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merrily

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54. There are no more Dems like him. He isn't a Dem.

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 08:06 PM

Jul 2013

He was a Democratic Socialist, before he changed to Indie.

If there were, we couldn't elect them because we don't have the money or the machine or a pocketful of media.

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"...when is enough enough?" [View all] babylonsister Jul 2013 OP

Bernie has got it right. Too bad nobody's listening who could make a difference...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #1

What I don't understand is why the American people, many of them the same ones that Bernie... rwsanders Jul 2013 #21

They don't listen... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #87

priceless... n/t handmade34 Jul 2013 #2

Bernie Sanders is awesome. Triana Jul 2013 #3

Bernie - awesome indeed! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #5

110% - yes - he is doing what dems should be doing. But they aren't. What to do? geckosfeet Jul 2013 #7

Elect more Dems like him - not corprat-owned & controlled Triana Jul 2013 #8

We have to clone two hundred Bernies then.... geckosfeet Jul 2013 #13

No can do. Bernie is morally opposed to cloning. n/t malthaussen Jul 2013 #77

There are no more Dems like him. He isn't a Dem. merrily Jul 2013 #54

Today's Dems are, frankly, too scared to do that DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #31

Just the opposite, I don't think Bernie can accept the DLC machine, and rightly so. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2013 #56

Point taken DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #81

Yes it's name may be gone but the spirit still exists. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #90

It's a vicious circle though DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #91

We could do it, but it would take a lot of focus and work. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #86

too much causes some sort of illness....it is corrupting. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #4

it is never enough for sociopaths and psychopaths... geckosfeet Jul 2013 #6

I think stock dividends ARE taxable now 7962 Jul 2013 #32

At 15%. Make millions or billions and pay 15%. If you can't hide it. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #52

I don't understand why there are not more like Senator Sanders. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #9

The reason there are not more like him is that the ones that are willing to run and have the talent Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #15

All good points. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #25

I wish I knew more about the internets to better spread this word, but it seems that I cannot Dustlawyer Jul 2013 #57

That is one reason I believe in doing something many here will probably not agree with.... 7962 Jul 2013 #35

Agreed! N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2013 #72

Whoo Hoo! I'm not alone! 7962 Jul 2013 #85

Great Question - Thanks For Sharing cantbeserious Jul 2013 #10

Greed is a jones. zeemike Jul 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #12

That to me is the true pathological "sense of entitlement" rwsanders Jul 2013 #23

The privileged wealthy used the same argument Enthusiast Jul 2013 #66

There's no one on this planet SmittynMo Jul 2013 #14

I think you should add Elizabeth Warren to your list. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #17

I think they'd all be shot before they got close to real power burnodo Jul 2013 #41

I do not understand why Obama is not saying this? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #16

Obama said he wants to work with kids after he's President. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #22

Yea, well he said other things that turned out to be untrue. Perhaps you are unaware. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #24

Bada BOOM! 7962 Jul 2013 #36

I'm aware that you just said some things that were untrue. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #62

LOL!!! Janecita Jul 2013 #73

You are repeating a right wing lie on a Democratic discussion board. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #80

A troll??? Janecita Jul 2013 #83

I didn't say you were a troll, I said you were repeating a right wing lie. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #84

A right-wing lie...and there are many DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #92

I notice you don't address the statement I said was the rw lie. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #93

Because it's not a lie...it's actually complimentary DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #94

"Obama has great speech writers and a lot of charisma, that's it!" is a lie, not a compliment. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #95

I don't believe the "that's it!" part anyway n/t DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #96

Of course. That is what makes it a lie and a rw talking point. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #97

It's a game to them. It's about beating the system. Auggie Jul 2013 #18

People really shouldn't be allowed to accumulate a billion dollars. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #19

On a related note... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #20

Well, there's one thing to say about only a FEW people doing what's right in Congress... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #26

k&r for Bernie Sanders. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #27

K&R idwiyo Jul 2013 #28

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #29

Bernie is one of the only pollies I pay attention to any more n/t DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #30

Rec #100 Coyotl Jul 2013 #33

I'll tell you Jim9090 Jul 2013 #34

"It saps your soul"...man's inhumanity to man. babylonsister Jul 2013 #39

Thanks! Jim9090 Jul 2013 #44

First off, I hope babylonsister Jul 2013 #47

I am legit Jim9090 Jul 2013 #49

Check out Costco; the owner knows the value of his babylonsister Jul 2013 #53

+1 Costco should be the model.. SomethingFishy Jul 2013 #82

Bernie also has it right on his opposition to the Patriot Act and the totodeinhere Jul 2013 #37

k&r n/t RainDog Jul 2013 #38

rich people aren't bound by morals burnodo Jul 2013 #40

Yes. Everyone who has a heart cannot understand why. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #42

Never for the few .. Lenomsky Jul 2013 #43

There's no such thing for this type of person. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #45

+10.000 smirkymonkey Jul 2013 #46

Bernie is a National Treasure. 99Forever Jul 2013 #48

They never think of anyone's children other than theirs, nefew, nieces, and relatives of them. Amonester Jul 2013 #50

..and their children become victims of power and control until they play the game and inherit it all L0oniX Jul 2013 #59

I think it IS the America people died to create. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #51

I only started to realize that relatively recently. merrily Jul 2013 #55

The wealth will start trickling down pretty soon. Martin Eden Jul 2013 #58

Those who wait best are called peons which is pronounced pee-ons. chknltl Jul 2013 #60

Corrupt CEOs get a golden parachute, while the peons get a golden shower Martin Eden Jul 2013 #71

I am not surprised Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #61

All it would take is a Constitutional Convention. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #63

They need to start a show called "Money Hoarders", Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #64

at a certain point..... dtom67 Jul 2013 #65

Kicked and Recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #67

I have to worder as well though hfojvt Jul 2013 #68

Some people get addicted to video games . . . tclambert Jul 2013 #69

Because to amass that sort of money you have to be obsessed in the first place Fumesucker Jul 2013 #70

yeah, it is the america people died to create. they were just propagandized to believe otherwise. KG Jul 2013 #74

It's about power and control. nessa Jul 2013 #75

Chesterton Quote HenryWallace Jul 2013 #76

goddammit. Yes. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #78

Schadenfreude is a more powerful motivator than Mr Sanders realizes. malthaussen Jul 2013 #79

Robert Vaughan palyed the villain in the film tblue37 Jul 2013 #88

I would like to see one of the richest people in America stand up and say... yurbud Jul 2013 #89