zxcvzcxv wrote:
A telling quote of Sanders about the national media, from right after the miler quote is this, and we all should take heed of it:
"There's too much focus on individuals and not enough focus on the American people and what their needs are."
Individualism is what makes America great. Societies based on working for the "common good" always fail.
Thomas Jefferson, miler, politician wrote:
Would Bernie have defeated that other politico/runner, Michael Dukakis, in the Boston Marathon (which Dukakis ran)?
I seem to recall some other politician claiming in recent years to have run a marathon in a certain time, and it was found to be a bogus performance. Details not remembered.
I think as far as American politicians I'll take one Jim Ryan. Not many other members of Congress that I can think of that are Olympic medalists and former world record holders.
jamin wrote:
zxcvzcxv wrote:
A telling quote of Sanders about the national media, from right after the miler quote is this, and we all should take heed of it:
"There's too much focus on individuals and not enough focus on the American people and what their needs are."
Individualism is what makes America great. Societies based on working for the "common good" always fail.
Read world history much? Societies, great civilizations are born of devotion to and belief in a greater good. Then they get fat, prosperous, begin to worship the individual, and decay.
Hey give the guy a break.......he is a proud former runner, and probably one of the better high school miles in NYC at that time....I remember breaking 4:30 as a big deal in the 60's......of course Ryun was the exception!
I don't like his politics but I like his pride in being a track man.
Wutt? wrote:
[quote]gahagand wrote:
He ran 4:30 in the '50s or'60s of course he was one of the better milers in NYC. Probably one of the better milers in the US.
A 4:37 run in the 50s or 60s did not make anyone one of the better milers in the USA.
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Oh, yes it would have for a high school guy!
Ryun was the exception but many local champs were 30 seconds behind him.
34gg wrote:
Wutt? wrote:
[quote]gahagand wrote:
He ran 4:30 in the '50s or'60s of course he was one of the better milers in NYC. Probably one of the better milers in the US.
A 4:37 run in the 50s or 60s did not make anyone one of the better milers in the USA.
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Oh, yes it would have for a high school guy!
Ryun was the exception but many local champs were 30 seconds behind him.
4:30/40 in NYC late '50s would get you in the seeded section for the mile at most PSAL meets .
9hkpo wrote:
I don't like his politics but I like his pride in being a track man.
+1. 4:37 is very respectable
No big deal wrote:
NYC has never really been much of a hot bed for mid distance to distance, save for the occasional flash of 4 x 800 meter squads. Sort of like being the state champ in, say, North Dakota or Delaware, about equivalent to top 5 in a competitive sectional meet in a real state. Big fish in a tiny tiny pond.
Ever hear of Matt Centrowicz?
Seriously- back in the 60's/70's NY had some very good Mid D runners and will still contribute a few decent (PSAL/CHSAA) at States.
runn wrote:
No big deal wrote:
NYC has never really been much of a hot bed for mid distance to distance, save for the occasional flash of 4 x 800 meter squads. Sort of like being the state champ in, say, North Dakota or Delaware, about equivalent to top 5 in a competitive sectional meet in a real state. Big fish in a tiny tiny pond.
Ever hear of Matt Centrowicz?
Seriously- back in the 60's/70's NY had some very good Mid D runners and will still contribute a few decent (PSAL/CHSAA) at States.
You are moving the decades. Bernie ran in the ate 50s.
icrlp05 wrote:
https://youtu.be/p4ozAACcc8I?t=861Note: The video is time to take you directly to the quote.
Interesting that the old man abandons the notion of “equality” as soon as it hamstrings his agenda. As with all of these types, “equality” serves as a talking point and a rallying cry for reconfiguring the world to their own respective advantages.
dbags wrote:
runn wrote:
Ever hear of Matt Centrowicz?
Seriously- back in the 60's/70's NY had some very good Mid D runners and will still contribute a few decent (PSAL/CHSAA) at States.
You are moving the decades. Bernie ran in the ate 50s.
The claim under discussion is that "NYC has never been much of a hot bed for mid-distance to distance." Do you know what the word "never" means?
I never saw my share of his medals.
jamin wrote:
zxcvzcxv wrote:
A telling quote of Sanders about the national media, from right after the miler quote is this, and we all should take heed of it:
"There's too much focus on individuals and not enough focus on the American people and what their needs are."
Individualism is what makes America great. Societies based on working for the "common good" always fail.
So that's why you sit in a bar drinking a pitcher of beer alone.
Makes sense.
WheresMine? wrote:
I never saw my share of his medals.
Yeah that's not what he's proposing, you're just easily confused.
Ciro wrote:
jamin wrote:
Individualism is what makes America great. Societies based on working for the "common good" always fail.
So that's why you sit in a bar drinking a pitcher of beer alone.
Makes sense.
And that's why this Ciro guy spends all of his time on LetsRun.
Ciro wrote:
WheresMine? wrote:
I never saw my share of his medals.
Yeah that's not what he's proposing, you're just easily confused.
Really?
"To each according to his need, from each according to his ability."
I need some medals.
I'm far from one of the biggest posters here, but thanks for checking in.
Ciro wrote:
WheresMine? wrote:
I never saw my share of his medals.
Yeah that's not what he's proposing, you're just easily confused.
This. He wants to take your money, not your medals, silly. So you see, you have nothing to worry about.
ThisGuy^LOL wrote:
Ciro wrote:
So that's why you sit in a bar drinking a pitcher of beer alone.
Makes sense.
And that's why this Ciro guy spends all of his time on LetsRun.
Spot on! This Ciro fella's clearly a loser who projects onto his fellow man. He probably never goes outside...
I've spotted him on a number of other threads. He probably doesn't have a job, and he just puts other people down behind his shields of ambiguity & anonymity
That's Karl Marx.
Are you genuinely confused by this?