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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Honest question for Bernie supporters. [View all]cyberswede
(26,117 posts)85. No, giving someone shit for not working a 9-5 job is right-wingy
He's not telling anyone "free college will solve their problems" or that "they'll have no trouble finding a job" - he's saying that everyone who wants a college education should be able to get one. What any adult chooses to do with their life is up to that person.
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If you're just going to pull it out of your ass, might as well making it more interesting
arcane1
Feb 2016
#10
You dont know what he did, but youre the first response and its filled with lies.
bunnies
Feb 2016
#11
Too bad he couldn't get corporations to give him $250,000 for an hour of bloviating
Armstead
Feb 2016
#172
Not everyone worships money or the rich. It might be hard to fathom but it's true.
rhett o rick
Feb 2016
#212
word has it that jesus was a shitty carpenter too...he made a wagon for moses to carry that rock-
snooper2
Feb 2016
#283
Maybe experiencing life is more important to some than settling and getting rich.
polly7
Feb 2016
#99
Thanks, for your service to our country Cajun. I served in the Army and went to college afterwards.
politicaljunkie41910
Feb 2016
#301
your work is worth what you are paid and you are paid what your worth.
passiveporcupine
Feb 2016
#226
No, I was simply pointing out there is a difference between what we want...
CajunBlazer
Feb 2016
#289
I guarantee you that it matters to the vast majority of those college kids....
CajunBlazer
Feb 2016
#315
Which of those people is running for the Democratic nomination for POTUS right now?
merrily
Feb 2016
#316
I believe the original post was about how he made a living prior to being elected eom
boobooday
Feb 2016
#325
You are a far better person than I to do work to answer such an "honest question."
merrily
Feb 2016
#259
Sounds like he did what a lot of young people would like to do: try many things.
Fawke Em
Feb 2016
#309
This "He's not rich enough" bullshit has already crashed and burned once before.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#64
I find it refreshing that he hasn't used his position in gov't to enrich himself.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#82
How many planes do you need to take to commute to work? How many kids have you sent thru college?
merrily
Feb 2016
#317
The new meme: Lazy Jew Avoids Honest Work until Discovering the Government Teat
arcane1
Feb 2016
#61
I am not running for President. Are you? This iisn't a compare-and-contrast exercise.
MADem
Feb 2016
#126
I have never in my life insulted anyone for their lack of money, the occupations they've worked in,
polly7
Feb 2016
#130
He also worked at a non-profit registering the needy for food stamps too...
cascadiance
Feb 2016
#73
That's a good question. It doesn't seem like he was ever into the "regular job" thing until he
MADem
Feb 2016
#20
We're going to see a resurgence of "His net worth is too small!!!11" posts soon.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#39
You will have to ask him. He didn't seem to fond of the nine-to-five routine. That probably
MADem
Feb 2016
#46
Wow, DU is really starting to sound like Free Republic, shitting on broke people.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#52
I'm so glad you think you've "won." It'll make those sour grapes go down all the more easily. nt
MADem
Feb 2016
#96
Noticing that someone with a college education doesn't work regularly--though he has put that
MADem
Feb 2016
#71
The Clinton Crew has now officially shifted to exclusively right-wing arguments.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#89
I don't recall ever seeing so many right-wing arguments on DU than I have this year.
arcane1
Feb 2016
#76
No, I didn't--you're doing what's called "deliberately misinterpreting" because that is ALL
MADem
Feb 2016
#112
Thank you. This is not a smear.. He is running for the biggest job in the USA..
fun n serious
Feb 2016
#42
So do you think it is better not to try and just pass what Republicans want?
cascadiance
Feb 2016
#108
Totally agree. I think he's sacrificing all the good years he could be spending
polly7
Feb 2016
#150
He hasn't got the history Clinton has ..... people who will be working with him know he's
polly7
Feb 2016
#168
My comment is about your lack of ability to discover facts, to research issues. The fact that you
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#272
Believe it or not The Clinton's were progressive about marriage equality FOR THAT TIME.
fun n serious
Feb 2016
#275
I worked for 40 years. I found it to be a highly overrated lifestyle.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2016
#34
Honest question: What's the difference between the WORKING (caps yours) poor and the poor? nt
valerief
Feb 2016
#113
So he was on the Stalin/Koch brothers payroll too just like the Clintons' DLC? Oh noes!!!
cascadiance
Feb 2016
#192
I was in the porn industry in Maine in the 70s and Bernie was the best damned fluffer ever
Bucky
Feb 2016
#186
One of the worst things about America is the crazy notion that work for ...
SoLeftIAmRight
Feb 2016
#256
But I thought Clinton took at that Goldman Sachs money for doing NOTHING?!?!
EdwardBernays
Feb 2016
#278