Even Politico is THIS out of touch?! UPDATED w/ link

Wow - funniest crap I've read this season.

Here's the title:


Bernie Loses His Halo

Even progressives are criticizing him now after he’s shown a harder edge

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Is the left turning on its darling, Bernie Sanders? On Friday, Netroots titan Markos Moulitsas, namesake of the liberal Daily Kos, dropped a rhetorical bomb on the Bern, blaming the candidate for doing too little to denounce death threats received by the Nevada Democratic Party after Sanders’ state convention delegates complained they had received unfair treatment. “The problem isn't Bernie Sanders' supporters,” Moulitsas wrote. “It's Bernie Sanders himself … [He] refuses to forcefully and unambiguously reject that violence, instead rationalizing and explaining it away with a mix of grievances and outright conspiracy theory.”

Actually, Sanders hasn’t lost much support among his most avid supporters—who do not include Moulitsas, a sometime critic. What we are seeing, however, is that it’s no longer taboo in liberal circles to attack Sanders as he drags out the nomination process at a time when many are itching to turn their fire on Donald Trump. And if his reputation in the party is being damaged outside his base, that will make it harder for him to extract concessions from Clinton regarding the platform and party nomination rules at the convention.

I'm thinking others are thinking all publicity is good publicity.
Well, that and 'sometime,' my ass.

If Politico ever catches wind of the poo-flinging they missed in February, their cheeks will be burning in shame.

UPDATE:
If you're still heading over to TOP, this diary responding to Kos' recent missive on how much Bernie is a loser is worth both reading and supporting: Correcting Kos-Sanders Didn't Lose Fair and Square
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/23/1530027/-Correcting-Kos-Sander...

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God - this is fucking hilarious.

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Democrats, we tried to warn you. How is that guilt and shame working out?

k9disc's picture

because a corporate media source has acknowledged it.

Talk about being out of the loop. I guess a fortnight late is a decent turnaround time for corporate propaganda.

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“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~ Sun Tzu

Shahryar's picture

they all support each other. Check out this one from The Hill!

"Clinton allies blame Bernie for bad polls"

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/280994-clinton-allies-blame-bernie-...

Hillary Clinton allies worried about polls that suggest a tightening general election match-up with Donald Trump are placing blame on Bernie Sanders.

They say that the long primary fight with the independent senator from Vermont, which looks like it could go all the way to the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, has taken a toll on Clinton’s standing in the polls. In the latest RealClearPolitics average,she is two-tenths of a point behind Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

If she didn't have to renege on her agreement to debate in California she'd be seen as trustworthy! That's it.

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I don't remember that happening to Obama in 2008...

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Democrats, we tried to warn you. How is that guilt and shame working out?

Ken in MN's picture

...Hillary Clinton is Battle Tested...

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I want my two dollars!

edg's picture

She lost the battle.

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$hillary's poll numbers:

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One person willing and able to stand up for mainstream Democratic (and democratic) values: Bernie Sanders.
Various outlets like Politico and the site run my Markos Mousebreath and seem to be working overtime to please the Big Money that controls political discourse, and suppresses democracy, in this country.

I'll add my editorial comment: Unless democracy extends to the workplace, you don't have democracy. And, unless equal rights for all under law exists, all you have is privilege-extended which can be withdrawn at any time.

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Arrow's picture

Wow! That one's rich!
Sounds like someone has been spending their time at a Pennsylvania Ave. watering hole. Come to think of it..That would explain a lot about Politco reporting.

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I want a Pony!

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" In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and is generally considered to have been a bad move. -- Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy "

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

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GOP: Clinton could cost Democrats in battle for Senate

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/clinton-dems-senate-223468

With all the talk of Trump potentially dragging down Republicans and costing the GOP the Senate majority, Republicans say everyone’s overlooking the damage that Clinton — whose high unfavorables rival Trump’s, according to a slate of recent polls — could do to down-ballot Democrats. Republicans believe voters will chafe at candidates aligned with the former secretary of state, and they’re laying the groundwork to make Clinton’s high negatives a centerpiece of their strategy to defend their narrow 54-seat majority in purple and blue states.

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

lunachickie's picture

Beltway hacks!

Oh, wait...

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Nearlynecessary's picture

But somehow that is Bernie's fault!!

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Bollox Ref's picture

Even climate change.

He really is a rotter.

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Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.

elenacarlena's picture

be taken as an opportunity to explain the goodness of her policy positions. Truth and falsehood would fight and truth would win. The only reason fighting Bern does not help in her fight with Trump is she's too busy making up smears instead of talking policy. Which Bern would love!!

But of course we all know she has no decent policy positions. And thus she'll talk about anything else. Which doesn't help her with Trump because she's going to have to find something else about him to attack.

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hecate's picture

is a gussied-up Drudge. When it debuted, the site's founders, they were on Drudge's then-radio show, 24/7. Drudge boosted the place, with manifold links, throughout its first years. It's garbage. No more worthy than other Drudge favorites, like the New York Post, Alex Jones, or RT.

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Steven D's picture

Politico will print only after gauging the direction of the wind blowing down Pennsylvania avenue.

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"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott

Deep fog of MSM bubble. Beltwayitis. Head up their a$$.

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The "titan" just does what he's told to do.

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Orwell was an optimist

shaharazade's picture

In a pigs eye. they have always been establishment Democratic even during the Bushie regime. They never have been liberal in fact they ran off, banned and generally harassed, and insulted anyone who is liberal or doesn't have a fearful washed brain.

They may bill themselves as progressives but all that does is make me think 'progressive' in the current usage is another term for avoiding the dirty L word.

Pretty bad when Politico and HuffPo have more information on the real state of the union then dkos which is nothing but wall to wall anti-democratic Democrat's and ex Republicans who are clueless and actually hate liberals.

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B.S. to try and discredit Bernie and his supporters, they are still afraid of the movement.When they stop mentioning Bernie then its time to worry.

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edg's picture

can't they "turn their fire on Donald Trump" at the same time as the primary winds down? Is Clinton unable to multitask? Shouldn't a presidential contender be able to handle more than one thing at a time?

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MsGrin's picture

Tweety and his guests last night were bemoaning what a hard and unfair slog it is for Hillary that she has to fight on two fronts and how this may well cost her the general election.

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'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member

WindDancer13's picture

Correction: Daily Kos is NOT a liberal blog. It is center right. In March of this year, Markos Moulitsas proclaimed that there was to be no criticism of Hillary Clinton on the blog under threat of banishment. Most liberals/progressives left the site at that time. Sanders' supporters who have remained have been treated with escalating contempt and a refusal to discuss the issues of this campaign. Hillary supporters there, as in many other places, treat Sanders supporters with ridicule and name calling. Daily Kos is not liberal by a long shot. Spend five minutes there, and it will become obvious.

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QMS's picture

Gotta laugh in a semi snickered way. Clueless should not be funny but hey, ha. They know not what the joke is. Maybe the mirror has lost its sense of humor?

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riverlover's picture

Because much is laughable, at some level. When humor is unrecognizable, the system is dead.

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Hey! my dear friends or soon-to-be's, JtC could use the donations to keep this site functioning for those of us who can still see the life preserver or flotsam in the water.

the DK Ides of March declaration?!! DK, MM and fellow people denigrating Sanders are not liberal, they're moderate centrists and exactly where the Democratic party stands today.

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