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FailureToCommunicate

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13. I like that Bernie keeps reminding us it is 'not about him'...
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:17 PM
Feb 2016

I really admire the parts of Senator Sander's speeches where he reminds us 'it's not about him'

It is really about US. About all the progressive values we hold dear. About the great social movements, some of which we've witnessed in our lifetime, under attack by forces that would strip them away. About those of us who remember that the America they want to drag us back to ("Make America great again&quot was not that great for a huge portion of Americans, like Native Americans, slaves, immigrants, women, people of color, the poor, people with disabilities, LGBTs...

Bernie is just the unlikely guy that is reminding us to hold fast, to not let up in the struggle for progress towards a country that makes good on the lofty promises of the Founders of our great experiment in democracy.

-F2C

The only time she uses the word "we" is when she says "No, we can't!" notadmblnd Feb 2016 #1
OMG, so true. CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #4
True.... daleanime Feb 2016 #19
I'm a moderate, I'm a progressive, I want Universal Healthcare, It won't fly bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #2
I don't understand how she can be for universal health care after she SLAMMED it with lies cui bono Feb 2016 #3
She's for "universal" health care Bettie Feb 2016 #8
I started a thread eleswheres Plucketeer Feb 2016 #18
Universal means everyone is covered. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #23
To me... Plucketeer Feb 2016 #24
Hillary will define it as Hillary defines it. (nt) thesquanderer Feb 2016 #26
What she slammed last week was single payer. subterranean Feb 2016 #28
She is for mandatory for profit insurance. which is pretty much the opposite of uhc Doctor_J Feb 2016 #32
The negativity aura is strong in that one. nt nc4bo Feb 2016 #5
Is she really self deluded enough to think Lorien Feb 2016 #6
She's working on it. nc4bo Feb 2016 #7
Yes she is. 840high Feb 2016 #10
Her supporters here seem to be confident they don't need us. LibDemAlways Feb 2016 #17
She already has her posters printed up to bring the Sanders hughee99 Feb 2016 #25
That's one truth Depaysement Feb 2016 #9
Hillary speaking double talk?? Don Draper Feb 2016 #11
knr SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #12
I like that Bernie keeps reminding us it is 'not about him'... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #13
The COOL thing is Plucketeer Feb 2016 #20
Oh she's for universal healthcare again? Bernblu Feb 2016 #14
Good one. Nt JudyM Feb 2016 #15
For a second, I thought Ricky Riccardo had joined the Bernie group! dorkzilla Feb 2016 #16
She also said that last noght when she gave her Self confirmed victory INdemo Feb 2016 #21
Classic narcissist. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #22
I'd love to see a Sanders win partially just to watch the RW heads explode. nightscanner59 Feb 2016 #27
Excerpts from "The Secret Life of Pronouns" NJCher Feb 2016 #29
you would think she could control her hopemountain Feb 2016 #30
Not me...Us. SoapBox Feb 2016 #31
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