Bernie Sanders: Election is Rigged
Assuming this is true- that Sanders actually wrote this, it cracks me up, although I doubt Sanders' unendorsement of Clinton will mean much:
"We are talking about a rapid movement in this country toward a political system in which a handful of very wealthy people and special interests will determine who gets elected or who does not get elected."
Addendum: This news site says it's not true that Sanders unendorsed Clinton. The Denver Post seems to think Sanders is still very much supporting Clinton, although the story is a couple days old.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 10:36 AM
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10 Comments:
This is what Sanders has been saying all along. Nothing new here.
Sanders supports Clinton not because he likes her but because Donald J. Trump scares the bejeezus out of him. So no, I don't think Sanders will disavow Clinton just yet.
Now, come January you might hear many interesting things from Sanders that Clinton will not like.
I'd like to hear, come January, that Bernie is working to get legislation passed on Congress to create some of the change he talked about.
Write some good, progressive legislation. Do the hard work to get the votes in both houses. Clinton will almost certainly sign it into law.
Sanders is doing public speeches / stumping for Clinton this week.
SNOPES verdict on this rumor: mostly false
http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-rigged-unendorse/
"Sanders is doing public speeches / stumping for Clinton this week."
It seems Sanders has become a willing participant in the rigged system he criticizes. Going so far as to support the main players in that system.
"WHAT'S TRUE: Bernie Sanders made a Facebook post in which he criticized a "political system in which a handful of very wealthy people and special interests will determine who gets elected."
WHAT'S FALSE: Sanders did not rescind his endorsement of Hillary Clinton and has continued urging his supporters to vote for her."
http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-rigged-unendorse/
I doubt anyone on the left disagrees with Bernie that money is playing too large a role in our elections. And that 'rigs' them.
Plus, there are the many Republican attempts to keep non-whites from voting. That's a 'rigging'.
But right now Trump is losing badly and is trying to deflect his failure by accusing someone of rigging the election against him.
Keep your contexts straight. Many a tinfoil hat has been donned due to creative understandings.
Who ever Votes for Hillary Clinton is just as corrup. And crooked as she is. Just saying.
Who ever Votes for Hillary Clinton is just as corrup. And crooked as she is. Just saying.
Whoever Votes for Hillary Clinton is just as corrupted and Crooked as she is. Just Sayin.
Since "Crooked Hillary" is a lie cooked up by the right wing then all of us who vote for her are not risking our reputation. In fact, some of us might come out smelling better.
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