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I was 2 years older than Bernie ....... (Original Post) jillan Feb 2016 OP
Even worse, he was an old SOCIALIST DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #1
Bam! That right there! n/t ebayfool Feb 2016 #2
Nice. Also reminds me of Jimmy Carter and all that he is still accomplishing. Marie Marie Feb 2016 #3
K&R - Good one! nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #4
This might be interesting because Mandela is such an icon that this kind of comparison could Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #5
Point taken. It's going around twitter, so I snagged it for us. I think it's just a point being made jillan Feb 2016 #6
I'm sure you didn't mean any damage Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #7
So Obama's America = Apartheid South Africa? onehandle Feb 2016 #8
W...T...Actual...F... HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #9

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
3. Nice. Also reminds me of Jimmy Carter and all that he is still accomplishing.
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:24 AM
Feb 2016

Commitment to justice and decency indeed has no age limit.

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
5. This might be interesting because Mandela is such an icon that this kind of comparison could
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:28 AM
Feb 2016

come across as presumptuous or disrespectful.

It would work slightly better as a statement instead of a quote spoken in first person voice.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
6. Point taken. It's going around twitter, so I snagged it for us. I think it's just a point being made
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 12:32 AM
Feb 2016


Definitely NO disrespect to Mandela!
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