You need to listen to Fox News to actually get it!

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  1. JCS

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    You obviously missed my sarcasm/joke.

    Bernie does nothing? lol

    * Why did he sponsor/co-sponsor over 7000 bills/resolutions/amendments?
    * Why was Bernie voted as one of America’s best mayors by U.S. News & World Report in 1987?
    * Why did he earn the nickname “The Amendment King" for passing more amendments than any other member during his time in the House?
    * Why did he receive the distinction of being named the third-most popular senator in the country, according to Public Policy Polling in August 2011?
    * Why was he given a score of 100 percent by the NAACP and NHLA (National Hispanic Leadership Agenda) based on his record during his time in the Senate?
    * Why was he named one of the top 5 American Jews of the Forward 50 in 2015?
    * Why was he praised by John McCain(R-AZ) and Sen. Jack Reed(D-RI) for overhauling the Veterans Administration...and was said to have done such an excellent job of bringing all parties to a deal, that it wouldn’t have gotten done without Sanders’ work?

    Bernie has done a LOT, as I listed...but his hands are tied for the most part thanks to congress being dominated by pro-establishment/corporate shills (McConnell being a major block to progress). Go back and check out the 7000+ bills, resolutions & amendments that Bernie sponsored/co-sponsored...plus those that he voted to pass but didn't pass. You will notice a pattern where the most progressive, meaningful proposals fail to get enacted, while the least progressive tend to get approved. Just because Bernie could not get thousands more enacted doesn't mean he hasn't tried.

    What has Trump accomplished? What has McConnell accomplished? What have any of them done for the people, the nation, the environment?

    No...Bernie's a democratic socialist. In case you're wondering what that is, the Scandinavian countries are democratic socialist nations. It's a balanced mix of democracy, socialist programs, and well-regulated capitalism...which is what Bernie wants, and is why Scandinavian standard of living is the highest in the world.

    Also, go read up on the difference between communism and socialism. You're misinformed.

    What did he say about the Soviet Union (verbatim)? And please provide your source.
     
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    Nice rant. But free of any facts.
     
  3. JCS

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    Go tell that to Fair Fight Action. They'll laugh in your face.
     
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    Like I said, these countries (and much of Europe) are burdened with the refugee crisis because of the ongoing US/Western imperialist agenda in the Middle East. It's even possible this "refugee crisis" of Muslims into predominantly Christian nations may have been planned all along by the globalist elites to collapse Europe in order to consolidate power over the entire region.

    Where did your ancestors/family come from? It's OK for them to come here, but not OK for later immigrants/refugees? America (as a nation) would not exist if it were not for immigration.

    If anyone has a right to complain it would be the indigenous people who lost everything, whose populations were decimated, and whose natural resources were plundered & poluted by the "white man".

    In truth, it's the 1% that harms the country because they wield great influence by buying politicians & legislation, they hoard & abuse our natural resources, and eat up taxpayer money & the nation's wealth (ie, corporate socialism)...yet they contribute nothing of value. These, like Trump, are the true parasites.

    An important progressive first step is to remove money from politics.

    No...as long as they behave themselves & become productive members in some way (which most do). Undocumented workers even contribute $billions in taxes, yet receive no benefits.
     
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    I get it.The operate word being " Smart ".Used so many times last decade
    when Bush 43 was in charge.By Hillary as Senator and then Pelosi before
    and after making Speaker.The penultimate Democrat Talking pt. cannot be
    complete w/o using in some form the word " smart ".
    Like how Democrats make only " smart " decisions and policy.
    The Biggest Lie in American Political History.
    Democrats Fix nothing.They make things worse,almost every time they
    stick their 2 cents worth in.They are also The " Obstructionists ".
    That word used every day by Obama Democrats Harry Reid,Nancy Pelosi
    and Chuckie Schumer.In fact,it was they then and now who Obstruct.
    It's provable and manifest.No need for Fact Checking.Which like the
    Polls is mostly guaranteed Hocus Pocus or a Political version of
    3 card Monte.The American Electorate is day by day waking up
    to these Democrat Lies of Projection and Rules for Radicals.
     
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    Bernie doesn’t know. Bernie doesn’t know what his programs will cost. One thing is certain. The low and middle income quintiles will be soaked. Just as they are in Scandinavia.
     
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    Illegal aliens take jobs from US citizens. The black community has lost 1 million jobs.
     
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    Why do you keep posting this nonsense? A SURVEY for this means absolutely nothing because anyone who watches [whatever] News channel is watching it because it agrees with their personal views/beliefs. Of course they'll trust what they watch otherwise they wouldn't be watching it.

    All this survey shows is that perhaps more people WATCH Fox News. But that's actually NOT a good thing because Fox News is notorious for spin & fake news (hell, they even bring in musicians to sing bleeding heart patriotic songs!..lol). If you want to be entertained, watch Fox News...and most Americans just want to be entertained by sensationalism & fake news...not boring facts & data. That's why the gossip magazines and gossip & reality TV shows are so popular.

    The most factually trustworthy news channel on TV is actually Free Speech TV. But it's too boring for most people.
     
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    Give us some examples from your own experience.
     
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    You mean they're taking all those fruit-picking/packing jobs that so many Americans want so badly?
     
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    Examples of what?
     
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    Because it highlights which sources people trust the most. You should try watching news that you can trust instead of networks that share your views
     
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    Other means by which elections are rigged: [LINK]

    * You have to register to vote (many other countries automatically register its citizens.)
    * Election Day is a work day
    * Gerrymandering and geography
    * Many felons can’t vote (a potential of 6+ million voters)
    * Voter suppression (purging eligible voters, reducing polling times & places, requiring photo ID to vote [LINK][LINK], and voter intimidation)
    * No Instant Runoff (would otherwise weaken the two-party duopoly)
    * The Senate (gives too much power to low-population states)
    * You can’t vote for the Federal Reserve
    * Corporate America is more powerful than politicians
    * "Adjusting" exit polls

    Potential issue:
    * Voting machines are not easy to hack externally, but very vulnerable to hacking internally.
     
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    Such as?
     
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    "Eligible" and "shows up" are the key words (assuming they weren't unwittingly purged).
     
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    Bernie knows. He's been in politics for decades. He knows how city, state, and federal govt. works. Trump is the know-nothing idiot with zero experience that you love so much.
     
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    I like non-fiction. That's why I don't watch mainstream news media.
     
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    Of course people complained. And of course did not get reported on Fox.
     
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    Name some people who were denied the right to vote. You can’t. There were none.
     
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    More nothing.
     
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    What do they cost ???
     
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    You are misinformed. Law enforcement and journalists are aghast.
     
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    They cost cheaper.
     
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    No.
     
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    Then why will taxes on the low and middle income quintiles go up ???
     

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