2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Supporters: Why Does Any Good News for Bernie Trigger Such Outrage? [View all]davidlynch
(644 posts)See, I've been listening to Sanders for years on Thom Hartmann's show. He's been on every Friday for at least a decade for a full hour. On this show Thom takes callers, and he lets all of them speak directly to Bernie. I've seen every crazy statement you can imagine thrown at Bernie, and I've seen how he remains respectful and answers every time. He's also never wavered from his positions, I mean he has stood firm in a big way, almost too good to be true.
This has allowed me to see how Bernie reacts when he's caught off guard, and I'm telling you he's never done anything that has made me doubt his sincerity. I have a pretty well-developed BS meter and I've been telling everyone including my closest friends that Bernie is the real deal.
Now could I be wrong? It is possible, but I think Bernie is the best candidate that we've had for a long time, for sincerity and standing by his positions. No one even comes close, the only one I can think of that even approaches Bernie is Carter, and he made some decisions that are terrible in retrospect.