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msongs

(73,412 posts) Sun Mar 16, 2025, 08:06 PM Mar 2025

chuck schumer is hitting the road on a book tour to make money for himself. meanwhile, Bernie [View all]

is on a tour trying to save America...as is Tim Walz. Glad some people acti on concerns beyond selling books at this critical moment in time. Hakim Jeffries just got off the road from a similar tour. Gee now he oughta hook up with Bernie and face some voters.

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chuck schumer is hitting the road on a book tour to make money for himself. meanwhile, Bernie [View all] msongs Mar 2025 OP

Believe me, Democrats have already been holding town halls and doing more... CBHagman Mar 2025 #1

That's why the working class of this country recognize Bernie's brand of progressivism as the way out of this mess. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #2

Dems need to adopt many of Bernie's talking points instead of marginalizing him. usonian Mar 2025 #3

I say bdamomma Mar 2025 #49

I posted a "leader board" this morning. usonian Mar 2025 #67

Bernie went on a book tour to sell his book "Our Revolution" in the fall of 2016 before the election. betsuni Mar 2025 #4

Thanks for saving the time to look up the dates. sheshe2 Mar 2025 #7

...................... bdamomma Mar 2025 #50

LOL, yeah really! I don't think this is a route that Sanders/his fans want to go down. W_HAMILTON Mar 2025 #23

Also wrote another one in 2023 named 'Its OK to be Angry about Capitalism" MichMan Mar 2025 #45

Senator Schumer Senator Sanders bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #5

Oh my god choie Mar 2025 #12

Because he raises money to elect democrats and Wall Street is where the money is. bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #13

That's the problem, politicians bought and paid for by Wall Street questionseverything Mar 2025 #40

Yes, you got it, and then we wonder how we got into this mess. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #27

He's also viewed as the Senator who shows up for the Sunday photo ops. jrthin Mar 2025 #39

That's like durbin in Illinois questionseverything Mar 2025 #57

hahahaha, wrong justaprogressive Mar 2025 #14

this is the problem with the world right now bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #18

You're correct, sorry, even MSN was serving that... justaprogressive Mar 2025 #21

You have a link for that figure? sheshe2 Mar 2025 #58

Social Media Post Exaggerates Sen. Chuck Schumer's Net Worth Celerity Mar 2025 #61

IMO, Schumer gave political cover for Senate Democratic centrists. Emile Mar 2025 #15

They do not have the right to vote however they want. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #35

I'm pretty sure Bernie is gonna run for president in 2028. LeftInTX Mar 2025 #6

One can only hope!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #28

Bernie hannah Mar 2025 #31

We had our shot LilElf70 Mar 2025 #43

I really like sheldon whitehouse, he is a former prosecutor who has really had to tame his ideas to fit in the senate questionseverything Mar 2025 #54

My choice is Tim Walz BlueKota Mar 2025 #62

I'm glad they are doing that but Bernie got rich on his books Meowmee Mar 2025 #8

Had every Democrat read his books, our country would be better off!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #29

Not me, I already knew all of that stuff a long time ago Meowmee Mar 2025 #65

Read threads like this and think the Democratic Party is toast as PufPuf23 Mar 2025 #9

people cling to power long after they could have allowed others to rise to the positions msongs Mar 2025 #10

Did not mean a criticism of your post at all. PufPuf23 Mar 2025 #11

All this anger over Schumer's book made a lot more sense once I found out the title: Antisemitism in America: A Warning tritsofme Mar 2025 #16

I could not believe the tone deaf-ity of going on a book tour while the country burns.... Alice B. Mar 2025 #17

It's unfortunate timing. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2025 #30

And charging for the privilege. Nanjeanne Mar 2025 #33

Is it possible for one's head to explode twice? Alice B. Mar 2025 #55

I imagine they're both doing quite a bit more Torchlight Mar 2025 #19

Sander was charging $95 a seat for his book tour in 2023 Jose Garcia Mar 2025 #20

Yes everyone here has forgotten Meowmee Mar 2025 #66

I think Rebl2 Mar 2025 #22

Now he has time to do town halls Emile Mar 2025 #24

Heh. EarthFirst Mar 2025 #26

Doubtful Rebl2 Mar 2025 #44

I thought the book tour was cancelled MustLoveBeagles Mar 2025 #25

Postponed according to Huff Post and CNN BlueKota Mar 2025 #60

Ah thank you MustLoveBeagles Mar 2025 #63

So other than holding feel-good rallies for his pre-existing fans ZRB Mar 2025 #32

So we will add you to the, questionseverything Mar 2025 #41

I just want to know how this is helping. ZRB Mar 2025 #47

Talking to people, listening to their concerns so they know how to vote questionseverything Mar 2025 #48

Is he pushing people to the Democratic Brand? ZRB Mar 2025 #53

It's a binary system, since he's telling people *rump questionseverything Mar 2025 #56

Add me too. Happy Hoosier Mar 2025 #51

The one time the fed was audited was Bernie's doing questionseverything Mar 2025 #52

I only wish hannah Mar 2025 #34

I think Schumer not doing that very thing is why these threads exist. Gore1FL Mar 2025 #36

This 100 percent BlueKota Mar 2025 #64

Chuck Schumer postpones book tour amid liberal criticism over spending vote Celerity Mar 2025 #37

Similar to republicans canceling town halls SocialDemocrat61 Mar 2025 #59

Chuck Schumer's book is about Anti-Semitism... milestogo Mar 2025 #38

sure it is but IMO he has more important things to do at this particular moment in time. or he msongs Mar 2025 #42

The tour was scheduled way in advance and is addressing antisemitism as someone else said Meowmee Mar 2025 #68

Tour is Being Postponed BlueKota Mar 2025 #46