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GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:59 AM Apr 2016

About Bernie's disqualifying speech against Clinton...

MSNBC is trying to twist it as an attack against Obama... But they don't realize Bernie and his supporters think Obama is equally a part of the problem as is Clinton, and any other politicians who take campaign contributions from special interests. It is called corruption and finally an incorruptible candidate is running and he can call a spade a spade. These people just can't wrap their mind around the idea that the American people are sick and tired of politicians being corrupted by money in politics and continually lying to our faces.

It is also indefensible to so readily send our young men and women off to fight needless wars for "business opportunities".

Or to sell our middle class off to the highest bidder to ship our jobs overseas to people being paid pittance for wages.

I am so proud of Senator Sanders in this moment!

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riversedge

(70,239 posts)
1. Sanders was on TV doubling down-sounding bitter while Hillary was glowing and speaking
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:03 AM
Apr 2016

pure class in the streets of ny just now. What a contrast for all to see.

 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
2. Associating Clinton with class... Is this a joke?
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:05 AM
Apr 2016

She tends to run the most classless campaigns. She was horrible to Obama.

 

CrowCityDem

(2,348 posts)
3. You're right
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:05 AM
Apr 2016

Bernie does think that. He thinks he is the only person qualified to be President.

And that is why he's so dangerous.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
4. Why most Democrats hate him. Well, most Democratic politicians, anyway.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:06 AM
Apr 2016

He says anyone who takes big money from certain special interests is not qualified to be president. The implication is that many others who accept money from the same sources are not fit to be members of Congress, governors, etc. Our party has iived with this elephant in the room for years. It's similar to how we accommodated the Dixiecrats back in the 1950s and 1960s.

 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
6. Well, if they're using their "public service" position for personal gains and Wall St. cash favors,
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:11 AM
Apr 2016

then yes, they probably aren't qualified to be President of "the people".

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
5. fail...he said it, it was nasty and the opposite of party, and Dem building
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:09 AM
Apr 2016

Bernie is divisive and just lost a whole bunch of supporters because of this tactic. I wonder if now Weaver thinks it was such a great idea to coach Bernie in this direction? We were a "mixed" household until yesterday. No more.

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