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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:42 AM Mar 2020

Why is Twitter thanking Bernie for personally saving unemployment?

I see all kinds of gushing over him doing some heroic thing that saved the unemployment payout but cannot for the life of me find the thing.

Help anyone?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Why is Twitter thanking Bernie for personally saving unemployment? (Original Post) nolabear Mar 2020 OP
Bernie was in Vermont all week pretending he still has a campaign. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #1
... William769 Mar 2020 #18
Nope, Quite The Opposite Me. Mar 2020 #2
Well that's what I thought. I swear they're saying he saved unemployment. nolabear Mar 2020 #5
Sad That His Supporters Feel A Lie Is Necessary Me. Mar 2020 #10
I got the impression from replies that Warren did a lot of that. nolabear Mar 2020 #12
Also Michael Bennett dawg day Mar 2020 #15
Good For Bennett Me. Mar 2020 #22
That's what they do. Cha Mar 2020 #44
So taking credit for what the smarter and more talented woman accomplished Aquaria Mar 2020 #34
It's A Trend Me. Mar 2020 #38
Because 'Bernie' Lies To the Naive And Ignorant, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #3
Im a Ma'am, Sir. But thanks. nolabear Mar 2020 #6
I Shall Try And Remember, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #16
Hah! No worries. 😘 nolabear Mar 2020 #24
The twitterati are a strange bunch NCProgressive Mar 2020 #4
Yeah it bugged me till I realized it's rally withdrawal. nolabear Mar 2020 #9
Ha! That's perfect! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #14
Speaking of which, wasn't there an online rock concert when the first cloture vote was taking place? George II Mar 2020 #26
I suppose some delusional idiot started that narrative Hav Mar 2020 #7
4 rep. senators objected to the unemployment provisions in the senate bill, sanders pushed back: unblock Mar 2020 #8
Thanks! Okay, glad he did it. They're pumping it rather hard nolabear Mar 2020 #11
And livestreaming concerts Aquaria Mar 2020 #32
Yes, while Democratic and republican Senators were talking those republican Senators.... George II Mar 2020 #28
Lots of trolls. Because he wasn't even there. Squinch Mar 2020 #13
Lots of Russian trolls who want BS as the nominee because that assures a Trump victory. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #23
He took credit after showing up for one vote...while Warren was in the fight ...all in...and gets Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #17
Well, you know, she's "only" a woman (who gets things done!). George II Mar 2020 #30
That exchange infuriated me...I bet he lost Warren voters who have gone over to Biden right there. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #42
delusion. showblue22 Mar 2020 #19
They react when Sanders tells them to, apparently. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #20
Twitter is Fake News Central. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #21
This is Truly Shameful. BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #25
Stolen valor. Thank Senator Warren. C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #27
Perfect description! Squinch Mar 2020 #29
Can you imagine Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Warren? Anon-C Mar 2020 #33
Because too many people are deluded fools? Aquaria Mar 2020 #31
Classic BS. Taking Credit When Women Do... TomCADem Mar 2020 #35
Bernie a Twitter fave. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #36
I think all 535 representatives and the so called president signing the bill into law all did ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #37
sanders is taking credit for Senator Bennett's work Gothmog Mar 2020 #39
Thanks. Good to know who's doing what, really. nolabear Mar 2020 #43
Haven't you heard? William769 Mar 2020 #40
Some folks can't tell the difference between talk and action. nt Skid Rogue Mar 2020 #41
Bernie Sanders' superpower is parachuting in at the very last minute to yell and wave his arms while Gothmog Mar 2020 #45
sanders had nothing to do with the drafting of this bill Gothmog Apr 2020 #46
 

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)
1. Bernie was in Vermont all week pretending he still has a campaign.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:46 AM
Mar 2020

He barely even got to DC in time to vote.

He had no hand in the bill that was voted into law.

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Me.

(35,454 posts)
2. Nope, Quite The Opposite
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:47 AM
Mar 2020

he stayed in Vermont while the entire process was going on. According to Schumer, the really helpful contributor was Senator Warren.

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
5. Well that's what I thought. I swear they're saying he saved unemployment.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:52 AM
Mar 2020

This is what started it. What does it mean?


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Me.

(35,454 posts)
10. Sad That His Supporters Feel A Lie Is Necessary
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:56 AM
Mar 2020

Chuch, Nancy, Liz are the ones who deserve thanks. There are probably others, especially staff, I just don't know who they are.

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
12. I got the impression from replies that Warren did a lot of that.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:57 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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dawg day

(7,947 posts)
15. Also Michael Bennett
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:03 AM
Mar 2020

Apparently Sanders saying something about UI from his Vermont home is tantamount to actually making it happen.

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Me.

(35,454 posts)
22. Good For Bennett
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:49 AM
Mar 2020

always liked him, thought he'd make a good prez.

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Cha

(305,481 posts)
44. That's what they do.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 03:00 PM
Mar 2020
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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
34. So taking credit for what the smarter and more talented woman accomplished
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:24 AM
Mar 2020

Typical dudebro.

And then BSers can't grasp why women voted for Biden instead. Gee, maybe because they know a self-serving fraud and panderer to unearned white male privilege when they see one.

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Me.

(35,454 posts)
38. It's A Trend
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:32 AM
Mar 2020

and where there is a trend, intention can be implied.

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The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
3. Because 'Bernie' Lies To the Naive And Ignorant, Sir
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:49 AM
Mar 2020

He makes this nonesensical claim, and people who have no idea how the Senate works, and want to believe in savior, lap it up like so much cream....





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
6. Im a Ma'am, Sir. But thanks.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:53 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
16. I Shall Try And Remember, Ma'am
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:04 AM
Mar 2020

But admit faces and names are not my strong suit. No teacher ever had me pass papers back to the class twice....

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
24. Hah! No worries. 😘
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:56 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
4. The twitterati are a strange bunch
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:49 AM
Mar 2020

Just following twitter makes it appear that Bernie is winning in a landslide. Here on the terra firma of reality, the twitterati don't have much influence with voters.

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
9. Yeah it bugged me till I realized it's rally withdrawal.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:54 AM
Mar 2020

They’re all talking to one another.

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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
14. Ha! That's perfect!
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:59 AM
Mar 2020
rally withdrawal.
Ha! That's perfect!
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George II

(67,782 posts)
26. Speaking of which, wasn't there an online rock concert when the first cloture vote was taking place?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:11 AM
Mar 2020
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Hav

(5,969 posts)
7. I suppose some delusional idiot started that narrative
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:53 AM
Mar 2020

and then the gullible and naive lemmings repeated it as if it were gospel to bow down to their messiah. Sometimes, it's rather like a cult.
They buy whatever is sold: Anything that makes BS look good, and without thinking any lie about Biden.

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unblock

(54,162 posts)
8. 4 rep. senators objected to the unemployment provisions in the senate bill, sanders pushed back:
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:54 AM
Mar 2020

i seriously doubt sanders was the only senator who pushed back, but he got some headlines for it:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/25/bernie-sanders-4-gop-senators-threaten-to-hold-up-coronavirus-stimulus-bill.html

KEY POINTS
The prospect of a planned Senate vote on a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic dimmed Wednesday as senators threatened to hold up the legislation.
First, four GOP senators said they could delay the bill over a core unemployment insurance provision.
Then, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he would delay the bill if his Republican colleagues did not drop their opposition.

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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
11. Thanks! Okay, glad he did it. They're pumping it rather hard
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:56 AM
Mar 2020

but he took a good stand.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
32. And livestreaming concerts
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:18 AM
Mar 2020

Don't forget the concerts.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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George II

(67,782 posts)
28. Yes, while Democratic and republican Senators were talking those republican Senators....
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:12 AM
Mar 2020

...out of blocking the bill, Sanders was issuing press releases.

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Squinch

(52,836 posts)
13. Lots of trolls. Because he wasn't even there.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:59 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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redstatebluegirl

(12,482 posts)
23. Lots of Russian trolls who want BS as the nominee because that assures a Trump victory.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:56 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,024 posts)
17. He took credit after showing up for one vote...while Warren was in the fight ...all in...and gets
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:05 AM
Mar 2020

little credit...certainly less than she deserves...I just despise Sanders these days. I will be so happy when he can't keep thwarting our efforts to get rid of Trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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George II

(67,782 posts)
30. Well, you know, she's "only" a woman (who gets things done!).
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:15 AM
Mar 2020

Here's what he thinks of her:

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Demsrule86

(71,024 posts)
42. That exchange infuriated me...I bet he lost Warren voters who have gone over to Biden right there.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 02:24 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

greatauntoftriplets

(176,882 posts)
20. They react when Sanders tells them to, apparently.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:39 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
21. Twitter is Fake News Central.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:41 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
25. This is Truly Shameful.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:58 AM
Mar 2020

Is this what Democrats want? Outright lies and recycled photos? This shit is worthy of Baghdad Bob - not someone who wants to lead out country into a brave new future. Tell me Democrats - what separates this childish easily disproved hogwash from Trump’s usual ego stroking prevarications? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Don’t tell me “Bernie had nothing to do with it” - Bernie had everything to do with it.

This Shit Is Disqualifying.

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C_U_L8R

(45,706 posts)
27. Stolen valor. Thank Senator Warren.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:11 AM
Mar 2020

She's our fighter.

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Squinch

(52,836 posts)
29. Perfect description!
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:14 AM
Mar 2020
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Anon-C

(3,440 posts)
33. Can you imagine Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Warren?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:20 AM
Mar 2020

That's not a good worth fighting for in all this??



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Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
31. Because too many people are deluded fools?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:16 AM
Mar 2020

Just a guess.

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TomCADem

(17,764 posts)
35. Classic BS. Taking Credit When Women Do...
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:27 AM
Mar 2020

....the heavy lifting. Even among folks who endorsed him, they have been leaning on AOC to abandon her constituents to.make appearances on behalf of BS.

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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
36. Bernie a Twitter fave.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:28 AM
Mar 2020

He's regularly tops at stuff such as like, retweet, and trend. That's important to his followers. They think it means they're winning.

Nope:

The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Actual Democratic Electorate

'Perhaps the most telling poll of the Democratic primary season hasn’t been about the Democratic primary at all — but about the fallout from a 35-year-old racist photo on a yearbook page. Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia was pummeled on social media after the revelation, and virtually every Democratic presidential candidate demanded his resignation.

Yet the majority of ordinary Democrats in Virginia said Mr. Northam should remain in office, according to a Washington Post/Schar School poll a week later. And black Democrats were likelier than white ones to say Mr. Northam should remain.

Today’s Democratic Party is increasingly perceived as dominated by its “woke” left wing. But the views of Democrats on social media often bear little resemblance to those of the wider Democratic electorate.

The outspoken group of Democratic-leaning voters on social media is outnumbered, roughly 2 to 1, by the more moderate, more diverse and less educated group of Democrats who typically don’t post political content online, according to data from the Hidden Tribes Project. This latter group has the numbers to decide the Democratic presidential nomination in favor of a relatively moderate establishment favorite, as it has often done in the past.'

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/08/upshot/democratic-electorate-twitter-real-life.html

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SWBTATTReg

(24,153 posts)
37. I think all 535 representatives and the so called president signing the bill into law all did ...
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:30 AM
Mar 2020

their part. Not 1 person. It kind of pisses me, especially after our idiot president claimed that 'I alone' can blah blah blah.

Like the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, the same here, 50 states/territories, all united together, working for a common cause. ALL of us. Of course I wonder about some of the republicans, they seem to be more worried about their 1%ers and businesses than the rest of us, but what they don't realize, is that if the rest of us are NOT buying stuff or working, then the 1%ers and businesses are up crap creek.

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Gothmog

(154,644 posts)
39. sanders is taking credit for Senator Bennett's work
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:52 AM
Mar 2020
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nolabear

(43,224 posts)
43. Thanks. Good to know who's doing what, really.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 02:34 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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William769

(55,832 posts)
40. Haven't you heard?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 11:59 AM
Mar 2020

He's God!

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Skid Rogue

(711 posts)
41. Some folks can't tell the difference between talk and action. nt
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:13 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(154,644 posts)
45. Bernie Sanders' superpower is parachuting in at the very last minute to yell and wave his arms while
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 06:01 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(154,644 posts)
46. sanders had nothing to do with the drafting of this bill
Wed Apr 1, 2020, 01:44 PM
Apr 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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