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In reply to the discussion: Thomas Frank: It's Clinton Who Wrecked the Democratic Party [View all]DianaForRussFeingold
(2,552 posts)41. But,wait! Bernie Sanders was trying to stop that.
Through all of these years of failed policies, there was
Bernie Sanders warning us..
You can find videos of Bernie Sanders, trying to stop 30 years
of awful decisions..
(9/30/1993)"Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers a blistering speech denouncing the pending NAFTA trade legislation, outlining the potential suppression on the economy, wages, and labor rights in the US. Sanders argues that NAFTA is good for the banks and corporate interests, but terrible for American workers."
[10/13/1993] "Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) rejects the pending NAFTA trade legislation, arguing that it will greatly accelerate the already occuring trend of manufacturing job losses and wage suppression."
(4/5/1995)"Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) fiercely denounces the economics of a recent tax cut proposal that continues the Reaganomics vision of favoring high income earners and corporations with tax loopholes and lowered rates while cutting federal social service programs."
You can find a video of Bernie Sanders trying to stop-30 years of awful decisions
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4538389/bernie-sanders-single-payer-healthcare
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The Democratic Party is so close to nominating a woman who supported Goldwater.
LS_Editor
Apr 2016
#2
and what's so sickening is that we might have 8 more years of this guy creeping around
virgista
Apr 2016
#4
I meant Bill Clinton. Hillary has an important speech she will owe Berners. She has more
ancianita
Apr 2016
#30
I think she agrees with Bill: " What are these people going to do? They got nowhere else to go..."
ancianita
Apr 2016
#32
K & R. Glad you posted, I was going to also. In one lecture, talk, maybe with Thom H.
appalachiablue
Apr 2016
#9
Thanks for posting. I always enjoy Frank's view of things. He's right again on this.
BillZBubb
Apr 2016
#13
No. 'Twas the voters, who wanted something for nothing. He, like others, just panders to them.
jtuck004
Apr 2016
#15
Oh Really? You mean the Democratic Party that was so bad Sanders wouldn't join it?
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#17
I guess we now know what moderate Republicans felt like when their Party took a hard right turn
Dustlawyer
Apr 2016
#22
You need to check the election results before making that accusation...
ConservativeDemocrat
Apr 2016
#33
I will agree to disagree with most of what you said. I have never guaranteed victory for Bernie.
Dustlawyer
Apr 2016
#42
Just another sore loser who was wrong in his predictions. Merit people.....merit.
Trust Buster
Apr 2016
#26