@gjohnsit
after what you just wrote, it's clear that you are a racist and a misogynistic man. Next you will start mansplaing more reasons for why I should support the mini-Hillary candidate.

And if you have a problem with our marching to global hegemony, you are peace loving hippie. Or if you have a problem with Harris not prosecuting a slam dunk case against Mnuchinl then you aren't living in reality. Obama and Holder said that the banks are too big to jail, don't you remember?
So get off your high horse and vote for the next neo-liberal that the democrats tells you to fall in line for.
Besides, where else are you going to go?

Yep. I'm still seeing this statement being written in so many comments.
Bernie presented himself as a candidate that was running on values that the democrats used to believe in.

However, Sanders will be almost 80 in 2020, is still not a Democrat, and most of all, will face the same dilemma that thwarted his incredibly impressive but nonetheless failed presidential bid:

slave labor dance

Most of those prisoners now work as groundskeepers, janitors and in prison kitchens, with wages that range from 8 cents to 37 cents per hour. Lawyers for Attorney General Kamala Harris had argued in court that if forced to release these inmates early, prisons would lose an important labor pool.

grab their stuff

In 2011, she fought a bill that would minimize civil asset forfeiture, and in 2015, she sponsored a bill to expand prosecutors’ ability to seize assets.
In May 2017, she mischaracterized the war on drugs by claiming it is in the past.

@Song of the lark

Patrick Deval/Kamala Harris.

@Meteor Man

Or maybe BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley is sexist?

According to recent press reports, California’s newly elected senator Kamala Harris has begun her turn on the rich people’s casting couch. Harris won’t have to run for Senate re-election until 2022, so the quick once over from the high and mighty means only one thing. America’s oligarchs in the Democratic Party are considering her for the job at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2020.

And racist too!

“Hillary Clinton donors have lined up to vet Harris.”

The Democratic Party is nothing if not consistent. The debacle that led to Donald Trump’s election has not led to any introspection on their part. The only issue for the rich people who determine who we can choose is whether or not they are backing a winning horse.

Harris is a natural, the total package as it were. She is a new face, young, photogenic and like Barack Obama, bi-racial. White people will consider her exotic enough to be acceptable and black voters will rally around her. Already she is being referred to as Obama 2.0. Like him she courted big money funders to wage a successful senate campaign and then emerged as a future presidential candidate.

https://www.blackagendareport.com/kamal_harris_new_obama

That cinches it! BAR is racist and sexist.

BAR also castigates Corey Booker:

After losing the White House to the most unpopular president in history, Democrats have lots to say, but even more to avoid saying, lest they expose themselves as every bit as much corporate tools as their Republican foes. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is their ideal spokesperson, a cynical, photogenic and utterly dependable corporate whore who can be counted on to keep the anti-Trump rabble safely inside the Democrats' big stinky tent.

https://www.blackagendareport.com/cory-booker-corporate-hooker

Is this one if those "meta" thingies?

Every Black Community On Earth Has Sellouts:

https://www.blackagendareport.com/baradio-20170724-pascal-reobert

@Dopeman .... can be found here.

sexist racist dudebro who is intimidated by strong women, hates Black people, and would crawl through broken glass to vote for Nina Turner.

@lizzyh7

One tool to fool them all
And in the darkness bind them

to fool us all, once again. Wonder how many marketing awards she'll win in her run? You know these people just hate the internet, all that ugly information on the double dealing whores they'd like us to worship without question. Damn kids!

@boriscleto

Hey, the yellow/brown trickle from above runs right off tinfoil, without stinking up your hair. Those guys are clearly bought by Big Shampoo interests.

And don't believe the Deep State and MSM, you wear a tinfoil hat...

Facebook is becoming wearisome...

@NonnyO

You want to be president? DO SOMETHING as a senator to prove you have the power to get things done..., and by that DO SOMETHING, I mean it MUST benefit We the People..., NOT corporations, banks, Wall Street, MIC, etc. You're only in your first term in the Senate (just like Obama was when he declared his candidacy; you're a good speaker like him, have the same financial connections, but have you done anything yet that benefits ONLY We the People...? Time's a wasting to get something done BEFORE campaign season. ... tick... tock... tick... tock....

I could have said it no better!

Bullshit. She IS inexperienced. We know what happens when we elect a president who, although he talks well, is inexperienced and naïve because he doesn't know how to get what he wants, but he is greedy enough to do whatever the fuck big banks, the MIC, Wall Street, and all corporations involved in government want. In fact, they write the legislation for what they want and then they want the House and Senate to pass it and the president to sign it.

Dear Kamala:

You are quoted as saying: “We can’t afford to be purists...What do we have to do in this movement to be pragmatic?”

Define how you meant "purist."

As for the rest, how do you mean "pragmatic?" For those endowed with non-political common sense, we have a very definite set of criteria we want in our politicians, the first being that s/he has to do what is best for the majority of Americans at all times (NOT corporations, big banks, MIC, and Wall Street), and if you don't have the same positions, we won't vote for you. It is just that Simple.

What is your position on Medicare for All? Here's what WE the People mean: NON-corporate government-administered not-for-profit single-payer health insurance, which also means no deductibles and no co-pays. We already pay into Medicare insurance from our first paycheck through our last Social Security insurance check, it's already funded, but even if legislation raises the withholding for Medicare slightly, it would still be a lot cheaper than paying for private corporate insurance..., which means we the people pay for their CEO and Shareholder bonuses by force of law, thanks to one of the more stupid SCOTUS decisions that says paying private health insurance premiums to benefit corporations is "a kind of tax." No, it isn't. It's pure profit for the corporations.

Do you understand that "fixing ACA" - i.e., giving more money and profits to insurance, medical, and pharmaceutical corporations - is NOT our idea of "improving medical care" for We the People?!? And, goodness knows, no one who isn't a millionaire can really afford the insurance fees for which people get almost nothing once deductibles and co-pays are taken into account.

Do you want women to have personal autonomy and be able to make their own medical decisions regarding birth control and/or abortion? Will you repeal all abortion laws and leave it to women to discuss whatever they want in the privacy of the doctor-patient consultations?

What about wars? Do you want to end the illegal and unconstitutional wars against little guerrilla gangs in various countries in the Mideast? Do you know what the Constitution says about Congress having war powers (against countries, not guerrilla gangs), and about Congress having the authority to raise funds for war for two years (US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, paragraph 11, ad passim). Did you know that nowhere in the Constitution does it give Congress the ability to transfer its war powers to a president (or anyone else)? Do you understand that's what makes the AUMFs unconstitutional and illegal?

Will you back $15/hr pay raise - instantly, not incrementally...?

I could go on, but this would get much, much too long.

In the real world we have to work before we get paid. We can't promise to work and get paid anyway before we do any work. Promises are too easily broken.

In the political world we want our junior legislators to accomplish something BEFORE we vote for them. (We'll give newbies a chance, but we expect them to perform for OUR benefit - the part in the Preamble of the Constitution that says "promote the General Welfare" - not the benefit of rich campaign donors.) DO SOMETHING BEFORE campaign season starts that benefits We the People, and we might just vote for you. If all you do is pass legislation that benefits corporations, you might get the approval of the DNC corporation, but you'll never get the votes of We the People (see the 2016 primary and election results; WE didn't want the lying warmonger, and there was nothing the DNC corporate stooges could do to change that, in spite of their rigging the primaries for Her).

It's not a matter of "fearing powerful women." When you or Elizabeth Warren or any other woman sits on a committee and pushes for answers where the male legislators won't it's merely cute to watch and shows some gumption, some assertion that's expected of men but not women. It doesn't mean you've accomplished anything. You would only be showing your actual power if you accomplished something with that persistent streak in your personality.

You want to be president? DO SOMETHING as a senator to prove you have the power to get things done..., and by that DO SOMETHING, I mean it MUST benefit We the People..., NOT corporations, banks, Wall Street, MIC, etc. You're only in your first term in the Senate (just like Obama was when he declared his candidacy; you're a good speaker like him, have the same financial connections, but have you done anything yet that benefits ONLY We the People...? Time's a wasting to get something done BEFORE campaign season. ... tick... tock... tick... tock....

@NonnyO

Bullshit. She IS inexperienced. We know what happens when we elect a president who, although he talks well, is inexperienced and naïve because he doesn't know how to get what he wants, but he is greedy enough to do whatever the fuck big banks, the MIC, Wall Street, and all corporations involved in government want. In fact, they write the legislation for what they want and then they want the House and Senate to pass it and the president to sign it.

Dear Kamala:

You are quoted as saying: “We can’t afford to be purists...What do we have to do in this movement to be pragmatic?”

Define how you meant "purist."

As for the rest, how do you mean "pragmatic?" For those endowed with non-political common sense, we have a very definite set of criteria we want in our politicians, the first being that s/he has to do what is best for the majority of Americans at all times (NOT corporations, big banks, MIC, and Wall Street), and if you don't have the same positions, we won't vote for you. It is just that Simple.

What is your position on Medicare for All? Here's what WE the People mean: NON-corporate government-administered not-for-profit single-payer health insurance, which also means no deductibles and no co-pays. We already pay into Medicare insurance from our first paycheck through our last Social Security insurance check, it's already funded, but even if legislation raises the withholding for Medicare slightly, it would still be a lot cheaper than paying for private corporate insurance..., which means we the people pay for their CEO and Shareholder bonuses by force of law, thanks to one of the more stupid SCOTUS decisions that says paying private health insurance premiums to benefit corporations is "a kind of tax." No, it isn't. It's pure profit for the corporations.

Do you understand that "fixing ACA" - i.e., giving more money and profits to insurance, medical, and pharmaceutical corporations - is NOT our idea of "improving medical care" for We the People?!? And, goodness knows, no one who isn't a millionaire can really afford the insurance fees for which people get almost nothing once deductibles and co-pays are taken into account.

Do you want women to have personal autonomy and be able to make their own medical decisions regarding birth control and/or abortion? Will you repeal all abortion laws and leave it to women to discuss whatever they want in the privacy of the doctor-patient consultations?

What about wars? Do you want to end the illegal and unconstitutional wars against little guerrilla gangs in various countries in the Mideast? Do you know what the Constitution says about Congress having war powers (against countries, not guerrilla gangs), and about Congress having the authority to raise funds for war for two years (US Constitution, Article I, Section 8, paragraph 11, ad passim). Did you know that nowhere in the Constitution does it give Congress the ability to transfer its war powers to a president (or anyone else)? Do you understand that's what makes the AUMFs unconstitutional and illegal?

Will you back $15/hr pay raise - instantly, not incrementally...?

I could go on, but this would get much, much too long.

In the real world we have to work before we get paid. We can't promise to work and get paid anyway before we do any work. Promises are too easily broken.

In the political world we want our junior legislators to accomplish something BEFORE we vote for them. (We'll give newbies a chance, but we expect them to perform for OUR benefit - the part in the Preamble of the Constitution that says "promote the General Welfare" - not the benefit of rich campaign donors.) DO SOMETHING BEFORE campaign season starts that benefits We the People, and we might just vote for you. If all you do is pass legislation that benefits corporations, you might get the approval of the DNC corporation, but you'll never get the votes of We the People (see the 2016 primary and election results; WE didn't want the lying warmonger, and there was nothing the DNC corporate stooges could do to change that, in spite of their rigging the primaries for Her).

It's not a matter of "fearing powerful women." When you or Elizabeth Warren or any other woman sits on a committee and pushes for answers where the male legislators won't it's merely cute to watch and shows some gumption, some assertion that's expected of men but not women. It doesn't mean you've accomplished anything. You would only be showing your actual power if you accomplished something with that persistent streak in your personality.

You want to be president? DO SOMETHING as a senator to prove you have the power to get things done..., and by that DO SOMETHING, I mean it MUST benefit We the People..., NOT corporations, banks, Wall Street, MIC, etc. You're only in your first term in the Senate (just like Obama was when he declared his candidacy; you're a good speaker like him, have the same financial connections, but have you done anything yet that benefits ONLY We the People...? Time's a wasting to get something done BEFORE campaign season. ... tick... tock... tick... tock....

@gjohnsit
from Mr. Dore.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K3tpJ-usP8 width:400 height:240]

From 5 minutes until 9 minutes.

@Chaddiwicker I thought establishment lackies were losing it.

what I say or do is now a homophobe/heterosexist. Don't like that I ate Cheerios for breakfast? Homophobe! You can't defend yourself because your defensiveness is proof of your heterosexual fragility. If you eat anything other than Cheerios you hate all LGBT people. I'm a gay person, so I have the power to speak for my entire community and any LGBT people who disagree with me obviously hate themselves.

@Chaddiwicker

what I say or do is now a homophobe/heterosexist. Don't like that I ate Cheerios for breakfast? Homophobe! You can't defend yourself because your defensiveness is proof of your heterosexual fragility. If you eat anything other than Cheerios you hate all LGBT people. I'm a gay person, so I have the power to speak for my entire community and any LGBT people who disagree with me obviously hate themselves.

@detroitmechworks
Rope and Hang, next time.

Who left that out?

It's Really Rank.

/snark

@native didn't win last time because we didn't flog the talking points hard enough, didn't pander to the factions loud enough, didn't hit the donors up hard enough, didn't kick the "deplorables" to the curb fast enough and we didn't have our primary winner chosen soon enough. It'll work this time.

Democratic "identity politics" boxes, that's for sure. It seems almost as if she has been specifically groomed for prominence within the Party. IMO her public image is far too highly polished to be entirely credible.

@dkmich

Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, and David Axelrod are encouraging Bain Capital private equity exec Deval Patrick to run for President. pic.twitter.com/58wnEPOHCg

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 1, 2017

Obama team pushing Deval Patrick presidential run

Former President Obama and his advisers are reportedly urging former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) to run for president in 2020, according to Politico Magazine.

Obama, a personal friend of Patrick, has privately encouraged him to consider a 2020 bid, the magazine said. Meanwhile, Valerie Jarrett, a close adviser to the former president, said that Patrick being president is what "my heart desires."

David Axelrod, former chief strategist for Obama, has reportedly spoken with Patrick about a potential run, pointing out electoral advantages that Patrick might have such as high turnout in his native New England and in Southern black communities.

@chuckvw
but sometimes it's necessary to just carry on without it.

With a new party there is--maybe--a little hope.