THIS.

[Triana]

[cherokeeprogressive]

1. I like it. K&R

[Nanjeanne]

2. Perfect!

It's a good thing there are so many of us that don't believe the system we have now works for the middle-class, the working poor. When big money writes our laws and has such undue influence over our elections - it's most definitely time for a change!

[mountain grammy]

3. I would love to see him as Sec of Labor again

with a president who would actually listen to him.

[SoapBox]

4. Oh ya!

Spot on.

[aikoaiko]

5. Nailed it.

[tularetom]

6. I seldom disagree with that gentleman but I don't buy that

She is far too thin skinned, paranoid and vindictive to head anything.

She's the most insecure and vengeful politician we have seen on the national level since

[lovemydog]

23. Wow. I couldn't disagree more.

I think she's tough, thick-skinned and not insecure. She seems very comfortable in her own skin, to me.

[farleftlib]

43. Agreed

And her foreign policy decisions demonstrate those traits.

[lark]

51. Oh come on now, that's just totally inaccurate.

All the repugs are more thin skinned, insecure and vengeful than she is, every single one. They'd also destroy our country if they win, something HRC wouldn't do. I'm voting for the aspirational candidate, Bernie, but if the socialism charge is too much and he doesn't win the general election nomination, I will 100% vote for whoever has the D behind their name in the general.

[senz]

68. Absolutely.

She would be so bad as president. Her aides and Bill would end up running the country. She would smile for the camera while her supporters swoon.

[greenman3610]

96. Because there's not a dime' s worth of difference between Al Gore and George Bush...

Remember that?

[elias49]

7. That's it! Right there.

[Jack Rabbit]

8. OK. That's a fair statement.

[zentrum]

9. Well done! n/t

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Triana.

[MauriceLawrence96]

11. Nicely said Mr Reich.

[Live and Learn]

12. Excellent!!! Feel the Bern! nt

[WillyT]

13. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

14. This should get

1,000 recs. Here's mine...#78.

And a

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. Short and right on.

Just like the man.

[rusty quoin]

16. +1. That's how I feel about our political process. We are playing a game with fixed rules.

Still gotta play.

[rusty quoin]

20. Hi

[sammythecat]

17. Can't get a better 2 sentence summation

of the Democratic primary than this. Absolutely accurate!

[valerief]

18. This man should be VP! nt

[hopemountain]

81. excellent recommendation! nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

19. Perfect! Love Robert Reich!

Go, Bernie!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[JDPriestly]

21. K&R.

[840high]

22. k/r x100

[uponit7771]

24. A left wing dictator is NOT what we should have, we have a congress for a reason and with it

... the magical asterisks Sanders proffers (sans reparations for some reason) doesn't have a snow ball chance in hell of being done.

[libdem4life]

64. Please define reparations ... in detail ... who, when, how much, how often, who pays it

(taxpayers), what percentage of DNA, do they still have to live in the US, which bureaucracy manages it, etc. I'm sick of this word and no one has a freaking clue what it means. HRC nor PBO have bothered. Why should Bernie?

Please advise...intellectually.

[uponit7771]

66. Cause HRC and PBO aren't calling for a political revolution on themselves that's why and that's...

... obvious.

[libdem4life]

69. No one will answer the question because they don't have a clue. Don't worry, you're in

good company. It's obvious? Please point out what reparations (whatever they are) have to do with a political revolution, as well. Boggles the mind.

[uponit7771]

71. The question has been answered by her many times, she doesn't think its practical right now but

... she is not the revolution candidate Sanders is so her answer is acceptable and Sanders answers are not

[libdem4life]

73. What does Revolution have to do with Reparation...that no one knows what it is.

She hasn't answered it once. Reparations not practical...whatever they are? Well, Bernie is being charged with infidelity regarding this all-consuming problem in society.

What the hell is it? You didn't answer the question. If she answered it so many times, then I'm sure there will be plenty of notations/links, etc.

She doesn't need to know, but since Sanders wants $15 an hour and unrigging the political system from billionnaires, et al he should know?

Good lawd.

[uponit7771]

77. Because its revolutionary to proffer either SP, free college and 15 an hour wages in this country

... why not reparations?

That's how the whole conversation got started, why be pragmatic with something like reparations and not single payer?

She did answer the question, she doesn't think its doable in the political climate... that's fair, she's not the candidate that's going to push the legislation envolope but build on what's there... that's' fair.

That's not Sanders stance on many issues, he is dismissing the political climate all together otherwise he'd not proffer something like Single Payer knowing the ACA hardly passed with a controlling dem congress.

[libdem4life]

88. Yeah, those darn Old Democratic values...health care for all. Right. You didn't answer

the question...why is Bernie being accused with a dogwhistle on race? Nobody Knows What It Means or Anything other than to pull some word out of their somewheres and pin it on Bernie.

She didn't answer...is the correct answer. It's not political viable...correct again. Why then is Bernie to be Mr. Magic Man?

Your other rhetoric is your opinion and that's fair. Reparations Bashing needs to stop...at least until we know WTF it is.

We know what health care for all is...and he's put out how he's going to pay for it many, many times. Asking the Wealthy to pay their fair share. That's just a start. He's put out many others, like SS tax on incomes higher than $102,000...that's fair. Lotsw of other ways the income inequality has choked the life out of the Middle Class.. I take it you're in the 1% by your statement...just a guess, and IMO and all such necessary disclaimers.

[uponit7771]

89. I did answer the question, which was about revolution not about why Sanders is being accused

... of a dog whistle.

He's not, he's not racist just inconsistent which is what he's chided others for being, he's just not picking different fights NOT to be pragmatic with.... reparations being one of them.

I think Sanders lives in glass house

[libdem4life]

91. What are reparations....forget Sanders for just one minute. What are they?

I've said Nothing about Revolution, except I'll agree that's what Bernie stands for and I stand with him on that. But has nothing to do with the subject that I raised.

Reparations is the dog whistle and Sanders is not "accused" of using that...he's "accused" with failing to make a plan...that no one else wants to do.

Why? Rinse and repeat. No one knows exactly or even vaguely what it is. Not HRC Not PBO Just Bernie LOL

[uponit7771]

92. Nationalized funding minimum for grades 1 - 14... easy, now Sanders is being inconsistent on ...

... his nebulous term "revolution" which includes his pet left tenants and screw everything else... which make me thing he is being petulant at other people compromisings.

[libdem4life]

94. Wrong. Funding public education is not Reparations...and it's Grades 1-16...college degree.

Cutting out the obscene profits of the student loan heist and the BK bill (they can't be BKd) which I believe Ms. Clinton voted for. It levels the playing field so that the jobs that used to only require a HS diploma back in my days, now require a college degree. Also, in California, it was free. I paid nothing for my 4 year degree...legally. Called the NDEA .... National Defense Education Act.

I'm done here. Good lawd.

[senz]

72. Bernie Sanders is not capable of dictatorship.

That's an ugly charge.

[uponit7771]

78. Ok, great.... congress matters then right? If it matters and congress doesn't represent the

... people how is Sanders going to get past them when they don't give a damn about what Americans think?

tia

[senz]

79. We trust Bernie to do what he can on our behalf.

He's owned by US, not by Goldman Sachs.

I would much, much rather have him in the presidency.

[uponit7771]

86. Most dems don't distrust HRC this much so the "HRC is Satan" position doesn't work, so going

... off what the differences are Sanders said there would be a political revolution...

I just wish he'd outline what he's going to compromise on

[hueymahl]

80. Everyone - please stop feeding the troll. NT

[hopemountain]

82. "dictator" straight out of the tea party vocabulary

please look up the definition. this word neither applies to bernie nor president obama nor any of the gop candidates - except for ted cruz.

[baldguy]

25. And he has no plan on how to get there.

Sanders and his supporters think Congress and the whole of RW media will bow the their wisdom & make all the progressive campaign promises come true.

Sorry, that ain't gonna happen. Especially with no new like-minded people in Congress. A Sanders Administration would be a freakin' disaster for progressives & progressivism.

[Chef Eric]

26. Keep it up. Keep telling people what they think. nt

[baldguy]

27. Who are the like-minded candidate Sanders is supporting for the House and Senate?

In order to get ANYTHING done he needs Congressional support. That means about 60 House seats and 21 Senate seats. What is his plan on getting that?

*crickets*

Meanwhile, Hillary raised $18 million for Congressional candidates last quarter.

[jomin41]

28. Are you saying that Dems in Congress

wouldn't support President Sanders? That's nonsense.

[baldguy]

63. I can count.

[Chef Eric]

29. I am aware that Sanders doesn't have a magic wand.

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Sanders could get NO support from Congress, and I would still feel better with him in the White House. And that's because I trust him more than I trust Clinton.

I trust him more NOT to use the military when it's not prudent to do so. I trust him more NOT to play "chained cpi" games with Social Security. I trust him more NOT to sign "free trade" agreements that will give huge multi-national corporations more power than they already have.

And the reason that I trust him more is that he has done more to earn my trust. He has earned my trust by voting against the war in Iraq, and by voting against the Patriot Act (twice), and by voting against the Wall Street bailout, and by voting against Bush's shitty No Child Left Behind nonsense. Clinton could have earned my trust by doing these things, but she didn't.

But thank you for your concern.

[truebluegreen]

30. Very well said.

[florida08]

32. You get my vote

[SammyWinstonJack]

48. Well said!

[marions ghost]

50. Yep

[chapdrum]

55. Completely spot on, Chef

[Triana]

56. +1000

Thank you.

[canoeist52]

60. Thank you!

Now make it an Original Post for more eyes.

[uponit7771]

70. Most dems don't feel this way about HRC, she has an 84% approval and most dems don't think

... she's Satan.

If that's the deliminator

[senz]

74. Well said. It is a matter of trust.

I want a president I can trust.

[Dawgs]

44. Definitely better than the Cruz or Rubio administration if we nominate Hillary. n/t

[florida08]

31. B E A

utiful!

[TIME TO PANIC]

33. That's what it boils down to.

Are you happy with the status quo, or do you want better?

[blackspade]

34. K&R

[ecstatic]

35. Can someone link to Bernie's accomplishments?

I know there must be plenty examples of bills he sponsored that got passed during his 40+ years in politics /elected office.

[jeff47]

37. Amendments, mostly.

Sanders mostly gets things passed by amending other bills. For example, the ACA would not have included funding for community health centers without Sanders pushing through an amendment to the ACA.

If you really want to dig through it, Congress.gov has a lovely search engine.

[ecstatic]

38. Cool. nt

[Sunlei]

39. here is a link, can search all his accomplishments as an elected person.

https://www.congress.gov/member/bernard-sanders/S000033?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22sanders%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=2

[Triana]

57. What I see there is that along w/ electing Sanders, we need to . . .

work to increase the number of Dems in the senate (to regain the Dem majority - wholly possible) and increase numbers of Dems in the house (probably won't get majority any time soon but we can increase numbers there).

With Sanders as President and a Dem majority in at least one chamber, a lot of good work could be done.

[Sunlei]

36. Thats why a Sanders-Clinton TEAM would steamroll over republicans.

[ecstatic]

41. Never thought about that pairing

That could be a great idea, but the problem would be the third in line for president....

Current order

2 Vice President of the United States
3 Speaker of the House - Paul Ryan (R)
4 President pro tempore of the Senate - Orrin Hatch

[darkangel218]

53. Bernie will never run with Hillary.

It's not gonna happen.

[KittyWampus]

40. LOL! Sanders own state couldn't create the HEALTH CARE system we should have.

Sanders doesn't have the political know-how.

[bigwillq]

42. On point (nt)

[Duval]

45. K&R!!

[Betty Karlson]

46. Great juxtaposition, and 100% true. K&R

[SammyWinstonJack]

47. Oh yeah.

[Orsino]

49. Booyah!

[Auggie]

52. 300th rec

[hedgehog]

54. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

[SalviaBlue]

58. K&R

[quantass]

59. +1

[liberal_at_heart]

61. oh, wow. How can so few words be so profound?

[marble falls]

62. Works for me. If I can't have Bernie, I will gladly vote for Hillary.

[aikoaiko]

65. Sadatay. nt

[senz]

67. Well said, but I don't think Hillary is qualified.

I don't think she's interested in all that goes into the job. She just wants to have it.

[silvershadow]

75. How can I get a copy of your Bernie logo? nt

[senz]

83. Skinner gave Hillary supporters a set of blue letters with red arrows that you make yourself.

You put an "up" carat right in front of a capital letter. So you would put ^ right next to B to get ^B

Of course, Skinner intended it for ^H

But you can do it with all the letters: ^C ^A ^T

Try it out for yourself using the "preview" feature.

[silvershadow]

84. Thank you! nt

[randys1]

76. have said that for a long time now

problem is cant work that way i dont think

[azmom]

85. We are ready for true change.

[Logical]

87. Hillary supporters of been brainwashed by the years of moderates! Nt

[MrMickeysMom]

90. Less is more... and Robert Reich uses it to speak volumes!

[treestar]

93. Creating another political system?

[pnwmom]

95. Robert Reich embraced free trade and NAFTA before he embraced Bernie.

He pushed Bill Clinton to prioritize NAFTA before universal healthcare -- which was what Hillary wanted to be the priority -- and Reich won.

I don't know why anyone would want to brag about his endorsement.

Later in the summer, NAFTA takes the fore. You are passionate about this. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland is in your ear all the time. Elsewhere in the administration, there is enormous pressure in support of NAFTA. How did the president deal with that? He had you and labor in one ear, and Rubin and Panetta in the other.

Well, personally, I was and still am a free trader. I think that free trade is inevitable and overall it helps everyone. But labor was very against NAFTA. And I remember appearing on so many stages in front of various labor groups and being booed off the stage because I was representing the president, and the president was committed to NAFTA. He was committed to NAFTA in the campaign. He said, during the 1992 campaign, "I am going to sign the North American Free Trade Act."

What was your advice to him during the debate though?

My advice to him during the campaign was to sign it.

And then later, once, Kirkland was telling you guys that it was going to be a "f-ing disaster," and you were going to come to regret it. You passed that on to the president. What was his reaction?

He shrugged. He was willing to take on organized labor over the North American Free Trade Act. I think the real issue there was what kind of priority NAFTA should get. Should it be one of the highest priorities of the administration in those first years? Should he spend a lot of political capital on it? Should he delay health care in order to get NAFTA done first? And the first lady wanted health care first. She didn't want him to expend political capital on NAFTA. She was concerned, and in retrospect she was absolutely right, that if health care came after NAFTA, then health care might never get done.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/interviews/reich.html