Apparently I am fighting a losing battle for the healing process.

[William769]

Let's just say you all win and I am very disappointed.

I'll be back on the 16th when it will be forced.

See you all then.

[Her Sister]

1. I think it will be easier after Today!

So don't give up! It looks like the tide is shifting!

[OKNancy]

2. I tried!!

[Rose Siding]

17. Me too

I made positive posts but there's just too much end of campaign wacky going down not to talk about any of it.

And I just sat on the losing end of a jury that decided not to hide a rah rah vote for Jill Stein post grr

[still_one]

3. I hear you William, and do understand and appreciate the effort. I think a lot of the Hillary

bashing that had been going on for months left a lot of anger.

It will get better

[question everything]

37. The irony is that if one dares to step into that group

and to see how they are complaining about DU, how they want their money back, etc.

And to think how slanted DU has been. We've all seen the bias in hiding pro Hillary and anti Sanders posts while keeping the same one alive and kicking. And now they are whining about DU and Skinner?

They need to grow up.... like most of his voters.

[still_one]

39. Yes it is

[displacedtexan]

4. Jeffrey freaking Sachs just made it nigh on to impossible to heal anything.

He just said that Bernie should be able to pick Clinton's Cabinet members.

It's. Far. From. Over.

[LuvLoogie]

6. Jeffery Sachs is completely unhinged. He can barely

contain his manic hatred of Hillary Clinton. A real Norman Bates.

[DURHAM D]

7. I saw that.

Isn't he the guy that got BS an invitation and audience with the Pope?

[displacedtexan]

9. Yes, he is that guy.

If BS suporters still need to blame someone besides BS for their massive loss, this is the guy they should look to. His Pope Jumping The Shark stunt is when the campaign truly began to collapse.

[SunSeeker]

13. Sanders hasn't even begun paying for that stunt.

Wait until the FEC is through with him after he sent 10 relatives on a Roman holiday with campaign cash.

[BlueMTexpat]

29. The shenanigans in NV

to overturn the Feb caucus vote happened the weekend before the Pope-related brouhaha. The NV event was when I became very disappointed with Bernie and his campaign. But the "Pope Jumping the Shark stunt" - as you put it so well - is when I became thoroughly disillusioned.

Unfortunately, I have seen no reason yet to become "illusioned" again. I keep hoping, but so far ... no.

With advisors like Sachs, Bernie needed no enemies.

[nolabear]

11. That was some serious stupid right there.

Who the hell has he been listening to, because it isn't Bernie!

[BootinUp]

5. Its not that bad really. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

8. You can't force the healing. Give them some time to process the outcome.

There are a lot of hurt feelings right now. Skinner has already given them a time frame so why don't we just stick to that. There's no sense in stirring them up at this point.

[spooky3]

20. agree

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. See you then. Take care.

[UtahLib]

12. Take heart from our wonderfully wise President.

[LAS14]

14. I got downright excited a couple...

... of days ago when the lengthy list of responses to a Bernie supporter congratulating Hillary had way more positive replies than negative. Not typical of GDP. I thought it might signal a turning of the tide.

[Koinos]

15. Healing can't be one-sided.

If the other side keeps bashing you, you've got to defend yourself.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. But you don't have to jump in every fight, kick evey angry, stupid thread that divides us all

Just stop feeding the trolls.


Follow the example of our candidate and ignore/dismiss the haters. Reinforce the positive threads and posters. Don't reward the negative behavior of haters with hate.


It's better for our community and for our candidate.

[Arkansas Granny]

22. Good advice.

[Koinos]

23. Hate is always both destructive and self-destructive.

I have already trashed and, for quite some time, not gone near the Sanders Group and the GDP Forum.

However, it was the candidate himself who stoked the hatred in many of his followers. They are not all paid trolls. And he is not an innocent politician. His hatred for Democrats has been brewing for many years.

I feel sorry for his followers. I hope they get better on their own, since their leader isn't helping very much.

I will not stop criticizing him until he decides to behave like a responsible adult. Having followed his character and behavior during this primary, I am not optimistic that he is even capable of changing course. This is not your usual political contest.

[Maru Kitteh]

24. He already has started making real steps to unity, he is behaving now in a way that calls all of us

to put down our swords.

He is seeing the game through the last few minutes of play in DC. He's said he will be talking with Hillary very soon about how to unify. He's meeting with some of her top supporters on the hill with the same goal.

This was not your usual political contest, but they never are. And this one is over. Time to follow her lead and let it go. Work for unity instead of poking at raw wounds and things that divide us.

If there is anything less usual about this political contest, it is the genuine menace that lies on the other side. We need to get to work, and we need to work on doing it together.

[Koinos]

25. I don't disagree with your sentiment.

But I don't trust Sanders. I will feel better if he cancels the protest gatherings in Philadelphia. There is a bit of a trickster in him.

I sincerely hope that this all plays out well, but I have the right to remain skeptical. Sanders has unresolved issues that lie at the heart of his campaign.

I hope my suspicions are unfounded and your optimism is justified. We'll soon see. But I am not a provocateur, in any case.

I'm sure there are others who also believe that we must work for unity, but also watch our backs.

[Maru Kitteh]

26. Well count me in as one of those working for unity while keeping my eyes open

for trouble. It would be irresponsible not to.

But I think we do need to keep our sights set further on the horizon, and reach out our hands, so that we may gather in as many to our shared goals as possible.

[Koinos]

28. I believe that Elizabeth Warren will play a big role in bringing about unity.

We'll see what happens after her announcement tonight. How will Sanders react? That will be the key.

[Maru Kitteh]

32. I don't expect much reaction from him on endorsements until after DC

And I can understand why. He's still looking for votes in DC. What's he going to say? I think endorsements of the other person on the ballot are great?

Next week, he'll suspend. As fast as he's moved thus far, I expect to see him on the trail with Hillary very, very soon.

[Koinos]

33. It's not what he says, but what he does that will count.

As far as his verbal response is concerned, he could say a lot of things without saying he agrees with the endorsement.

He could have said something today, in response to the reporter's question, without agreeing with Obama's endorsement. He could have said he was disappointed. His silence was deafening.

And I do not think he will suspend next week. He will hold on until the convention. Let's see whether he cancels the protest gatherings in Philadelphia. JMHO.

Anyway, his speech this evening will tell us a lot.

[BlueMTexpat]

30. I love your optimism and hope that

you are right. But ... time will tell.

[DesertRat]

27. Well said!

WWHD? What would Hillary do?

[Thinkingabout]

16. This will stop shortly, we have positive news about Hillary and the

Endorsements rolling in, love these posts, trying to stay out of GD-P, a lot of good OP here in the Hillary group.

[wysi]

18. Watch the president's video again...

You'll feel better, I promise.

[spooky3]

19. William, thanks for your efforts. I think just as it will take time for some Sanders supporters

to process everything and move to the next phase, it also takes time for some Clinton supporters. The reasons are obviously different, but both need time.

[Gothmog]

31. I admit that I engaged on a thread about the e-mail issue and the indictment fairy

Sorry but there will be no indictment and the law is clear that one has to have a culpable mental state to commit a crime.

[Coolest Ranger]

34. While I applaud

what you tried to do, the Bernie supporters I been running into don't want to be healed or unified.

[Maru Kitteh]

36. That doesn't stop you, or us collectively, from being able to do the right thing.

Don't feed the haters. Don't fuel the hate and division by responding in kind.

Ignore or dismiss the negativity you run into and choose instead to reinforce positive posts and posters. Don't reward the negative behavior of attention-seekers with your attention.

[Coolest Ranger]

38. I don't

the moment they go negative towards me, I block them.

[Maru Kitteh]

41. awesome, perfect response

I used to be quite guilty of jumping into every scrum. It was a hard habit to break.

I still make no promises on Susan Sarandon though. That's a bridge too far.

[Coolest Ranger]

42. I bow to you

and admire your determination

[Surya Gayatri]

43. ^^^This!^^^

That doesn't stop you, or us collectively, from being able to do the right thing.

[Maru Kitteh]

35. K&R this. We need to do better as a community.

[DemonGoddess]

40. Hey Bill

Hang in there, and stay in this group. It's the only way to keep your sanity around here, still.

[Surya Gayatri]

44. They will soon be officially "persona non grata". See you then.