Having read the 1985 profile of Bernie, I feel so strongly that Bernie needs an ad that

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focuses on all that he accomplished as mayor which is an executive position. Actually the article would make a great template for such an ad.

Such an ad would put to rest the lie that Bernie is a communist as under his watch and leadership, business boomed as the city was revitalized.

The following is a more recent article, I posted some days ago that looks at all Bernie's time as mayor with facts about his leadership that enabled him to turn his vision into reality. These facts need to receive wider attention.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511445008

[kath]

1. And don't forget that in 1987 USN&WR named Bernie as one of the top 20 mayors in America.

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2. How many people know that? People need to see that when he was in an executive position

he made things happen, good things and that he was nationally recognized for his successes. And they need to see his hands on, fiscally responsible, common sense approach to fixing problems.

[kath]

3. Somehow that fact should get mentioned in some of his ads. Top 20 out of how many THOUSANDS of

mayors?