Bernie is doing this nation a crucial service. (Reply #4)

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Sun May 24, 2015, 12:03 PM

4. Bernie is doing this nation a crucial service.

He is reteaching Americans what a representative electoral process is supposed to look like.

He is reminding us what we have a right to expect from applicants to be our representatives, and from our media....

...and exposing by sheer contrast how sick and insulting and predatory the standard, manipulative MO of our corporate politicians and their mouthpieces really is.

He is exposing the difference between real representative government and the fake, contemptuous "democracy theater" of oligarchy.

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89 replies	Author	Time	Post
DID you see Bernie Sanders on Reliable Sources just now? [View all]	napi21	May 2015	OP
Bernie is great	Duckhunter935	May 2015	#1
Taking the high road...	awoke_in_2003	May 2015	#34
Missed it....	daleanime	May 2015	#2
How could I see Bernie Sanders? Everyone knows the media is ignoring him...	brooklynite	May 2015	#3
Would everyone post an internet-available link when adding these topics, please?	erronis	May 2015	#7
Here is the link to Bernie's Video at CNN's "Reliable Sources:"	KoKo	May 2015	#10
Many thanks, KoKo and napi21!	erronis	May 2015	#13
BTW: You need to go in about two minutes for the start of the whole thing....	KoKo	May 2015	#14
I half expected them to break away to cover Hillary arriving somewhere.....	Spitfire of ATJ	May 2015	#23
Thank you for the link, KoKo.What a terrific interview!	hedda_foil	May 2015	#25
Great interview.	Paka	May 2015	#38
I'll bookmark this for later!	MrMickeysMom	May 2015	#43
Thank you...	Rockyj	May 2015	#55
I tried to find a web version and the closest I found	napi21	May 2015	#11
He is referring to this	AgingAmerican	May 2015	#26
I am glad you agree that the Corp-Media (owned by major corporations) are ignoring the candidate	rhett o rick	May 2015	#44
Perhaps because the "people's candidate" won't be able to get the people to vote for him?	brooklynite	May 2015	#48
She is clearly Wall Streets choice. The billions they have to buy the election	rhett o rick	May 2015	#50
Actually, there are three sides...	brooklynite	May 2015	#51
I didn't forget the Republicons. The Oligarchs will give them some support but they	rhett o rick	May 2015	#53
So in your opinion Bernie is a weaker candidate then any of the possible republicans....	daleanime	May 2015	#54
Any of the Republicans likely to win the nomination? Yes.	brooklynite	May 2015	#58
And Hillary can beat them?	daleanime	May 2015	#59
Based on polling and the political profile of the States in play? Absolutely.	brooklynite	May 2015	#60
Then it should be no problem......	daleanime	May 2015	#61
If Bernie beats Hillary	AgingAmerican	May 2015	#62
it's laughable to believe otherwise	frylock	May 2015	#83
Actually, there are three sides....you're forgetting the Republican candidate	DJ13	May 2015	#56
The Plutocrats prefer the Democrat in their pocket to the Republican.	Dustlawyer	May 2015	#57
I like to take benign statements and pretend they're de-facto positions too.	LanternWaste	May 2015	#70
Snarky and dismissive, but not quite accurate.	morningfog	May 2015	#76
I see..so Bernie shows up out of the blue and knocks on the door at CNN?	brooklynite	May 2015	#79
That excuse	redstateblues	May 2015	#77
get some new material ffs	frylock	May 2015	#82
Bernie is doing this nation a crucial service.	woo me with science	May 2015	#4
Yes I did	locks	May 2015	#5
Yes, it's quite refreshing I must say. And Bernie probably doesn't have pollsters tellin him what isues he should duck.	InAbLuEsTaTe	May 2015	#52
Bernie did his usual awesome.	floriduck	May 2015	#6
How about we get the personality/ownership discussion out there and let Bernie deal with issues?	erronis	May 2015	#8
It's highly doubtful that is his strategy, he has said as much.	Agschmid	May 2015	#45
I hope that they put that up on the web--sounds like it would be worth seeing!	MADem	May 2015	#9
Napi....You can Cut and Paste the Video Link to Bernie into your OP from here:	KoKo	May 2015	#12
That was a good interview. And come to think about it - that is the difference between the "news"	jwirr	May 2015	#15
That was before the media got totally co-opted as a propaganda mechanism	Jackpine Radical	May 2015	#18
Yes.	jwirr	May 2015	#19
Good interview, good discussion, highly recommended viewing eom	whereisjustice	May 2015	#16
Senator Sanders just makes total sense.	PearliePoo2	May 2015	#17
He usually gets introduced as "Bernie Sanders - Hillary Challenger".	Spitfire of ATJ	May 2015	#20
I have ONE representative who speaks for me. ONE!	Gregorian	May 2015	#21
Sanders was great.	hrmjustin	May 2015	#22
No	greytdemocrat	May 2015	#24
They don't know	AgingAmerican	May 2015	#27
That is the symptom,not the cause	Cosmocat	May 2015	#36
Then how do we 40% know? Are those avenues closed to the 60% for some reason?	whatthehey	May 2015	#88
AGREED!	Cosmocat	May 2015	#35
Video: Bernie Sanders Slams Press For Campaign Coverage On CNN's Reliable Sources	Purveyor	May 2015	#28
It's perfect... Just perfect lead..	eloydude	May 2015	#29
No (nt)	bigwillq	May 2015	#30
There is no love lost between Hilliary and the corporate media.	ZX86	May 2015	#31
I dont blme the press, i blame the idiots for not paying any attention.	7962	May 2015	#32
I won't exonerate the public completely, but the Press is most guilty.	napi21	May 2015	#33
I grew up in the Cronkite era too. The worst thing that ever happened	sufrommich	May 2015	#37
Thats the problem, No one WATCHES the news like they used to!	7962	May 2015	#40
10% of the population owns 80% of the wealth. So what fucking difference does it make	KingCharlemagne	May 2015	#39
Well then, I guess you dont bitch about Fox.	7962	May 2015	#41
Propaganda works that's why it's used. The Plutocratic-Oligarchs buy propaganda and	rhett o rick	May 2015	#46
I don't have a problem with Bernie doing this at all...	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#42
You think the billions "donated" by Wall Street will win out over the power	rhett o rick	May 2015	#49
No. You think that.	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#63
But Sen Warren isn't running. Funny how people suddenly believe in the system if	rhett o rick	May 2015	#64
You're hilarious, rhett	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#66
Insulting me won't make any difference. Maybe makes you feel taller. I don't for a minute	rhett o rick	May 2015	#67
Please, rhett... you spew insults almost faster than you breathe	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#68
I am having trouble with your "reality based" logic. First of all it's a fact of politics and	rhett o rick	May 2015	#69
When was the last time money bought your influence?	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#73
Oh plez. Corporations have all their execs give to the campaign. That's not fooling anyone	rhett o rick	May 2015	#74
It's not an "insult" to use the clear meaning of your words in context	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#80
Your word games don't change the facts that corporations donate millions by "encouraging" their	rhett o rick	May 2015	#85
If you want your words to mean something other than they explicitly mean...	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#86
Almost as amusing as pretending "qualified" is an objective term.	LanternWaste	May 2015	#71
It really has become parody	LordGlenconner	May 2015	#75
Sen Sanders may not be able to overcome the huge financial donations that HRC will get.	rhett o rick	May 2015	#78
Actually, I won't gloat when he loses	ConservativeDemocrat	May 2015	#81
I have never once mentioned Benghazi nor will I ever. I do mention that she betrayed the	rhett o rick	May 2015	#84
I'm very meh on Hillary	LordGlenconner	May 2015	#89
Back when I was editor of my high school year book, I made sure at least two pages were	YOHABLO	May 2015	#47
K&R. He points out the perversion of our democracy itself.	woo me with science	May 2015	#65
I think you will like this from Howard Zinn	Luminous Animal	May 2015	#72
^^^this^^^	L0oniX	May 2015	#87

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