Beyonce should consider being Bernie Sander's running mate

If Bernie Sanders shows that he has a chance then I think it's very likely that Elizabeth Warren will endorse him and then become the obvious choice for his running mate. At the moment Elizabeth is not certain that he can do it so she sits back. That also tells us something about Bernie's chances. She doesn't want to destroy her carreer by coming out too soon to support a loser. And what a loser he will be if the Clinton machine can stop him. He'll go down in history in that country as being the communist threat that was knocking at the door and who almost got in to destroy America, blah, blah, blah. 

Now here's the messge that NDP supporters should pick up from that: If Eliziabeth jumps in prematurely then she will go down in flames with Bernie. She will be a part of the communist wicked threat that came so close to destroying everything that American stands for. And nearly all hope for what Elizabeth and Bernie stand for will disolved into nothingness. 

She will guage it carefully, and if she doesn't come out as a winner then she will live to fight another day.

The alternative is when you go for the whole birthday cake and end up with nothing! 

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moderators: sorry for using this frivolous thread to get the message across. if it's too objectionable then delete it.

https://www.google.ca/search?tbs=simg:CAES5wEa5AELEKjU2AQaAghDDAsQsIynCB...

This is what you call a lesson in how to lose an election. The Canadian people showed they were better than that. And most of them learned their lesson too!

https://www.google.ca/search?tbs=simg:CAESjgEaiwELEKjU2AQaBAgDCD0MCxCwjK...

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Trou d'eau?

I assume that translates to something like "watering hole".  My father, when I was young, often referred to Pierre as "Peter Watering-hole".

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Sanders if he were to secure the Democratic nomination this year might want to consider asking Beyonce to be his Vice-Presidential running mate.

If Sanders gets the nod, that'd be pretty historic.  But if he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by choosing a celebrity with no experience to speak of at any level of government then that would be legendary.

I think Insane Clown Posse should consider being Trump's running mate, though that could be seen as pandering to the increasingly crucial swing Juggalo vote.

Who's the Conservative  that's frequenting this forum?

The image posted bove couldn't be yours could it VoTD?

Here's the rest of them the Conservatives tried on Trudeau that caused them to lose so badly. It's just a good thing that the NDP didn't resort to those sort of tricks or they would have been wiped off the map! uhhhhh, yeah that?

https://www.google.ca/search?tbs=simg:CAESjgEaiwELEKjU2AQaBAgDCD0MCxCwjK...

I think it's a thing now.

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 Beyonce is a horrible idea and I doubt she has any interest. 

 Elizabeth Warren would be a better choice.

Brachina wrote:

 Beyonce is a horrible idea and I doubt she has any interest. 

 Elizabeth Warren would be a better choice.

Obviously, but not a good choice for at least conventional reasons (he needs someone from a different region, possibly Latino). Much as I would like to see a Sanders/Warren ticket I doubt that that's who he would choose. He needs her in the Senate as well.

Oh come on, nobody is seriously suggesting someone who has been (until this video) an apolitical pop artist promoting nothing but conspicuous consumption as a Vice-Presidential candidate. But perhaps it does mean that positive factors might be a) a younger person b) a person of colour and c) a woman.

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Oh come on, nobody is seriously suggesting someone who has been (until this video) an apolitical pop artist promoting nothing but conspicuous consumption as a Vice-Presidential candidate.

Mary Carey placed 10th out of 135 candidates running for governor. Beyonce for Vice president isn't that hard to picture.

No I meant Mary Carey the adult film star. She was running in California IIRC.

Beyonce and the Politics of Cultural Dominance

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/11/beyonce-and-the-politics-of-cultu...

"...I cannot for the life of me understand how Beyonce's commodified caricature of black opposition was in any way progressive. Instead what I saw was the cultural power of neoliberal capitalism to coopt opposition, monetize it and promote some mindless entertainment all at the same time.

I didn't see opposition. I saw the imagery and symbols of authentic black radicalism transformed into a de-politicized spectacle by gyrating, light-skinned-booty-short-clad sisters.

In this period of media-driven, pseudo-opposition in the form of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Beyonce, or even Bernie Sanders, it is increasingly difficult to make the distinction between image and reality, especially when the production of images and symbols is controlled by dominant forces with an interest in keeping us all stupid..."

As Tel Aviv Prepares to Welcome Beyonce, Here's a review of Israel's Atrocious Record Towards Black People

http://mondoweiss.net/2016/02/as-tel-aviv-prepares-to-welcome-beyonce-he...

"Days after her Super-Bowl half-time appearance, Israeli outlet Yedioth Ahronoth has confirmed rumor that Beyonce Knowles will perform two dates in Tel Aviv, Israel this August, which would be in violation of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions..."

Here's another reason for Toronto to be ashamed of ourselves.

Toronto councillor stops short of calling for Beyoncé ban in Canada

Karygiannis is in great need of a sense of humour. And a brain. But that's for another thread, or not.

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Ward 39 councillor Jim Karygiannis has called on the federal government to investigate the pop diva following her recent Super Bowl 50 halftime performance, which critics dubbed pro-Black Panther and anti-cop.

While Karygiannis wouldn’t ban Beyoncé based on the performance alone, he said if an inquiry found she or her backup dancers had supported the Black Panthers financially they could be blocked from entering the country.

Then there is the SNL take on the show. Who knew Beyonce is black.

https://www.facebook.com/snl/videos/10153910062511303/?fref=nf

Please Maggo if you are going to post some sort of ridiculous satire at least label it as such.

It's clearly a thread about Beyonce, not about the vice-presidency. 

J. Edgar Karygiannis is a complete ass, for sure. It's interesting, though. Plenty of former Black Panthers have entered Canada. But outfits that evoke their memory and bother the likes of Karygiannis while he's watching the Super Bowl in his sanctum of privilege, well, [i]that[/i] goes beyond the pale, it seems. Not afraid of Angela Davies, he's very much afraid of Beyonce.