The immediate takeaway message here is “NOT.”
And they ain’t even thinkin’ about stopping.
On March 30, some dumbasses attempted to smear Bernie for using campaign donations to buy a Gaudy Audy.
Claim: Bernie Sanders purchased a $172,000 luxury car with campaign donations.
FALSE
As is to be expected, it’s only “some” who buy this crap.
While many forum users were skeptical that the man in the car was indeed Sanders, one user attempted to add credibility to the photographs by claiming that he saw the Democratic presidential candidate driving what appeared to be an expensive Audi R8 behind some of his own campaign vehicles in photographs dated 17 March 2016:
Photos at snopes: I’m not taking their entire site: you can click on it and read it all yourself.
FACT: There is no record of this actually occurring.People who do not like Mr. Sanders made this up.
The claim that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spent campaign donations on a sports car worth $172,000 isn't based on any factual information or documented evidence, but instead on nothing more than a blurry photograph of a man who bears a passing resemblance to the Democratic presidential candidate driving a car that looks like it might be an expensive Audi R8, in an area that doesn't look anything like Arizona on a day when Sanders was stumping in that state. Even if Sanders actually was the one driving the car, it's unclear how commenters would know that he owned it and how he had paid for it simply from a series of grainy photographs.
Sanders' transportation choices were a hot topic in 2016. While the Democratic candidate frequently flew coach before he began his Presidential campaign, Sanders has recently opted for charter flights, likely due to his heightened profile, increase in travel demands, and Secret Service protection.
It’s because some people are foaming at the mouth that Sanders hasn’t yielded to intense pressure to simply quit.
It’s America: they are free to foam at the mouth and be full of shit: he's free to be doing just fine, I’m free to ask “what the fuck?”.
I can’t wait until the primary is done and stupid shit like that can stop.
Viva el Bern.
UPDATE: Per a post at CNN, Bernie drives a small Chevy.
He talked, a bit awkwardly, about his car, which he said is red and "about five years old."
"I have a small Chevrolet. It is one of the smallest Chevys that they make," he said.
So there.