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NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:09 AM Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders: Don't go for 'half loaf' policies

"That’s Bernie Sanders' new response to detractors who say he’s “thinking too big” and his plans are unrealistic. Sanders went on the offensive against incrementalism Sunday night at a Fort Collins, Colo., rally, saying that when you run on a platform calling for a full loaf, “at worst you’re going to get a half loaf.”
But if you ask for a half loaf, “you’re gonna get crumbs.”
Sanders said Americans don’t need crumbs. “They need the whole loaf.”"

I think this line is brilliant

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/02/29/bernie-sanders-half-loaf-super-tuesday/81116776/

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Bernie Sanders: Don't go for 'half loaf' policies (Original Post) NWCorona Mar 2016 OP
the urgency of NOW nt grasswire Mar 2016 #1
Sanders is right, you demand 150% and debate, compromise using those numbers. crumbs suck. Sunlei Mar 2016 #2
Exactly!! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #4
Yeah! When buying a new car, we start by demanding the car PLUS half its value, IN CASH ... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #5
If you're satisfied with half a loaf, you get crumbs. longship Mar 2016 #3

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
5. Yeah! When buying a new car, we start by demanding the car PLUS half its value, IN CASH ...
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 09:06 AM
Mar 2016

... just to "take it off their hands". That way, the dealer knows not to mess with us because we're serious car buyers!

Outrageous demands are ALWAYS taken seriously!

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