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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

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.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

And the same was with the Dodgers. Yes, of course. All right. You're kidding me. Absolutely. So we used to sneak in and get 60 cents, you know, sitting in the bleachers. And during that period, you know, a family could go to a game. Yeah. And now it's, you know, pretty on. Yeah. And that's unfortunate. Really, it's great athletes out there. People want to see them. Yeah. Can't afford it.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

And the same was with the Dodgers. Yes, of course. All right. You're kidding me. Absolutely. So we used to sneak in and get 60 cents, you know, sitting in the bleachers. And during that period, you know, a family could go to a game. Yeah. And now it's, you know, pretty on. Yeah. And that's unfortunate. Really, it's great athletes out there. People want to see them. Yeah. Can't afford it.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

And the same was with the Dodgers. Yes, of course. All right. You're kidding me. Absolutely. So we used to sneak in and get 60 cents, you know, sitting in the bleachers. And during that period, you know, a family could go to a game. Yeah. And now it's, you know, pretty on. Yeah. And that's unfortunate. Really, it's great athletes out there. People want to see them. Yeah. Can't afford it.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

It was awesome.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

It was awesome.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

It was awesome.

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Bernie Sanders Rips DC Corruption, The Israel Lobby, & Reveals How Billionaires Buy Politicians

What we used to do is hang out after the games to see if we got autographs. And I remember him coming out. He had problems with his ankle or his foot or something. He came out holding his shoes. How did you know it was Jackie Robinson? Hard one. You talk about impact as a kid. We used to do, this is true, I mean, the Dodgers will like your family. Yeah. So I can tell you today, the Dodger lineup.