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3. That was a dumb thing to say

Thu May 28, 2015, 11:30 PM

May 2015

Not the dumbest thing I've heard said, probably not the dumbest thing I've ever said. Also it was 40 years ago and he hasn't tried to make policy based on it. Unlike say Republicans who think that there's legitimate rape and illegitimate rape and such, or that squeezing an aspirin between a woman's legs is a form of birth control.

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Bernie Sanders distances himself from 'dumb' 1972 essay on rape [View all] Nye Bevan May 2015 OP

oh FFS Kali May 2015 #1

That was easy. Anyone who read past the headline already knew it. arcane1 May 2015 #2

That was a dumb thing to say mythology May 2015 #3

Many of us who were young women in those days recognize exactly what he was saying. He did jwirr May 2015 #11

Curious that he'd try to distance himself from a statement 40 years ahead of its time, then. Orrex May 2015 #23

I think they are distancing it for the same reasons we see in this thread. It is only us older jwirr May 2015 #24

Some of us not that old remember nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #31

Exactly but the magazines Bernie is referring to are the ones who printed story after story about jwirr May 2015 #36

Thankfully circulation for Cosmo nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #37

It should be we have learned a lot since then. jwirr May 2015 #39

It's corpmedia describing it as 'distancing himself'. Lazyminded media has their catch phrases blm May 2015 #35

Absolutely. jwirr May 2015 #42

Seems like you're rationalizing it LordGlenconner May 2015 #32

If you bother to put into perspective and read the whole article maybe you will see what he was jwirr May 2015 #43

If you don't drop the aspirin, it is very effective. NT 1939 May 2015 #30

good for him JI7 May 2015 #4

Long time ago. Of course, I keep reading here that Hillary supported Goldwater... Drunken Irishman May 2015 #5

She is a right-winger eloydude May 2015 #6

Name ten right-wing Republicans in Congress who support: NYC Liberal May 2015 #14

You won't be getting a reply cyberswede May 2015 #26

about damn time. not that it wasnt pretty fast with this system. but, one had to ignore and seabeyond May 2015 #29

Isn't the fear that Hillary won't actually work to hard on any of these social issues Johonny May 2015 #41

If right-wingers were more like Hillary, I'd be able to tolerate the right-wing a helluva lot more. Drunken Irishman May 2015 #22

really? and the point of this post vs. Sanders age is.....? Sheepshank May 2015 #28

Yeah, some of Bernie's delusional supporters call her a rw.. they have no ******* clue. just cheap Cha May 2015 #15

It's a shame that people have to answer for things they did or said 43 years ago. peecoolyour May 2015 #7

Bernie should not have to apologize for this. People have dark fantasies. Its why they are fantasies Joe the Revelator May 2015 #8

It was pretty shallow MFrohike May 2015 #9

As a teenager back then in the 50s and early 60s I recognize the hell we went through when we jwirr May 2015 #13

Makes sense MFrohike May 2015 #16

You were right about the writing style - it was not easy to see what his point was unless you were jwirr May 2015 #19

But you know what's interesting? frazzled May 2015 #10

Thank you for bringing up Pres Obama's writings when he was younger and that they were Cha May 2015 #17

I am 73 years old and I did not find the substance juvenile. He did a damn good job of showing jwirr May 2015 #18

Thank you for your posts on this issue. beam me up scottie May 2015 #21

So, he is a Dworkinite! LOL boston bean May 2015 #33

I absolutely agree with your take on the piece. Lilith Rising May 2015 #34

Oh Lord! hrmjustin May 2015 #12

That's really not necessary. Wilms May 2015 #20

Look, I'm more the HRC camp...but this stuff is just as dumb.... Sheepshank May 2015 #25

If you have to go all the way back to the 1970's to find something to attack Bernie Sanders... backscatter712 May 2015 #27

Did you also raise that point in response to the "Goldwater girl" attacks on Hillary? Nye Bevan May 2015 #38

Same has been done with Hillary on DU again and again and again uponit7771 May 2015 #40

majority of the attacks on Kerry and Obama were from decades ago JI7 May 2015 #44