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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGood article on Bernie's positions on the issues in the NYT!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/us/politics/bernie-sanders-on-the-issues.html?rref=us&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=articleThinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Affairs. We live in a global world. Where does he stand on peace in the Middle East, etc. Where does stand on national security.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)What about his position and record on issues is "too far left" for you?
cali
(114,904 posts)they do deal with issues of National Security and foreign policy there, you know.
Unlike your candidate, Bernie had the foresight to vote against the IWR and against the Patriot Act.
boston bean
(36,186 posts)thinking of Bernie......
cali
(114,904 posts)Judith Levine addressing him at the beginning.
In any case, that's actually not unusual for Bernie. Look, I don't agree with Bernie on Israel, but he's not as hardcore as many congresscritters, as Judith notes. He lets Judith go on for a minute and a half- hardly a question. And he didn't just shut people off despite people being way rude before he yells back. I mean for pity's sake, there was a guy more or less physically challenging him by telling him to get "down here". And there are people out of control screaming obscenities out of him. I may disagree with him on this, but I don't find his behavior something to condemn considering the way some in the crowd were behaving. He didn't call for security. He's up there engaging with people. I'm not quite sure what you see is as so reprehensible here.
Of course, your candidate doesn't engage with people on any kind of real and open level.
boston bean
(36,186 posts)I don't happen to disagree with Bernie. My point was that many do and that was the reason for the post.
He sounds a lot like Hillary... sorry about that.