# Anyone here know Bernie Sanders personally? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155 "2021-01-22T00:47:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/1 "2021-01-22T00:47:05Z")
If so, could you reassure him that the memes are all in good fun and we absolutely love him. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/2 "2021-01-22T19:00:24Z")
He knows. > **[Bernie Sanders Turned His Inauguration Meme Into a Sweatshirt for Charity](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bernie-sanders-meme-inauguration-sweatshirt-charity-1117854/)** > > All proceeds will go to Meals on Wheels Vermont ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/3 "2021-01-22T19:07:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > If so, could you reassure him that the memes are all in good fun and we absolutely love him. He knows and approves. > **[Bernie Sanders Is Very Pleased His Inauguration Memes Are So Popular - TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/bernie-sanders-is-pleased-inauguration-vermont-memes-popular/)** > > He's happy the inauguration photo "makes people aware that we make good mittens in Vermont" ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/4 "2021-01-23T01:20:02Z")
Thanks! I’m happy again. 🪁 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/5 "2021-01-23T01:26:01Z")
Here you go - put Bernie in front of any address: [https://bernie-sits.herokuapp.com](https://bernie-sits.herokuapp.com) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/6 "2021-01-23T01:35:35Z")
[https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/142164851\_3834704803234896\_4884476419994969874\_o.jpg?\_nc\_cat=108&ccb=2&\_nc\_sid=730e14&\_nc\_ohc=W-RtHVLY8YAAX-ef4ie&\_nc\_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=f3f7005e5e381fdab38eed04adad5072&oe=602F4D0A](https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/142164851_3834704803234896_4884476419994969874_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=W-RtHVLY8YAAX-ef4ie&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=f3f7005e5e381fdab38eed04adad5072&oe=602F4D0A) Me ‘n’ Bernie go way back. Or that’s my claim, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/7 "2021-01-23T02:50:45Z")
[[Album] Once again I am asking you to tap out - Album on Imgur ![](https://i.imgur.com/NIypMKg.jpeg?fb "Once again I am asking you to tap out - Album on Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/AE6RKW3) [![](https://i.redd.it/b4pp4eimasc61.jpg) ](https://i.redd.it/b4pp4eimasc61.jpg) The armbar is particularly well done. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/8 "2021-01-23T02:58:47Z")
My wife’s brother Andy has met Bernie, he does a lot of political stuff in Iowa and has since the mid 80s. Andy is a reliable (and nice) guy in my experience, even temperament, good businessman, solid midwestern Iowa type of guy. Huge Obama fan and supporter, switched parties from R to D around the time of Obama’s first run. Andy has met Bernie before during Iowa events. He said Bernie was “kind of a jerk”. He had specific examples of behavior to back that up. He didn’t actually use the word jerk, though… _and_ he was surprisingly emphatic about it. I dunno, maybe he caught Bernie on an off day or something? I definitely did _not_ get the impression Bernie was a fun uncle kinda guy from these tales. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-know-bernie-sanders-personally/931155/9 "2021-01-24T17:45:29Z")
I have family from Vermont that have met him many times to the point of being ‘head nod familiarity’ acquaintances. No exciting stories though, vermonters only talk about syrup, jam, and the weather.