2016 Postmortem

hobbit709

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42. That's about a 25,000 rpm on the bullshit spin machine there.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Feb 29, 2016, 02:38 PM

Feb 2016

Better oil those bearings

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How Bernie Sanders, the Socialist, Quietly Entered the Top 4% of Earners [View all] riversedge Feb 2016 OP

His govt salary alone puts him in the top 5%. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #1

Good for Bernie! djean111 Feb 2016 #2

He's one of the elite and a total Washington insider. R B Garr Feb 2016 #3

It's actually not THAT hard to get into the top 5%... Adrahil Feb 2016 #4

Tell that to the 95% percent. NobodyHere Feb 2016 #15

I just did. Adrahil Feb 2016 #25

I don't think Bernie has called you the enemy NWCorona Feb 2016 #28

No leftynyc Feb 2016 #33

And Hillary's supporters as well NWCorona Feb 2016 #34

Your question makes zero sense leftynyc Feb 2016 #36

How doesn't it? NWCorona Feb 2016 #37

I think, despite the spin, this reflects pretty well on the Sanders bigtree Feb 2016 #5

Someday, you'll bother to learn the difference between socialist and democratic socialist. jeff47 Feb 2016 #6

Like I wrote in another thread UglyGreed Feb 2016 #9

They will when they wonder where the numbers went. artislife Feb 2016 #48

Something to do with Clinton and her buddies topedoeing the Middle-Class? Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #7

He is just about as establishment as it gets in America.nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #8

Not even close. NWCorona Feb 2016 #29

Way close. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #30

We will just have to respectfully disagree then. NWCorona Feb 2016 #31

Ok. LexVegas Feb 2016 #32

It's like he almost has 45 million in cash. nt. artislife Feb 2016 #49

Stupidest post of the day...But the day is still young Armstead Feb 2016 #10

VOTES put him in Congress. Minimum salary for a sitting Senator is $174,000. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #11

Exactly!!! It SHOWS THE DESPERATION OF SOME OF... Herman4747 Feb 2016 #13

Clearly the moral equivalent of Hillary's $21 million in corporate speaking fees! Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #12

Oh look what I found UglyGreed Feb 2016 #14

So you do a Rovian and hit the messenger. Do you have problems with any of the content??? riversedge Feb 2016 #16

There's the other meme UglyGreed Feb 2016 #18

I slandered no one. Good bye riversedge Feb 2016 #22

"So you do a Rovian and hit the messenger" UglyGreed Feb 2016 #24

I've got a problem with the content BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #23

Yes...both are equally laughable. nt artislife Feb 2016 #50

Of course there's a problem with the content-- are you seriously going to sit there and deny Marr Feb 2016 #57

Funny stuff UglyGreed Feb 2016 #17

Wait...I thought he was bad because he doesn't have any money cyberswede Feb 2016 #19

All depends on the day UglyGreed Feb 2016 #20

Hillary took bigger legal bribes from Goldman Sachs for one hour of "work" BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #21

LOL! MaggieD Feb 2016 #26

This is a great preview of the kind of attacks Bernie would receive in the general election! EmperorHasNoClothes Feb 2016 #27

Bernie is DEMOCRATIC socialist.. not ANTI capitalism. basselope Feb 2016 #35

Being in the top 3.8% makes him a . . . Depaysement Feb 2016 #38

exactly. Are we supposed to drop him because he... earns his salary? renate Feb 2016 #45

Awesome. That Democratic Socialist worked hard for that money, Autumn Feb 2016 #39

As a Hillary supporter, I find this OP a bit silly. auntpurl Feb 2016 #40

As a stand-alone post and without any context, I'd be inclined to agree with you. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #47

Brain-dead opinion. n/t Orsino Feb 2016 #41

That's about a 25,000 rpm on the bullshit spin machine there. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #42

It's a bit offensive to suggest Jane's assets are just assets Bernie hid for PR reasons DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #43

This says less about Bernie's "success" DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #44

Why can't a socialist have a six figure net worth? Vinca Feb 2016 #46

The top 5% of earners isn't the problem AgerolanAmerican Feb 2016 #51

Don't tell Susan Sarandon, her finger wagging has no limits. oasis Feb 2016 #52

OMG - Bernie Sanders makes a living! Such NEWS! Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #53

Forbes: The Mystery Of Hillary's Missing 50 Million!!! Omaha Steve Feb 2016 #54

So was he supposed to turn down his Senate salary... ljm2002 Feb 2016 #55

Wow, now he's been castigated for being a financial failure, AND Marr Feb 2016 #56