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2016 Postmortem

SammyWinstonJack

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16. Its refreshing to listen to Bernie. He isn't condescending. He speaks honestly and simply.

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:57 AM

Feb 2016

He has a sincere and warm smile..

And he's real in every sense.

Too bad more people don't connect with him.

He's certainly trying to connect with as many people as possible

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The Ring of Truth [View all] Fumesucker Feb 2016 OP

He is so pure. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #1

You say that like it's a bad thing Fumesucker Feb 2016 #2

Not hardly. He voted for intervening in Afghanistan and the Balkans eridani Feb 2016 #15

Not pure, just not a calculating phony flip flopper like Hill. cali Feb 2016 #21

He doesn't have the blood of a million INNOCENT Iraqis dripping from his hands. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #24

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #3

mmmmmmmmnoooo, coming out ever so slowly that Sanders is human... a human politician uponit7771 Feb 2016 #4

OK Fumesucker Feb 2016 #6

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #12

Well that's a silly argument Kentonio Feb 2016 #19

A lot of his supporters don't think it is, to them he's rationally MORE pure than anyone on the... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #22

We've been over the reasons why bringing up the CFMA is disingenuous. Kentonio Feb 2016 #23

I'll bet you can argue that Sanders was responsible for the Iraq War too. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #25

He's practically a saint. n/t zappaman Feb 2016 #5

Thanks for kicking my thread Fumesucker Feb 2016 #7

You're welcome and please accept my apology for inserting the word "practically". zappaman Feb 2016 #11

if he's so truthful hill2016 Feb 2016 #8

Lots of them are invested in it not adding up. Ron Green Feb 2016 #9

cause they're not for revolution and they get paid by Exxon and Goldman Sachs to hug Hillary uponit7771 Feb 2016 #13

Clueless TV commentators gyroscope Feb 2016 #14

I don't think they're clueless. I think they are lying to protect entrenched interests. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #18

The commentators are protecting the interests of health care profiteers. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #20

Not taking money from Wall Street gyroscope Feb 2016 #10

Its refreshing to listen to Bernie. He isn't condescending. He speaks honestly and simply. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #16

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #17

He's a public servant. I don't think saltpoint Feb 2016 #26

Real speaktruthtopower Feb 2016 #27

Matter of taste, I guess Recursion Feb 2016 #28