Democratic Establishment Appreciation Thread

[wyldwolf]

[highplainsdem]

1. K&R!

[Corgigal]

2. Thank You

for putting Bobby in there.

At times like this, you have to wonder if this country would have been better if he had his chance.

[padah513]

6. Oh it definitely would have

[rickyhall]

56. I totally agree.

Bobby was my first Democratic Hero. I wasn't quite old enough to vote but I followed him right up to when they killed him, then I was lost until '76 when I voted for Carter. With Carter I saw how they tried to destroy him. How they treated him was rehearsal for how they would treat President Obama. Bastards.

[DemocracyMouse]

61. Yes. Let's get back to pre-Reagan Democratic progress.

Sorry, but all the drip, drip, drip of compromise with corporations and Republicans is what has REALLY divided the party. HERE IT IS: On one side of the divide are wealthy, corporate Democrats and the bureaucracy on payroll. On the other side are voters who say "WTF happened to our middle class, our Roe v Wade, our gun-free lives, our underfunded schools and what's with all the f'in potholes?"

[CousinIT]

3. DAMN RIGHT. Do not let Russia or its tools divide Dems! n/t

[krissey]

63. Sanders a Russian tool? Because this is all Sanders. Though I would not argue with you if

that is what you are implying.

[LAS14]

4. Sure does make me proud! nt

[dalton99a]

5. And fuck those who say Republicans and Democrats are the same

[padah513]

9. +1 No list is complete without the Madame Speaker

[betsuni]

105. +1

[Chemisse]

124. I so agree. And fuck anyone who disses the amazing Nancy Pelosi.

If she is the Democratic Establishment, then I love it.

[Sloumeau]

7. Thank you, and K&R!

[Stuart G]

8. Thank You K and R

[Renew Deal]

10. When does one acheive establishment status?

Several of these people were outsiders with low odds. Is the simple act of being elected to a DC office enough?

[Sloumeau]

14. Once you become President, you are no longer an outsider.

No one is more inside than the President.

[mopinko]

11. .

[CousinIT]

12. One more...

[highplainsdem]

15. Yes! Love her!

[Cha]

18. Nice.. Mahalo, IT!

[Peacetrain]

13. Thank you!!! You brought tears to my eyes

[Cha]

16. Oh yeah.. Thank you for our Dem Leaders!.. and like Squinch posted..

15. He's been naming the "establishment" of both parties for 5 years. The "establishment" of my party

just impeached Donald Trump. The "establishment" of my party includes Nancy Pelosi, Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Lewis, Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, Stacy Abrams, Chuck Schumer, Eliot Engel.

They represent ME. I AM the "establishment" of the party. The idea that I should somehow find it acceptable when he calls these people his enemies is disgusting.

Divisive? Couldn't be more so.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=558344

[NurseJackie]

48. Exactly. Yes. Thank you.

[Cha]

51. Squinch said it Good!

Thank you, Jackie

[LovingLife]

17. Thank you.

[Stuart G]

19. Let's think about this question, How many lives has the Democratic Establishment Saved?

????
1 Social Security
2 Medicare
3 Seat Belts
4 Affordable Care Act
5. etc. etc. etc.

[Dawson Leery]

60. Defeated the Nazis.

An axis victory would have resulted int the brutal suppression and eventual genocide of all non-White Christians.

[corbettkroehler]

20. When They Were In Charge, Did We Have This?

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Link to tweet

[irisblue]

31. For the record, there will always be asses in our party. Humans and all that

And I would tell the party elders there to sod off

[corbettkroehler]

41. Hardly an isolated case

The inaccuracies in the Iowa count were not effectuated merely by party elders, either.

[wisteria]

46. Sanders supporters are always claiming rigging.

With no proof.

[corbettkroehler]

69. What Do You Call This?

Whom does this benefit?

Link to tweet

[irisblue]

53. effectuated

Is a great word.
And you are not replying to my point.
Being an Ass is not age related.

[corbettkroehler]

70. I Did Not Assign An Age Range

My response what to this exact phrase, "And I would tell the party elders there to sod off".

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=559220

If the word "elders" no longer is affected by age, I need to learn a new language.

[irisblue]

71. Ok. I can see your point.

[Steelrolled]

42. I can't believe it has come to this.

What a way to drive volunteers away.

[irisblue]

21. .

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. Thank you! That is a fine portrait gallery you assembled.

Another. Just saying:

[Cha]

36. Mahalo, FailureToCommunicate!

[wisteria]

45. Yes. 10000+

[emmaverybo]

80. Thank you. This man has done so much for our party and its issues as well as meant so much to

so many individuals through his books and appearances.

[emmaverybo]

81. K and R

[Duppers]

96. Yes! 👍

TY!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

23. You should start a DemocratSinceBirth appreciation thread.

[nilram]

24. You betcha!

[defacto7]

25. Hear hear!

[nycbos]

26. I have worked on campaigns in six states.

I guess I'm the establishment.

[ginnyinWI]

27. And don't forget Al Gore and John Kerry. n/t

[wyldwolf]

29. totally not forgotten.

[wisteria]

44. 10000+

[marieo1]

28. Good Presidents

Oh, Thank you for posting this........I am so proud to stand alongside these wonderful Democrats and I am so proud of all of them and to be one of them. Not one of them cared about just themselves, they cared about all of us and tried to make our lives better. I trusted all of them.

[LakeArenal]

30. Stop the war on OUR Democratic Establishment !!!

[Demsrule86]

32. Thank you Democratic 'establishment'. You rock...FU those who don't appreciate the gift you are to

this party and to the Republic...K&R.

[happybird]

33. Supporter of the Establishment since '92

and proud of it!
(Teenage me would be horrified by that statement, lol!)

Seeing this portrait collection of our fine people makes me extra proud!

[PatSeg]

34. Oh, that is brilliant!

Thank you!

[wyldwolf]

39. I have my moments. Not often, but occasionally.

[PatSeg]

43. Well, that moment made my day!

Thanks!

[NBachers]

35. You know what? My heart swells with pride seeing all these wonderful Democrats.

And I'm not ashamed to say so.

[radical noodle]

37. K&R

along with John Lewis, Elijah Cummins, Nancy Pelosi and many other heroes and heroines of our party.

[Cha]

132. Yes.. all our Democratic Heroes!

rad

[wyldwolf]

38. More establishment Democrats

[NurseJackie]

49. Awesome! Thank you, thank you...

[betsuni]

107. Thank you!

[wisteria]

40. Love it.

[bitterross]

47. Thank you! Note: Bernie is not depicted here!

Thank you for your post. I'm glad there is no pic of Bernie in the list. He is not a Democrat and he does his best to burn down the party.

[blue-wave]

87. "and he does his best to burn down the party."

As do many of his supporters.

"Fully 12 percent of people who voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries voted for President Trump in the general election."

Note the "I-Vt." next to Bernie's name. That doesn't look like a "D" to me.


https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545812242/1-in-10-sanders-primary-voters-ended-up-supporting-trump-survey-finds

[skh500]

123. He does his best to burn down the party.... Look See

That's why democrat Sen Reid (before retirement) asked him to chair the Veteran Affairs committee and Sanders was ranking member of the budget committee..pushing thru the first federal reserve audit...ever. Plus, the dems asked him to caucus with them ..for 40 yrs.


https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/bernie-sanders-gets-stuff-done-5-amazing-victories/

[TNNurse]

50. OMG, I love these photos.

I was able to vote for Carter, both Clintons , Obama and Gore. I was raised to understand that FDR kept my family and others from starving during the Depression.

When I worked with younger people, I would sometimes ask "Who was President when you were born?" It was indication if they had any interest in history or politics. Few knew. Harry Truman was President the year I was born. Wonder how many on here would have to Google to know????

[stonecutter357]

52. K&R

[Glorfindel]

54. We shouldn't neglect Walter Mondale!

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fbiography%2FWalter-Mondale&psig=AOvVaw3MGB6DJ0lZMVFba8VHkCHD&ust=1582479880453000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCMCokIvb5ecCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

[relayerbob]

55. Absolutely!!!

[LW1977]

57. K&R

[MoonRiver]

58. Wonderful!

[slumcamper]

59. Exceptional thread. Well done!

[krissey]

64. So many good people that have accomplished so much being bad mouthed by one little man that has

accomplished so little.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

65. K & R Great post. Great photos. eom

[certainot]

66. prog wing/'left' as well as the establishment have royally fucked up ignoring talk radio

when obama finally got it and mentioned talk radio, getting the stimulus package passed by chastising GOP senators for listening to rush limbaugh, as well as referring to it in two SOTU speeches, dem activists etc ignored or ridiculed it, maybe with prompting from russians, as anti free speech, old school low tech out-of-touch, or turned it into attacks on limbaugh himself instead of on the propaganda operations that's been kicking dem ass for 30 years.

none of this trump disaster could have happened without limbaugh leading chorus of a few hundred liars on 1500 radio stations.

whether dem establishment lives in cities and has no clue rw radio has been dominating 40 states with 80 senators for 30 years or maybe some might like it as it enables corporate interests, it has been a monumental fuck up for the progressive wing and the 'left' in general, and ALL progressive activist groups, to keep ignoring it as it almost singlehandely pushed the country 15 points right. instead, dem establishment ignored it too.

if trump/putin paid $1000/hr for radio then 1200 stations x 15 hrs a day are worth $5BIL/year

dem leaders like the clintons and the obama admin could not have ignored talk radio if students had been protesting the 87 universities that support 260 limbauhg stations while they deny global warming and attack progressive candidates and totally disrupt any national discussion on any major issue.

the talk radio monopoly is extremely vulnerable now with artificial intelligence enhanced transcription and the possible well deserved departure of limbaugh. it is not part of the free speech sspectrum and it is not an expression of 'market demand' for hate and global warming demand and racism. the ad industry has to adjust for the possible loss of limbaugh on 600 major stations, many already artificially supported. any real activism aimed at rw radio will force the aad industry to start adjusting preemptively and without talk radio trump and the GOP are total fucked.

then the dem party will have to go 15 pts left.

[ehrnst]

67. K&R!

[bluboid]

68. absolutely beautiful!

thank you, wyldwolf!

[Sogo]

72. Excellent....thank you!

And I might add that EW should turn her fire towards BS in the next debate. There is too much at stake to let him run away with the nomination, owing only to a divided field of candidates.

EW should ask him why, in the name of transparency, he didn't disclose the Russian meddling much sooner. Why should anyone trust what is coming out of his campaign or any of the "wins" he's had so far, what with Rs crossing over and voting for him? It's all part of a grand rigging.

[HarlanPepper]

73. Bravo! Proud of these folks!

If anyone has a problem with it they can kiss my moderate ass.

[Sancho]

74. Thanks...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

75. Hey! Those folks look familiar! I seem to recall a few good things from them.

Go Democrats!

[Gothmog]

76. I am proud to be a member of the Democratic Party and part of the Democratic establisment

[Silver Gaia]

77. Damn right! Yeah!

THAT's my party!

[Karadeniz]

78. What a fabulous idea for making your point...gotta run to the tissue box now!❤❤❤❤

[musette_sf]

79. Beautiful!!!

[R B Garr]

82. Love it!

Thank you

[OBrien]

83. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[orangecrush]

84. KICK...

Great message!

[subana]

85. beautiful pics!! Thanks! n/t

[pazzyanne]

86. K&R

Great pictures of great people in US government. If you want a job done for the people, elect a Democrat, and an "establishment Democrat" is all the better. They make history happen!

[muntrv]

88. I appreciate those establishment figures.

[BigmanPigman]

89. ...

[polmaven]

90. Thank you!!!

I absolutely LOVE this post!

[Progressive dog]

91. Thank you

Those are the people that Bernie wants to spit on. He even lies about FDR being a socialist and then rages against the Democratric establishment which FDR headed for twelve plus years. Bernie would willingly destroy FDR's legacy.

[jimlup]

92. Sorry some of these are great people some are not

nevertheless, Bernie's OK and you better start thinking about what it means to get behind him.

[warmfeet]

94. Yep.

I am behind Bernie 100% if he is the nominee. I will do my best to defeat our current orange shit hole. I will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot as usual, I might add.

[jimlup]

95. I had Elizabeth for a long time.

I honestly prefer her to Bernie but I'm backing Bernie if he can carry the torch. Here we go. If nothing else, it will be fascinating political science. I fucking hope the Orange monster can't win but I fear that he will.

[Raine]

117. On point! nt

[robbedvoter]

93. I consider myself a member of the Democratic establishment. Me and the rest of the 65 million

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Of voters from 2016. Me and the voters who created the blue wave 🌊 in 2018. Which an outsider assured the media won happen. I am the Democratic Establishment. You do not like me? 🔩 you!

[Scurrilous]

138. ...

[DAMANgoldberg]

97. Here are some more...

Mario Cuomo 52nd Governor of New York



Tom Bradley 38th Mayor of Los Angeles



Jerry Brown 34th and 39th Governor of California



Barbara Jordan U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 18th district



Ann Richards 45th Governor of Texas


Maynard Jackson Mayor of Atlanta



Andrew Young Mayor of Atlanta, Ambassador to the UN, U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 5th district

I could go on for days...

[JackInGreen]

98. I now know what its like

To watch people I tend to ally with start a self aggrandizing conga-line into stagnation.

[Sparkly]

100. This is what party unity looks like.

[TwilightZone]

125. Agreed.

Funny how some of the people most clamoring for unity are the same ones demonstrating it the least.

[Sparkly]

99. Elijah

[at140]

101. Very very nice photo's!

But just a small beef...why only RFK picture is in black & white?

[OAITW r.2.0]

102. Most of us are established Democrats. Me since 1972.

This is a personal insult to me.

He might win - I will vote for him in the GE if he is the candidate. But after that, what? Did he get more down ballot Democrats elected? Can he build a coalition with House Democrats to get his agenda in front of a Senate that may or may not be in Democratic control?

4 more years of Presidential rantings, but at least can start some kind of recovery.

[nini]

103. *raises hand*

Great pics.. makes me proud.

[betsuni]

104. K&R

[calimary]

106. Yep!!!

[gembaby1]

108. vous serez victorieux, cher etablissement democratique!

Oh yes you will!

[reACTIONary]

109. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!

[wisteria]

110. K and R

[Tactical Peek]

111. Democratic National Convention Superdelegate:

[Vivienne235729]

112. K&R

[redqueen]

113. This is nonsense. The establishment Bernie is talking about are the forces Wellstone warned us about

Some of us still actually give a shit

[uponit7771]

115. No, don't even ... There are too many statements of Sanders letting us know how he feels

[TwilightZone]

127. He doesn't differentiate.

One can't spend decades trashing the Democratic Party and then claim that those generic, dismissive statements only apply to a select few. That's why blanket statements are usually misguided and almost always wrong.

You're also not the only one who still gives a shit, as much as you seem to believe otherwise.

[uponit7771]

114. THANK YOU !!!

[Cha]

116. KICK!

[jcmaine72]

118. Why is it that Bernie's more closely aligned to FDR than any

of the "establishment Democrats" running?

I wonder if the same people who are howling and hissing about the evils of Socialism would've demonized FDR in the same way for enacting some of his (gasp!) Socialistic policies?

The future of our party is to the Left, and the "establishment" will shift Left with its base. Bernie's popularity among young people, and growing popularity among POC, attests to that. They are our future.

Barring any mishegas, Bernie will win our party's nomination and the Presidency, so be prepared to add another portrait to your OP real soon.

[wyldwolf]

119. He's not. That's a leftist myth. Historical revisionism.

I do love a good FDR discussion so let's do it.

[RandiFan1290]

120. "leftist myth"

[wyldwolf]

121. yup.

[TwilightZone]

126. Yes, and the best part of the myth is that he was an avowed socialist.

That's been one of the talking points around here of late. It's pure nonsense and demonstrates how little some who claim to emulate him know about him.

[wyldwolf]

129. They've been mislead. He was an avowed Capitalist.

[FakeNoose]

122. Wow! Amazing and inspiring

Thanks for this post. I hope it can be seen by young first-time voters this year.
And I hope it makes a difference to THEM!

[wryter2000]

128. Amen

[corbettkroehler]

130. AOC Settles The Matter Definitively

Link to tweet

[wyldwolf]

131. AOC settles nothing definitively. LOL

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[ehrnst]

136. That's a very strongly worded tweet. Very strongly worded, indeed.

Good thing it wasn't a memo...

[betsuni]

134. What do you think Democratic Underground means?

[hlthe2b]

135. You are new to this forum. Perhaps you don't see the blatant irony of signing up just to attack

the forum and its members?

[Scurrilous]

137. K&R