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ehrnst

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138. And he once said that it was immoral for millionaires to serve in the Senate.

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 12:45 PM

Feb 2020

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

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I'm at a loss for words. Did this really happen? [View all] mcar Feb 2020 OP

Aww, come on. He's just having fun with the folks he's talking to, they BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #1

They're being uncomfortably polite. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #3

Maybe. But in the pantheon of offensive gestures, I don't think BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #7

Isn't that an 80s thing? mcar Feb 2020 #89

I would think. Hoisting your boom box on your shoulder-- BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #93

It's called an iphone and the earpods JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #177

Bernie is not the old - almost - but not yet Generic Brad Feb 2020 #106

I've lost track mcar Feb 2020 #107

Yeah! True Blue American Feb 2020 #183

That sounded like genuine laughter to me. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #8

Nervous laughter. Eye rolling laughter. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #16

I know what I saw. It was racist. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #20

Not at all. It was offensive. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #22

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Is that racist? Looks racist to me. Is it? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #2

Only as racist as TheFarseer Feb 2020 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #26

At least 20 years ago TheFarseer Feb 2020 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #34

Totally TheFarseer Feb 2020 #38

Or hires an all white all male reggae band for his candidacy announcement... ehrnst Feb 2020 #141

I actually encountered this less than a year ago. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #117

Isn't that an 80s movie? mcar Feb 2020 #90

1989 - just made the cut to be 80's TheFarseer Feb 2020 #120

There was also this classic Star Trek scene... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #110

Loved that scene mcar Feb 2020 #114

I was in high school then JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #179

Seriously? I don't recall John Cusack swaggering around, imitating a "bro in the hood" in that scene catbyte Feb 2020 #180

No. It's not sammythecat Feb 2020 #125

i can't imagine it. Biden doesn't live that Kurt V. Feb 2020 #4

that is one cool boombox! nt yaesu Feb 2020 #5

It depends on the audience. And considering the AA guy laughing at the end and... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #6

You're kidding, right? It happens ALL the time! Outrage for people who dont express it. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #12

Really?? So it depends on the audience? Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #28

I'm fine with agreeing to disagree here. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #30

And the women in my office "laughed" when our boss would make sexist jokes... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #133

re: "And the women in my office 'laughed' when our boss would make sexist jokes..." thesquanderer Feb 2020 #135

Sigh. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #136

Sigh indeed. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #145

It was a real question. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #147

two things thesquanderer Feb 2020 #152

Of course I was. Take it at face value or not. It's no skin off my nose... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #153

My best friend True Blue American Feb 2020 #184

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+ 1 There is a maniac narcissistic criminal in the WH . I will save my outrage for that happening lunasun Feb 2020 #92

It is old white privileged man goin back to the 70's thinking he is cool. LizBeth Feb 2020 #10

Offensive. Stereotype ridicule. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #13

"What is wrong with him?" He is an old white privileged man. LizBeth Feb 2020 #14

It's so embarrassing. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #15

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Sanders was born in Brooklyn NY LizBeth Feb 2020 #49

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White educated man in the 50's and 60's is about as privileged as it gets. The only thing LizBeth Feb 2020 #57

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Facts are not good faith, lol? LizBeth Feb 2020 #59

You mean like someone presenting themselves as "undecided" ehrnst Feb 2020 #137

Yeah it's almost like someone presenting themselves as a supporter of one candidate melman Feb 2020 #154

Well, it's apparently enough to make them self-delete all their posts. ehrnst Feb 2020 #155

They disrupted poorly. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #189

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

You have time to rack up 250+ posts in 24 hours... ehrnst Feb 2020 #143

And his son and the mother of his child were on Medicaid and food stamps ehrnst Feb 2020 #146

And he was not providing child support. That is going to bother a lot of people. LizBeth Feb 2020 #148

Yep. And this was after his much vaunted arrest in college, and March with MLK. ehrnst Feb 2020 #149

Lol, true that. But a man's character is wrapped around how he takes care of his child. LizBeth Feb 2020 #150

According to a piece on him in an independent Vermont newspaper, once he got to Vermont, ehrnst Feb 2020 #156

This is what I have read over the years and why I was surprised it was being stated Sanders LizBeth Feb 2020 #157

That was in Chicago during college. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #158

That is what I read. I think I read S Chicago, but the would not being going to the south to fight LizBeth Feb 2020 #159

And he once said that it was immoral for millionaires to serve in the Senate. ehrnst Feb 2020 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #17

He's making fun of a 1980s stereotype Sympthsical Feb 2020 #31

Racist optics. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #35

I'm the whitest person in my social group Sympthsical Feb 2020 #39

LOL NurseJackie Feb 2020 #42

Who's the racist Sympthsical Feb 2020 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #50

Oh. Good for you! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #52

Huh? mcar Feb 2020 #96

Unfortunately racism doesn't care or spare, say, white mothers of children of color ismnotwasm Feb 2020 #121

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Of course. Naturally. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #46

Here it is mcar Feb 2020 #97

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And light "poll?" cwydro Feb 2020 #123

Making fun. Right. mcar Feb 2020 #95

Indeed. Imagine if this was ANY other candidate. ehrnst Feb 2020 #185

Oh. My. God. NYMinute Feb 2020 #21

Awful. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #23

And the radio was playing Cuban songs. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #37

Everything is connected. eom guillaumeb Feb 2020 #41

You mean like "the wealthy" rigging the SC debate audience with "anti-Bernie" people? ehrnst Feb 2020 #140

I'm just going to say the optics aren't great. LisaM Feb 2020 #29

Cool! David__77 Feb 2020 #32

that is COOL... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #40

Don't see Barack Obama acting as such. ALBliberal Feb 2020 #51

Don't compare Sanders to the man he wanted to primary. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #190

Bernie is not my guy, but this is a non-story. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #44

If Biden did it, viral complaints that this is ultimate proof he's out of touch, step, his mind, and emmaverybo Feb 2020 #45

This mcar Feb 2020 #98

You REALLY wanna go there? Bonobo Feb 2020 #48

Oh god. WTF with the leg hair. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #54

Is that not the most unhinged, bizarre thing you ever saw. Extremely creepy. Bonobo Feb 2020 #55

Hmm. Well, it's an anecdote. David__77 Feb 2020 #60

Pretty much same here and I would let such a bizarre statement lie normally, but Bonobo Feb 2020 #61

I get it. "Mutually assured destruction" is sort of applicable here. David__77 Feb 2020 #62

There are literally about 4 DU'ers who are doing most of it. Bonobo Feb 2020 #63

Yep, we do. redqueen Feb 2020 #160

WTF! DanTex Feb 2020 #76

Imagine if that had been Bernie. Bonobo Feb 2020 #78

Oh, yeah. It would be on every news show. DanTex Feb 2020 #79

What does this have to do with my OP? mcar Feb 2020 #99

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #105

Ooh, you got me! mcar Feb 2020 #108

Well, you were irked enough to whine about "whataboutism" so yeah, I think so. Bonobo Feb 2020 #115

I'm wounded mcar Feb 2020 #116

Your responses tell me all I need to know. Bonobo Feb 2020 #119

Ah, that reminds me of this classic Monty Python scene: George II Feb 2020 #161

Just a scratch mcar Feb 2020 #165

"I've had worse!" George II Feb 2020 #167

That was weird. Luciferous Feb 2020 #134

Double standard treestar Feb 2020 #187

Imagine if Bernie called a woman OliverQ Feb 2020 #56

Isn't praising the Cuban revolution bad enough? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #64

I don't know, ask Obama since he said the same thing. OliverQ Feb 2020 #65

Debunked. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #67

Nope, not debunked. Proven on video. OliverQ Feb 2020 #68

Debunked. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #72

No Pres Obama did NOT.. Cha Feb 2020 #131

Snap! Cha Feb 2020 #130

Dog-faced. You reversed the words. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #80

Whataboutism! mcar Feb 2020 #101

But exactly treestar Feb 2020 #188

You know Bendinel Feb 2020 #66

Oh brother. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #69

Your response is my case in point, thanks lol Bendinel Feb 2020 #70

LOL NurseJackie Feb 2020 #73

Yes, you took the time to pen a long post, laying out your true feelings and you get... Bonobo Feb 2020 #83

Exactly! Bendinel Feb 2020 #87

... betsuni Feb 2020 #126

Welcome to DU. GP6971 Feb 2020 #71

Thanks for the welcome. Bendinel Feb 2020 #77

+ I have been here a while and ask the same thing . Why not post more positives ? lunasun Feb 2020 #84

If it's so terrible, why are you here? Squinch Feb 2020 #88

DU has other good board worthy of reading Bendinel Feb 2020 #94

Good for you with all that real world stuff! We all just live in fake worlds. Squinch Feb 2020 #74

Deny it all you want. Bendinel Feb 2020 #82

TLDR Squinch Feb 2020 #86

Anti-Bernie Brigade strikes again with maximum rudeness to a good faithed post. Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #127

I look forward to all this education mcar Feb 2020 #103

You speak the truth, but don't worry. This place influences no one. Bonobo Feb 2020 #81

Ha Now I spilled something ...darn you😹 lunasun Feb 2020 #85

Who decides what the "real world" is? You? LakeArenal Feb 2020 #91

No, not me. Bendinel Feb 2020 #102

The fact is that Bernie is ahead in some places not in others LakeArenal Feb 2020 #104

Facts are facts, sorry. Bendinel Feb 2020 #112

If you are so sure LakeArenal Feb 2020 #124

Exactly, that seems like an experienced poster. nt R B Garr Feb 2020 #129

Why is your candidate preference GP6971 Feb 2020 #111

Bernie or warren, that's why. Bendinel Feb 2020 #113

Thanks! n/t GP6971 Feb 2020 #118

Welp. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #122

Here's a thread about Shroff that will really blow your mind if you read all the twittercomments lunasun Feb 2020 #75

Good thing Sanders didn't have hot sauce in his purse. mcar Feb 2020 #109

OMG! That is really offensive. R B Garr Feb 2020 #128

"point out the hypocrisy and double standards" -- I know, right? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #132

I think Bernie's deafness on race issues has been fairly well attended to. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #142

But WAIT! There's more....He's seems to be stuck in a 60s time warp too. Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #144

This would be great in many areas of Chicago . If anything it has increased lunasun Feb 2020 #169

Get over yourself. I'm from Newark, NJ. Bros stopped hanging on street Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #170

Yeah right you are clueless lunasun Feb 2020 #171

Keep believing that. Only YOU and bernie envision bros.. Kahuna7 Feb 2020 #172

He's from Brooklyn. 'Hood means neighborhood. redqueen Feb 2020 #151

It didn't mean that when he was living there. He and I were born less than five miles apart.... George II Feb 2020 #163

Looks like the only "reach" is that explanation. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #164

What does the boom box on the shoulder mean? mcar Feb 2020 #166

This too Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #162

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #168

I guess Bernie doesn't know how to play the sax. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #173

As much as I dislike Bernie, let's not over react. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #174

I'm old enough to remember when HRC was dragged for... PunkinPi Feb 2020 #175

Yes. mcar Feb 2020 #178

Bernie 2: Electric Boogaloo PubliusEnigma Feb 2020 #176

WTAF JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #181

Thank goodness he doesn't carry hot sauce mcar Feb 2020 #182

Arggh Gothmog Feb 2020 #186