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Bernie Sanders Goes After the Oil Industry

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Posted on Jun 16, 2011
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Our favorite senator has had enough of “Wall Street speculators” jacking up oil prices. Here he tells radio host Ian Masters about his legislative attack plan.

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By berniem, June 20, 2011 at 3:39 pm Link to this comment

Sanders and Kucinich are the only two voices of reason currently challenging the status quo with any vigor or courage. In America not only is this tragic; it’s horrorfying!

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By Hulk2008, June 19, 2011 at 6:24 am Link to this comment

Sad to say, Bernie might be the only honest guy in the Senate.  Was there ever an era of real statesmen?  Maybe the current bunch will be revered in some future time when the literal stink of their shennanigans has worn off. 

I get so tired of waiting for the trickle-down to actually trickle.  By the way, what is smaller than a trickle?

Maybe John Stewart and Stephen Colbert would make a winning ticket.

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By John R., June 17, 2011 at 11:49 am Link to this comment

Wall Street - masters of manipulation of numbers. Bernie Sanders is up against a serious monster.

Anti-tax activists are struggling with day by day problems, food, mortgages, rents.

It won’t be until a larger amount is out of work. Not the 14% now. But more like 20% or more before real boots are on the ground for protesting, etc.

In Greece I believe its up to 16% ? and climbing. They have taken to the streets in anti-austerity rallies in Athens, and are making an impact. But, they are concentrated, as in living close to one-another, internet communication is not needed, a simple flyer and word of mouth will work. 

The problem in America is distance. And the mobilization of protests to make those rallies happen. The internet rally sites for mobilization are appearing. Search for these, notify your friends, neighbours, and all you can on the internet. We have the numbers and they are vast. 

With more losing jobs in the future there will be more ready to protest the moves those empathy-less, Wall Street speculators.

This is what we were taught in Civics classes in high school. Be active in shaping government. One interest group is hurting another.

Balance is needed. Protest and find ways to oppose Wall Street.

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By PatrickHenry, June 16, 2011 at 2:33 pm Link to this comment

I wish Bernie Sanders was the Senator of my state.

I believe in term limits, Bernie Sanders makes me regret that.

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