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The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
15. 'Bernie' Holds No Patent On Any Of That, Sir
Mon Mar 30, 2020, 04:28 PM
Mar 2020

Nor does he bear any particular responsibility for people speaking up on such matters.

Regarding measures taken at present, he is absolutely superfluous. He does by now nothing but harm to the prospects for getting out of office the worst elements of the reactionary, christo-fascist right. Any sober Leninist would say that objectively, he is now the left auxiliary of the Republican party.





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
How is this helpful? gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #1
It's actually very helpful if you consider the IDEAS...quality national healthcare, paid sick leave, KSNY Mar 2020 #12
'Bernie' Holds No Patent On Any Of That, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #15
"...left auxiliary of the Republican party." NurseJackie Mar 2020 #18
HGe s the one pushign for them however booley Mar 2020 #21
Mr. Biden Is Certainly In Favor Of Expanded Insurance Coverage, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #23
No he isn't booley Mar 2020 #28
Nonesense, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #29
No he isn't, where do you get that? George II Mar 2020 #38
It doesn't matter. He can't motivate enough voters. Reality Walleye Mar 2020 #2
Is that all matters to you? booley Mar 2020 #31
Beating trump isn't everything, it's the only thing. Walleye Mar 2020 #32
We found "ways" to pay by exploding the defecit ever more COLGATE4 Mar 2020 #3
Single payer would save money booley Mar 2020 #22
Based on what, Sanders analysts? It would NOT, no one has ever done a top-down analysis. George II Mar 2020 #40
Perhaps in the long run. But the cost of establishing it COLGATE4 Mar 2020 #41
One word ..."Italy" Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #4
This! And has been pointed out innumerably, imagine M4a in dotard's tiny hands right now Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #13
Yes it would. After enduring Trump and watching his attempts to destroy the ACA...I no longer want Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #47
two words South Korea booley Mar 2020 #24
Neither has the "single payer" system that's advocated by Sanders. George II Mar 2020 #39
Actually. S. Korea took aggressive action early. That was public health policy, not health care. ehrnst Mar 2020 #44
We didn't "find" the money for this emergency bill, we borrowed it, and it's NOTHING... George II Mar 2020 #5
Sure how can we possibly do what EVERY OTHER COUNTRY int hr world did long ago booley Mar 2020 #25
You're incorrect in saying that "EVERY OTHER COUNTRY int hr world did long ago"... George II Mar 2020 #33
the ACA is the UHC in the US - it was crippled before it was fully implemented. ehrnst Mar 2020 #45
Nonesense, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #6
So what? Bernie is irrelevant now. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #7
Bernie is irrelevant now. It's over! Goooooooooooooooooooooo away now Bernie!!! trueblue2007 Mar 2020 #17
I don't care what Bernie says. It's over! showblue22 Mar 2020 #8
Bernie has no hope of winning, so who cares? :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #9
And yet he lost. William769 Mar 2020 #10
gee the trillion he wanted spent on F35s would buy tons of ventilators about now nt msongs Mar 2020 #11
True, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #14
Vote for Bernie BidenBacker Mar 2020 #20
Absolutely true. zentrum Mar 2020 #16
And how it proved how woefully unprepared we are ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #19
Bernie is futile. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #26
Biden is still opposed to a singe payer system booley Mar 2020 #27
Did You Support The Affordable Care Act, Sir? The Magistrate Mar 2020 #30
Americans like M4A or single payer in polls BidenBacker Mar 2020 #34
Bernie is certainly trying to repeat 2016. The rest of us are trying to win an election Walleye Mar 2020 #36
As has been noted - single payer did not prevent the pandemic in Italy, nor did ehrnst Mar 2020 #43
As my first choice, Warren, said relayerbob Mar 2020 #35
Italy. robbedvoter Mar 2020 #37
Oh FFS... SidDithers Mar 2020 #42
#1: NEVER ELECT INCOMPETENTS TO IMPORTANT POSITIONS. Hortensis Mar 2020 #46
A funny thing happened on the way to the coronation ucrdem Mar 2020 #48
Politics is not about being proven right or wrong. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #49
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