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2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

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16. I thought one of the most poignant parts of the debate was toward the end when they asked Bernie

Reply to BigBearJohn (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 10:57 AM

Jan 2016

if his parents would've believed him running for President and how he responded.

When a town-hall participant asked Sanders a question about how his parents would feel about his campaign’s success, he was visibly – even honestly – moved. He said they never would have believed it. This was the foundational story that the second-generation Cubans Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio still haven’t been able to muster, that Clinton couldn’t dream of when her origin story is – at this point in the Iowa hive-mind – based out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Thanks for the thread, BigBearJohn.

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THE GUARDIAN: Meet the new Bernie Sanders: he's now a real candidate, against Clinton's robot [View all] BigBearJohn Jan 2016 OP

But but but the guardian is a right wing rag...or something. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #1

LOL! What's more robotic than Sanders regurgitating the same "economic inequality" spiel? KittyWampus Jan 2016 #2

You all keep saying this & it just isn't true. Its like you're channeling rethugs with this tactic. RiverLover Jan 2016 #4

Nice GOP talking point there. RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #10

YES THEY ARE. It was Bernie who finally made me realize what a Yuuuge influence pangaia Jan 2016 #17

Watching Bernie causes that kind of viseral reaction from you? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #5

What's more robotic... Hmmmm, "Planned Spontaneity", for one? Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #6

+100! n/t Melissa G Jan 2016 #25

+1 stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #7

Because fuck all the people who are struggling n/t eridani Jan 2016 #8

Yes,he's been consistently fighting inequality for 50 years. cali Jan 2016 #9

Thank you!! NurseJackie Jan 2016 #11

You need to do more research as that is not quite always the case. pangaia Jan 2016 #15

Spoken like a six figure income that thinks it's part of the 1%. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #20

Sanders it the least "robotic" politician I've ever seen. ladjf Jan 2016 #26

You already know his stump speech from 30 hrs ago that makes him very robotic in itself FloridaBlues Jan 2016 #27

This really makes me sorry I missed watching it! It's a GREAT ARTICLE for real. RiverLover Jan 2016 #3

The Guardian piece is very good. PWPippin Jan 2016 #12

"Robotic" is an apt description. Duval Jan 2016 #13

Great sigline you have. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #14

thanks Betty (my sister is named Betty too) BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #23

Betty is just my second persona, actually. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #24

I thought one of the most poignant parts of the debate was toward the end when they asked Bernie Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #16

my pleasure Unc! BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #22

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #18

rhanks WillyT BigBearJohn Jan 2016 #21

He got the Annie Oakley re Clinton's guns in this time! Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #19