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comradebillyboy

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60. Happy holidays Cha.
Mon Dec 23, 2019, 01:28 AM
Dec 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I wish Bernie would get off his high horse and attack Trump and the GOP instead of Democrats. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1
Really. Need to stick together and pound rump with the numerous abuses that he's guilty of... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #2
Not surprised. dem4decades Dec 2019 #5
+1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #8
Well said. SharonClark Dec 2019 #13
I have to ask, have you listened to Sanders speak? booley Dec 2019 #63
I can't stand all the yelling so I'll take your word for it. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #68
Why shouldn't he? The Mouth Dec 2019 #72
This is a low horse, and it is the real Bernie Sanders. Hortensis Dec 2019 #84
Good point... The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #85
Past time! pandr32 Dec 2019 #108
He and Warren are the only two who care about this. George II Dec 2019 #3
They're hoping a lot of other people do, as well DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #4
They're preaching to the already converted. nt Kahuna7 Dec 2019 #6
Yes. DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 #7
+1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #9
Or are pretending to Jose Garcia Dec 2019 #71
I'd like Sen. Sanders to release the lifetime record of his employment history The Valley Below Dec 2019 #10
That certainly won't kill many trees, good for the environment. George II Dec 2019 #14
There was that one time at kibbutz. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #15
The Shaar Ha'amakim kibbutz was unique in Israel. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #17
Wow, you're right. Haaretz only uncovered this in 2016. He did hide it for decades. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #22
I think one reason he hid it is that they asked him to leave for not doing his share of work George II Dec 2019 #75
His efforts during their regular singing of the Internationale could have led to a quick exit also. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #79
Very interesting, I didn't know that! betsuni Dec 2019 #25
He grew up in a rented apartment because his parents couldn't afford to buy whathehell Dec 2019 #35
No. Not at all. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #37
Too bad. whathehell Dec 2019 #40
That's not true at all. George II Dec 2019 #76
Says who? whathehell Dec 2019 #88
What does his parents living in a rent-controlled NYC apartment The Valley Below Dec 2019 #91
The poster asked for 'working class bona fides' and I gave them whathehell Dec 2019 #95
No. I asked him to produce the record of this lifetime work experience The Valley Below Dec 2019 #96
Growing up working class IS a "working clase bona fide" whathehell Dec 2019 #97
According to Sen. Sanders he did--in point of fact--live in a rent-controlled apartment. The Valley Below Dec 2019 #98
Read the links I posted whathehell Dec 2019 #102
Sanders directly contradicted your assertions about growing up in The Valley Below Dec 2019 #103
And according to the Common Three-Stratum Model 'lower-middle class' is not 'working class.' Scurrilous Dec 2019 #112
Big deal whathehell Dec 2019 #124
The first link says nothing about him living in Brooklyn in a rental an apartment.... George II Dec 2019 #100
Then read the second link.. whathehell Dec 2019 #105
We'll go with the socialist definition. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #107
Are you a socialist? A Marxist? whathehell Dec 2019 #122
Bona fides as in accomplishments as a career politician, not his parent's income. ehrnst Dec 2019 #89
that will happen when Trump releases his taxes Skittles Dec 2019 #126
Since Pete is not... Mike Nelson Dec 2019 #11
Who picks the grapes and makes the wine? Uh, wouldn't they be workers? betsuni Dec 2019 #12
Right? Scurrilous Dec 2019 #18
Thank you for setting the record straight, Scurrilous. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #24
You're welcome sheshe2! Scurrilous Dec 2019 #26
Thank you! This wine cave class war is making me thirsty. betsuni Dec 2019 #50
You're welcome betsuni. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #52
lol.. I imagine Cha Dec 2019 #65
Off the mark Mz Pip Dec 2019 #56
Sander's insinuation is pure malarkey in light of past statements. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #94
The Wine Cellars have their employees Beringia Dec 2019 #21
It would be great if the working people are invited to sit in the nice chairs. David__77 Dec 2019 #29
Yes Beringia Dec 2019 #30
Bernie WILL give working class people a seat at the table... precisely why people fear the Bern! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #36
And the millionaires since they are ok now. Eko Dec 2019 #43
BIIINGOOO! Bernie is for bettering the life of the working class and representing THEIR interests... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #32
right Beringia Dec 2019 #34
DAMN right it's right! Bernie is leading the way on so many issues important to the working class... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #38
"Leading the way" involves more than FB memes, tweets and yelling into a microphone. ehrnst Dec 2019 #90
How about the Hollywood real estate dealer upper class? ehrnst Dec 2019 #92
bernie prefers vermont lake side homes owned by multi-millionaires nt msongs Dec 2019 #16
Riiiiight....Except such "preferences" weren't realized til he was near 80 years old whathehell Dec 2019 #39
Not interested in your snobby purity tests, BS. Cha Dec 2019 #19
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Dec 2019 #20
Hey Aloha! Cha Dec 2019 #53
... Scurrilous Dec 2019 #23
.. Cha Dec 2019 #54
I'd take any Democrat over Bernie... comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #57
Definitely! Cha Dec 2019 #58
Happy holidays Cha. comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #60
Happy Holidays to you and yours, Comradebillyboy! Cha Dec 2019 #61
No, he's backed by ice cream entrepreneurs worth a few hundred million who named a flavor after him. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #27
Creamery expose, coming up! David__77 Dec 2019 #28
Sanders is fine with the ultra rich as long as they support him. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #31
Sounds very pragmatist of him. David__77 Dec 2019 #33
No, it sounds hypocritical if he condemns others for accepting campaign support from the rich. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #41
Pragmatism welcomes hypocrisy into its church. It's all about outcomes. David__77 Dec 2019 #44
If the outcome we want is a Democratic victory, we need Biden, not Sanders. highplainsdem Dec 2019 #46
You said it! emmaverybo Dec 2019 #55
Or the collection plate... ehrnst Dec 2019 #93
Well... sheshe2 Dec 2019 #110
Their conditions are fine. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #47
Ben & Jerry's is dead to me after that nini Dec 2019 #73
"We don't go to rich people's wine caves..." myohmy2 Dec 2019 #42
THIS!!! Bernie is for the working class in this country and will never "cave" to the upper class!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Dec 2019 #74
And definitely don't serve as a host at retreats on Martha's Vineyard for very high $$ donors... ehrnst Dec 2019 #77
...but doing high $$ private fundraisers with a Real Estate agent worth $400 mil. is fine... ehrnst Dec 2019 #80
Sheer hypocrisy and/or sour grapes NYMinute Dec 2019 #48
I'm jealous I didn't think of sour grapes. betsuni Dec 2019 #51
un-fkn-believable .. I mean O M G nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #49
Wine in caves? Nyet! The Valley Below Dec 2019 #59
..... ehrnst Dec 2019 #83
Honeymoon in Moscow redstateblues Dec 2019 #87
Thread win. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #116
I prefer a candidate who doesn't go to wine caves. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #62
Me too! Bernie will never "cave" to the upper class... its why the workin class loves him so much! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #106
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 2019 #128
"The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social betsuni Dec 2019 #134
I prefer a candidate that doesn't reassure Wall St. that "nothing much will change" whathehell Dec 2019 #132
Agreed. Tiggeroshii Dec 2019 #133
Nor does trump. Turbineguy Dec 2019 #64
Bernie is striking the correct tone and showing good leadership. Joe941 Dec 2019 #66
You know it Joe... Bernie's a true leader if there ever was one!! Strike up the band... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #104
We prefer to dine on lobster sliders and stay at five star hotels. n/t seaglass Dec 2019 #67
I wonder how many of his supporters have mulitple homes too nini Dec 2019 #69
Oh, tons and tons of us, I'm sure! whathehell Dec 2019 #129
I had 8 homes at one point... the last time I played Monopoly!! As an evil landlord... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #137
'My dream, though, is to own a wine cave" whathehell Dec 2019 #139
Bernie prefers lakeside vacation homes. NT Happy Hoosier Dec 2019 #70
Riiight..Except at near 80, the "preference" was just recently realized whathehell Dec 2019 #131
But hosting at retreats for high $$$ donors on Martha's Vineyard is AOK ehrnst Dec 2019 #78
WOW! Say it ain't so! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #99
But wait - there's more... ehrnst Dec 2019 #101
For the record... I cannot vote for any candidate who's a hypocrite or who thinks that he (or she)... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #109
Indeed. ehrnst Dec 2019 #113
"The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social betsuni Dec 2019 #119
Bernie is becoming very tiresome snowybirdie Dec 2019 #81
Holding a high $$$ private fundraiser at a millionaire's home doesn't count because "cave'? ehrnst Dec 2019 #82
Good catch. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #86
I'll take Wine Cave over this $$$$$ Cha Dec 2019 #118
Thank you, Bernie. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #111
He is certainly careful not to "piss off" big $$$ donors Hollywood and Martha's Vineyard ehrnst Dec 2019 #114
Omg.. "The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social. Cha Dec 2019 #117
+1 betsuni Dec 2019 #120
Lol. Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #115
Democrats. betsuni Dec 2019 #121
I'm a Democrat and he doesn't piss me off. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #123
He says elected Democrats are corrupt establishment elites the same as Republicans. betsuni Dec 2019 #125
His comments and criticisms resonate with some Democrats. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #127
Here are some of his "criticisms" and they are not correct: betsuni Dec 2019 #130
Like I said, Bernie's comments and criticisms resonate with some Democrats. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #136
No, not Democrats. betsuni Dec 2019 #138
And there you are inaccurate. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #140
Straw man. No one claimed that for anyone el ehrnst Dec 2019 #141
Funny thing about the Census. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #142
You must not be aware of the fact Bernie is a member of the Senate Democratic Leadership Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #143
geez i dont give a flying fuck where anyone has a fund raiser.. just beat trump! samnsara Dec 2019 #135
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