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The Velveteen Ocelot

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71. Especially that.

Tue May 21, 2019, 09:37 PM

May 2019

If I'm invited to a wedding reception but I don't get to sit at the head table with the bride and groom, I'm not crashing it if I show up. I'm just mad at my cousin the bride because I have to sit at one of the tables at the back of the room with three small children high on sugar, my drunk uncle, and my aunt who talks too much.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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BERNIE SANDERS WILL CRASH WALMART SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO ADVOCATE FOR WORKERS [View all] Uncle Joe May 2019 OP

Publicity Stunt NYMinute May 2019 #1

I would think that vast wealth inequality, poverty wages and a seat at the table for the workers Uncle Joe May 2019 #2

Doing it for the election season while not NYMinute May 2019 #4

If the candidate's message is in line with the workers, then during election season Uncle Joe May 2019 #6

Yes Uncle Joe, abso-fuckin-lutely!! and of course under the "Bernie Standard," all those other times InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #26

The one doesn't deny the other. LanternWaste May 2019 #90

True. kstewart33 May 2019 #94

Agreed. Obvious. Not clever. Not subtle. Ineffective. NurseJackie May 2019 #5

"If You Write a Best-Selling Book, You Can Be a Millionaire, Too" lapucelle May 2019 #27

Yep. sheshe2 May 2019 #77

I welcome the stunt if it gets publicity. That's how attention is paid. Nanjeanne May 2019 #12

Unless the proxy is for hundreds of thousands of shares LibFarmer May 2019 #47

You are easily amused. So glad you find humor in your cleverness. Nanjeanne May 2019 #67

Did he do this last year, the year before, 2010, 2000? George II May 2019 #3

To my knowledge Bernie wasn't asked to be a proxy before. Uncle Joe May 2019 #7

It doesn't upset me. Why do you ask? Once again, wouldn't it be more effective.... George II May 2019 #9

Because Bernie is doing it now but you give him no credit for it, Uncle Joe May 2019 #14

The term we used to use when I was a kid on the streets of Brooklyn was: George II May 2019 #18

Lol. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #22

I luzd. George II May 2019 #25

Get ready to lulz again..."If You Write a Best-Selling Book, You Can Be a Millionaire, Too" lapucelle May 2019 #28

Yes, especially if you sell it through Walmart. George II May 2019 #37

Funny. sheshe2 May 2019 #72

I hear that's considered a derogatory reference melman May 2019 #30

Luz, do you have a whole library of links to my posts? George II May 2019 #36

Perhaps so. MineralMan May 2019 #44

Seems creepy, doesn't it? George II May 2019 #46

Well, there's no rule against it. MineralMan May 2019 #50

Relational databases are better. TexasTowelie May 2019 #78

I agree, but they're harder to set up. MineralMan May 2019 #86

Because that would be the only way to find something melman May 2019 #52

It's not called data-mining when you do it. Only when others do. LanternWaste May 2019 #91

Right melman May 2019 #93

... lapucelle May 2019 #55

archived. sheshe2 May 2019 #82

lol Go Vols May 2019 #38

Oh no, George! Somebody's gotten hold of your permanent record! lapucelle May 2019 #51

The great thing about the donut gag melman May 2019 #53

Luz............. George II May 2019 #56

But, but, I thought he was crashing the meeting? cwydro May 2019 #87

HA! oldsoftie May 2019 #8

Is he actually "crashing" or was he invited? earthshine May 2019 #10

Correct, if he's a proxy he's welcome there, he's not crashing the meeting. George II May 2019 #11

Bernie was invited, but Walmart will not be giving him the "VIP" treatment Uncle Joe May 2019 #16

So he's not crashing the meeting. George II May 2019 #20

That might be in the eye of the beholder, I have no doubt Uncle Joe May 2019 #21

Someone with valid credentials (i.e., someone else's proxy) does not "crash" a meeting... George II May 2019 #32

Then you might want to send an email to the author of this article. Uncle Joe May 2019 #35

Nah, if he said that he probably wouldn't understand the concept of "proxy" voters at annual mtgs. George II May 2019 #39

I believe he does, it's in the article, obviously his title is referring Uncle Joe May 2019 #43

I wonder how much BS's Walmart book sales have made him and the shareholders. lapucelle May 2019 #31

Can Bernie participate in the meeting if he isn't a shareholder? TexasTowelie May 2019 #13

I suppose the share holders have the right to appoint a proxy Uncle Joe May 2019 #19

A shareholder can sign over his/her votes (generally one per share) to anyone else. It happens... George II May 2019 #33

"Don't taze me bro'" nt oasis May 2019 #15

Good thing Hillary isn't still on the BOD or it could get real ugly. jalan48 May 2019 #17

Bernie stands for workers billpolonsky May 2019 #23

All Democrats stand for workers NYMinute May 2019 #24

Except those who run a 50-state organization that has been found to be rife with.... George II May 2019 #41

+1000 nt NYMinute May 2019 #57

Sanders had nothing to do with either Disney or Amazon increasing their minimum wage. George II May 2019 #34

+1 Go Vols May 2019 #48

So not true on the Disney Raise. GulfCoast66 May 2019 #73

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ sheshe2 May 2019 #79

How can he "crash" it Andy823 May 2019 #29

Unk, Sanders is a U.S. SENATOR. If he wanted to influence Hortensis May 2019 #40

I just wonder why he doesn't do anything to influence legislators in his own state... George II May 2019 #49

Heck, why didn't he ever do anything to put his Hortensis May 2019 #54

BERNIE SO DESPERATE, THE OP IS IN ALL CAPS LibFarmer May 2019 #42

I copy and paste the title as written. Uncle Joe May 2019 #45

The SNL skits really write themselves sometimes madville May 2019 #58

Do you mean NYMinute May 2019 #60

Yeah that would be the SNL skit theme madville May 2019 #64

It's not "crashing" a meeting if you announce your intent to be there a month ahead of time. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #59

It is if you're not welcome by the powers that be Uncle Joe May 2019 #61

Will they throw him out if he shows up? That's what's usually done with The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #62

Sanders (I-VT) being invited to the meeting revmclaren May 2019 #63

How do you know he's not welcome by "the powers that be"? Considering the fact that Walmart.... George II May 2019 #74

Well there is... sheshe2 May 2019 #83

And you're invited. TwilightZone May 2019 #70

Especially that. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #71

Crashin' Bern Scurrilous May 2019 #65

... Uncle Joe May 2019 #66

Nice... SidDithers May 2019 #69

Hmmm, that can be taken two ways. George II May 2019 #80

... nolabear May 2019 #88

... NYMinute May 2019 #68

Earlier today you posted... sheshe2 May 2019 #75

Walmart shareholder's meetings are very scripted affairs. TomSlick May 2019 #76

All corporations' annual meetings are well scripted. They're planned months in advance... George II May 2019 #85

Bernie has a long track record Renew Deal May 2019 #81

+1000 nt LibFarmer May 2019 #84

He couldn't get another invitation to the Vatican? brooklynite May 2019 #89

How does one crash something one has been invited to? Seems an either/or scenario. LanternWaste May 2019 #92

All you have to do is read what is already posted on the thread. Uncle Joe May 2019 #95