Billionaire Buffett praises socialist Sanders but sticks with Clinton

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Tue Sep 8, 2015 3:58pm EDT

Billionaire Buffett praises socialist Sanders but sticks with Clinton

NEW YORK | BY LUCIANA LOPEZ AND JESSICA DINAPOLI

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday praised the presidential campaign of self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders, even though Buffett said he still backs Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

"I think we all have lessons to learn from him (Sanders)," Buffett said in an interview with Reuters.

"There are very few candidates that have - not just this election but in past elections - that have campaigned like Bernie Sanders," Buffett continued.

"You know exactly what he feels on everything. He's articulate, and he doesn’t go around knocking the other candidates."

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Buffett - the world's third-richest person, according to Forbes magazine, with a personal fortune of $72.7 billion - said that while he agrees with Sanders about the need to help those left behind by the market economy, "I disagree with him very much on the production side."

(Reporting by Luciana Lopez and Jessica DiNapoli; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/08/us-usa-election-sanders-buffett-idUSKCN0R82HT20150908

[Juicy_Bellows]

1. The local diner makes a good breakfast.

But Dennys butters my bread for me.

[PatrickforO]

2. Bernie might cut into his profits.

Sad.

[oasis]

3. Enjoy the view from under the bus Mr. Buffett.

[Juicy_Bellows]

4. I'm sure the Oracle of Omaha saw the greyhound coming. Nt.

[McCamy Taylor]

5. Excellent title. I too praise Sanders---and I'm voting Clinton.

His job is to give the left a voice during the primary--which is the only time that the left gets a voice in American politics. And Sanders is uniquely qualified to perform this job without getting in the way of Democratic victory in November 2016--for reasons that are obvious if you bother thinking about it for a moment.

Go, Sanders!

[Juicy_Bellows]

6. By your own admission, don't you think the left should have a bigger voice?

What if the left won for a change?

Or is milquetoast our only option for 2016?

[Robbins]

8. That's ridculas

outside of bernie being the nominee he has no chance of having influence.the left needs a voice In washington.

[oasis]

10. I agree 100% with Buffet, AND you.

[FloridaBlues]

7. Smart man

[leftofcool]

9. A smart man knows a winner when he sees one.

[TBF]

11. Billionaires stick with the establishment -

I'm sure she values his endorsement.

[Skwmom]

12. When Buffett came out and praised Wells Fargo and how it conducted business

AFTER it came to light how minorities were treated by that bank, I lost all respect for Buffett. His folksy demeanor hides a lack of ethics.

So a carrot (admires Bernie) with the pushing of a negative meme (he can't win). Big surprise here. As a Bernie supporter, I try not to post such articles.

Good old Warren who donates to Hillary's super pacs. Of course he does, he knows that he's guaranteed a good return on his investment.