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26. While I agree with him on some points, I don't think he should be in politics

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 12:40 PM

Mar 2018

because he's wrapped wayyy too tight. An odd duck, that one. Interestingly, Bernie has not endorsed him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/02/27/bernie-sanderss-son-levi-runs-for-congress-in-new-hampshire/?utm_term=.f2e0df83610c

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Bernie Sanders Son Is Extremely Mad Online [View all] NCTraveler Mar 2018 OP

Go Away Levi, Just Go Away Me. Mar 2018 #1

... LexVegas Mar 2018 #2

Really, he seems unsuited for elected office. MineralMan Mar 2018 #3

It's almost as though he's never run for office before. Orsino Mar 2018 #5

It sounds like Bernie kind of njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #4

Yes - where did Levi learn this stuff? nt csziggy Mar 2018 #12

Levi, dont let the door hit ya bottomofthehill Mar 2018 #6

Bacon. What's there not to love ???? OnDoutside Mar 2018 #7

If you are Chobani. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #10

I had to look Chobani up....Dear God no !!! I'll stick to my BBQ sauce or Bacon/Spuds/Butter mmmmmm OnDoutside Mar 2018 #16

Levi Sanders Just Came Out in Support of Trumps Tarriffs TomCADem Mar 2018 #8

Thanks for highlighting his hypocrisy and odd silence R B Garr Mar 2018 #38

LOL, What a butthead. FSogol Mar 2018 #9

The class reunion part was funny. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #11

Yup, people like him are people that have never served on a committee or tried to get people FSogol Mar 2018 #17

People like him are a coalition of one. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #18

Unfortunately they do serve on committees. yardwork Mar 2018 #30

True. n/t FSogol Mar 2018 #33

Oh, gawd, planning events and dealing with people like this.... LisaM Mar 2018 #77

What the hell did bacon do to him? vercetti2021 Mar 2018 #13

The disgusting flesh should never be put on top of yogurt. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #14

Bacon on top of yogurt? vercetti2021 Mar 2018 #15

it goes in order--baked potato, butter, yoghurt (if you are our of sour cream), crisp bacon crumbles niyad Mar 2018 #59

Yum! (Add chives.) Hekate Mar 2018 #92

you are correct. must add chives!! andd maybe some pepper jack or cheddar!! niyad Mar 2018 #97

British super chef Heston Blumenthal has John Fante Mar 2018 #80

Levi Sanders reminds me of some extremely self-righteous people I know yardwork Mar 2018 #19

"They claim that to be highly progressive"...yet they seem to love guns. LexVegas Mar 2018 #20

Inconsistency is a hallmark. It's all about them and what they believe at that moment. yardwork Mar 2018 #27

Egos in search of a celebrity cause... haele Mar 2018 #47

So true. Reality is whatever they feel. yardwork Mar 2018 #81

He is not on the right side of issues. He sides with Dana Loesch and confederate flag worshippers. MrsCoffee Mar 2018 #21

Absolutism dies absolutely. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #24

Thank you for having the courage to say that! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #74

Whatever it is, I'm against it Brother Buzz Mar 2018 #22

LOL, that is perfect framing for his follies. R B Garr Mar 2018 #35

I have not and will not say anything bad about Bernie, but this guy? Umm, not a chip off the ole hlthe2b Mar 2018 #23

He sounds completely insane. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #25

While I agree with him on some points, I don't think he should be in politics The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #26

Why are people attacking Democrats on Democratic Underground? oberliner Mar 2018 #28

It's a primary. We're allowed to take sides in primaries. yardwork Mar 2018 #32

There is no mention of the primary opponent in this post oberliner Mar 2018 #39

There doesn't need to be. At all. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #45

The post I responded to said: "We're allowed to take sides in a primary" oberliner Mar 2018 #64

There are numerous Democrats running against Levi Sanders. yardwork Mar 2018 #83

That's a reasonable suggestion. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #90

Levi is attacking Democrats. R B Garr Mar 2018 #34

Because he is running in a Democratic primary? oberliner Mar 2018 #40

So you want another one/way street... R B Garr Mar 2018 #44

I certainly hope so pandr32 Mar 2018 #51

Yeah, that's a fair point oberliner Mar 2018 #66

mmm, Yeah, I was wondering that same thing about Sanders R B Garr Mar 2018 #71

Touche! Cha Mar 2018 #73

I dig how you hold the same action to two different standards. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #58

Thank you oberliner Mar 2018 #65

Doesn't seem counter to the mission during a primary. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #37

Right but this post doesn't talk about the primary or the opponent oberliner Mar 2018 #41

Is Levi entering a primary? NCTraveler Mar 2018 #43

He is oberliner Mar 2018 #67

It seems to me, Levi is "bashing" himself Cha Mar 2018 #75

Beautiful portfolio, Cha. What a piece of work this guy is... Hekate Mar 2018 #94

I know, huh? Cha Mar 2018 #96

Wow! I missed seeing this earlier... THANK YOU! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #98

Levi sounds very Cha Mar 2018 #100

Here's another... smearing Joy Reid. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #99

OMG! See what I mean by my Cha Mar 2018 #101

Damn that Ben and Jerry and their free ice cream. lapucelle Mar 2018 #102

Hahahahahaaaa! Cha Mar 2018 #104

Mahalo, Cha... lapucelle Mar 2018 #105

He bears the Corruption of Blood! n/t QC Mar 2018 #68

quoting words someone said. is that attacking? nt msongs Mar 2018 #69

Better question why isn't this titled Levi Sanders is KPN Mar 2018 #78

Is he a Democrat? I thought he was an Indy like his dad. Also, this is PRIMARY season, oberliner... Hekate Mar 2018 #93

The fact that Levi hates the City of Houston is sad but amusing Gothmog Mar 2018 #29

He seems to be anti everything PatSeg Mar 2018 #31

He likes the NRA and Trump. yardwork Mar 2018 #36

He is like a Frankenstein monster PatSeg Mar 2018 #48

I don't think he has the temperament to hold elected office. I wonder... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #42

Resentful? Me. Mar 2018 #50

Yeah... in that neighborhood. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #56

Peevish radius777 Mar 2018 #88

I'd find it difficult to disagree with that... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #89

Yogurt?. WTH? Tipperary Mar 2018 #46

Big blowy bloviater. ploppy Mar 2018 #49

Wow, I am amazed at his poor grammar and spelling skills. Tipperary Mar 2018 #52

Being a Bernie fan... poboy2 Mar 2018 #53

What IS it with the meltdowns lately? nolabear Mar 2018 #54

It seems to becoming a problem all around us. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #55

I fear you're right. There's a lot of it, and nowhere to run. nolabear Mar 2018 #61

Nina Turner is a woman I used to like, before SHE went insane. -eom poboy2 Mar 2018 #57

Yes, Russian involvement was mentioned in Mueller's recent indictments. yardwork Mar 2018 #82

BLUF: Levi is fucking nuts Blue_Tires Mar 2018 #60

the lead paragraph: niyad Mar 2018 #62

What a nut workinclasszero Mar 2018 #63

Well, he's (perhaps accidentally) correct about the guacamole-Greek yogurt-bacon thing petronius Mar 2018 #70

Really is an interesting way to destroy an extremely healthy snack/meal. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #72

Agree -- but why not title this Levi Sanders KPN Mar 2018 #76

Actually, the piece is really just a humor piece and doesn't have much to do with politics... LisaM Mar 2018 #79

Well, there's that too. But the hit is intended by some KPN Mar 2018 #87

For you older folks snowybirdie Mar 2018 #84

Lol NCTraveler Mar 2018 #86

No, because Billy was the life of the party! LisaM Mar 2018 #91

Billy eventually sobered up and was a nice guy. Scruffy1 Mar 2018 #95

K&R betsuni Mar 2018 #85

"Some of this stuff is really funny. It seems Levi is often on the right side of issues." Fla Dem Mar 2018 #103