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backscatter712

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1. Sanders understands what Mark Twain once said.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 02:10 PM

Apr 2015

"Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog." - speech, 11/23/1900

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Bernie Sanders: We should be investing in education and jobs, not more jails.... [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP

Sanders understands what Mark Twain once said. backscatter712 Apr 2015 #1

I've been trying to find that quote ! Do you have a link ? nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #2

Found it here... backscatter712 Apr 2015 #4

Bernie just GETS IT about everything. hifiguy Apr 2015 #3

This is who we should get behind as our next president. Initech Apr 2015 #5

Well, if even progressives want to give every shithead criminal 20 years for pretty much anything alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #6

Anyone else remember when prominent Democrats... 99Forever Apr 2015 #7

+100000 The Obama administration has aggressively grown private prisons. woo me with science Apr 2015 #9

K&R woo me with science Apr 2015 #8

K&R liberal_at_heart Apr 2015 #10

That statement alone get my vote. JEB Apr 2015 #11