Forrgive me for paraphrasing your statement in post #15. (Reply #46)

In the discussion thread: Bernie Sanders Gives 6 HUGE REASONS To Pick Him Over Hillary [View all]

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 02:33 PM

JDPriestly (57,936 posts)

46. Forrgive me for paraphrasing your statement in post #15.

"It's easy to have a record like Sanders" if you have a brilliant mind and can enjoy the luxury of thinking independently BECAUSE YOU DON'T ACCEPT HUGE DONATIONS FROM BILLIONAIRE DONORS.

It's also easy to have a record like Sanders if your lifestyle is not lavish and is close to that of the average person and therefore you don't have to make $200,000 speeches to the very banksters that are pinching pennies out of the pension funds of the people you claim you want to represent.

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144 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bernie Sanders Gives 6 HUGE REASONS To Pick Him Over Hillary [View all]	Segami	Aug 2015	OP
Feel the heat of the Bern!	L0oniX	Aug 2015	#1
Not good enough, Bernie!	Scootaloo	Aug 2015	#2
I worry that he'll lose the War of Twittering. His Tweet Foo is not strong.	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#7
But he isn't bulk-buying fake followers	arcane1	Aug 2015	#23
Well then how can he defend us from ISIS???	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#24
!	beam me up scottie	Sep 2015	#119
Hair! Don't forget the hair!	Enthusiast	Aug 2015	#76
Still with Hill.	Metric System	Aug 2015	#3
Because of where she stands on these issues?	artislife	Aug 2015	#5
Clinton said no to reestablishing Glass-Steagall because she isn't sure it would correct the problem	rhett o rick	Aug 2015	#43
And Hillary admits a private email server "Clearly Wasn't the Best Choice"	cascadiance	Aug 2015	#59
I want to point out that the exerpt you posted is such a great example of Clinton speak.	rhett o rick	Aug 2015	#98
I have noticed this with every speech she makes,	Utopian Leftist	Aug 2015	#105
When asked about about college loans she said something like, "no student should go into	rhett o rick	Aug 2015	#107
And notice how she says "college" which could be a way of not saying "university"...	cascadiance	Aug 2015	#114
With an argument like that, how can anyone not be with her?	Dawgs	Aug 2015	#6
I'm not here to change minds.	Metric System	Aug 2015	#8
Looks like you're succeeding. eom	R. P. McMurphy	Aug 2015	#13
LOL!	Le Taz Hot	Aug 2015	#14
OK?	Metric System	Aug 2015	#16
I didn't say you were. n/t	Dawgs	Aug 2015	#33
Because not everyone votes on the issues.	thesquanderer	Aug 2015	#27
Excellent and unbiased analysis	Z_California	Aug 2015	#36
HRC do so for "electability" reasons	AlbertCat	Sep 2015	#137
I'm dealing with that same argument with a close friend of mine. He loves Bernie's ideas but	Stardust	Sep 2015	#117
I agree, no Dem pres can likely implement much of a progressive agenda	thesquanderer	Sep 2015	#129
You are so right. Reminds me of an ESPN story about a high school football coach who is bucking	Stardust	Sep 2015	#136
Curious, do you stand with her on those issues?	LondonReign2	Aug 2015	#12
I don't require purity from my candidates. It's easy to have a record like Sanders when you	Metric System	Aug 2015	#15
I don't require purity from a candidate either. That wasn't the question though	LondonReign2	Aug 2015	#17
How does he plan to make all these changes? They're just words. Again, he has never been in a	Metric System	Aug 2015	#19
Seems more anti-Sanders than pro-Clinton	arcane1	Aug 2015	#25
How are Hillary's plans not "just words"?	Dawgs	Aug 2015	#34
He HAS been in a leadership position so their goes THAT talking point.	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2015	#44
You don't appear to want to say if you agree with Hillary's stance on these six issues	LondonReign2	Aug 2015	#48
crickets	peacebird	Aug 2015	#102
Maybe that is why he likes HRC so much	hueymahl	Sep 2015	#135
+1	BeanMusical	Aug 2015	#108
Amazing. You can't say you support even a single one of Hillary's positions	LondonReign2	Aug 2015	#83
You do know he has been a mayor, a Representative, and a Senator don't you?	A Simple Game	Aug 2015	#87
I'll admit I goofed on his background. That being said, it drives me INSANE when I see posts like	Metric System	Aug 2015	#91
I never implied you were a campaign plant, but it is common practice for campaigns to send	A Simple Game	Aug 2015	#97
Yor still have not answered the question?	pangaia	Aug 2015	#106
OMG. He audited the Fed for the first time ever.	grahamhgreen	Aug 2015	#90
It seems that you do though	Fearless	Aug 2015	#18
Okay,...THAT gave me a chuckle over my morning coffee.	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2015	#45
Compromise like this I can live without:	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2015	#21
Citizens United ruined Hillary	tecelote	Aug 2015	#39
This video is definitely worth watching just to the get a small taste	Uncle Joe	Aug 2015	#64
"He has never had to compromise and work with others, since he has never been in a leadership role."	Marty McGraw	Aug 2015	#30
Oh, there's no point trying to understand it...	sibelian	Aug 2015	#70
doesn't that just smell	Marty McGraw	Sep 2015	#138
Yes, it smells EXACTLY like that	sibelian	Sep 2015	#141
How peculiar. You say you don't require purity, but then complain when he doesn't meet your metric.	Bubzer	Aug 2015	#42
Forrgive me for paraphrasing your statement in post #15.	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#46
Aaaah, "his work isn't really his..."	sibelian	Aug 2015	#71
We elect representatives, not leaders.	grahamhgreen	Aug 2015	#89
A vote for Hill is a vote for the same old thing with ...	SoLeftIAmRight	Aug 2015	#60
That's fine. But you know what I wish? I wish Hillary's supporters would talk	sabrina 1	Sep 2015	#144
But it's "Her Turn©"!!!	tularetom	Aug 2015	#4
That's it in a nutshell.	hifiguy	Aug 2015	#52
There are major differences between them on many of the big issues I care about.	stillwaiting	Aug 2015	#9
given in Greatest threads tht there is a thread about how billionaires	roguevalley	Aug 2015	#67
Bernie is running on his own beliefs.	tecelote	Aug 2015	#10
And that's the big difference.	Fearless	Aug 2015	#20
Exactly.	tecelote	Sep 2015	#122
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!	WillyT	Aug 2015	#11
Republicans would oppose all five of Bernie's positions...	raindaddy	Aug 2015	#22
Those are good reasons	Cheese Sandwich	Aug 2015	#26
Succinct, fair, and powerful differentiation between the candidates. <nt>	AtomicKitten	Aug 2015	#28
^^^This!^^^	SoapBox	Aug 2015	#41
One HUGE Reason to pick Hillary over him...	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#29
He'll do it with Pixie Dust.....	BooScout	Aug 2015	#31
This is SOOOO "2008".	Spitfire of ATJ	Aug 2015	#47
Yeah except	kenfrequed	Aug 2015	#96
Hope you blew the dust off that old-ass script before you started reading the lines again.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2015	#121
"I have yet to hear how Sanders can build	Marty McGraw	Aug 2015	#32
No, it is not...	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#35
If Hillary doesn't win the General Election, all her money will be worthless.	Ino	Aug 2015	#37
^This	LondonReign2	Aug 2015	#50
...and yet, she's competitive or ahead of every likely Republican.	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#54
There's that "she has the money" again...	Ino	Aug 2015	#72
Money isn't a solution; but it's a threshold	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#80
Well, I hope you're sending her big donations then...	Ino	Aug 2015	#101
Sorry - what does her vacation have to do with her campaign?	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#104
You said money is a HUGE reason to vote for Hillary.	Ino	Aug 2015	#115
+1 The repukes are drooling at the thought of running against her in the general.	hifiguy	Aug 2015	#55
I agree that having a huge money war-chest is a terrible reason to vote for a candidate.	Bubzer	Aug 2015	#63
I have yet to hear why ...	DrBulldog	Aug 2015	#51
Your underlying assumption is that Hillary will win.	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#56
No sale.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2015	#73
And if he were to get the nomination and Democrats don't support him does that mean they would be...	Armstead	Aug 2015	#85
I've never blamed Nader for 2000; I've always blamed Gore for running a mediocre campaign...	brooklynite	Aug 2015	#86
Post removed	Post removed	Aug 2015	#93
"they also have the least to lose if we don't"	neverforget	Aug 2015	#111
That says it in a nutshell, doesn't it?	Ron Green	Aug 2015	#116
His supporters donate at $30.12 per donation	eridani	Sep 2015	#118
So if Bernie makes it to the general election you don't see how he can overcome the	A Simple Game	Aug 2015	#95
Sanders dining with Congressional staffers proves that he can't work with his colleagues..	frylock	Aug 2015	#38
Bernie was up and running on the issues and did not need a listening tour or a lot of paid	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#57
Well, of course it was, what else would you expect them to do?	sibelian	Aug 2015	#74
Let's compare apples and apples. Bernie's net worth vs. the Clinton's (both of them) $30MM in 16 m.	erronis	Aug 2015	#40
Please explain your post to someone like me hwo doesn't understand your approach.	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#58
Re: Please explain your post to someone like me hwo doesn't understand your approach.	erronis	Aug 2015	#78
Thank you. Clearly we need to require all candidates to disclose their wealth in a format	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#84
And don't forget Hillary's "little summer job" last year that earned her $1.6 million ...	DrBulldog	Aug 2015	#49
I really only need one. He is not the run of the mill establishment small d democrat.	Autumn	Aug 2015	#53
Hmmm, I think Bernie is giving exactly the reasons why he is wrong and Hillary is right!	Sancho	Aug 2015	#61
lol.	cali	Aug 2015	#62
Stop laughing! Breaking up the banks would do nothing!	Enthusiast	Aug 2015	#79
Nice of you to cherry pick information	d_legendary1	Aug 2015	#88
So you ignore history from last year and make my point!!!	Sancho	Aug 2015	#94
Changing your point I see	d_legendary1	Sep 2015	#131
Hillary is the Democrat on the Wall Street Team.	jalan48	Aug 2015	#65
Trade policies in the 21st century? #2 and why Bernie is wrong again....	Sancho	Aug 2015	#66
Thank you so much, Sancho.. one poster couldn't handle your research so all he had was..	Cha	Sep 2015	#124
On number 3, Bernie almost needs to be fact checked by Politifact. He usually isn't so careless.	Sancho	Aug 2015	#68
biggest for me. the gnewz media is trying to Gore her. they want NEW, they want SQUIRREL!(tRUMP).	pansypoo53219	Aug 2015	#69
Good point!	calimary	Sep 2015	#133
Yep.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2015	#75
We all know Bernie gets excited and talks in simple bullet points, but he's off base again.	Sancho	Aug 2015	#77
Mahalo, Sancho~	Cha	Sep 2015	#125
Hillary was against raising the cap; is now considering it	thesquanderer	Sep 2015	#132
Number 5: again, it's not the principle but the details...	Sancho	Aug 2015	#81
Yes, all the candidates want $15 per hour but, it's not viable in all areas.. does BS pay his	Cha	Sep 2015	#126
Correction: Hillary wants $12/hr. (n/t)	thesquanderer	Sep 2015	#130
#6 Hillary has stated that voting for the IWR was a mistake, and this was on DU earlier this week:	Sancho	Aug 2015	#82
Her mistake cost us 8 trillion dollars, countless lives, and ou security. Can't afford another.	grahamhgreen	Aug 2015	#92
Like the SCOUS justice who said the Bush V Gore decision was a mistake	Lordquinton	Sep 2015	#120
Exactly. Without consequences to their actions, they'll continue to make more mistakes.	grahamhgreen	Sep 2015	#139
81 Democrats voted for the IWR...it was not "her mistake".	Sancho	Sep 2015	#128
There are consequences to votes that increase our debt by 8 trillion.	grahamhgreen	Sep 2015	#140
I so agree with your last paragraph.. thank you!	Cha	Sep 2015	#127
The multiple postings from "Sancho" tell us	Huddie94	Aug 2015	#99
How so?	sheshe2	Aug 2015	#110
"Bernie is honest and the folks backing Hillary Clinton are not." All you have are insults and	Cha	Sep 2015	#123
When GW Bush	sulphurdunn	Aug 2015	#100
I plan on voting for Bernie.	bigwillq	Aug 2015	#103
Kick and R	BeanMusical	Aug 2015	#109
K&R.	ion_theory	Aug 2015	#112
Big K&R.	Paka	Aug 2015	#113
Every time I see it it I think	rock	Sep 2015	#134
Bernie is not a materialist	olddots	Sep 2015	#142
When did we get used to having millionaire politicians? When did that become the new norm?	liberal_at_heart	Sep 2015	#143

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