Category Archives: Democrats

3/18 Bernie Gets Salty With a Corporate Media Reporter Who is Clueless There is a Pandemic; Evening OT

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Let the tweets speak for themselves.

Nina Turner Responds:

Then someone else tweeted this:

Hell yeah! We are too busy fighting for our lives. And yes, we are feeling hurt. Someone at another social media spot wrote a PM that resonated with me. Used by permission:

I know Bernie should stay in this until the end. The mental and moral pygmies arguing he must drop out now convince me further of this, with their atrocious bullshit rationalizations pretending Bernie’s dangerous. No, Bernie still embodies the medicine a sick America needs most.

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3/16 Bernie’s Digital Rally Tonight with Neil Young; Evening Open Thread

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Greetings birdies!

I’ve been in and out of my house today. We have three known cases of COROVID-19 in our county. I had to return some clothes I bought online, and while the stores were practically deserted, so were the employees, so waiting time did not go down.

Tonight the Sanders campaign is holding its rally online tonight at 7 ET.

I see the airline industry is seeking (free) loans and tax relief. I would not obliged them unless they guaranteed all employees will be paid for 40 hours weekly and whatever else the unions need to help their members. As usual, no one is questioning the WH about how it would get paid for. I would think $50B could easily cover the testing, unemployment insurance, treatment of the virus, use of any facilities, etc. That’s where I think the money needs to go. To keep the population safe from stops and starts due to panic, Abdul El-Sayed offers this thought:

About the upcoming primaries tomorrow:

IMO, a lot of folks think Bernie is another Walter Mondale and that’s why they won’t vote for him. Or perhaps that Bernie is more like a progressive version of Jimmy Carter. Whereas I see Biden, if he wins the nomination, is potentially more like Michael Dukakkis. And that’s cutting Biden some slack.

Just think if Bernie became the nominee. Some women good choices available!

This serves as an open thread. Bar will open later!

3/15 The Ides of March and then there were two…DNC debate in DC Live Blog & Open Thread

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Evening birdies…lots riding on a strong, Bernin’ performance against the media.

From my local newspaper, some thoughts about the two candidates and what they need to do for combat:

JOE BIDEN
Since he won a majority of the South Carolina vote, Biden has been on a roll, and he now enjoys a lead of more than 150 delegates over Bernie Sanders. On paper, the majority of the remaining states and territories better resemble the places where he has done well than those few where he has finished poorly. This debate is perhaps the only thing standing between him and the Democratic nomination.

However, in prior debates and in numerous campaign events, he has lost his train of thought, fumbled for words or lost his cool, seeming befuddled sometimes and startlingly cantankerous at others. In the first one-on-one debate, Biden must avoid alienating Sanders’ many diehard fans, whom he will need on his side in November. At least as important is to prove that he can be cool and coherent, if not eloquent, in the debate format in which the Democratic nominee will eventually clash with President Trump.

BERNIE SANDERS
To derail the Biden express, Sanders must plant strong doubts in the minds of those Democrats who have not yet voted about Biden’s ability to win the 2020 general election.

Freed from the chaos of a multi-candidate mix-up, he can accentuate their policy differences. But if he really wants to win, he probably has to muster all of his debating skill to get Biden off balance.

In 2016, Sanders took Hillary Clinton’s email destruction off the table in the primary season, to her relief and temporary advantage.

If he fights Biden with one hand behind his back, he’ll be watching the November campaign from Vermont.

As Bernie said last night in the Firechat, it will be interesting to see what the media will be interested in asking, particularly of issues.

Bernie already has his gloves on:


Bar is open; dinner is on your own. This serves as an open thread. Debate starts at 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/ 5 PT, and is on CNN.com. According to The Verge, these are the options to watch for free:

The debate will air on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, and Univision. If you don’t have a cable or satellite login, you can watch it for free without paid credentials on CNN.com or its mobile app for iOS and Android.

Alternatively, you can tune in for free on your TV via the CNNgo app, which is available for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and Android TV.

3/14 Sanders Wins N. Marianas Caucus 2 to 1; Sanders to Broadcast a Fireside Chat tonight; News Roundup & Open Thread

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Meantime, in handling emergencies, see the comparison of Bernie and Biden’s approaches:

In other news:

Fireside Chat!

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3/12 The Ides of March is Getting Close; AOC on Fox News; Evening Open Thread

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March 15 is near, and already, panic is setting in about the virus. Mainly in the stock market, but also in the grocery stores. Name me guilty as charged. This week I’ve been acting like a prepper, trying to think of everything we need for a possible month quarantine. I work in a college town, and my institution is among the many who will be switching to digital classrooms, possibly for the rest of the spring semester.

But look at one clip where AOC really shined a light on the coronavirus’ impact on health care:

She also noted possible voter suppression in areas where voters had to wait hours to vote due to closing down polls early or all together on voting day.

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