Hillary Clinton

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33. If you actually watched it..

Reply to misterhighwasted (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:17 AM

Mar 2016

It was a pretty interesting answer... if you watched.

Sanders was asked to name a Republican he felt some friendship with, to show that he had some ability to reach across the aisle.

Sanders said he didn't really want to answer, because anybody he named in the Republican party as someone he could work with, would probably not keep their job for long in current climate. After some long pauses, he finally picked Inhoffe and basicly said he doesn't agree with him on anything, but that he likes him as a human being.

So... I suppose one could deduct that he didn't actually mind too much if Inhofe lost his job! Or he felt it was safe to burn that bridge?

Anybody interpreting his answer as meaning he respected Inhoffe's opinions or positions, is missing the boat.

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debate night: Sanders names Inhoffe? [View all] misterhighwasted Mar 2016 OP

But that can't be as bad as BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #1

Inhoff has a proven dispicable voting record spanning years. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #5

I absolutely agree. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #44

amazing, isn't it still_one Mar 2016 #7

jeebus DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #2

*This* guy?? BlueCaliDem Mar 2016 #26

Jim Inhofe is a rabid climate change denier. madaboutharry Mar 2016 #3

snowball man still_one Mar 2016 #6

I got the feeling Bernie doesn't make friends easily. Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #4

They should have also asked bernie "why Inhoffe?" misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #8

He did not want to disillusion any true believers. LuvLoogie Mar 2016 #9

Does he like James Inhofe's Snowball. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #10

Inhoffe authored a book. What say you bernie sanders? WHAT!!? misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #12

Good lord. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #11

and Wall Street & Big Oil & Koch bros...and fracking and polluting is beside the point misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #13

see my edit to above post DURHAM D Mar 2016 #15

Lol..seems a forgiveable trait with the RW boys club. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #17

The Congressional Record on the Auto Bailout. Sanders Co-Sponsored Inhofe's bill to Block Funds Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #14

Wow. He has some terrifying friends. nt DURHAM D Mar 2016 #16

A man's friends say something about him. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #18

There he is. Smack dab in the middle of the biggest, nastiest jerks. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #19

It also proves,again, that Sanders lied when he said he supported the auto bailout. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #20

That sounds like a lie when you put it that way, alright. misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #37

You should make that an OP. eom fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #21

I posted it on GD-P. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #24

Untrashed GE-P to post this. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #25

Trashed GD-P again. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #27

But Sanders is a principled person Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #28

Well, that depends on how one defines principles, I guess. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #30

I was parroting someone from the thread you posted in GDP Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #34

I know, I did not aim that remark at you. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #35

Ugh. Don't let me lead you down that path. :-) fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #31

I thought it was important. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #32

"You are known by the company you keep" oasis Mar 2016 #22

Good catch. Should make this an OP livetohike Mar 2016 #41

I did. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #48

The Bernie Bunch kjones Mar 2016 #46

Seriously? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #23

K&R Firebrand Gary Mar 2016 #29

If you actually watched it.. dooner Mar 2016 #33

You are in the Hillary Group defending this? misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #36

He didn't say he "liked him as a human being," he said "I like him, and he and I are friends." SunSeeker Mar 2016 #39

The logic of your answer is more convoluted than the Cirque de Soleil. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #42

Sanders actually called that climate change denying bigot a "decent guy" and "good people"! SunSeeker Mar 2016 #38

Unreal the stuff he comes up with. Thank you for all your reporting on this, SunSeeeker. Cha Mar 2016 #40

Most of his supporters don't know who Jim Inhofe is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #43

So True About The Dems otohara Mar 2016 #45

Wow, just...wtf Bernie...? nt kjones Mar 2016 #47

Of all the senators he has to choose from...WHY HIM??! He's anti-gay! He's a climate change denier! NurseJackie Mar 2016 #49