Bernie Sanders in town - teachable moment

Posted by $ Abaco 2 years ago to Politics
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Bernie held a marginally-attended rally in Reno yesterday to try to bolster the Dems running in NV. My son wanted to go with his leftist high school buddy. The rally was at their school gym. Ironically...I was celebrating our "Nevada Day" holiday by getting a scope mounted on my 6.5 Creedmore, instead. My son sat right in front of Bernie and recorded much of his speech on his phone. Shook Bernie's hand afterward, chatted with one of his staffers and then had a conversation with a former governor Sandoval around the corner at the yogurt shop. Since I'm his dad he was interested to see Bernie due to some odd celebrity status...not because he agrees with Bernie's politics.

I watched my son's video and pointed out a couple key points. Bernie, after being in office in DC for decades, has the balls to stand up there and complain about how bad things are and the stupid constituents lap it up, clapping and cheering. Of course, he's to blame for all that crap but too many people are too stupid to see it. I don't disagree with Bernie's premises that the middle-class is being pummeled economically. I just don't agree with the Bernie's conclusions. I'm in no position with my pocket book to help solve those problems. I give Bernie some credit (more than zero) for at least mentioning it. The worst elected offenders are those who don't even get the premises right. Those are the real disasters: AOC, Biden, Pelosi, Federman (soon to be elected). We're in trouble, folks...

I joked that every blue-haired rhinoceros in town will be there. Sitting between Bernie and my son in the video...a blue-haired rhinoceros.


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  • Posted by $ 25n56il4 2 years ago
    It's important we let our youngsters see/hear both sides in my opinion. My parents encouraged me to do so and the first time I voted was for JFK. I was not a Nixon supporter. I really suspect I am simply a Conservative. But Mr Trump was good for us. One of my BFF's has a daughter who is a rabid Democrat and I sympathize with her. The daughter even retired and moved to Mexico. She is a Nurse Practitioner..She can't tell us why she hates Trump!
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    • Posted by Lucky 2 years ago
      She can't tell us why she hates Trump!

      This is so common, I know two people very well in that category. Not only is it automatic, unthinking, but they assume every one else has to be the same.
      Ask them, Why? Is it -name an area of a big Trump success, they cannot name a single reason for the hostility, it is very deep down.
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    • Posted by $ 25n56il4 2 years ago
      Yesterday I voted and somebody's husband was sitting at the registration desk. I don't know who turned him loose. I showed my identification (my passport) he had never seen one, he misspelled my name as he tried to look it up on the rolls and finally a lady came up and slipped her arm around me and loudly greeted me by name! I was amazed that a candidate for a county office was a very good friend and Democrat and it happened I wasn't even going to vote for the Republican because his family makes a career of running for that particular office. Guess who I voted for? He happens to be very intelligent and his father held that office when he was a child.
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  • Posted by CaptainKirk 2 years ago
    Like some churches I cannot mention...
    They Sell the concepts they Create as the reason to support them. It's mind boggling.

    Bernie was literally saying "The middle class is being screwed". The UNSAID part was
    By Politicians LIKE ME who PROFIT from cutting DEALS for $$$ from K Street, to SCREW you... My constituents.

    And If I did not need your vote, I would not even bother showing up here. But I need your vote. I feel your pain, and I will go work for you! (unlike everyone else in DC who share my same voting record!)

    And the MORONS Lap It up!
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