Fact is, though, Bernie Sanders is beating or nearly beating all the Republican candidates in head-to-head polls right now. (Polls this far out of course not being a super-clear indicator of how November 2016 will go down.)
The definitions of Bernie Sander’s core values seems to me somewhat similar to the blind men trying to describe/define what an elephant is to each other. (No pun intended) perhaps a look at his voting record would be more iluminating? Labels, labels, labels……..
From his voting record, he seems to think that the elites are getting to much control and too big a piece of the pie. Our present system of nothing for the 99% and everything for the 1% isn’t working. Between ALEC and the Koch brothers writing the bills and giving to the repubs to introduce, the poor are getting screwed. Didn’t Jeebus say that to those who much is given, much is expected and yet like the queen of mean, Leona Helmsley, the republicans don’t think they should contribute 1 dime. Hell, Walmart has 68 billion stashed in offshore accounts. For these greedy scumbags, when is too much enough. They never seem to have too much.
Bernie won’t flame out, Trump will. Bernie will just lose. Trump will probably run as an indy then lose. Trump has too big of an ego to not try to be in the race somehow, as he has demonstrated. I was shocked that the black lives matter campaign took over the sanders event. I thought they had secret service people around? Also, why would they target Bernie? It reminds of the occupy movement always going after Democrats, never Republicans? Huh? Some of these people need to realize who is on their side and who isn’t. But that is nothing unusual.
Where I work, all my fellow-employees are saying that Bernie is a communist, who will simply steal from the (hard-working) rich and re-distribute it to those who don’t want to work. Every interview I have read and seen with Mr. Sanders tells me that his main goal is to stand up to the power of Wall Street and the super-wealthy Elite, who use their enormous fortunes to dictate legislation and amass even greater wealth, much at the expense of you-know-who! For this reason alone, I am most willing to give him the opportunity to try!
And another thing; a comment about the super-wealthy Elite.Several weeks ago, Harvard honored one of its alumni, John Paulson, after upstaging his fellow billionaire friends with a $400 million-dollar donation, to the already-wealthiest educational institution in the WORLD!Paulson is indeed a shrewd investor, knows his economics, and was already a multi-billionaire in 2007. He foresaw where things were heading: the over-valued housing market, new regulations allowing lenders to rubber-stamp mortgage applications to anyone, the derivative packages being bundled up and sold to greedy, get-rich-quick hustlers and the growing inability of the SEC and other watchdogs to see where all the money was travelling internationally. Did this man use his access to the White House and leading members of congress to warn them that this country was plunging head-long into a major monetary crisis? (not that Bush or Cheney would have cared) Did he offer any steps to take to avert the coming calamity? No. He purchased as many of those derivative packages THAT WERE INSURED BY AIG as he could. When all were bought up, he got Goldman-Sachs to put together even more such packages for his portfolio (Goldman also kept billions of dollars worth for themselves as well!). When the whole shaky structure finally collapsed, and congress voted for the TARP monies to be doled out, several BILLION of that $750 billion went right through AIG’s hands and immediately right into Paulson’s wallet! This man is held in high esteem by his fellow Harvard friends and the administration. Says a lot about Harvard’s sense of ethics! And, if it was not so un-funny, I almost have to laugh at those who defend the ultra-wealthy as hard-working and worthy of their wealth, which they earned through being smart and having a good work ethic in a fair, un-rigged political system!
Can I sum this up in a sentence rather than a novel?Bernie is in favor of a strong safety net, not nationalizing industry. And that was a Social Security rally, not a Sanders rally. That’s why Bernie deferred to the organizer who chose to shut it down. He was just scheduled as the last speaker.
agrestic almost 9 years ago
Fact is, though, Bernie Sanders is beating or nearly beating all the Republican candidates in head-to-head polls right now. (Polls this far out of course not being a super-clear indicator of how November 2016 will go down.)
kaffekup almost 9 years ago
Actually, from what I here, there are disaffected republicans who are thinking of supporting him.
alc7 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
The definitions of Bernie Sander’s core values seems to me somewhat similar to the blind men trying to describe/define what an elephant is to each other. (No pun intended) perhaps a look at his voting record would be more iluminating? Labels, labels, labels……..
randolini Premium Member almost 9 years ago
From his voting record, he seems to think that the elites are getting to much control and too big a piece of the pie. Our present system of nothing for the 99% and everything for the 1% isn’t working. Between ALEC and the Koch brothers writing the bills and giving to the repubs to introduce, the poor are getting screwed. Didn’t Jeebus say that to those who much is given, much is expected and yet like the queen of mean, Leona Helmsley, the republicans don’t think they should contribute 1 dime. Hell, Walmart has 68 billion stashed in offshore accounts. For these greedy scumbags, when is too much enough. They never seem to have too much.
Vlad Taltos almost 9 years ago
Bernie vs. Trump: Whoever wins… we lose.
doverdan over 8 years ago
No more of a socialist than Eisenhower.
montessoriteacher over 8 years ago
Bernie won’t flame out, Trump will. Bernie will just lose. Trump will probably run as an indy then lose. Trump has too big of an ego to not try to be in the race somehow, as he has demonstrated. I was shocked that the black lives matter campaign took over the sanders event. I thought they had secret service people around? Also, why would they target Bernie? It reminds of the occupy movement always going after Democrats, never Republicans? Huh? Some of these people need to realize who is on their side and who isn’t. But that is nothing unusual.
moosemin over 8 years ago
Where I work, all my fellow-employees are saying that Bernie is a communist, who will simply steal from the (hard-working) rich and re-distribute it to those who don’t want to work. Every interview I have read and seen with Mr. Sanders tells me that his main goal is to stand up to the power of Wall Street and the super-wealthy Elite, who use their enormous fortunes to dictate legislation and amass even greater wealth, much at the expense of you-know-who! For this reason alone, I am most willing to give him the opportunity to try!
moosemin over 8 years ago
And another thing; a comment about the super-wealthy Elite.Several weeks ago, Harvard honored one of its alumni, John Paulson, after upstaging his fellow billionaire friends with a $400 million-dollar donation, to the already-wealthiest educational institution in the WORLD!Paulson is indeed a shrewd investor, knows his economics, and was already a multi-billionaire in 2007. He foresaw where things were heading: the over-valued housing market, new regulations allowing lenders to rubber-stamp mortgage applications to anyone, the derivative packages being bundled up and sold to greedy, get-rich-quick hustlers and the growing inability of the SEC and other watchdogs to see where all the money was travelling internationally. Did this man use his access to the White House and leading members of congress to warn them that this country was plunging head-long into a major monetary crisis? (not that Bush or Cheney would have cared) Did he offer any steps to take to avert the coming calamity? No. He purchased as many of those derivative packages THAT WERE INSURED BY AIG as he could. When all were bought up, he got Goldman-Sachs to put together even more such packages for his portfolio (Goldman also kept billions of dollars worth for themselves as well!). When the whole shaky structure finally collapsed, and congress voted for the TARP monies to be doled out, several BILLION of that $750 billion went right through AIG’s hands and immediately right into Paulson’s wallet! This man is held in high esteem by his fellow Harvard friends and the administration. Says a lot about Harvard’s sense of ethics! And, if it was not so un-funny, I almost have to laugh at those who defend the ultra-wealthy as hard-working and worthy of their wealth, which they earned through being smart and having a good work ethic in a fair, un-rigged political system!
kaffekup over 8 years ago
Can I sum this up in a sentence rather than a novel?Bernie is in favor of a strong safety net, not nationalizing industry. And that was a Social Security rally, not a Sanders rally. That’s why Bernie deferred to the organizer who chose to shut it down. He was just scheduled as the last speaker.