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122. Why? This man is a liar and a hypocrite. Period.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 07:13 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Relax. Biden's campaign has had a thing or two to say about Pete as well. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1
"Adopted by the billionaire class"? That's not a thing or two, it smacks of Stalinist propaganda. beastie boy Feb 2020 #13
Damn Good Question. Cha Feb 2020 #42
Yeah I think that's overboard rockfordfile Feb 2020 #28
Not "overboard". It's a flat-out lie. Bernie sends his sycophants on these shows to spew nonsense. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #81
I don't think Biden's campaign has ever trashed the way other campaigns conduct their fundraising. George II Feb 2020 #36
Maybe that's because they don't do a whole lot of fundraising themselves. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #38
Relax? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #51
Nothing that is FALSE! It is a FALSE statement to tar Buttigieg with this nonsense. B.S. did the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #74
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #143
"Billionaires for Buttigieg." OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #2
I was wondering where this Twitter thread was coming from... brooklynite Feb 2020 #3
Remember the good 'ole days when Sanders attacked millionaires as well? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #9
Good times! OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #12
lol Cha Feb 2020 #43
Uh-huh! He's a hypocrite just as Trump and his minions. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #82
Jesus, that sounds like PatSeg Feb 2020 #29
A billionaire can donate no more money radical noodle Feb 2020 #93
Sanders tweet and warrens attack may not be fruitful. that doesn't make them any less true. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #108
Look at all the articles... DaDeacon Feb 2020 #110
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #151
He's right, of course. DanTex Feb 2020 #4
Pete hasn't been adopted by the "billionalre class", however you want to modify the label, until beastie boy Feb 2020 #22
Smacks of desperation Cha Feb 2020 #44
Yes it does, Cha. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #89
Yeah, "virtual tie" with the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Cha Feb 2020 #94
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That's why Saint Bernie is mad. Listen, if he is all that great, then his supporters should be She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #163
lol DaDeacon Feb 2020 #113
Repeat after me: Bernie Sanders is not getting anywhere near the Democratic Party nomination... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #117
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #150
No donor, big or small, can give more than $2800 ($5600 for a couple) Sanders has plenty of those. George II Feb 2020 #37
Unless they give it to one of the many PACs. $$$ equals people, remember? Doremus Feb 2020 #91
Vote Vets is the only Super Pac radical noodle Feb 2020 #96
Like National Nurses United, Sunrise Movement, Our Revolution, or Justice Democrats? George II Feb 2020 #97
PB has long time been known as the donor class darling, but I don't see how people here call lunasun Feb 2020 #62
I saw the interview radical noodle Feb 2020 #100
What...or Who...is the Donor Class? Cheviteau Feb 2020 #107
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #154
Let the billionaires stay too. Just tax them more. DanTex Feb 2020 #157
We "make the Billionaires pay" more. While "let the Millionaires stay" at the current rate. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #158
His campaign manager is WAY off base. MBS Feb 2020 #5
As a Sanders supporter, ramen Feb 2020 #19
I agree PatSeg Feb 2020 #31
Thank you for the honesty radical noodle Feb 2020 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #149
These are the kinds of people he surrounds himself with...I think that says a lot. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #104
He did the same to HRC in 2016. At the DNC, his fanatical supporters boo'ed both She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #164
Facts. Newest Reality Feb 2020 #6
Good grief, they have totally lost it trying to win at all costs. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #7
They want a broken Democratic party. LisaM Feb 2020 #15
Every single day cmeneer Feb 2020 #40
Listen, Bernie Sanders is only a Democrat when he runs for office. I do not understand why the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #85
The reason Bernie likes open primaries is because LuvNewcastle Feb 2020 #124
Yes, I know. I found it very telling during the 2016 contest when he continued to call for She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #125
Good. Then Buttigieg will get the money needed. krissey Feb 2020 #8
I see BS dropped the millionaires from millionaires and billionaires ! let's go Pet ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #10
He Also Said Women Flock To The Campaign Me. Feb 2020 #11
Good on KT. Cha Feb 2020 #47
That campaign just loves making up "classes" - billionaire class, ruling class, etc... George II Feb 2020 #14
Or establishment. Now that it has been established Sanders is squarely a part of establishment, krissey Feb 2020 #16
We haven't herd about the "esshhtablishhment" murielm99 Feb 2020 #17
Hahaha! It's funny to make fun of how people speak! Yeehah Feb 2020 #68
Motherfucker has been in Washington for at least 45 years and yet claims not to be "Establishment". She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #86
Yes, a lot of dividing. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #33
Don't forget the Donor Class!!! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #118
I heard that earlier on NPR. cwydro Feb 2020 #18
Bingo - this is what I have come to hate about Bernie - his push to divide Dems rurallib Feb 2020 #20
A lot of us black folk tried to tell you guys about this man. He's disgusting. He will get nowhere She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #114
stale class warfare argument. evertonfc Feb 2020 #21
Government employees are not "on the public dole." Yeehah Feb 2020 #73
As a proud, hard-working public servant, I suggest you remove this comment. It's ridiculously false. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #90
Wow kcr Feb 2020 #109
One of the features I admire about Buttigieg... brooklynite Feb 2020 #23
He sounds frightened. Why hurl insults like that at someone who doesn't deserve it? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #24
Bernie campaign loves to lie and lie and lie Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #25
Bernie been fucking lying, but we can't say anything about Saint Bernie around here. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #119
.. Cha Feb 2020 #162
They went after Buttigieg when he rose in the polls. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #26
They did the same thing to Biden...outright fabrications. It reminds me of the dump and that UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #52
Lies, lies, and more lies. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #57
When did the Mayor of South Bend take over running the USPS? George II Feb 2020 #63
When he beat Bernie. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #70
Bazinga! George II Feb 2020 #71
Back to the Wine Cave Scurrilous Feb 2020 #27
Damn.. that's what I keep Cha Feb 2020 #49
Yep. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #58
Again he reminds me of Trump however not as bad as Trump katmondoo Feb 2020 #30
Not as bad. This is the reason I would back Bernie against Trump even if it makes me sick for weeks. beastie boy Feb 2020 #34
The bar is set so low for Saint Bernie just because he appears to have progressive policy stances... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #129
Only because we don't hear him egging them on. He has plausible deniablility. nt eilen Feb 2020 #69
Think about it. I mean, REALLY think about it: Bernie IS like Trump. He truly is... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #121
Bernie used to bash millionaires. Then he became one. Now he only bashes billionaires. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #32
Billionaires, billionaires, look out for the big bad billionaires. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #35
And yet, Tom Steyer sounds more reasonable and attractive than Saint Bernie. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #120
Back to the Wine Cave... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #39
Was this Nina "I voted for Jil Stein in 2016" Turner? Zolorp Feb 2020 #41
No, it was Faiz Shakir. No shortage of bomb throwers in that campaign beastie boy Feb 2020 #105
they're all threats to each other KayF Feb 2020 #45
This guy is shit! He said that we must do away with "Identity Politics"--meaning only WHITE MALES She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #115
I love this post. Habibi Feb 2020 #131
Thank you. And it's the unvarnished truth. Think about Bernie's behavior. His petty politics. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #132
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #148
Remember in Star Trek V, when Kirk is standing on Spock's shoulders in the brig? AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #46
He also kept using the words rigged and corrupt. Billionaires bad, millionaires good. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #48
Because of course he did. Cha Feb 2020 #53
all is fair in love and politics. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #50
Are you suggesting Bernie shouldn't play victim when he gets the short end of the stick? beastie boy Feb 2020 #54
It is a neat trick how he is playing both victim and victor since Iowa. eilen Feb 2020 #78
I've been screaming this about Sanders for YEARS! Trying to explain to people that he is a flat-out She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #126
+1 Cha Feb 2020 #138
+1000 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #127
Haha! TOUCHE' Cha Feb 2020 #95
Scare tactics relayerbob Feb 2020 #55
Same 'ole same 'ole. Never changes. boston bean Feb 2020 #56
For me.... WiffenPoof Feb 2020 #59
Sounds like what you're saying, because it's way too soon for him to say that. ancianita Feb 2020 #60
Dangerous, dangerous rhetoric because it demonizes donors that Democrats need femmedem Feb 2020 #61
Bernie's staffers are just the best SharonClark Feb 2020 #64
Bernie is toxic poison for our party EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #65
Sickening, stupid and slanderous. Why why WHY, Bernie?????? SunSeeker Feb 2020 #66
I absolutely LOATHE B.S. almost as much as I despise Trump. BERNIE SANDERS is despicable! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #67
Yes, that IS despicable! FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #75
Meant to make it clear that I think Bernie Sanders is DESPICABLE!! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #79
Yes. I knew what you meant. FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #80
Why? This man is a liar and a hypocrite. Period. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #122
But you WILL vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination, right? nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #106
Absolutely not. I will vote for another Democrat on the ticket. A TRUE Democrat, not a fake one. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #111
Only if he stays in the Democratic Party. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #155
Forbes Article About Billionaire Donors and Buttigieg Billsmile Feb 2020 #72
I have to wash socks, after that I will read Forbes. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #83
Sock puppet? Blues Heron Feb 2020 #84
It means I had to wash socks. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #88
I used that the other day. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #137
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #147
billionaire class paleotn Feb 2020 #76
They'll definitely adopt somebody. polichick Feb 2020 #77
It's a primary: Biden's support has deflated peequod Feb 2020 #87
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #146
bots????????? ctyankeedude Feb 2020 #92
You mean like the one who posted the same thing three times??? marble falls Feb 2020 #142
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #144
Eat the rich; piggies get fed, hogs get slaughtered. marble falls Feb 2020 #161
This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #98
i think Bernie is sooooooooooooooooooo scared of Mayor Pete. Getting desperate. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #99
I do not like billionaire donations, regardless... dchill Feb 2020 #102
I very much like Tom Steyer and what I'm hearing from him. I don't hate billionaires who do the She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #130
He's a candidate funding his own campaign... dchill Feb 2020 #140
I see what you mean. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #141
maybe referring to pete's no media high dollar fundraisers. i didn't see it. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #103
Oh, My, How The Truth Hurts! corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #112
Have you looked up the definition of "adopted"? beastie boy Feb 2020 #123
Definition jr1118x Feb 2020 #133
Actually, Mr Faiz meant "adopted" as in definition #1. Made Pete one of their own. beastie boy Feb 2020 #136
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #152
Make the Billionaries pay, Let the Millionaires stay. n/t ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #145
KnR NCProgressive Feb 2020 #139
"The billionaire class"? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #153
He did the same thing to Barack Obama...a self-made man. The SAME thing! She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #165
He should stop trying to make "the billionaire class" happen. Not a class. Not happening. betsuni Feb 2020 #156
It's like they're trying to...What was it they said it that movie... Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #160
He's preaching to the choir. No one else cares. nt Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #159
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