DL Open Thread: Mon., Feb. 17, 2020
Study: Medicare For All Doesn’t Suck. Study says that it would save Americans $450 billion per year and prevent 68,000 deaths annually. Which reminds me, WTF is wrong with that Las Vegas Culinary Union? Something smells bad there.
1100 Former Prosecutors Call For Barr To Resign:
Strikingly, the lawyers called upon current department employees to be on the lookout for future abuses and to be willing to bring oversight to the department.
“Be prepared to report future abuses to the inspector general, the Office of Professional Responsibility, and Congress,” they wrote, and “to refuse to carry out directives that are inconsistent with their oaths of office.”
Trump’s Spiritual Advisor Raking In Coin From Her Flock While Working In White House. So much for separation of church and state. This ‘pastor’ tells her flock to pay her instead of paying their bills. Today’s must-read.
Mayor Mike, Firefighters, In Blood Feud. Firefighters reject ‘best and final offer’ from Mayor Mike. Maybe Biden can mediate once he drops out…
DC Archbishop Funneled Funds To Pedophile (And Ultra-Conservative) Priest. Monsignor Lavelle, care to comment?
Can Journalism Be Saved? I know we have a lot of journalists and recovering journalists who read us.. Read this piece, and tell us what you think.
What do you want to talk about?
These -> will make you feel better today
🎶 “The Day Democracy Died” 🎶
(sung by The Founding Fathers)
https://twitter.com/BigBlueWaveUSA/status/1229186933718282240
and
With the impeachment trial over, we’re in a dangerous new phase of Trump’s war on democracy. What do we do now?
I want share a perspective that I hope you’ll find both optimistic and realistic. It’s long for Twitter, but I’m posting it here because you’re its target audience./1
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1229158648485761024
The song is great. Thanks for sharing!
So much for gun control in Virginia:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-assault-weapon-ban-fails-as-senate-dems-balk-on-gun-control_n_5e4a9f8ac5b64d860fcdfc80
Lesson: Armed intimidation works on lawmakers.
SO whats the company line around here? are we saying Pete lit dogs on fire?
I know it was debunked but I want to know how to be a bernie fan… what is the line of not-sufficient BERNIElove to be abusive? Someone teach me how to be a meme lord.
man, we’re boned.
Learn to cope. Nobody here said Pete killed dogs. Two Twitter accounts told you you shit in your doo doo pants and now you’re mad.
Bernie will win. Stop being a baby and bend the knee. What we are doing is working. Have you noticed?
Pete is a rat tho.
oh yes, its working so well that Bernie lost ground in NH from 2016 and had to lie about his turnout in Iowa.
sounds like you are a liability.
Tell me. why did he vote for Biden’s crime bill?
Why does he think women want to be raped?
Denominator issue in NH.
Bernie voted for the crime bill when Warren was voting Republican!
😂😂😂
Bend the knee, bud. Times running out.
got it. so Bernie refused to stand in the way of a racist crime bill because his lilly white state said so. a real strong fighter for equality, that one.
amazing how you people can toss away your principles. I cant wait to see your reaction the first time President Sanders authorizes a drone strike. I bet you blame the dead civilians.
Haha. He’s the only chance that they even slow down.
Great argument!
Even you know you sound dumb.
Dear BenBro
I see you’ve moved onto another site to promulgate your conspiracy theories of that secretive BernieBro fraternity influencing our primary. Just keep ignoring the reality that your fantasies of self-importance and influence are being fueled by some obscure Russian/Republican bot who throws out tweets to twits who promote such rubbish. Wrap up your conspiracy trash and paranoia fueled imaginings and vote for whoever you wish “Bro”
I’m a dedicated fan and supporter of Bernie Sanders and the principles and policies he espouses. I have and always have supported progressive principles and policies that best serve the concept of Democratic Party idealism. Fairness, justice, equal treatment and opportunity for all, protecting the environment and guaranteeing health care for all are among the many issues that Bernie Sanders and I agree with. If you choose to call Sanders supporters names and close your mind to the reality that the MEDIA and the party powerful have never supported or acknowledged Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments and efforts on behalf of the most vulnerable than that’s on you “Bro.” I am asking you to try to focus on Bernie’s long history of dedicated service and his agenda” and you apparently can’t see the obvious truth that these tweets and crap you swear by should not be attributed to Sanders or his campaign and therefore do not merit an apology from Bernie. You can posture all you want but have shown absolutely no proof or evidence that Bernie Sanders or his campaign is in any way, shape or form, responsible for that social media bullcrap you embrace.
Representative John Kowalko
“We” kimosabe?
Of all the soft little babies sad about online rudeness having to eat shit after Bernie wins you will make me happiest.
We win this democracy back with righteous anger and aggression. If you can’t handle it I’m sorry. I know you’re sad. Grow up.
such a pathetic excuse for an activist.
just keep being angry at people who are mostly already on your side. its way more effective than actually fighting the fascists. eyeroll
-someone whos been in literal fights with the fascists.
Me too. Good for you. Now stop being a fucking baby then.
i mean you are SO EASY to bait. just express not total fealty to LORD BERN and get angry words typed at you.
Your movement is NOT working. most of the dem party is voting against your way. Bernie is failing to pull away from the pack and lame centrist after lame centrist keeps popping up because he cant close the deal. Dead enders who are so privileged and disconnected from Trump’s america think they can do what shitty white men have always done…. scream until they get their way.
you know damn well im voting for bernie if he can eek out the nomination. and when that happens, i hope to god he abandons supporters like you.
He won’t. We know exactly what to expect. We know it’s ultimately up to us not him. See the difference?
lol. you said it. NotHimUs.. or whatever # you’re using is the dumbest shit since “yes we can”
you’re a rube just like i was in 08.
You’re still a rube, dude. Sorry
Liberals prefer fascism to socialism. I say this with absolute sincerity, it brings me no pleasure to point out this obvious fact.
The reason we’re winning is we have solidarity and righteous anger. Coddling the liberals of Blue Delaware isn’t a winning strategy. We tried that. Poor outcome.
Oh, now you’re baiting me. Who’s the fucking asshole, then?
Good luck with Warren. She’s surging into the drop out zone..
so wait… is being an ass hole now NOT the way to support your candidate? pick a philosophy and stay with it… at least over the course of 30 minutes.
No it’s cool. I’m not a sensitive little baby.
no, you arent. you’re a reliably predictable full grown man. that makes it worse.
Ok. Bernie will still win tho.
he probably will.
he’s the current front runner.
That’s correct. Bend the knee. Stop sniveling. I know your feelings are hurt. FYI. Nobody cares.
“Bend the knee” is bad terminology. I don’t bend a knee for anyone.
I think he likes the idea of forcing Jews to commit blasphemy and kneel for a human. Pretty typical behavior for cultists.
Perfectly normal reasoning here.
I refuse to explain this joke. I absolutely will not!
Is it from Game of Thrones? bc everyone who made that demand ended up…. Crispy. Also they failed
Also the show had early promise as a game changer but turned into a massive disappointment. Is that what you want to associate with?
Never watched one episode
Move a cultural meme. Imagery. Plus it makes Beers Tanden mad. That’s always good.
Does anyone really believe that if I were more cordial to my anonymous internet haters Bernie would be winning by even more?
Joking aside for one moment. I would have thought more people would have figured this out. Bernie’s been around a very long time. But he didn’t do things the way they are prescribed to be done. So the wonks and elites just kept ignoring it. Assumed it could work.
Now they’re flopping around the a tuna on a boat deck. FYI. We’re winning.
“The people we don’t like are upset so that means we win”
All joking aside, who does that sound like
Winners
On a related note, a bunch of Republicans on MSNBC just told me that Trump will win because Sanders has a bunch of toxic bullies being mean to people.
Yes. I will continue to brutally insult Ana Navarro, Bill Kristol and David Frum in Twitter. No one will stop me.
Ana Navarro’s father was a right wing Contra mercenary. I don’t care what these people say.
“Rather than calling for revolution, or accepting the old and broken ways of Washington, I see the solution in the powerful majority we’re gathering together — from Las Vegas to Elko, from Reno to Mesquite.” Mayo Pete today in NV.
I dare someone to explain what this means. Guy’s a fucking joke.
Please note:
…. This is how we’re dealing with all bullshit, you see. Brutal, insulting dismissals. Sort of “fuck you and the horse you rode in on” strategy. I know you don’t like it, but it’s what we’re doing. It’s working. Because were right and people believe the message, like for real. We want you all to jump in this fight with us, but frankly you’ll need to harden up a little bit. The Bernie program is going to take millions in the street even if he wins. If you’re worried about internet toxicity you’re not strong enough for what we’re doing.
My honest guess, you really don’t want this. You’re basically fine with how we got here, you just have distain for the Orange Cheeto or whatever.
I’m not fine with how we got here. Many people seem to be agreeing with me. It’s socialism or barbarism, just like Rosa Luxemburg said. Time to grow up folks. No technocratic plan saves us now. Stop worrying about people’s tone online. Waste of fucking time.
It’s like a test. Toughen up. This is what we’re doing. Writing’s on the wall.
On just work on your coping strategies.
Lol. Toughen up says the guy who spends a day refuting the claim that Bernie fans are toxic to his otherwise great candidacy by shitting on the idea of not kneeling to bernie. Great tactic.
You guys know you are both voting for Bloomberg, or whoever.
I’m not. I’m a no Bloomberg. Sorry dude. That’s a while other story. You’re morally obligated to boycott the presidential race. Cant participate in a shame. That isn’t democracy.
You guys know you are both voting for Klobuchar, or whoever.
If you buy me a case of beer I’ll consider it.
No, no. You’re kneeling to supporters, me personally. Bernie doesn’t care. It’s not a cult, dude. It’s me saying you personally are soft, like a marshmallow.
I only kneel for fictional characters, and only in church.
Why do you continually step all over this joke?😂
yikes, this 1991 essay from a classmate of Barr and his brothers is just as condemning of Biden who chaired the committee that approved his nomination unanimously. Biden finds Barr refreshingly candid in his view that the Constitution does not provide a right to abortion.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212995225?fbclid=IwAR3Yk8Fs7vZ22AHsqMYJV_tYDXxJjNLgs2WYEJXC_JPsb7cGsRrhlheGElw