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Ages: various
Occupations: various
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: being corporate Democrats
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As a young boy, I learned a word in P.E. that a lot of us should practice: sportsmanship.
Sportsmanship is expressing that your competition is better and congratulating them when they win. Usually, when someone loses and they won't thank the other team for being better than them, then they are seen as poor sports.
It's understandable that yes, Bernie Sanders was far behind in the delegate polls for the Democratic nomination for president. So, even with the primaries only halfway done, he pulled out though he'll still accept delegates. Considering the fact that he had a heart attack and the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered his ability to campaign, he threw in the towel last week.
Yesterday, Sanders endorsed his former opponent, Joe Biden. His support is good news for the Democratic Party in hopes of attracting more progressives who have felt that the party has been disenfranchising them. Sanders admitted that he doesn't agree with everything Biden does, but he does support some of the things he does. Just today, Biden's ex-boss, former President Barack Obama endorsed him as president also.
Of course, Biden had what Sanders didn't, and it was support from billionaires. Sanders' campaign was funded primarily from his followers whereas Biden's friendly with Wall Street.
Kissing corporate ass has been a problem with the Democratic Party for years. Clinton supported NAFTA, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs. As a matter of fact, I'll betcha that many of those who voted for Clinton in 1996 only did so because Bob Dole wanted to rid the world of gangsta rap music. In his second term in office, Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act, which allowed less competition in the broadcasting business. In some areas, only one company now controls all the radio stations, like Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Clearly, the Dems have veered themselves away from the visions of FDR, and they are paying dearly.
The 2000 presidential election was the first one I could have voted in. But, I didn't. Why? It was because I didn't like either major candidate. George W. Bush was a right-winged asshole and Al Gore chose one to be his running mate. Of course, we all knew what our punishment was for not choosing Gore: 9/11 and Bush's ignorance toward making sure it never happened, plus all the fake wars over oil he started. In 2004, we voted for John Kerry. We didn't care about his stances, we only cared for him because he had a (D) after his name and he would end all the wars Bush and his boss, Dick Cheney started. But guess what? Bush's team showed a new Osama bin Laden video days before the election.
If there's any four-letter word starting with an F that political candidates are good with, it's FEAR. People tend to vote for candidates based on what they WON'T do in terms of prevention. In a perfect world, Rick Astley would be our president since he wouldn't, well, you've heard the song a trillion times. But since he's British, he can't be our president. So, it's all become a "Cry For Help".
When Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee - and not by choice - in 2016, we all into preventive mode once again. True, she had her fans, but the reality is that she's the type who'll promise to do something until somebody throws her a few wads of cash. Even though she won the popular vote, she still lost the election and we got Drumpf.
Now, it's 2020 and many of us are cooped inside our homes because we sure don't want the 'rona. Companies are now going out of business because only time will tell if the curve will officially be flattened. Granted, if Hillary was president, she would have listened to the task force Obama put together to prevent situations like the one we're in now. But now, we're fucked. Then again, we sure as hell wouldn't have universal healthcare, no college debt and a $15 per hour minimum wage, either.
The point is that there's a reason why in my lifetime, we've only had two Democratic presidents. It's because the Repukes do a good job serving their audience while the Democrats have become poseurs. It's like the radio dial up in my old stomping grounds of northern Michigan. For years, the big rock station had been KLT. Hell, their slogan just happens to be "The Rock Station". In the late 1990s, they refused to touch artists people of my generation wanted to hear while downstate rockers like Detroit's WRIF and Grand Rapids' WKLQ embraced them. Why? It was owned by a company that didn't give two tin shits about my generation. Hell, they bought the popular Top 40 station, 106.7 The Peak for $3 million only to shut it down. But, guess what happened? In 1998, another radio company started a alternative station, The Zone, which later evolved into what's now Rock 105 and 95.5. Yes, the north finally has a real rock station while the company that owned KLT was forced to sell for WAAAAAAY less than what they were worth. In my terms, KLT is the Democratic Party while Rock 105/95.5 is the Green Party. The Greens have been doing an OK job of getting angry Democrats who have long felt that the party has sold out.
I know, Bernie is supporting Biden out of respect and yes, good sportsmanship. But, will his fans support Biden himself? Like I said, if they do, it's because once again, we're in prevention mode. Let's remember that Bush's lies killed 3,000 people on 9/11 and he STILL got reelected in 2004. Anything is possible.
Remember, when we were in the Great Depression, FDR didn't pussyfoot around like most current Dems do. He got shit done, PERIOD.
Yesterday, Sanders endorsed his former opponent, Joe Biden. His support is good news for the Democratic Party in hopes of attracting more progressives who have felt that the party has been disenfranchising them. Sanders admitted that he doesn't agree with everything Biden does, but he does support some of the things he does. Just today, Biden's ex-boss, former President Barack Obama endorsed him as president also.
Of course, Biden had what Sanders didn't, and it was support from billionaires. Sanders' campaign was funded primarily from his followers whereas Biden's friendly with Wall Street.
Kissing corporate ass has been a problem with the Democratic Party for years. Clinton supported NAFTA, resulting in the loss of millions of jobs. As a matter of fact, I'll betcha that many of those who voted for Clinton in 1996 only did so because Bob Dole wanted to rid the world of gangsta rap music. In his second term in office, Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act, which allowed less competition in the broadcasting business. In some areas, only one company now controls all the radio stations, like Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Clearly, the Dems have veered themselves away from the visions of FDR, and they are paying dearly.
The 2000 presidential election was the first one I could have voted in. But, I didn't. Why? It was because I didn't like either major candidate. George W. Bush was a right-winged asshole and Al Gore chose one to be his running mate. Of course, we all knew what our punishment was for not choosing Gore: 9/11 and Bush's ignorance toward making sure it never happened, plus all the fake wars over oil he started. In 2004, we voted for John Kerry. We didn't care about his stances, we only cared for him because he had a (D) after his name and he would end all the wars Bush and his boss, Dick Cheney started. But guess what? Bush's team showed a new Osama bin Laden video days before the election.
If there's any four-letter word starting with an F that political candidates are good with, it's FEAR. People tend to vote for candidates based on what they WON'T do in terms of prevention. In a perfect world, Rick Astley would be our president since he wouldn't, well, you've heard the song a trillion times. But since he's British, he can't be our president. So, it's all become a "Cry For Help".
When Hillary Clinton was the Democratic nominee - and not by choice - in 2016, we all into preventive mode once again. True, she had her fans, but the reality is that she's the type who'll promise to do something until somebody throws her a few wads of cash. Even though she won the popular vote, she still lost the election and we got Drumpf.
Now, it's 2020 and many of us are cooped inside our homes because we sure don't want the 'rona. Companies are now going out of business because only time will tell if the curve will officially be flattened. Granted, if Hillary was president, she would have listened to the task force Obama put together to prevent situations like the one we're in now. But now, we're fucked. Then again, we sure as hell wouldn't have universal healthcare, no college debt and a $15 per hour minimum wage, either.
The point is that there's a reason why in my lifetime, we've only had two Democratic presidents. It's because the Repukes do a good job serving their audience while the Democrats have become poseurs. It's like the radio dial up in my old stomping grounds of northern Michigan. For years, the big rock station had been KLT. Hell, their slogan just happens to be "The Rock Station". In the late 1990s, they refused to touch artists people of my generation wanted to hear while downstate rockers like Detroit's WRIF and Grand Rapids' WKLQ embraced them. Why? It was owned by a company that didn't give two tin shits about my generation. Hell, they bought the popular Top 40 station, 106.7 The Peak for $3 million only to shut it down. But, guess what happened? In 1998, another radio company started a alternative station, The Zone, which later evolved into what's now Rock 105 and 95.5. Yes, the north finally has a real rock station while the company that owned KLT was forced to sell for WAAAAAAY less than what they were worth. In my terms, KLT is the Democratic Party while Rock 105/95.5 is the Green Party. The Greens have been doing an OK job of getting angry Democrats who have long felt that the party has sold out.
I know, Bernie is supporting Biden out of respect and yes, good sportsmanship. But, will his fans support Biden himself? Like I said, if they do, it's because once again, we're in prevention mode. Let's remember that Bush's lies killed 3,000 people on 9/11 and he STILL got reelected in 2004. Anything is possible.
Remember, when we were in the Great Depression, FDR didn't pussyfoot around like most current Dems do. He got shit done, PERIOD.
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