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In reply to the discussion: Special report: Sanders campaign millions go to mystery firm. (Tax returns must include spouses) [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)301. Hillary disclosed her tax returns
The speech transcripts are another thing; kind of like demanding Obama's birth certificate or school transcripts. There is no equivalency there; Bernie would have to disclose something else besides just his tax returns; let's have all his speeches (and the right wing could surely find something to tout as "communism."
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Special report: Sanders campaign millions go to mystery firm. (Tax returns must include spouses) [View all]
Tavarious Jackson
Apr 2018
OP
It so easy to clarify everything. Sanders, just show your full tax returns for the last ten years
lunamagica
Apr 2018
#2
How much longer will this go on. We wont survive LITERALLY if people dont wake up!
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#206
he said he was worried it could be a slippery slope to other requirements and wasn't sure
JI7
Apr 2018
#13
Tad Devine's company, Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, received $5.2M, and Revolution Messaging...
George II
Apr 2018
#57
Chaudrey also happens to be the husband of Laura Moser. Oh what a tangled web we weave.
George II
Apr 2018
#88
When it all comes out you all have to give me a parade and free lunch.
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#185
One has to wonder why Old Towne Media tries to cloak who actually owns the company.
ehrnst
Apr 2018
#134
That's good to hear Old Towne Media will finally get the scrutiny it deserves.
R B Garr
Apr 2018
#259
Why couldn't it have been? Since he seems to be running again, this will matter. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#12
What is the shelf life of the term "Special Report"? Should organizations pore over their reports..
George II
Apr 2018
#63
More than relevant, I dont know how EVERY one of his supporters isnt DEMANDING them
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#187
Yup, more jumpin Bernie's shit... they never miss an opportunity to bash him.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#42
Well, before 2020, maybe he could clear up those Old Town Media questions from 2016.
Wwcd
Apr 2018
#48
Exactly, so we are left with relying on candidates to "do the right thing" like Hillary did
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#188
I agree, Bernie should release his tax returns should he decide to run again in 2020.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#270
I thought lefty alternative newspapers were supposed to hold their legislators accountable
ehrnst
Apr 2018
#118
Nooooo, suggesting Bernie is a criminal and obviously hiding something when he hasn't even announced
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#131
Nice... Bernie hasn't even announced if he's running in 2020 and you're demanding he immediately
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#125
Yes, don't call you out... or must be "touchy"... haha, another good one!! You're funny!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#135
Oh okay, so that was an obvious joke... like all the other posters here saying the EXACT same thing.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#149
Not admitting anything... saying, IF you're right - I sure hope so - then I'm glad to hear it!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#155
Actually, here's what I said: "Glad to hear that!!," to which you replied...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#168
LOL!! You did it again... believe it or not, you really CAN be glad to hear something
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#192
Wow okay, let me try this another way... you talk about logic... I'm sure you can follow this:
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#226
LOL, the one thing I have agreed with you is that Bernie SHOULD be transparent about his tax returns
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#263
I simply believe our nation's politicians should be held to a high standards.
NurseJackie
Apr 2018
#268
Whatever you call it, it's a special gift you have... you're very fortunate.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#273
Yes, intelligence and modesty, your two greatest assets, without a doubt.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#284
Riiighht... all you have to do is read. It's laughable the Bernie bashing that goes on here
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#138
Those are legitimate questions that deserve honest and forthright answers.
NurseJackie
Apr 2018
#202
I've stated unequivocally numerous times here that Bernie ABSOLUTELY should disclose his tax returns
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#214
My point wasn't about the primary itself... it was about your views on consistantly
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#231
Oooh, now your suspicions are true... yes! Guess that makes them true in your book.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#258
I have Hillary Clinton's Wall Street speech transcripts right in front of me. I know everything.
betsuni
Apr 2018
#296
Haha!! Okay, now THAT was actually funny! I have to say, I DO like your sense of humor.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#297
I get what you're saying treestar, valid point. My comments on speeches, however, was in response to
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#305
You might call it "hate", and you might have a point, except it's those of us you've labeled....
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2018
#254
Elizabeth is free to change her mind; hope she does, even if it means challenging Bernie,
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#234
Someone apparently claimed this was a rightwing source. It isn't, as I'm sure you know. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#10
It's not a rightwing source...it has shown to be fairly consistenly anti sanders, and the quality
JCanete
Apr 2018
#29
There is nothing silly or spurious about the questions raised about Old Towne media. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#32
yeah, right...and if you were to tackle different source for misiniformation about pizza gate, etc.
JCanete
Apr 2018
#116
what's my strawman? You are making false equivalences for the sake of attacking me. nt
JCanete
Apr 2018
#124
And BS wouldn't be impeded by any copyright agreements about his taxes; I would think. nt
fleabiscuit
Apr 2018
#294
Since when is demanding transparency of candidates & holding them accountable a smear?
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#36
He absolutely is a candidate in this year's election. AND he is an elected official. So feet to the
stevenleser
Apr 2018
#91
Nope, when the goalposts weren't moved I don't post that. You did, so I did. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2018
#112
I guess the only people that should be held accountable are those that St Bernie runs against.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#106
Yep, and anytime you ask a question about Bernie, you get the goalposts moved repeatedly. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2018
#107
Are you posting in some secret code? Or using dogwhistles that only The Initiated understand?
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#117
It's anyone's guess whether your interlocutor is being deceptive or has problems with discoursing
stevenleser
Apr 2018
#121
How dare you defy the all-knowing, all-seeing who have spoken and passed judgment on Bernie, the
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#275
And it's still relevant because the questions were never answered and he's running again. nt
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#33
He needed to last time and he didn't. He also should have released full tax returns
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#132
I thought everybody knew that, surely everybody on this thread knows this and
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#193
Well DUe'rs, not being a partisan and reactionary bunch who just pick sides and come to conclusions
JCanete
Apr 2018
#28
2020 should be interesting! This tax thing may just derail some candidate's 'higher aspirations'
Wwcd
Apr 2018
#50
You're 99% correct - concept of "perceived front runner" is only because there's only 1 in the race.
George II
Apr 2018
#71
Well, not all Bernie supporters are joining the Joy lynch mob -- that's a gross misstatement.
KPN
Apr 2018
#92
When you ask that question and folks act like they dont care, I have to check where I am
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#198
The campaign paid Old Towne Media LLC more than $83M for their work on the campaign.
George II
Apr 2018
#55
Seems like it would be easy enough to be honest and transparent about this detail...
NurseJackie
Apr 2018
#70
Hmmmm...that second link goes to a Russian yellow pages! Thanks for the information.
George II
Apr 2018
#255
Abar Hutton and Old Towne Media are both located in Alexandria, VA, less than three miles apart.
George II
Apr 2018
#311
He can release his high school diary and I would still NEVER vote for him again, but
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#199
They know god damn well taxes matter but the cult of personality works wonders
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#210
The media also let Sanders "forego such a requirement". In fact, in April 2016....
George II
Apr 2018
#312
He's running for his Senate seat in 2018. He hasn't announced he's running in 2020.
Autumn
Apr 2018
#162
The first is an old article and Trump cribbed a lot from Bernie's speeches in 2016.
Autumn
Apr 2018
#248
It was after what Putin did in Ukraine and Crimea also Syria though nt
Tavarious Jackson
Apr 2018
#250
Maybe so. But why wouldn't he be extremely active just to frame the debate going into 2020?
KPN
Apr 2018
#232
oh the conclusions people are willing to automatically accept when the person is someone they don't
JCanete
Apr 2018
#319
Can somebody point to how one would even look into what Sanders has and has not released?
JCanete
Apr 2018
#326
So, there you have it, and if bernie should run as an independent candidate we're are doomed
Thekaspervote
Apr 2018
#207
Although she was originally a Democrat, Nina Turner has abandoned the Democratic Party, indeed....
George II
Apr 2018
#320
Yes, and ever since she ran and lost the election for Ohio Secretary of State, she's been....
George II
Apr 2018
#322