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Bernie Sanders, California Dropped A Grenade On Gilead

May 12, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders, California Dropped A Grenade On Gilead
Source: The New Yorker

(May 12, 2016 10:39 am) — In September Hillary Clinton put the healthcare industry on notice pursuant to price gouging. She may have been trying to upstage Senator Bernie Sanders after his HCV rant four months earlier. Sanders thought veterans deserved the world’s best HCV treatment — Gilead’s (NASDAQ:GILD) Harvoni — at a reasonable price; I agreed with him. Market chatter suggested the VA garnered HCV drugs at $40,000 per regimen. Gilead intimated it cut the price even further in Q1 in order to woo the VA back.

Summary

A California initiative — California Drug Price Relief Act — would prohibit state agencies from paying more for prescription drugs than the VA.

Senator Bernie Sanders has thrown his support behind the Act.

The Act could put a dent in prices for prescription drugs like HCV and HIV/AIDS.

If the Act gains traction nationwide it could sink GILD.

Bernie Sanders has gone too far this time.

Bernie Sanders: Nominating Hillary Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation

May 11, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders: Nominating Hillary Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation
By Ben Wolfgang – The Washington Times

(Wednesday, May 11, 2016) — Fresh off a big win in the West Virginia primary, Sen. Bernard Sanders‘ campaign said Wednesday the Democratic Party would be courting “disaster” if it nominates Hillary Clinton as its presidential nominee.

In a fundraising email to supporters, Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver cited recent polls showing the Vermont senator performing better against Republican Donald Trump in general election match-ups. Recent surveys have shown Mrs. Clinton virtually tied with Mr. Trump in the key battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Bernie Sanders Tells Colbert He’s Not Giving Up Any Time Soon

May 10, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Tells Colbert He’s Not Giving Up Any Time Soon
By Nick Paschal, Yahoo

(May 10, 2016 05:35 a.m.) — Bernie Sanders stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night and helped Stephen retrieve a candy bar that was stuck in a vending machine. In the opening segment of the show, the Senator from Vermont assured Colbert that there was no reason to give up on his delicious treat.

Unfortunately, the late night host didn’t share the same feelings about Bernie’s chances of becoming the Democratic nominee for president.

Bernie Sanders Desperately Seeking Strong Finish for Superdelegates

May 8, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Desperately Seeking Strong Finish for Superdelegates
By Nathan Francis, Inquisitr.com

(May 8, 2016 17:00) — Bernie Sanders is looking to make a strong closing statement to the superdelegates who could determine his fate in the Democratic primary, and he may have it. Polls currently show he is headed for a big winning streak to end the voting season.

Sanders has fallen far behind front-runner Hillary Clinton, who now holds an edge of roughly 300 pledged delegates, but Sanders has been undaunted and has vowed to remain in the race until the final vote has been counted.

Bernie Sanders’ Day In West Virginia Reflects His Campaign In A Nutshell

May 7, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ Day In West Virginia Reflects His Campaign In A Nutshell
By ABC News Radio

(May 7, 2016 09:00 am) — NEW YORK) — Bernie Sanders began his Thursday in one of the poorest, rural communities in America. “This isn’t a political rally,” he said, kicking off the event at a food bank in Kimball, West Virginia.

He called the meeting an “informal discussion” on poverty, and during the 90-minute town hall-style conversation, he did not mention rival Hillary Clinton once by name. He stuck to issues central to his campaign: inequality, wages, health care and extreme hardships felt by many across the country.

Clinton to be interrogated by FBI over email scandal, possibly before California primary

May 6, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Clinton to be interrogated by FBI over email scandal, possibly before California primary
By RT.com

(May 6, 2016 16:36) — FBI investigators will interrogate Hillary Clinton in the coming weeks over her use of a private email server for state communications, according to officials cited by CNN late Thursday.

The news came after MSNBC interviewed the hacker “Guccifer,” who exposed the server containing 2,200 emails, 22 marked “top secret,” and claimed its security was easy to compromise.

Our awful elites gutted America. Now they dare ring alarms about Trump, Sanders By Anis Shivani, Salon

May 6, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Our awful elites gutted America. Now they dare ring alarms about Trump, Sanders
By Anis Shivani, Salon

(May 6, 2016 03:07 pm EDT) — Both parties ignored workers, spewed hate, enriched themselves, hollowed out democracy. Now the problem’s populism?

This week, on the night of the Indiana primary, I read one of the most loathsome political screeds it has been my misfortune to encounter.

It was an alarm bell raised by Andrew Sullivan, arguably the greatest hypocrite of the Bush era, on par with his partner in many crimes Christopher Hitchens (remember “Islamofascism?”). Sullivan proclaims that the election of Trump would be an “extinction-level” event. Well, perhaps it will be.

The Political Moment Finally Caught Up To Bernie Sanders’ Message

May 5, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

The Political Moment Finally Caught Up To Bernie Sanders’ Message
By Tamara Keith, NPR.com

(May 5, 2016 7:19 pm ET) — Back when Bernie Sanders’ campaign was just ramping up, and he was still giving speeches under covered picnic shelters to small groups of Democrats, he was talking about a political revolution.

“The only way we bring change to this country — and I’m the only candidate, I think, who will tell you this — is when we develop a strong, grass-roots movement that tells the people who today control America they can’t have it all,” Sanders said in June to a crowd of about 50 in a park outside Des Moines, Iowa. “This country belongs to all of us.”

Sanders to stay in race ‘until the last vote is cast’

May 5, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders to stay in race ‘until the last vote is cast’
By Allen Cone, UPI.com

NEW YORK, (May 5, 2016 01:45 pm) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vows to remain in the primary race “until the last vote is cast” in June.

Sanders said in an interview Thursday with NPR it’s a good thing that he’s staying in the race. Rather than preventing voters from supporting Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee, he is boosting the political process.

Teenager takes life-sized Bernie Sanders cardboard cut-out as her prom date

May 4, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Teenager takes life-sized Bernie Sanders cardboard cut-out as her prom date
By Helena Horton, telegraph

(May 4, 2016 4:19 pm) — At the grand old age of 74, it’s probably been a long time since Bernie Sanders attended a prom in the flesh.

Sanders supporter Chloe Raynaud didn’t care about age – or whether her date was a human being – when she chose her prom date.

She was having issues finding an actual human to take, so brought along her favourite Presidential Candidate instead.

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