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2016 Postmortem

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

5. Quotes from Charles: “Is Charles Koch feeling the Bern?” Hardly."

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 11:47 AM

Feb 2016

"I disagree with his desire to expand the federal government’s control over people’s lives. This is what built so many barriers to opportunity in the first place."

"Bernie Sanders (I) often sounds like he’s running as much against me as he is the other candidates. I have never met the senator, but I know from listening to him that we disagree on plenty when it comes to public policy."

Claiming verbiage like that is 'in support' strikes me as entirely dishonest.

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Did everyone miss Charles Koch op-ed in support of Sanders today? [View all] FSogol Feb 2016 OP

You mean where Koch said Bernie got "one thing" right? nichomachus Feb 2016 #1

FAIL AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #2

Oh, it is not so much support as in saying yes, the system is rigged, just as Bernie says, djean111 Feb 2016 #3

I think it is awesome that whatever I say becomes today's meme! FSogol Feb 2016 #7

To be honest, I had not noticed that anyone in particular started memes. djean111 Feb 2016 #12

No, no, I insist! FSogol Feb 2016 #15

Did you read it? He agrees with Bernie that the system is rigged & then goes on to trash Bernie jillan Feb 2016 #4

I'd read it more as he wants his robot, Rubio to run against Sanders since he believes FSogol Feb 2016 #6

Quotes from Charles: “Is Charles Koch feeling the Bern?” Hardly." Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #5

When are you going to get on with it whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #8

I'm undecided. Since I live in VA, my primary isn't until Super Tuesday, so I FSogol Feb 2016 #14

lol bigtree Feb 2016 #9

Oh brother...... pinebox Feb 2016 #10

That's some convoluted logic there, Koch. joshcryer Feb 2016 #11

in a parallel matter, it has been announced that Coach Bill Belichick is a HUGE islandmkl Feb 2016 #13