Bernie Sanders, 4:37 HS miler, says he can go the distance in presidential run

This guy MUST be our future President. Go Bernie Go!!

The one genuinely good politician that doesn't just want to screw you with your pants on.

The one genuinely good politician that doesn't just want to screw you with your pants on.

Sanders at 74 now was in high school 56 years ago, a senior probably in 1959, so he was running on cinders outside or boards on a many laps to the mile inside, so 4:37 is worth closer to 4:30. At the time, 4:37 was a pretty fair hs time, with the national hs record probably closer to 4:06-10.

jjjjjj wrote:

Sanders at 74 now was in high school 56 years ago, a senior probably in 1959, so he was running on cinders outside or boards on a many laps to the mile inside, so 4:37 is worth closer to 4:30. At the time, 4:37 was a pretty fair hs time, with the national hs record probably closer to 4:06-10.

Dyrol Burelson set the US HS record of 4:12 in 1958

apparently his best event was the half-mile, but I don't have the PR.

Anyways, I loved his answer to John Harwood: that 4:37 was "not superstar, but pretty good".

Seems like a really cool guy, with a sensible perspective on things.

Thanks, I wasn't able to find that.

I'd like him more if he wasn't so old. Voting for him is essentially voting for his vp pick.

He will never win. He is an atheist and no one likes atheists. 88% of the country will vote against him simply because he is an atheist, if the recent PEW poll was correct. Even people who don't practice a religion hate atheists.

Deal with it.

I thought he was Jewish (... lapsed Jew?). But, yes, atheism would be a tough hurdle for anyone. It would be interesting to hear his pitch to voters on the subject.

Wow, I like him even more now.

voting record shows he loves the debt ceiling...loves to spend and spend and spend

He'll Never Win wrote:

He will never win. He is an atheist and no one likes atheists. 88% of the country will vote against him simply because he is an atheist, if the recent PEW poll was correct. Even people who don't practice a religion hate atheists.

Deal with it.

People hate atheists?

Meh...Ron Paul was a way better track athlete if that's part of your presidential criteria.

sanders voted yes on mandatory government service in 2009.

he has good intentions, but is incredibly ignorant. anyone who could seriously vote for him must be just as misinformed as he is

He will not win. The only reason he will not win is because too many American think he can't win. Here is the amusing, yet sad, thing about Sanders' campaign. If American voters were to take a blindfold test of politicians. That is if they were to just see an overall platform, but not know who the candidate is that is running on that platform, Sander's platform would win over Hillary and all Republican candidates. I'm quite serious about that.

anapaix wrote:

sanders voted yes on mandatory government service in 2009.

he has good intentions, but is incredibly ignorant. anyone who could seriously vote for him must be just as misinformed as he is

I agree, most folks would find Bernie's policies acceptable and pretty much mainstream.

FISHER FOR PRESIDENT

Looks like the NY Times found some of his results. 15:18 for 2.5 miles as a freshman in 1956 and third in the mile in 1957 behind the winner's 4:37, but no time for Bernie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/insider/1956-bernie-sanders-running-hard.html?_r=0