Dog Whistle, Pandering, and the Primaries
Apparently there is some confusion here as to what constitutes “dog whistle” and “pandering” versus what constitutes outreach. Dog Whistle is a type of strategy of communication that sends a message...
View ArticleClinton misrepresents Sanders on Guns.
I just saw a clip of Hillary Clinton saying that, by voting for the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), Bernie Sanders gave to the “gun lobby, gun manufacturers and gun sellers absolute...
View ArticleNot the Party of Rove and Atwater
RovianDeft use of misleading information, double speak, or double logic for the purposes of manipulating policy and the general public.Few names have been more reviled by Democrats than Karl Rove and...
View ArticleLet's Get Real About Health Care Proposals.
Much can be said about Sanders’ approach to universal health care, both good and bad. Any wholesale change to what is currently (and only lately) in place, including a “simple” expansion of Medicare,...
View ArticleSexism? Misogyny? Evidence Please. (I still hate the title, Updated)
I’m sure everyone who’s been here a minute knows that I am a woman. I raised my son as a single mom and I’ve always worked, and that means I’ve put up with a host of sexist garbage. I’ve been...
View ArticleLeaders Lead by Example.
Yet another diary about these horribly rude Sanders supporters. It’s so tiresome. In order for Clinton supporters to justify yet another one of these ridiculous generalized attacks on Sanders...
View ArticleBernie Sanders is not a One Issue Candidate
One of the biggest myths being propagated by Clinton right now is that Bernie Sanders is a “one-issue candidate”, which is Wealth/Income Enequality (and money in politics, so actually two). In fact,...
View ArticleHow Hillary Clinton Loses Me More Every Day.
Like many Bernie supporters I spent the first few months of 2015 trying to come to terms with the fact that the “likely” candidate, the frontrunner, was not someone I’d supported in the past and that I...
View ArticleWhile We Were Looking Elsewhere
While we were arguing about a story that should never have seen the light of day until it was verified, and watching both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns smeared with false accusations and by...
View ArticleTime Magazine Gives David Brock a Big Smooch
In the guise of an “interview", the journalist hack at Time Magazine not only served up softball questions obviously designed to give him the floor to spread it on thick about Bernie Sanders, but...
View Article. . . It's How You Play the Game, or Deja Vu All Over Again
The other day NPR interviewed two voters ahead of the South Carolina primary. The first, an older woman, perhaps middle-aged, said she was voting for Hillary because “I don’t know where Bernie Sanders...
View Article"Low-Information Voters"
No, the existence of the “low-information voter” is not a myth. It’s a myth that it’s necessarily an insult or epithet.Last year about this time it looked like Hillary Clinton was going to be our...
View ArticleClinton backtracks on moratorium on fossil fuel extraction on public land
xYouTube Video February 5, 2016Transcript:Supporter: (Thanks her for her words during debate) Will you end all oil, coal and gas leases on federal lands?Clinton (nodding): I want to propose a...
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Rules DO Matter, even for Clintons. Campaign warned to keep Bill from...
www.boston.com/…Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary...
View ArticleClinton's policy pages shifting post Super Tuesday. Which affordable college...
A couple of weeks ago, in response to a diary dissecting (and declaring dead) Bernie Sanders’ plan for free college tuition via a piece of legislation he wrote (as opposed to the plan as outlined at...
View ArticleThis is What You Get When You Mess With Us . . .
For a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myselfWhen we discuss the Democratic party, a few iconic leaders come to mind: FDR, who took on the moneyed influence in government, built the modern...
View ArticleMyths About Election Irregularities and Suppression in Arizona (Update II)
There are several myths left floating around regarding yesterday’s flawed election in Arizona:It was just a few hours (or it’s the voters’ fault)FALSELines were so long people literally spent an...
View ArticleClinton's Collaborating SuperPAC Changes the Tone
I tried to embed the ad but it wasn’t working and I decided against it anyway, since it’s so disgusting. Hillary Clinton thinks an ad attacking Wall Street money influence in government — that doesn’t...
View ArticleSigh, Another Misleading Ad
I know I shouldn’t waste my time. Clinton supporters will find some way to justify her new ad attacking Bernie’s plan for free public colleges and universities as “leaving it up to republican...
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What Happened in Nevada? (Updates)
Well, what didn’t happen:There was no data breachThere was no disenfranchisement nor any accusation that the Clinton campaign was unable to properly seat any of its delegates due to malfeasance. They...
View ArticleGreat New Sanders Ad!
xYouTube VideoCompare and contrast with “Sanders = Dick Cheney and Wayne LaPierre’s love child” and “Sanders’ free college leaves it up to people like Scott Walker (just like my ‘debt free’ plan, but...
View ArticleThe Sly Smear
Bernie Sanders has never called Hillary Clinton corrupt. He says the political system is corrupt, corrupted by money, and more specifically dark money that goes to superPACs and doesn’t have to be...
View Article"It is permissible, but it’s offensive, and it should be illegal.”
Campaign finance experts weigh in regarding Sanders’ campaign’s inquiries regarding Clinton’s fundraising arrangement with the DNC. While they find Clinton’s activities unethical, they are likely not...
View ArticleSomething Rotten in Brooklyn Voting, and It's NOT 'Lazy Independents'
Recent diaries and comments have ridiculed discussion of the lawsuit filed in New York on Tuesday regarding voter purges, claiming that it’s just a bunch of whiny Independents who couldn’t be bothered...
View ArticleThis Primary Process Has Changed the Tone of the Party
Like many Bernie Sanders supporters I’m not quite ready to concede it’s over, and I think Clinton supporters might want to take a look at the history of Clinton’s 2008 run before they cast aspersions...
View Article"You Aren't Entitled to Anything From Us"
The title of this piece is an exact quote of a comment I received from a Clinton supporter, directed to Sanders supporters. Taking the lead from Clinton herself, the response to us from Clinton...
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Wait a sec everyone - you got us Bernie supporters all wrong
Generally the Bernie supporters I’ve met have been an interesting mix of aging peaceniks and idealistic students of every gender, orientation, race, and religion. When you ask people why they support...
View ArticleSanders' Totally (Not) Milquetoast Statements on Violence and Previously,...
Not. Repeat: Bernie Sanders does not condone any violence and does not want supporters who commit violence.Watch: Sanders: "Violence is absolutely and totally...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's Primary Set to Make Arizona's Look Like a Breeze - Democracy...
Yesterday there was a diary ridiculing the Sanders campaign because Betsy Franceschini, their Hispanic Outreach Coordinator, apparently called what was going on in the Puerto Rico primary a “great...
View ArticleThe Sanders Campaign DID NOT Request a Reduction in Polling Places in Puerto...
xHere we go again. #ElectionFraud#VoterSuppression in #PuertoRicoPrimary The TRUTH from @BernieSanderspic.twitter.com/XZGYXVEVIeâ Bernie2016 TV (@Bernie2016tv) June 6, 2016In addition to this flat...
View ArticleWhy Calling it Early Matters
Aside from the argument that the Superdelegates don’t actually vote until the end of July and that without them Hillary Clinton will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to be declared...
View ArticleFile Under "Don't believe everything you read"
xSo happy @BernieSanders just called @SenSherrodBrown to say "no truth" to alleged comments in @politico story. Can't wait to see our friend.â Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) June 9, 2016Don’t...
View ArticleDA confirms hackers are culprit of voter registration changes
“Hackers are going on and changing (online) voter registrations,” said Riverside (California) District Attorney Mike Hestrin. “We know hackers are doing it but we don’t know who they are.”Another group...
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Bernie's Post-Endorsement Message to His Supporters
The following was posted by Bernie Sanders at Medium.comForever forwardI am writing you today to express my deep pride in the movement — the political revolution — you and I have created together over...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Politics as "the Art of Making What Appears Impossible...
And I find myself in a familiar position, that of reacting. Something that our generation has been doing for quite a while now. We're not in the positions yet of leadership and power, but we do have...
View ArticleWhat the hell is going on?
Look, it’s no secret that I am a huge Bernie fan and haven’t been able to summon up much enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. I’ve felt a bit unmoored because I’m not interested in listening to...
View ArticleEnough of This Man.
I just watched Ana Marie Cox get unexpectedly verklempt over the description of how one of Trump’s victims felt after he assaulted her. The woman’s husband said that, at the time, she was less upset...
View ArticleDear Trump Voters:
You’re probably feeling pretty smug right now. You think you won, after all.You think you’ve struck a blow, voting against “corrupt” Hillary, against scary brown people coming to take your jobs and...
View ArticleNo. The Party Let the Voters Down.
Bernie Sanders’ challenge to the DNC’s foregone conclusion was not a slap in the face to the Democratic Party. It was a chance for the party to attract and embrace a broader electorate. While both...
View ArticleOrderly Transition of Power . . .
. . . our ASS.Ok, let’s all back up a bit. We’re arguing about why Clinton lost. It’s her fault, it’s the party’s fault, it’s Bernie’s fault, it’s Bernie’s supporters’ fault, etc. Meantime Trump is...
View ArticleThe Big Orange Elephant in the Room (i.e., Dems are too nice)
Have you ever seen a republican dominate on a show like Real Time/Bill Maher? You know, the democrat or lefty will barely have a chance to speak before some odious toad like Ann Coulter starts to gish...
View ArticleNot Your Normal Transition
Let me just start out by saying that we’re in deep trouble come January 20 if this madman takes office. And I say “take” because at the very least some very shady dealings went on by operatives from...
View ArticleTime for a Mass Defection . . . from the Republican Congress
No, I didn’t leave the “a” out of “Defection”.It occurs to me is that what we need right now is for good people to stand up and do the right thing (especially the Electors), and for many people who are...
View ArticleMary Tyler Moore has died. Oh, Mare . . .
Mary Tyler Moore is gone. Beloved TV icon Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday at age 80, according to her longtime spokeswoman. The actress was best known for her roles as stay-at-home mom Laura Petrie on...
View ArticleTrump Threatens to Destroy State Lawmaker's Career
usuncut.com/…“President Trump blithely talked about destroying the career of a man who disagreed with Trump on a policy issue. Then Trump laughed about it, which is just what you’d expect from someone...
View ArticleRepublicans: You Pass It, You Own It
I’ve been having a running discussion with someone close to me about the meaning and cause of this election, whether the guy in the image above has any clue what’s going on, and whether there is some...
View ArticleFederal Court Rules in HI case: Voldemort Muslim Ban 2.0 Blocked Nationwide.
xFederal court rules in Hawaii case: Voldemort Muslim Ban 2.0 blocked nationwide pic.twitter.com/CPwtV9mqOOâ Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 15, 2017
View ArticleBernie Sanders Live in Portland Maine with Tom Perez
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View ArticleBernie Sanders Endorses Jon Ossoff
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) endorsed Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday after he took criticism for refusing to call the candidate in the high-profile House election...
View ArticleEPA Seeking Feedback on Water Regulations - Let's Give 'em Some!
The EPA is soliciting comments about reducing water regulations (per 45*). There will be a limited access teleconference/webinar on May 2, 2017, but anyone can submit comments through May 15, 2017 and...
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