The Offical Senator Bernie Sanders Thread
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Because Black folk are tired of the bullshit!
The corporate television media of mass deception (CBS, NBC/MSNBC, FOX FAKE, ABC, CNN) has a monopoly on what-people-think— (90% of the American sheeple rely on corporate television as their ONLY source of “news”??) —. The video below shows that RepubliKlan demigod Ronald Reagan would NOT be able to even get the RepubliKlan nomination for the U.S. presidency if he was running now (2015) because on major issues his policy positions are the same as Bernie Sanders.
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source: New York Times
Thousands Turn Out on King Day to Hear Bernie Sanders Speak in Alabama
Senator Bernie Sanders in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thousands of people packed into an auditorium here on Monday night for a Martin Luther King Day rally held by Senator Bernie Sanders that at times felt like a boisterous football game.
After pointedly debating Hillary Clinton on Sunday, Mr. Sanders seemed more energized than ever as he engaged with people in the crowd who shouted his name, loudly applauded at his policy ideas and booed at mentions of Mrs. Clinton and Republican presidential candidates. The Vermont senator’s hourlong speech focused on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and on how his presidency would continue Dr. King’s legacy by fighting various forms of discrimination and inequality.
“It is absolutely imperative that we see his life not as a museum piece, something simply to be looked at, to be studied, to be appreciated, to be kept on a shelf,” Mr. Sanders said of Dr. King. “To truly honor the life of Dr. King, we must fight to carry out his radical and bold vision for America. And his vision was of a nation in which we not only end all forms of institutional racism, and bigotry, but a nation in which all of us, black, and white, and Latino, Asian-American, Native American, all of us, come to together to create a country which provides economic, social and environmental justice for all.”
Mr. Sanders also spoke about other core issues of his campaign, including the need to break up big commercial banks, to reform campaign finance laws, to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, to invest in sustainable energy and to transform wealth distribution. He talked of recently released details about his plan to create a “single-payer Medicare for all” health care system, and of his plans to use taxes on the rich to pay for progressive programs. And, riding the high of his debate performance, Mr. Sanders reminded the crowd that he is close to beating Mrs. Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire.
About 5,700 people were at the event at Boutwell Auditorium, and another 1,400 people outside watched it from an overflow area on large televisions.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Sanders visited the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four black girls were killed in a bombing in 1963. “This was terrorism,” he said during the tour.
He also stopped by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where he touched the bars of the Birmingham jail cell where Dr. King was held and viewed exhibits including segregated water fountains and a Ku Klux Klan robe.
Before the event, people eager to get into the auditorium braved frigid weather and stood for more than an hour in a line that extended blocks and wrapped into a nearby parking lot. As the event’s start time neared, volunteers bellowed that the space was filling up fast and was standing room only.
“The end of the line is all the way down,” a volunteer shouted to people who looked shocked at the turnout. One supporter sighed, dismayed by the wait. Another, however, cheerfully stared at the line and declared, “This gives me hope.”
Chris Echols, 41, drove about 90 miles from his home in Montgomery to see Mr. Sanders. As he stood in line, Mr. Echols said that until Sunday’s debate he had been undecided about which Democratic candidate to support.
Now, he plans to vote for Mr. Sanders. Mr. Echols also said that if Mrs. Clinton were to win the Democratic nomination and Mr. Sanders were to run as an independent, he would still vote for Mr. Sanders.
“The biggest thing for me is health care,” Mr. Echols, an audio-visual technician, said. “He finally laid out how he is going to pay for it, and he kind of stood his ground on a lot of issues. I think before now I looked at him like he was just a cranky old guy going on and on about the same things.”
As the event came to a close, Mr. Sanders said he would have to work hard to win Alabama’s March 1 primary. He added that those in the crowd had harder work to do in the Southern state to garner support than he had to do in Vermont. In the end, he left them with a direct message.
“We have got to go out to our white, working-class friends,” Mr. Sanders said to the mostly white crowd. “We have got to go out to our brothers and sisters there and say stop voting against your own best interests.”
Thousands Turn Out on King Day to Hear Bernie Sanders Speak in Alabama
Senator Bernie Sanders in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thousands of people packed into an auditorium here on Monday night for a Martin Luther King Day rally held by Senator Bernie Sanders that at times felt like a boisterous football game.
After pointedly debating Hillary Clinton on Sunday, Mr. Sanders seemed more energized than ever as he engaged with people in the crowd who shouted his name, loudly applauded at his policy ideas and booed at mentions of Mrs. Clinton and Republican presidential candidates. The Vermont senator’s hourlong speech focused on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and on how his presidency would continue Dr. King’s legacy by fighting various forms of discrimination and inequality.
“It is absolutely imperative that we see his life not as a museum piece, something simply to be looked at, to be studied, to be appreciated, to be kept on a shelf,” Mr. Sanders said of Dr. King. “To truly honor the life of Dr. King, we must fight to carry out his radical and bold vision for America. And his vision was of a nation in which we not only end all forms of institutional racism, and bigotry, but a nation in which all of us, black, and white, and Latino, Asian-American, Native American, all of us, come to together to create a country which provides economic, social and environmental justice for all.”
Mr. Sanders also spoke about other core issues of his campaign, including the need to break up big commercial banks, to reform campaign finance laws, to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, to invest in sustainable energy and to transform wealth distribution. He talked of recently released details about his plan to create a “single-payer Medicare for all” health care system, and of his plans to use taxes on the rich to pay for progressive programs. And, riding the high of his debate performance, Mr. Sanders reminded the crowd that he is close to beating Mrs. Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire.
About 5,700 people were at the event at Boutwell Auditorium, and another 1,400 people outside watched it from an overflow area on large televisions.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Sanders visited the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four black girls were killed in a bombing in 1963. “This was terrorism,” he said during the tour.
He also stopped by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, where he touched the bars of the Birmingham jail cell where Dr. King was held and viewed exhibits including segregated water fountains and a Ku Klux Klan robe.
Before the event, people eager to get into the auditorium braved frigid weather and stood for more than an hour in a line that extended blocks and wrapped into a nearby parking lot. As the event’s start time neared, volunteers bellowed that the space was filling up fast and was standing room only.
“The end of the line is all the way down,” a volunteer shouted to people who looked shocked at the turnout. One supporter sighed, dismayed by the wait. Another, however, cheerfully stared at the line and declared, “This gives me hope.”
Chris Echols, 41, drove about 90 miles from his home in Montgomery to see Mr. Sanders. As he stood in line, Mr. Echols said that until Sunday’s debate he had been undecided about which Democratic candidate to support.
Now, he plans to vote for Mr. Sanders. Mr. Echols also said that if Mrs. Clinton were to win the Democratic nomination and Mr. Sanders were to run as an independent, he would still vote for Mr. Sanders.
“The biggest thing for me is health care,” Mr. Echols, an audio-visual technician, said. “He finally laid out how he is going to pay for it, and he kind of stood his ground on a lot of issues. I think before now I looked at him like he was just a cranky old guy going on and on about the same things.”
As the event came to a close, Mr. Sanders said he would have to work hard to win Alabama’s March 1 primary. He added that those in the crowd had harder work to do in the Southern state to garner support than he had to do in Vermont. In the end, he left them with a direct message.
“We have got to go out to our white, working-class friends,” Mr. Sanders said to the mostly white crowd. “We have got to go out to our brothers and sisters there and say stop voting against your own best interests.”
How old is too old to be president?
In 1986, when Ronald Reagan turned 75, "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller had a bit of fun at the expense of the President, who was elected at age 69.
"I'd like to say a belated happy birthday to the President, who turns 7 ... 75? Seventy-five, is that right? Seventy-five, and he has access to the (nuclear football)?" the comedian quipped. "You know, my grandfather is 75. We don't let him use the remote control for the TV set!"
If Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders succeeds in his bid for the presidency, he would be 75 and would easily eclipse "The Gipper" to become the oldest person ever to be elected president. At 70, Donald Trump, too, would be older than Reagan was on Election Day, along with Jim Webb, who would be 70, and George Pataki, who would be 71. At 69, Hillary Clinton would be just a few months younger than Reagan was.
Meanwhile, three Republican presidential candidates have the chance to become the second-youngest commander-in-chief ever elected: Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio would be 45. They'd be just a couple of years older than John F. Kennedy, who was sworn into office at 43. Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest-ever occupant of the Oval Office, who, at 42, became president after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901.
A person must be at least 35 to be candidate for the highest office in the land, but few would argue that age is among the more critical criteria in the election. Far more important is where the candidates stand on issues such as the economy, illegal immigration and terrorism.
But how much does a candidate's age matter, if at all?
Age is important politically, but it might not be the right way to think," said CNN contributor Julian Zelizer. "A young person can be ill. An older person can be sharp and totally on top of it."
Instead, a candidate's age can be the symbol for voters' desire for a fresher (younger) voice or a wiser (older) leader.
"Age comes into play consciously or subconsciously," said Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. "Obama benefited from this desire for something new. (Voters think) if you're young, you won't be stuck in 'older' issues, debates or fights -- that you'll move beyond the status quo. It's not always correct, but it's the perception."
Still, leading up to the 2016 election, Sanders is attracting all the attention of a fresh, energetic voice.
"He is the most senior of the bunch, but he could have the most stamina, physically and intellectually," Zelizer said of the 74-year-old candidate.
Elizabeth Siyuan Lee, a junior at Middlebury College and the founder of College Students for Bernie, argued in a recent New York Times op-ed that "age becomes meaningless when candidates emphasize the right principles."
"He has strong student support because he focuses on the issues that young people truly care about," she wrote of Sanders.
Medically, there's a difference between being old and feeling old. A 2014 study conducted by researchers at University College London found that people who reported feeling younger than their chronological age actually lived longer than those who felt their age or older.
"What's more important than chronological age is what we call 'physiological age,' " said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. "What is their body really like? You have 90-year-olds with bodies more like 60-year-olds -- and quite frankly -- even more so vice-versa."
American life expectancy is at a record high, according to the most recent stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American women are now expected to live 81.2 years; men, 76.4 years.
Still, it would seem there are few jobs more demanding than carrying the weight of the free world. Upon assessing medical records of presidents dating back to the 1920s, Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic hypothesized that presidents effectively age two years for every one year in office.
Other researchers have noted that while presidents face a lot of stress, they benefit by being in control of situations, unlike those in lower-status jobs. They're also likely to be people who thrive when stakes are high and have subordinates to help them navigate hard times, Eileen Crimmins of University of Southern California's Davis School of Gerontology has said.
Indeed, a December 2011 study concluded that presidents only look like they're aging faster than the general population.
"This study found no evidence that U.S. presidents die sooner, on average, than other U.S. men," its author, S. Jay Olshansky, concluded. "To the contrary, 23 of 34 presidents who died of natural causes lived beyond the average life expectancy for men of the same age when they were inaugurated ... "
Olshansky said presidents live longer "because average age at inauguration is 55.1 years, each president first had to survive the most perilous early years of life. Also, all but 10 presidents were college educated, had considerable wealth and had access to the best medical care in their era. Level of completed education and its related social and economic status correlates have documented powerful effects on longevity ... "
But what of the rapidly graying hair and premature wrinkles that seem to beset presidents?
It may be something more obvious: U.S. presidents are older when they leave the White House than when they enter it. Many take office in their mid-50s, and it's a stage in life when external signs of aging tend to become more pronounced in men.
"There is good, strong literature to suggest that stress can lead to accelerated graying of hair,"Olshansky told Health.com in 2011. But "no one dies from gray hair and wrinkles."
Rather than focusing on when a candidate is too old, experts suggest voters ask whether a candidate is mentally and physically fit for office.
"The public ... wants to make sure they're up for the job," said CNN presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. "Until recent years, presidents tried to obscure their illnesses. Now, they have to be an open book about their health."
Brinkley said a full disclosure of medical records would've likely meant a different place in the history books for presidents such Abraham Lincoln, who was believed to have had depression; Woodrow Wilson, who had strokes; and Franklin Roosevelt, who had polio. Even youthful Kennedy's medical records, on file at the Kennedy presidential library in Boston, revealed Addison's disease, a degenerative bone disease, and a long list of medications that ranged from antibiotics to antihistamines to antispasmodics to, briefly, antipsychotics.
A more recent dialogue on presidential health ignited in January 2011 when Ron Reagan, the son of President Reagan, said he became concerned about his father's health during a 1984 debate with Walter Mondale -- three years into Reagan's eight-year presidency.
"My heart sank as he floundered his way through his responses, fumbling with his notes, uncharacteristically lost for words," Ron Reagan wrote in "My Father at 100: A Memoir." Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior, in 1994.
Other family members said Reagan showed no signs of Alzheimer's while in office. Even Ron Reagan wrote "I've seen no evidence that my father (or anyone else) was aware of his medical condition while he was in office." He then questions: "Had the diagnosis been made in, say, 1987, would he have stepped down? I believe he would have."
The pundits agree: Anybody running for the presidency in 2016 shouldn't expect privacy when it comes to personal records -- in fact, they should aim for transparency.
Zelizer and Brinkley suggest the candidates start thinking of health disclosures just like financial disclosures.
"In this day and age, the more you say 'I don't have any issues' or refuse to release your records, the more it looks like you've got something to hide," said Zelizer. "Full disclosure is politically the only way to go. There's no way around it. If you've got a problem, you can rest assured someone will uncover it."
Brinkley advises getting out ahead of the story -- even going as far as to call this an opportunity.
"Part of the role of a modern president is to be a public health advocate," Brinkley said. "People don't want to find out about it through a reporter. Then it becomes scandalous.
"Be up front, talk candidly and educate the public if there's a particular issue you struggle with. It humanizes you."
President Barack Obama did it by opening up about his struggle to quit smoking.
But perhaps it's Joe Biden -- who's yet to announce a decision about whether he'll run -- who makes the best point of all. In August, Biden said he was unsure if he has the "emotional fuel" for another presidential bid.
Then, at a Labor Day rally, people started yelling, "Run, Joe, Run!" And Biden ran -- literally.
"He showed, in that very high-profile moment, that he was physically in shape," said Brinkley.
The message: even people in their 70s could be up for the job.
In 1986, when Ronald Reagan turned 75, "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update anchor Dennis Miller had a bit of fun at the expense of the President, who was elected at age 69.
"I'd like to say a belated happy birthday to the President, who turns 7 ... 75? Seventy-five, is that right? Seventy-five, and he has access to the (nuclear football)?" the comedian quipped. "You know, my grandfather is 75. We don't let him use the remote control for the TV set!"
If Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders succeeds in his bid for the presidency, he would be 75 and would easily eclipse "The Gipper" to become the oldest person ever to be elected president. At 70, Donald Trump, too, would be older than Reagan was on Election Day, along with Jim Webb, who would be 70, and George Pataki, who would be 71. At 69, Hillary Clinton would be just a few months younger than Reagan was.
Meanwhile, three Republican presidential candidates have the chance to become the second-youngest commander-in-chief ever elected: Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal and Marco Rubio would be 45. They'd be just a couple of years older than John F. Kennedy, who was sworn into office at 43. Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest-ever occupant of the Oval Office, who, at 42, became president after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901.
A person must be at least 35 to be candidate for the highest office in the land, but few would argue that age is among the more critical criteria in the election. Far more important is where the candidates stand on issues such as the economy, illegal immigration and terrorism.
But how much does a candidate's age matter, if at all?
Age is important politically, but it might not be the right way to think," said CNN contributor Julian Zelizer. "A young person can be ill. An older person can be sharp and totally on top of it."
Instead, a candidate's age can be the symbol for voters' desire for a fresher (younger) voice or a wiser (older) leader.
"Age comes into play consciously or subconsciously," said Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. "Obama benefited from this desire for something new. (Voters think) if you're young, you won't be stuck in 'older' issues, debates or fights -- that you'll move beyond the status quo. It's not always correct, but it's the perception."
Still, leading up to the 2016 election, Sanders is attracting all the attention of a fresh, energetic voice.
"He is the most senior of the bunch, but he could have the most stamina, physically and intellectually," Zelizer said of the 74-year-old candidate.
Elizabeth Siyuan Lee, a junior at Middlebury College and the founder of College Students for Bernie, argued in a recent New York Times op-ed that "age becomes meaningless when candidates emphasize the right principles."
"He has strong student support because he focuses on the issues that young people truly care about," she wrote of Sanders.
Medically, there's a difference between being old and feeling old. A 2014 study conducted by researchers at University College London found that people who reported feeling younger than their chronological age actually lived longer than those who felt their age or older.
"What's more important than chronological age is what we call 'physiological age,' " said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. "What is their body really like? You have 90-year-olds with bodies more like 60-year-olds -- and quite frankly -- even more so vice-versa."
American life expectancy is at a record high, according to the most recent stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American women are now expected to live 81.2 years; men, 76.4 years.
Still, it would seem there are few jobs more demanding than carrying the weight of the free world. Upon assessing medical records of presidents dating back to the 1920s, Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic hypothesized that presidents effectively age two years for every one year in office.
Other researchers have noted that while presidents face a lot of stress, they benefit by being in control of situations, unlike those in lower-status jobs. They're also likely to be people who thrive when stakes are high and have subordinates to help them navigate hard times, Eileen Crimmins of University of Southern California's Davis School of Gerontology has said.
Indeed, a December 2011 study concluded that presidents only look like they're aging faster than the general population.
"This study found no evidence that U.S. presidents die sooner, on average, than other U.S. men," its author, S. Jay Olshansky, concluded. "To the contrary, 23 of 34 presidents who died of natural causes lived beyond the average life expectancy for men of the same age when they were inaugurated ... "
Olshansky said presidents live longer "because average age at inauguration is 55.1 years, each president first had to survive the most perilous early years of life. Also, all but 10 presidents were college educated, had considerable wealth and had access to the best medical care in their era. Level of completed education and its related social and economic status correlates have documented powerful effects on longevity ... "
But what of the rapidly graying hair and premature wrinkles that seem to beset presidents?
It may be something more obvious: U.S. presidents are older when they leave the White House than when they enter it. Many take office in their mid-50s, and it's a stage in life when external signs of aging tend to become more pronounced in men.
"There is good, strong literature to suggest that stress can lead to accelerated graying of hair,"Olshansky told Health.com in 2011. But "no one dies from gray hair and wrinkles."
Rather than focusing on when a candidate is too old, experts suggest voters ask whether a candidate is mentally and physically fit for office.
"The public ... wants to make sure they're up for the job," said CNN presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. "Until recent years, presidents tried to obscure their illnesses. Now, they have to be an open book about their health."
Brinkley said a full disclosure of medical records would've likely meant a different place in the history books for presidents such Abraham Lincoln, who was believed to have had depression; Woodrow Wilson, who had strokes; and Franklin Roosevelt, who had polio. Even youthful Kennedy's medical records, on file at the Kennedy presidential library in Boston, revealed Addison's disease, a degenerative bone disease, and a long list of medications that ranged from antibiotics to antihistamines to antispasmodics to, briefly, antipsychotics.
A more recent dialogue on presidential health ignited in January 2011 when Ron Reagan, the son of President Reagan, said he became concerned about his father's health during a 1984 debate with Walter Mondale -- three years into Reagan's eight-year presidency.
"My heart sank as he floundered his way through his responses, fumbling with his notes, uncharacteristically lost for words," Ron Reagan wrote in "My Father at 100: A Memoir." Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior, in 1994.
Other family members said Reagan showed no signs of Alzheimer's while in office. Even Ron Reagan wrote "I've seen no evidence that my father (or anyone else) was aware of his medical condition while he was in office." He then questions: "Had the diagnosis been made in, say, 1987, would he have stepped down? I believe he would have."
The pundits agree: Anybody running for the presidency in 2016 shouldn't expect privacy when it comes to personal records -- in fact, they should aim for transparency.
Zelizer and Brinkley suggest the candidates start thinking of health disclosures just like financial disclosures.
"In this day and age, the more you say 'I don't have any issues' or refuse to release your records, the more it looks like you've got something to hide," said Zelizer. "Full disclosure is politically the only way to go. There's no way around it. If you've got a problem, you can rest assured someone will uncover it."
Brinkley advises getting out ahead of the story -- even going as far as to call this an opportunity.
"Part of the role of a modern president is to be a public health advocate," Brinkley said. "People don't want to find out about it through a reporter. Then it becomes scandalous.
"Be up front, talk candidly and educate the public if there's a particular issue you struggle with. It humanizes you."
President Barack Obama did it by opening up about his struggle to quit smoking.
But perhaps it's Joe Biden -- who's yet to announce a decision about whether he'll run -- who makes the best point of all. In August, Biden said he was unsure if he has the "emotional fuel" for another presidential bid.
Then, at a Labor Day rally, people started yelling, "Run, Joe, Run!" And Biden ran -- literally.
"He showed, in that very high-profile moment, that he was physically in shape," said Brinkley.
The message: even people in their 70s could be up for the job.
Bernie Sanders, Larry David team up on 'Saturday Night Live,' as David gives his take on the senator in 'Bern Your Enthusiasm'
Bern Your Enthusiasm - SNL
Published on Feb 7, 2016
Despite his friends' (Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, Jay Pharoah) best efforts, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Larry David) keeps finding ways to upset voters (Leslie Jones, Aidy Bryant) in Iowa.
Bernie Sanders and Larry David were both feelin' the Bern in hilarious cameos on "Saturday Night Live."
The Democratic presidential candidate appeared alongside his comedic doppelganger in a skit portraying the Titanic's doomed maiden voyage.
Sanders, portraying a poor passenger on board the sinking ship, countered David, a first-class passenger, as the "Seinfeld" creator argued he deserved to evacuate before the women and children because of his wealth.
"I'm so upset with the one percent getting this preferential treatment," Sanders said. "Enough is enough. We need to unite and work together if we're going to get through this."
"Sounds like Socialism to me," David said.
“Democratic Socialism," Sanders clarified.
NBC
Bernie Sanders stars in a sinking ship skit, next to Larry David.
"What's the difference," David asked.
"Yuuuuuge difference," Sanders said, mimicking Donald Trump.
Earlier, David reprised a sketch inspired by his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
The 68-year-old reprised his spot-on role as the senator from Vermont with a germophobia twist. His version of Sanders finds the candidate turning off a host of voters in a spectacular fashion.
The first mishap came at a campaign event where he refused to shake a woman's hand after she coughed into it. When a voter chided the imitation Sanders for being rude, he refused to relent.
NBC
Comedian Larry David (l.) has nailed the voice and mannerisms of Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"She's the one who’s being rude by offering a germ-infested hand," he said. "I'm running for president. I do not shake disgusting hands."
He later refused to come help a supporter who dislocated her shoulder in a car accident.
"If you want my vote just pop it back in," the woman said.
"I don't want it that bad," Sanders' alter ego said. "I have no popping experience."
In the opening monologue, David joked that he’s well aware that women only date him because he’s rich and famous.
NBC
Larry David played Bernie Sanders-as-Larry David in "Bern Your Enthusiasm," a parody of Larry David's famous show.
“Every time I start dating my friends say to me aren’t you concerned that she’s only going out with you because you have some money and are on TV?” David asked rhetorically.
“No! Why else would she go out with me. Of course, that’s why she’s going out with me.
“What do you think she has a penchant for old, bald men? She’s supposed to like me for myself. I don’t even like me for myself.”
Sanders’ cameo marked his first appearance on NBC’s skit comedy show, considered a rite of passage for serious presidential contenders.
His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton turned up on the show in October, appearing in a skit opposite her comedic doppelganger Kate McKinnon.
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Larry David, playing Bernie Sanders, ran into a series of mishaps, including when he refused to shake a fan's hand because she sneezed into it.
Clinton played the role of a plain-speaking bartender named Val who doled out advice to her down-and-out alter ego.
Donald Trump showed off his comedic chops last November.
It wasn’t David’s first time on SNL.
The Brooklyn-born comedian had a short-lived credit as one of the show’s writers in 1984, but he initially quit when the producers cut one of his sketches minutes before air time.
He returned to work on Monday as if nothing had happened, an odd tactic that inspired George Costanza’s regrettable choice to quit in the Seinfeld episode “The Revenge.”
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Ship passenger Bernie Sanders (l.) explains that his fellow passengers "need to unite and work together if we're going to get through this."
David ultimately parted ways from SNL in 1985.
He returned to Studio 8H in October to deliver a pitch-perfect impression of the Vermont senator last October that drew resounding praise — even from Sanders himself.
"In terms of Larry David, I think we're going to put him up on the stage at our next rally — let him do it rather than me," Sanders said at an Iowa campaign stop after the show aired.
"He does it better than I do."
Appearing on SNL is seen as a prime avenue to appeal to younger voters, a demographic that Sanders is owning three days ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
WithNicole Hensley
Bern Your Enthusiasm - SNL
Published on Feb 7, 2016
Despite his friends' (Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, Jay Pharoah) best efforts, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Larry David) keeps finding ways to upset voters (Leslie Jones, Aidy Bryant) in Iowa.
Bernie Sanders and Larry David were both feelin' the Bern in hilarious cameos on "Saturday Night Live."
The Democratic presidential candidate appeared alongside his comedic doppelganger in a skit portraying the Titanic's doomed maiden voyage.
Sanders, portraying a poor passenger on board the sinking ship, countered David, a first-class passenger, as the "Seinfeld" creator argued he deserved to evacuate before the women and children because of his wealth.
"I'm so upset with the one percent getting this preferential treatment," Sanders said. "Enough is enough. We need to unite and work together if we're going to get through this."
"Sounds like Socialism to me," David said.
“Democratic Socialism," Sanders clarified.
Bernie Sanders stars in a sinking ship skit, next to Larry David.
"What's the difference," David asked.
"Yuuuuuge difference," Sanders said, mimicking Donald Trump.
Earlier, David reprised a sketch inspired by his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
The 68-year-old reprised his spot-on role as the senator from Vermont with a germophobia twist. His version of Sanders finds the candidate turning off a host of voters in a spectacular fashion.
The first mishap came at a campaign event where he refused to shake a woman's hand after she coughed into it. When a voter chided the imitation Sanders for being rude, he refused to relent.
Comedian Larry David (l.) has nailed the voice and mannerisms of Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"She's the one who’s being rude by offering a germ-infested hand," he said. "I'm running for president. I do not shake disgusting hands."
He later refused to come help a supporter who dislocated her shoulder in a car accident.
"If you want my vote just pop it back in," the woman said.
"I don't want it that bad," Sanders' alter ego said. "I have no popping experience."
In the opening monologue, David joked that he’s well aware that women only date him because he’s rich and famous.
Larry David played Bernie Sanders-as-Larry David in "Bern Your Enthusiasm," a parody of Larry David's famous show.
“Every time I start dating my friends say to me aren’t you concerned that she’s only going out with you because you have some money and are on TV?” David asked rhetorically.
“No! Why else would she go out with me. Of course, that’s why she’s going out with me.
“What do you think she has a penchant for old, bald men? She’s supposed to like me for myself. I don’t even like me for myself.”
Sanders’ cameo marked his first appearance on NBC’s skit comedy show, considered a rite of passage for serious presidential contenders.
His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton turned up on the show in October, appearing in a skit opposite her comedic doppelganger Kate McKinnon.
Larry David, playing Bernie Sanders, ran into a series of mishaps, including when he refused to shake a fan's hand because she sneezed into it.
Clinton played the role of a plain-speaking bartender named Val who doled out advice to her down-and-out alter ego.
Donald Trump showed off his comedic chops last November.
It wasn’t David’s first time on SNL.
The Brooklyn-born comedian had a short-lived credit as one of the show’s writers in 1984, but he initially quit when the producers cut one of his sketches minutes before air time.
He returned to work on Monday as if nothing had happened, an odd tactic that inspired George Costanza’s regrettable choice to quit in the Seinfeld episode “The Revenge.”
Ship passenger Bernie Sanders (l.) explains that his fellow passengers "need to unite and work together if we're going to get through this."
David ultimately parted ways from SNL in 1985.
He returned to Studio 8H in October to deliver a pitch-perfect impression of the Vermont senator last October that drew resounding praise — even from Sanders himself.
"In terms of Larry David, I think we're going to put him up on the stage at our next rally — let him do it rather than me," Sanders said at an Iowa campaign stop after the show aired.
"He does it better than I do."
Appearing on SNL is seen as a prime avenue to appeal to younger voters, a demographic that Sanders is owning three days ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
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"If you do not confirm appointment for SCOTUS prior to Obama leaving, he will be our nominee, absolutely guaranteed!"
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Voice Letters: Readers Debate Over Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
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Our February 10 cover story, “Feel the Yern: Why One Millennial Feminist Would Rather Go to Hell Than Vote for Hillary,” generated a tidal wave of reader reaction. The piece, written by Holly Wood, went online the day before the New Hampshire primary. By the time it appeared in print 36 hours later, Bernie Sanders was celebrating a decisive victory over Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, the comments kept on coming. We’ve compiled some of that correspondence below, edited for length and clarity.
Hear Me Out...
My wife read this piece aloud to me. She told me to close my eyes and just listen. We’re both writers, so I know she was trying to make a point — and I have to say, this not only is the most well-written piece I've read on this subject, but the author manages to sum up my feelings and frustrations with the establishment we've been living under for so long. It no longer feels like we can afford to make a preference between lesser-evils — we have to actually vote for GOOD. Real good, not another layer of cellophane wrap over the rotting carcass of the American Dream. If we don't start acting collectively for the well-being of our environment, our fellow humans, and indeed our tangible economy and infrastructure, then we're not long for this world. Thank you, Holly Wood, for putting this so succinctly and knocking it out of the park.
— Eruch Adams, via Facebook
It's Time
It's been enjoyable watching young people decide that enough is enough is enough. The wealthy and the elites don't have a clue about why the millennials are so rightly angry at our state of affairs. But now they see clearly that there is a better system, and that's why they are "feeling the yern." Let's start the revolution.
— Francis Janes, via Facebook
Don't Be Like Us
Holly Wood's piece is the most inspiring, wonderful thing I have read in a long while (and I read a lot). It gives me renewed hope for the future of this country. Go forth, young rebels, and reclaim your future from this mess you have inherited from us boomers. My generation sold out — make sure yours does not. I will be voting for Bernie right along with you. This old hippie has NOT sold out!
— Jean Butler, via Facebook
Consider the Courts
I have liked and admired Secretaries Albright and Clinton, and Ms. Steinem, for many years, but I am with the millennials on this one. Even I was insulted by their tone-deaf comments — and I'm 55. I DO understand that Roe v. Wade is on shaky ground and has been consistently attacked for many years. That's why, if Hillary wins the nomination, I will vote for her. Otherwise, it's BERNIE, all the way. We MUST NOT allow the Republicans to appoint those justices. It's no more impractical for Bernie to be successful than it has been for President Obama (who I gladly voted for, both times) to work with a Congress and Senate that will not work with him. I admire Bernie for not changing his beliefs and priorities and I hope and pray he will be the actual change we need to bring the poor and middle class back to the priorities they should always have been.
— Becky Butler, via Facebook
President, Schmesident. It's All About Congress
I do wish we didn't have to demonize our candidate choices in order to support our own, which is obviously what this inflammatory title, and much of the language in your article, is doing. However, putting that aside, the most important things millennials have to do, and follow through on, is voting in every single election. Millennials went to the polls in droves for Barack Obama and then failed to show up for their own statewide and congressional elections!
A president may actually be your least important vote, so if you're going to get all fired up about this, could you and your fellow millennials please try to sustain it and raise the abysmal turnout numbers in this country? Then, and only then, will a progressive agenda be able to be even slightly accomplished!
— Wendy Turkington, via Facebook
Beware of False Promises
I'm a Hillary supporter, so the author's contempt didn't add much flavor for me and was only a distraction. I am excited to see the enthusiasm and involvement of young (and old) due to the unique and sincere Mr. Sanders. I would prefer to avoid the problems that revolutionary parties have always had in seeking purity — the strength of the Democratic Party has been its big tent. Allowing pro-lifers, corporations, and even gun advocates a seat at the table seems to me evidence of a confidence and strength in the party, rather than showing lack of principle. I don't think the solutions are obvious. I do think that capitalism has built-in corruption. I do think that corruption needs to be limited by law. I don't think there is another economic system that works better. I don't think that democracy automatically creates justice. I still think democracy is the best political system. I do think that even when you fight hard and get people involved, our governmental structure is designed to make it hard to implement change, even smart and moral change. Given that, I believe people like Bernie, who promise what they can't deliver, damage their own cause and create cynicism. On this last point: See our current president and the entirety of the Republican machine.
— Jonathan Rooke, via Facebook
Team...Bloomberg?
Trump and Sanders are two sides of the same coin and they are leading for the same reason: The electorate in the most privileged society the earth has ever seen has been convinced that it has something to be angry about because professional activists on both the right and left have hijacked the discussion. The U.S. has gone off the rails; the wingnuts are running the show. Oh how I hope Bloomberg decides to run if these yahoos end up winning their respective nominations!
— Lance Smith, via Facebook
A Note From the Converted
I grew up in a Republican household, the kind where "bleeding-heart liberal" was meant as powerful invective. Now I am one. I have not voted Republican since Bush the First. It has long been my disappointment that the best I could vote for was a mildly left "lesser of two evils." I've been voting for thirty years to move that needle even just a little bit toward common sense and progressivism. To me, the two are the same. Now, finally, we have Senator Sanders (who I did have the honor of once voting for as mayor) and I can vote GLADLY, confidently, and eagerly for a candidate who gets it, who understands the issues just as I do, rather than voting against pure evil and greed.
I just hope that there are enough people who've woken up, can see the writing on the wall, and know that GENDER is the WORST reason to vote for a candidate. I am not voting against Secretary Clinton because she is a woman. I am voting against her because she is a liar and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Street, the media, and Monsanto. Vive la révolution! Vive Bernie!
— Aslan Balaur, via Facebook
And If He Loses?
This is all very admirable, but a simple question: If Hillary wins the nomination and faces any Republican nominee, will you support her? Because if you truly believe in Bernie's ideals, then you had better do whatever it takes to ensure the GOP does not control all three branches of the federal government. So please, by all means, support Bernie in this primary and push the conversation to the left as far as possible, but if Hillary comes out on top, please please PLEASE do not forget what the bigger battle is. Hillary will nominate Supreme Court justices who will uphold Roe v. Wade. No Republican president will. This is the battle for the next generation of this country. Don't become so enamored with one primary candidate that you forget the long game.
If you really think there would be no difference between a Clinton presidency and a Cruz or Rubio or Trump presidency, you are dangerously naive. The next president could and likely will change the current balance of the Supreme Court in a long-lasting way. If you stay home in November because you didn't get your perfect nominee and President Cruz repeals the ACA and appoints justices who reinforce Citizens United, reverse Roe v. Wade, and destroy marriage equality for the next 25 years, you should be ashamed of yourself.
If Sanders is the nominee, I will wholeheartedly support him. I support him in this primary. I might not be as convinced as some that he can win a general election, and that makes me nervous, but I support his policies and share many of the concerns about Clinton. But this kind of demonization of Clinton from Democrats is dangerous.
— Eric Wais, via Facebook
Nader Redux
You sound just like me — when I voted for Ralph Nader. And then we got eight years of George Bush. Make no mistake, I love Bernie and I'll be happy to vote for him if he's the nominee. But when you imagine that your idealism will serve the country better than a vote that keeps Rubio, Cruz, or Trump out of the White House, you put real people at risk. The perfect becomes the enemy of the good again.
— Eve Moran, via Facebook
Bernie's No Different
Bernie Sanders represents white male privilege for the 21st century, not progressivism. Putting him in power sets people of color and their struggle back. We're not looking for some smiling white savior.
— Roger Cambell, via Facebook
A Job Well Done
I want to praise Holly Wood for this insightful and, frankly, riveting piece of analysis. Some have found some irony in the support for Sanders from millennials, particularly young women, but after hearing Madeleine Albright's threatening warning I was waiting for a journalist with the insight to push back — and you've done it with great skill. Keep on comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.
— Peter Lance, via Facebook
Hillary? Or a Feminist President?
I would like to see a real feminist president, and that does not necessarily mean a woman president. I think the issues of wages, education, child care, and health care are women's issues, and Bernie's take on those issues matches mine. I forgive Gloria Steinem because her life's work outweighs her mistaken impression of young female voters. I owe her a great debt and a very personal one, as her writing lifted me out of defeatism in the face of small-town adolescent sexism as a young woman. Funny that they are always saying "under 45" and "over 45" feminists are different.... Well, I am 44, so maybe that is why I am both forgiving and appreciative of my parents' generation of feminists AND 100 percent sure Bernie is the feminist I want to see in office.
— Jodi Carman, via Facebook
Is this an actual quote by Hillary Clinton and/or Bernie Sanders ???
I couldn't find it anywhere.
Could Unelected Superdelegates Give Clinton the Nomination
Even If Sanders Wins the Primaries?
With Bernie Sanders’ double-digit victory over Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and near tie with her in last week’s Iowa caucuses, it would seem that the race for the Democratic nomination would be neck and neck. But that is not the case. In New Hampshire, Sanders trounced Clinton 60 to 38 percent—but they split the delegates evenly thanks to unelected superdelegates siding with the former secretary of state. Overall, Clinton sits far ahead of Sanders when you factor in these superdelegates—the congressmen, senators, governors and other elected officials who often represent the Democratic Party elite. We speak to Duke professor David Rohde and Matt Karp, assistant professor of history at Princeton University and contributing editor at JacobinMag.com.
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Even If Sanders Wins the Primaries?
With Bernie Sanders’ double-digit victory over Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and near tie with her in last week’s Iowa caucuses, it would seem that the race for the Democratic nomination would be neck and neck. But that is not the case. In New Hampshire, Sanders trounced Clinton 60 to 38 percent—but they split the delegates evenly thanks to unelected superdelegates siding with the former secretary of state. Overall, Clinton sits far ahead of Sanders when you factor in these superdelegates—the congressmen, senators, governors and other elected officials who often represent the Democratic Party elite. We speak to Duke professor David Rohde and Matt Karp, assistant professor of history at Princeton University and contributing editor at JacobinMag.com.
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TIME Magazine falsely accuses Bernie Sanders of yelling ‘English only’ at Latina activist Dolores Huerta
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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/tim...glish-only-at-latina-activist-dolores-huerta/
A TIME magazine article on Wednesday falsely accused Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of yelling “English only” at a Latina civil rights activist.
A bizarre controversy erupted during the Democratic primary in Nevada in which Sen. Sanders (I-VT) supporters were accused of yelling at famed rights hero Huerta to speak in “English only.”
The accusation spread on social media when pro-Hillary celebrity America Ferrera tweeted it had happened, but was largely debunked when a video surfaced, which seemed to show that a group did not break into a chant demanding that Huerta, a supporter of Sanders’ rival, Hillary Clinton, speak only in English.
An interview with Clinton supporter David Brock in TIME Magazine took the misinformation a little further in its introduction, which said “All the pushback on misleading news reports that Bernie Sanders won the Latino vote (he didn’t) in Nevada, trackers following Sanders catching his every gaffe like when he yelled “English, only!” into a mic at a Nevada event or pushing polling showing Clinton winning amongst African Americans in South Carolina—those all come from from Brock.”
The post has since been corrected, and now reads:
“All the pushback on misleading news reports that Bernie Sanders won the Latino vote (he didn’t) in Nevada, trackers following Sanders catching his every gaffe or pushing polling showing Clinton winning amongst African Americans in South Carolina—those all come from from Brock.”
Sanders was never personally accused of chanting “English only” at Huerta and it’s unclear if he was even physically present.
The video shows that there seems to be disagreement in the crowd about Huerta providing Spanish-language translation, but there was no evidence of anyone chanting “English only.”
Around the 53-minute mark, a woman can be heard telling the caucus chair, “Some people don’t speak English. Do you have a Spanish translator with you?”
“It doesn’t say anything yes or no, but sure,” the chair replies. “Who is a Spanish speaker?”
He then says the first Spanish speaker onstage gets to translate.
When Huerta gets onstage, it seems members of the audience are unhappy about it, saying she was a “surrogate.”
“The fact is that I bet half of this room is fluent in Spanish, is that correct?” the chair says, adding, “The point being… you’re gonna be able to understand if she’s saying something that’s pro-Hillary, right?”
After more crosstalk, he concludes, “We’re moving forward in English only.”
The video is included here:
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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/tim...glish-only-at-latina-activist-dolores-huerta/
A TIME magazine article on Wednesday falsely accused Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of yelling “English only” at a Latina civil rights activist.
A bizarre controversy erupted during the Democratic primary in Nevada in which Sen. Sanders (I-VT) supporters were accused of yelling at famed rights hero Huerta to speak in “English only.”
The accusation spread on social media when pro-Hillary celebrity America Ferrera tweeted it had happened, but was largely debunked when a video surfaced, which seemed to show that a group did not break into a chant demanding that Huerta, a supporter of Sanders’ rival, Hillary Clinton, speak only in English.
An interview with Clinton supporter David Brock in TIME Magazine took the misinformation a little further in its introduction, which said “All the pushback on misleading news reports that Bernie Sanders won the Latino vote (he didn’t) in Nevada, trackers following Sanders catching his every gaffe like when he yelled “English, only!” into a mic at a Nevada event or pushing polling showing Clinton winning amongst African Americans in South Carolina—those all come from from Brock.”
The post has since been corrected, and now reads:
“All the pushback on misleading news reports that Bernie Sanders won the Latino vote (he didn’t) in Nevada, trackers following Sanders catching his every gaffe or pushing polling showing Clinton winning amongst African Americans in South Carolina—those all come from from Brock.”
Sanders was never personally accused of chanting “English only” at Huerta and it’s unclear if he was even physically present.
The video shows that there seems to be disagreement in the crowd about Huerta providing Spanish-language translation, but there was no evidence of anyone chanting “English only.”
Around the 53-minute mark, a woman can be heard telling the caucus chair, “Some people don’t speak English. Do you have a Spanish translator with you?”
“It doesn’t say anything yes or no, but sure,” the chair replies. “Who is a Spanish speaker?”
He then says the first Spanish speaker onstage gets to translate.
When Huerta gets onstage, it seems members of the audience are unhappy about it, saying she was a “surrogate.”
“The fact is that I bet half of this room is fluent in Spanish, is that correct?” the chair says, adding, “The point being… you’re gonna be able to understand if she’s saying something that’s pro-Hillary, right?”
After more crosstalk, he concludes, “We’re moving forward in English only.”
The video is included here:
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2...n-16-negative-stories-bernie-sanders-16-hours
In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7—a window that includes the crucial Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, and the next morning’s spin:
There were two posts in this time frame that one could consider neutral: “These Academics Say Bernie Sanders’ College Plan Will Be a Boon for African-American Students, Will It?” and “Democratic Debate: Clinton, Sanders Spar Over Fracking, Gun Control, Trade and Jobs.” None could be read as positive.
While the headlines don’t necessarily reflect all the nuances of the text, as I’ve noted before, only 40 percent of the public reads past the headlines, so how a story is labeled is just as important, if not more so, than the substance of the story itself.
The Washington Post was sold in 2013 to libertarian Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is worth approximately $49.8 billion.
Despite being ideologically opposed to the Democratic Party (at least in principle), Bezos has enjoyed friendly ties with both the Obama administration and the CIA. As Michael Oman-Reagan notes, Amazon was awarded a $16.5 million contract with the State Department the last year Clinton ran it. Amazon also has over $600 million in contracts with the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization Sanders said he wanted to abolish in 1974, and still says he “had a lot of problems with.” FAIR has previously criticized the Washington Post for failing to disclose, when reporting on tech giant Uber, that Bezos also owns more than $1 billion in Uber stock.
The Washington Post’s editorial stance has been staunchly anti-Sanders, though the paper contends that its editorial board is entirely independent of both Bezos and the paper’s news reporting.
In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7—a window that includes the crucial Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, and the next morning’s spin:
- March 6, 10:20 PM: Bernie Sanders Pledges the US Won’t Be No. 1 in Incarceration. He’ll Need to Release Lots of Criminals
- March 7, 12:39 AM: Clinton Is Running for President. Sanders Is Doing Something Else
- March 7, 4:04 AM: This Is Huge: Trump, Sanders Both Using Same Catchphrase
- March 7, 4:49 AM: Mental Health Patients to Bernie Sanders: Don’t Compare Us to the GOP Candidates
- March 7, 6:00 AM: ‘Excuse Me, I’m Talking’: Bernie Sanders Shuts Down Hillary Clinton, Repeatedly
- March 7, 9:24 AM: Bernie Sanders’s Two Big Lies About the Global Economy
- March 7, 8:25 AM: Five Reasons Bernie Sanders Lost Last Night’s Democratic Debate
- March 7, 8:44 AM: An Awkward Reality for Bernie Sanders: A Strategy Focused on Whiter States
- March 7, 8:44 AM: Bernie Sanders Says White People Don’t Know What It’s Like to Live in a ‘Ghetto.’ About That…
- March 7, 11:49 AM: The NRA Just Praised Bernie Sanders — and Did Him No Favors in Doing So
- March 7, 12:55 PM: Even Bernie Sanders Can Beat Donald Trump
- March 7, 1:08 PM: What Bernie Sanders Still Doesn’t Get About Arguing With Hillary Clinton
- March 7, 1:44 PM: Why Obama Says Bank Reform Is a Success but Bernie Sanders Says It’s a Failure
- March 7, 2:16 PM: Here’s Something Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders Have in Common: And the Piece of the Argument That Bernie Doesn’t Get Quite Right.
- March 7, 3:31 PM: ‘Excuse Me!’: Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Know How to Talk About Black People
- March 7, 3:54 PM: And the Most Partisan Senator of 2015 Is … Bernie Sanders!
There were two posts in this time frame that one could consider neutral: “These Academics Say Bernie Sanders’ College Plan Will Be a Boon for African-American Students, Will It?” and “Democratic Debate: Clinton, Sanders Spar Over Fracking, Gun Control, Trade and Jobs.” None could be read as positive.
While the headlines don’t necessarily reflect all the nuances of the text, as I’ve noted before, only 40 percent of the public reads past the headlines, so how a story is labeled is just as important, if not more so, than the substance of the story itself.
The Washington Post was sold in 2013 to libertarian Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is worth approximately $49.8 billion.
Despite being ideologically opposed to the Democratic Party (at least in principle), Bezos has enjoyed friendly ties with both the Obama administration and the CIA. As Michael Oman-Reagan notes, Amazon was awarded a $16.5 million contract with the State Department the last year Clinton ran it. Amazon also has over $600 million in contracts with the Central Intelligence Agency, an organization Sanders said he wanted to abolish in 1974, and still says he “had a lot of problems with.” FAIR has previously criticized the Washington Post for failing to disclose, when reporting on tech giant Uber, that Bezos also owns more than $1 billion in Uber stock.
The Washington Post’s editorial stance has been staunchly anti-Sanders, though the paper contends that its editorial board is entirely independent of both Bezos and the paper’s news reporting.
I posted this to the main board but also wanted to bring it here as the dynamic and discussion is often different on this side of the forum and I think this is a really interesting and important issue/
It's pretty amazing that it took so long for this to come up (though Clinton was obviously prepared for it, with quotes ready to supplement the attack). Bernie Sanders is 100% right but this is a tough fight. Overall, the fact that Hillary Clinton so much like Ronald Reagan and Henry Kissinger on foreign policy is sad for the Democratic Party and the United States.
Sanders responds to 1985 praise of Fidel Castro, Sandinistas
03/09/16 11:05 PM EST
Wednesday's debate moderators forced Bernie Sanders to address remarks he made more than 30 years ago praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, which Sanders said he made in the larger context of denouncing President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy of intervention.
“What that was about was saying that the United States was wrong to try to invade Cuba, that the United States was wrong trying to support people to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, that the United States was wrong trying to overthrow in 1954 the democratically elected government of Guatemala," Sanders said. There is video of him speaking highly of both Castro and Daniel Ortega's Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, where Sanders traveled in 1985.
BuzzFeed News posted the video, which originally aired on Channel 17/Town Meeting Television, in June 2015. Sanders remarked that the Cuban people "forgot that [Castro] educated their kids, gave their kids healthcare, totally transformed the society.”
Hillary Clinton dismissed Sanders' explanation and noted that in an unaired portion of the same interview, Sanders remarked upon the "revolution of values" occurring in those countries.
"I think in that same interview he praised what he called the revolution of values in Cuba and talked about how people were working for the common good, not for themselves. I just couldn't disagree more," Clinton said. "You know, if the values are that you oppress people, you disappear people, imprison people or even kill people for expressing their opinions, for expressing freedom of speech, that is not the kind of revolution of values that I ever want to see anywhere."
Sanders acknowledged that Cuba is undemocratic and authoritarian and expressed hope that the country would change. But "it would be wrong not to state in Cuba they have made some good advances in health care," he said.
"They are sending doctors all over the world. They have made some progress in education. I think by restoring full diplomatic relations with Cuba, it will result in significant improvements to the lives of Cubans and it will help the United States," Sanders said.
It's pretty amazing that it took so long for this to come up (though Clinton was obviously prepared for it, with quotes ready to supplement the attack). Bernie Sanders is 100% right but this is a tough fight. Overall, the fact that Hillary Clinton so much like Ronald Reagan and Henry Kissinger on foreign policy is sad for the Democratic Party and the United States.
Sanders responds to 1985 praise of Fidel Castro, Sandinistas
03/09/16 11:05 PM EST
Wednesday's debate moderators forced Bernie Sanders to address remarks he made more than 30 years ago praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, which Sanders said he made in the larger context of denouncing President Ronald Reagan's foreign policy of intervention.
“What that was about was saying that the United States was wrong to try to invade Cuba, that the United States was wrong trying to support people to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, that the United States was wrong trying to overthrow in 1954 the democratically elected government of Guatemala," Sanders said. There is video of him speaking highly of both Castro and Daniel Ortega's Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, where Sanders traveled in 1985.
BuzzFeed News posted the video, which originally aired on Channel 17/Town Meeting Television, in June 2015. Sanders remarked that the Cuban people "forgot that [Castro] educated their kids, gave their kids healthcare, totally transformed the society.”
Hillary Clinton dismissed Sanders' explanation and noted that in an unaired portion of the same interview, Sanders remarked upon the "revolution of values" occurring in those countries.
"I think in that same interview he praised what he called the revolution of values in Cuba and talked about how people were working for the common good, not for themselves. I just couldn't disagree more," Clinton said. "You know, if the values are that you oppress people, you disappear people, imprison people or even kill people for expressing their opinions, for expressing freedom of speech, that is not the kind of revolution of values that I ever want to see anywhere."
Sanders acknowledged that Cuba is undemocratic and authoritarian and expressed hope that the country would change. But "it would be wrong not to state in Cuba they have made some good advances in health care," he said.
"They are sending doctors all over the world. They have made some progress in education. I think by restoring full diplomatic relations with Cuba, it will result in significant improvements to the lives of Cubans and it will help the United States," Sanders said.
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I don't think that should have been merged-- the emphasis in my short commentary was "the fight," not the fighter. I think it's a really interesting topic independently. We had a lot of distinct conversations around Barack Obama in 08 that weren't all forced into one conversation.
I don't think that should have been merged-- the emphasis in my short commentary was "the fight," not the fighter. I think it's a really interesting topic independently. We had a lot of distinct conversations around Barack Obama in 08 that weren't all forced into one conversation.
Bernie Sanders in dead heat with Hillary, latest poll shows
New York Post
By Nolan Hicks
March 24, 2016 | 11:18pm
Sanders in a dead heat nationally with Hillary Clinton.
The Bloomberg Politics poll gave Sanders 49 percent to Clinton’s 48 percent, with
a 5.6 margin in either direction.
Clinton’s 1,690 delegates lead Sanders’ 946 in the race to a nomination-clinching 2,383
delegates.
SOURCE: http://nypost.com/2016/03/24/bernie-sanders-in-dead-heat-with-hillary-latest-poll-shows/
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New York Post
By Nolan Hicks
March 24, 2016 | 11:18pm
A poll Thursday offered some hope to Democrats who still feel the Bern, showing Bernie
Sanders in a dead heat nationally with Hillary Clinton.
The Bloomberg Politics poll gave Sanders 49 percent to Clinton’s 48 percent, with
a 5.6 margin in either direction.
Clinton’s 1,690 delegates lead Sanders’ 946 in the race to a nomination-clinching 2,383
delegates.
SOURCE: http://nypost.com/2016/03/24/bernie-sanders-in-dead-heat-with-hillary-latest-poll-shows/
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After 3 Big Wins out West, Bernie Sanders Sees 'Path Toward Victory'
Elaine Thompson/AP Photo. Bernie Sanders Sees 'Path Toward Victory' After Wins out West
ABC News
By MOLLY NAGLE
Mar 27, 2016, 10:53 AM ET
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says don’t count him out of the presidential race just yet.
Sanders scored three more victories against Hillary Clinton on Saturday, winning caucuses in Alaska, Washington state and Hawaii. He earned at least 70 percent of the votes in each contest.
But despite those impressive wins, Sanders still trails Clinton substantially in the delegate count, largely because of her lead among superdelegates.
Based on ABC News' delegate estimates, Sanders needs to win 73 percent of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. He disagreed.
“No, I don’t accept that. That is not the case,” Sanders said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." “I will not deny for one second that we still remain the underdogs, but we have come a long, long way, you will have to concede, in the last 10 months. We do have a path toward victory.”
Sanders believes his recent string of victories shows he can not only win the Democratic nomination, but also succeed in the general election, including against Republican Party frontrunner Donald Trump.
“We won three landslides last night. We won six out of seven contests in the last 11 days. We’ve cut Secretary Clinton’s lead by a third during that period of time,” said Sanders. "A national poll just came out that had us one point ahead of Secretary Clinton when we started 60 points behind, and every national and state poll that I have seen, virtually every one, has us defeating Donald Trump."
Sanders said superdelegates could be the key to helping him clinch a come-from-behind victory.
“I think the superdelegates are going to have make a very difficult decision, and that is if a candidate wins in a state by 40 or 50 points, who are you going to give your vote to?” Sanders told ABC's Jonathan Karl. “Second of all, which candidate is better positioned to defeat Trump or any of the other Republican candidates? I think a lot of the superdelegates are going to conclude that it’s Bernie Sanders.”
Some critics have expressed concern that a continued battle between the Democratic candidates could hurt the party in November. But Sanders said his criticisms of Clinton are important during the nomination process.
“That’s what a campaign is about," he said. "I do not run negative ads, but clearly contrasting my position with Secretary Clinton’s is what a campaign is supposed to be about."
SOURCE: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/big-wins-west-bernie-sanders-sees-path-victory/story?id=37949647
25 percent of Bernie Sanders voters would shun Hillary Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wis. Paul Sancya AP
McClatchy D.C.
By Anita Kumar
WASHINGTON
Even if she eventually vanquishes Bernie Sanders in the primaries, Hillary Clinton might have serious trouble winning over his voters.
Sanders Supporters Toward Clinton:
Clinton Supporters Toward Sanders:
The poll also found Sanders edging ahead of Clinton nationally, by 49-47 percent. Overall, the results underscore Clinton’s vulnerability in a surprisingly competitive contest where she has often failed to capture the same enthusiasm as her rival and risks losing votes against a possible Republican challenger in November.
“Right now, the Sanders voters are more reluctant to support a Clinton candidacy,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York, which conducted the national poll.
If anything, Sanders voters are even more committed to him – and perhaps against Clinton – since he soundly defeated her Tuesday in Wisconsin after the poll was conducted.
Miringoff said Clinton would need Sanders supporters if she secured the nomination but that the poll found that those who favored the senator from Vermont, including many young people, might stay home or back a Republican. “It’s potentially worrisome,” he said.
The most likely Sanders voters to turn away from Clinton in a general election include independents, moderates, whites and men.
The most likely to transfer their support to Clinton include nonwhites, Democrats, women and those aged 18 to 44.
Sanders, an independent, edges Clinton nationally thanks to solid support from several groups. He leads 76-23 percent among those 29 and younger; 63-31 percent among Latinos; 62-32 among independents; 58-38 among the unmarried; and 56-42 among liberals.
Clinton leads 65-29 percent among those 60 and older; 61-35 among African-Americans; 57-39 among the married; and 53-43 among Democrats.
“Age seems to be the most significant factor,” Miringoff said.
Where does Sanders have Clinton beat?
Hillary Clinton does not lead every age demographic among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. Find out where Bernie Sanders beats her and more from Marist Institute's Lee Meringoff. (Marist)
Women under 45 prefer Sanders over Clinton, 66-31 percent.
Sanders, a 74-year-old self-described socialist, has persuaded young and new voters fed up with Washington that he can help the underpaid, overworked American worker by launching a “political revolution.” Clinton has portrayed herself as a pragmatic leader who would build on President Barack Obama’s legacy and work with Republicans and Democrats to get things done in a town where little gets done.
Sanders defeated Clinton in Wisconsin, where he had an advantage because of the overwhelmingly white electorate and pockets of liberal voters in a state that allowed anyone to vote in its primary.
Wisconsin Democrats who want a candidate who is honest or cares went for Sanders over Clinton by large margins, according to exit polls
“Young people are standing up and they’re saying, ‘We want to help determine the future of this country,’ ” Sanders said from Wyoming, where he was campaigning ahead of that state’s caucuses Saturday.
He has now won seven of the last eight contests, though he faces a tough road with a series of closed primaries. Clinton was so sure of defeat that she did not appear in Wisconsin on Tuesday night but instead held a fundraiser in New York City.
“Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a nearly insurmountable lead in the race for the Democratic nomination,” said Brad Woodhouse, president of Correct the Record, a super political action committee supporting Clinton. “Sanders may do well in states tailor-made for him, like Wisconsin, but he has yet to show that he can build the diverse, national coalition needed to win.”
Clinton has repeatedly acknowledged that she has work to do to attract Sanders’ supporters, including younger voters, and said she hopes he can help her with that task.
I tell young people all the time: You may not be for me now but I am for you regardless. Hillary Clinton in a town hall meeting hosted by FOX News
Clinton and Sanders will debate again next week before New York’s delegate-rich primary April 19. In recent weeks, Sanders has sharpened his attacks, charging that Clinton has been inconsistent on policy positions and describing her as an establishment politician with ties to Wall Street.
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- Poll finds that only 14 percent of Clinton supporters would not back Sanders
- Clinton remains vulnerable with younger voters, independents, liberal
- Sanders holds a slight advantage over Clinton among Democrats nationally
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wis. Paul Sancya AP
McClatchy D.C.
By Anita Kumar
WASHINGTON
Even if she eventually vanquishes Bernie Sanders in the primaries, Hillary Clinton might have serious trouble winning over his voters.
Sanders Supporters Toward Clinton:
One out of four Sanders supporters– 25 percent – say they would not back Clinton in a general election if she became the Democratic nominee for president, while just 69 percent say they would support her, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Clinton Supporters Toward Sanders:
By comparison, Clinton supporters are considerably more open to supporting Sanders should he overtake her large lead in delegates and win the nomination. Just 14 percent of Clinton supporters would shun him in the general election, while 79 percent would support him, the poll found.
The poll also found Sanders edging ahead of Clinton nationally, by 49-47 percent. Overall, the results underscore Clinton’s vulnerability in a surprisingly competitive contest where she has often failed to capture the same enthusiasm as her rival and risks losing votes against a possible Republican challenger in November.
“Right now, the Sanders voters are more reluctant to support a Clinton candidacy,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York, which conducted the national poll.
If anything, Sanders voters are even more committed to him – and perhaps against Clinton – since he soundly defeated her Tuesday in Wisconsin after the poll was conducted.
Miringoff said Clinton would need Sanders supporters if she secured the nomination but that the poll found that those who favored the senator from Vermont, including many young people, might stay home or back a Republican. “It’s potentially worrisome,” he said.
The most likely Sanders voters to turn away from Clinton in a general election include independents, moderates, whites and men.
The most likely to transfer their support to Clinton include nonwhites, Democrats, women and those aged 18 to 44.
Actress Susan Sarandon, a strong supporter of Sanders, drew criticism recently when she said she didn’t know whether she could bring herself to vote for Clinton if Sanders lost.
“She accepted money for all of those people. She doesn’t even want to fight for a $15 minimum wage,” the actress said on MSNBC. “So these are people that have not come out before. So why would we think they’re going to come out now for her, you know?”
“She accepted money for all of those people. She doesn’t even want to fight for a $15 minimum wage,” the actress said on MSNBC. “So these are people that have not come out before. So why would we think they’re going to come out now for her, you know?”
Sanders, an independent, edges Clinton nationally thanks to solid support from several groups. He leads 76-23 percent among those 29 and younger; 63-31 percent among Latinos; 62-32 among independents; 58-38 among the unmarried; and 56-42 among liberals.
Clinton leads 65-29 percent among those 60 and older; 61-35 among African-Americans; 57-39 among the married; and 53-43 among Democrats.
“Age seems to be the most significant factor,” Miringoff said.
Where does Sanders have Clinton beat?
Hillary Clinton does not lead every age demographic among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. Find out where Bernie Sanders beats her and more from Marist Institute's Lee Meringoff. (Marist)
Women under 45 prefer Sanders over Clinton, 66-31 percent.
Sanders, a 74-year-old self-described socialist, has persuaded young and new voters fed up with Washington that he can help the underpaid, overworked American worker by launching a “political revolution.” Clinton has portrayed herself as a pragmatic leader who would build on President Barack Obama’s legacy and work with Republicans and Democrats to get things done in a town where little gets done.
Sanders defeated Clinton in Wisconsin, where he had an advantage because of the overwhelmingly white electorate and pockets of liberal voters in a state that allowed anyone to vote in its primary.
Wisconsin Democrats who want a candidate who is honest or cares went for Sanders over Clinton by large margins, according to exit polls
“Young people are standing up and they’re saying, ‘We want to help determine the future of this country,’ ” Sanders said from Wyoming, where he was campaigning ahead of that state’s caucuses Saturday.
He has now won seven of the last eight contests, though he faces a tough road with a series of closed primaries. Clinton was so sure of defeat that she did not appear in Wisconsin on Tuesday night but instead held a fundraiser in New York City.
“Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a nearly insurmountable lead in the race for the Democratic nomination,” said Brad Woodhouse, president of Correct the Record, a super political action committee supporting Clinton. “Sanders may do well in states tailor-made for him, like Wisconsin, but he has yet to show that he can build the diverse, national coalition needed to win.”
Clinton has repeatedly acknowledged that she has work to do to attract Sanders’ supporters, including younger voters, and said she hopes he can help her with that task.
I tell young people all the time: You may not be for me now but I am for you regardless. Hillary Clinton in a town hall meeting hosted by FOX News
Clinton and Sanders will debate again next week before New York’s delegate-rich primary April 19. In recent weeks, Sanders has sharpened his attacks, charging that Clinton has been inconsistent on policy positions and describing her as an establishment politician with ties to Wall Street.
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Benjamin Tan "There is a secret to being a supporter of Bernie Sanders. It is something that totally escapes the thinking of most Democrats and Republicans. It is the mental understanding that Sanders is fighting a war that most people are not. It is the war between corporations and the people. Unless you are fighting this war as well, you cannot possibly understand how important it is to vote for Bernie over Hillary. This is not about Hillary or Bernie, it is about fighting your real enemies, the multi-national corporations who are trying to control this nation and the world. You ignore this war at your own peril." - Randolph Greer
The Socialist messaging is horrible and attack based all the time which gets them nowhere. It should be about creating a more sustainable and stable relationship between business and the consumer/worker. It is about moving decisions on pricing and wages from the business entity to a higher centralized authority. There is still competition on other factors.
They need to sell these benefits to business and the wealthy.
They need to sell these benefits to business and the wealthy.
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Bernie Sanders from 2002, his analysis and message is consistent and 100% factual today in 2016
Bernie Sanders: America’s most popular senator
He may never be president. But Bernie Sanders is America’s most popular senator.
The least popular? Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader.
They top the list of most popular and least popular senators in their home states, measured by Morning Consult, a nonpartisan media and survey technology company. It surveyed 62,288 registered voters across the nation since January.
It found potential trouble for vulnerable Republicans this fall. The party now has 54 of the Senate’s 100 seats, but 24 GOP seats are up and at least six are regarded as potential pickups for Democrats. Ten Democratic seats are in play, but only one, Nevada, is seen as a possible GOP gain.
The shaky Republican incumbents all hail from states President Barack Obama won four years ago. The poll shows four are among the senators with the lowest approval ratings.
They include: Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., 46 percent; Rob Portman, R-Ohio, 44 percent; Ron Johnson, R-Wis., 43 percent; and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., 39 percent. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., had 54 percent approval.
Sanders, on the other hand, has an approval rating of 80 percent among his Vermont constituents, a better showing than any of his 99 other colleagues. Only 17 percent disapprove.
“The presidential race has had very little impact on Bernie Sanders,” an analysis said. Sanders, an independent seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, to his second Senate term in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote.
His bid for the Democratic presidential nomination appears to be all but over, as front-runner Hillary Clinton has inched close to winning a majority of convention delegates.
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He may never be president. But Bernie Sanders is America’s most popular senator.
The least popular? Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader.
They top the list of most popular and least popular senators in their home states, measured by Morning Consult, a nonpartisan media and survey technology company. It surveyed 62,288 registered voters across the nation since January.
It found potential trouble for vulnerable Republicans this fall. The party now has 54 of the Senate’s 100 seats, but 24 GOP seats are up and at least six are regarded as potential pickups for Democrats. Ten Democratic seats are in play, but only one, Nevada, is seen as a possible GOP gain.
The shaky Republican incumbents all hail from states President Barack Obama won four years ago. The poll shows four are among the senators with the lowest approval ratings.
They include: Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., 46 percent; Rob Portman, R-Ohio, 44 percent; Ron Johnson, R-Wis., 43 percent; and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., 39 percent. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., had 54 percent approval.
Sanders, on the other hand, has an approval rating of 80 percent among his Vermont constituents, a better showing than any of his 99 other colleagues. Only 17 percent disapprove.
“The presidential race has had very little impact on Bernie Sanders,” an analysis said. Sanders, an independent seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, to his second Senate term in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote.
His bid for the Democratic presidential nomination appears to be all but over, as front-runner Hillary Clinton has inched close to winning a majority of convention delegates.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article74288627.html#storylink=cpy
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