His most radical move

[Uncle Joe]

Over his political career, Sanders has inched ever closer to the Democratic Party, with a congressional voting record more Democrat than most Democrats. At this point, he explains his democratic-socialist views by referring not to his old hero Debs but to one of the most beloved Democrats of all, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

“Here is a very simple fact of life,” said Garrison Nelson, a political scientist at the University of Vermont who has tracked Sanders for years. “Bernie is the only socialist candidate I’ve ever met who wants to win. That’s the key to Bernie. He is one of the most competitive people I’ve ever met — very competitive, very smart. Because people think he’s a wooly-headed crazy man, they don’t understand how cunning he is.”

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When Sanders and his allies lost their push for a single-payer system during the debate over health care, for example, he relented and voted for President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, negotiating $11 billion in funding for community health centers in the process.

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It all meant that when Vermont’s independent U.S. senator, Jim Jeffords, decided to retire in 2005, there was no question whom the party would recruit to retain the seat. They turned to another independent they now viewed as a de facto Democrat — Sanders.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/02/05/his-most-radical-move/

This article is well worth the read to get a better understanding of Bernie.

[pangaia]

1. "Because people think he’s a wooly-headed crazy man, they don’t understand how cunning he is.”

I love it. :&gt )

And thanks so much for posting this.

I am gradually learning this and have only been following him for maybe 3-4 months. EASY to sense right from the start that he is the real deal, one of a kind.

I read "Outsider in the (White) House" and THAT was an eye-opener.

Seeing him and just another corporatist on stage together is jolting, to say the least. It is like they are speaking two different languages. The thing is, Bernie understands both languages. The corporatist doesn't.

Because his language is so foreign to so many, I sometimes worry that what he tries to say sometimes gets lost in this age of media and entertainment sound bites and short to nil attention span. They are NOT sound bites, or focus group phrases or LIES! So, it takes time for him to explain something..

Ah, that's enough. You know what I mean..

I keep making small contributions... drip, drip, drip.
If he can pull this off, TBTB won't know what hit them.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Bernie may have his gaze on the stars but his feet are planted firmly on the ground, I

believe he exemplifies the best of both worlds.

Peace to you, pangaia.

[pangaia]

4. The bridge on a violin is sometimes referred to as

a bridge between heaven and earth.

Looks like Bernie is another unique kind of bridge.

[Uncle Joe]

5. I view Bernie as being a "Bridge Over Troubled Waters"

[pangaia]

8. Oh man. How did I not think of that. I'm old enough..

Perfect....

[Uncle Joe]

9. It was a team effort, you gave me the idea with your bridge comment.

[pangaia]

10. Bakatcha

I can't find the fist bump. This will have to do.'

[Uncle Joe]

12. Hit the three dots ... symbol to the right of the holding candle smilie at the bottom

and more smilies including the fistbump will be shown.

[pangaia]

13. Yea, I know I was just too lazy..

I also can never find the HEADSMACK one.. It seems to jump around...

[Uncle Joe]

14. You're a sneaky one.

[pangaia]

15. This one..

[liberal_at_heart]

3. I think he showed how cunning he was when he outmatched the DNC over how many

debates there would be.

[Luminous Animal]

6. Thank you, Uncle Joe.

[Uncle Joe]

7. The pleasure was mine.

Peace to you, Luminous Animal.

[Live and Learn]

11. K&R nt

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kickie poo.