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Evergreen Emerald

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19. Is this a set up? Has he created this "speech"

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 06:52 PM

Mar 2020

to an empty house after all have left so that he can send it all over the media suggesting that he has been a part of the process?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders Spits Fire At GOP Senators For Holdup Over Unemployment Benefits [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2020 OP

How nice of him to finally show up at his job. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

... William769 Mar 2020 #2

Spitting fire? A good antacid will help with that. Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #3

Guess he's feeling his own Bern. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #22

That's funny! MontanaMama Mar 2020 #83

Who cares? showblue22 Mar 2020 #4

+1 zackymilly Mar 2020 #23

The room is empty dude. BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #5

Bernie is the master of the empty gesture so yelling at an comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #65

👍🏻 BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #66

The fact is, they didn't hold up unemployment benefits.... George II Mar 2020 #6

delayed outrage. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #7

a reminder we are all on the same team. He did good for us with this. jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #8

He did? How do you figure? William769 Mar 2020 #12

He threatened to put a hold on the bill if the GOP senators tried to force their corporate welfare jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #67

You'r not very good at rewriting history. William769 Mar 2020 #68

good thing I'm not. jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #69

What did he do that Pelosi and Warren Aquaria Mar 2020 #79

How so? sheshe2 Mar 2020 #16

He didn't do anything. Ninsianna Mar 2020 #21

LOL! Welcome to DU! n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #24

crickets. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #41

Thanks, you too!! jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #70

Thank you! Sorry I missed your 2-week anniversary a couple days ago! zackymilly Mar 2020 #74

"anniversaries" comes from annual jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #75

You've Never Been Young And In Love, Sir, Obviously The Magistrate Mar 2020 #81

I don't quite understand all of this post jorgevlorgan Mar 2020 #85

He did nothing, all the details of the bill were already established while he was still in Vermont.. George II Mar 2020 #38

Sanders needs to back Biden 100%. LizBeth Mar 2020 #9

Rules of the Coronavirus: sheshe2 Mar 2020 #10

is there such a word as followership? nt msongs Mar 2020 #11

Not sure... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #14

Others did the hard work and heavy lifting. Bernie shows up at the last minute. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #13

Not leading. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #15

As usual. Squinch Mar 2020 #28

And in the future Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #35

Sorry, no longer care relayerbob Mar 2020 #17

Backbencher... Skya Rhen Mar 2020 #18

Is this a set up? Has he created this "speech" Evergreen Emerald Mar 2020 #19

No. The Senate is imposing social distancing; only those speaking present, Liberty Belle Mar 2020 #25

There have been a number of Senators in the chamber at the same time..... George II Mar 2020 #32

Well done Senator Sanders. jalan48 Mar 2020 #20

All the modifications to the bill were already determined days before his speech on the floor... George II Mar 2020 #33

... Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #42

You can't keep a good man down. jalan48 Mar 2020 #44

You can if he prefers sulking in Vermont Aquaria Mar 2020 #76

LOL Scurrilous Mar 2020 #62

. Squinch Mar 2020 #26

Peggy March sheshe2 Mar 2020 #39

lol oasis Mar 2020 #71

hmmm.... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #73

That part was already done before Sanders' photo op in empty room. Hoyt Mar 2020 #27

Spits fire indeed. But accomplishes NADA, since... LovingLife Mar 2020 #29

I don't know about fire, but the rest....? George II Mar 2020 #34

A side: Top cruise companies don't locate in America and won't get piece of a $500 billion bailout LovingLife Mar 2020 #30

Paywall. n/t Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #36

Nina Golgowski wrote this piece -- she is a protege of David Sirota NCProgressive Mar 2020 #31

Another Nina. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #43

Berniebro to the core NCProgressive Mar 2020 #47

If He Could Actually Spit Fire, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #37

Was there a musical guest? mcar Mar 2020 #40

Sanders stood up for the people struggling most and it paid off. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #45

You do know the days of negotiations where already over, correct? sheshe2 Mar 2020 #48

Yes, Sanders was the only Dem Senator who stood up against the R's attempt to strip that benefit. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #49

signed seal delivered... sheshe2 Mar 2020 #51

This is why we need progressives. Don1 Mar 2020 #52

Do You Seriously Think, Sir, That Is What Happened? The Magistrate Mar 2020 #53

Yes. That is what I believe. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #55

All Right Then, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #56

I was hoping for a fact based answer but it seems you've given me another fortune cookie. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #57

Have Another Then, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #58

I will contemplate that one. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #59

I Could Keep This Up All Night, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #60

OK, gave me a much needed laugh there. Aaron Pereira Mar 2020 #61

Happy We Ended On A Friendly Note, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #64

Then offer some of them Aquaria Mar 2020 #82

Total bullshit. Aquaria Mar 2020 #80

Woohoo! Don1 Mar 2020 #46

Empty gesture Aquaria Mar 2020 #77

Furthermore, Slanders Aquaria Mar 2020 #78

Nothing to say here BidenBacker Mar 2020 #50

LOL sanders is taking credit for Senator Bennett's hard work Gothmog Mar 2020 #54

Low Barred Bernie. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #63

Meant absolutely NOTHING Yavin4 Mar 2020 #72

Sigh. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #84