Wit and Wisdom of Bernie Sanders

Much of the time, Bernie Sanders is deadly serious but he has his humorous side too. After all, he's trying to start a movement to get the people involved in taking back their government. With billionaires, lobbyists and big corporations calling the shots in Congress, it's an uphill battle.

Some people say he's angry all the time. They need to watch more than just a 2-second clip on the evening news. Once they listen to a full speech by Senator Sanders and see what he plans to accomplish, they'll understand that he's passionate about rescuing the poor and middle class from ongoing decline.

He's a wise man, but witty as well. It shows up more in television interview shows where he relaxes a bit and lets his smile come out. His twitter followers are familiar with his pithy humor when he gives a running commentary on the Republican debates.

• War, war, war. When do we get to their other major priority: tax breaks for billionaires?
• Trump. What a pleasant and humble person. Can't stop saying kind and generous things about his fellow Republicans.
• Does anyone know... when will this debate finally end?

These were retweeted hundreds of times and there were headlines the next day saying,

Bernie Sanders won the GOP debate - on Twitter

Since I'm such a yuge fan of Bernie, I keep alert for any mentions of him online and for new videos on YouTube. (Yes, I meant to say "yuge" which is the funny way Bernie says "huge.")

Anyway, while scouting around to get my Bernie-fix for the evening, I happened to catch Seth Myers giving a little analysis of why Senator Sanders draws such allegiance from millennials. He said that t is unusual for young people to make a hero of someone in Bernie's age bracket. One of the reasons, he said was that Bernie had tapped into the Betty White zone.

Now, we all admire the outspoken Betty White and she's always a hit when she appears on a show. I can no longer find the YouTube clip to share so you could hear about the Betty White zone is and how it fits Bernie. Seth also explains that although Hillary aspires to the Betty White zone, it isn't working for her.