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Couldn't be more clear, Bernie is fighting a three point war. (Original Post) ViseGrip May 2016 OP
Poor baby alcibiades_mystery May 2016 #1
... LexVegas May 2016 #2
I would say four points Demsrule86 May 2016 #3
Whereas Hillary is all benevolence? intheflow May 2016 #4
Phil Gramm Salutes You! Octafish May 2016 #5
not to mention the purging of hundreds of thousands of legally registered voters Time for change May 2016 #6
It's funny how you don't mention that he's fighting against the Republicans Tarc May 2016 #7
1. Reality. 2. His own ego 3. Hillary Clinton The Second Stone May 2016 #8
With a fair election felix_numinous May 2016 #9
He would be positively crushing her. She is only ahead because of what you note. JudyM May 2016 #10

Demsrule86

(70,842 posts)
3. I would say four points
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:21 AM
May 2016

the fourth being the best interests of the American people...Bernie could not care less about anyone but himself.

intheflow

(28,833 posts)
4. Whereas Hillary is all benevolence?
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:36 AM
May 2016

I'm sure that will come as a surprise to these the people she bombed in the Middle East, the mom and pop business owners she drove out of business while working with WalMart, the families that have been torn apart by targeting communities of color with school-to-prison pipelines, etc., etc., etc.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
5. Phil Gramm Salutes You!
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:46 AM
May 2016

Immediately upon his exit from the US Senate, Phil Gramm found work at Swiss bank UBS as its Vice Chairman. Now semi-retired, Gramm today works in the Wealth Management department, where he brought on former President Bill Clinton, former pretzeldent George W Bush, Democratic strategist and one fun guy James Carville, plus other Buy Partisan luminaries.



SOURCE: http://financialservicesinc.ubs.com/revitalizingamerica/SenatorPhilGramm.html

Who would have thought President Clinton and Sen. Gramm -- the two key figures in repealing Glass-Steagall -- would work together in Wealth Management at a Swiss bank?

Since the New Deal, Glass-Steagall had protected the US taxpayer from the Wall Street casino by law. After its repeal, the US taxpayer got put on the hook for, among other things, the most recent $16 trillion Wall Street bailout.

In September 2008 on DU2 I described the situation: Know your BFEE: Phil Gramm, the Meyer Lansky of the War Party, Set-Up the Biggest Bank Heist Ever.

Those interested may also enjoy what Robert Scheer thinks about Phil Gramm.



https://panamapapers.icij.org/20160403-panama-papers-global-overview.html

For some reason, until the Panama Papers, this information wasn't much interest to the USA's "news media." Perhaps they don't like to disturb their owners and operators any more than they have to.

Tarc

(10,562 posts)
7. It's funny how you don't mention that he's fighting against the Republicans
Thu May 19, 2016, 12:03 PM
May 2016

I guess eve some of the more die-hard Sanders supporters have, subconsciously, come to terms with him not being the nominee.

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
8. 1. Reality. 2. His own ego 3. Hillary Clinton
Thu May 19, 2016, 12:05 PM
May 2016

and as another has pointed out, he has left Republicans out of his attacks, and so have his dwindling supporters.

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