Brought tears to my eyes: "we want to live long enough to come out to caucus for you" (Bernie)

[BigBearJohn]

Today on CNN’s State of the Union, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic presidential candidate, joined anchor, Jake Tapper to discuss the New Hampshire Primary, SNL, and much more.

TAPPER: Lastly, let me just ask you a question, that I've now covered a few of these. Has this experience changed you in any way?

SANDERS: It really has. In the sense that I perceive more than ever how far removed the congress is, and you know I'm in the senate, and the establishment media is from the reality of people's lives. It's like two separate worlds. Alright, the establishment is here and they're talking about these issues and the people are over there, struggling to keep their heads above water economically. Look we did a meeting in Iowa, in a small town, woman gets up trying to make it on ten thousand dollars a year and she broke down. To talk about the pain, the difficulty, the embarrassment of trying to make it on ten thousand dollars a year, of course it moves you. And you see when you're out, I mean I have seen literally people Jake, I think-I think two instances in Iowa where people have terminal illnesses. I think both of them, they are at hospice, and literally they were saying 'we want to live long enough to come out to caucus for you' – now what do you think that does?

TAPPER: Thank you so much for your time. Good luck on Tuesday.

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2016/02/07/sanders-discussing-the-new-hampshire-primary-we-think-its-gonna-be-a-close-election/

[Matariki]

1. Interesting paragraph about David Brock

I didn't know this about him...

Well, let's remember who David Brock is. He is a political attack dog and I happen to like Hillary Clinton but I am astounded by some of the people that she has hired including David Brock. David Brock, people will remember, used to be a real right wing guy who was attacking people like Anita Hill. This is an African American law professor who tried to do the right thing, and he admitted it! He said 'I lied about her'! This is the guy that Hillary Clinton is making the head of her Super PAC. I just don't understand, you know, there are-I just don't understand where the Clinton people are coming from hiring somebody like that. Every day you know they're attacking us in one way or the other.

[trillion]

2. I'm trying to vet Bernie to find out the same stuff that's easier to find out about Hillary.

This should help you understand Hillary - her total contributions from 1999- 2016:

Citigroup Inc $824,402 $816,402 $8,000
Goldman Sachs $760,740 $750,740 $10,000
DLA Piper $700,530 $673,530 $27,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co $696,456 $693,456 $3,000
Morgan Stanley $636,564 $631,564 $5,000
EMILY's List $609,684 $605,764 $3,920
Time Warner $501,831 $476,831 $25,000
Skadden, Arps et al $469,290 $464,790 $4,500
University of California $417,327 $417,327 $0
Sullivan & Cromwell $369,150 $369,150 $0
Akin, Gump et al $364,478 $360,978 $3,500
Lehman Brothers $362,853 $359,853 $3,000
21st Century Fox $340,936 $340,936 $0
Cablevision Systems $336,613 $307,225 $29,388
Kirkland & Ellis $329,141 $312,141 $17,000
National Amusements Inc $328,312 $325,312 $3,000
Squire Patton Boggs $328,306 $322,868 $5,438
Greenberg Traurig LLP $327,890 $319,790 $8,100
Corning Inc $322,450 $304,450 $18,000
Credit Suisse Group $318,120 $308,120 $10,000

This was easy to come up with. It's not definitive because she has a lot of Super Pacs.


Here's Bernies donations 1989 to 2016:

Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $105,000 $0 $105,000
Teamsters Union $93,700 $700 $93,000
National Education Assn $89,242 $8,242 $81,000
United Auto Workers $79,750 $850 $78,900
United Food & Commercial Workers Union $72,500 $0 $72,500
Communications Workers of America $68,000 $1,500 $66,500
Laborers Union $64,000 $0 $64,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union $62,000 $0 $62,000
National Assn of Letter Carriers $61,000 $0 $61,000
American Assn for Justice $60,500 $500 $60,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $58,198 $1,200 $56,998
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $53,100 $100 $53,000
United Transportation Union $48,500 $0 $48,500
Sheet Metal Workers Union $47,000 $0 $47,000
Operating Engineers Union $46,100 $0 $46,100
Service Employees International Union $44,014 $5,750 $38,264
UNITE HERE $42,875 $3,250 $39,625
United Steelworkers $41,750 $750 $41,000
American Postal Workers Union $37,700 $0 $37,700
American Federation of Teachers $36,112 $745 $35,367

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I know you've seen both these candidates donors many times now.

I AM still looking for dirt on Bernie donors though. Hillary is supporting the less than 1 percent. Who is Bernie.... I fell for a lot when I voted for Barack the first time. I voted for him the 2nd to beat the Republicans.

[hopemountain]

4. so - you put out 17 yr list for H

and a 27 yr list for bernie? you are vetting him? is this why you have a support picture of him as your avatar? you made up your mind to support him but you really are not? interesting.

[trillion]

5. I put out what they had that I could go grab right now quickly for the user who didn't get

the Super Pac Manager. It doesn't matter which campaign he used to support - the big super packs are supporting every client from each side. Except Sanders who won't take one. IE. Goldman Sachs is funding all Repubs and Dems except Sanders.

I've read hundreds of articles on them on finance so far and I'm into Hillary's foreign policy now.

That said, as I've always stated on this site, so far I am for Bernie.

Hillary has already proven herself to be for the 1 percent when it comes down to it. I could only vote for her to stop a Republican from getting in.

I'm trying to find out if Bernie is bought out too and if he is he's hidden it well. Obviously on social policy he's been saying the same thing for 40 years. Look, I've noticed Hillary supporters do not vet. When I find the dirt on Bernie I will call it out loud and clear. I won't defend him for it. Right now I can say it's going to bug me like crazy when I find it on him because so far he's come off as genuine. Hence that picture on my avatar. I fully believe he is the best candidate running or I wouldn't be supporting him right now.

[hopemountain]

8. this is what i mean

- your statements and intent when posting convey you are decided and you are for hillary and not bernie and you are bound and determined to vet his every nook and cranny of past history - hell or high water? so why not be like everyone else - and not say you are for bernie and you are vetting both of them until you decide. your avatar is very misleading - is this your intention?

[trillion]

10. Excuse me, I would NOT be for Hillary. I am vetting them still and I will announce when I find any

dirt on Bernie if I find it. I'm constantly announcing dirt on Hillary.

I think you better re-read.

And I think you better look at that list of donors - one is completely damning and the other should make you smile.

[trillion]

11. By the way, this knee jerk, can't take Bernie vetting, is as bad as the Clinton supporters doing it

for her.

Really. Bernie can stand up for himself. Clinton's problem is she can't find anything on him. You think I will actually be able to? She's got the pro's working for her.

And she's got so much dirt on her that I couldn't vote for her unless it were between her and a Republican.

I mention Obama because, I believed him. I really did when I voted for him the first time. I want to know if that's what I'm getting into with Bernie. So far that doesn't look like the case at all. I'm just saying if I find out it is, I will be telling people, not defending it. He'd just be the least evil instead of the hope and change that he is to me right now.

[trillion]

7. I should also mention you shoul have done cart wheels because of who their donors

are and because Bernies went back so far and weren't banksters and the insurance industry.

I suspect Hillary has defense industry funding but I don't see it yet. She's always voted like it. We all found out yesterday that she getting paid for her unyielding Israel support by a rich Israelii who donates to her.

One more thing, take a long look at the donor list and see who Sanders is up against. I'm afraid for Bernies life over who is funding Hillary. And, that nasty campaign manager didn't only go after Anita Hill. He also went after Hillary. She hired her worst enemy in a previous campaign. I think her overlords gave her him. We already know they are financially backing both sides of the aisle. It's part of the across the board corruption.

[hopemountain]

3. jake -

unwittingly tapped right into the very quality people value in bernie as a political leader - his vision for social and economic justice motivated by a humble and deep concern for the american people.

[BigBearJohn]

12. I have NEVER heard Bernie attack Hillary with the VITRIOL she spouts at him.

[hopemountain]

13. he is very strong in character

and has incredible willpower as a peacekeeper. a true warrior for good.
her attacks will come back to haunt her.

[tecelote]

6. Jake Tapper's interview of Bernie and Hillary was not exactly balanced.

Hit Bernie with questions right of the bat yet started Hillary's interview off with how wonderful she was for going to Flint.

[hopemountain]

9. yes, saw that, too.

she was laughing and bright - as though she were at a cocktail hour.

[pnwmom]

15. Yeah, if a woman candidate comes across well, it must be because she's been drinking.

The sexism here is so blatant, even among other women.

[tecelote]

16. Yes. It was obviously planned to show her in a better light.

Nothing to do with being a women, just the corporate media's choice being promoted.

Bernie has them scared because the more people hear him talk, the more his surge continues.

[pnwmom]

14. I would like to live long enough to see Democrats not say women candidates

are too shrill, or "cackle," or show too much cleavage, or are too controlled or too hysterical.

But I guess there's a better chance that these Bernie supporters will live long enough to vote for him.

[hoosierlib]

17. Give it a rest...

The sexism charge is getting old and tired (just like HRC)...

[pnwmom]

18. The sexism is getting old and tired. n/t

[hoosierlib]

19. Yawn...