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52. "And I believe he was serious at this point"

Fri May 29, 2015, 05:51 PM

May 2015

I believe you are correct, whether he meant to be or not. Bernie's most distinguished feature is his authenticity, a definite point in his favor. None of his presentations are "stage" presentations. None are "acts". This does of course make him one odd duck. Which is yet another point in his favor.

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Jon Stewart ponders the question: 'Bernie Sanders is the 'loon' in this race'? [View all] sabrina 1 May 2015 OP

That was surprisingly great BrotherIvan May 2015 #1

I hadn't seen that. Good idea. Jon just couldn't make fun of Bernie, other than to sabrina 1 May 2015 #15

White hair in the white house BrotherIvan May 2015 #20

Well, Bernie's hair won't 'turn white' in the WH either! Lol, because as Stewart said, he's sabrina 1 May 2015 #21

I do too and think it's great BrotherIvan May 2015 #24

Do you know when he is going to leave? I hope he does come out for Bernie before sabrina 1 May 2015 #28

I don't really know BrotherIvan May 2015 #32

I hope so too. Even if he does on his last show, has Bernie as a guest maybe. sabrina 1 May 2015 #37

Wouldn't that be something BrotherIvan May 2015 #39

Absolutely! He knows Bernie isn't taking Corporate money, but what a way to even the playing field sabrina 1 May 2015 #42

It was a redditor , not me, but thanks BrotherIvan May 2015 #46

Well, you brought it to us, so thanks for going there. I know they are very familiar with Bernie sabrina 1 May 2015 #65

Agreed. Paka May 2015 #57

His last show is scheduled for sometime in early August. The 6th maybe? arcane1 May 2015 #36

Thanks, I'm glad he'll be around for a little while. He has done some great work and was sabrina 1 May 2015 #38

All I know is that he has a sanctuary for rescued farm animals to keep him busy arcane1 May 2015 #43

That is so cool, now I like him even more! sabrina 1 May 2015 #48

He's a HUGE advocate for this group: arcane1 May 2015 #51

Thank you for posting this Lifelong Protester May 2015 #25

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa yuiyoshida May 2015 #2

Shucky ducky indeed Fumesucker May 2015 #10

K&R! Sherman A1 May 2015 #3

Has Bernie picked a VP yet? bl968 May 2015 #4

Jon Steward as VP? Half-Century Man May 2015 #14

Bernie Sanders will be our next President madokie May 2015 #5

Well said. LuvNewcastle May 2015 #6

Without a doubt the Best Candidate I've seen madokie May 2015 #7

This country lost so much when LuvNewcastle May 2015 #9

He reminds me of my grand dad on my mothers side of the family madokie May 2015 #12

We could have Barbara Lee as VP and Jon Stewart as Press Secretary! sabrina 1 May 2015 #16

I agree, I can't remember a candidate who speaks so clearly and honestly sabrina 1 May 2015 #19

He's not trying to win over every voter, either. He has ideas and presents them, like them or not. arcane1 May 2015 #27

I agree, he knows he won't win over everyone, that isn't possible. But I do think sabrina 1 May 2015 #30

Indeed, I've heard him reference non-voters more often than any candidate I can think of, ever. arcane1 May 2015 #31

I am proud to say that I just signed up one of those non voters this week. sabrina 1 May 2015 #33

That's GREAT!!! I am predicting that we will be seeing more of this in the coming months. arcane1 May 2015 #35

Thanks, I was thrilled felt like making a huge donation to his campaign. Which reminds me .. sabrina 1 May 2015 #64

Good point. Paka May 2015 #58

Bernie will make us a good President madokie May 2015 #29

Absolutely. I think it's time for someone like Bernie. The country is ready now imo. sabrina 1 May 2015 #34

Same. I am never bored or puzzled by him, authentic as Heck. Reminds me of my parents appalachiablue May 2015 #59

No doubt in my mind either. With Barbara Lee as VP (tweeted her this morning to ask her lol) sabrina 1 May 2015 #47

Damn. I deliberately did not watch TDS last night because last time I did, djean111 May 2015 #8

Stewart does make fun of everyone, but this time while he did it humor and near the end of sabrina 1 May 2015 #18

Bernie is genuine, and that's both a good thing and, sadly, very unusual. Scuba May 2015 #11

Jon would make a great press secretary hootinholler May 2015 #13

Lol, he would be a fantastic Press Secretary .... sabrina 1 May 2015 #17

It's almost as if Jon wanted to do a mea culpa for his earlier piece on Bernie, bullwinkle428 May 2015 #22

I did see his earlier piece on Sanders recently. I got the impression he didn't know much about him sabrina 1 May 2015 #23

I mentioned yesterday that Bernie's authenticity will be clear and obvious during the debates arcane1 May 2015 #26

You are right. Even the morons on the Corporate media have acknowledged that he is 'authentic'. sabrina 1 May 2015 #40

Alien Like. Octafish May 2015 #41

Aw, thank you to one of my favorite DUers. Yes, Bernie is a bit alien in the political world. I sabrina 1 May 2015 #45

Jon is a smart man. lonestarnot May 2015 #44

Yes, he is quite brilliant actually. I wonder what he will do when he retires from his show? sabrina 1 May 2015 #49

You can bet it will be good. lonestarnot May 2015 #50

"And I believe he was serious at this point" rock May 2015 #52

K&R!!! red dog 1 May 2015 #53

Honest...authentic... SoapBox May 2015 #54

It just seems Stewart is late to the party. Most on DU are Bernie supporters (many?) YOHABLO May 2015 #55

He'll still make jokes, that's why he's there. But he didn't dismiss him as a buffoon. arcane1 May 2015 #60

Nothing succeeds like success. I think Stewart didn't know much about him sabrina 1 May 2015 #66

Thanks, sabrina, that's great. madfloridian May 2015 #56

bookmarking to watch later. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #61

video on daily show site: IronLionZion May 2015 #62

Thanks! Viacom put a block on the clip here. calimary May 2015 #63

They did? Why? Hope you can see it in the OP clips. sabrina 1 May 2015 #67