Bernie's Response to Those Who Question His Age

[Donkees]

Jan 4, 2020

I’m 78. I plead guilty. But there is an advantage—you can check my record going back a long way. And I have stood up and fought for working families my entire life.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread Donkees.

[msongs]

2. seems like a benign remark. nt

[HeartlandProgressive]

3. Bernie has stood up and fought for working families his entire life.

He's the real deal.

[TomCADem]

4. Then What About Releasing His Medical Records As He Promised?

Statistically, most men over the age of 70 who have a heart attack have a high mortality rate:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515002/

[Thekaspervote]

6. This!!

[Paka]

9. Everyone who lives has a high mortality rate.

We are mortal and we all die. Eisenhower has a heart attack in his first term. He went on to be re-elected and served out both terms.

[The Valley Below]

5. And how about releasing the entire life history of Sanders work experience?

That's not too much to ask from someone poised as a "working" class hero, is it?

[George II]

7. "you can check my record going back a long way..." That's why he's having problems gaining traction.

[ecstatic]

8. Exactly! Nt

[Paka]

10. Those of us who do support him have checked his record.

And that is the underlying reason we support him. Lack of traction is another issue altogether and much more complex than simply looking at his record.

[George II]

11. What is his record? How many bills has he gotten passed in his 28 years in Washington?

[Paka]

12. There's a reason he is called "The Amendment King."

He got things passed that wouldn't even be looked at by adding them as amendments to must pass bills. He knows how to work with a system that is otherwise stacked against "We the People."

[George II]

13. I knew that would come up, quelle surprise! So, how many amendments has the Amendment King....

...gotten added to bills that were passed?

To me, one who concentrates on amendments is merely critiquing the work of others.

[Paka]

14. Bad me! I don't know the actual number that passed.

Many did, however. A critique in my thinking would need to be vaguely related to what the original bill covered. His amendments were often unrelated to what the bill was, it was simply the mechanism to get a bill passed that would be troublesome as a stand alone issue. Bernie is a master at getting the system to work for the people. He learned that technique when he was Mayor of Burlington which propelled him into the status as one of the best all time Mayors in this modern era. There's a reason why Vermont loves him.

[George II]

15. Fact is, a lot less bills with his amendments got passed, much to the disappointment...

....of his many fans.

Also, even more of his amendments didn't get added to the bills in the first place.

Oh well.

[Paka]

16. Oh well, does say it all.

The more vitriol you spew against Bernie the more I know I'm spot on to support him.

[George II]

18. Suit yourself. Facts aren't "vitriol", but..........

[mcar]

19. Can you give us a few examples?

[Joe941]

17. Perfect response. He will be the next president.