Bernie on charities.....No wonder he hates the Clinton Initiative!

[Walk away]

http://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/19/nyregion/notes-on-people-some-disunity-along-the-united-way.html#pq=GTBW90

For the kickoff of the 40th annual Chittenden County United Way fund-raising drive in Burlington, Vt., the sponsors considered themselves fortunate to have as guests Mayor Bernard Sanders of Burlington and Gov. Richard Snelling of Vermont.

But the charity workers heard the sort of things they wanted to hear from only one of their guests.

''I don't believe in charities,'' said Mayor Sanders, bringing a shocked silence to a packed hotel banquet room. The Mayor, who is a Socialist, went on to question the ''fundamental concepts on which charities are based'' and contended that government, rather than charity organizations, sho uld take over responsibilit y for social programs.

Governor Snelling sought to counter Mr. Sanders' remarks, saying: ''Charity is not a dirty word. We have discovered that you can't buy caring.''

[dlwickham]

1. I don't want the government taking over charities

I can't imagine how fucked up things would be under republicans

[CalvinballPro]

2. It's vetting, I mean getting a little hard to excuse stuff like this.

What a miserable man.

[brer cat]

11. I saw what you did there.

[Lucinda]

3. KNR Thank you!

[enid602]

4. charity

Socialists do not believe in charity, as they believe it's the government's responsibility to take care of everyone. Nonetheless, most of the Clintons' charity goes to very poor countries that don't have adequate resources to solve their problems. Bernie's campaign's denigration of the Clinton Foundation is beyond contempt.

[BlueMTexpat]

12. Spot on. eom

[NurseJackie]

5. OMG & WOW & WTF??!!

[mopinko]

6. i dunno.

every time i see those wounded warrior adds my blood boils. i dont have a problem w charities, but when the government isnt even providing for vets, there is something wrong.

[Hekate]

7. The Wounded Warrior ads support a moneymaking enterprise for the board, not warriors. ....

So their take on the subject is suspect at best. There's a lot of things wrong with the official government system, but scamming the vets for money isn't one of them.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wounded-warrior-project-accused-of-wasting-donation-money/

http://fortune.com/2016/03/11/wounded-warriors-project/

[mopinko]

18. they arent a total scam.

my brother is a wilderness guide in cali. he is very active, and his chapter is very active taking disabled vets on fishing and hiking trips.
but hiking and fishing is a poor substitute for effective treatment for ptsd.

they do have too high of an overhead. but they do do good things. they would be a fine supplement for good benefits for vets, but they are a very poor substitute.

[Hekate]

19. I'm glad your brother is involved that way; it's so needed. I too want vets' health care improved...

...exponentially. What happened during BushCheney made me sick to my stomach, most especially the separate system for National Guard troops who got warehoused at places like Fort Knox. That any part of the failures that were exposed then still exist is a national disgrace.

[SharonClark]

14. Wounded Warriors has been proven to be a scam

[Hekate]

8. Government can't do it all; neither can charity. But to withold charity because of waiting for gov't

....to perfect itself is really, really cold.

[SharonClark]

15. So true

[geek tragedy]

9. fully vetted my ass. nt

[William769]

10. Kick & recommended.

[Fla Dem]

13. That's could be one of the reasons he won't release his full tax records.

It not going to look good for him if he has no contributions to charities. It will show him to be the the person he really is. I've got mine, the heck with everyone else.

[Dawson Leery]

16. Vetting. This kind of heartlessness is going to hurt him in the general.

Trump actually has given millions to charity. Bernie is going to look bad against Trump on this matter. That is sad because Trump as a whole is just terrible.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Must be the grumpy old man in him

Quit coming round my house asking for donations! And get off my lawn!!!!!

[NastyRiffraff]

20. That's just despicable

to say that at a charity event! Can he be more tone-deaf? I don't want to even imagine this man anywhere near the White House. The Senate is bad enough.

[kjones]

21. Bernie Sanders doesn't like charities. PS: Take a moment to send $27 to Bernie's campaign...

What...
Well, I'll keep quiet, but I had though I couldn't think any less of him.
I was wrong. Touche Bernie.

There's no reason to dismiss charity, like, why?

[Tanuki]

22. Holy cow, to say something like that as a guest speaker at a United Way event! Incredibly callous

and lacking in empathy, and worse yet, discouraging others from being kind and generous to the less fortunate. "Once people get to know him, they like him," my foot. The increased exposure of our secular saint over the course of this campaign has had the exact opposite effect on me.