Bernie Sanders - Make America Socialist!

[ark steel]

This kinda puts the claim that Trumps people were the ones being violent at the protests doesn't it?

If journalism still existed, it would. Of course, if journalism still existed, that claim would have been debunked right away, anyway.

 

[JMM]

Bernie's wife looks like Ron White

 

[SteelChip]

If journalism still existed, it would. Of course, if journalism still existed, that claim would have been debunked right away, anyway.

Yeh but now that they know it's Bernie's kids doin' the damage some of them Dems are more pissed than ever.

Democrat Senators Threaten to Punish Bernie Sanders
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/23/bernie-sanders-risks-berning-bridges-in-senate.html

California Sen. Barbara Boxer was at the mic for Hillary Clinton when the now infamous convention erupted. “I told him that what happened to me was very alarming, disturbing and that he needed to really get control of the situation,” Sen. Boxer told The Daily Beast. “He said he was distressed about it and expressed chagrin about it.”

“I don’t think it strengthens democracy or it reflects well on the Democratic Party for us to stoop to the level of Mr. Trump who has made this presidential campaign in his party all about needlessly, personal attacks,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE).

When asked by The Daily Beast whether Sanders will be ostracized by his Democratic colleagues when he returns to the Senate if the primary ends bitterly, Coons matter of factly told The Daily Beast, “Yes.”

They just don't make them Senators like they used to, imagine the chagrin at being ostracized ....bwahaha

Other Democrats are highlighting that Sanders, much like Trump on the Republican side of the aisle, is a new addition to the party. They say they let him into their exclusive playground and that a rule for admission is no sand throwing from him or his supporters.

“You know he’s been an Independent, we welcomed him, but now that he’s finally gotten around to becoming a member of the Democratic Party, you sign up for the rules and we want Bernie to go by the rules that he’s signed up for,” Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) told The Daily Beast. “That is up to him, to get his supporters to calm down. Bernie has to be in charge of what he, himself has unleashed.”

Here's one to think about ......

Murphy argues it would be good for Sanders to come back and, if Democrats can recapture control of the Senate, represent the party as the Chairman of Budget Committee.

“That would be a super platform for him to talk about the need to scale up, rather than scale down, Social Security.

Here's another.....

“This is a pretty incredible institution where any senator, at any time, can become pretty relevant,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) told The Daily Beast. “So Senator Sanders has always been a pretty effective member of the Senate and I assume he will continue to be.”

Wait..what..??

 

[CharlesDavenport]

Bernie was over in California a talking about the rigged economy again. A socialist talking about a rigged economy?

 

[Ron Burgundy]

“I don’t think it strengthens democracy or it reflects well on the Democratic Party for us to stoop to the level of Mr. Trump who has made this presidential campaign in his party all about needlessly, personal attacks,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE).

Sen. Coons has a racist name and should change it to something non-racial like Smith or Jones immediately.

 

[Tibs]

My thoughts exactly.

From Robert Reich FB:

The only thing I can think of doing this morning is to write a public note to my friend, Bernie Sanders:

Dear Bernie:

I don’t know what you’re going to do from here on, and I’m not going to advise you. You've earned the right to figure out the next steps for your campaign and the movement you have launched. I’m sure you’re as disappointed as are all of us who have supported you. The loss of California is a particularly hard blow.

But let me tell you this: You’ve already succeeded.

At the start they labeled you a “fringe” candidate – a 74-year-old, political Independent, Jewish, self-described democratic socialist, who stood zero chance against the Democratic political establishment, the mainstream media, and the moneyed interests.

Then you won 22 states.

And in almost every state – even in those you lost -- you won vast majorities of voters under 30, including a majority of young women and Latinos. And most voters under 45.

You have helped shape the next generation.

You’ve done it without SuperPACs or big money from corporations, Wall Street, and billionaires. You did it with small contributions from millions of us. You've shown it can be done without selling your soul or compromising your conviction.

You’ve also inspired millions of us to get involved in politics -- and to fight the most important and basic of all fights on which all else depends: to reclaim our economy and democracy from the moneyed interests.

Your message – about the necessity of single-payer healthcare, free tuition at public universities, a $15 minimum wage, busting up the biggest Wall Street banks, taxing the financial speculation, expanding Social Security, imposing a tax on carbon, and getting big money out of politics – will shape the progressive agenda from here on.

Your courage in taking on the political establishment has emboldened millions of us to stand up and demand our voices be heard.

Regardless of what you decide to do now, you have ignited a movement that will fight onward. We will fight to put more progressives into the House and Senate. We will fight at the state level. We will organize for the 2020 presidential election.

We will not succumb to cynicism. We are in it for the long haul. We will never give up.

Thank you, Bernie.

Bob

 

[ark steel]

political Independent,

The Biggest Joke of all.

 

[Spike]

Bitter Bernie



Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution

Sanders is himself filled with resentment, on edge, feeling like he gets no respect -- all while holding on in his head to the enticing but remote chance that Clinton may be indicted before the convention.

This isn’t about what’s good for the Democratic Party in his mind, but about what he thinks is good for advancing the agenda that he’s been pushing since before he got elected mayor of Burlington.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...st-days-224041

-------------------------

Commies will never give up their "agenda" to destroy America

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Bernie was over in California a talking about the rigged economy again. A socialist talking about a rigged economy?

Well, when it's rigged against HIM, yes.

 

[Spike]

Obama drags in Bernie on Thursday to have a word with him....


"THE WAR IS OVER, COME OUT OF YOUR CAVE!

hahahahahahahahaha

 

[Tibs]

Obama drags in Bernie on Thursday to have a word with him....

...the president will meet with Sanders at the White House, “at Sanders’ request,” on Thursday.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/06/150515/obama-congratulates-clinton-will-meet-sanders-thursday

 

[Spike]

Alert! Reporters warned to be on the lookout for violent, deranged Bernie bots!


AP warns reporters to be safe after harassment from Sanders fans

The Associated Press is warning its reporters to stay vigilant after several received harassing messages from Bernie Sanders supporters.

Danny Spriggs, the AP's vice president for global security, said some reporters have received angry emails, social media messages and phone calls after the AP declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Political reporter for The New York Times -"I won’t be answering calls from unknown numbers today, after third call from Bernie supporters telling me they’d hunt me down in the streets"

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...t-from-sanders

 

[Spike]

The trail of tears begins...


MoveOn concedes, says Clinton should be nominee

MoveOn Political Action, which backed Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential race, is conceding defeat to Hillary Clinton.

Following Clinton’s huge wins in California and three other states on Tuesday, the liberal group said she should be the party’s nominee because she will finish the contest with the most pledged delegates.

“MoveOn members believe, as we have long advocated, that the nomination should go to the winner of the majority of pledged delegates, and that undemocratic superdelegates should not overturn the will of the voters,” said MoveOn Political Action executive director Ilya Sheyman.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282697-moveon-says-clinton-should-be-nominee

 

[Tibs]

Bernie has impacted the presidential race - and the Democratic party - way beyond what anyone envisioned when he got started. Thanks to him, progressive politics will have a much larger role from here on out. He will push Hillary, and with it the next president's administration to the left, which is great, great news for those looking to see the country moving forward. For that we can thank Bernie Sanders, who has inspired millions and reignited the progressive political movement in the US. He's not going anywhere. He'll have a huge role in forming president Hillary Clinton's agenda, not to speak of the House and Senate Democrats' platform. For that, we should all be grateful. Thank you Bernie!

 

[Tibs]

Important message to Spike from Bernie

The Struggle Continues
https://www.facebook.com/notes/bernie-sanders/the-struggle-continues/1064490870272583

Sisters and Brothers -

All of you know that when we began this campaign a little over a year ago we were considered to be a fringe campaign. But over the last year, I think that has changed just a little bit.

As of today, we have won 22 state primaries and caucuses with over 11 million votes. What is most extraordinary to me is that in virtually every single state, we have won in big numbers the votes of young people.

Young people understand that they are the future of America, and they intend to help shape that future. I am enormously optimistic about the future of our country when so many young people have come on board and understand that our vision, a vision of social justice, economic justice, racial justice, and environmental justice, must be the future of America.

Our campaign from day one has understood some very basic points, and that is first, we will not allow right-wing Republicans to control our government. That is especially true with Donald Trump as the Republican candidate. The American people in my view will never support a candidate whose major theme is bigotry, who insults Mexicans, who insults Muslims and women and African-Americans. We will not allow Donald Trump to become president of the United States.

But we understand that our mission is more than just defeating Trump. It is transforming our country. The vast majority of the American people know that it is not acceptable that the top tenth of 1 percent owns as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent; we’re going to change that. When millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages, we will not allow 57 percent of all new income to go to the top 1 percent. We will end a corrupt campaign finance system.

Democracy is not about billionaires buying elections. We will end a broken criminal justice system. We will break up the major banks on Wall Street. We will join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people as a right. We will bring about real immigration reform and a path toward citizenship. We will tell the billionaire class and corporate America that they will start paying their fair share of taxes.

What we understand, and what every one of us has always understood, is that real change never occurs from the top on down, always from the bottom on up.

That is the history of America, whether it is the creation of the trade union movement, the civil rights movement, the women’s movement, the gay movement. And that is what OUR movement is about.

But you all know it is more than Bernie Sanders. It is all of us together. That is what this movement is about: millions of people from coast to coast standing up and looking around them and knowing that we can do much, much better as a nation.

Whether Wall Street likes it, whether corporate America likes it, whether wealthy campaign contributors like it, whether the corporate media likes it, together we know what our job is. It is to bring the American people together to create a government that works for us, not the 1 percent.

Next Tuesday, we continue the fight. We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, D.C. And then we take our fight for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight, but we will continue to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get. Last night I had a very kind call from President Obama and I look forward to working with him to ensure that we move this country forward. And last night, I also had a very gracious call from Secretary Clinton and congratulated her on her victories.

Our fight is to transform our country and to understand that we are in this together. It is to understand that all of what we believe is what the majority of the American people believe. And it is to understand that the struggle continues.

If this campaign has proven anything, it has proven that millions of Americans who love this country are prepared to stand up and fight to make this country a much better place.

Thank you all. The struggle continues.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

 

[deljzc]

I'm so glad Bernie is done.

I know people here might not believe this, but I've kind of prepared myself for a Clinton presidency for a couple years now. She's always been the running favorite in Vegas and that still hasn't changed.

I think her credibility is so low that even if she wins (as long as it's with a Republican congress) she can't move mountains. She's not as smooth a talker as slick Willie or Barack Obama. Her approval ratings are already in the dump. No one is going to lose their congressional seat if they tell her to **** off and pound sand. She can whine like a spoiled child that things "aren't fair" and "stonewall tactics" but she's so dishonest people won't care. Everything about her is a double standard.

It likely won't be good for the Supreme Court but I'm a moderate court guy anyway and as long as Republicans control the vote we'll likely get guys like Merrick (who I think should be approved by the way). I think we need more justices approved by mixed President/Senate control. People wonder why we have division on the court and I just researched only TWO of the eight justices right now came from mixed President/Senate control: Thomas and Kennedy (who are likely my two favorite justices). Every democratic nominee was approved by a democratic senate (and what a surprise people think they are too liberal).

I would be okay getting rid of Ginsberg and Breyer (both democrat nominated/democrat approved) with justices more towards the middle with Republicans controlling the approval vote even if it means losing the Scalia spot to Merrick (which I'm actually okay with).

So while I see Crooked Hillary as bad for the country, everybody KNOWS that, even the people voting for her. They aren't going to follow her blinding into the void.

Not so sure that was the case for Communist Sanders, who's seems to invoke crazy levels of radicalism in his young "revolutionary" voices, including the use of violence to justify their ends.

There was a reason Sanders so quickly embraced the word "revolution". That's exactly what he wanted, just like his Marxist idols and if a little violence or trampling of the constitution is required, so be it.... as long as it can be justified as "for the good of society".

Honestly, Sanders can't fade into obscurity fast enough. Him and his whole Marxist message. Good luck in 2016 with that bullshit.

 

[Spike]

"The Struggle Continues" = WAR!!!

Bernie-bots vs. Clintonistas!

jus like I perdicted!


Bernie Sanders Fans Plan to ‘Occupy’ Democratic Convention

Fans of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are planning to occupy the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this July.

"American Civil Revolution?? Please share and spread this as much as you can... We need to organize the 9.9 million person march on Philly in July for the convention... If all of us can get Bernie close to nomination and then walk and occupy the convention, it would mean a shutdown of the city for 2 days and the most massive protest since the revolutionary war"

https://www.facebook.com/events/1750066641891115/

 

[SteelChip]

 

[Tibs]

You and me both, Mr. President.

"I thought that Bernie Sanders brought enormous energy and new ideas. And he pushed the party and challenged them," President Obama said. "I thought it made Hillary [Clinton] a better candidate."

Obama called the heated primary "a healthy thing for the Democratic Party."

Obama said it's normal for there to be lingering tensions at the end of a tough primary, as there were between him and Clinton in 2008.

"My hope is, is that over the next couple of weeks, we're able to pull things together. And what happens during primaries, you get a little ouchy. Everybody does," he said.

Obama: Sanders made Clinton a better candidate
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...obama-sanders-made-clinton-a-better-candidate

 

[Tibs]

Not unexpectedly, Obama and Biden lead the way, totally nail it regarding Bernie.

Joe Biden Was Asked If Bernie Should Drop Out, His Answer REALLY Pissed Some People Off
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/06...-answer-really-pissed-some-people-off-quotes/

While some politicians are screaming for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to abandon his remarkable campaign, Vice President Joe Biden is urging “patience.”

According to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama won’t be asking Sanders to step down, because he feels that Sanders has:

‘More than earned the right to make his own decisions about his campaign.’

Biden is especially impressed with Sanders’ ability to address big issues, such as the gap between the rich and the poor. He told CNN’s Gloria Borger in January:

‘Bernie is speaking to a yearning that is deep and real. And he has credibility on it. It’s relatively new for Hillary to talk about that. [To] come forward with some really thoughtful approaches to deal with the issue of income inequality.’

Biden thought that being a Democratic socialist would hinder Sanders. Instead the Vermont Senator was the match that lit an explosion of appealing change:

‘If Bernie Sanders never said he was a democratic socialist, based on what he’s saying people wouldn’t be calling him a democratic socialist. [Clinton entered the race with an] awful high bar for her to meet.’

As he was leaving the Senate chamber, Vice President Joe Biden told reporters:

‘I think that’s his call. It’s clear we know who the nominee is going to be. I think we should be a little graceful and give him the opportunity to decide on his own.’

Vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus Joe Crowley of New York said:

‘Bernie Sanders understands, probably better than anyone else right now, just what a threat a Trump presidency would be, the fraud of Trump — Conman Don — becoming president of the United States and what that would mean, not only to the United States, but to the world.’

New York Democratic Representative and former head of the House Democrats’ campaign arm Steve Israel had this to say about the situation:

‘I believe that only Sen. Sanders can make that judgment. In 2008, when Hillary Clinton understood that President Obama had enough delegates to secure the nomination, she did some deep thinking and emerged from that process, understanding that it was critical that we united around our presumptive nominee. We did that and he was president for two terms. Sen. Sanders I’m sure will be entertaining those thoughts.’

Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, bluntly said Sanders should quit. He told CNN’s Alex Rosen:

‘Essentially, yes, of course. It’s time for Bernie to recognize that this race is a race about unity as a ticket and figure out a way to exit.’

Vice President Biden told the New York Times back in April that Sanders was a big picture thinker:

‘I like the idea of saying, “We can do much more,” because we can. I don’t think any Democrat’s ever won saying, “We can’t think that big — we ought to really downsize here because it’s not realistic.”’

Biden is a perfect example for others to follow during this difficult time.

 

[Superman]

Biden is a perfect example for others to follow during this difficult time.

...........

 

[Tim Steelersfan]

...........

Joe Biden...a perfect example of exactly what? He's the modern day Dan Quayle. He's proof positive that any imbecile can hold an elected job. Sure you have to be savvy but you don't have to be smart.

 

[Tibs]

I'm so glad Bernie is done. Honestly, Sanders can't fade into obscurity fast enough. Him and his whole Marxist message. Good luck in 2016 with that bullshit.

Thankfully, a whole lot of Americans actually understand his message and embrace it wholeheartedly. He's not done nor is he going anywhere. Love it or hate it, Sanders message is ringing loud and clear and will continue to have a big impact on the nation's politics.

Clinton may take the nomination, but Sanders has won the debate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d59474-2c1b-11e6-b5db-e9bc84a2c8e4_story.html

Eight years ago today, Hillary Clinton ended her presidential campaign after a long and bitter Democratic primary fight. Tonight, by the time the votes are counted in California, Clinton is expected to secure enough delegates (including pledged delegates and endorsing superdelegates) to make her the party’s presumptive nominee, even as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to press onward until the Democratic convention next month.

For those of us who supported Sanders, the inevitable disappointment at falling short will be joined with deep pride and excitement about a campaign that electrified so many progressive voters nationwide. If past is prologue, we can expect the political and media establishment to eagerly cast aside Sanders and his talk of a revolution. But while the primaries may be coming to an end, the political revolution that Sanders has been leading for the last year may be just beginning — if Sanders and especially his supporters remain steadfast in pursuit of the larger goals that have fueled his campaign.

Indeed, when the Nation’s editors endorsed Sanders in January, we praised his “clarion call for fundamental reform,” but we also argued that his campaign was about the future of progressivism as much as winning the White House in 2016. “His run has already created the space for a more powerful progressive movement and demonstrated that a different kind of politics is possible,” we wrote. “This is a revolution that should live on, no matter who wins the nomination.”

Clinton may take the nomination, but Sanders surely has won the political debate. He started at single digits in the polls and was widely dismissed as a “fringe” candidate. He has astounded even his supporters, winning more than 20 contests, 10 million votes and 1,500 pledged delegates, the most of any true insurgent in modern history. He has captured the support of young voters by record margins. And he did so less with personal charisma than with the power of his ideas and the force of the integrity demonstrated by spurning traditional deep-pocketed donors in favor of grass-roots fundraising. Harvard researchers found that Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 have actually become more progressive over the course of the campaign. Sanders hasn’t merely won a seat at the table, he’s started a sea change in Democratic politics that the party will have to adjust to.

Even as Clinton turns her focus to Donald Trump, Sanders will play a major role over the next five months. At the convention, we will witness a powerful demonstration of the passion that Sanders represents. His allies will seek to ensure that the Democratic Party platform incorporates the fundamental reforms that he has championed — from the $15 minimum wage and Medicare-for-all, to tuition-free college and breaking up the banks, to rebuilding our infrastructure and getting serious about climate change. He will use his prime-time address to lay out the next stage in the political revolution, while showing that stopping Trump is vital to its progress.

And with his massive army of passionate supporters, Sanders can continue to fundraise and campaign for progressive candidates in congressional races across the country, helping to grow the ranks of leaders who share his vision in Washington. He’s already endorsed strong insurgents such as Zephyr Teachout, Pramila Jayapal and Lucy Flores.

Looking ahead to 2017, if Democrats take back the Senate, Sanders is in line to become chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee. As a leading member of the Democratic caucus, he can wield the influence he’s earned during his campaign to keep pushing his colleagues — and, hopefully, a Democratic president — to embrace more progressive positions on key issues. Meanwhile, having awakened a new generation of progressive voters to politics, he can help make sure that young people don’t sleep through another midterm election cycle in 2018, reversing a damaging trend that has helped the Republican Party seize and maintain control of Congress.

While Sanders has already indicated he will endorse Clinton if she captures the nomination, neither he nor any leader can deliver the votes of his supporters. That challenge is Clinton’s. Sanders has already nudged Clinton to the left on key issues during the campaign, including trade policy and the minimum wage. The Democratic National Committee made one important concession last month by allowing Sanders to name five strong progressive allies to the platform committee (though the DNC also vetoed one Sanders pick, National Nurses United executive director RoseAnn DeMoro, on the strange grounds that it did not want labor leaders on the candidate’s lists).

Clinton’s challenge now is not only to gain Sanders’s support, but also to earn the enthusiasm of his voters. Sanders won young voters and Democratic-leaning independents by staggering margins. Clinton should not assume that the threat posed by Trump will suffice to get them to turn out for her in large numbers. She has to move from being the candidate of “No We Can’t” to one who offers real change to those in desperate need of it.

Most important for the future of our politics and country will be the trajectory of the political energy that the Sanders campaign has helped to galvanize. As my Nation colleague D.D. Guttenplan reports, some movement activists are already starting to pour their energy into initiatives, such as the People’s Summit and Brand New Congress, to sustain the momentum from the Sanders campaign. “What Sanders himself decides to do with the power he has acquired is enormously important. Ultimately, though, what his people — Bernie’s Army — do with their power is even more important,” he writes.

The Democratic establishment wants Sanders and his supporters to report for duty and line up behind Clinton — to put aside their dreams, forget the bitterness of the primaries, and enlist. This is, for many, an unrealistic expectation. Sanders and his supporters are building a political movement both inside and outside the Democratic Party. They have their own agenda. They will support their own candidates and drive their own issues. They are proud — and should be proud — of what has already been built.

But what they should see clearly is that while the political revolution this country needs is far more profound than anything Clinton has ever championed, the defeat of Trump is essential to its progress. If Clinton becomes president, the movement can continue to build its momentum. If Trump wins, its activists will be forced to refight battles of the past — on race, on top-end tax cuts, on nativism, on choice — rather than push a new agenda for the future.

 

[Tim Steelersfan]

Thankfully, a whole lot of Americans actually understand his message and embrace it wholeheartedly. He's not done nor is he going anywhere. Love it or hate it, Sanders message is ringing loud and clear and will continue to have a big impact on the nation's politics.

Clinton may take the nomination, but Sanders has won the debate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d59474-2c1b-11e6-b5db-e9bc84a2c8e4_story.html

Only you could see it being a good thing for Marxism and Communism to take a foothold in this great country.

Hey, let's support plans that have failed, historically, everywhere and kills hundreds of millions of people.

 

[Tibs]

Only you could see it being a good thing for Marxism and Communism to take a foothold in this great country.

Yet again proving how completely out of touch you are with reality. Shake hands with deljzc, you two take the cake for completely missing the mark on Bernie's concepts and policies. You guys kept repeating your own lies and misrepresentations, that in the end you believed your own bullshit.