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You know, Mike Rowe is a likable guy, but he seems to go out of his way to find insult in this.

Posted by TWuGbacca (aka TWuG) Dec 15 '15, 19:30

And he seems to have a habit of finding offense about this subject where none is intended or implied.

https://reason.com/blog/2015/12/15/mike-rowe-to-bernie-sanders-stop-telling (reason.com)

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Rowe's "we need people to do the grunt work" schtik is getting old. - Grand Mop Tarkin Dec 15, 20:25 2
- I have zero issue with him reminding folks that people who actually do physical work for a living deserve recognition for it. - TWuGbacca Dec 15, 20:29 1
  - college educated snobs is why -- nm - lii3ou2lu8 Dec 16, 00:11
"I try not to be political on this page" yet always seems to manage to insert himself into a shit ton of political controversies -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 15, 19:44 1
- yeah, he doesn't ever overtly say "vote [whatever]" but he's not subtle about his leanings. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 20:22
college is not just 4 year degree programs, its also community college where most trade skills are taught... - General Zeit Dec 15, 19:42
it's almost as if Twiitter is a terrible place to debate substantiative issues. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 19:39
I agree with him. Sanders gave a binary answer where it's not necessary. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 19:32 6
- Sanders had 140 characters to sum up an idea, and it didn't exclude craftsmen. And he probably wasn't thinking of North Dakota. -- nm - Max Bebo Dec 15, 20:11 1
  - North what now? -- nm - TWuGbacca Dec 15, 20:11
- Sanders didn't go "binary", he said "this bad thing is expensive, this good thing is a lot less expensive" without even implying or inferring good/bad - TWuGbacca Dec 15, 19:50
- what was the question? -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 19:35 2
  - If politician talking = true then assumed question: How do I improve the lives of enough voters to elect me? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 19:37 1
    - ah, I assumed you were were aware of some additional context for Bernie's tweet. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 19:41
he's not wrong, and neither is Bernie -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 19:31
Reason = libertarian bullshit -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 15, 19:31

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You know, Mike Rowe is a likable guy, but he seems to go out of his way to find insult in this.

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