Bernie Sanders Walks Off ABC News Interview After Question About AOC’s Senate Prospects

[Chomper Higgot]

It was a smart move by smart Bernie.

 

He got the message out there and the predicable rightwing faux outrage did its bit to help.

 

The mainstream media needs to talk about what’s happening in America now, not waffle on about ‘will Bernie run for President in 2028’

 

Millions of Americans just got that message.

[Screaming]

You know things are really bad with the Democrats when AOC is nominated as the new Face of the Democrats.

[Screaming]

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It was a smart move by smart Bernie.

 

He got the message out there and the predicable rightwing faux outrage did its bit to help.

 

The mainstream media needs to talk about what’s happening in America now, not waffle on about ‘will Bernie run for President in 2028’

 

Millions of Americans just got that message.

I guess I am one of those "Millions of Americans" and the message I got was that old Bernie is a borderline communist.

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, Screaming said:

I guess I am one of those "Millions of Americans" and the message I got was that old Bernie is a borderline communist.

I suggest you take your eyes off Bernie and fix them firmly on your Social Security.

 

Good luck.

[blaze master]

1 hour ago, Wrwest said:

Your observation? Valid but in now way changes the posted comment you cite.

 

No it's a fact. It changes everything. Bill was scum.

[JAG]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

She's quite cute though.

 

Until she smiles of course, then I get Jim Carrey in The Mask vibes.

 

If you count them can you tell her age, or is that just horses?

 

More sensibly, Bernie Sanders is 83 and admits to being "tired". He will certainly be aware that his "progressive movement" is going to be in need of a new leader - perhaps (likely) she is being prepared for that role.

 

When she first appeared on the US political scene there were many sneers ( on here and elsewhere) that she was a jumped up bar tender! That has now gone quiet, perhaps because of Donald Trump's imagined apprenticeship with McDonald's?

[JAG]

8 hours ago, wombat said:

An alternative caption (unlikely to be recognised in the US but certain to be recognised in the UK and Australia) might be "Donald, who ate all the pies, who ate all the pies?"

[JAG]

7 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I love AOC and her message, but she will always appear as a young girl fighting for a seat at the adult table. She has that voice that detracts much like Kamala did. Politics ain't fair, it just is what it is.

In a few years she will be established at that "adult table", not least because so many currently seated at it are proving to be spectacularly gutless and unable or unwilling to challenge a self serving and increasingly corrupt political establishment.

 

As for her voice, well that could be levelled at just about any young lady from New York!

 

She makes no secret that she seeks to succeed Bernie Sanders. He seems to have no objection to that. Like Sanders, personally, I like much of what she says.

She has, unlike the various freaks in the cabinet and upper echelons of Congress she has political "bottom" - rather a nice one as it happens. I hope she goes far!

[AnnaBanana]

8 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

She's quite cute though.

 

Until she smiles of course, then I get Jim Carrey in The Mask vibes.

 

"Until she smiles..."

That's a graphic example of the "One-drop rule" that was on the law books of many states until 1967 to prevent miscegenation.

[Stargeezr]

America has problems with Trump being the leader, and needs new blood to be ready when this Flim Flam man

finally get booted from the White House.  Good on Bernie as I think the American media is scared to

tell Trump to shut up.

My opinion of course.

[Cryingdick]

48 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

America has problems with Trump being the leader, and needs new blood to be ready when this Flim Flam man

finally get booted from the White House.  Good on Bernie as I think the American media is scared to

tell Trump to shut up.

My opinion of course.

The problem is the only people more despised than trump are the dems themselves. 

[STALINGRAD]

Bernie will always tell you Government knows best. Thanks to the taxpayers he receive great healthcare and can continue to speak his Socialism/Communist viewpoint. Bernie never saw a taxpayer dollar he couldn’t spend…

[thaibeachlovers]

21 hours ago, Social Media said:

Sanders was reelected to a fourth Senate term last November and will not face another election until 2030, when he will be 89 years old. He is currently the second-oldest senator, behind Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who is 91.

That's sad.

 

Bernie is yesterday's man. Time to retire. Must be bitter knowing he could have been POTUS if not for Dems backstabbing.

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, Screaming said:

I guess I am one of those "Millions of Americans" and the message I got was that old Bernie is a borderline communist.

So what if he was "borderline communist"? Plenty of far right congresspeople with odious policies that are acceptable.

[wombat]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:24 AM, JonnyF said:

 

She's quite cute though.

 

Until she smiles of course, then I get Jim Carrey in The Mask vibes.

 

I had a horse with teeth like that... just as silly as she as well...trained to the bit by the brother from memory 

[mrwebb8825]

You had to RSVP to an unsent invitation to attend - the "No Bags, Signs or Guns" was a nice touch. 🤠

Makes one wonder how much this is costing the DEMS to support. No apparent ticket cost, road crew, roadies (for the bands) working 2x 18hr shifts, etc. Was it funded by Soros? (the irony of that boggles the mind)

And where  does he stand ATM?

On February 21, the Times published an interview with Sanders under the headline “Bernie Sanders Isn’t Giving Up His Fight.” In it, Sanders advised the Democrats to recognize that “the system is broken, period. And you can’t patch it up a little here and a little there.”

 

Does he think the audience was going to be ok paying $2-4T more in taxes replacing what the "Oligarchs" usually cover? Ah Bernie, bless his heart. At least he gets to hug the congressional "hottie" on stage.

[impulse]

On 3/25/2025 at 10:31 AM, John Drake said:

 

This type question is utterly typical and should be expected on This Week. It's almost a standard closing question over the show, which has been running for almost 45 years. Everybody knows it, including the old coot who threw a temper tantrum. 

 

There were 100 ways Bernie could have handled that question, even turning the tables on the interviewer.  He chose poorly.

 

[Wrwest]

On 3/25/2025 at 1:01 PM, blaze master said:

 

No it's a fact. It changes everything. Bill was scum.

In your opinion. Documented history is in the books not agreeing with you broad brush characterization.

[blaze master]

3 hours ago, Wrwest said:

In your opinion. Documented history is in the books not agreeing with you broad brush characterization.

 

Wait you think Clinton was a good man ?

 

Documented indeed with the intern and a load of cum all over her dress.

 

Yes quite the honorable statesman. 

[Elkski]

19 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Wait you think Clinton was a good man ?

 

Documented indeed with the intern and a load of cum all over her dress.

 

Yes quite the honorable statesman. 

To think that was even a scandal.  Can't imagine a young intern doing that with Biden or much less trump

[blaze master]

2 hours ago, Elkski said:

To think that was even a scandal.  Can't imagine a young intern doing that with Biden or much less trump

 

And all his other sexual issues. Remember when hillary stood behind her man....then 20 years later metoo and all women should be believed.

 

Clinton was filth and in no way a noble official or presidential. 

 

Time to nut.

[Wrwest]

20 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Wait you think Clinton was a good man ?

 

Documented indeed with the intern and a load of cum all over her dress.

 

Yes quite the honorable statesman. 

You stated he is "scum'". I replied that I recognize your personal opinion. He is not the first president to have a White House affair ... "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa? He's in the White House, Ha, ha, ha" comes to mind (oops). The history so notes his affair, his attempted defense "what is is"? It also recorded such things as: - From the National Archives (I post for others to learn as well).

• Longest economic expansion in American history
  The President's strategy of fiscal discipline, open foreign markets and investments in the American people helped create the conditions for a record 115 months of economic expansion. Our economy has grown at an average of 4 percent per year since 1993. 
• More than 22 million new jobs
  More than 22 million jobs were created in less than eight years -- the most ever under a single administration, and more than were created in the previous twelve years.
• Highest homeownership in American history
  A strong economy and fiscal discipline kept interest rates low, making it possible for more families to buy homes. The homeownership rate increased from 64.2 percent in 1992 to 67. 7 percent, the highest rate ever.
• Lowest unemployment in 30 years
  Unemployment dropped from more than 7 percent in 1993 to just 4.0 percent in November 2000. Unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics fell to the lowest rates on record, and the rate for women is the lowest in more than 40 years.
• Raised education standards, increased school choice, and doubled education and training investment
  Since 1992, reading and math scores have increased for 4th, 8th, and 12th graders, math SAT scores are at a 30-year high, the number of charter schools has grown from 1 to more than 2,000, forty-nine states have put in place standards in core subjects and federal investment in education and training has doubled.
• Largest expansion of college opportunity since the GI Bill
  President Clinton and Vice President Gore have nearly doubled financial aid for students by increasing Pell Grants to the largest award ever, expanding Federal Work-Study to allow 1 million students to work their way through college, and by creating new tax credits and scholarships such as Lifetime Learning tax credits and the HOPE scholarship. At the same time, taxpayers have saved $18 billion due to the decline in student loan defaults, increased collections and savings from the direct student loan program. 
• Connected 95 percent of schools to the Internet
  President Clinton and Vice President Gore's new commitment to education technology, including the E-Rate and a 3,000 percent increase in educational technology funding, increased the percentage of schools connected to the Internet from 35 percent in 1994 to 95 percent in 1999.
• Lowest crime rate in 26 years
  Because of President Clinton's comprehensive anti-crime strategy of tough penalties, more police, and smart prevention, as well as common sense gun safety laws, the overall crime rate declined for 8 consecutive years, the longest continuous drop on record, and is at the lowest level since 1973.
• 100,000 more police for our streets
  As part of the 1994 Crime Bill, President Clinton enacted a new initiative to fund 100,000 community police officers. To date more than 11,000 law enforcement agencies have received COPS funding.
• Enacted most sweeping gun safety legislation in a generation
  Since the President signed the Brady bill in 1993, more than 600,000 felons, fugitives, and other prohibited persons have been stopped from buying guns. Gun crime has declined 40 percent since 1992.
• Family and Medical Leave Act for 20 million Americans
  To help parents succeed at work and at home, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993. Over 20 million Americans have taken unpaid leave to care for a newborn child or sick family member. 
• Smallest welfare rolls in 32 years
  The President pledged to end welfare as we know it and signed landmark bipartisan welfare reform legislation in 1996. Since then, caseloads have been cut in half, to the lowest level since 1968, and millions of parents have joined the workforce. People on welfare today are five times more likely to be working than in 1992.
• Higher incomes at all levels
  After falling by nearly $2,000 between 1988 and 1992, the median family's income rose by $6,338, after adjusting for inflation, since 1993. African American family income increased even more, rising by nearly $7,000 since 1993. After years of stagnant income growth among average and lower income families, all income brackets experienced double-digit growth since 1993. The bottom 20 percent saw the largest income growth at 16.3 percent. 
• Lowest poverty rate in 20 years
  Since Congress passed President Clinton's Economic Plan in 1993, the poverty rate declined from 15.1 percent to 11.8 percent last year — the largest six-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years. There are now 7 million fewer people in poverty than in 1993. The child poverty rate declined more than 25 percent, the poverty rates for single mothers, African Americans and the elderly have dropped to their lowest levels on record, and Hispanic poverty dropped to its lowest level since 1979.
• Lowest teen birth rate in 60 years
  In his 1995 State of the Union Address, President Clinton challenged Americans to join together in a national campaign against teen pregnancy. The birth rate for teens aged 15-19 declined every year of the Clinton Presidency, from 60.7 per 1,000 teens in 1992 to a record low of 49.6 in 1999.
• Lowest infant mortality rate in American history
  The Clinton Administration expanded efforts to provide mothers and newborn children with health care. Today, a record high 82 percent of all mothers receive prenatal care. The infant mortality rate has dropped from 8.5 deaths per 1,000 in 1992 to 7.2 deaths per 1,000 in 1998, the lowest rate ever recorded.
• Deactivated more than 1,700 nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union
  Efforts of the Clinton-Gore Administration led to the dismantling of more than 1,700 nuclear warheads, 300 launchers and 425 land and submarine based missiles from the former Soviet Union.
• Protected millions of acres of American land
  President Clinton has protected more land in the lower 48 states than any other president. He has protected 5 new national parks, designated 11 new national monuments and expanded two others and proposed protections for 60 million acres of roadless areas in America's national forests.
• Paid off $360 billion of the national debt
  Between 1998-2000, the national debt was reduced by $363 billion — the largest three-year debt pay-down in American history. We are now on track to pay off the entire debt by 2009.
• Converted the largest budget deficit in American history to the largest surplus
  Thanks in large part to the 1993 Deficit Reduction Act, the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and President Clinton's call to save the surplus for debt reduction, Social Security, and Medicare solvency, America has put its fiscal house in order. The deficit was $290 billion in 1993 and expected to grow to $455 billion by this year. Instead, we have a projected surplus of $237 billion.
• Lowest government spending in three decades
  Under President Clinton federal government spending as a share of the economy has decreased from 22.2 percent in 1992 to a projected 18.5 percent in 2000, the lowest since 1966.
• Lowest federal income tax burden in 35 years
  President Clinton enacted targeted tax cuts such as the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion, $500 child tax credit, and the HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits. Federal income taxes as a percentage of income for the typical American family have dropped to their lowest level in 35 years.
• More families own stock than ever before
  The number of families owning stock in the United States increased by 40 percent since 1992.
• Most diverse cabinet in American history
  The President has appointed more African Americans, women and Hispanics to the Cabinet than any other President in history. He appointed the first female Attorney General, the first female Secretary of State and the first Asian American cabinet secretary ever.

[blaze master]

8 minutes ago, Wrwest said:

You stated he is "scum'". I replied that I recognize your personal opinion. He is not the first president to have a White House affair ... "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa? He's in the White House, Ha, ha, ha" comes to mind (oops). The history so notes his affair, his attempted defense "what is is"? It also recorded such things as: - From the National Archives (I post for others to learn as well).

 

• Longest economic expansion in American history
  The President's strategy of fiscal discipline, open foreign markets and investments in the American people helped create the conditions for a record 115 months of economic expansion. Our economy has grown at an average of 4 percent per year since 1993. 
• More than 22 million new jobs
  More than 22 million jobs were created in less than eight years -- the most ever under a single administration, and more than were created in the previous twelve years.
• Highest homeownership in American history
  A strong economy and fiscal discipline kept interest rates low, making it possible for more families to buy homes. The homeownership rate increased from 64.2 percent in 1992 to 67. 7 percent, the highest rate ever.
• Lowest unemployment in 30 years
  Unemployment dropped from more than 7 percent in 1993 to just 4.0 percent in November 2000. Unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics fell to the lowest rates on record, and the rate for women is the lowest in more than 40 years.
• Raised education standards, increased school choice, and doubled education and training investment
  Since 1992, reading and math scores have increased for 4th, 8th, and 12th graders, math SAT scores are at a 30-year high, the number of charter schools has grown from 1 to more than 2,000, forty-nine states have put in place standards in core subjects and federal investment in education and training has doubled.
• Largest expansion of college opportunity since the GI Bill
  President Clinton and Vice President Gore have nearly doubled financial aid for students by increasing Pell Grants to the largest award ever, expanding Federal Work-Study to allow 1 million students to work their way through college, and by creating new tax credits and scholarships such as Lifetime Learning tax credits and the HOPE scholarship. At the same time, taxpayers have saved $18 billion due to the decline in student loan defaults, increased collections and savings from the direct student loan program. 
• Connected 95 percent of schools to the Internet
  President Clinton and Vice President Gore's new commitment to education technology, including the E-Rate and a 3,000 percent increase in educational technology funding, increased the percentage of schools connected to the Internet from 35 percent in 1994 to 95 percent in 1999.
• Lowest crime rate in 26 years
  Because of President Clinton's comprehensive anti-crime strategy of tough penalties, more police, and smart prevention, as well as common sense gun safety laws, the overall crime rate declined for 8 consecutive years, the longest continuous drop on record, and is at the lowest level since 1973.
• 100,000 more police for our streets
  As part of the 1994 Crime Bill, President Clinton enacted a new initiative to fund 100,000 community police officers. To date more than 11,000 law enforcement agencies have received COPS funding.
• Enacted most sweeping gun safety legislation in a generation
  Since the President signed the Brady bill in 1993, more than 600,000 felons, fugitives, and other prohibited persons have been stopped from buying guns. Gun crime has declined 40 percent since 1992.
• Family and Medical Leave Act for 20 million Americans
  To help parents succeed at work and at home, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993. Over 20 million Americans have taken unpaid leave to care for a newborn child or sick family member. 
• Smallest welfare rolls in 32 years
  The President pledged to end welfare as we know it and signed landmark bipartisan welfare reform legislation in 1996. Since then, caseloads have been cut in half, to the lowest level since 1968, and millions of parents have joined the workforce. People on welfare today are five times more likely to be working than in 1992.
• Higher incomes at all levels
  After falling by nearly $2,000 between 1988 and 1992, the median family's income rose by $6,338, after adjusting for inflation, since 1993. African American family income increased even more, rising by nearly $7,000 since 1993. After years of stagnant income growth among average and lower income families, all income brackets experienced double-digit growth since 1993. The bottom 20 percent saw the largest income growth at 16.3 percent. 
• Lowest poverty rate in 20 years
  Since Congress passed President Clinton's Economic Plan in 1993, the poverty rate declined from 15.1 percent to 11.8 percent last year — the largest six-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years. There are now 7 million fewer people in poverty than in 1993. The child poverty rate declined more than 25 percent, the poverty rates for single mothers, African Americans and the elderly have dropped to their lowest levels on record, and Hispanic poverty dropped to its lowest level since 1979.
• Lowest teen birth rate in 60 years
  In his 1995 State of the Union Address, President Clinton challenged Americans to join together in a national campaign against teen pregnancy. The birth rate for teens aged 15-19 declined every year of the Clinton Presidency, from 60.7 per 1,000 teens in 1992 to a record low of 49.6 in 1999.
• Lowest infant mortality rate in American history
  The Clinton Administration expanded efforts to provide mothers and newborn children with health care. Today, a record high 82 percent of all mothers receive prenatal care. The infant mortality rate has dropped from 8.5 deaths per 1,000 in 1992 to 7.2 deaths per 1,000 in 1998, the lowest rate ever recorded.
• Deactivated more than 1,700 nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union
  Efforts of the Clinton-Gore Administration led to the dismantling of more than 1,700 nuclear warheads, 300 launchers and 425 land and submarine based missiles from the former Soviet Union.
• Protected millions of acres of American land
  President Clinton has protected more land in the lower 48 states than any other president. He has protected 5 new national parks, designated 11 new national monuments and expanded two others and proposed protections for 60 million acres of roadless areas in America's national forests.
• Paid off $360 billion of the national debt
  Between 1998-2000, the national debt was reduced by $363 billion — the largest three-year debt pay-down in American history. We are now on track to pay off the entire debt by 2009.
• Converted the largest budget deficit in American history to the largest surplus
  Thanks in large part to the 1993 Deficit Reduction Act, the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and President Clinton's call to save the surplus for debt reduction, Social Security, and Medicare solvency, America has put its fiscal house in order. The deficit was $290 billion in 1993 and expected to grow to $455 billion by this year. Instead, we have a projected surplus of $237 billion.
• Lowest government spending in three decades
  Under President Clinton federal government spending as a share of the economy has decreased from 22.2 percent in 1992 to a projected 18.5 percent in 2000, the lowest since 1966.
• Lowest federal income tax burden in 35 years
  President Clinton enacted targeted tax cuts such as the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion, $500 child tax credit, and the HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits. Federal income taxes as a percentage of income for the typical American family have dropped to their lowest level in 35 years.
• More families own stock than ever before
  The number of families owning stock in the United States increased by 40 percent since 1992.
• Most diverse cabinet in American history
  The President has appointed more African Americans, women and Hispanics to the Cabinet than any other President in history. He appointed the first female Attorney General, the first female Secretary of State and the first Asian American cabinet secretary ever.

 

Any moron could of done what he did in the 90s. A monkey could of run the us and had the same results. 

 

You forgot his repeal of glass steagalll act. Which many argue caused the 08 crash.

 

Remember too big to fail ? 

 

I love copy and paste posters who don't even read what they posted........

 

We are now on track to pay off the entire debt by 2009

 

Are we ?