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Rhiannon12866

(220,663 posts)
Tue Aug 20, 2024, 10:20 PM Aug 20

Bernie Sanders slams billionaires and Project 2025 - DNC Convention - MSNBC



Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed former President Trump and Project 2025, adding that giving more tax breaks to billionaires and letting polluters "destroy our planet" is "radical" in his comments at the Democratic National Convention. - Aired on 08/20/2024.
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Bernie Sanders slams billionaires and Project 2025 - DNC Convention - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 20 OP
A truly great progressive voice in American politics notemason Aug 20 #1
One of my all-time favorites, too! He's been speaking out for the people for literally decades! Rhiannon12866 Aug 21 #2
I adore Bernie. SamKnause Aug 21 #3
Oh, same here! Rhiannon12866 Aug 21 #4
I hope you get that invite and that you get to attend. SamKnause Aug 21 #5
I'm in Northeastern New York, not far from Vermont, and if I see a bumper sticker, chances are it's for Bernie Rhiannon12866 Aug 21 #6
Great speech, Bernie! Thank you so much! Oopsie Daisy Aug 21 #7
Bernie is quite a persuasive speaker - and he has the best ideas. Rhiannon12866 Aug 21 #8
Well, I don't share the same enthusiasm for him as you and the Northeast folks do * Oopsie Daisy Aug 21 #9
Deep south Dark red notemason Aug 21 #10
Um. Okay. Oopsie Daisy Aug 21 #11
We're getting there notemason Aug 21 #12

Rhiannon12866

(220,663 posts)
4. Oh, same here!
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 04:57 AM
Aug 21

One of my oldest friends now lives in Vermont and she's all in for Bernie. She's gone to his fundraisers which were held on a boat on Lake Champlain and I asked her to invite me the next time!

Rhiannon12866

(220,663 posts)
6. I'm in Northeastern New York, not far from Vermont, and if I see a bumper sticker, chances are it's for Bernie
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 05:07 AM
Aug 21

He's very popular here, too!

Oopsie Daisy

(4,340 posts)
7. Great speech, Bernie! Thank you so much!
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 06:46 AM
Aug 21

Honestly, you know this is the fire and passion I wish we'd seen from him early on in 2016. Better late than never, I suppose. This time, I hope that enough of his fans find it to be inspiring enough to get out and vote, and to get OTHERS of their friends and family to get out and vote too.

Rhiannon12866

(220,663 posts)
8. Bernie is quite a persuasive speaker - and he has the best ideas.
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 06:51 AM
Aug 21

And since I'm in the Northeast, he's extremely popular here!

Oopsie Daisy

(4,340 posts)
9. Well, I don't share the same enthusiasm for him as you and the Northeast folks do *
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 08:17 AM
Aug 21

* I'll go so far to agree that he has good ideas, but in my estimation the "best" ideas are the ones that also involve compromise and finding common ground so that they end up in successful legislation that's passed and signed into law. This speech was a good one, but there's a lot more he needs to do, and a lot more changes that need to come about before I'll join the choir that sings his praises. Call me a skeptical but initially pleased and open minded observer, right now. That's about as good as it's going to get for me.

PS: I enjoy your posts and links and videos and articles. I don't know where you find the time... but I'm glad you do.

notemason

(572 posts)
10. Deep south Dark red
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 09:46 AM
Aug 21

and we love Bernie; he's always been a stalwart progressive voice. He is an independent that was invited to speak at the DNC; pretty solid credential there. Just wanted to temper the idea that it's only the NE that respects Bernie Sanders.

Oopsie Daisy

(4,340 posts)
11. Um. Okay.
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 09:57 AM
Aug 21
>> Just wanted to temper the idea that it's only the NE that respects Bernie Sanders.
Actually, I never said that. And it's unclear to me how my actual words could lead anyone to arrive at that conclusion or interpretation.

If the "deep south dark red" loved him as much as you're suggesting, then it would actually be blue (or at least a shade of purple) right?

Well, that's all... I just wanted to temper the idea that the deep south dark red states are actually blue-states in disguise.

notemason

(572 posts)
12. We're getting there
Wed Aug 21, 2024, 10:10 AM
Aug 21

thanks to true American citizens such as Bernie Sanders. If I misread your post I apologize, but we had a nice warm thread of appreciation going for the man and it was suddenly thrown into contention. I'd rather leave this thread and be happy so let's move on.

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