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7. Bloomberg nails Sanders for "writing the tax code."

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Wed Feb 19, 2020, 11:19 PM

Feb 2020

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***** DEBATE THREAD #6 ***** [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2020 OP

First Renew Deal Feb 2020 #1

darn it! Lefta Dissenter Feb 2020 #5

This isn't SCE's Sunday LOL Cats thread. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #13

mission accomplished! Lefta Dissenter Feb 2020 #2

Oh I don't have any slow load problem. UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #3

Not a fan of Sippy Cup but this needs to be posted - DURHAM D Feb 2020 #4

lol krissey Feb 2020 #27

Ha, ha, thanks!!! PatSeg Feb 2020 #116

Insane tonight. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #6

True. TruckFump Feb 2020 #9

I'm worried about their health Prue Feb 2020 #42

Probably has more to do with bad make-up and lighting, extreme close-ups Merlot Feb 2020 #65

Bloomberg nails Sanders for "writing the tax code." Renew Deal Feb 2020 #7

That part cherryinpa Feb 2020 #11

Taxes didn't start in 2017 Renew Deal Feb 2020 #17

not liking Bloomberg or Bernie IcyPeas Feb 2020 #8

Bloomberg is wearing on me. TruckFump Feb 2020 #12

no wonder he doesn't debate. he is not very good. IcyPeas Feb 2020 #15

With the money he has, he should have hired a coach. TruckFump Feb 2020 #23

Ads and millions squirecam Feb 2020 #25

He's good at spending money PatSeg Feb 2020 #72

He has great commerical cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #108

$ for innumerable ads, plus pundits pushing the notion that HE would be most electable. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #136

Really not! The protest speaking style works best at a protest on a card board box, but so emmaverybo Feb 2020 #37

Agree. TruckFump Feb 2020 #49

His Cheap Red Baiting Was So Worn Out! McKim Feb 2020 #47

Dated...that's why he is making me uncomfortable. TruckFump Feb 2020 #61

Thanks Pete. We absolutely need to be reminded how out of line with our party's ideals this emmaverybo Feb 2020 #145

Pete did a good job highlighting this. TruckFump Feb 2020 #160

Both like nails on blackboard. we can do it Feb 2020 #30

Klobuchar: "I believe in capitalism" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #10

They all do. Sparkly Feb 2020 #19

GO BERNIE! He is right. This wealth differential IS grotesque. ancianita Feb 2020 #14

Bernie is getting too angry, he should calm down before he brings on another heart attack. katmondoo Feb 2020 #16

I see him as passionate, not old. ancianita Feb 2020 #22

I see him as grouchy and constantly describing the problems. Sparkly Feb 2020 #32

Well, you may not "see" him as an old guy who had a heart attack, but he is old. Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #71

yes, that would be the correct term NJCher Feb 2020 #124

He's getting redder and redder LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #24

He is just so nutty! Tumbulu Feb 2020 #33

I think they all are doing a good job tonight which is making it hard for us undecided yaesu Feb 2020 #18

Biden! NedBraden Feb 2020 #20

THIS is the Biden that can win. squirecam Feb 2020 #29

THIS is the Biden that can win. Hope he sticks around. trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #36

Rocky Deero Feb 2020 #55

Indeed! mzmolly Feb 2020 #127

Question to Bloomberg: "Should you have that much money." Renew Deal Feb 2020 #21

Thing is, Mike, you're not representative of the rest of the billionaires who won't and you know it. ancianita Feb 2020 #26

Hate me, but he's right. IF he worked for it, he deserves to get it. That doesn't mean that his napi21 Feb 2020 #66

Bloomberg hasn't worked harder than you or me. Becoming a billionaire has nothing to do SweetieD Feb 2020 #122

Have you ever owned a business? Blue_true Feb 2020 #165

CEOs make 350 times what the lowest paid workers make in their companies make. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #161

A business owner and a CEO are not the same. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #166

From what I understand, he has always paid his workers well. Blue_true Feb 2020 #164

Buttigieg: I'm so poor, I opened a gmail account just so I could eat the spam Renew Deal Feb 2020 #28

He is the only one who is not a millionaire. madaboutharry Feb 2020 #48

I suspect he will be a millionaire by the time he's her age n/t BlueSpot Feb 2020 #89

Agree nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #138

Isn't he half their age? nt eilen Feb 2020 #153

It was a joke Renew Deal Feb 2020 #155

WOW........GO. JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TruckFump Feb 2020 #31

Mayor Pete bdamomma Feb 2020 #34

He also seems Mossfern Feb 2020 #39

Ya know... Fuck Bloomberg LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #35

He really screwed up cherryinpa Feb 2020 #41

Bad, bad debate for him. TruckFump Feb 2020 #119

Clearly Warren is the smartest person in the room. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #38

She is, and Amy and Pete after her Tumbulu Feb 2020 #43

I think Bloomberg is correct! Tumbulu Feb 2020 #40

The thought of 4 years of angry old man....yikes apcalc Feb 2020 #44

Which one? bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #54

Bloomberg is an entitled prick isn't he? LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #46

He is coming off a bit arrogant. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #52

He certainly comes off that way. Chemisse Feb 2020 #130

Amy likes to name drop demtenjeep Feb 2020 #159

Maybe but he hasn't said near the racist shit Bloomberg has. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #57

that's a Trump talking point NJCher Feb 2020 #91

LIZ' wealth tax plan LIST is LONG AND CLEAR AND KNOCKS THE WEALTH TAX ISSUE OUT OF THE PARK! ancianita Feb 2020 #45

All the Bernie supporters I know are only about cancellation of their student loans... DURHAM D Feb 2020 #50

Sander's ranting is bad tonight. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #51

Tiring. we can do it Feb 2020 #56

It's in overdrive. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #59

Bloomberg: The most famous socialist here is a millionaire with three houses Renew Deal Feb 2020 #53

. DURHAM D Feb 2020 #63

Bernie has three houses? Zorro Feb 2020 #67

DC, Burlington, and 'vacation place' somewhere. elleng Feb 2020 #76

His explanation was reasonable PatSeg Feb 2020 #107

Yes he seemed peeved to have Bloomberg bring it up Zorro Feb 2020 #137

ha hahahah. That made me laugh. krissey Feb 2020 #80

I'm coining a new expression to replace "Boom" - "Bloom!!" George II Feb 2020 #118

Nope, Mike. Liz is not half right. You're all wrong. ancianita Feb 2020 #58

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2020 #83

Biden just started with the "I'm so poor" routine Renew Deal Feb 2020 #60

Compared with Bloomie he is! n/t napi21 Feb 2020 #78

raising taxes on the rich does nothing when they hide all their money off shore and in capital gains Takket Feb 2020 #62

It's annoying how Elizabeth always has her hand up urgently, Chemisse Feb 2020 #64

Biden did great on wealth taxation. ancianita Feb 2020 #70

It's amazing how often she and especially Klobuchar aren't recognized. Sparkly Feb 2020 #75

Good Lord, Chuck, Let AMY TALK!!!! Sparkly Feb 2020 #85

It's total BS squirecam Feb 2020 #134

Agree about Amy but Liz is constantly talking! Chemisse Feb 2020 #106

That and bringing every issue around to people of color and AA communities when she honestly emmaverybo Feb 2020 #105

Bloomberg might have forgotten Warren's name Renew Deal Feb 2020 #68

Nah. He didn't forget. He's still reeling from all the takedowns. nt ecstatic Feb 2020 #79

+1, she whooped his azz tonight uponit7771 Feb 2020 #90

GOOD explanation of democratic socialism vs. capitalism by Sen. Sanders. elleng Feb 2020 #69

Did Bernie just say most Vermonters have summer homes? ecstatic Feb 2020 #73

Yes or 'camps'. Don't all working class people do? UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #82

smfh. The hypocrisy is unreal. ecstatic Feb 2020 #87

It truly is about any direction you look at the man. krissey Feb 2020 #101

I thought he said "cabin". bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #140

The shine came off Bloomberg tonight... VarryOn Feb 2020 #74

Not if we get behind Biden....nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #77

Agree. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #129

If I could vote tonight, he'd get my vote... VarryOn Feb 2020 #131

He's strong. They all are. YOu're probably right. ancianita Feb 2020 #81

Yes cherryinpa Feb 2020 #86

If that happens, then the odds are good that we will see trump for four more years in my opinion still_one Feb 2020 #92

Yeah, it's going to be up to higher ups in the party maximusveritas Feb 2020 #142

That won't happen. Candidates willl stay in as long as they have the money to do so still_one Feb 2020 #152

Yeah, I agree... VarryOn Feb 2020 #150

Of course I hope that doesn't happen, but to your point I agree, not another punch in the gut. still_one Feb 2020 #169

I was in Jacksonville, FL on biz that night in 2016... VarryOn Feb 2020 #170

I definitely hear ya. Everytime I drive by where I did the call banking for Hillary, it does the still_one Feb 2020 #171

If Joe can stand firm on what he's done tonight, I don't believe Sanders will be the nominee. Miles Archer Feb 2020 #147

I am on that same page, i.e. wanting Joe as the nominee, I am just not sure if the debates have that still_one Feb 2020 #168

Sanders turns red when challenged Renew Deal Feb 2020 #84

when they had that split screen a minute ago IcyPeas Feb 2020 #94

When a lie about his policy is asserted. No copays, no premiums, etc is less out of pocket. JudyM Feb 2020 #110

+1, he should've been prepared for some of the quips from Bloomberg they've been talking points uponit7771 Feb 2020 #111

F#uck I hate Chuck and this format. PaulRevere08 Feb 2020 #117

Warren attacking the entire stage again. Renew Deal Feb 2020 #88

+1, don't see where this gets her uponit7771 Feb 2020 #93

She's in desperation mode maximusveritas Feb 2020 #112

This is a bad night for Warren. BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #97

Biden doing well... maybe Biden/Warren, Biden/Klobuchar apcalc Feb 2020 #99

Biden / Pete demtenjeep Feb 2020 #157

I keep harping on it, but Stacy Abrams should be VP. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #162

Yes squirecam Feb 2020 #100

Might as well show she can stand out on certain issues and defend them. She's not just ancianita Feb 2020 #104

She needs to attack Sanders if she wants to move the numbers Renew Deal Feb 2020 #133

She is disappointing me tonight. Sparkly Feb 2020 #120

That was another unfair shot by Warren against Mayor Pete. StevieM Feb 2020 #95

Yikes. Liz just had her worst moment of the debate CalFione Feb 2020 #96

I don't know what she thinks she gains by attacking Klobuchar Renew Deal Feb 2020 #113

I am hearing Warren is going after Buttigieg all over the place, from what people say. Not watching. krissey Feb 2020 #135

It was more early Renew Deal Feb 2020 #151

What was the attack? krissey Feb 2020 #115

Said they are trying to be buddies with Republicans like McConnell maximusveritas Feb 2020 #128

Ah, well this is one of the reasons I prefer Warren to others. I am so tired of trying to find krissey Feb 2020 #146

Thanks krissey Feb 2020 #149

i don't know........... Takket Feb 2020 #143

She is far to angry squirecam Feb 2020 #123

What did she say? there was so much cross talk I didn't catch it. ancianita Feb 2020 #141

Commercial break Renew Deal Feb 2020 #98

They gave Amy 20 seconds (I counted) before interrupting her Sparkly Feb 2020 #102

Right, watching some damn clock. elleng Feb 2020 #132

Tuck Chodd is soooooooooooooooo ... half time, sophomoric uponit7771 Feb 2020 #103

He's an ass. My NotSo HO. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #125

Moving on to thread #7. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #109

Chuck Todd....ugh...so ingratiating apcalc Feb 2020 #114

Were they all coached Mossfern Feb 2020 #121

Thread #7 LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #126

This message was self-deleted by its author MustLoveBeagles Feb 2020 #139

I have gone, Pete, Joe, Bloomberg, now back to Pete. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #144

My reaction to the debate underthematrix Feb 2020 #148

Warren is on a rampage tonight. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #154

Vanessa has a thing about Amy. DURHAM D Feb 2020 #156

So, here is my take. The only 2 that will have a chance are bamagal62 Feb 2020 #158

Does he still not like her after tonight? nt ecstatic Feb 2020 #163

Was that the gurgle of tens of millions of Bloomberg advertising dollars Jarqui Feb 2020 #167