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BainsBane

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22. He played on the public's ignorance of how govt works
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 01:02 AM
Nov 2016

And attributed systemic issues to Hillary personally. He also blamed her and the president for policies he himself had voted for, like the crime bill, or against--as in the case of his multiple votes against closing Gitmo. He promoted the ida of "rigged" elections long after it was impossible for him to win the nomination. In order to advance himself, he instilled young people with a cynicism in the political process, something that may last for years. That division worked to suppress the vote in the GE, which we know because of alll the Busters who continue to repeat his talking points from the campaign.

Now he is taking advantage of the Democratic loss to sow further divisions. I suppose it helps sell books, Adding to the $14 or so million he siphoned off campaign donations for ad placement fees funneled through a shell company called Old Towne Media.

And after all that, he remains an independent, which is consistent with his often repeated contempt for the party and its voters.

Before you go to ATA to complain again, consider this: you don't want to read criticism of Bernie, don't post about him. To say we don't all share an admiration for him would be an understatement.

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Not bashing at all. Just a factual observation. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #2
Here is a factual observation bravenak Nov 2016 #5
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Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #7
Your words. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #9
Really? sheshe2 Nov 2016 #16
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wtf are you talking about, Obama regularly went after republicans in congress and has regularly JI7 Nov 2016 #8
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Reminds Me of the Green Party Meme That There Is No Difference Btw GOP and Democrats... TomCADem Nov 2016 #18
Oh, but he's the "establishment" BainsBane Nov 2016 #23
Obama did this, Bernie did that elmac Nov 2016 #20
He played on the public's ignorance of how govt works BainsBane Nov 2016 #22
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