Sanders on Clinton: ‘Too late for establishment politics, economics’

[Omaha Steve]

Source: WMUR

By John DiStaso

MANCHESTER, N.H. —With former President Bill Clinton about 25 miles away in Nashua stumping for his wife, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders told high school and college students from three dozen states Monday that while he respects Hillary Clinton, it is time for the country to part ways with what he called establishment politics.

“I’ve known Hillary Clinton for 25 years,” Sanders told about 500 students at the 2016 New Hampshire Primary Student Convention, hosted by New England College at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester. He said he has “an enormous amount of respect” for her and considers her a friend.

But, responding to a question posed by a student, he said, “When you look at the major issues facing our country today -- the issue of income and wealth inequality, the issue of a corrupt campaign finance system, the issue of climate change, the issue of Wall Street and the incredible power that Wall Street has over the economic and political life of this country, I think if you look at those issues, what you conclude is that at this moment in our history, it is too late for establishment politics and establishment economics.

“What we need now is leadership that’s going to stand up to the billionaire class, stand up to corporate America and Wall Street, and stand up to the (conservative billionaire) Koch brothers and the fossil fuel industry, stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and say, ‘You guys cannot have it all,’” Sanders said.

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses aboutg 500 college and high school students at the 2016 New Hampshire Primary Student Convention in Manchester on Monday.WMUR/John DiStaso

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[reformist2]

1. In a Bernie presidency, you and I would matter just as much as George Soros.

Can anyone seriously say that about a Hillary presidency?

[Proserpina]

3. Correction: we would matter a whole lot MORE than Soros

[JDPriestly]

2. Hillary is running as a woman. Her supporters claim she is the most competent candidate.

So why is it that, when it becomes clear that she, on her own, can't draw big crowds to her speeches, her charismatic husband steps forward and takes over?

Who are we being asked to vote for here?

A woman who is self-sufficient?

Or a woman who is actually just a front for her husband's unconstitutional third candidacy for the presidency.

That's the question that the right wing will ask.

We need to be able to look at things from different points of view.

Bill Clinton's campaigning was one of the things that caused Hillary's campaign to fail in 2008. What will it do now.

Isn't she a strong enough woman, a strong enough candidate to run (and ultimately govern) without her husband?

This is going to make her look weak. It's crazy to pull Bill out of her back pocket like this. I take it her internal polls show she is losing. That's what it meant last time in 2008 when Bill really got into the act.

Not a good sign. She should stand on her own. Bill should act like a candidate's wife, a candidate's spouse and not like a candidate himself.

[Proserpina]

4. I dunno, JD. It's pretty clear who wears the pantsuit in that marriage

if you can call serial betrayal a marriage.

Be hard to claim Bill has anything to do with Hillary's intentions.

[Bernin]

8. I think

you are 100% correct on her internal polling.

Keep in mind that all the polling we are being fed through the MSM also said Eric Cantor was a shoe in.

[Fast Walker 52]

9. good points.

[Zorra]

5. "Too late for establishment politics, economics". Bravo! nt

[jalan48]

6. That's it in a nutshell.

Establishment politics are not the answer to the problems facing MOST Americans today.

[Duckfan]

7. You said it JD

Perfectly.

[Fast Walker 52]

10. This sums up exactly how I have always felt about Sanders

It's time for real change.

[burrowowl]

11. K&R!!!!!!

Bernie nails it again!!!!!

[silvershadow]

12. He ain't wrong. nt

[Babel_17]

13. The Independent voters we need seem likely to agree, imo

And the Independent voters in swing states look likely to once again be important.

[truthisfreedom]

14. Stay out of small planes, Bernie!

The powers that be...

[Scuba]

15. People who support Hillary for policy reasons remind me of fraternity pledges ...

"Thank you sir, may I have another?"

[pampango]

16. Classy and committed. 'He said he has “an enormous amount of respect” for her ...' but

"it is too late for establishment politics and establishment economics". Well said, Bernie. Sure does not sound like a republican 'populist' candidate confronting the establishment and talking about other candidates.

[CharlotteVale]

17. K&R

[ViseGrip]

18. YES! say it say it say it!

[4dsc]

19. Hillary would uphold conservative economics

which is responsible for the decline of the middle class.

[bvar22]

20. Blast from the past.

At times, Bernie has reminded me of FDR and LBJ (Civil Rights/Medicare).
Today, he rang Huey P Long's bell:

#!