Bernie's campaign manager just now on MSNBC

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107. What...or Who...is the Donor Class?

This 'Donor Class' term is used as a pejorative term toward we who give to our candidates of choice. My wife and I live on modest retirement incomes. We give occasionally, as we can, to those candidates we agree with. Stop this 'donor class' shit.

In my 81 years here, I've rubbed elbows with the rich and the poor. Both groups have the scammers and both have the honest. Both have the grifters and both have the givers. The late great Willie Sutton was once asked why he robbed banks. His reply? "That's where the money is". If I were seeking a political office I wouldn't hesitate to ask a millionaire or billionaire for a sizable donation. However, if he/she asked for something that was against my grain, I'd say never mind. Keep your money. Honest candidates would say the same. We can't make those who seek public office honest, they are obligated to police themselves.