Bernie schools Chuck Todd on counteracting Trump socialist attacks

[egbertowillies]

Bernie Sanders appeared on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd. Chuck tried to make an issue with the problem Bernie would have with his self-ascribed Socialist moniker if he became the nominee. Bernie illustrated how easy it will be to flip the argument.

https://egbertowillies.com/2020/02/09/bernie-sanders-chuck-todd-socialist-moniker-fightback/

[AmericanGraffiti]

1. Bernie looked strong

on Meet The Press and Face the Nation this morning!

[Dopers_Greed]

2. So his main line of defense will be "whataboutism"?

Not very reassuring

[calguy]

3. The GOP will school Bernie

On how easy it is to brand him as a communist disguised as a socialist. They will and they will make it stick.

[Me.]

4. THey've Already Started With His Honeymoon In Moscow

[progressoid]

8. They tried that with Bill Clinton too.

[Me.]

10. The Problem Is

BS actually did honeymoon there and certain types of people will find that suspect

[progressoid]

11. Which certain types of people?

The kind that aren't going to vote for a Democrat anyway?

[Me.]

13. You Never Know

I'd say older people who still have memories of the cold war and those who are furious about trump/putin connection. It doesn't have to make sense but remember Russia has been and is our enemy. So while you think this can be dismissed out of hand, those who associate socialism with Russia will take this into consideration.

[Butterflylady]

7. They will make everybody believe it.

They'll put so much fear in everybody that they will make them think that Sanders was involved with Kennedys death because he is a socialist. I've seen this happen before and they will do it again.

[OliverQ]

9. And? There is not a single candidate they won't dirty up.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

15. What's the over/under on the number of times we hear "lock him up" if Biden is the nominee?

100,000? 200,000?

Point being, they are going to be assholes regardless of who wins. We should pick the best person and the one most Dems want (and, hopefully, the one that will get the most people out to vote) and NOT the one that we think Trump will make fun of and lie about (which, by the way, is ALL of them).

[RandySF]

5. How does Bernie explain his support for Fidel Castro

and a Socialist presidential candidate who cheered on the Iranian hostage takers?

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread egbertowillies.

[booley]

12. The word Socialism has been misused for years anyway

Every time we want to fix a problem or shortcomings in capitalism, it' s called SOCIALISM. Whether it is or not.

When people already have shortages in money, medicine, affordable shelter under capitalism, it becomes hard to say Socialism is the probem

[denem]

14. Tweety and the toad should head off to fox

and do cartoons.