Bernie Sanders has opposed capitalism for his whole career and has been a lifetime supporter of socialism. Yet based on his prior financial actions, it seems that he may not always follow his own advice when it comes to handling personal riches.
Senator John Smith, 81 years old and reported to have a $3 million net worth, was directly questioned by host Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” about his decision to sell tickets for an event intended to promote his book that criticizes capitalism.
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“Tickets for your tour apparently are selling for $95 on Ticketmaster, which is accused of anti-competitive behavior. You know that some of your [fellow] Democrats are criticizing them. Aren’t you benefiting from the same system you’re trying to dismantle?” she said.
The tickets cost $111 after the $16 Ticketmaster fee and come with a copy of his book, which has the amusingly named “It’s Okay to Be Angry About Capitalism.”
“Those decisions are made totally by the publisher and the bookseller,” the senator said. “I think there’s one case where in one place here in Washington, Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore charging some tickets. Most of them, I think are 40 dollars, 50 dollars, and you get a book as well. So if you want to come, you’re going to have to pay 40 bucks, I’ll throw in the book for free. And we’re doing a number of free events. But I don’t make a nickel out of these things.”
“But you’re okay doing business with Ticketmaster?” the host said.
Since his publisher having no control over the possibility that he may have self-published the book, the senator transferred the burden to them. When questioned whether there were any impacts on its dissemination, he responded emphatically with “No, not particularly,” which made it evident why this method of publishing was rejected.
“But that’s again, I had nothing to do with that. That is- if you wrote a book, probably be the same process,” he said.
“So you have to operate within the system,” the host said.
“I do. Write a book, a major publisher, etc. etc,” the senator said.
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez published a selfie with Sen. Bernie Sanders during the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, which provoked some contentious thoughts on its implications for possible hypocrisy from President Joe Biden’s speech.
During the occasion, Senator Sanders stood out from his contemporaries and received praise online for taking additional measures by donning a face mask.
“Wearing a good quality face mask as Sanders did protected not only him but also anyone else he might have interacted with during and after the State of the Union address,” Forbes’ Bruce Y. Lee wrote. “And that’s going to be especially important if Sanders interacted with anyone at higher risk for more severe Covid-19.”
“Bernie Sanders is the only person wearing a KN95 mask at the #StateOfTheUnionAddress. Respect that man – @SenSanders thank you,” Health economist and epidemiologist Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding tweeted.
Sanders received praise from all over social media, emphasizing his successes and winning popular support.
Recently, Bernie Sanders was seen on the floor of Congress without a mask, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others around. This spurred discussion on Twitter about whether or not his prior mask-wearing was done for actual safety concerns or for political theater.
“So the mask really was just for the cameras,” Journalist Keean Bexte authored.
“Step one: wear mask to crowded place Step two: get in middle of crowd and remove mask,” Added a different user.
It turns out that the “State of the ‘science,” is in question because a user published a collage illustrating the striking disparity between Senator Sanders’s disguised and unmasked appearances.
“So this old dude still has a mask on his face, but who moves it down for the photo. I guess COVID doesn’t hit when you take a picture,” another user remarked ironically.
“I am once again telling you masks are essential except when posing in large crowds with fellow Democrats,” said another.
A longtime adviser to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democratic Socialist who may not run for president in 2024, has made suggestions about running for office himself. According to CBS News, if Sen. Sanders “take another look” at mounting a campaign for government, he may have plans to once again serve as Commander in Chief at the age of 81 and as a legendary figure in progressive politics.
“I assume that he would give it a hard look,” Faiz Shakir, the brains behind Sanders’ bid for president in 2020, made a note. “I don’t want to make the judgment for him. Obviously, it would be his choice to make. But I assume that he would want to reevaluate it.”
He said that the senator is “very aware that he’s older now and he’d have to make a real judgment about his own vigor and his stamina and his desire and hunger and passion to do this a third time. But if it were an open field? Yeah, I’m confident he would take another look at it and say, ‘Do I want to do this or not?’”
“Personally, I take President Biden at his word and our orbit takes him at his word that he’s taking it seriously and presume that he is leaning toward yes,” he said.
