tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post7606138696809192478..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: Berning down the housePDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-50446533661120620842015-07-20T10:07:35.892-05:002015-07-20T10:07:35.892-05:00I read those two Salon pieces myself, and had to w...I read <a href="http://www.salon.com/2015/07/17/its_time_to_draft_al_gore_if_democrats_want_to_win_its_clear_neither_hillary_nor_sanders_is_the_way/" rel="nofollow">those two</a> Salon <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/19/al_gore_is_the_single_issue_candidate_we_need/" rel="nofollow">pieces myself</a>, and had to wash out my eyes with bleach right after.<br /><br />The subhead on the second one is "Maybe he wouldn't win, but..."<br /><br />It's remarkable to me how ludicrous this political season has gotten so early in the cycle. And not so much from the candidates like Trump, Cruz, Walker, et.al. but from the risible comments and actions of panicky Clinton supporters and the #BlackLivesMatters disruptors at Netroots Nation. And now this "Draft Gore" business.<br /><br />I would agree that now would be a terrific time for <a href="http://www.vox.com/2015/7/9/8922395/Joe-Biden-run-president" rel="nofollow">Joe Biden to enter the race</a>. Because, for fuck's sake, Democrats need somebody who only makes <i>Republicans</i> angry.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-91891476804107678612015-07-20T09:33:59.290-05:002015-07-20T09:33:59.290-05:00On the Black Lives Matter issue, Sanders did expli...On the Black Lives Matter issue, Sanders did explicitly mention police brutality at his Dallas stop. Another talking point against the Clintonistas who claim that he's not sympatico enough to minorities.<br /><br />(Or that he's a "regional" candidate, like the guy on Salon over the weekend touting AlGore, whom I am ripping apart on my blog this afternoon.)Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com