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Squinch

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32. I'm hoping none of us actually still believes that the coal miners a) are a constituency that should

Sat Jan 11, 2020, 10:21 AM

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matter AT ALL - coal mines employ fewer people than Wendys. Coal miners are not a significant number of people and courting them is simply stupid.

b) voted for trump for any reason other than they live in insular, white, uneducated communities that are incubators for racism and sexism and trump made them feel like their racism and sexism is just fine.

I am sick to death of hearing about coal miners. I don't want to hear about them, any more than I want to hear about the buggy whip makers guild's ideas, or the whale oil lamp industry's ideas.

How about we look to the REAL forgotten worker: the hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of mostly female retail workers who have lost their livelihoods?

The whole "coal miners" schtick is a canard. Let's be smarter than that this time.

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

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I look forward to Bernie advancing into the sights of attackers. [View all] Prosper Jan 2020 OP

Then why does the BS campaign have to FALSELY Cha Jan 2020 #1

Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2020 #3

Excellent question NYMinute Jan 2020 #9

Biden called for SS cuts three times. Prosper Jan 2020 #18

BIDEN 2019: We should be INCREASING, not decreasing, Social Security. Hortensis Jan 2020 #23

Joe has been willing to cut Social Security TheFarseer Jan 2020 #37

No Biden hasn't .. that's a gd myth.. it's Cha Jan 2020 #45

Wrong TheFarseer Jan 2020 #47

FUCKING HATER LIAR david Sirota IS WRONG! Cha Jan 2020 #48

wow TheFarseer Jan 2020 #49

So why don't you post a clip that provided the context? Hav Jan 2020 #50

I don't have a paid staff of clip-finders TheFarseer Jan 2020 #52

And neither do I have a staff that googles for me Hav Jan 2020 #54

It's a contentious primary TheFarseer Jan 2020 #55

Or learn to spot propaganda. MrsCoffee Jan 2020 #58

Yes. You should. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #59

Checking your claim at the end: TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #2

That's an average of $34,000; that's not a lot, really LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #13

State schools jumped on the student loan goldmine. Prosper Jan 2020 #16

College degrees have never come with a guaranteed salary after completion. TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #25

Said TexasTowelie: I know too many students that graduated with mediocre grades and majors that are Prosper Jan 2020 #44

I agree with you in part, but I think that it also places a burden on loan originators TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #46

the better life of a multi millionaire has certainly not bypassed him lol nt msongs Jan 2020 #4

.... ehrnst Jan 2020 #5

Elizabeth Warren is worth 8 million dollars, gab13by13 Jan 2020 #28

Someones' feeling get hurt? ehrnst Jan 2020 #34

Another mansion paid for cash is in the future nt NYMinute Jan 2020 #10

Unbelievable post gab13by13 Jan 2020 #26

I think that Bernie will be OK after this post. ehrnst Jan 2020 #36

Nor Joe either. vsrazdem Jan 2020 #40

If Sanders is the nominee, we get four more years of Trump...so let's hope he is not...he won't Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #6

if we put up a centrist with no real ideas we will lose booley Jan 2020 #8

Biden has plenty of ideas...we will get four more years of Trump with Sanders or Warren. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #12

We will put up a liberal who is super popular with working Americans The Valley Below Jan 2020 #14

"One is only a progressive if they make progress" handmade34 Jan 2020 #29

There are no centrists with no real ideas running. betsuni Jan 2020 #19

There is no such person running. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #24

If Sanders is the nominee, I will enjoy watching him debate trump. ChiTownDenny Jan 2020 #51

That would be fun! Nanjeanne Jan 2020 #53

I remember a coal miner sayign why he voted for Trump booley Jan 2020 #7

The reason why he thinks Democrats "abandoned" them is because he only listens to right-wing betsuni Jan 2020 #11

I'm glad you stressed that is was fake empathy by Trump Hav Jan 2020 #20

people hear what they want to hear... handmade34 Jan 2020 #30

I'm hoping none of us actually still believes that the coal miners a) are a constituency that should Squinch Jan 2020 #32

Yes, I'm pretty tired of the Bernie is now rich and shouldn't be going after millionaires, but vsrazdem Jan 2020 #41

Yes, standard media scrutiny WAY overdue. Hortensis Jan 2020 #15

Biden has called for Social Security Cuts. Prosper Jan 2020 #17

I hope people read the article Hav Jan 2020 #21

VP BIDEN: "We should be INCREASING, not decreasing, Social Security. Hortensis Jan 2020 #22

More asinine purple prose from the bros who feel persecuted over very normal vetting. Squinch Jan 2020 #27

They are normalizing IOKIYAB NYMinute Jan 2020 #31

And "take on." This "taking on" is always pretty vague and sometime in the future. betsuni Jan 2020 #35

I look forward to Bernie being mathematically eliminated...nt SidDithers Jan 2020 #33

Math doesn't apply to some people, as I understand it. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2020 #38

To be fair, #BernieMath really is different from real math...nt SidDithers Jan 2020 #39

Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2020 #42

When do you think that could happen? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #63

Are you referring to fact checkers? ehrnst Jan 2020 #43

Many are the times I have seen Sunday morning and other discussion shows omit Bernie's name. Prosper Jan 2020 #57

So is that a yes or no on fact checkers? ehrnst Jan 2020 #60

Must be nice to have such a dramatically inclined candidate, an underdog fighting for all emmaverybo Jan 2020 #56

"Victimized?" You mean 'vetted' and "fact checked?" ehrnst Jan 2020 #61

Agree.And I think Bernie in fact is getting the usual treatment all candidates get, fair and unfair. emmaverybo Jan 2020 #62