Bernie Sanders

cal04

(41,505 posts) Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:03 PM Jan 2016

Bernie Sanders: Bring on billionaire Michael Bloomberg

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, who has rallied against the outsize political influence of billionaires from the outset of his upstart campaign, said Sunday that he would welcome the chance to run against two of them in the fall.

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“My reaction is, if Donald Trump wins and Mr. Bloomberg gets in, you’re going to have two multibillionaires running for president of the United States against me,” Sanders told host Chuck Todd. “And I think the American people do not want to see our nation move toward an oligarchy, where billionaires control the political process. I think we’ll win that election.”

Sanders, of course, would first have to get past Hillary Clinton in the contest for the Democratic nomination before such a race could take shape.

Sanders appeared on “Meet the Press” from Iowa, where he has a full day of campaign events planned and is locked in a tight race with the former secretary of state.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/24/bernie-sanders-bring-on-billionaire-michael-bloomberg/

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Bernie Sanders: Bring on billionaire Michael Bloomberg (Original Post) cal04 Jan 2016 OP

Bernie nails it: running against 2 Billionaires = a winning proposition for Bernie & the people. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #1

mwahahahaa retrowire Jan 2016 #2

They just can't get a hit. Bernie throws a mean curve ball. libdem4life Jan 2016 #3

To channel Truman, "Not a curve ball -- he throws the truth and they think it's a curve!" :) Akamai Jan 2016 #6

That's great !!! Going to use that one. libdem4life Jan 2016 #7

TY -- Your point is very good, though! If you depend on lies, you are NOT going to like Bernie! Akamai Jan 2016 #9

Cool, we get to see Bloomberg embarrass himself. TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #4

The ruling class just doesn't get it.. The revolution has already begun... raindaddy Jan 2016 #5

Yes, we have just started to fight. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2016 #10

About Bloomberg running -- it will be fun! He still doesn't want to blame the banksters for the Akamai Jan 2016 #8

Go Bernie.... mudstump Jan 2016 #11

Bloomberg will pull votes from Hillary and maybe Trump - Not from Bernie Ferd Berfel Jan 2016 #12

Bring it on. Feel the Bern!!! nt Live and Learn Jan 2016 #13

Love it! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #14

Coast is clear Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #15

Hillary Clinton is just the tip of the Bloomberg. mhatrw Jan 2016 #16

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

1. Bernie nails it: running against 2 Billionaires = a winning proposition for Bernie & the people. nt

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:09 PM

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retrowire

(10,345 posts)

2. mwahahahaa

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:14 PM

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I'm glad that he's up for the challenge.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

3. They just can't get a hit. Bernie throws a mean curve ball.

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:14 PM

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Attack and he plays Jui Jitsu...and will probably see an increase in his Pitchfork Funding.

Akamai

(1,779 posts)

6. To channel Truman, "Not a curve ball -- he throws the truth and they think it's a curve!" :)

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:47 PM

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libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

7. That's great !!! Going to use that one.

Reply to Akamai (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:50 PM

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Akamai

(1,779 posts)

9. TY -- Your point is very good, though! If you depend on lies, you are NOT going to like Bernie!

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:57 PM

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TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)

4. Cool, we get to see Bloomberg embarrass himself.

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:25 PM

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raindaddy

(1,370 posts)

5. The ruling class just doesn't get it.. The revolution has already begun...

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:46 PM

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People have stopped buying into their BS, they understand the nightly news is biased.. Bring on Bloomberg!!!

WHEN CRABS ROAR

(3,813 posts)

10. Yes, we have just started to fight.

Reply to raindaddy (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:58 PM

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Now we have sustain it, can't let it run out of steam.

Akamai

(1,779 posts)

8. About Bloomberg running -- it will be fun! He still doesn't want to blame the banksters for the

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:55 PM

Jan 2016

financial meltdown, instead saying things (now) like there is enough blamed to go around and we shouldn't revisit it.

Not long ago, he was clearly saying it wasn't the banksters' fault. (He is quite liberal in some ways but in other ways, his heart is still with the billionaire class and what can keep him in the money.)

His running would be a great platform for Bernie's focus on BREAKING UP THE *&^%$ TOO BIG TO FAIL BANKS!!!! And holding the greedy lawbreakers responsible. (Not one of those responsible for the financial meltdown, for lying to consumers, for promoting sub-prime mortgages, for forging mortgage agreements, etc., went to jail. I bet Bernie would LOVE to ask Bloomberg about that!)

Go, Bernie!

mudstump

(342 posts)

11. Go Bernie....

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:02 PM

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telling it like it is. This comment shows what a great candidate Bernie is and just how much strength he has in his convictions. That's why we the people have his back.

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

12. Bloomberg will pull votes from Hillary and maybe Trump - Not from Bernie

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:40 PM

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Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

13. Bring it on. Feel the Bern!!! nt

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:51 PM

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SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)

14. Love it!

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 05:00 PM

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Marty McGraw

(1,024 posts)

15. Coast is clear

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Sun Jan 24, 2016, 05:07 PM

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Now Michael.

Proceed and place Your Bid!
You just gonna stand there with your hand in your pocket. Then again, you know the old Proverb: 'Man standing with hand in pocky - feel cocky all day' There is that...

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

16. Hillary Clinton is just the tip of the Bloomberg.

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 08:13 PM

Jan 2016

It would be far easier for Sanders to run against the whole ice $helf.

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