2016 Postmortem

beam me up scottie

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120. Wow, for a minute there I thought you were serious!

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 02:05 AM

Oct 2015

Excellent satire!

Pharma-Bro thought he could buy an audience with Bernie and failed, and he's not sending Bernie anymore money either.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=699041

Well done, I lol'd when I read your post!

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Bernie Sanders rejects donation from ‘poster boy for drug company greed’ Martin Shkreli [View all] arcane1 Oct 2015 OP

Shkreli's personality software seems to have a bug in the self-restraint firewalls aidbo Oct 2015 #1

That's not a bug, that's a defect. eom PosterChild Oct 2015 #37

No, he's just an asshole. blackspade Oct 2015 #100

He is. Everyone needs to research this scumbag. There is SO much there. 7962 Oct 2015 #109

Walking the walk artislife Oct 2015 #2

What a class act! Blus4u Oct 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalElite Oct 2015 #15

+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #19

+2 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #31

Hillary Accepts Private Prison Cash billhicks76 Oct 2015 #101

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #3

So Bernie won't accept my money if I don't completely agree with him???? AllTooEasy Oct 2015 #119

Wow, for a minute there I thought you were serious! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #120

I'm serious. Answer my question AllTooEasy Oct 2015 #121

"Purity tests" for donors? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #122

So I expect Hillary will be returning the $$$$$ she received from Wall St. & Private Prisons Industry 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #4

She needs that big Wall Street money in order to... defeat big Wall Street money... arcane1 Oct 2015 #5

Spit take!! Generic Other Oct 2015 #7

Because she believes we have to get big money out of politics (and can't raise it from individuals)! merrily Oct 2015 #14

Yeh get big money out of politics just not right now eom LiberalElite Oct 2015 #17

"I vow to reform campaign finance, as soon as I'm done financing my campaign" arcane1 Oct 2015 #18

Well.... AlbertCat Oct 2015 #21

Never thought I'd see DUers defending big banks. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #24

Sarcasm..... it's a thing! AlbertCat Oct 2015 #26

She was being sarcastic back. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #38

She was being sarcastic back. AlbertCat Oct 2015 #62

All she's ever going to do to Wall Street is to yell at them to "cut it out"! Then do nothing. reformist2 Oct 2015 #41

Remember when Bush said he'd lower gas prices by telling OPEC to "open the spigot"? n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #44

Bernie could have an interesting talk wih this guy...n/t tokenlib Oct 2015 #6

Notice it was intended to be a "private" talk. arcane1 Oct 2015 #43

What a wonderful gesture: beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #8

That's great!! arcane1 Oct 2015 #10

He could have sent the money back to the sociopath but decided to do something good with it instead. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #12

You just used one of my favorite new words! Fawke Em Oct 2015 #39

If I remember my German... beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #42

I am splendid! Fawke Em Oct 2015 #49

Glad to hear it! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #52

yeah, I can pronounce that marym625 Oct 2015 #72

German is an easy language, imo. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #83

my dad was in Germany during the Korean War marym625 Oct 2015 #85

I loved it too, half of my family lives in Germany. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #87

my grandmother was German marym625 Oct 2015 #91

Yes! Backpfeifengesicht! geardaddy Oct 2015 #71

They should put that creep's picture next to the definition! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #94

Like this? geardaddy Oct 2015 #97

Perfect! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #98

If only. I hear the streets of NYC can be rough sometimes, 7962 Oct 2015 #110

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #33

... beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #36

This proves Bernie is not a Republican... malthaussen Oct 2015 #64

K&R dorkzilla Oct 2015 #9

He's the only one running who would do it. senz Oct 2015 #13

"Here's my $2,700. I want to meet with you privately..." mak3cats Oct 2015 #16

The other candidates have dinners where the tickets cost thousands Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #51

K&R. Bernie can't be bought! That is exactly why we need him to be President. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #20

Hillary should follow his principled stand and refuse that money she is accepting from the vile sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #22

See how the 1 percenters communicate? retrowire Oct 2015 #23

props for Sen Sanders, F/U to pharma bro irisblue Oct 2015 #25

ok, now hillarys turn restorefreedom Oct 2015 #27

Heh......ya gotta be kiddin'!! nc4bo Oct 2015 #29

i know restorefreedom Oct 2015 #32

Shine it restorefreedom, shine it !!! azmom Oct 2015 #75

hows this? restorefreedom Oct 2015 #76

Love it. azmom Oct 2015 #77

excellent...:) nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #80

money earned by fleecing customers. great job Sen. Sanders! bumprstickr Oct 2015 #28

What are you going on about? nt nc4bo Oct 2015 #30

I think they're saying Bernie took that guy's ill-gotten money and turned it into a good deed n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #45

Ahhh, ok got it. Shhh don't tell anyone.... nc4bo Oct 2015 #46

So many things went over my head this week, it felt like I was at an airport. arcane1 Oct 2015 #47

read the post again. the ceo is a thief. bumprstickr Oct 2015 #84

I got it bumprstickr! nc4bo Oct 2015 #86

and I'm sorry. I read your post at 46. bumprstickr Oct 2015 #88

THAT.... Fawke Em Oct 2015 #34

Excellent. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #35

Good luck getting that "private meeting", ya little slimeball! bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #40

Good for Bernie. malokvale77 Oct 2015 #48

Drug research-and-distribution should be publicly funded, Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #50

YES! eom LittleGirl Oct 2015 #79

I would expect nothing less. ibegurpard Oct 2015 #53

Martin Shkreli supports Bernie Sanders. moobu2 Oct 2015 #54

Don't you ever get tired of embarrassing yourself? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #55

What would you expect he do? moobu2 Oct 2015 #56

He didn't return the money. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #57

Bernie, always looking out for the .01% arcane1 Oct 2015 #58

Not Good Enough, Bernie. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #59

I read what you posted dude. moobu2 Oct 2015 #60

Then why did you claim he returned it? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #61

He didn't keep it Okay? moobu2 Oct 2015 #65

It's extremely relevant since it reflects his resolve to helping the victims of greed. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #82

The guy lost his money and got no meeting dreamnightwind Oct 2015 #96

And that is the big deal, comrade - TBF Oct 2015 #63

Well, I'd expect a politician to do what Hillary does. JoeyT Oct 2015 #70

Either that, or make a huge public spectacle out of refusing the money n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #74

Um, Hillary's been in washington for 23 yrs, so no difference. 7962 Oct 2015 #107

If that little brat ever came to my town... mr goodbeer Oct 2015 #66

Hell I'd have to take a bath in a vat of sulfuric acid to feel clean 47of74 Oct 2015 #103

K&R magical thyme Oct 2015 #67

This guy needs to face jail time. Bubzer Oct 2015 #68

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Oct 2015 #69

May have been a test. moondust Oct 2015 #73

Just what I told Mr Nay. It's either that, or he's so fuckin' clueless that Nay Oct 2015 #99

How dare he?!!? That's downright unAmerican for politicians not to take payoffs!! Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #78

Talking the talk, walking the walk and being the best damn person in the world! Feeling the Bern Oct 2015 #81

Ironic that he supporter BS then treestar Oct 2015 #89

Wrong. arcane1 Oct 2015 #90

Still weird treestar Oct 2015 #92

I agree. Principles are so rare that they can appear "weird" when seen for the first time n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #93

Not weird, principled. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #95

I love Bernie. Miigwech Oct 2015 #102

I love what someone said on Facebook renate Oct 2015 #104

"He also said that he would ask the senator what prices he would consider fair." Unknown Beatle Oct 2015 #105

According to the report, the Sanders campaign accepted the donation. George II Oct 2015 #106

"the $2,700 Shkreli donated...will be given to the Whitman-Walker health clinic in Washington" arcane1 Oct 2015 #113

Right. How could the campaign committee give the donation to the clinic if they didn't accept it? George II Oct 2015 #115

You are being deliberately obtuse. And boring. arcane1 Oct 2015 #116

No, I'm pointing out how the FEC (and most state) campaign finance laws work... George II Oct 2015 #117

Thank you for proving my point. Again. n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #118

I knew they would try to turn this into something negative. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #123

Sanders should have accepted the meeting. And then kicked him right in the nuts. 7962 Oct 2015 #108

Good. Greedy @$$hole needs to have more of this kind of thing happen to him. nt. Persondem Oct 2015 #111

Has Hillary refused the Private Prison donations yet? sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #112

No, she NEEDS that money in order to defeat private prisons. arcane1 Oct 2015 #114