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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why isnt Bernie ambitious enough? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)47. Tired? I defy you top follow the schedule he has followed for the last year
Most people wouldn't last a week, even those in their 40's and 50's.
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well he waited for 73.5 years to run for president then dumped his independent shtick to run as a...
msongs
May 2016
#1
Well, this is a man who couldn't even get a paying job before 40 years old
Corporate666
May 2016
#32
Bernsters have lots of responses to facts... unfortunately none of them are counter facts
Corporate666
May 2016
#53
The difference is that people don't generally spend 20 years "trying different jobs" when
Corporate666
May 2016
#55
Oh just fucking drop it -- He has been a success by any measure since the mid 1980's
Armstead
May 2016
#57
Ambition to the extent that one is willing to say or do anything to win is not a good trait.
hobbit709
May 2016
#35
I think you're confusing "ambitious" with "self-absorbed and ego-driven". n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#58