Tom "Dusty Baker of Political Analysis" Friedman wants Bloomberg

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How does this guy still have a platform?

So who is the right Democratic candidate? Well, for starters I will tell you who it is not. It is not Bernie Sanders. On which planet in the Milky Way galaxy is an avowed “socialist” — who wants to take away the private health care coverage of some 150 million Americans and replace it with a gigantic, untested, Medicare for All program, which he’d also extend to immigrants in the country illegally — going to defeat the Trump machine this year? It will cast Sanders as Che Guevara — and it won’t even be that hard.
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Kerry was cast an anti-American coward, Obama was cast as a socialist Muslim, Hillary was cast as a criminal. Whoever the Democrats nominate will be demonized by the right. Worrying about the Democrat candidate being "cast as" something negative is foolish because whoever is nominated will be cast as something negative.

To call Medicare for All "untested" is at best a half-truth. Medicare in the US is already a successful government program, albeit much less generous than what Sanders wants. Single-payer systems with no or low OOP spending have been tested in other countries and without disastrous results.

If Democrats can choose a candidate who can hold the core Democratic base and also appeal to these same independents, moderate Republicans and suburban women in the key swing states, they can absolutely defeat Trump.

How do you do that as a candidate?

For starters, by stressing national unity, personal integrity and a willingness to pursue bipartisanship whenever the other side is ready
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I can't think of three bigger cliches than that.

You do it by not only talking about how to redivide the pie — which we need to do — but by also talking about how to grow the pie, how to create more taxpayers and how to inspire more innovators. Ours is a capitalist country. Americans admire successful entrepreneurs. Let’s praise job creators and risk-takers — as long as they and their companies pay their taxes.
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Has Sanders (and the other Dem candidates) not talked about growing the economy? Or is Bloomberg the only one?

You do it by hitting Trump hard on the environment, but not focusing just on “climate change,” which is an abstraction for most people. Trump is unfit to serve four more years because of how he has removed so many protections for the water and air America’s kids drink and breathe every day.

And you do it by supporting a balanced approach to immigration reform — a high wall, with a big gate.
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But there is one candidate on the Democratic side who not only has a track record of supporting all those issues but also has the resources to build a machine big enough to take on the Trump machine.
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Sanders says hello.

(Disclosure: Bloomberg Philanthropies has donated to Planet Word, the museum my wife is building in Washington, to promote reading and literacy.)
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http://www.startribune.com/thomas-l-friedman-cue-michael-bloomberg/567803402/
 
sabretruth said:
How does this guy still have a platform?



Kerry was cast an anti-American coward, Obama was cast as a socialist Muslim, Hillary was cast as a criminal. Whoever the Democrats nominate will be demonized by the right. Worrying about the Democrat candidate being "cast as" something negative is foolish because whoever is nominated will be cast as something negative.

To call Medicare for All "untested" is at best a half-truth. Medicare in the US is already a successful government program, albeit much less generous than what Sanders wants. Single-payer systems with no or low OOP spending have been tested in other countries and without disastrous results.



I can't think of three bigger cliches than that.



Has Sanders (and the other Dem candidates) not talked about growing the economy? Or is Bloomberg the only one?



Sanders says hello.


http://www.startribune.com/thomas-l-friedman-cue-michael-bloomberg/567803402/
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The cliches are literally all they got.

See in there world, if a phrase focus tests well or poorly, you just have to repeat it over and over, and it will work.

These one trick ponies don't have anything else.

The shiny veneer of these people being experts in anything that is relevant is quickly eroding.
 
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Years ago, Friedman wrote a piece while traveling through India.

He commented on how the Chinese embassy had solar panels on the roof; whereas the American embassy across the street did not. It was an odd way to say "Hey, look. Even China is more green than the USA."

However, his only research was a simple drive by. He never double checked his information.

The reality was that neither the Chinese nor the American embassies in New Delhi have solar panels on their roofs. But, the US embassy's housing compound did indeed have such panels.

But, hey, when you are given a tour around town for free, you will publish whatever your host tells you.
 
VivaRevolution said:
See in there world, if a phrase focus tests well or poorly, you just have to repeat it over and over, and it will work.
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I’ve got bad news far ya, that’s how politics works. The general public is, let’s just say, uninformed.
 
Bloomberg going full Ted Dibiase. If he weren’t spending real money I’d think he were trying to show America that Bernie is right.
 
bobgeese said:
I’ve got bad news far ya, that’s how politics works. The general public is, let’s just say, uninformed.
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Humans tend to learn over time.

I bet at one point people accepted their serfdom, and that the king's had a right to rule. And then that changed.
 
VivaRevolution said:
Humans tend to learn over time.

I bet at one point people accepted their serfdom, and that the king's had a right to rule. And then that changed.
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How about the time when cave people demanded no one leave the cave for fear of danger

Where’s my medieval conservative meme when I need it

Obsequious is the word we’re looking for
 
xcvbn said:
How about the time when cave people demanded no one leave the cave for fear of danger

Where’s my medieval conservative meme when I need it
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It's time for a crusade.....to Cabela's to buy more camo clothes, despite the fact that my house is in the suburbs.
 
xcvbn said:
Be nice if we could purchase camo gear at BernieSanders.com
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See this just shows Trump doesn't know his base.

His maga hat should have been camo.

Bernie should probably sell 2020 gaged earings at Bernie sanders.com
 
VivaRevolution said:
See this just shows Trump doesn't know his base.

His maga hat should have been camo.

Bernie should probably sell 2020 gaged earings at Bernie sanders.com
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VivaRevolution said:
See this just shows Trump doesn't know his base.

His maga hat should have been camo.

Bernie should probably sell 2020 gaged earings at Bernie sanders.com
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Watch the general election pivot

I want a Hunters For Bernie camo hat
 
xcvbn said:
Watch the general election pivot

I want a Hunters For Bernie camo hat
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Owning hunting gear is fine.

Wearing it as you go in a Starbucks......cringe.

I hope they vote for Bernie too, but I really laugh at these fake rednecks. If you don't have fucked up hands because you actually work on your property out in the sticks somewhere, it is pathetic.
 
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