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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Y'all got to read this [View all]LiberalArkie
(15,752 posts)23. What we were always told was "Vote for the party not the man, it is the party that matters"
Now we have a problem where both parties are corrupt as we are finding out this year. We listened to the party about Bill and his problems and we believed them when we were told it was just "a vast rightwing conspiracy". Probably so but that conspiracy made us take our eyes of the the crimes and ignore them because they came from the right".
If Bernie wins, I hope that we never take our eyes off of him. I hope we hold him accountable for anything that happens. That is where the U.S. went wrong. We did not hold our own to the same accountability as we held the opposing people to.
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Now I am quietly apologizing to my neighbors who went all Perot in 1992. Bill well nye destroyed the
thereismore
Apr 2016
#18
What we were always told was "Vote for the party not the man, it is the party that matters"
LiberalArkie
Apr 2016
#23
Right. I was also very defensive about Bill, even to the point of excusing his lying under oath.
thereismore
Apr 2016
#26
And the Bernie supporters are invited to pay $250. for the privilege of being herded.
Contrary1
Apr 2016
#14
Ah, yes. But you can pay more - the $250 is just a starter package that gets you to see her
thereismore
Apr 2016
#19
This is spot on - and the reason it's so easy to spot the fake "switching to Hillary" posts of late
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#31
And woe be unto you if you're opening a can of crushed pineapple instead! n/t
winter is coming
Apr 2016
#33