The Politico story on BS's millions is recommended on Jewish Journal's "Best of the Web"

[lapucelle]

They excerpt and then link directly to Politico.

How Does a Socialist Get So Rich?

https://jewishjournal.com/newsroom/money/how-does-a-socialist-get-so-rich/

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[LongtimeAZDem]

1. Ahh, whadda they know about antisemitism?

[lapucelle]

6. That's pretty funny...

but they do call it out when they see it.

https://jewishjournal.com/?s=antisemitic

https://jewishjournal.com/?s=Antisemitism

[Me.]

2. Well That's Interesting

considering that some regard it as anti-semitic

[lapucelle]

3. It is deliciously ironic.

[Me.]

4. ...

[NurseJackie]

5. So sweet it makes my teeth hurt!

[lapucelle]

7. Then I guess donuts are off the menu.

Let's have a beer instead.

[sheshe2]

8. Indeed it is, lapucelle.

[lapucelle]

9. I wonder if Cortez reads Jewish Journal

given her expertise on the topic.

[Honeycombe8]

10. Ironic, in view of the criticisms about it. Too funny. nt

[Vidal]

11. VERY interesting

Thank you for sharing this information.

[lapucelle]

12. You are most welcome!

No donuts for you.

[FreeBe]

13. Thank you for this information. A subject very much connected with Sanders and told

it cannot be discussed because $ + Jewish = antisemitic is wrong.

The antisemitic of the $ + Jewish, is they are taking over the world with their money, and there is none of that at all, what so ever in the intent or content of the article.

[Mosby]

14. I liked the politico article

It sort of makes me like BS more.

You know a net worth of 2M at 77 is really not that unusual, anyone who is saving in a 401K knows that they will need more than a million when they retire. That doesn't make them rich.

[FreeBe]

15. This is a good point.

One of the issues I really had with Sanders in 2015 was the fact he had so little. His history with personal finance was never stellar or even good. Then at his age, with a two working adult family, he only had like 300K. That made no sense to me unless he just handled his money really poorly. That is not inspiring to me when hiring a President.

So, point taken. But, I think the discussion is how he made that money, and just all at once, in 2016 off a campaign attacking the very millionaire and billionaires he became. Setting himself separate of Democrats and using it as a weapon to create the image of " both parties the same", "corporate". Really hurting us Democrats in 2016. Sanders really hurt us in 2016.

[lapucelle]

17. It certainly does make BS rich. He has 10 times what the average American has at that age.

People 75 and older have an average net worth of $264,800, a 32% increase from their 2013 average of $200,800. This group experienced the highest net worth increase of all age groups.

https://www.creditdonkey.com/average-net-worth-by-age.html



https://wallethacks.com/average-net-worth-by-age-americans/

Not everyone is privileged enough to have $1,000,000 in a 401K. As a matter of fact, 35% of all American workers don't even have access to a 401K.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/12/how-many-americans-dont-have-access-to-a-401k.html

[Mosby]

20. yet the clintons are worth 100 million

And the Obamas 80 million.

That's rich.

Oh and Warren is worth what, 8 million?

Too bad Sanders didn't get a law degree.

He would have it made.

[lapucelle]

22. So what? Nobody is claiming they are not rich as well.

As a matter of fact, nobody is even talking about them except you. "BS is not as rich as some other rich people, so he's not really rich" hardly sounds like a winning argument.

Law school involves a lot of hard work. It is not the right choice for everyone.

[Mosby]

24. I'm not much of a bernie fan

But I just don't think his assets at his age makes him all that wealthy and, as such, doesn't deserve the attention it's getting.

[George II]

30. Considering that three years ago in his Senate Personal Financial Disclosure he reported....

...a net worth of between $350K and $800K (the form has huge ranges for each category), that's quite an increase in a mere 2-3 years.

He and Jane had combined earnings of about $6M since he's been in Congress. To have a net worth less than $1 million is surprising.

[peggysue2]

33. The reason it's a deal at all is . . .

because Bernie Sanders has spent his lifetime ranting and raving against 'rich' millionaires and billionaires. Take from the rich, give to the poor and everything will be hunky-dory. Except,

now he's a millionaire+ and the tune has changed to 'multi-millionaires and billionaires.'

I don't think anyone begrudges a 77-year old man his nest-egg. But it does undercut the notion that everyone with a $ million+ in the bank are automatic greed-heads, despicable and the source of all woe. This by virtue of their bottom line, this by being a generalized boogie-man for political purposes.

Sometimes a message comes back to bite you. This is one of those times.

[lapucelle]

36. I agree with you.

"A fat bank account for me, but not for thee" is not going to cut it as a lecture topic on the evils of the wealthy delivered by someone's favorite socialist.

BS should retire so he can relax and enjoy his wealth.

[Skya Rhen]

39. Which is why he was embarrassed to show his tax returns but eventually did so reluctantly - he knew

that his hypocrisy would be exposed and he was right...

[peggysue2]

46. Ding, ding, ding!

Exactly, Skya. The tax receipts were an issue because he boxed himself in with years of ranting and raving against anyone who broke the millionaire threshold. Suddenly, that included him and his wife. So, the messaging was switched to 'multi-millionaires.' LOL.

It's the vulnerability of hardline positions, messaging that lacks any flexibility and relies on demonizing your opponents. On the hard Left or the hard Right. The Senator from Vermont was caught in his own net.

[FreeBe]

43. My problem is he got rich from the 2016 campaign of his, that hurt our party.

That is what really is offensive, for me.

[LanternWaste]

47. And... move the goalposts. Again. With deftness and consistency.

Try measuring Bernie to his own standards, rather than measuring Obama to yours.

[Voltaire2]

16. The ADL disagrees.

I’ll go with the ADL.

[lapucelle]

18. The ADL disagrees that the Jewish Journal recommends the Politico piece?

[Voltaire2]

19. Uh no. They think the politico piece is

an anti-semitic piece of crap.

[lapucelle]

21. That's not what the ADL said. They had no problem with the Politico story about BS's millions.

It was the tweet that was the problem.

Politico accused of anti-Semitism over Bernie Sanders illustration, tweet

Politico originally tweeted the article under the heading “Bernie Sanders might still be cheap, but he’s sure not poor,” leading to criticism about promulgating the anti-Semitic tropes of both cheap Jews and rich Jews.

Politico later changed the tweet of the article to read: “Bernie Sanders has three homes and a net worth approaching at least $2 million. In a strict, bottom-line sense, he has become one of those rich people against whom he has so unrelentingly railed.”

The tweet included the explanation that: “For the record: This replaces a deleted tweet that needed more context. Our apologies.”

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The Anti-Defamation League criticized the magazine, tweeting: “In this dangerous climate of rising #anti-Semitism, all media organizations have a responsibility to be careful not to perpetuate #anti-Semitic tropes, such as those about Jews and wealth.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/politico-accused-of-anti-semitism-over-bernie-sanders-illustration-tweet/

The story itself is still on Politico and the Jewish Journal has not removed its recommendation.

Now that the distraction is gone, voters will be better able to focus on the content of the article

The Secret of Bernie’s Millions

How did he amass three houses and a net worth approaching at least $2 million? The surprisingly conventional middle-class climbing of a radical-sounding socialist.

[Voltaire2]

27. I'm sure you think you have a point.

Link to tweet

?s=21

[lapucelle]

23. I wouldn't feel comfortable interpreting what a respected organization like the ADL "said"

through the process of mindreading and then reframing it in extreme and vulgar language.

I prefer quotes.

[Voltaire2]

28. I must have hit a nerve.

Link to tweet

?s=21

[lapucelle]

32. Where in the tweet does the ADL say "They think the politico piece is an anti-semitic piece of crap"

The point as articulated by the ADL is well-considered, nuanced, and deliberative.

I would never presume to substitute that statement with inaccurate spin and profanity.

What degree of entitlement does it take to misquote an organization and insist "this is what they really meant"?

[George II]

42. To me, the tweet says:

"In this dangerous climate of rising #antiSemitism, all media organizations have a responsibility to be careful not to perpetuate #antiSemitic tropes, such as those about Jews and wealth."

It says media organizations have a responsibility to be careful, nowhere do they criticize the article or, in fact, the accompanying graphic.

The ADL does not say the article is anti-Semitic.
The ADL does not say the graphic is anti-Semitic.

Seems quite cut and dry to me.

[Voltaire2]

44. So they just randomly put that graphic

In the tweet?

That’s your explanation?

Series?

[LanternWaste]

48. Your pretense is as creative as it is inaccurate.

[Gothmog]

25. As a Jewish Democrat, I am not surprised by this

[Voltaire2]

29. .

Link to tweet

?s=21

[lapucelle]

38. If you have time, I'd like to know your take on this.

[saidsimplesimon]

26. Did a double take on, "Ilana Angel"

as I was thinking of my deceased grandmother, Una.

[lapucelle]

37. Can you explain? N/T

[saidsimplesimon]

40. grandmother, Una Angel

[lapucelle]

41. ...

[Cha]

31. Mahalo, lapucelle!

[lapucelle]

34. Mahalo Cha.

I'm glad Politico apologized for the tweet and changed it, but is standing by their story.

Now the focus is back where it belongs:

The Secret of Bernie’s Millions

How did he amass three houses and a net worth approaching at least $2 million? The surprisingly conventional middle-class climbing of a radical-sounding socialist.

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In the wake of his 2016 presidential run, the most lucrative thing he’s ever done, the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist is a three-home-owning millionaire with a net worth approaching at least $2 million, taking into account his publicly outlined assets and liabilities along with the real estate he owns outright. In a strict, bottom-line sense, Sanders has become one of those rich people against whom he has so unrelentingly railed.

The champion of the underclass and castigator of “the 1 percent” has found himself in the socioeconomic penthouse of his rhetorical boogeymen. This development, seen mostly as the result of big bucks brought in by the slate of books he’s put out in the past few years, predictably has elicited snarky pokes, partisan jabs and charges of hypocrisy. The millionaire socialist!

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/24/bernie-sanders-millionaires-226982

[Cha]

35. Exactly!

[ehrnst]

45. So. There's that.