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Showing posts with label Vermont. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vermont. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The Big Difference Between the Two Political Parties' Presidential Candidates
The big difference between the two political parties' presidential candidates is that two of them are discussing America's and American's problems and possible solutions.
Oh, and Donald Trump just got some endorsements, yesterday, from some NASCAR drivers. That's got to mean a lot.
Right?
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Why Senator Sanders Is Right For America
It's not just that Senator Sanders stands for things and stands for the right things and isn't taking money from the big PACs, though those are all big factors in his campaign.
It's that he stands for so many RIGHT things and that he stands for the people and that he's his "own man." His views set him so apart, so simply but clearly, distinctly and strongly apart from ALL THE OTHER candidates in this presidential race and that it's basically the same stances he has taken FOR YEARS.
It's clear he's for us. It's clear he's been for us, for the people, for years.
Finally, it's clear he's genuine. It's very clear he's the "real deal."
As president, he wouldn't be and won't be "perfect" and solve all the nations ills, no more than our current president has or did.
But he's the right man for the job and with a Democratic Congress, a lot of our intrinsic problems in the nation, in and of our government, could and would be addressed, repaired and changed for the better.
Monday, October 19, 2015
What We Didn't Hear At the Democratic Debate
Check out what MSNBC cut out of the Democratic Debate a few weeks ago.
Senator Sanders, talking about the poor job the media is doing and that we're falling into oligarchy.
Imagine that.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Possible Incredibility of Our American Presidency
Sure, I'd prefer Senator Sanders to win not just the Democratic nomination but presidency but.....
but think of this.
If the first black President the Democrats gave the United States was followed by the first female president...
Who then also gave us the first Hispanic vice president....
But think about it. Think about this 2016 presidential race.
It looks very like a Democrat will win the whole thing.
When you look at the Republican candidates, it seems clear their candidates are, honestly, far too extreme, at the very least, to be elected, if not just downright..... well..... dumb. Honestly. Legitimately.
So, truth be told, again, we're going to go from the first black president to either the first female...
Or the first, oldest, Jewish president in the nation's history.
Fantastic times, ladies and gentlemen.
Fantastic times.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Only One Presidential Candidate Talking Solutions
The one candidate running for the presidency in 2016 not talking about the other candidates but instead, speaking about what Americans need and America needs.
Senator Sanders is the one person talking about America's issues, our problems.
He's also the only one speaking to our solutions.
#feeltheBern
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
The One Presidential Candidate Asking the One Big Question
Vermont Senator and 2016 Democratic Party Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders asks an important, timely question.
It's a question that needs answering, frankly, and that no other candidate is asking or seeking the answers to.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Only One Candidate for President is Talking Issues and Solutions
That's right. Only one candidate for President right now for our 2016 election is talking America's issues and problems---and solutions.
The Republicans have all these candidates:
And of all of them, all they can talk about is something they want to complain about Hillary Clinton or something they want us to believe about her. Or they want to talk about how gays and/or same sex marriage is going to undo American civilization. Or they want to make yet one more piece of legislation curbing women's otherwise very private and personal reproductive choices, all in the hopes of reducing the number of abortions in the nation. Forget that they're for "small government." They want Uncle Sam to reach into the most private decisions and areas of a woman's and couple's life.
And then there's Hillary Clinton who isn't answering many questions lately. She did reach out and answer some, finally, this week, God bless her. Not much but we'll take it. Because we have to.
So in the meantime? Of all the current candidates for president of the United States of America in the 2016 race, who's the one candidate bringing up America's problems---and offering solutions??
The one person?
Look no further than one Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
A possible new ground war with Iraq?
Senator Sanders has made statements on it--public statements.
Taxes, tax issues and fairness?
Senator Sanders has covered it.
Tax breaks for billionaires?
Covered.
Wealth inequality?
Health care in America?
The Patriot Acts and the NSA spying?
Pollution in our environment?
Our colleges and higher education?
All covered by Senator Sanders, Bernie as he's known.
That and a lot more.
So if you--we--really want a candidate who's serious about America's problems and the solutions for them, maybe go to the person who's asking the questions and offering solutions to the REAL issues of the day.
Yes, that would be one Senator Bernie Sanders, candidate for US president, 2016.
Bernie Sanders - Wikipedia
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Presidential Candidate Has a Message for Missouri, too
Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made yet another statement on his political stances in his Democratic Party campaign for the presidency:
Not since 1988 has a presidential candidate for a major political party declared themselves opposed to the death penalty. In announcing his run for the presidency, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has thrown down his gauntlet. During an appearance on “The Thom Hartmann Show” on May 1, a caller asked Sanders if he would end executions of the mentally ill. Sanders replied that he opposes all executions, offering a moral explanation for his position.
CALLER: Execution of the mentally ill, I think […] I’d be more inclined to vote for you if you were to sign an executive order to stop or make a stay on executions of the mentally ill. I think the right wing is actually using that subliminally so that we be afraid of them. […]
SANDERS: Let me just give you an answer that I suspect not everybody will agree with. I am against capital punishment in general. I understand, and certainly for people who are mentally incapacitated who don’t know what they’re doing or what’s happening to them—I think people have been executed who were not even aware of what was going on, and that’s not something that a civilized nation should be engaged in. But in general, this is what I think. Look, there are people who commit horrendous, horrendous, horrendous crimes: we all know that. And we are furious at them, we can’t understand their barbarity. But I think, as with so much violence in this world today, I just don’t think the state itself, whether it’s the state government or federal government, should be in the business of killing people. So when you have people who have done terrible, terrible things they’re gonna spend the rest of their lives in jail, and that’s a pretty harsh punishment. But I’m against capital punishment.
It would be nice if all the Missouri Libertarians and "small government" Right Wingers and even the people who claim to be Christians would all stand up and take this same stance.SANDERS: Let me just give you an answer that I suspect not everybody will agree with. I am against capital punishment in general. I understand, and certainly for people who are mentally incapacitated who don’t know what they’re doing or what’s happening to them—I think people have been executed who were not even aware of what was going on, and that’s not something that a civilized nation should be engaged in. But in general, this is what I think. Look, there are people who commit horrendous, horrendous, horrendous crimes: we all know that. And we are furious at them, we can’t understand their barbarity. But I think, as with so much violence in this world today, I just don’t think the state itself, whether it’s the state government or federal government, should be in the business of killing people. So when you have people who have done terrible, terrible things they’re gonna spend the rest of their lives in jail, and that’s a pretty harsh punishment. But I’m against capital punishment.
It would be the right thing to do.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Two Huge Things the Nation Needs
Great news from--who else? Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders:
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill To End Offshore Tax Havens and Outsourcing of Jobs
Two things that should never have been put in the books anyway but they were because the wealthy and corporations can buy our legislators with "campaign contributions" and get the legislation they want, in spite of what's good for the nation.
Right now, America, we have laws on the books making it legal to take profits that were made here in the US, take them to the Cayman Islands and so, make them tax free.
That is textbook insanity. It's certainly fiscally irresponsible.
And the other thing that should no way have ever been made law was that companies would get tax credits, too, for offshoring manufacturing and so, manufacturing jobs.
More crazy.
We all know we want more jobs back here in our country, maybe especially manufacturing jobs. This is an excellent way to begin that process.
These two efforts, that is, bringing profits and jobs back "on shore", back to America, would go a long, long way toward fixing two major problems in this country. The first being tax revenue on profits made here in the country and the other of bringing jobs back.into the country.
There shouldn't be one government representative that is against either of these goals.
Sadly, however, because the corporations and wealthy virtually own the Republicans and the Republican Party, they won't be for it.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Quote of the day -- on the Middle East
Does not this seem wise, even simple, straightforward and simple? Maybe even obvious?
Thursday, January 1, 2015
With This New Congressional Year and Session
Contact your Congressional representatives in the new year. Push them, ask for a jobs/infrastructure bill for the nation. Americans need the jobs, our infrastructure, it's widely known, needs to updating and repairs and the economy needs the boost. It's a no-brainer:
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Senator Bernie Sanders on the Insanity of Our National Spending and Priorities
It seems only Senator Bernie Sanders, out of everyone in Congress, understands and elucidates both how skewed and wrong and out of kilter our national spending and priorities are and what they should be.
Truth to power.
Push to cut the defense budget.
And mightily.
We will still be strong. In fact, we would actually be stronger yet, internally and externally.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
A Repubican who got it
Yet another Republican, of course from the past, who understood we couldn't let campaign contributions run amuck in this country:
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