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Sanders to Colbert: Electing me is a win-win — I’d be president and Bill O’Reilly would leave
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Bernie Sanders to Colbert: Electing me is a win-win — I’d be president and Bill O’Reilly would leave US
Sarah K. Burris
11 Feb 2016
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When it comes to comments made by Fox New’s Bill O’Reilly on Monday’s show that Sanders is just like Trump, Sanders was quick to cite them as a reason that voters may want to support him. “Let me say something about Bill O’Reilly. Bill said, and this is a reason why people want to vote for me, Bill said that if I won the presidency that he would move to Ireland,” he said to cheers from the audience. “So electing me President is a two-for! You get Sanders and you get Bill to go to Ireland.” ...
Colbert acknowledged some of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statements about Sanders giving people false hopes for policies that can never come to fruition. Sanders asked the “why not” question explaining that so many European countries do it, why can’t the United States. He said there is the public demand for it and that most Americans believe that healthcare is a universal right, but the question is if people are willing to stand up to the companies that control politicians and policy. “I believe when people are aroused, yes, we can take on the drug companies and the insurance companies,” Sanders concluded...
Bernie Sanders to Colbert: Electing me is a win-win — I’d be president and Bill O’Reilly would leave US
Sarah K. Burris
11 Feb 2016
....
When it comes to comments made by Fox New’s Bill O’Reilly on Monday’s show that Sanders is just like Trump, Sanders was quick to cite them as a reason that voters may want to support him. “Let me say something about Bill O’Reilly. Bill said, and this is a reason why people want to vote for me, Bill said that if I won the presidency that he would move to Ireland,” he said to cheers from the audience. “So electing me President is a two-for! You get Sanders and you get Bill to go to Ireland.” ...
Colbert acknowledged some of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statements about Sanders giving people false hopes for policies that can never come to fruition. Sanders asked the “why not” question explaining that so many European countries do it, why can’t the United States. He said there is the public demand for it and that most Americans believe that healthcare is a universal right, but the question is if people are willing to stand up to the companies that control politicians and policy. “I believe when people are aroused, yes, we can take on the drug companies and the insurance companies,” Sanders concluded...
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