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last1standing

(11,709 posts)
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:23 PM Oct 2015

Thank you Senator Sanders!

Thank you for voting against the Iraq War Resolution that led to 224,000 innocent human beings slaughtered for no reason but greed, bigotry, and political posturing.

Thank you for voting against DOMA, a law that institutionalized bigotry and hatred.

Thank you for forcing through billions of dollars into the ACA to fund health clinics all through the country for people who had little, if any, access to health care.

Thank you for standing up for civil rights 40 years before your current opponent was boasting about her support from "hard working white people."

Thank you for supporting marriage equality decades ago, when it actually mattered.

Thank you for coming out against TPP and Keystone XL before having it tested with focus groups or making sure Exxon and Goldman Sacs was ok with it.

Thank you for doing what is right instead of what was popular. Time after time.

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Thank you Senator Sanders! (Original Post) last1standing Oct 2015 OP
+1 million!!! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #1
And thank you for your comments today re: Gun control. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2015 #2
Thanks. It needed to be said. last1standing Oct 2015 #3
Every time they do that, they invite the reminder of the horrendous, conscionsless, sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #19
"Thank you for doing what is right instead of what was popular. Time after time." Scuba Oct 2015 #4
^^^this!^^^ consistently and authentically on the correct side, regardless of political peril. peacebird Oct 2015 #6
Yes, thank you Bernie, this Vermonter knows you always had my back. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #5
He was right when so many of us were azmom Oct 2015 #7
Yep. Bernie never told me I was less of a person because of who I loved. last1standing Oct 2015 #9
Amen! Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #15
Yes, he was always guided by what was right, not what was politically expedient. sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #20
Thanks for the great post. nm rhett o rick Oct 2015 #8
K & R! SoapBox Oct 2015 #10
Great Post. zentrum Oct 2015 #11
As it turns out now, what is right is what is popular Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #12
Yeah, but did he vote against NAFTA? MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #13
Flashback: Bernie Sanders on why he won't vote for IWR: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #14
Thanks for posting this. last1standing Oct 2015 #21
K&R! nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #16
Thank goodness smilingwen Oct 2015 #17
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #18

last1standing

(11,709 posts)
3. Thanks. It needed to be said.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 08:31 PM
Oct 2015

The same posters trying to claim Bernie's guilty of murder for the Oregon shootings refuse to even acknowledge the 224,000 innocent human beings slaughtered because of Hillary's warlust.

It's important that everyone know what we're up against for the soul of the Democratic Party.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
19. Every time they do that, they invite the reminder of the horrendous, conscionsless,
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 01:35 AM
Oct 2015

pro Cheny/Bush vote on Iraq. I will NEVER FORGET THAT!

last1standing

(11,709 posts)
9. Yep. Bernie never told me I was less of a person because of who I loved.
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 09:21 PM
Oct 2015

He never used my rights as a wedge for votes or profit.

He's earned my respect and my vote a hundred times over.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
20. Yes, he was always guided by what was right, not what was politically expedient.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 01:40 AM
Oct 2015

He is the best candidate for president I remember in my lifetime.

He is scaring the s&*t out of the phonys, who USE Women, Gays, Minorities in every election but what have they EVER done for any of those groups, once the election is over?

Bernie meantime, worked hard to try to FIGHT THEM, the phonies, to actually do something for equality for all.

They will not win this battle, enough is enough. We finally have someone who is HONEST and who has INTEGRITY to vote for. And we will.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
12. As it turns out now, what is right is what is popular
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 10:32 PM
Oct 2015

What is right and popular is to tell the oligarchs that this nation belongs to the people.
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A hearty K/R for last1standing.

last1standing

(11,709 posts)
21. Thanks for posting this.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 10:20 AM
Oct 2015

If Bernie knew this, and we knew this, what excuse on Earth was there for Hillary not knowing this?

smilingwen

(52 posts)
17. Thank goodness
Sat Oct 3, 2015, 11:54 PM
Oct 2015

We are finally ready to listen to him. An overnight success after only 30-40 years of hard nose to the grindstone work.

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