2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders is said to be crabby and humorless.
"If that were true, its hard to understand why in 1993 he introduced legislation to make the compensation rates for Congress equal to that of their Mexican counterparts if Congress passed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which would force American workers to compete with Mexican workers for jobs and pay."
This brief blog features an equally concise video... of the one 2016 candidate who has consistently fought for "everyday" Americans, for decades.
https://pplswar.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/when-bernie-sanders-trolled-congress-over-nafta/
Who's in your wallet?
cilla4progress
(24,790 posts)Enough of "charm offensives." We want susbtance, and in Bernie, we have it!
valerief
(53,235 posts)Turbineguy
(37,386 posts)well, there are not too many laughs coming from GOP candidate policies, although the candidates may be buffoons.
global1
(25,290 posts)Come on people - that is absurd. They are getting ridiculous with these stupid attacks. They can't attack him on substance because he is truthful and a straight shooter. He doesn't play to focus groups and change positions. So they are coming up with more and more silly reasons to attack this man.
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)I just hope he doesn't "scream," ride in a tank, go windsurfing, or release Willie Horton!
Let's be candid: Bernie lacks Hillary Clinton's natural warmth and ease with people.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Great op!
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)The first time I saw it I was like
Now I just laugh because I realize it's Bernie envy!
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)cascadiance
(19,537 posts)appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)On 'Brunch with Bernie' is where you can get to know him from responses to callers all over the US. He's been doing this 'town hall' radio program with Thom H. for 10 years. Bernie has integrity, a great sense of humor, is a highly intelligent, skilled person, and a fox when necessary. He's five steps ahead and very quick. Believe it.
azmom
(5,208 posts)Hook up my latino brothers and sisters.
appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)on FRIDAYS usually around the 1st hour, 12-1 PM ET, give or take a few mins. Occasionally Bernie has to switch days or misses a week b/c of his schedule, but not often.
The Thom Hartmann program is M-F, 12-3 PM ET, on some radio and cable stations or *LIVE online at freespeech.org. The program is also broadcast on The FSTV Channel carried on Dish and Direct TV, the way we usually watch it.
Btw, some segments are posted here in the BSG, on YouTube maybe and on the freespeech.org and thomhartmann.com websites; good idea to watch a show or two to get the idea and flow.
Tell your folks to have *one topic or question, which the call screener will ask for; be succinct and prepared to wait on hold, as they have listeners/viewers from all over the US and world coming in, on 8 phone lines! Try to call the phone number on the screen at 12:00 when the program starts and the phone lines open. They really do try to accommodate as many people as possible. Good luck.
azmom
(5,208 posts)appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)the Best!
Armstead
(47,803 posts)I'm a Bernie fan, but that one eludes me
Chellee
(2,104 posts)appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)appalachiablue
(41,184 posts)in various situations and favorably. Not meant to imply sly, cunning, underhanded or devious. Bernie is far from a grouchy or feeble old man as many would have it. I would also add patient, compassionate, perceptive, appreciative of humor and anything but a fool to his list of many positive qualities. ETA: 'a fox when necessary' - 'fox' WITH a qualifier, as I originally wrote.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Thank you, Thom Hartman for the introduction.
MuseRider
(34,136 posts)Interesting find there.
azmom
(5,208 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)nt
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Duppers
(28,127 posts)Go Bernie.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)wendylaroux
(2,925 posts)crabby AND humorless!! It's my entire family
I think it comes from working 100 hrs a week!
moobu2
(4,822 posts)or was it just a meaningless gesture?