John Lewis is Absolutely Correct. Bernie's entire biography is Made Up

[Armstead]

Bernie actually grew up in Beverly Hills. His father was a wealthy fur merchant. Bernie spent his college years at a cozy privatye college, where he was president of his fraternity.

He moved to Vermont, where his father owned a luxurious ski chalet. He spent most of his time playing the stock market, where he made a kiling, skied all winter and hiked all summer, and basically lived in a drunken haze. His friends said he threw a helluva party, but he was also a racist lout.

The real secret is that he was never Mayor of Burlington. All those photos were doctored. There actually was a guy named Barney Sandstrom who was mayor.

Bernie realized that Washington DC is where the money is. He deliberatly confused voters who were confused by the names. He has spent the last 25 years being wined and dined by lobbyists, and lining his pockets. The rumpled populist thing is just a cover.

I am so glad he has finally been exposed.

[Blus4u]

1. Good one Armstead, I needed a laugh today!

K & R for you


Peace

[PatrynXX]

37. Yep and he's really a big fan of Rammstein :P

I don't know maybe he is if Slipknot is for Bernie except Rammstein's niche is people think they are a nazi band (they aren't) and um they play that up . Which is kinda like Bernie being a Socialist. He's not a real Socialist he's a Democratic Socialist . Yes thanks for the funnies been such a downer didn't know there was a debate on till about 10 minutes ago , I'd pretty much had it with the media earlier after the John Lewis muckup which really wasn't his fault. He doesn't know everything. But the Hillary camp musta known.

[bettyellen]

51. Noooo. It's Manneheim Steamroller!

[blackspade]

55. Your so dated....

[Bad Thoughts]

2. He also belonged to the "exclusive" golf clubs

The one's that don't allow Blacks or Jews.

[scottie55]

6. He Just Told Them He Was Half Jewish

And half Klansman.....

That always works.

[greiner3]

56. Which character was he in

'O Brother Where Art Thou' The scene where the KKK is doing that 'dancing' bit

[PatrynXX]

38. hence why one can't call the drink a Black Russian so it's gotta be a White Russian right?

X_X

there is always racism at foot. Some Blacks don't get along well with Asians and vice versa.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. He had free checking his local bank!!!!!!!!!!!

This is HUGH!!!!!?!?!?

[ladjf]

4. I believe that Lewis said he hadn't seen Sanders at any civil rights event.

SELMA, Ala., March 7 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today joined U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other civil rights pioneers on the 50th anniversary of an historic civil rights march that led to enactment of the Voting Rights Act.

[passiveporcupine]

24. According to snopes

Although Sanders has stated that he did participate in the landmark "March on Washington" civil rights event of August 1963 (where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech), we haven't found any record of Sanders' stating that he was also present at any other civil rights march involving Martin Luther King, Jr:

http://www.snopes.com/sanders-mlk-selma-march/

He may not have marched in Selma in 1965. The photo attributed to him looks similar to him but might be someone else. But he hasn't claimed to either, according to Snopes.

[speaktruthtopower]

5. No, he's an undercover defense department mole ;)

[Volaris]

31. He's also former KGB agent.

And a space alien.
I know it's true I seen it on dem der intertubez masheenz.

[JonLeibowitz]

7. I heard that the specific securities he traded in the stock markets were cattle futures. n/t

ETA: K&R, excellent post Armstead. Always love yours.

[Art_from_Ark]

28. Cattle futures are where the action's at!

Invest in the right cattle, and you can make 100X your investment!

[JonLeibowitz]

35. 100x? what an amateur. The truly qualified people can make 1000x or 10000x. Don't take it from me...

[Shrike47]

8. He spent years cultivating the accent, hiring voice coach after voice coach.

[rurallib]

10. And the hair! You think you can get hair like that naturally?

[Art_from_Ark]

29. My hair doesn't quite look like Bernie's

But it's getting there!

[morgiedev]

9. Hahaha! Thanks for the laugh! :)

[WillyT]

11. LOL !!!

[John Poet]

12. Bernie was planted her by Aliens in 2013.

Bill and Hillary were piloting the alien craft, then they went back to their own galaxy.

[elmac]

23. Along with Robotic pigeons from the planet Zenu

just saying

[Fumesucker]

13. By the time the primary is done you'll be lucky to know your own name for sure

[chapdrum]

14. Indeed, that is so.

Mr. Lewis illustrates that dubious affiliations are no respecter of race (or gender).
Clarence Thomas and Condi Rice come to mind.

Splendid satire, Armstead.

[libodem]

15. And then he brought a strange animal

Into his barn. It had wirey hair over its head and extremities but was mostly hairless and buff colored.

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Hehe.

[Jefferson23]

17. :)

[LS_Editor]

18. Damn those wealthy fur merchants!

[Logical]

19. Hillary fans will actually believe this. nt

[farleftlib]

20. And he was married to Morgan Fairchild. Yeah

That's the ticket!

[markj757]

21. To all you Bernie Supporters....

You may think mocking John Lewis is funny, I can assure you to the black community it is not. John Lewis is one of the most respected and treasured civil rights figures still alive today, and if I were you, I would stick to Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson. And that's a perfect example of why Hillary is going to dominate the black vote, because she and her supporters are probably much more likely to understand that.

[Jarqui]

22. That's unfortunate

I do not believe any man is above criticism - not even John Lewis.

[markj757]

32. For the record....

I wrote mocking, not criticizing. I firmly believe no man is above criticism as well.

[Fumesucker]

33. Is it possible to seperate the political tactic from the person?

The tactic is certainly worthy of mockery.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

27. I'm sorry, but he embarrassed himself today

To say he has never met Bernie at a civil rights event when photographic evidence exists otherwise, should have been vetted by his staff or Hillary's.

A sad moment for a great man.

[markj757]

34. I can appreciate...

I can definitely appreciate why you feel that way, I think that's somewhat a legitimate criticism, but for me, if anyone has earned the right to not speak as articulate as he should have, its John Lewis.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

39. There comes a point where if you cannot "articulate" your facts while stumping for a candidate....

....you are doing more harm than good, especially when it involved criticizing another person's integrity and record.

I think Bernie Sanders has earned the right to an apology for the misstatement and a public clarification.

[markj757]

43. There is nothing

whatsoever for him to clarify or apologize. I listened to the statement, and there was nothing about that statement that was untrue. Just because you or I may have worded it differently, doesn't make it a misstatement or worthy of an apology. He simply stated when he was heavily involved in the movement, he met Bill and Hillary, but not Bernie. He never said Bernie wasn't anywhere.

[Dragonfli]

49. I wonder why would Hill and Bill be there but not Sanders, Did Hillary wear her Goldwater button?

[Armstead]

30. Lewis is a great man....But we all make mistakes

[Spitfire of ATJ]

36. John Lewis supported Hillary the last time over Obama....

So much for THAT line of attack.

[Dr. Strange]

54. In his defense...

he never saw Obama at any of the protests, marches, sit-ins, etc.

[Hissyspit]

41. And what he did today was petty.

He's a hero to me, too.

[AgingAmerican]

42. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen

Sorry to disappoint you, but POC are not hypersensitive crybabies who fall apart over basic critique.

[m-lekktor]

48. he gets what he gives. If he is above criticism he should stay seated at his pedastal high above

us lesser beings and not wallow in the shit with Hillary Clinton.

[rhett o rick]

63. Hillery is more likely to understand what? " And that's a perfect example of why Hillary is going

to dominate the black vote, because she and her supporters are probably much more likely to understand that."

Clinton understands that being president will be a bridge to amassing more and more wealth.

[Jester Messiah]

65. Well then it is sad that he's allowed Hillary to use him in this way. [nt]

[Fawke Em]

25. Ha!

[Feeling the Bern]

26. Bernie also loves to club seals and torture bunnies and kittens

And that wife of his. . .well, it's just a beard. He and Barney Frank are secret lovers!

I love your sarcasm.

And the Clinton attack dogs have stolen Atwater and Rove's playbook in their desperation.

[Fast Walker 52]

40. check this piece out

Hillary Clinton’s Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorsement Approved by Board Awash in Lobbyists
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/11/congressional-black-caucus-hillary/

[Geronimoe]

44. John Lewis said the same thing about

Obama in 2007.

[Blue_In_AK]

45. Haha, good one.

[MisterP]

46. for De Mille, fur-henchmen can't be rowing!

[Ilsa]

47. I didn't see evolution, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

This "news" today was so staged, so scripted, and the pro-Clinton corporate media lapped it up. No disrespect intended for Congressman Lewis, but I didn't buy it.

[bettyellen]

50. Hillary followed around Bill like a hand maiden. Skated her whole life!

I read it in People magazine.

[jillan]

52. Omg. I was getting ready to alert.

you got me!!!

[hueymahl]

53. John Lewis is a personal hero of mine

It is sad to see him purposefully mislead the public in support of his favored candidate.

He will never lose his place in history, but his recent statements sure tarnish the present.

[jkbRN]

57. I'm glad you provided sources for you heinous claims

This post is disgusting

[HockeyMom]

58. This Native New Yorker says ROFL

We KNOW our own accent and can spot it a mile away. We can even tell you what BOROUGH somebody was born and raised in by their accent.

Raised in Beverly Hills???

[Glaisne]

59. I KNEW IT!

I'm still voting for him though.

[sarge43]

60. At outhouseratcrazy.com they're saying

his real name is Bert Sandwiches and he's photo shopped Paul Newman's face onto all his portraits. The conspiracy deepens.

[Hiraeth]

61. Manny is that you?

Thanks for the chuckle.

[kath]

62. And he's a sexist misogynist. You don't EVEN want to know what he did to young women at the parties

his fraternity had.

[Eleanors38]

64. I had to retire to the restroom to release my horde. Heh.

[Arugula Latte]

66. One time I was at a party with Bernie.

He double dipped his chip in the dip, ate an eclair out of the trash, went through the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, and pushed an elderly lady, a child, and a clown down so he could escape the apartment first when a fire broke out.

[CanadaexPat]

67. And, he was a Goldwater Girl!

[nadinbrzezinski]

68. And it is not just Bernie

I have been exposed at having been born and raised in a small town in the Midwest. I confess, how we all fooled you is precious

[Divernan]

69. You get the Spirit of Manny Goldstein award!

[hifiguy]

71. I will second that.

Manny would be proud.

[hifiguy]

70. Most excellent!

[JustAnotherGen]

75. N/T

[randys1]

76. DU no longer has any shame after reading this post.

[Katashi_itto]

73. Bernie is also an accomplished cocaine smuggler and pianist.

[PufPuf23]

74. Rumor has it that Sanders was even a "Goldwater Girl".

oh the depravity.

[Jack Rabbit]

77. Excellent