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2016 Postmortem

Donkees

(31,413 posts) Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:02 PM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders: 54 YEARS OF STANDING UP FOR PEOPLE

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Bernie Sanders: 54 YEARS OF STANDING UP FOR PEOPLE (Original Post) Donkees Feb 2016 OP

It's all old exaggerated bullshit whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #1

I never saw the chain before. Thanks to DUer Ugly Greed for posting this pic of Bernie. jillan Feb 2016 #2

Yeah, but what has he done between then and now. Dawgs Feb 2016 #3

BS Onlooker Feb 2016 #4

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

1. It's all old exaggerated bullshit

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:07 PM

Feb 2016

or so I'm told by the character assassins.

jillan

(39,451 posts)

2. I never saw the chain before. Thanks to DUer Ugly Greed for posting this pic of Bernie.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:09 PM

Feb 2016

I have even more respect for Bernie after seeing this.

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

3. Yeah, but what has he done between then and now.

Reply to jillan (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:49 PM

Feb 2016

Onlooker

(5,636 posts)

4. BS

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:58 PM

Feb 2016

As a young man, Bernie did some great work, as a person he has great views, but basically he made the choice of living in a white liberal state where standing up for people secured votes. It's a hell of a lot harder to stand up for people when you face a powerful opposition. On the one issue where Bernie faced a powerful opposition, gun control, he was no braver than any other politician.

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