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George II

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87. Yes, he's doing a lot of talking....
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 05:27 PM
Aug 2015

....but he hasn't done two other things that may be more important than merely talking:

1. He's not doing any LISTENING, which is probably more important than talking!

2. He's not putting for credible solutions for all the problems and ills that he's pointing out.

K & R! n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #1
FDR was a rich trust fund baby: Sanders people would have rejected him: HIllary is FDR's legacy lewebley3 Aug 2015 #66
That was hillarious (misspelling intentional)! Live and Learn Aug 2015 #84
Baloney. you are truly without a clue cali Aug 2015 #85
Hillary? billhicks76 Aug 2015 #105
I'm a Sanders person dflprincess Aug 2015 #106
It's a shame they aren't learning US history like they used to. L0oniX Aug 2015 #111
What does FDR being rich have to do with his policies? yurbud Aug 2015 #112
K&R!!! nt dorkzilla Aug 2015 #2
Brilliant! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #3
He is a threat to the Third Way, Neoliberals in the Democratic Party emsimon33 Aug 2015 #13
We need to keep pushing to the left, not falling back to the right. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #17
Totally agree… How soon people forget... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #22
Exactly!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #53
FDR was a rich man: He was the 1% of the !%: Sanders people would hate FDR lewebley3 Aug 2015 #63
No he wouldn't. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #75
Is that why the older members of DU love FDR so much? We remember. jwirr Aug 2015 #90
The Second Bill of Rights by Franklin D Roosevelt... Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #92
So you think all the 1% from back then are just like the oligarchy today? Wow. L0oniX Aug 2015 #107
The "Third Way" can't WAIT to get in to purge the Liberals from DC who followed Obama.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #36
FDR was a rich man, a Trust baby: Sanders would people would hate FDR: (even a Mama's boy) lewebley3 Aug 2015 #62
LMAO! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #67
Just the truth: FDR is everything Sanders people would reject: Hillary is FDR legacy lewebley3 Aug 2015 #69
Shhhh. It's okay. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #72
utter and complete nonsense cali Aug 2015 #88
Bwahahahah ridiculous LMFAO L0oniX Aug 2015 #110
~ L0oniX Aug 2015 #108
Brilliant! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #4
No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Aug 2015 #5
"Public Muscle of the Enemy"--well said emsimon33 Aug 2015 #10
And as I like to point out... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2015 #48
FDR was a corporation evil by your def: He has the 1% you would have hated him lewebley3 Aug 2015 #65
Try as you might, there's no takers for that bait... Indepatriot Aug 2015 #78
BS bvar22 Aug 2015 #96
well stated arlington.mass Aug 2015 #98
Republicans have gone full lunatic, but many democrats have gone full republican fbc Aug 2015 #6
word nt wendylaroux Aug 2015 #7
Hear, hear! dorkzilla Aug 2015 #8
No, no not well: FDR was a rich man: 1% person: HIllary is his legacy: She is a fighter lewebley3 Aug 2015 #68
Seems someone let in a Myna bird. eom Fawke Em Aug 2015 #76
... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #81
LMFAO L0oniX Aug 2015 #109
What I have been saying for years emsimon33 Aug 2015 #11
^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2015 #56
K&R and a big DUH! emsimon33 Aug 2015 #9
I agree, and so does Thom Hartmann. These are our real values as a party. rusty quoin Aug 2015 #12
Thom Hartmann for gets to tell you FDR was a rich man: Hillary is FDr legacy: not Sanders. lewebley3 Aug 2015 #70
Kudos, great statement Armstead Aug 2015 #14
I think that is a given. yourout Aug 2015 #15
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #16
Excellent post MissDeeds Aug 2015 #18
The sooner the Clinton supporters get it, the better chances for Bernie short circuit Aug 2015 #19
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #71
Hear, hear! truebluegreen Aug 2015 #20
You're absolutely right! donf Aug 2015 #29
K/R!!!! LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #21
You convinced me! Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #23
THAT and the environment is why he gets my vote. glinda Aug 2015 #24
And that's really it AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #25
Bravo! SoapBox Aug 2015 #26
Evolving is more than change... Fairgo Aug 2015 #27
"Just-in-time evolution"! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #28
Just-in-in-time evolution...pretty well covers it. My Dad used to say, libdem4life Aug 2015 #51
"We are ripe for another New Deal - a Real Deal where our interests are once again put front and .. slipslidingaway Aug 2015 #30
And A Good Deal for the 99%. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #93
Brilliant. Thank you. K&R. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #31
Yep. Bernie's taking us back to where we took a wrong turn 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #32
Exactly! Puzzledtraveller Aug 2015 #33
Almost 70 recs in less than 2 hours? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #34
LOL I guess! But you remember you said I should post this, so we made a good chord. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #38
Beautiful music! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #39
FDR was a rich man, a Trust baby: Sanders would people would hate FDR BlueJazz Aug 2015 #113
LMAO! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #114
Tom Hartmann said he may be our FDR Milliesmom Aug 2015 #35
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #37
K&R n/t Michigan-Arizona Aug 2015 #40
K & R!!! mak3cats Aug 2015 #41
Well said, PatrickforO, I believe you nailed it! Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #42
"and created a powerful middle class " < Uh, using black folk for no pay helped with that too, eh? jtuck004 Aug 2015 #43
+1 agree wholeheartedly nt navarth Aug 2015 #64
I agree with most of your post. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #91
If you discount the Industrial Union and the IWW as nothing more than floor sweepings, sure. But jtuck004 Aug 2015 #94
The Wobblies were great - but the government did put them down. Bloodily. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #115
Industrialists were making the money, using the workers as cannon fodder, and the workers were jtuck004 Aug 2015 #116
So join the political revolution. We're on the same page. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #117
We wouldn't be arguing if you would give proper respect to labor and pay attention to jtuck004 Aug 2015 #118
You've got that right AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #44
Beautiful post. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #45
Kick and R BeanMusical Aug 2015 #46
He's definitely more of what a Democrat should be. Vinca Aug 2015 #47
Kickety kick kick. Scuba Aug 2015 #49
No "may be" about it. Bernie embodies what I want the Democratic Party to return to. eom NorthCarolina Aug 2015 #50
Exceptionally well said! K&R! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #52
Good post. cyberswede Aug 2015 #54
Yes. Ever since Birchers co-opted the GOP, traditional Republicans were forced to flee RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #55
I agree. Kick the conservatives out of our party. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #57
He IS more of Democrat than today's so-called Democrats Triana Aug 2015 #58
the party's been PREDICATED on not acting Dem while keeping the voters going MisterP Aug 2015 #59
FDR was a rich man: Sanders supporters would hate FDR : FDR was a 1% and a trust baby lewebley3 Aug 2015 #60
Is there an echo in here?... Indepatriot Aug 2015 #79
They say that if several people tell you something, however absurd, you start to believe it nxylas Aug 2015 #95
He's flying in the face of the donor-favored Republican Lite DirkGently Aug 2015 #61
Yup. moondust Aug 2015 #73
Bernie gets it Lunabell Aug 2015 #74
There's no "may" about it. cui bono Aug 2015 #77
Maybe? eom Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #80
May be? I'd venture to say he's the ONLY real Democrat in it. PeteSelman Aug 2015 #82
We know that. The "he's not a real Democrat" crowd have an agenda, and it's not valerief Aug 2015 #83
+1 I certainly think so. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #86
Yes, he's doing a lot of talking.... George II Aug 2015 #87
Where do you think he gets his positions come from? d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #97
If he has been blocked by Congress, how is he going to get around that? SunSeeker Aug 2015 #99
And he's rarely, if ever, provided a "solution". A solution is detailing how to get his ideas... George II Aug 2015 #101
Maybe he can do what a lot of legislators do in order to pass legislation d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #102
Yeah, I figured you didn't know. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #103
"the bought and paid for Congress won't bring his ideas to a vote." George II Aug 2015 #100
Well for one thing he can stop the TPP d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #104
Yep. I guess I'm a Bernicrat! tblue Aug 2015 #89
There is no 'maybe' about it. John Poet Aug 2015 #119
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