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Hortensis

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20. I don't care if he managed to accrue some money

Sat May 25, 2019, 09:31 AM

May 2019

by his age. It'd only be surprising if someone paid $174K a year for nearly 30 years in an era of enormous wealth growth didn't end up well to do. Capitalizing on belated national name recognition through book sales, including his own mass purchases funded by his campaign -- which are totally legal, is SOP for people in his position.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Politico - The Secret of Bernie's Millions [View all] TomCADem May 2019 OP

He didn't use the college degree for about two decades after getting it. FreeBe May 2019 #1

So what is your point. Bernie not giving all his money away makes him a hypocrite ? YOHABLO May 2019 #2

he's very unprepared with his reponses Skittles May 2019 #4

they didn't ask anything in 2016 so he might have thought the same JI7 May 2019 #10

he wasn't really vetted because the guns were all trained on Hillary Skittles May 2019 #11

No shit. Tipperary May 2019 #16

same with abortion gotcha questions Skittles May 2019 #32

To quote the article, he "found himself in the socioeconomic penthouse of his rhetorical boogeymen" George II May 2019 #18

"You know, I have a college degree" Skittles May 2019 #3

With everything going on right now in this country this is what someone's worried about? Mr. Evil May 2019 #5

FDR and the Kennedys were loaded. crazytown May 2019 #12

I don't care how much money Bernie has NYMinute May 2019 #28

He's risking his life speaking truth to power MasonDreams May 2019 #6

... BlueMTexpat May 2019 #15

Oh my BannonsLiver May 2019 #23

Oh dear NastyRiffraff May 2019 #29

not really, otherwise power is powerless Fresh_Start May 2019 #36

Hoo boy. ucrdem May 2019 #7

Nah, neither. The problem is he expects everyone to be able to do what he did KitSileya May 2019 #8

You are right about all of this. Further, for me is the fact he changes million and billionaires FreeBe May 2019 #9

Yes. In addition, I see his most basic problem as his lifelong Hortensis May 2019 #25

How he came by it? A book deal? Check out Bidens book deal and his recent gain in wealth. YOHABLO May 2019 #13

That's different because Biden isn't going Voltaire2 May 2019 #14

Sanders hasn't really done much in his many years in public office JI7 May 2019 #17

Who is the biggest purchaser of his books? George II May 2019 #19

How and when. ucrdem May 2019 #35

I don't care if he managed to accrue some money Hortensis May 2019 #20

What is puzzling is the fact over the course of the almost 30 years prior to 2016, he and his wife.. George II May 2019 #22

:) Don't think of them as big spenders, not much into Hortensis May 2019 #27

Racist article from Politico. aidbo May 2019 #21

Agree 100% nt RandiFan1290 May 2019 #24

The money tree and the mansion, nothing like his homes, is a "nice" anti semitic dog whistle. Autumn May 2019 #26

AOCs tweet srobertss May 2019 #39

another one aidbo May 2019 #41

The article's visuals are ridiculously anti-Semitic backtoblue May 2019 #42

You don't make money when you buy your own books torius May 2019 #30

How can Gillibrand's net worth be $300k? caraher May 2019 #31

Lol at a bunch of people recommending a racist article. aidbo May 2019 #33

KellyAnne tried to use the woman card with Pelosi the other day, too. FreeBe May 2019 #34

+1 BannonsLiver May 2019 #37

That is how I see it. FreeBe May 2019 #43

what does that have to do with this racist article? aidbo May 2019 #40

Nothing melman May 2019 #44

AOC melman May 2019 #38