Where is Bernie?

[sheshe2]

Important legislative votes on Coronavirus relief for all Americans in the SENATE NOW, he is AWOL.

Why is he in Vermont and not Washington?

Link to tweet

Would someone please explain this to me.

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Slogan.

Not Me, Us.

[W_HAMILTON]

1. His supporters are promoting another one of his internet talk shows, so that's where he is.

Musical guest for tonight's show is apparently someone named Grandson, because I'm sure we were all wondering.

[sheshe2]

4. I thought it was about us.

sigh

[msongs]

2. steering traffic to his website(s) nt

[mcar]

3. Busy with his musical guests?

[William769]

5. Someone needs to tell him there's no I in team. NT

[The Magistrate]

10. If You Spell TEAM In Upper Case, Sir

You can kick the crotch out of the 'A' which will draw its legs together and make it look pretty much like an 'I'....


"I'm going home now. Someone get me some frogs and some bourbon."

[William769]

12. ...

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Teim

[NCProgressive]

35. Second time you made me choke on my drink

[sheshe2]

16. This.

[oasis]

24. He could be more focused on the "M" and "E".

[sheshe2]

41. Yup!

[ucrdem]

6. I get the feeling he's not planning to return for awhile.

Understandable, but has he told anyone why he's not there?

[sheshe2]

18. Apparently....

This...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287682087#post9

[NNadir]

7. He needs some peace and quiet.

He has to concentrate on making a long list of reasons why we suck.

[sheshe2]

11. The vote he missed was for the poor and the middle class.

Financial relief and the hope that we might have the money to eat and that we do not die during this crisis. So many of us will die and he AWOL.

[NNadir]

13. Well, it depends on what's important to you.

If it were me or you, we would have probably been more concerned about voting on the bill.

For Senator Sanders, a long list of reasons why we suck, why we can't think for ourselves, and how we are all pawns of the establishment is more important.

He also needs to eloquently tell us, in the native patois I share with him - Brooklynese - why we are stupid for not realizing that we should have voted for him, since he has a very good brain. That takes some concentration.

[left-of-center2012]

8. Last I read a few days ago ...

He's in Vermont, consulting with his wife, about their future.

[George II]

9. Hosting another rock concert. In case you were wondering, six Senators didn't vote this afternoon...

Five are republicans who are all self-quarantined: Gardner (R-CO), Lee (R-UT), Paul (R-KY), Romney (R-UT), and Scott (R-FL).

The sixth is Sanders, who is hosting an online rock concert.

Before anyone claims he's old and should take care of himself (that's already been posted a couple of times here), Dianne Feinstein voted this afternoon - she's a spry EIGHTY SIX years old!

[sheshe2]

15. I saw some of those comments today.

A rock concert? People are dropping dead all around us. Healthcare professionals are falling ill. I posted tonight that per CNN: 1 in 10 sick in Italy are healthcare people. This will be us in 10 days.

Why is he not using the power of his voice to get us the equipment that we need? Why is he not putting the money he has amassed to purchase what we the people need? Why is he not attacking trump?

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Freight Harbor

Harbor Freight Tools company donating protective supply items to hospitals with 24-hour emergency rooms

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Harbor Freight Tools announced Sunday they will be donating their entire supply of personal protective equipment items to hospitals with 24-hour emergency rooms in the communities served by their stores.
The company said they want to help front line hospitals with 24-hour emergency rooms with the following items: N95 masks, face shields and 5 and 7 mil Nitrile Gloves.

If you work at a hospital with a 24-hour emergency room in need of these items, please ask the office in charge of procurement at your hospital to click here so they can provide them with the information they will need to determine if we can make a donation, the company said.

https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/03/22/harbor-freight-tools-company-donating-protective-supply-items-hospitals-with-hour-emergency-rooms/

Why isn't Bernie doing this?

I passed this along to my sister and niece. Their hospital is running out of supplies.

[beastie boy]

14. With all seriousness, I believe he is transitioning from a political movement to a social movement.

He is no longer raising money for his campaign - he knows it's a useless task. He is at the end of his political life, but he wants to remain relevant.

His efforts in raising money for corona virus causes are in effect tantamount to conceding his primary loss. At the same time this gives Bernie a chance to preserve the "movement" as a social rather than a political one, while it also softens the punch in the gut he received in the recent primary races and one he is about to receive with the upcoming inevitable suspension of his campaign. It's a pretty smart move, actually, which allows Bernie to bow out gracefully and distract from the embarrassment of a failed presidential bid.

This move sort of takes care of Bernie, but the question is how well he can integrate his surrogates into this transition. I believe he lost control of them a while ago, and their entrenched militancy can ruin Bernie's legacy despite his best efforts.

[MineralMan]

17. He's sulking in Vermont.

[sheshe2]

21. Yep.

NOT ME! US

Bull.

[relayerbob]

19. Hopefully meditating on the wisdom of getting out now

and joining the team

[projectiboga]

20. Did he confer with our majority leader?

We don't know if he checked in with our majority leader's office or not. We only needed 40 votes on this, and the fact the Repugnants, were short votes, meant he was technically unneeded tonight, if he had a fundraising event. I hope he has an agreement in place to move excess raised funds go to the party or a PAC for the general.

[sheshe2]

22. He should have stood for the American people in this crisis.

Americans are dying and trump is doing all he can to let that happen. He should be using the power of his voice to turn the tide.

A fundraising event? Sounds more like me, not us.

[thucythucy]

30. Democrats are the minority in the Senate

so he wouldn't be checking in with the majority leader, unless he's now taking orders from Mitch McConnell.

Every vote is needed, especially on such an important issue.

In my opinion his being AWOL at a time like this looks really bad, but maybe that's just me. If I lived in Vermont though I'd be mighty pissed that one of my two Senators decided to take a hike during the worst public health and economic crises in decades.

[sheshe2]

42. +1000

[lapucelle]

51. Who is "our majority leader"?

[Cha]

23. He Lost To Joe Biden and Spent 3x More Money to Lose..

that's where BS is.

[sheshe2]

28. Yep.

[Cha]

29. Darn.. and he thought he could..

[sheshe2]

32. ;)

[Hekate]

25. Oooh. Testy old guy, isn't he? And still AWOL

But hey, it's zBiden we need to criticize, isn't it?

[sheshe2]

31. Yep.

I am a little busy here.

He lost his moral compass when he made the Democratic party the enemy over trump.

[Cary]

26. Nice and toasty, with a fork in him.

[sheshe2]

33. Perhaps.

[Evergreen Emerald]

27. Has he tested for coronavirus?

Perhaps he is in quarantine.

[Gothmog]

34. #WhereIsBernie is trending on twitter

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

37. Four of those are under self quarantine and could not vote.

Pssst...Bernie was not one of them.

He coulda, however he was to busy to vote on the coronavirus crisis. Americans are dying due to this admins negligence and he could not hop on his private jet to stand for us.

Remember. "Not Me. Us."

[NCProgressive]

36. He is with Carmen San Diego

[sheshe2]

38. Ha!

[ReformedGOPer]

39. Imagine if the repubs had won the vote. He was the only Dem who skipped the vote

Too busy campaigning by virtual roundtable. I read somewhere that he thinks he can win NY.

[Gothmog]

40. sanders is holding a round table on COVID 19 with no medical experts

Link to tweet

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[sheshe2]

43. Jaysus.

Tell me it ain't so, Goth.

Please tell me it's not.

[Gothmog]

46. Did sanders' rally flop?

Link to tweet

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[oasis]

44. AOC, not a licensed MD, but did spend a night at a Holiday Inn Express.

[NurseJackie]

45. Meanwhile, his top paid campaign staffers continue their scorched-earth policy...

Meanwhile, his top paid campaign staffers continue their scorched-earth policy in an effort to kneecap Joe Biden... trying to weaken him and destroy his chances against Trump. The toxic accusations of being senile continue to ooze out of their pores. They're doing Trump's dirty work for him. They're weakening our party by creating divisions and resentment and distrust. They continue to dissuade voters from supporting the Democratic party with insinuations (and outright accusations) that the party is "corrupt" and that the election is "rigged" and that the DNC is intentionally disenfranchising college voters (which is total bullshit by the way, because the lines were for same-day registration, of those who couldn't even be bothered to register as a responsible person would do, the voting lines were moving smoothly, Brianna).

What I'm trying to say is this: The lies and smears and attacks only serve to create an atmosphere of negativity: Negativity generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections.

[Gothmog]

48. Ouch! @JoeBiden put out this video 6 hours ago and it already has over 1.1 million views.

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

49. Presidential.

Thank you VP Biden.

[musicman65]

50. The new tag line for b.s.