Bernie

Simone Zimmerman talks about activism and the effort to remove her from Bernie's campaign.

For five days in April, Simone Zimmerman was the most controversial figure in Jewish politics.

The 25-year-old activist served very briefly as Bernie Sanders’ Jewish outreach coordinator, before being fired after an old Facebook post in which she used profanity against Israeli prime minister Netanyahu surfaced — and quickly ended her political stint.

in Haaretz

8 reasons for the left to continue working within the Democratic party

No surprise, I’m deeply disappointed Bernie did not win the nomination. I’m also disappointed by the convention which in some ways overtly sidelined the left to appeal to “moderate Republicans”. Tacking to the center is a quite standard strategy when primaries are over. Hillary would not be the first or the last candidate to do it. Back in March, I said it may not be the best strategy for this cycle, since Trump jumps about all over the place on the ideological spectrum. I haven’t seen anything yet that changes my views on the matter.

Bernie's example is outstanding no matter how you feel about his support for Clinton

Everything happens in a context. The actions of Bernie sanders are in one of the most unique contexts in history.

Bernie made a conscious decision to join the Democratic Party knowing more about what it was than we have come to learn now. He knew he had to bite the bullet more than once to try to accomplish something and his accomplishments are beyond anyone's in this day and age.

"Not Me US" also means being able to let go and move on

A common response to some of us who point out Bernie's inconsistency is that he never said it was about him, and it has always been up to us. I've noted time and again, here on LOF, and more than one other social networking venue that this movement has never been about only electing Bernie. However, reasserting that or "NotMeUS" in response to noting Bernie's inconsistency misses the point.

Bernie Your Speech Tonight Needs to Reclaim Democracy

This email scandal about the DNC is only going to get worse and Bernie you can in no way, shape or form stand on the podium tonight and endorse Hillary. She and the entire DNC are perpetrating a fraud on the American people and once you hug her from the stage you will be covered head to toe in Clinton Goo, like so many others. Just asked Comey & Lynch, both of whom have destroyed their reputations, which they took a lifetime to build up.

Trump's acceptance speech

Donald Trump is not by any stretch of imagination a great orator, but grammatically, at least tonight he kept things together--and I don't give a damn whether he used a teleprompter or not. His speech clocked in at about 75 minutes, which one reporter said was the longest such speech in 40 years. It was not a dull speech, even if it was overlong.

Counterpunch's Sanders statement which is difficult to rebut. An invitation to do so

Bernie Sanders has been preoccupied with convincing his followers that the Democratic Party platform is relevant, by performing his new role in the Kabuki theatre of the corporate Democrats. He is too busy acting out a supposedly important public debate over the irrelevant platform to get involved in this real and personal “servergate” example of impunity for plutocrats.

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