Bernie Sanders Storms The Senate Floor And Drops A Megaton Reality Bomb On Republicans (video)

[cal04]

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Sen. Bernie Sanders took to the Senate floor and shattered the Mitch McConnell’s Obamacare repeal delusion by dropping a fact bomb on the GOP.

On the Senate floor, Sen. Sanders said:

I think everybody here in the Senate understands this, the bill we are debating today is a complete waste of time. This is just another reason why the American people have so little respect for the Congress.

There are major crises facing our country and the Republican leadership once again is attempting to repeal Obamacare. I kind of lost track about how many times this effort has been made. I think in the House it was over fifty. I don’t know how many it is here in the Senate.

So let me break the news to my Republican colleagues, although I am sure that they already got the news. And that is Obama is not going to sign a bill repealing Obamacare. I think that is not likely to happen, and what we are doing today is just a waste of time.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/12/01/bernie-sanders-storms-senate-floor-drops-megaton-reality-bomb-republicans.html

[clydefrand]

1. Way to go Bernie, another

reason he needs to be PRESIDENT!

[sarge43]

2. He has the best crap detector in town and he's not afraid to it.

Burn 'em up, Senator.

[SmittynMo]

3. This is 1 day after his surgery too

You could tell he was still recovering, yet he made it to Congress to make his point. I know of no one else that would do this. No one. He's one of a kind, which we cannot ignore.

[Hiraeth]

18. ^^^ so. much. this. ^^^

[Fearless]

4. Agreed 100%

[Kalidurga]

5. Thank you Bernie

now please take your pain medication.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Yeah, but the Repubs will get brownie points from their base...

they'll go back to their states and whine, "Hey I voted to repeal Obamacare, but those nasty liberal, commie, socialist, Democrats wouldn't let me."

Lather, rinse, repeat.

[zentrum]

7. So wish this man

…could be President.

Really disheartened by our Democratic machine.

[cantbeserious]

9. Agree Completely

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[The Second Stone]

44. Then go campaign and get him the nomination

Hillary was beaten by a first term Senator last time in the primaries. If you think you are going to fail at something, you probably are.

By the way, I voted for Hillary in 08 and will again in 16. And I like Sanders. But you guys need to pick your chins off the floor and get busy campaigning the way Sen. Sanders would like you to campaign. You get him the nomination, and I'll work harder for him than I would for Hillary. But stop your bellyaching. Put on a smile and make calls, walk precincts, register voters and get out the vote. Wishing will get you nothing.

[zentrum]

46. I'm doing all that.

…and not just wishing. Your message is a good one!

[The Second Stone]

47. Good! We need you doing this the rest of your life

it will help.

Thank you.

[Doctor_J]

8. I don't know. Fighting and angering the Republicans seems so...

...untriangular. We'll never make any progress if we don't give in to them.

[cantbeserious]

10. Chuckles - Thank You For The Laugh

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[roomtomove]

23. that bug

is SOOOOOO annoying

[cantbeserious]

29. As Intended

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[DrBulldog]

11. Look what this superhuman is doing ... every day right in front of our eyes.

Working FULLTIME as a U.S. Senator while simultaneously traveling everywhere to talk to the people in leading a Presidential campaign. This man at the age of 74 does more real work in a DAY than Hillary Clinton does in a MONTH. And it is all for the poor and the middle class. Wake up, people!

[senz]

24. True. And he made that speech one day after hernia surgery.

He is tough, strong, and entirely committed to doing what is right for the American people.

They don't make 'em like that anymore -- if they ever did.

[The Wizard]

33. Unfortunately

there's a large element that sees Bernie as just another old white guy.
Nietzsche was right. We really can't govern ourselves.

[senz]

34. Well let's give it a try just one more time, Wizard.

It won't be that long before we know if we've won or lost. In the meantime, it's worth our effort.

[LiberalArkie]

12. K&R

[ChiciB1]

13. I It NOT So Very Sad AND Even Disgusting

that our very own Democratic Party DOES NOT want this man elected??? I know I'm working very, very hard for this man and doing what I can to help him as best I can.

I just attended a meeting today that's being organized called The Democratic PROGRESSIVE Caucus that's already filed papers, formed By-Laws and elected officers and directors at the state level. The meeting was to organize local counties around our state in the same way they did. We elected officers, directors and accepted the By-Laws that will be filed at the state level. This is NOT the state Democratic Party, it's a "grassroots" project to move our Party BACK to what it once was.

Every single person at the meeting was a Bernie supporter! What does that say to anyone here?? Our state Party Chairman already pledged her support for Hillary and I'm not even sure that's legal! I should have asked that question but didn't. I keep running into people who support him, but so many say "but he CAN'T win!" It sickens me.

Anyway, to be a member of this PROGRESSIVE Caucus we were required to pledge to vote for the Democratic nominee regardless. Still, this organization is in it's infancy and with the help of people like me and so many others, in time WE intend to be heard!

Bernie Sanders will be remembered for a very, very long time as THE MAN who tells the truth and has always believed what he's proposing now. WHY do our Democrats NOT understand this country is in decline and WHY don't they WANT to stop it?? Yeah, MONEY AND GREED!

And guess who's going to lose in the end? I keep saying WAKE UP, but TPTB simply choose NOT to listen. What will become of this country when it goes the way of Rome????

[senz]

25. So glad there are groups like that, ChiciB1.

I hope you can find a way to bring up the Party chair's support for Hillary. It would be interesting to know what the caucus members think about it.

[daleanime]

28. I think our Democratic Party does want to elect him it's just our 'leaders' who don't.....

I wonder why?

[jwirr]

40. What you are doing is solidifying that Movement. We should

be doing that in all states and connecting each state to the others. We have a Minnesota For Bernie internet site but I have not found a place that actually keeps us informed on what they are doing. I go into that site and ask a question - useless and so far no one has contacted me.

I have a bulletin board in front of me and on it is a sign: "Change only happens when you organize." It is an Obama sign but it is still true. Let us get more organized for Bernie.

[mdbl]

14. In this speech Bernie says "This bill would add 17 million more americans to the uninsured"

Not too long after he says "now i think any sensible person would ask an obvious question: What happens to people who lose their health insurance?"

To which I say..

There's the problem. This country has elected a bunch of nonsense moronic republicans, so there aren't enough sensible people.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

15. He sure sounded presidential to me! He sounds like a statesman.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. Bookmarked

[sorechasm]

17. 'People will DIE if this bill is passed', and Bernie explains why.

Does the GOP care? No. They will keep trying to pass it anyway.

[chapdrum]

43. It's an open secret that the GOP doesn't care

and yet, they garner millions of votes, repeatedly.

I recall the previous "vice president" being interviewed by Martha Raddatz on ABC-TV national news.
This was on the day that the 4,000th U.S. solider had died in service in Iraq/Afghanistan.
Raddatz asked him to comment. He looked at her for a second, and then asked "So?"

[Thespian2]

19. I know many voters do not understand much...

electing Bernie is not only the right thing to do...it is the only thing to do to save what is left of America...even save it for the people who take no interest...you know, the ones who do not know the names of either of their senators, the name of their governor, what political party controls their state, or such small things as the name of the vice-president...

[allan01]

20. the want us in debt . and they would love to punish our children for our debt

so, how many times do we have to vote to defund the aca and hurt people that you dont give a hoot , hoot hoot about . how may times must we defund a.c.o.r.n which is doa alrady? how many times must u try to defund planned parenthood huh ? how the bloomin heck does that balance the budget and give us a surpluse ?? silence or no plan at all? hmmm. sound familiar ?

[WinkyDink]

22. Yes! You nailed it! The United States as one huge "company town" for most of us!

[Major Hogwash]

37. They don't want baby boomers like me to live long enough to vote those sonsofbitches out of office!!

I'm not sure, but I think the life expectancy of my hatred for Republicans just increased about 20 more years!!!

[aidbo]

21. Kicking for truth!

Thanks!

[senz]

26. What a good man.

There isn't anyone better running for president.

[stopwastingmymoney]

27. Rec and kick for later, thanks! nt

[retrowire]

30. aka

"don't you idiots understand you're just doing this all for posturing? you're getting literally NOTHING done. NOTHING. can we PLEASE get back to work on some shit that fucking matters? you wonder why my hair is a mess?! YOU MOTHERFUCKERS THATS WHY. I'M ACTUALLY 34 YRS OLD AND YOU ASSHOLES STOLE MY YOUTH. AHH I JUST WANNA PUNCH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN ONE EYE BALL. JUST ONE."

[tazkcmo]

32. lol Nice summary!

My fave: I'm actually 34 years old...
Again, well done!

[Live and Learn]

31. K&R nt

[Gregorian]

35. Mister Sanders Goes To Washington

He's the odd man out in a corrupt system. Except this time he knows what he's doing. Will the people back him up? To be continued...

[raouldukelives]

48. He is the Capra candidate. Closest thing in my short lifetime. nt

[marym625]

36. He's unstoppable!

Our next President, Bernie Sanders!

#Bernie2016 #FeelTheBern

[bleedinglib]

38. LUVTHEBERN!!!

I'm 71 & I live in very conservative so. west Missour-a !! I haven't seen any Hillary stickers or any mad dog stickers either, but I have seen several Bernie supporters !! I was talking with my conservative son-in-law over the Thanksgiving holidays & he likes Bernie !! WOW was I surprised !! He didn't have anything good to say about any of the wing nuts !! I really believe we can win in November !!
We're working too Legalize Medical Marijuana this election cycle !! Our polling says we have a very good chance !! Bernie supports MJ !!!!!!! Another reason to elect him !!!!!

[jwirr]

41. I think there are a lot of people out there who feel like that

because TPTB in both parties are out of touch. As one post yesterday said they are still back in 1984. That leaves a lot of really smart people saying that they have no one to vote for. But this time we have Bernie - what he is saying is the answer for those of us left behind by the DLC and the tea party. Bernie is talking about an America we are losing and need to retrieve.

[klook]

39. If only he weren't so *angry* I could support him!

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...not to mention so white, and male, and old! And Vermont-y! ... or so I gather from reading many DU threads.

And there he goes again, advocating Medicare for All, supporting Planned Parenthood, and calling out the Republicans for their staunch support of the welfare of 20 grotesquely wealthy individuals at the expense of 150 million others... Sanders is so out of touch! So tone deaf! So ignorant of the day-to-day experience of people of color!!

Or so we've been told, a few thousand times lately.

Meanwhile, back in the real world, this is a great speech by Sen. Sanders. In measured and direct statements, he completely eviscerates the Republicans' idiotic and cruel agenda.

Bravo!

[rhett o rick]

45. Well said. nm

[cal04]

50. Thank you teach4bernie

Welcome to DU

Can you post it in Bernie's group for everyone?
Thanks for posting. I am a teacher aide and will give the site out at work

[WillyT]

51. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!