By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--July 10, 2019
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‘Sanders on Steyer’s 2020 bid: ‘Tired of seeing billionaires trying to buy political power’. (The Hill, July 8, 2019)
LOL! From Senator Bernie Sanders, whose Golden Rule seems to be it’s A-Okay to be a millionaire, but not a billionaire.
Millionaires and billionaires have been trying to buy political power down through millennia—and sometimes enrich Socialist hangers-on like Bernie Sanders, who “somehow’ ended up with two mansions when he ran in DNC primaries back in 2016.“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday praised Tom Steyer after the billionaire philanthropist entered the 2020 presidential race but criticized the notion of a billionaire running for the White House. (The Hill) “I like Tom personally, but I do have to say as somebody who in this campaign has received 2 million contributions, averaging $19 a person, I'm a bit tired of seeing billionaires trying to buy political power,” Sanders told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell in an interview.”Not even über Socialist politicians can get away with being on both sides of one issue. You’re all in the same boat, Senator, and the boat is usually some billionaire’s private fancy yacht. Sanders’ Democrat friends, the Obamas and the Clintons hung out with millionaires/billionaires Harvey Weinstein and Jeff Epstein, including entertaining them at the White House before they were caught up in the sexual scandals currently rocking the nation. Both the Obamas and the Clintons allegedly took mega-buck donations for their political campaigns from Weinstein and Epstein before downplaying their friendships with them.
“Steyer announced Tuesday that he would pursue the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after saying months ago that he would not. (The Hill) “The former hedge fund manager has funded political projects and Democratic campaigns for years. “He has been especially involved with an effort to impeach President Trump. “Steyer is worth an estimated $1.6 billion, according to Forbes. “In 2010, he and his wife, Kat Taylor, signed “The Giving Pledge,” vowing to donate “the bulk of our assets to philanthropic activities carried out over the course of our lifetimes.” “Sanders has eschewed high-dollar fundraisers and took in $18 million in the second quarter of 2019 from more than 1 million contributions, 99 percent of which were $100 or less, according to his campaign. “The Vermont lawmaker has framed much of his campaign rhetoric and policy positions in opposition to extreme accumulation of wealth by a few Americans when others struggle with basic necessities. "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has also rejected big-money fundraisers and managed to bring in significant donations, also seemed to criticize Steyer’s entry to the race, although she did not call him out by name.
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With the help of the mainstream and social media of the day, Marxists/Socialists seized the moral high ground in order to lecture down to the masses, even mounting mob protests to condemn the “capitalist pigs” of society, while they themselves wallow in the same pig sty. Sanders’ hypocrisy brings back the words from the song, ‘For People Like You And Me’, immortalized by Glenn Miller & his orchestra:The Democratic primary should not be decided by billionaires, whether they’re funding Super PACs or funding themselves. The strongest Democratic nominee in the general will have a coalition that’s powered by a grassroots movement.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 9, 2019
‘Folks may say we’re antiquated, “If they do, who cares? ‘So we’re not sophisticated, Leave it to the Millionaires.’Deplorables are singing it for you, Millionaire Sanders!
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