Sanders Charged Taxpayer $43,500 to cast a single vote....

[riversedge]

Interesting stat!!


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[HassleCat]

1. Speaking of right wing hit pieces...

Or does that only apply when they're used against your candidate?

[uponit7771]

22. How is this misleading? tia

[scscholar]

36. When he's busy doing bigger things...

it is misleading.

[uponit7771]

37. He's losing, how's that a "bigger thing"?

[metroins]

57. He's being paid to be a Senator

He could at least do his job that we're paying him for.

[Autumn]

61. So you missed the period when Senator Clinton was campaigning for president and missed votes?

You really need to try harder.

[metroins]

62. You want to pay people to not do their job?

I'll call them all out.

Just because these people want to run for president, doesn't mean they shouldn't be doing their jobs. I don't care who it is.

They should be forced to resign before running unless they can perform.

[Autumn]

63. Really, your hillary did it. Give me one of your complaints about that.

[metroins]

64. So you want to waste taxpayer dollars on

Senators and political figures not doing their jobs but still getting paid?

I'm mad at Bernie, Hillary, Obama and all politicians that waste our tax dollars.

It just happens to be Bernie right now neglecting his job and getting paid for nothing.

[Autumn]

65. Damn straight I'm good with that. Beats the hell out of wars, think Hills Iraq, and shit like that

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[metroins]

66. You understand that's not the choice

Politicians could go without pay if they're not going to do their jobs such as Sanders.

If this was February, I'd say he could win and go without pay, but after March he has no real path. Just wasting other people's money.

[Autumn]

67. What utter nonsense you are spouting to trash Bernie. Every politician who has ever run for

office has missed votes. I understand something alright, namely what you are doing. What money is donated to Bernie from his supporters is not your money so mind your own business and find something else to bitch about. I will reach my max monthly donation to Bernie in June and I consider it the best money I have ever spent.

[JonLeibowitz]

2. (Insert pic of Hillarys voting record while running for Prez in 2007-2008)

[Cali_Democrat]

7. How come Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were able to cast more votes than Bernie? nt

[aikoaiko]

16. Bernie ran a more comprehensive campaign compared to those clowns.

[riversedge]

26. I am sure you can start your own thread on that. I do realize candidates who are

in Congress miss a lot of votes.

[JimDandy]

32. Equal treatment is the name of the game.

We've made ourselves comfortable right here in your thread and are looking forward to seeing the stats on Senator Clinton's voting record while she was running for president in 2008.

You're able to post in GDP, because it's still the Dem's PPP season. A comparison of Senator Clinton's taxpayer $$ versus her missed Senate votes is a worthwhile pursuit. Thanks for the thread!

[JonLeibowitz]

35. I think I'll use this thread, thanks very much

Hillary missed a ton of votes, as did Obama. I'm sure you just forgot to criticize them for missing votes on the campaign, though. I understand.

[TimPlo]

3. Well he does not answer to everyone

But people from VT. Seems they did not have issue with him running for POTUS as they vote so overwhelming for him that Hillary was disqualified in VT.

[leftinportland]

4. This Congress...

hasn't accomplished anything meaningful in how long?

[azurnoir]

5. so how much did Hillary charge to give the Saudi's weapons deals while raking in $$$$$$$$

from them for her 'charitable' Foundation?

now there's a twitter meme

[George II]

21. Why not tell us?

[azurnoir]

23. I'm a Bernie supporter so that means I'm not good at math

[Bluenorthwest]

6. And then there is reality:

Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Ted Cruz (Texas) missed more roll call votes during 2015 than any other senators, according to data released this week from C-SPAN. Rubio has the worst attendance record, missing 35 percent, or 120 of the 339 roll votes, during the past year, according to GovTrack.
Comparatively, Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, missed 23 percent of the Senate's roll call votes during the same point in the 2008 presidential election, according to GovTrack. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who won the Republican nomination, missed 56 percent.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic presidential candidate, missed 8 percent of the Senate's roll call votes in 2015.
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/264440-2016-hopefuls-lead-senate-in-missed-votes

[anotherproletariat]

14. What about 2016? nt

[mythology]

15. To be fair, those are different time periods

That said, I don't see why it's a huge issue. If Sanders had been the deciding vote on something I'm sure he would have been there.

[AgingAmerican]

8. Seems all you have anymore are tweets

[katsy]

9. Let's talk voting records.

https://www.govtrack.us/blog/2015/10/27/presidential-candidates-miss-votes/

"They’ve all missed a lot of votes — well, all except Sen. Rand Paul who is close to the Senate-wide median of 1.1%. Rubio takes the lead here at 26% of votes missed, with Graham (20%) and Cruz (20%) not far behind. Sanders, who is still considered a long-shot, missed 11% of votes. They were all eligible to vote in 379 votes. Clinton missed 13% of votes in the corresponding one-year time period that, like today, was 378 days ahead of the 2008 election.

As you’ll see next, our sitting president missed even more votes than the current candidates when he ran for office."

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So the problem with this kind of frivolous bullshit spewed is that it reflects poorly on the poo-flinger.

I didn't hold it against Senator Clinton in 2008. But maybe you have nothing substantial to post idk.

Chill. Glass houses etc etc

[whatchamacallit]

10. Assholes tweet stuff

Tell us something we don't know.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. Are you proud of this post?

Did you post this and think "well done!"?

[GreatGazoo]

12. I guess loveandkindness didn't last too long?

[JackRiddler]

13. If he doesn't win the nomination, forward your complaint to

the voters of Vermont. Who will reelect him in a bigger than usual landslide.

[bahrbearian]

17. At least he can make a vote without later telling everyone " I Made a Mistake" 5 trillion $ Mistake

[drm604]

18. The subject line implies that he charged a single taxpayer $43,500 "too cast a single vote".

But it's ambiguous as to who was casting the vote. It almost reads like some poor schmuck had to pay thousands of dollars for the right to vote.

The actual post makes it a little clearer: It's taxpayers; plural, not singular, and it's Bernie casting the vote. But even that's misleading since the $43,500 is his salary not a bribe, which could be inferred for the subject line; plus it ignores the voting records of other presidential candidates and also ignores the nature of the votes he missed. Were they procedural votes or were they votes for actual bills, and were they situations where his vote would have made a difference?

These kinds of information free political smears are one of the biggest problems with our political system, and just about everyone does it.

[riversedge]

28. Nope. Just averaged out I suspect. If you calculate differently, then post the figures. Thanks.

[drm604]

46. I think you misunderstood what I was saying

but this isn't worth pursuing.

[shraby]

19. I should alert on this post as misleading..but I won't. But I will say shame on you riversedge for

posting such a misleading piece of garbage.
I wouldn't do that to Hillary, and you shouldn't do it to Bernie.

[cherokeeprogressive]

20. He's a fucking candidate and I'd pay him twice that much for what he does.

[libdem4life]

24. Silly and Foolish Post. Also, easily exposed as a RW-type smear. But, please proceed.

[riversedge]

27. That is a nasty uncalled for comment . Shame on you.

[cherokeeprogressive]

30. A nasty uncalled for comment on a nasty uncalled for post.

[merrily]

55. +1

[dchill]

58. +2

[dmosh42]

29. Do you get payed for posting this bullshit day after day?

[krawhitham]

34. sure looks like it

[Renew Deal]

31. The real shame is that he's already lost. Now it's all about ego.

He is not only wasting taxpayer money. He is wasting his supporters money as well. You know who paid for his family vacation to Rome? Supporters paid for transportation and lodging. Taxpayers paid for security. And this is for a guy that can't admit he lost.

[sadoldgirl]

42. Would you mind very much to allow the rest

of the people in the remaining states to vote?

It is totally irrelevant, what the math says for
those in OR and CA; their right to vote should be
respected, not just overlooked.

[Renew Deal]

45. Nothing prevents them from voting.

The elections will still happen and the candidates are still on the ballot

[moriah]

33. Let's look at NON-election year for these memes?

[Vinca]

38. In Hillaryworld $43,500 is called pocket change.

[William769]

39. Someone sent the OP to a jury.

They lost. Good!

Just can't handle the truth.

[CorkySt.Clair]

41. +1. Their alert squads have been out in full force

Dissent will not be tolerated, apparently.

[hrmjustin]

44. Glad it wasn't hidden.

[CorkySt.Clair]

40. He's been on an ego driven magic carpet ride

Cut the little feller some slack.

[sadoldgirl]

43. Thanks for giving me a good opportunity for an ignore.

[Sky Masterson]

47. How much did her Iraq War vote cost us?

In cash,credibility,lives?

[Eric J in MN]

48. VT was so upset that Bernie Sanders was giving speeches

...across America for a liberal agenda that it gave him 86% of its Democratic Primary vote.

[pat_k]

49. According to VoteSmart:

Below are the "Key National Votes" since October 1 (Only 7 in 2016, not 38, listed)
http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sanders#.VzBckvkrK1s

Just curious. Which ones do you consider the most critical? On the votes he missed, how do you think he should have voted?

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April 7, 2016 S Amdt 3483 Establishes Standards for Passenger Space on Airplanes Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 54) Did Not Vote

March 14, 2016 PN 1152 Nomination of John B. King to be Secretary of Education Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(49 - 40) Did Not Vote

Feb. 4, 2016 S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(43 - 54) Did Not Vote

Jan. 21, 2016 S J Res 22 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 40) Did Not Vote

Jan. 20, 2016 HR 4038 American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(55 - 43) Did Not Vote

Jan. 19, 2016 PN 367 Nomination of Wilhelmina Wright to Be U.S. District Judge Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(58 - 36) Did Not Vote

Jan. 12, 2016 S 2232 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(53 - 44) Yea

Dec. 18, 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(65 - 33) Nay

Dec. 3, 2015 HR 3762 Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 47) Did Not Vote

Dec. 3, 2015 S Amdt 2908 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 50) Yea

Dec. 3, 2015 S Amdt 2910 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 54) Yea

Dec. 3, 2015 S Amdt 2910 Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 Senate Co-sponsor

Dec. 3, 2015 S Amdt 2914 Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2015 Amendment Rejected - Senate
(53 - 46) Nay

Dec. 3, 2015 S Amdt 2915 Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 Amendment Rejected - Senate
(54 - 45) Did Not Vote

Nov. 17, 2015 S J Res 23 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 46) Nay

Nov. 17, 2015 S J Res 24 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 46) Nay

Nov. 5, 2015 HR 2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 44) Did Not Vote

Nov. 3, 2015 S 1140 Federal Water Quality Protection Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 41) Nay

Oct. 29, 2015 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(64 - 35) Yea

Oct. 27, 2015 S 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 Bill Passed - Senate
(74 - 21) Nay

Oct. 22, 2015 S Amdt 2564 Prohibits Liability Immunity for Corporations that Break User Agreements Amendment Rejected - Senate
(32 - 65) Yea

Oct. 20, 2015 S 2146 Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(54 - 45) Nay

Oct. 7, 2015 HR 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(70 - 27) Nay

Oct. 1, 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(50 - 44) Nay

[pat_k]

50. Another question.

According to information at votesmart.org

Sanders Missed 9 of 31 key votes in the 12 month period from March 2015 to April 2016 (missed 29%)

Clinton missed 43 of 90 key votes in the 12 month period from May 2007 to June 2008 (missed 48%)

So, just curious, what percentage missed votes before you start "docking" pay?

[Sancho]

51. Heck, that's a better per hour rate than Hillary got for speaking!

$43,500 for a few seconds!

[glowing]

53. VT doesn't mind loaning him out to the country if it has a snowballs chance in hell of

getting the entire country on track...

My Mom and I were just commiserating on our Mother's Day call (she's still in VT). The Universal Healthcare item is huge for her; if we had it, she'd semi-retire and work only as a substitute teacher and my dad would diddle around working on various Harley's for people and spend half their time down in FL with me and half in VT with my sister and other family. It took me a long time to convince her that single payer was a good idea. Now, that it was dangled in their faces, and pulled abruptly, she's quite upset about it. How nice it would be to have my parents enjoy their golden years... What a shame this country can't have nice things.

[glowing]

54. BTW, you act like the Republicans are doing anything anyway... LOL. so cute.

[merrily]

56. zomg. You're claiming Sanders is the one who panders? LOL! Regards to my abuela.

[dchill]

59. What a waste of your remaining brain cells.

[onehandle]

60. Figures. nt