Bernie Sanders slams billionaires and Project 2025 - DNC Convention - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed former President Trump and Project 2025, adding that giving more tax breaks to billionaires and letting polluters "destroy our planet" is "radical" in his comments at the Democratic National Convention. - Aired on 08/20/2024.

[notemason]

1. A truly great progressive voice in American politics

[Rhiannon12866]

2. One of my all-time favorites, too! He's been speaking out for the people for literally decades!

[SamKnause]

3. I adore Bernie.

On message decade after decade.

I want to live in the U.S. that Bernie envisions.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Oh, same here!

One of my oldest friends now lives in Vermont and she's all in for Bernie. She's gone to his fundraisers which were held on a boat on Lake Champlain and I asked her to invite me the next time!

[SamKnause]

5. I hope you get that invite and that you get to attend.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I'm in Northeastern New York, not far from Vermont, and if I see a bumper sticker, chances are it's for Bernie

He's very popular here, too!

[Oopsie Daisy]

7. Great speech, Bernie! Thank you so much!

Honestly, you know this is the fire and passion I wish we'd seen from him early on in 2016. Better late than never, I suppose. This time, I hope that enough of his fans find it to be inspiring enough to get out and vote, and to get OTHERS of their friends and family to get out and vote too.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Bernie is quite a persuasive speaker - and he has the best ideas.

And since I'm in the Northeast, he's extremely popular here!

[Oopsie Daisy]

9. Well, I don't share the same enthusiasm for him as you and the Northeast folks do *

* I'll go so far to agree that he has good ideas, but in my estimation the "best" ideas are the ones that also involve compromise and finding common ground so that they end up in successful legislation that's passed and signed into law. This speech was a good one, but there's a lot more he needs to do, and a lot more changes that need to come about before I'll join the choir that sings his praises. Call me a skeptical but initially pleased and open minded observer, right now. That's about as good as it's going to get for me.

PS: I enjoy your posts and links and videos and articles. I don't know where you find the time... but I'm glad you do.

[notemason]

10. Deep south Dark red

and we love Bernie; he's always been a stalwart progressive voice. He is an independent that was invited to speak at the DNC; pretty solid credential there. Just wanted to temper the idea that it's only the NE that respects Bernie Sanders.

[Oopsie Daisy]

11. Um. Okay.

>> Just wanted to temper the idea that it's only the NE that respects Bernie Sanders.
Actually, I never said that. And it's unclear to me how my actual words could lead anyone to arrive at that conclusion or interpretation.

If the "deep south dark red" loved him as much as you're suggesting, then it would actually be blue (or at least a shade of purple) right?

Well, that's all... I just wanted to temper the idea that the deep south dark red states are actually blue-states in disguise.

[notemason]

12. We're getting there

thanks to true American citizens such as Bernie Sanders. If I misread your post I apologize, but we had a nice warm thread of appreciation going for the man and it was suddenly thrown into contention. I'd rather leave this thread and be happy so let's move on.