primitives discuss socialist corruption in Vermont; end up blaming Sarah Palin

[franksolich]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210944369

Oh my.

ehrnst (14,551 posts)     Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:15 AM

Sanders Institute has little to show for first year and $500K

Less attention has been paid to The Sanders Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit without disclosure requirements whose mission must be chiefly non-partisan. A VTDigger analysis of organization’s maiden year found little original work from the think tank, which took in nearly half-a-million dollars in contributions and grants last year.

The Sanders Institute website launched on June 7, 2017, with 29,000 unique page views, according to IRS documents obtained by VTDigger. In the first two months of its existence, the site saw 126,000 visitors. With irregular updates and limited original content, traffic has taken a dive. The Sanders Institute saw roughly 12,300 unique page views in June 2018, according to Semrush, a website analytics company.

Some involved with Sanders’ political movement privately question the efficacy of the institute, but they declined to have their name attached to those comments for this article.

Jane Sanders wears many hats at the institute: founder, fellow, fundraiser and a non-voting member of the board of directors. The institute is being run by her son, David Driscoll, a political neophyte who previously worked at Burton Snowboards. His estimated salary for the job is $100,000.

https://vtdigger.org/2018/07/29/sanders-institute-little-show-first-year-500k/

It goes back-and-forth, back-and-forth.

ucrdem (12,502 posts)      Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:15 AM

28. Sanders: "I have issues with the Clinton Foundation"

Sanders hits Clinton Foundation over foreign donations

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders criticized the Clinton Foundation for accepting donations from foreign governments in an interview aired Sunday, calling it a conflict of interest.

"Do I have a problem when a sitting secretary of State and a foundation run by her husband collects many, many dollars from foreign governments — governments which are dictatorships?

"Yeah, I do have a problem with that. Yeah, I do," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union."

When host Jake Tapper asked if he thought it was a conflict of interest, Sanders said, "I do."

video at link: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282261-sanders-clinton-foundation-engaged-in-conflicts-of
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Does anyone else find this ... ironic?

Long thread, and it ends thusly:

Tarheel_Dem (28,407 posts)    Tue Jul 31, 2018, 04:51 PM

65. Didn't the Palins cash in after her failed VP run? This feels wrong somehow, especially when....

you have a reputation for scolding others who do this sort of thing. Feels icky.

Wwcd (5,871 posts)      Tue Jul 31, 2018, 05:05 PM

66. The Palin's sure did cash in! All campaign cash left over could be used for

for anything as long as she made an appearance in a political venue somewhere, sometime.

Guess the sanders' maybe could have bought an institute & put the family on the payroll.

Perfectly legal.

Much Like the Palin's did after their Koch Funded Tea Party gig.

Its one way to move money from one place to the other.

Wonder what % Jane gets?

And since bernie started the Institute, does he get a check too?

"Money & Media". Ain't it great!

I think one of the jackpiners needs to boat over to Skins's island to give the excuses for Bernie's corruption.

And while he's at it, perhaps he can explain away "socialist" Tom Perez's $1800 designer handbag.

[franksolich]

DNC Chair Tom Perez Spotted Carrying $1,840 Designer Bag At Airport After Calling Socialism ‘Future’ Of Party

http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/30/tom-perez-louis-vuitton-travel-bag/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=engagement

[Patriot Guard Rider]

DNC Chair Tom Perez Spotted Carrying $1,840 Designer Bag At Airport After Calling Socialism ‘Future’ Of Party

http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/30/tom-perez-louis-vuitton-travel-bag/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=engagement

Now now Frank, we all know socialism is for the masses, not the upper crust.

[franksolich]

Now now Frank, we all know socialism is for the masses, not the upper crust.

I've given the future a great deal of thought lately, and I suspect what's going to happen if the gimme crowd gets into power again and begins demanding the fruits of other people's labor, those with money and other types of wealth are--finally, at long last, way overdue--going to insist, "No, you've already taken enough of my stuff, and I'm not willing to give you any more. Get off your ass, go out and work and get your own stuff.

"Go ask Tom Perez for his $1800 handbag; go to Bernie Sanders and his thieving wife, and take over a couple of rooms in one of their multiple residences. Go get it from your fellow socialists, not from us."

It won't make any difference if the parasites outnumber the productive people; productive people tend to be smarter, stronger, and better armed, than nonproductive people. Even at 10-to-1, it'd be an uneven battle.

[txradioguy]

DNC Chair Tom Perez Spotted Carrying $1,840 Designer Bag At Airport After Calling Socialism ‘Future’ Of Party

http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/30/tom-perez-louis-vuitton-travel-bag/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=engagement

He would explain that because of who he deals with...the wealthy fat cat donors and K Street Lobbyists...he has to look and dress a certain way in order to communicate with them on "their level" and to appear as their "equal" in all ways.

Perez would then say that underneath the $200 chinos...$150 tailored short and $300 loafers he's a jeans and ripped t short Communist down for the struggle.

[FiddyBeowulf]

I've given the future a great deal of thought lately, and I suspect what's going to happen if the gimme crowd gets into power again and begins demanding the fruits of other people's labor, those with money and other types of wealth are--finally, at long last, way overdue--going to insist, "No, you've already taken enough of my stuff, and I'm not willing to give you any more. Get off your ass, go out and work and get your own stuff.

I wouldn't be surprised if some just decide to go full Galt. Cash out, shutter up, salt the earth and GTFOOD.

[SVPete]

  Sarah Palin was the Vice President nominee. If there was $$ left over from McCain's campaign, she would not have had access to it. But as my signature says ....