I KNEW I picked the Right Dem Primary candidate

[Dot Com]

Start out by saying that Sen. Sanders is, and always has been, an Independent. He just caucus' w/ Dems because otherwise his voice would be drowned-out.

Wasn't sure about Bernie's affiliation w/ any sky pixie, had a hunch he was secular like myself, and this puts my mind at ease:

Why Bernie Sanders’ Judaism is so important

When he is asked, however, his response illuminates the distinct influence of his Jewishness on his political ideology. When Anderson Cooper pointed out to Sanders during a town hall event that “you’re Jewish, but you’ve said that you’re not actively involved with organized religion,” and asked how he could appeal to religious voters, Sanders offered a revealing reply: “I would not be running for president of the United States if I did not have very strong religious and spiritual feelings,” adding that his spirituality moves him to believe “that we are all in this together and that when children go hungry, when veterans sleep out on the street, it impacts me.”

Thank you for all that you have done and all that you will do in the future Sen. Sanders

 

[Pogo]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

 

[Dot Com]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

they are a large demographic AKA- voters. Better not to alienate people. I have religious friends, a couple at least, who don't try to force their sky pixie on me and we are very good friends. Don't stereotype all thumpers :

 

[the_human_being]

 

[Valerie]

Evaluated on the basis of his own lengthy record, Sanders is not as progressive as he makes himself out to be on at least three big issues: guns, criminal justice reform, and — despite the Iraq vote — foreign policy.

Bernie Sanders is not nearly as progressive as you think he is

 

[Pogo]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

they are a large demographic AKA- voters. Better not to alienate people. I have religious friends, a couple at least, who don't try to force their sky pixie on me and we are very good friends. Don't stereotype all thumpers :

I'm criticizing Anderson Cooper for enabling that bullshit. Religion has no place in politics, and it's absolute bullshit to pretend that it does. Therefore he (Cooper) is a moron.

 

[whitehall]

"Sky Pixie"? So much for tolerance. No surprises here

 

[Valerie]

Sanders' mixed history on guns is a chink in his progressive armor that Clinton aims at whenever she has the chance. "If we're going to go into labels, I don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the Brady Bill five times," she said at the latest debate. "I don't think it was progressive to vote to give gun makers and sellers immunity."


He voted to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which, among other things, mandated a life sentence for anyone convicted of three drug crimes; expanded the list of death penalty crimes; lowered the age at which a juvenile could be tried as an adult to just 13; and appropriated billions to expand the prison system and hire 100,000 new police officers. That's the biggest blot on Sanders' criminal justice record, but it's not the only one. In 1995, he voted against a measure which would have prohibited police acquisition of tanks and armored vehicles like those he critiqued in Ferguson.

1998, Sanders prioritized gun control over prison reform and voted for mandatory minimum sentences for crimes where the offender carried, brandished, and/or fired a gun. The gun in question doesn't have to be used for the criminal act, so, for example, a nonviolent crime like smoking pot while carrying a legally owned weapon would trigger the mandatory minimum. Now that criminal justice reform is en vogue, Sanders has shifted — but it's an uncomfortable fit.

His responses to Ferguson highlighted poverty more than police brutality; and the bill to ban private federal prisons he introduced this past fall had a clearer connection to his socialist economic policies than anything else. Alex Friedmann of the Human Rights Defense Center, whom Sanders consulted in crafting the proposal, says, "It appears to be more for political purposes than to actually address the many problems in our criminal justice system."

 

[Valerie]

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Hillary Clinton for President | Human Rights Campaign



Human Rights Campaign’s Board of Directors, comprised of 32 community leaders from across the nation, unanimously voted to endorse Secretary Clinton...

 

[Dot Com]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

they are a large demographic AKA- voters. Better not to alienate people. I have religious friends, a couple at least, who don't try to force their sky pixie on me and we are very good friends. Don't stereotype all thumpers :

I'm criticizing Anderson Cooper for enabling that bullshit. Religion has no place in politics, and it's absolute bullshit to pretend that it does. Therefore he (Cooper) is a moron.

I agree but he's part of the MSM and therefore a status quo candidate supporter (Hillary)

 

[Dot Com]

Evaluated on the basis of his own lengthy record, Sanders is not as progressive as he makes himself out to be on at least three big issues: guns, criminal justice reform, and — despite the Iraq vote — foreign policy.

Bernie Sanders is not nearly as progressive as you think he is

Leaps and bounds better than Hillary's record. As to gun-owning rights, I'm a Progressive, as opposed to Democrat, gun-owning veteran.

 

[JakeStarkey]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

they are a large demographic AKA- voters. Better not to alienate people. I have religious friends, a couple at least, who don't try to force their sky pixie on me and we are very good friends. Don't stereotype all thumpers :

I'm criticizing Anderson Cooper for enabling that bullshit. Religion has no place in politics, and it's absolute bullshit to pretend that it does. Therefore he (Cooper) is a moron.

Religious, spiritual, ethical, and secular values have always had a place in politics. Your comment reveals that it is mornic bullshit.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Valerie is worried and should be.

 

[Valerie]

worried about what?

 

[Dot Com]

Sanders' mixed history on guns is a chink in his progressive armor that Clinton aims at whenever she has the chance. "If we're going to go into labels, I don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the Brady Bill five times," she said at the latest debate. "I don't think it was progressive to vote to give gun makers and sellers immunity."


He voted to pass the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which, among other things, mandated a life sentence for anyone convicted of three drug crimes; expanded the list of death penalty crimes; lowered the age at which a juvenile could be tried as an adult to just 13; and appropriated billions to expand the prison system and hire 100,000 new police officers. That's the biggest blot on Sanders' criminal justice record, but it's not the only one. In 1995, he voted against a measure which would have prohibited police acquisition of tanks and armored vehicles like those he critiqued in Ferguson.

1998, Sanders prioritized gun control over prison reform and voted for mandatory minimum sentences for crimes where the offender carried, brandished, and/or fired a gun. The gun in question doesn't have to be used for the criminal act, so, for example, a nonviolent crime like smoking pot while carrying a legally owned weapon would trigger the mandatory minimum. Now that criminal justice reform is en vogue, Sanders has shifted — but it's an uncomfortable fit.

His responses to Ferguson highlighted poverty more than police brutality; and the bill to ban private federal prisons he introduced this past fall had a clearer connection to his socialist economic policies than anything else. Alex Friedmann of the Human Rights Defense Center, whom Sanders consulted in crafting the proposal, says, "It appears to be more for political purposes than to actually address the many problems in our criminal justice system."

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Hillary Clinton for President | Human Rights Campaign



Human Rights Campaign’s Board of Directors, comprised of 32 community leaders from across the nation, unanimously voted to endorse Secretary Clinton...

Here we go w/ Valeries Hillary campaign ad posts. Save it sister. She's a corporate Dem

wonder what Ravi 's opinion is of the corporate dem (Hillary)?

 

[Agit8r]

Suffice to say, I'm more comfortable with Bernie's religious beliefs than HRC's

Hillary's Prayer: Hillary Clinton's Religion and Politics

 

[Dot Com]

Valerie is worried and should be.

yep, you can see her frantically deflecting to her corporate bought-and-paid-for, candidate.

 

[peach174]

A vote for Sanders is a vote to punish our young people.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

"How he could appeal to religious voters" --- what a mindless moron question.

they are a large demographic AKA- voters. Better not to alienate people. I have religious friends, a couple at least, who don't try to force their sky pixie on me and we are very good friends. Don't stereotype all thumpers :

I'm criticizing Anderson Cooper for enabling that bullshit. Religion has no place in politics, and it's absolute bullshit to pretend that it does. Therefore he (Cooper) is a moron.

Whatev.... better go read the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.... God is mentioned specifically. Now, given that, sure, there is the "Establishment Clause" and it is there for good reason.

 

[Valerie]

Here we go w/ Valeries Hillary campaign ad posts. Save it sister. She's a corporate Dem

wonder what Ravi 's opinion is of the corporate dem (Hillary)?

hi d. don't look now but your ravi obsession is showing.

So Valerie is a status quo drone. Interesting. Where does Ravi stand?

Valerie is a dynastic status quo puppet SAY IT AINT SO!!!

is this true Ravi

you just proved you're > 60 lol Ravi

Well Ravi . You agree w/ that status quo, puppet- Valerie?