Bernie Sanders
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And the matter, you know, you break the hearts of kids, nobody cares. Yes.
And the matter, you know, you break the hearts of kids, nobody cares. Yes.
And the matter, you know, you break the hearts of kids, nobody cares. Yes.
Well, now you're raising another question. I was mayor of Burlington. And Burlington, Vermont. We'd love everybody to visit us in Vermont. And we had no professional baseball at all. I got elected way back in 81. I said, one of the things that I want to do, see if we can bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers. That was a little bit too ambitious.
Well, now you're raising another question. I was mayor of Burlington. And Burlington, Vermont. We'd love everybody to visit us in Vermont. And we had no professional baseball at all. I got elected way back in 81. I said, one of the things that I want to do, see if we can bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers. That was a little bit too ambitious.
Well, now you're raising another question. I was mayor of Burlington. And Burlington, Vermont. We'd love everybody to visit us in Vermont. And we had no professional baseball at all. I got elected way back in 81. I said, one of the things that I want to do, see if we can bring back the Brooklyn Dodgers. That was a little bit too ambitious.
But could we bring professional baseball? So we got to work on it and we ended up getting a double. I think it was a double A team. Very good team. in the Cincinnati Reds for its size. And we were talking hard about how we can municipally own it. And we actually... Oh, wow. Love it. Yeah. And we would have put public money into it.
But could we bring professional baseball? So we got to work on it and we ended up getting a double. I think it was a double A team. Very good team. in the Cincinnati Reds for its size. And we were talking hard about how we can municipally own it. And we actually... Oh, wow. Love it. Yeah. And we would have put public money into it.
But could we bring professional baseball? So we got to work on it and we ended up getting a double. I think it was a double A team. Very good team. in the Cincinnati Reds for its size. And we were talking hard about how we can municipally own it. And we actually... Oh, wow. Love it. Yeah. And we would have put public money into it.
It would have been... We would have made money off of it and all that. So we ended up losing it on the city council. But it was an effort that we tried to make. Anyhow, we brought the team in. It was really good for the community. But years later, they left it, et cetera, et cetera. But the idea that... And taxpayers are putting huge sums of money. Hundreds of millions of dollars.
It would have been... We would have made money off of it and all that. So we ended up losing it on the city council. But it was an effort that we tried to make. Anyhow, we brought the team in. It was really good for the community. But years later, they left it, et cetera, et cetera. But the idea that... And taxpayers are putting huge sums of money. Hundreds of millions of dollars.
It would have been... We would have made money off of it and all that. So we ended up losing it on the city council. But it was an effort that we tried to make. Anyhow, we brought the team in. It was really good for the community. But years later, they left it, et cetera, et cetera. But the idea that... And taxpayers are putting huge sums of money. Hundreds of millions of dollars.
If school systems are falling apart, they're putting billions of dollars or huge sums of money to build these huge stadiums. These guys make a fortune. And then, you know, 10 years later, they move out.
If school systems are falling apart, they're putting billions of dollars or huge sums of money to build these huge stadiums. These guys make a fortune. And then, you know, 10 years later, they move out.
If school systems are falling apart, they're putting billions of dollars or huge sums of money to build these huge stadiums. These guys make a fortune. And then, you know, 10 years later, they move out.
Part-time low-paying jobs, by the way. This whole thing of professional sports owned by a small number of very wealthy people is something that... What's the irony? You want to go to a Red Sox? We go to Red Sox games. You go to Yankee games. How much does it cost to take a family? Husband, wife, two kids. Hundreds of dollars. Yeah.
Part-time low-paying jobs, by the way. This whole thing of professional sports owned by a small number of very wealthy people is something that... What's the irony? You want to go to a Red Sox? We go to Red Sox games. You go to Yankee games. How much does it cost to take a family? Husband, wife, two kids. Hundreds of dollars. Yeah.
Part-time low-paying jobs, by the way. This whole thing of professional sports owned by a small number of very wealthy people is something that... What's the irony? You want to go to a Red Sox? We go to Red Sox games. You go to Yankee games. How much does it cost to take a family? Husband, wife, two kids. Hundreds of dollars. Yeah.
You buy a Coca-Cola, it costs you five bucks, 10 bucks, whatever it is. I mean, that's kind of crap. I mean, when I was a kid going to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, you remember Ebbets Field? You know what it was? No, no, I'm a little bit younger than you.
You buy a Coca-Cola, it costs you five bucks, 10 bucks, whatever it is. I mean, that's kind of crap. I mean, when I was a kid going to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, you remember Ebbets Field? You know what it was? No, no, I'm a little bit younger than you.