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Remember all the hype about how he was the one who understood Trump and could play the game? We get this over and over and over. And we'll get it with the next stooge.

Unless Bernie turns things around I think she will go with Biden as it will be easier to get concessions, but Bernie does share more of her core beliefs than Biden does. The problem is it's clear that she is disgusted by much of his 'movement' and wants him to do something to address the toxicity, which he never really does. That's what happens when you don't have anyone at the top who is not a cultist. The only one I saw sort of trying to stop the bile was AOC, and rumor has it she has become somewhat distanced from his group as of late.

There's a lot more of course, on other topics, like the awful Trump handling of the Corona virus and the economy.

I agree overall - it's just this particular instance is so easy to avoid and doesn't really do much good (the people who are most motivated on that type of talk despise Schumer and the "establishment"). Pelosi tends to be better at striking the balance, even if so much still ends up feeling pointless in the current climate. Either way, I agree he should have just stuck to his guns.

I agree. Sadly there are always double standards. The best solution is to thread the needle, if possible...I guess.

I have. It feels like Roberts, who is an old conservative strategist (and a good one, unlike many now) pushing buttons. I'm sure he genuinely cares about his safety and the safety of other justices, but he had much less to say about other threats. And of course many are lapping it up, and McConnell is exploiting it. Frankly, it was a very stupid thing for Schumer to say, even if he clearly did not intend a violent threat. I could sort of understand at that point why some have been saying for years he's not that good a leader. He's lucky that the climate has been so numbed thanks to Trump that no one but those who are already voting hard right anyway will pay much mind. In other news, former Congressman Aaron Schock, who has gone from splurging money on a Downton Abbey style office to showing his hole (I'm not kidding), has come out. And, not that he has a career in elected office in his future anywhere anyway, he is still up to his old tricks (no, not those tricks - well, maybe those too...).

Looks like Warren is dropping out. I've already said this too many times, but she and Kamala were the only ones I would have been happy to vote for and could have seen as being President. She made some mistakes, but so many were clearly waiting for her to fall. She will be one hell of a force in a Cabinet if she gets the chance. I hope she gets that chance.

I hope it does. If Anita Hill wanted to tell people to support Bernie, or Warren, she'd have every right, but for someone else to use her name, and in such a glib Q&A format, is incredibly crass and soulless. This isn't new for Tlaib either. It's part of the bubble Bernie and his supporters tend to be in.

While I'm venting, I was also disgusted to see this earlier. Last year, Maza was relentlessly bullied by a far right bigot/grifter and failed Arthur voice artist whose name isn't worth mentioning. Now he is ardently defending the same type of treatment that he received, as long as his cause benefits from that treatment. This is also the exact same line used to justify Trump votes. This tells us where the far left is and what they will be. And consider his fellow bros were so giddy about pushing homophobic bile against Buttigieg, the same used against him, he shows himself as an even more bankrupt, amoral figure. The older I get, the more I realize that the people who fought against the hard left as much as they did against the hard right probably had good reason.

The best part of that ad is this response from...weeks ago. Meanwhile, Rashida Tlaib is on Twitter using Anita Hill to try to get people to not support Biden. As if Hill has not already been hounded enough by the media over the years, she's now being weaponized by a member of Congress? I know Hill has made statements about Biden as recently as January, but to me that's different than being thrown around on Twitter this way - it's just one more politician using her for their own gain. And given Bernie's past writings, is this really a good door to open?? So much of the Bernie support is tearing other people down and being divisive. I keep seeing his supporters sneer that it's very sad if you don't want health care/want people to die because someone is mean to you on Twitter, but beyond the refusal to see that many people just do not believe Bernie can help them get health care (unless he wants to sell one of his houses), the main question becomes - if fighting for health care is so important, then why do you compromise your cause by spending months or years harassing candidates and their supporters and posting bile about them? Once upon a time movements were taught to be civil and respectful as much as possible to get something accomplished, yet now you have all these so-called activists who do nothing but abuse and then say "it doesn't matter" or "I can say/do whatever I want because I'm not privileged" (you know like all the older black voters who have been trashed for supporting Biden). Not to mention that most of the toxic elements spearheading Bernie, like Jacobin and Chapo, are run by rich people. This is actually what one of Bernie's biggest supporters said yesterday: Many of the people who are suffering and dying in this country never get any attention from her, or the Chapo guys, and sure as hell not from Bernie. I wish they would just admit their true feelings about how little they genuinely care. They have nothing left to lose now anyway - other than about 10 more primaries soon...

de Blasio is a longtime activist, as is his wife. They are the same 'movement' as Bernie in one way or another (including some of the ways that involve accusations of grifting...). Unfortunately de Blasio's very poor record as mayor undercuts anything he has to say. I only know the basics about Reich, but I'm sure some well-meaning people do support Bernie. The problem is they aren't running his campaign. This is the type of person who is running his campaign: Why the hell is this all about YOU, dumbass??? Why is this about people knowing how much you suck? What happened to all those people we're supposed to be having a revolution for? Say what you will about James Carville, I certainly have, but I didn't see him going on TV in the '92 primaries talking all about himself and how people are mean to him. Berenie's campaign people are AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL. They have consistently guided him in the wrong directions, enabled the worst of his supporters, and made the wrong moves. It was Rashida Tlaib deciding that two days before the Iowa caucuses was the best time to lead thousands of people (or however many were there) to boo Hillary (who wasn't even running!!!) that helped derail him in Iowa and started him hobbling onto the path where he is now. He has the worst instincts and makes the worst choices about who should be on his side.

I guess he was mostly running as an insurance policy in case none of the other moderates could make it. I'm glad he saw the writing on the wall, especially since he would have done well in Florida and cut into Biden's vote.

I was reading this about Bernie's mistakes in treating the party as the enemy and see that Marianne Williamson called the primary results a "coup" until she deleted. I regret ever having anything positive to say about her. https://www.vox.com/2020/3/4/21164091/sanders-biden-super-tuesday-endorsements-primary-2020

In other news, I saw, through a Twitter account I probably won't share as it turns out it's a Trumper, clips of Cenk Uygur in tears and making a quick exit, live on air, over Bernie's tanking. More likely it was because his vanity Congressional race in California had gone down in flames (he was in fourth place). After he left, one of the other shills on The Young Turks was openly smug about telling viewers just how badly he had tanked. If only this election could see all these fauxgressive con artists flushed down the toilet. Insert Will Ferrell "we are laughing" gif.

I saw that. And he's still going. Yesterday he was claiming that people told him how upset former Beto staffers were and that people told him Obama was meddling. No idea of who these people were, but of course many lapped it up. I don't think Bernie is as bad as his supporters, but my goodness he has the absolute worst supporters outside of Cult 45. I just hope if Biden is the nominee he won't need these lunatics, because he isn't getting them. I saw them all over Twitter tonight talking about how young people will start killing because of Bernie not getting the nomination. And they were proud of this idea. That was a very nice tribute to Warren. I had my ups and downs but I do wish she could have been the nominee. Other than Kamala she was the only one I ever really thought had the right spirit and could accomplish what we need to move forward. In other news, other than one of Jeb's Trump-loving sons in Texas, the Bush dynasty continues to choke out. https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/pierce-bush-late-president-george-h-w-bushs-grandson-loses-texas-congressional-bid/

Thanks! As always I appreciate your insights and info. I hope you enjoyed the '87/'88 episodes that popped up recently.

Some of the big Bernie backers have been trying to blame/shame Warren for tonight's losses (you will see a reply from Brie Gray, Bernie's press secretary and proud Jill Stein voter - moments like her going on national TV to tell us that asking about Bernie's health = birtherism helped get the result we saw tonight) It's a copout. Many Warren supporters were never for Bernie - they are not driven by emotion and they don't want to burn everything down. Bernie himself said Warren wasn't like him because Warren is a capitalist. His supporters have spent months attacking her and attacking her supporters, including a man who is battling ALS. This so-called movement continues to squander itself on purity contests and peacocking. I read tonight that a Bernie and AOC backed challenger to Henry Cuellar, a conservative Texas Democrat in Congress, has likely lost. As so many that they support do. That's because it's never real support - it's lip service. I can't help wondering how many who could have made a real difference in the party in the long-term have been suckered and demoralized by this so-called "revolution," leaving politics and social justice behind. Anyway, Texas is huge for Biden. I give credit to the voters, but I have to give a lot of credit to Beto, someone whose questionable decision to run for President seemingly killed his career. Clearly he still has a voice and knows how to use it. The vitriol leveled at him from hacks like David Sirota all along was noticeable, as they were terrified of him. Tonight, he gave them a reason to be.

She lived a long life. I'm sorry most of her work is gone as I loved what I saw of it on GL. You also have to credit her for coming into a soap to play the central heroine nearly a decade in and managing to win fans over.

It's a very toxic mix of con artists, anarchists, naive and easily manipulated kids, and trust fund types who have big podcasts and want to look badass. They didn't just want their fool's gold promises about student loans and health care, they wanted to crush their enemies into the dust. This is what one of the biggest Bernie supporters had to say before Iowa. I have had this in my head ever since because to me it is the face of his movement, and I wanted to savor it if a night like tonight happened: My response to these people is:

I am still seeing people jeer older black voters and going on about how they don't matter because Biden won't get young voters or Latinos. The thing is - where are they now? Weren't they supposed to be Bernie's bedrock? Young voters have consistently failed to show up, even for him. It's a big problem but it's not just Biden's problems. Cultists won't address the reality that being an [!@#$%^&*] on Twitter doesn't mean you get votes among young demos.

I was going around looking for an old tweet I wanted to jeer at tonight while I still can, and I stumbled on this. Ooh it annoys me, especially given some of his past writings. I know Laura Palmer united the White Lodge and Black Lodge and used all her powers on the interdimensional planes to [!@#$%^&*] [!@#$%^&*] up after she saw this.

This is what they call tempting fate:

I think Warren got boxed in by both sides (liberal and moderate), especially once she mishandled her healthcare plans. It's unfortunate because other than Kamala she's the only candidate I would have genuinely wanted to vote for rather than having no real choice. She was losing to Bernie in other polls. If she finishes behind both Bernie and Biden I wonder if she will drop out. Looks like they called North Carolina too soon.

I know I'm looking forward to hearing about how black voters in those states are self-hating and right wing, and that neither state represents America. Honestly Janet was the prettiest thing in that video for me, but I'll admit this, a few GH scenes, and his guest spot on Melrose (or truncated regular spot - whatever that was) were his high points. Too bad about everything past 1996. (you notice Kimberlin Brown, who is also a Republican and has run for office in recent years, isn't going around bitching nonstop to get free press...)