I think you may have just convinced Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report to vote for Hillary. I miss that Colbert.
So stupid it's stunning: Sanders delegates fault Bernie for DNC chaos - Politico They weren't! They were occupying an alternative media universe filled with conspiracy and bullshit. This should have been fcuking obvious to anyone who was paying attention to the Bernie hardcore. But too many people (including some around here) were in complete denial.
I'm not sure they are wrong though. While his delegates are at fault for not looking into it themselves, the Sanders campaign had been saying until just before he endorsed Clinton that she wasn't going to win on the first ballot because she didn't have enough pledged delegates. The Sanders campaign fed the lie that super delegates votes weren't counted in the initial roll call and gave the impression that because Clinton wouldn't win on the initial ballot, enough of her delegates would change their vote on the second ballot to make Bernie the win.
It's certainly a valid point. The Sanders campaign absolutely promoted the lie that this convention would be contested.
Sanders delegates seem like the scum of the earth. They acted like teenage children during the convention. Embarrassing.
I wouldn't say scum of the earth, but most of the Bernie or Busters were political neophytes. They'd never been this involved in a political campaign before and had, almost certainly, never been to a convention before..
Park Ridge is far from some shit hole. It has some of the best schools in Illinois and both Bill and Hillary heap tons of praise on how wonderful of a neighborhood it is. Not that we want her praise anyways. http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...linton-speech-tl-0804-20160728-story,amp.html
Well, to be fair, Mr Jefferson founded UVa after he left the presidency, and Obama has a lot of time left in his life. But as to you point, all presidents, it seem, are elevated over time. Eisenhower and Truman are more highly regarded now than when they respectively left office as well.
It might've been, but when I was there a few years ago for my wife's grandmother's funeral, I saw a bunch of crescents on tombstones there.
Well, to a certain extent, they are a product by the "all or nothing, lest you be primaried the next time you come up for reelection" style of politics that have been a hallmark of American politics the past 20 years. For older generations for whom bipartisanship and compromise weren't dirty words, who'd hear stories about Congressional leaders sharing a bottle of hooch and hammering out differences (or giving each other political cover) on legislation, Sanders' "this is how democracy works" exhortation to his supporters might seem completely appropriate. But for many people who came up in the past 20 years, his support for Hillary Clinton was apostasy of the highest order. He was supposed to fight valiantly to the last breath. No concessions, no surrender, not even when you've forced your policy proposals into the party platform and into the mouth of the nominee in her acceptance speech.
The sad thing is that a lot of people are never happy no matter what. And the Bernie crowd is a good example. Hillary could actually pass all those things and they'd be still be upset about her.
Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed the parents of Khizr Khan, the ones who took the nation by storm on Thursday night. The father said that he only gave half the speech he wanted to give. It would have been devastating to the GOP if he had been given the chance to address Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. Here's the first half of the interview: http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/slain-soldier-s-dad-gop-should-call-out-trump-735109699658
I think it's fair to be upset with/distrustful of someone who's pushed for deregulation & voted for the Iraq war. Just like I'll never blame someone with a lifetime grudge against Bernie for his sh***y stance on guns. People are keeping the pressure on & the criticisms alive because HRC has a history of pivoting to the center. That doesn't mean they're not going to vote in November, or that they won't support the platform.
I wonder if any of you can spot the real reason Der Donald reacted as he did to Mr Kahn? Size matters!