because she knows she doesn't have it in the bag yet no matter what her minions insist about the Math.
ReplyDeleteYou're an idiot. She can't stop campaigning. She'll be campaigning every day until November. One difference 4is that she is not shirking her paid for by the citizens job to do so, unlike Kasich, Cruz and Sanders.
DeleteAnd her health? There's nothing wrong with her health.
DeletePlus, maybe this is your first election, but there's no stopping a campaign when you know you're going to be running in the general. She's already campaigning against Trump and/or Cruz while continuing to gather votes for the remaining primaries.
No, you're right. It's not impossible for Sanders to win. If all the polls and data up to this point are completely wrong, he could totally get the nomination.
DeleteOr, if most if not all the superdelegates abandon the candidate who has, by far, the most votes and who has unceasingly supported state and local democrats, Sanders could totally pull it out at the convention.
Dreams are a good thing. Hold on to yours.
Clap your hands and say "I do believe in fairies" and bring Tinkerbell back to life! @9:51
DeleteIt has nothing to do with polls, data, superdelegates or dreams. It's pure pledged delegate Math: Until Clinton has won 2,026 pledged delegates,it's not impossible for Sanders to win. Math says Clinton can't win enough delegates to get to 2,026 pledged delegates before June 7.
DeleteOn Clinton's health: She's not a healthy woman. She's obese. She's gotten so fat she waddles. She's admittedly hypothyroid. She's had a chronic cough since February.
@anon 11:25am
DeleteHillary's health is just fine. BTW most people over 50 have thyroid issues they just don't know it. Thyroid issues are easily controlled by simple meds. Hillary's Dr says her health is just fine, but it seems Bernie hasn't released any documentation about his health why is that? Is he trying to cover up his obvious dementia?
11:25 - What a misogynist! You are living in BERNIE WORLD. President Obama used super delegates to win; Hillary will do so as well. There is no way for Bern Bern to win. Maybe after tonight you'll finally get it.
DeleteDo you love the Sanders? If so, I urge you to take those exact same "Health" concerns listed above to the Sanders' campaign on behalf of Jane Sanders. She needs to lose weight for the sake of her health, and Bernie gets very red-faced on TV. Bernie coughs, too. (Honestly, he needs a good long rest. Maybe he and Jane can go to an academic conference in Fiji in June.)
Pointing out someone's obvious health problems isn't misogyny. I'm a woman. Hillary IS obese. She had a serious concussion and blood clot. Huma Abedin says she gets confused. She's hypothyroid. Even SNL makes fun of her cough. She makes fewer appearances and gives shorter speeches. Sanders' regularly gives 3 speeches a day lasting 75 minutes and gives several interviews. Sanders does not get "red in the face" and Jane isn't a candidate although she's overweight too. But not as fat as Clinton. BTW, Sanders has released a letter from his doctor, just like Clinton.
DeleteShe's obese?
DeletePlease don't vote for Clinton. We don't need or want shitheads like you.
1:10 - I agree. I don't want women-hating-women in our party, either.
Delete1:07 - And Bernie is a supermodel. Uh huh.
DeleteI find it very hard to believe you're a woman. I also find it very hard to believe you're a Sanders supporter. Your talking points about Clinton's health sound like they were taken directly from a Briebart or Red State post.
DeleteBernie Sanders and Allies Aim to Shape Democrats’ Agenda After Primaries
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-campaign.html
*yawn* Since Bernie already has chosen to register as an independent for his next Senate run why would he think he gets any say in the Democratic Party platform?
DeleteGOP Mega-Donors So Frustrated by Their Failure to Buy Elections That Some Are Actually Bowing Out
ReplyDeletehttp://www.alternet.org/election-2016/gop-mega-donors-are-so-frustrated-their-failure-buy-elections-some-are-actually-bowing
And if you believe that, Sarah has a jet to sell you (or a banged up snow machine.)
DeleteAnonymous 10:14 AM wrote: And if you believe that … (namely "That Some Are Actually Bowing Out")
DeleteAnonymous 9:53 AM did not write that ALL are actually bowing out.
Anonymous 9:53 AM did not write that MOST are actually bowing out.
Anonymous 9:53 AM did not even write that MANY are actually bowing out.
Anonymous 9:53 AM only wrote that SOME are actually bowing out, and linked to an article that named names.
If you have evidence that even one of the parties named in the linked article is not actually bowing out, then you have some justification for your snarky disagreement.
Just putting this here because your day will be better for having watched this beautiful bit of art, artistry, music, and excellence.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArqWsxtiLuo&feature=youtu.be
Yes, it's your blog, so you get to write what you want. Bernie is far from a perfect candidate, but for some of us >50 years old, he is a reminder of a time when America was progressive. Now, that concept is so foreign we call it "socialism". Hillary is the best choice, but she'll have to prove herself. My biggest fear is that she is such a hawk, and will want to prove that a woman can be "commander-in-chief", that she'll get us into one or more ground wars. So, keep cheering for Hillary; it is your blog. You do, though, seem to be missing the point of Bernie. It's not about Bernie. It's about an America that many of us hope to see again that only Bernie talks about. Hillary shows little interest in bringing us back toward a more progressive, and compassionate, center. So, my plea to you would be to understand why people support Bernie and get your Hillary supporters to consider pushing your candidate a little more to the left. Now, as is your and everyone elses right, go ahead and flame me for not supporting you and Hillary 100%.
ReplyDelete10:15 - I don't flame you at all, but I would like to point out that Hillary has moved Sanders to the left on major issues as well, such as: gun control and women's rights, including reproductive rights.
DeleteIt was eye-opening to me to read Bernie's old rape fantasy essay from 1972. Thank goodness he says now that it was stupid; I think running against a woman probably had something to do with that, since he had never disavowed it before in 40+ years.
Flame, flame, flame. Now, are you happy?
DeleteI agree with you. I remember all those progressive Dems from the 60s and 70s. When I first registered to vote (1968) it was to primary for a real progressive in CT- who didn't make it, as was the case with most of those I supported who were just too progressive for the rest of the country.
DeleteThe thing about Hillary is that whatever goals she has (like gun control and equal pay for equal work) she's more likely to achieve (if anyone can with a Republican Congress) because she can play the system. Can you imagine 4 years of Bernie berating the Congress (and everyone else)?
I wheeled my 95 year old mom into her local polling place this morning to cast a vote for Hillary- so excited to be voting for a woman!
I thank you for this post. This is exactly what so many are missing about how important Bernie's campaign has been. It has awakened the millennials in a way that has been profound. And it has given the progressive agenda the biggest boost in decades. I'm not a Bernie supporter, nor am I a Hillary supporter, per se. I will vote for whichever candidate stops the GOP from getting anywhere near the White House. But that doesn't stop me from seeing the huge value that Bernie has brought to the conversation and I find it incredulous that liberals/progressives aren't seeing this. This election seems the only narrow focus, not the bigger more visionary picture of what has been awakened in these young citizens who will be living their lives as the future of this country.
DeleteAnonymous 10:15 AM wrote: It's about an America that many of us hope to see again that only Bernie talks about.
DeleteIn 2010, so many Democrats were so disappointed with President Obama for not achieving all the miracles they expected of him that (please forgive me for reminding you of this) Republican candidates won big. At the state level. In a census year. Redistricting, as I trust you are aware, is generally a partisan operation conducted at the state level. The resultant gerrymandering can be expected to be with us at least until after the 2020 census.
Until then, any Democratic president will be working to achieve things in the face of a significantly hostile Congress.
I hope that the America you speak of will be restored in Bernie's (and my!) lifetime, but I see him—accurately or otherwise—more as "pointing the way" rather than as "drawing a map".
Perhaps if he had got himself elected in 2008, before the redistricting. …
Too bad the US doesn't have an independent boundary commission, like Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and others. You may find this comparison between Canada and the US interesting: http://www.jjmccullough.com/index.php/2011/03/01/redistricting-something-canada-does-better/
Where's Waldo? I mean, where's Sarah? She must be filming for her new judge tv show too busy to rant on FB.
ReplyDelete#ShesWithUs #FleeTheBern #HillaryTrueDem #UniteBlueNoMatterWhat #SheWillProtectUs #GoAwayBernie
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/clintons-internet-supporters-allegedly-using-porno.html
ReplyDeleteNeed proof?
http://imgur.com/wGvWXvg
It has been disavowed by the Bros4Hillary Leadership Team - https://www.facebook.com/groups/bros4hillary/permalink/1740610886160594/
DeleteThink harder. Why would HRC's campaign or her true allies do something like this on the eve of victory? They wouldn't. Facebook says the sites were down for 3 hours; seems like FB needs to step up their security, too.
@ anon 10:34 am
DeleteYes I need proof, maybe you should get proof before posting lies. Typical BernieBro, can't think for themselves just spread whatever lies they want to without using any critical thinking skills first.
Clinton Supporter Claims Credit For Multiple Bernie Facebook Groups Being Taken Down (IMAGES)
Deletehttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/04/26/clinton-supporter-claims-credit-for-multiple-bernie-facebook-groups-being-taken-down-images/
@11:42
DeleteYa know you can get paid to troll for Hillary?
"correct the record"
hahahahahahaha!
https://pivotamerica.com/milliondollartrolls-trending-twitter-hillarys-paid-trolls-get-6-bernie-groups-removed-facebook-200000-subscribers/
Hey, Dudebros. "Stop the Paid Shill Accusations," by Markos of Daily Kos - http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/26/1520172/-Stop-the-paid-shill-accusations
DeleteWhat are Bernie and Jane hiding in their taxes? Why won't they release them? Jane keeps lying and saying they will, then they don't! For someone running on a financial reform platform, t's very strange not to have tax transparency! http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/bernie-sanders-tax-returns-hillary-clinton-transcripts-222457
ReplyDeleteObama Finally Weighs In On His Vote For President With Explicit Message For Democrats
ReplyDeletehttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/04/26/obama-finally-weighs-in-on-his-vote-for-president-with-explicit-message-for-democrats/
Donald Trump Terrorizes His Fans: ‘Lock Your Doors!’ Muslims Are Coming! (VIDEO)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/04/26/donald-trump-terrorizes-his-fans-lock-your-doors-muslims-are-coming-video/
Anonymous 10:30AM - Where's Waldo? I Mean
ReplyDeletewhere's Sarah.
She's still trying to untwist her granny
pants since Trump dumped her!
Millennials Poll Shows Sanders' Revolution Reshaping US Electorate
ReplyDelete"He's not moving a party to the left. He's moving a generation to the left," says pollster
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/25/millennials-poll-shows-sanders-revolution-reshaping-us-electorate
You would think, logically anyway, that if you were far enough left to see Bernie as your guy, that if he isn't the nom you would vote the next most left leaning candidate. What I don't understand is how if Bernie loses they can stay home and not vote at all if moving the country left is so important to them.
DeleteMildred
It's one and done for some of these people. They think voting for Bernie Sanders is all they have to do. If they can't vote for him in the general election, that's it for them.
DeleteFirst. It is yer site G. People come here fer many reasons and articles! Sometimes to form opinion or discuss!. Its easy to piss off anyone these days. Meanwhile back at stump,,, The R's and D's have their loyal active voters. The I's are many, silent, and not organized. They could not vote in many primaries due to rules. If Senator Sanders jumped in as Independent, which is what he is. His voters could demand paper ballot, write him in, and demand physical count with camara, audio, spotters, marshalls lol etc. He should not secede because his actual voters have not voted yet in majority of states due to rules, not income. Sadly po people vote without representation.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone assume that they could vote in another party's primary? That is beyond stupid.
DeleteWhat's the difference between a Hillary supporter and a Sanders supporter? A Hillbot will take her money and argue for her online, a Berniebro will give him money and still argue for him online.
ReplyDeleteKeep your day job, if you have one.
DeleteWhy do you Bernie Bros and Hos have to always lie to try and make your candidate Bernie look good?
DeleteWell, anon at 12:41 pm, this Hillary Clinton supporter has sent contributions to the Clinton campaign and, guess what, has not be "paid" by the campaign! Hillary Clinton in running a proper campaign, not a smear fest like the one that the "Berniebros" are spreading about. And Hillary Clinton's a Democrat like me. I'm sure she's as proud to be a Democrat as I am.
DeleteBeaglemom
And Politico has a piece on Bernie Logic after conflicting statements from Jane, his wife and one of his revolution advisers. Jane says they reevaluate at the end and the advisers say they reevaluate every day. Jane, his wife, also says "The revolution will go on" no matter if Bernie or Hillary is the nominee.
ReplyDeleteJane seems to have her own agenda for herself and/or for Bernie.
DeleteJane Sanders is not running for office which is good because of the stink of fraud and corruption around her time as pres of Burlington College.
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