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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Has NEVER Supported the GOP Nominee over a Democrat - Wish I could Say the Same for Clinton [View all]LittleGirl
(8,999 posts)I remember Ed Schultz interviewing him from the Capital and I was so impressed. I thought this guy gets it. And I have been hooked since.
I have never been a Clinton fan and wasn't involved in politics back when he was President. Never voted after 1980 and didn't vote again until '08. I just changed the channel and didn't pay attention to the crap. But I saw Obama on Oprah and I was hooked then too.
It's funny because now I'm a political junkie and know who everyone is, and who is on our side etc.
If you had asked me back in the 90s who was who, I would have not been able to answer any of them, except maybe who the President was.
you see, when I voted for Carter and he lost, Reagan raised my taxes and I was no longer able to qualify for a Pell grant which I was going to use to pay for college. I was a cook in a restaurant for many years, waited tables too (2.01 an hour + tips) and Reagan raised my taxes. I mentioned that to my spouse yesterday. my paychecks before Reagan were about 15 bucks (after deductions and taxes) and then Reagan, took that last 15 bucks away from me and I had to live on tips after that. When I applied for a Pell grant, I was turned down! Yet I lived on my own and paid 220 in rent! Trickle down my ass. GOPs suck.
I finally worked my way out of restaurant life, got a real job and finished my degree when I was 45 (2005). Thanks GOP. Not.