Monday, February 24, 2020

The Coalition of the Shrilling

Wow.

So, if someone doesn't line up with your beliefs 100% or believes another candidate has a better shot for actually getting shit done, they're a liar, a thief, a fraud, a dupe or Mitch McConnell in progressive clown-makeup?

And you're counting on their tireless and unstinting support in the fall?

And then this happened:

So of course this happened:

And this:


And WTF, let's just blame "liberalism":

For the record, the Sanders campaign reacted quickly and correctly for that they deserve full credit.  But maybe, just maybe, the corrosive "Fuck everyone who isn't us" coming from some quadrants of the Sanders campaign isn't just bots or infiltrators or some bullshit that the rest of us are imagining.



I Want Just Enough Socialism To Make Charlie Sykes Weep Tears of Blood


11 comments:

Chan Kobun said...

But DG, don't you realize that opposing anything His Holy Peepaw-ness is attached to means you want people to die from Lack of Healthcare?

Geoff said...

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Unknown said...

Its worth noting that those meanies on the internet are also knocking more doors and making more calls and raising more money than anyone else in the race. And winning. Every time.

It might rub you the wrong way, Driftglass, but the kids on the twitters who say cuss words are winning and your preferred candidate is about to limp off stage.

Robt said...

Uncool Bernie staffer rages .

For you squares, Uncouth ring a bell.

As Uncool as the Hillary Pumas. You remember them right?

If someone likes a different candidate than Bernie. Just say so and why. Do we have to pick on folks that support others and do uncool things.

You feel this guy and his attitude reflects on Sanders?

Sure somewhat. How much, I am not in position to know that answer.

I saw in a debate the attack on a billionaire over his wealth and NDA's.

Haven't seen that attack on NDA/s on the Senate floor or legislation to address misuse and over use of NDAs. Have you.

Wait until Pete gets a true religious homophobic in his face up close. A democratic party homophobic that knows it is killing his faith in his God.

Biden with his honorable bipartisan bring back the filibuster with Democratic majority and McConnell will be an earnest broker of bipartisanship.

Amy knows how to vote with republicans on items republicans want in the GOP majority but, what did she get done that the Self Proclaimed Grim Reaper did not reap.?

I think Tweety spoke out worse than the Bernie staffer even though neither are uplifting.

Picture that Bernie staffer raging against Trump? Against Russian Bots.

It may be what is needed and Necessary in this coming General election Verses the MAGA thing.
To be sure, the Hannity, Carlson, Donny jr, Reverend Jefferess ,The new Reverend Denny Hastert and pardoned campaign criminal loyalists, and white supremacist Russian lovers.
Mud slingers at high noon is what you may want to sit on a Rhetoric talk show with Donny Jr Cousin in law to swap barbs. Unless of course, you leave the seat on your side of the table in front of the camera unseated.

Is Sanders campaign better equipped to take out the MAGA trash. For many of his followers. They respect strong no matter how wrong otherwise they are deaf.

Believe me, I know.. That Bernie staffer is not a virtue.

Anonymous said...

Nice to hear how tough they are. However I'd give about even odds that when they get to that all important seat across from Hannity and Jeffress they will STILL be raging against evil Hillary and the terrible DNC and all those stupid democrats. It is what they most despise and what they do.

Jonathan said...

"And you're counting on their tireless and unstinting support in the fall?"

Yes. I'm sorry, but healthcare remains a human right no matter how much your feelings get hurt on Twitter. These stories you're choosing to make a big deal over simply do not matter, and I'm not just saying they don't matter to me. They very clearly don't matter to the people, as has been proven now three times in a row.

So yes, come November, it's time for liberals to check the attitude and get in line. That is, of course, assuming this rhetoric of party unity, blue no matter who, civility, and beating Trump at all costs has ever been worth one good goddamn.

Honestly not sure on that one, we'll file it with 'do we actually live in a democracy?'

We'll see!

Chan Kobun said...

Be silent, boy. Your rhetoric is unwelcom .

Mud said...

It feels like a subset of Bernie’s followers think domination is the best way to win people over. They may be right about some, but not about everyone. At least there are others who seem to genuinely care about outreach and listening to concerns (including, at least to an extent, Bernie himself, thank goodness). I guess we’ll see if it’s enough.

Jason said...

It's good the youth have numbers on their side. They're should be outraged with outsized emotion and if they do actually vote in the numbers they're capable of then Sanders will win. For comments pushing back on DG it should be understood that he's been around the liberal block a few times. The hysteric black and whiteism with some Bernie supporters isn't going to encourage people to support him who otherwise might. The passion and intensity will propel Sanders but the extremes of his support needs to be kept in check otherwise you risk overpowering the message and the policies he talks about.

Robt said...

There is an old negotiating meme.

Ask for more than you know you will get and end up settling for something more close to what you really wanted and need.

How many times did we hear that Obama should have taken this position with the GOP on budgets, tax cuts.
We watched Obama nominate a very qualified distinguished experienced Merrick Garland who by all measures. Was a moderate. That got a large majority of GOP senators votes to be confirmed to the Fed Appeals court.
But, the GOP refused to even interview him when nominated. That means senators that weren't ion office when Garland was seated on the Appeals court.
Held that open for 14 months only for the GOP to shove up the asses of Americans Corporate Federalist Society republican (not conservative) biased judges in Gorsuch and Kavy.

If Obama would have nominated Gorsuch, does anyone truly think the GOP would have confirmed him?
So if Obama's nomination was more liberal than moderate, less qualified, had massive behavioral problems and took that nominee from the Federalist Society or from the George Soros deep state society.
Would there be a different outcome?

As Kellyanne makes public endorsement of Sanders as the best candidate. A Democratic voice to be trusted mind you. How does Trump evaluate her loyalty? She endorses the current delegate leader of the democratic party. How does she support Trump?

Robt said...

Good for you. Make your case. but we are not the enemy.

It is the primary and everyone has a favorite and at the moment has the chance for their favorite to make it.

* We will all have to make our choice again as it will come down to one of the Democratic candidates verses Trump and his party of NAZIS, KKK members, Give-me -tarians, Socialist farmers, White supremacists and greedy billionaires.

Note on health care:
* GW Bush's GOP forced Iraq constitution to have universal health care for all Iraqis.
* 100% of GOP voted to give (the last time( $138 billion in military aid to Israel military. Israel has universal health care and it pays for Abortions. That is a $138 billion Israel can spend on their universal health care and not have to divert health care dollars to their military. I guess the Hyde Amendment that bans tax dollars for abortions. Doesn't matter in this case because as then speaker Paul Ryan stated, all money is fungible when it came to refunding Planned Parenthood.
See all of you in the General election....