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" the month before he had voted in favor of an auto rescue plan that failed in the Senate" think Mar 2016 #1
Well he got it right once when didn't really matter and wrong twice when it did matter. DCBob Mar 2016 #58
No. The bankers got bailed out instead of being prosecuted for their corruption think Mar 2016 #66
the Detroit Free Press used to be an excellent paper, now it is just a scab paper putitinD Mar 2016 #2
"Scab" newspapers are not reliable as far as facts are concerned. Got it. oasis Mar 2016 #14
Their protestations get more pathetic everyday. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #17
not really, not since they busted their union and merged with the Detroit News, I don't trust their putitinD Mar 2016 #29
this isn't a national secret bigtree Mar 2016 #48
It would be the greatest paper in the world if the headline were reversed. grossproffit Mar 2016 #57
The auto industry was decimated by NAFTA. Loudestlib Mar 2016 #3
There wouldn't be any auto industry if Bernie had gotten his way. stevenleser Mar 2016 #4
He voted Yes when in 2008 the bailout was JUST for the auto industry. Electric Monk Mar 2016 #6
And how many other DUers have you asked that question about? Loudestlib Mar 2016 #7
Nope, I'm not compensated by campaigns or PACs/SuperPACs. Your question is insulting. stevenleser Mar 2016 #10
You'll be waiting a long time then. Loudestlib Mar 2016 #18
I'm not the slightest bit surprised. stevenleser Mar 2016 #20
The question was legit Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #33
All DUers should release their transcripts by next Tuesday. oasis Mar 2016 #21
I don't have a problem with that. Some of us like the truth. Loudestlib Mar 2016 #26
Ut oh, Steven Leser has said that you're "not classy". John Poet Mar 2016 #28
Ha! Loudestlib Mar 2016 #30
LMAO, well played. stevenleser Mar 2016 #34
No. If Bernie had his way the auto industry would've been bailed out but the banks wouldn't have. think Mar 2016 #11
Because Ford and Tesla don't exist. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #22
Oh, you mean the auto industry in MEXICO? dchill Mar 2016 #27
Clinton twisted a Sanders vote ... to claim he was “against the auto bailout.” Factcheck Agony Mar 2016 #64
Nobody in Michigan or Ohio is going to buy that line. sufrommich Mar 2016 #50
By the same standard, Debbie Stabenow opposed the auto bailout jfern Mar 2016 #5
NAFTA is much more significant than the bailout... Barack_America Mar 2016 #8
Nope, it's not. You can't divide by zero. There would be zero auto industry without the bailout. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #12
You don't know what you're talking about, Steven Leser. Octafish Mar 2016 #15
Ford was smart. They sold off a lot of property, including their headquarters... Barack_America Mar 2016 #25
He skips the understanding part to go straight to the punditry. Octafish Mar 2016 #32
Did you just MichiSplain me? Barack_America Mar 2016 #19
Congratulations. My point stands. There would be no auto industry without the bailout. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #23
But do you understand why he opposed it? Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #35
I know his excuse. I watched the debate. I give it as much credence as Michiganders are stevenleser Mar 2016 #39
If that other poster hadn't mentioned that you were a pundit, I wouldn't have known Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #41
Whatever. Back to the point, I know his excuse. I watched the debate. I give it as much credence as stevenleser Mar 2016 #42
I was asking politely Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #43
In my experience, people getting personal in the middle of a political discussion where there is stevenleser Mar 2016 #46
Your family is personal, your job is public. aspirant Mar 2016 #59
There was nothing impolite in anything I wrote Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #75
What is his "WHITE whale"? aspirant Mar 2016 #61
However, you can't say that there would have been no auto bailout John Poet Mar 2016 #31
NAFTA caused much more damage AND the auto bailout bill passed despite Bernie's vote. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #38
The media is in partnership NowSam Mar 2016 #9
Gannett paper is ANTI-UNION. Octafish Mar 2016 #13
So is Hillary, that's why Glass-Stegall was thrown out in 1998. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #24
You know UBS Wealth Management? Octafish Mar 2016 #36
I never saw that before. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #37
Thanks. I try bringing it up, but it does need broader exposure. Octafish Mar 2016 #40
Ouch. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #16
kick nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #44
Fatal blow. ucrdem Mar 2016 #45
Sanders "appeared visibly angry and on edge...." Yes he did. Sanders was frustrated and did not riversedge Mar 2016 #47
Being lied about would make me visibly angry too Armstead Mar 2016 #71
k&r bigtree Mar 2016 #49
Not surprising. Sanders doesn't like big corporations, even if they provide good jobs. Hoyt Mar 2016 #51
Good jobs that pay 25 cents an hour in Vietnam. Octafish Mar 2016 #56
No he doesn't like them when they act like shitheads and destroy good jobs Armstead Mar 2016 #70
Sanders on Detroit and Flint (ABC This Week): betsuni Mar 2016 #52
Corporate McPravda doesn't bring it up. Octafish Mar 2016 #55
Nope. I know about Detroit because I'm not a teenager. Sanders isn't either. betsuni Mar 2016 #60
Really? So, what do you know about the Detroit bankruptcy? Octafish Mar 2016 #65
What? Who doesn't know that Detroit was one of the wealthiest cities in America? betsuni Mar 2016 #67
Great, you said that. There's more to the story and it goes largely unreported. Octafish Mar 2016 #68
If you're alive when things happen, you don't have to learn about them from history class. betsuni Mar 2016 #72
Agree 100-percent. Octafish Mar 2016 #74
This the the paper that ENDORSED RICK SNYDER. (nt) noamnety Mar 2016 #53
Headline should be: Hillary lies about Bernie's opposition to auto bailout. Broward Mar 2016 #54
This from the article.. DCBob Mar 2016 #62
A Clinton LIE Armstead Mar 2016 #69
No it wasnt. DCBob Mar 2016 #73
Bail out corrupt banks that should've been prosecuted or the auto industry can't be bailed out too think Mar 2016 #76
K&R mcar Mar 2016 #63
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