# Stupid Bernie Idea of the Indeterminate Time Period **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 7, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854 "2015-11-07T00:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/1 "2015-11-07T00:36:13Z")
I feel like Bernie Sanders is getting left out of the Stupid [blank] of the Day action. I know, he’s only one man! He can’t keep up with the millions of Stupid Republicans and Stupid Liberals! But in case he does something stupid, this thread is here for you to post it. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/2 "2015-11-07T00:38:03Z")
[Here we go!](https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/661999114637438977) > [@](#): > > HuffPost Politics ‏@HuffPostPol Nov 4 > Bernie Sanders introduces bill ending federal marijuana ban [http://huff.to/1MAkJiQ](http://huff.to/1MAkJiQ) Sure, Bern, ally yourself to the pothead constituency. As if those are people who will even remember to show up on Election Day. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/3 "2015-11-07T00:45:41Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > [Here we go!](https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/661999114637438977) Sure, Bern, ally yourself to the pothead constituency. As if those are people who will even remember to show up on Election Day. Hey! Not only did I remember to vote, a number of times I voted while stoned. ETA: That said, what makes the legalization of marijuana a Stupid Bernie Idea? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/4 "2015-11-07T00:52:00Z")
[Legalization is the majority position.](http://www.gallup.com/poll/186260/back-legal-marijuana.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/5 "2015-11-07T00:54:02Z")
For those that haven’t already noticed, the new Canadian Prime Minister is in favour of legalizing the stuff. (I’m neutral - I don’t care whether or not he manages to accomplish that, although I think it will be difficult). Quite a few people that supported him managed to show up on our election day! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/6 "2015-11-07T00:59:42Z")
OK, so does anybody have an example of a stupid idea yet, or what?? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/7 "2015-11-07T01:12:11Z")
Bernie, if you’re reading this, and you really want to be elected President, you’ll need much, _much_ stupider ideas. Think big. Like, “hiring Mexicans to build a Mexican-proof Great Wall of America” stupid. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/8 "2015-11-07T01:12:30Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > [Here we go!](https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/661999114637438977) Sure, Bern, ally yourself to the pothead constituency. As if those are people who will even remember to show up on Election Day. Every single time. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/9 "2015-11-07T01:32:56Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > [Here we go!](https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/661999114637438977) Sure, Bern, ally yourself to the pothead constituency. As if those are people who will even remember to show up on Election Day. I know a bunch of people who smoke pot. They are, in many ways, a varied group of people, in terms of age, sex, ethnicity, and nationality. You know a few things that just about all of them have in common? [ul] [li]post-graduate degrees (MA; PhD; JD; MD; MFA; etc.)[/li][li]above-average incomes[/li][li]political engagement and a strong record of voting in elections[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/10 "2015-11-07T14:35:25Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Bernie, if you’re reading this, and you really want to be elected President, you’ll need much, _much_ stupider ideas. > > Think big. Like, “hiring Mexicans to build a Mexican-proof Great Wall of America” stupid. Well, but that makes sense. Think about how nice the tile work will be! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/11 "2015-11-07T14:58:08Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I feel like Bernie Sanders is getting left out of the Stupid [blank] of the Day action. I know, he’s only one man! He can’t keep up with the millions of Stupid Republicans and Stupid Liberals! > > But in case he does something stupid, this thread is here for you to post it. Perhaps you should have titled this “Look! I started a content-free thread!” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/12 "2015-11-07T16:04:58Z")
Good God, man, [del]the Pit[/del] most forums around here have so many content-free OPs that if titling them like that became a thing, it would be like taking down the street signs and house numbers in a brand new subdivision. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/13 "2015-11-07T16:13:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Good God, man, [del]the Pit[/del] most forums around here have so many content-free OPs that if titling them like that became a thing, it would be like taking down the street signs and house numbers in a brand new subdivision. Yeah, but most of them go a bit beyond “Here’s the title-Could you guys do the rest for me?” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/14 "2015-11-07T17:15:43Z")
There are no stupid Bernie ideas of any time period. Just dishonest ones. Like the idea that we can have universal health care, free college for everyone, a trillion-dollar infrastructure fixup, a million new jobs for disadvantaged kids, whatever…just by Taxing The Rich And Wall Street! Never mind that [the math doesn’t add up](http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/16/news/economy/sanders-taxes-spending/), not remotely, and that a sizable middle-class tax hike to finance all these goodies would be inevitable. Don’t pay attention, vote for Bernie, pixies will make it all work somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/15 "2015-11-07T17:17:14Z")
I think the point is that there really isn’t much there. What _has_ Sanders done that even resembles “stupid” lately? Other than refer to himself as a socialist at any point during his political career, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/16 "2015-11-07T18:34:39Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > There are no stupid Bernie ideas of any time period. Just dishonest ones. > > Like the idea that we can have universal health care, free college for everyone, a trillion-dollar infrastructure fixup, a million new jobs for disadvantaged kids, whatever…just by Taxing The Rich And Wall Street! > > Never mind that [the math doesn’t add up](http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/16/news/economy/sanders-taxes-spending/), not remotely, and that a sizable middle-class tax hike to finance all these goodies would be inevitable. Don’t pay attention, vote for Bernie, pixies will make it all work somehow. Right. There are several Euro countries that demonstrate it’s all a pipe dream, and impossible, to boot! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/17 "2015-11-07T18:41:27Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > What _has_ Sanders done that even resembles “stupid” lately? Mainly, backpedaling his anti-gun-control background instead of defending it. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/18 "2015-11-07T18:44:45Z")
Sanders believes there’s a possibility of a liberal political revolution or awakening, one potentially led by young people. Apparently he doesn’t realize this is the United States, not some South American democracy where the people could elect one of their own. We’re way too lazy for that shit. BRB gotta go instagram my lunch. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/19 "2015-11-08T04:53:31Z")
OK, my first suggestion got shot down by the, “I [del]smoke[/del] toke and I vote,” crowd. Clearly I have to dig deeper. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854/20 "2015-11-08T14:36:58Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > OK, my first suggestion got shot down by the, “I [del]smoke[/del] toke and I vote,” crowd. Clearly I have to dig deeper. You’ve hit bottom. [Dig up, stupid!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b97zJxKEqAk) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-bernie-idea-of-the-indeterminate-time-period/736854.md?page=2)