Bernie Sanders

djean111

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1. Thank you. It is the votes they DIFFERED on that are important.

Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:00 PM

Aug 2015

Statistics - spun out of context. And they think no one can check or will check. I think I will repeat your OP over at reddit later, if you don't mind. The gist of it.

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Don't buy the spin that Bernie and Hillary are 92% alike on the issues. [View all] merrily Aug 2015 OP

Thank you. It is the votes they DIFFERED on that are important. djean111 Aug 2015 #1

Please do. merrily Aug 2015 #3

She is owned. Enough said. azmom Aug 2015 #2

She really is an Incumbent of sorts cprise Aug 2015 #20

Hillary And Jeb are 92% Alike On The Issues billhicks76 Aug 2015 #22

Yes. Originally, some of her supporters on this board tried to merrily Aug 2015 #25

Agreed. That was an attempt to conceal her culpability. eom cprise Aug 2015 #31

92% alike on the issues that the corporate media is allowed to talk about that is... cascadiance Aug 2015 #4

Even though she negotiated TPP and referred to it in her book as "the gold standard," she is now merrily Aug 2015 #5

That's right... SoapBox Aug 2015 #7

Let me guess: merrily Aug 2015 #8

We are supposed to pay attention to what she says now. zeemike Aug 2015 #21

Well, about TPP, either you have amnesia about the "gold standard" merrily Aug 2015 #29

OMG! SoapBox Aug 2015 #6

And they'll always talk about Bernie's EARLIER work LATER to prove it!... cascadiance Aug 2015 #10

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Today, I posted a video from 1991, Bernie's first year in merrily Aug 2015 #30

I've heard that we share 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees. winter is coming Aug 2015 #9

And 3% with Neanderthals, making 101%. I wonder whatever happened to good old homo sapiens. merrily Aug 2015 #13

I suspect that once SheilaT Aug 2015 #11

Funny thing: at least one study has shown that people believe most what they heard first. merrily Aug 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author SylviaD Aug 2015 #12

Sorry, but this is exactly the kind of thing no one should have to discuss in this group. merrily Aug 2015 #15

Okay. n/t SylviaD Aug 2015 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #16

Please don't engage. The question is OT and does not even belong in this group, let merrily Aug 2015 #17

You are right.. sorry. n/t Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #18

Whew. Thank you so much. merrily Aug 2015 #19

Hehe.. feel free to correct me anytime Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #24

It was more like begging than criticism, but if merrily Aug 2015 #40

Wow you are right and I answered it. zeemike Aug 2015 #28

No worries, but thanks. merrily Aug 2015 #43

It was not intentional. I am sorry. n/t SylviaD Aug 2015 #37

You should delete your post MissDeeds Aug 2015 #26

I was not. n/t SylviaD Aug 2015 #35

Well you are now. MissDeeds Aug 2015 #39

Already done. n/t SylviaD Aug 2015 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author zeemike Aug 2015 #27

Bernie can win. You have given offense. smokey nj Aug 2015 #33

Yep MissDeeds Aug 2015 #34

Those who deleted were kindly trying to respond to my plea not to engage. I did not want merrily Aug 2015 #44

I apologize. n/t SylviaD Aug 2015 #36

Human and Chimpanzee DNA are ~96% alike. Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #14

I don't buy it either Jack Rabbit Aug 2015 #23

The talking's head's comment did not give me much to go on. merrily Aug 2015 #42

My point is that it really doesn't matter Jack Rabbit Aug 2015 #45

Exactly. merrily Aug 2015 #46

good explanation dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #47

Thanks for pushing back on this, Merrily! dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #48

wonderful post, dreamnightwind. Thank you. merrily Aug 2015 #49

And then there's the issue that the good stuff never makes it out of committee eridani Aug 2015 #50

Very true. merrily Aug 2015 #51