From today's local paper in Marshalltown, IA- "The only candidate who paid was Bernie Sanders."

[bluedigger]

to People of Marshall County For Bernie Sanders https://www.facebook.com/Marshalltown4Bernie/?fref=photo

[pangaia]

1. No surprise, is it.

That's Bernie.

[rhett o rick]

63. No surprise. Sadly Clinton's fans don't care. She is the American Aristocrat and they

love her. They don't care what's she's done or that she sides with the banksters over those in poverty, they love her and that's all that counts.

[Rockyj]

67. This is WHY...

...we love Bernie! We are not crazy nuts that aren't thinking rationally! We are Americans from all walks of life that REALLY wanted change & got hoodwinked by Obama! Hillary represents the same and Senator Bernie Sanders DOES NOT! That's it PLAIN & SIMPLE!

[CharlotteVale]

2. K&R. I'm glad they publicized it!

[think]

3. Good going Bernie. /nt

[SoapBox]

4. The guy is amazing.

[Doctor_J]

5. No kidding

He probably tips well too

[MissDeeds]

16. He's ethical to the core

[Fast Walker 52]

6. he seems like such a genuinely decent guy

it's kind of scary, because I keep expecting something bad to come out about him that will break my heart.

[Depaysement]

7. But, but, but Bill Clinton says he's "dishonest and hermetically sealed"

He's a mensch. That's what he is.

[tecelote]

8. He's stuck back in a time when morals and integrity counted.

Get with it Bernie!

[8 track mind]

11. hermetically sealed?

Has he been in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnell's porch since noon yesterday? (J. Carson refernece_

[dchill]

25. Exactly!

Karnak's excellent sidekick, Ed McMahon.

[dixiegrrrrl]

74. Oh, good memory!

Took me a minute to catch that.

[dchill]

28. By not taking SuperPAC money, Sanders IS hermetically sealed...

from the corruption that has infected everyone who has taken it. Or indeed, asked for it.

[klook]

41. "Hermetosexual"

will be the whisper campaign pretty soon, no doubt.

[Depaysement]

48. Lol

[Ikonoklast]

80. Bill Clinton was the biggest disappointment I ever voted for.

Not going to make that same bad decision ever again.

[AzDar]

9. Bernie "The Real Deal" Sanders!

[cui bono]

10. Integrity. Pure integrity. A man of principle.

Show 'em how it's done Bernie!



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[thereismore]

12. This will come back to him. Good karma. nt

[sarge43]

13. A mensch. That's the fundamental reason I support him.

[840high]

51. Salt of the Earth - love Bernie

[CoffeeCat]

62. That's beautiful. And so totally true.

I love that word "mensch". You know one when you meet one--although the definition is very subjective.

They're rare.

So happy that our candidate is the epitome of a mensch.

Love him.

[sarge43]

73. Thank you, CoffeeCat

Here. Let me help you with that.

I got your back.

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

That's wrong and it's got to stop.

We can do this.

You definitely know one when you hear one.

[zentrum]

14. Because Bernie really

…truly, deep down cares about ordinary people.

It's not a "focus group strategy". It comes from life long conviction.

I love the guy.

[AlbertCat]

42. It's not a "focus group strategy"

He probably doesn't even think about it. I mean, like, it never occurred to him NOT to help pay for his (required) special security and stuff.

[farleftlib]

49. He's just old-fashioned decent

It's a shame how odd and out-of-place that seems today. Go, Bernie.

[zentrum]

57. Did you see

….that video of somebody collapsing on stage when Bernie was at the podium speaking? He immediately ran over to help. I mean, ran. Other people stood around looking at the fallen person. You could tell it was such a deep instinct him to help. He didn't hesitate.

He's a classic.

[eridani]

81. That was truly impressive. There have been research studies that show that--

--the more people witness an event like that, the more likely everyone is to stand around waiting for someone else to go first. He's breaking that mold for sure.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. What a good, good, decent man.

I'm so proud to support him.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[TIME TO PANIC]

17. Class.

[snagglepuss]

18. Having been in local politics, he understands how unexpected costs

are a burden especially for towns and small cities. That Bernie did the right thing doesn't surprise me because that's how Bernie rolls.

[Colorado Rambler]

19. Great digging, Blue!

Keep up the good work! Any other candidate who did that would make sure it was front page news - helping the taxpayers keep more money in their pockets. I'm sure Trump would be trumpeting himself to the skies, except that it would never cross whatever it is that passes for Trump's mind to do such a thing.

Are we feeling the Bern yet, everybody?

WOO-HOO!

[Lazy Daisy]

20. He doesn't take for granted

that people just want to PAY to see him, but that maybe he should be accountable for the expense a little town incurs and the effects that will have.

The rest suffer from privilege.

[highprincipleswork]

21. Bernie's a MENSCH! Worth every little bit of our support.

If

[Marie Marie]

22. Imagine that. A politician who doesn't expect a free ride for himself.

I am liking this man more every day.

[Moostache]

23. That is not surprising, which is precisely why Bernie is surprising the beltway insiders.

They live in the bubble and talk to each other in the echo chamber.
They have become utterly tone deaf and unable to relate to the rest of us.

I can't say I'm surprised...if you are Bill or Hillary Clinton and your speaking fees yield an hourly income around $30,000 it has to be hard to maintain perspective and understand what real humanity looks like and does. To burden small Iowa communities with bills due to the campaigning and NOT kick in to pay for it is more than amoral...it begs the question, what exactly DO campaign contributions to them go for?

[Voice for Peace]

24. Having been a mayor he knows whatssup.

A very nice liitle story to be shared. Thanks!

[markbark]

26. Someone ought to tell the local paper in Marshalltown, IA

That there is no such thing as the "Democrat Party"
(....but with a name like the "Times-Republican" one shouldn't be too surprised, should one?)

[azmom]

27. Yay Bernie!

[Nite Owl]

29. I love this guy

we've never had anyone like him run for President in my voting years.

[jtuck004]

30. Thank you sir! n/t

[left-of-center2012]

31. In the Clinton's defense

They thought Goldman Sachs was picking up the tab.

[snagglepuss]

47. Absolutely brilliant.

[840high]

50. hahaha!!!! Truth.

[Duckhunter935]

53. love it

[TryLogic]

32. Integrity !!

A very important and rare characteristic in politicians.

[onecaliberal]

33. Doesn't surprise me.

💕 Bernie

[dorkzilla]

34. How in the world could you not LOVE this guy

the ONLY candidate with integrity.

You rock, Bernie!!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. WTG BERNIE!

[punguin54]

36. This is how to lead by example is it not

Class act

[PatrynXX]

37. naturally, the scrooge style rich never paid for anything they don't need to

Hmmm which reminds me , sure hope Hillary paid for her trip to Flint, they sure can't afford anything extra at the moment.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

38. Why am I not surprised.

Bernie is the only candidate who doesn't feel entitled to special treatment.

[senz]

71. Nice insight -- Bernie does not feel entitled to special treatment

This simple fact speaks to so much of what makes him special. Yet, he probably does not consider himself special.

Meanwhile, the entitled ones, the Hillaries, the Trumps, are a dime a dozen -- and are certain they're special.

I hope there's enough love, hope, energy, creativity, persistence, courage, honesty, generosity, versatility, cleverness, guts, strength, good fortune, and vision to take us all the way to a Sanders presidency.

[mountain grammy]

39. Glad for the story, Mike Donahey,

but it's the Democratic party. Try to get that right. You managed to use the word in the first paragraph.

[phylny]

56. See my response below :) n/t

[gomez106]

40. No Surprise

Hilary probably still owes from the last time she blew thru town in '08

[marble falls]

43. I support a guy who knows how to do the right thing day to day. Makes me glad.

[Uncle Joe]

44. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, bluedigger.

[Enthusiast]

45. Kicked and recommended!

[catbyte]

46. "Democrat Party."

My pet peeve. Fuck off, Mike Donahey.

Good for you, Bernie.

[phylny]

55. My pet peeve as well, which meant I had to send an e-mail:

Regarding your article about Candidate visit costs

Dear Mr. Donahey,

I'm currently a speech-language pathologist, but my first degree/career was in journalism. Your above-mentioned article has two errors that I saw: First, you refer to Hillary Clinton as "Secreatary of State," most likely a typo, and second, you refer to Senator Sanders as seeking the nomination of the "Democrat" party. As you used it properly in a previous paragraph, you know it is the "Democratic" party. A person or candidate can be a Democrat, the party is the Democratic party.

I'm not sure if you have an editor, but if so, he or she should also be informed of the correct usage.


Sincerely,

[mountain grammy]

66. Good! Thanks.

A few days ago, a winger had the nerve to say in my presence, the Democrat party.. I said what you did. "I'm a Democrat, my party is the Democratic Party. Certainly you're intelligent enough to know that." and I walked away. Of all their idiotic liberal bashing and bullshit, that one gets to me.

[pablo_marmol]

69. I've always believed that there's psychology behind this.

Democratic has a positive ring to it which is neutralized by reducing it to Democrat.

[Duckhunter935]

52. awesome man he is

[Ferd Berfel]

54. He's a class act - He walks the walk

[Rosa Luxemburg]

76. He does!

[democrank]

58. Good man, that Bernie Sanders.

~PEACE~
~LOVE~
~BERNIE~

[Lorien]

59. "DemocratIC Party's"

but otherwise; not at all surprising!

[Javaman]

60. It's stories like this, that it amazes me anyone still supports Hillary. nt

[rhett o rick]

64. It's totally authoritarian worship. nm

[bvar22]

61. Win or Lose, Hillary will probably try to get us to pay HER bills.....AGAIN.

That is how The Clintons roll!

[burrowowl]

65. An NRA Client of Ours

Has contributed to Bernie Because he is the only honest guy in the running!

[OnyxCollie]

68. That's how he rolls. nt

[bvf]

70. It's just a matter of time

until someone tries to spin this as a bribe for the favorable mention by the paper.

I love this guy, and every handful of shit the Clintons throw at him makes me love him even more.

[PatrickforO]

72. Yet one more among many reasons to vote for Sanders.

He has integrity.

[RoccoR5955]

75. Why should the Queen have to pay for any of these services?

She is Queen Hillary I after all.
Let the little people pay.
They should stop complaining and just eat their cake

[islandmkl]

77. I think it is highly unfair to continue to show HillaryCamp™ is such a bad light...

I am sure that, as far as the expenses incurred by these various departments, she will be 'looking into it...' and no doubt has plans to 'get back to them later...'

probably with an 'offer' to pay her expenses as long as all the other candidates have paid theirs....



oops....

[valerief]

78. Cuz Bernie's philosophy is "share" not "take." nt

[malthaussen]

79. Socialism. Spreading the misery equally...

... unlike, you know, capitalism, which spreads the misery unequally.

-- Mal

[eridani]

82. The old Soviet joke was that under capitqliam, man exploits man, and--

under socialism it's the other way around.

[MarthaA]

83. Example of Privatists vs Socialists

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280112858

This is an example of the difference between capitalism's privatists and capitalism's socialists. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate who saw the need to reimburse the city, because he is a democratic socialist and that is what democratic socialists do. Privatism's capitalists destroy the USA money supply and the USA economy; and socialism and socialists replenish the USA money supply and the USA economy in the same way as Bernie Sanders did in Marshalltown, Iowa. A good example and a good contrast of privatist vs socialist behavior.

[bluedigger]

84. Indeed it is!

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