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Wall Street banksters won't let Bernie go too far, but what about people? (Original Post) no more banksters Oct 2015 OP
Bernie has said something to the effect that congress was not overseeing wall street, but it midnight Oct 2015 #1
Congress doesn't regulate Wall Street; Wall Street regulates Congress. magical thyme Oct 2015 #4
Definitely the next best line from the debate..... daleanime Oct 2015 #5
yeah but it wasn't "presidential" because he stammered slightly going into it and failed to mug magical thyme Oct 2015 #6
True.... daleanime Oct 2015 #7
He said "Wall Street controls Congress" Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2015 #2
That's that revolution he's talking about, Sycophancy to the $$$$$ is Killing us, it's innate to orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #3
Banksters run America lbroz Oct 2015 #8

midnight

(26,624 posts)
1. Bernie has said something to the effect that congress was not overseeing wall street, but it
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:44 AM
Oct 2015

was the other way around.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
6. yeah but it wasn't "presidential" because he stammered slightly going into it and failed to mug
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:06 PM
Oct 2015

for the audience with a knowing, "aren't I clever?" smirk-smirk, wink-wink, nudge-nudge.

Which is what happens any time people are speaking "off the cuff" as opposed to reciting carely memorized one-liners in their planned spontaneity and "connecting" with the everyday peoples.

Even worse, he sounded like he meant it, which is just another way of saying he sounded angry. Just like his supporters, excuse me, his fans. Because of course only "presidential" candidates have supporters. Fringe populists have teeny-bopper "fans."

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
2. He said "Wall Street controls Congress"
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:04 AM
Oct 2015

This was in response to the discussion about bringing back the Glass-Steagall Act to split up the banking industry, and Hillary said she would work with Wall Street. She did not say she would bring back Glass-Steagall.


 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
3. That's that revolution he's talking about, Sycophancy to the $$$$$ is Killing us, it's innate to
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:08 AM
Oct 2015

fear power, size and strength, so a courageous, informed PEOPLE, can defeat an entity by connecting the dots to see who facilitates what .

lbroz

(5 posts)
8. Banksters run America
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 04:43 PM
Oct 2015

and how do we stop that? By bringing more attention around it through satire and humor like Jon Stewart has done so successfully…

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