WaPo Column-Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Donald Trump of the left

[PupCamo]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bernie-sanders-has-emerged-as-the-donald-trump-of-the-left/2019/04/02/66a516f4-5576-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.f96d585e8fb2

in politics, as in physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Hence, Sen. Bernie Sanders’s emergence as the Donald Trump of the left.

Fundraising and polls show that many Democrats think the best answer to an angry old white guy with crazy hair, New York accent and flair for demagoguery is, well, another angry old white guy with crazy hair, New York accent and flair for demagoguery. It’s not difficult to picture a scenario in which Bernie captures the Democratic presidential nomination with the same formula that worked for Trump with Republicans in 2016.

On paper, the independent from Vermont doesn’t make sense: Democrats are a party of youth, and he’s 77; they are majority-female, and he’s a man; they represent the emerging multicultural America, and he is white. Statistically, he is the worst option against Trump: An NBC News poll this week found that there are more voters with concerns about Sanders (58 percent) than there are for former vice president Joe Biden (48 percent), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (53 percent), Sen. Kamala D. Harris or former representative Beto O’Rourke (41?percent each).

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Are they calling him a boorish asshole?

Because that's what Donald Trump is in my eyes.

[comradebillyboy]

18. Why yes, yes they are...

[bernie59]

34. I took it as he is going to win in a shock election.

[Apple Fritter]

49. hehe clever n/t

[Cha]

63. trump had the russians helping him, the M$M,

and the Lies of jill stein.

[NurseJackie]

65. And the lies of Susan Fucking Sarandon...

And the lies of Susan Fucking Sarandon who was absolutely giddy about the idea of a Trump presidency! It's exactly what she wanted! Just LOOK at how animated she is! She can barely contain her excitement at the horrors that await us. All in the name of some fantasy "revolution", she (and others who think like her... you know who they are) believe that their fantasy justifies destroying the Democratic party. Sarandon is the political equivalent of the "End Times" book of Revelation armegeddonist kooks who want to intentionally do harmful things to hasten the "Second Coming" of Jesus.

[Cha]

72. Oh yes, can't forget sarandon's big ugly

mouth full of Lies.

Thank You!

[Hortensis]

66. Sanders had the Russians helping him also,

and reports are they're already active this time also. For both Sanders and Trump, of course.

Groups across the far side of the spectrum from the poison left, to RT et al, to Fox et al are all promoting Sanders this time also.

[Cha]

73. Of course he did. Wonder why?

Thanks Hortensis

[Kahuna7]

81. So did Bernie...

<<Indictment: Russians also tried to help Bernie Sanders, Jill Stein presidential campaigns>>

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/17/indictment-russians-also-tried-help-bernie-sanders-jill-stein-presidential-campaigns/348051002/

[Cha]

86. Of course he did.

Kahuna

[Kahuna7]

89. LOL! Hey Baby!

[Cha]

90. :)

[still_one]

2. Good ole Bernie Sanders who appoints three people who voted for Jill Stein in 2016, and encouraged

others to do likewise

David Sirota, Nina Turner, and Briahna Joy Gray

Why would I vote for someone who appoints people who worked to defeat the Democratic nominee in 2016?

The good news, we have plenty of GOOD DEMOCRATS, who have NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IDENTIFYING AS BEING MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

[EveHammond13]

56. +1

[Cha]

3. "..he is the worst option against Trump:."

An NBC News poll this week found that there are more voters with concerns about Sanders (58 percent) than there are for former vice president Joe Biden (48 percent), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (53 percent), Sen. Kamala D. Harris or former representative Beto O’Rourke (41?percent each).

Thank You, Pup! I don't care how much money he has.

[msongs]

4. they have some similar personal behavior styles despite opposite political views nt

[JI7]

5. becsuse they haven't released their taxes ?

[riverine]

8. For one. Also:

both are populists
both hate free trade and oppose the TPP
both have no regard to deficits
have Russian connections
blame immigrants for US job losses
both are Federal Reserve Conspiracy Theorists
both hate the ACA

[comradebillyboy]

19. Exactly so...

[Gato malo]

6. Bernie is not my preference but

To compare him to Donald Trump is preposterous.

[watoos]

9. Bernie Sanders is probably the farthest

from Donald trump as any of our other candidates.

These attacks on Bernie will serve to suppress the vote in 2020.

This thread is a perfect example of Democrats eating their own.

The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves.

[comradebillyboy]

20. Bernie is in tune with Trump on free trade, tariffs and immigration.

[helpisontheway]

47. And maybe sanctions since he won't show up to vote. Nt

[comradebillyboy]

69. Yes, I forgot the Russian sanctions votes.

[lapucelle]

51. And Russia sanctions. N/T

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

76. THIS x 1000!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[stonecutter357]

32. To compare him to Donald Trump is very accurate / precise .

[qazplm135]

55. pretty much

he's near the bottom of Dem candidates for sure but he's light years ahead of Trump.

[treestar]

64. The comparison is that Bernie is as far left of center and the Dotard is right of it

There can be similarities in attitude at the extremes.

However, I'm not sure I agree Bernie is that far left, or that anyone is, to be comparable to the Dotard's distance from the center.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Lol.

Trump scapegoats immigrants.

Bernie “scapegoats” CEOs and Billionaires who buy our political system by pointing out they, well, buy our political system.

Obviously they are the same thing!


Oh and:

This columnist’s wife, Anna Greenberg, works for John Hickenlooper, a Democratic presidential candidate.

Now there’s a big fucking surprise. Does every columnist at WAPO have a spouse working on a campaign?

[watoos]

10. People are still living in the past,

Blaming Bernie for Hillary's loss even though he campaigned for her.

[WeekiWater]

26. Since you bring up immigration.

Sanders has voted against a pathway to citizenship.

I do understand that was a long time ago. I think he was in his fifties. Youthful indiscretion?

[lunamagica]

60. Sanders has scapegoated immigrants. Watch his clip on Lou Dobss

[Cha]

61. KICK!

[workinclasszero]

11. Awesome!

The slave driver Bezos doesn't like Bernie.

He's all into socialism for billonaires and the companies they/he owns but really enjoys the suffering of his slaves that he breaks on a daily basis.

Gee I wonder why Bezos doesn't have a problem with the rest of the Dems in the race?

Hmm......

Go Bernie!!!!

[comradebillyboy]

21. Bezos or Bernie? Bezos or Bernie, only one make my life better

and it isn't Bernie.

[Cha]

24. You got that right!

[NurseJackie]

35. Boom! Nicely worded!

[NastyRiffraff]

44. Perfect!

I'm with you there.

[MyNameGoesHere]

25. fOrgoT tHat orAnge dirTbaG aNd

The iNdepeNdeNt seNator froM VerMoNt bASh thE owNer oF tHe WaPo. moRe coMmonAlity.

[NurseJackie]

36. Very true! Excellent direct comparison! You nailed that one!

Thank you!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

77. You said it!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Cha]

92. BS sells his Books to make him a

Millionaire on BEZOS' Amazon!

[Celerity]

23. to be fair to the title, the article is absolutely reflective of it

It is extremely hard-hitting and scathing, for better or worse. One thing to keep in mind is that author's (Dana Milbank) wife (Anna Greenberg) works for the Hickenlooper campaign.

[Cha]

80. No Not "anything goes "..

but BS getting vetted does.

[Cha]

13. Most Voters have concerns about BS.. Good

to know.

An NBC News poll this week found that there are more voters with concerns about Sanders (58 percent) than there are for former vice president Joe Biden (48 percent), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (53 percent), Sen. Kamala D. Harris or former representative Beto O’Rourke (41?percent each).

[Snotcicles]

14. Doesn't Jeff Bezos own the Washington Post? nt

[workinclasszero]

15. He sure does

And he uses it to attack the only Dem candidate that has promised to make rich welfare bums like uhh Jeff Bezos pay some damn taxes!!!!


GO BERNIE!!!!

[WeekiWater]

27. Your comment here is knowingly dishonest. NT

[NurseJackie]

37. What an UNDERSTATEMENT that is!

[lapucelle]

54. That comment sounds familar....

Where have I heard that messaging before?

[MrsCoffee]

28. Yeah, Bernie is the only one talking about raising taxes on the super wealthy.

NOT. FFS.



Maybe that flies in propaganda land, but not in reality. Most of us actually pay attention to what the Democratic candidates are saying.

Simply shameless. Unbelievable. SMDH.

[marylandblue]

16. Paradoxically, that's why I think Sanders could beat Trump.

Trump relies heavily on attacking his opponent. This tactic is most effective when his opponent is a normal human - with a sense of shame and ability to feel hurt. When you feel vulnerable due to an attack, you make mistakes. And attacking back doesn't work because Trump just doesn't give a crap, or at least acts like he doesn't. Sanders also doesn't give a crap.

What's he going to attack Sanders for?

Not releasing his tax returns? Don't worry, they are coming, where are yours?

Being a socialist? Damn straight I'm a socialist, and we are coming for you!

And so on.

[BlueFlorida]

17. There is one little problem though

Bernie has no traction in African American and Latino communities to win the nomination.

African Americans and other minorities, particularly women are the backbone of the Democratic party and Bernie has not been able to make a dent in that.

Bernie's 2016 run has made people angry including many who supported him back then. He has reached his high water mark. he cannot go any higher because his issues are already well-known and many other candidates are championing the same issues.

[vsrazdem]

52. I think you should check your statistics. You are not correct.

[TreasonousBastard]

22. I've been thinking that way for a while, although a bit fearful of a hide for...

mentioning it around here. Their positions are polar opposites, but their attitudes and actions are similar. And they both have unquestioning acolytes.

Both of them do seem a bit more like cult leaders than politicians with supporters.

[MrsCoffee]

29. +1

[Amimnoch]

30. +2

[NurseJackie]

31. Excellent description and analysis...

... thanks for raising your head above the trenches to say it out loud. I appreciate the risk you took.

[Gothmog]

40. They are two sides of the same coin

[Cha]

42. Yep!

[stonecutter357]

33. K&R

[PDittie]

38. Yes, some will buy any false equivalency

The op-ed author simply must have overlooked Bernie's pussy-grabbing, ownership of bankrupted casinos, multiple wives and extramarital affairs with porn stars, his insistence on building a southern border wall, and his outsourcing the federal court-packing to the Heritage Institute.

But just as "both parties are the same", the Republicans will be "the party of healthcare", and the noise from wind turbines causes cancer, there will always be someone, somewhere who will read this drivel, nod their head and slowly grin, and post it to their favorite forum.

And not for the purpose of thoughtful discussion.

[Gothmog]

39. Great editorial

[Cha]

96. ikr..

[ProfessorPlum]

41. Boy fuck that comparison

Trump is cruel, hateful, and dangerous

where as Sanders is trying to bring us closer to Scandinavian-style social democracy.

Oh, Dana Milbank. No wonder. Fuck that guy.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

46. Check out Dana Milbank's disclaimer at the bottom.

This is what’s wrong with journalism and the bubble they live in

This columnist’s wife, Anna Greenberg, works for John Hickenlooper, a Democratic presidential candidate.

[ProfessorPlum]

48. wow, interesting to see an actual relevant disclaimer

a shred of integrity in the old Sanders-hatcheting apparatus

[Hassin Bin Sober]

50. They can still do their hatchet job knowing 99% won't even catch the disclaimer.

I don’t recall if Capehart provided a similar disclaimer on his dozens of hatchet columns.

[George II]

67. So? A regular progressive panelist on CNN, John Avlon, is married to Margaret Hoover.

[Cha]

43. KICK!

[PDittie]

45. Washington Post's Milbank Ripped for Column

Calling Bernie ‘Trump of the Left’: ‘A Complete Joke’

https://www.mediaite.com/print/washington-posts-milbank-ripped-for-column-calling-bernie-trump-of-the-left-a-complete-joke/

Probably enough said on this topic.

[workinclasszero]

57. Thanks for the link

Jeff Bezos Washington Post is scared that he might have to (GASP) pay some taxes like the little people if Bernie is elected.

I am sick to death of socialism for the 1% and Randian libertarian capitalism for the 99%!

[BannonsLiver]

62. A lot of people who are correct or accurate in their assessments get criticized.

[namahage]

68. Ripped by the likes of completely unbiased folks

Like Cenk Uygur, Glenn Greenwald, Nina Turner and David Sirota.

[redstateblues]

53. Bernie only hires the best people

[NurseJackie]

58. And the tax returns STILL haven't been released.

[lunamagica]

59. I've always said they are two sides of the same coin

[Hortensis]

71. Yes. They're both competing for the same populist barn-burners.

Of course, Trump trumped Sanders in 2016. No surprise since holding onto his left-wing dissidents wouldn't allow Sanders to use the bigotry of angry populists, from right and left, enough to draw more. Thinking especially of all those bigoted white working class men Democrats Sanders tried for but lost to Trump. The best he could do was avoid being associated with minorities.

But this time Sanders sees new opportunity in trumpster fall-aways who see Trump as a loser, both white populists and moderate Republicans. At the same time he tries to appeal to the center, he has to avoid losing his remnant zealous lefties and also to keep his hand officially extended, but that's all, to resentful minorities who are bad fits for the Democratic Party.

It'll be interesting to watch. I'll probably at least record the "town hall" Fox is putting on for him.

[Gothmog]

75. Agreed

These two are mirror images of each other

[Paladin]

70. If, God forbid, it's trump vs. Bernie in 2020, then Bernie gets my vote.

Other than that, to hell with both of them. Democrats can do so much better, this time around.

[Gothmog]

74. From Morning Joe

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Cha]

78. K!

[Cha]

79. KR!

[NurseJackie]

82. It's a great headline that mirrors my thoughts.

[Cha]

87. One I never thought

I'd see!

[BlueFlorida]

83. Kick for exposure nt

[UniteFightBack]

84. Just how extreme can Bernie get? What is he willing to say to pander to get votes? nt

[Gothmog]

85. Bernie Sanders is "providing political cover" for Donald Trump not releasing his tax returns,

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

88. Stephanie Ruhl-Could Bernie Sanders' tax returns drive his supporters away?

Link to tweet

[BeckyDem]

91. lol

-10 for Milbank.

[Cha]

93. Who needs a "Formula" candidate.. Who

hires 3rd party workers for his top staff?

[Blue_Tires]

94. kick

[Cha]

95. KICK!