Really? You cone with some bullshit generality that doesn't pass the muster on many levels, and then demand "facts" when I gave you some pretty specific areas where he obviously fails, particularly temperament. But, since you asked...
1. Sanders is a blatant hypocrite...
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1. Sanders is a blatant hypocrite...
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Sanders often criticized Clinton for a supposed lack of transparency. Most notably in regards to her refusal to release transcripts to three speeches she gave to Goldman/ Sachs. Though Clinton's reasoning was sound, and turned out to be true, he never rekented, yet...
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Sanders refused to comply w/ an accepted and sound tradition of releasing his tax returns for public inspection. The Clintons have released 30 years of returns. His refusal was probably based on several factors:
1. His net worth is probably considerably higher than expected.
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1. His net worth is probably considerably higher than expected.
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2. Sanders gives zero to charity. He claims not to believe that charity is necessary since the government should supply for the needs of its citizens. Which is an awful argument on so many levels, and a convenient excuse for the greedy accumulation of wealth.
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3. Controversial investment portfolio. Sanders is much wealthier than he generally likes to appear. The Sanders portfolio probably contains investments in companies and or industries which would conflict with his stated political values.
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4. Given that Russian media recently identified Sanders as one of six politicians it owned there is the possibility that his returns would reveal a financial connection that would embarrass him politically.
Whatever the content or reasons, it stunned Democrats.
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Whatever the content or reasons, it stunned Democrats.
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It put the Party in a difficult and awkward political position, and stripped the power from one of our most important criticisms of Trump. How could we insist on seeing Trump's returns when a candidate for our Party's nomination refused to release his.
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This decision also strengthened suggestions about some Russian connection. Was Sanders not releasing his returns in order to provide some political cover for Trump, which it did?
It's an important question.
Sanders consistently demands more of others than himself.
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It's an important question.
Sanders consistently demands more of others than himself.
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His hypocrisy does not end there. The man who had been shamelessly advertised as some sort of civil rights giant, was found to be lacking in several key areas which seen to conflict w/ those claims.
First, in his entire Congressional career Sanders never hired a single POC.
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First, in his entire Congressional career Sanders never hired a single POC.
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Second, that remained true until about 2015, conveniently around the time he was considering a Presidential run. This lack of diversity in staffing carried straight over into his political campaign. It was revealed in 2015 that an investigation found some troubling facts.
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Sanders campaign was made up of only 9% minorities, Martin O'Malleys was 10%, and Hillary Clinton's was 37%. Yet, it was Clinton who was time & time again accused of being a virulent racist by the Sanders camp.
Women fared, and still fare, no better when it came to Sanders.
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Women fared, and still fare, no better when it came to Sanders.
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A 2012 study found that Sanders had the worst gender pay inequity in the entire Senate. The worst. Worse than Lindsey Graham or Mitch McConnell, neither of whom you'd exactly call feminists, or even feminism friendly.
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To this day there are few women in Sanders top tier staff.
This from the man who claimed to deserve women's votes more than Hillary Clinton.
I assume there is enough information there to provide ample evidence that Sanders is not, at least in practice, a progressive god.
This from the man who claimed to deserve women's votes more than Hillary Clinton.
I assume there is enough information there to provide ample evidence that Sanders is not, at least in practice, a progressive god.
