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Showing Original Post only (View all)WTF is this crap Hillary? Shopping around a doc saying Bernie is pro-Communist? [View all]
Really? REALLY?
You wanted a war on your hands, you got it. You just opened up a whole treasure chest of crap from your past that is now fair game. You have more baggage than Samsonite.
Sanders smeared as communist sympathiser as Clinton allies sling mud
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/22/bernie-sanders-communist-sympathiser-hillary-clinton-us-election-2016
A war of words between Hillary Clinton and Sanders has erupted in recent days as polls show him in the lead among voters in New Hampshire and Iowa
The dossier, prepared by opponents of Sanders and passed on to The Guardian by a source who would only agree to be identified as a Democrat, alleges that Sanders sympathized with the USSR during the Cold War because he went on a trip there to visit a twinned city while he was mayor of Burlington.
Similar associations with communism in Cuba are catalogued alongside a list of quotes about countries ranging from China to Nicaragua in a way that supporters regard as bordering on the McCarthyite rather than fairly reflecting his views.
Sanders has insisted on many occasions this year that his own philosophy of democratic socialism is very different to that of authoritarian regimes, and much more in keeping with the tradition of American reformers such as Franklin D Roosevelt.
The Vermont senator has also ridiculed suggestions repeated by the attack dossier that his policies would see nationalisation of US industries.
I dont believe government should take over the grocery store down the street or own the means of production, he said during a speech at Georgetown University. But I do believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a decent standard of living and that their incomes should go up, not down. I do believe in private companies that thrive and invest and grow in America, companies that create jobs here, rather than companies that are shutting down in America and increasing their profits by exploiting low-wage labor abroad.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/22/bernie-sanders-communist-sympathiser-hillary-clinton-us-election-2016
A war of words between Hillary Clinton and Sanders has erupted in recent days as polls show him in the lead among voters in New Hampshire and Iowa
The dossier, prepared by opponents of Sanders and passed on to The Guardian by a source who would only agree to be identified as a Democrat, alleges that Sanders sympathized with the USSR during the Cold War because he went on a trip there to visit a twinned city while he was mayor of Burlington.
Similar associations with communism in Cuba are catalogued alongside a list of quotes about countries ranging from China to Nicaragua in a way that supporters regard as bordering on the McCarthyite rather than fairly reflecting his views.
Sanders has insisted on many occasions this year that his own philosophy of democratic socialism is very different to that of authoritarian regimes, and much more in keeping with the tradition of American reformers such as Franklin D Roosevelt.
The Vermont senator has also ridiculed suggestions repeated by the attack dossier that his policies would see nationalisation of US industries.
I dont believe government should take over the grocery store down the street or own the means of production, he said during a speech at Georgetown University. But I do believe that the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth of America deserve a decent standard of living and that their incomes should go up, not down. I do believe in private companies that thrive and invest and grow in America, companies that create jobs here, rather than companies that are shutting down in America and increasing their profits by exploiting low-wage labor abroad.
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WTF is this crap Hillary? Shopping around a doc saying Bernie is pro-Communist? [View all]
pinebox
Jan 2016
OP
Not much different than branding Clinton a Third Way, Neo-Liberal, Oligarch, or some such.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#3
Some...a very small/few supported her...there are others that still post against Hillary on Benghazi
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#103
Then perhaps you can tell your "brothers in arms" to drop that crappola next time it comeS N/T up
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#122
what makes you think you are in any position to tell anyone to learn anything?
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#160
your post appear to be the very epitome of everything you complained about haa haa haaa n/t
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#152
Those who use insult where retort would excell use insult because they are bereft of better argument
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#68
As I said, I don't think Sanders is a commie, nor does in matter. I don't think Clinton called him
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#82
Well, I guess all those Democratic third wayers in New York were wrong electing her. Obama was wrong
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#79
Many things Obama has done wrong or forgotten about or done a 180 on from his original campaign.
Roland99
Jan 2016
#98
He's been a good Prez and he was supported by good Democrats. Unfortunately, some Democrats feel
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#113
Did you see the price of oil? We must have war with Iran. Oil would be over $100/barrel next day.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#190
And it is the DLC and its remnants that are MORE tied to Stalin than Bernie ever was...
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#138
While Snopes denies it, there's always that issue of the 45 dead people known to them. nt
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2016
#6
'cos no Bernie supporter has done that to Hillary....what a crock of shit. n/t
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#118
So you're rationalizing Hillary using disgusting right wing tactics that Rove would use?
cui bono
Jan 2016
#175
Poor Bernie supporters! Can't stand even the slightest criticism of Bernie.
beaglelover
Jan 2016
#19
Did you notice that this OP and the replies are posted in GDP, hardly a safe place.
Autumn
Jan 2016
#29
Calling him a communist sympathizer is hardly "slight criticism" and you know it.
arcane1
Jan 2016
#36
So you are fine with 50s style right wing McCarthyism from your candidate?
AgingAmerican
Jan 2016
#39
Stop making stuff up and looking foolish. It is not from Hillary and you know it. bye
riversedge
Jan 2016
#58
Keep lovin' your Koch brothers' commie money funded DLC roots why don't ya!
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#139
yeah, I detest her politics & behavior but let's leave "shrill" and "pantsuit" out of it
zazen
Jan 2016
#76
Her internal polling must be something to see. Bernie must be winning by more than we think he is.
Vinca
Jan 2016
#61
People with shady buddies ought to be very careful about starting guilt by association.
JoeyT
Jan 2016
#73
I was withholding that decision about holding my nose, but this crap doesn't make it easier
EndElectoral
Jan 2016
#109
I suppose it's only fair to sling mud back..... I would not vote for a doormat
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#100
Who else visited the USSR in 1988? Reagan; 125,000 American citizens; 20 major corporations
spedtr90
Jan 2016
#105
I went and studied there in 76. I ended up teaching there after the USSR fell.
ChairmanAgnostic
Jan 2016
#135
"passed on to the Guardian by a source who would only agree to be identified as “a Democrat”"
JTFrog
Jan 2016
#132
Of course, how else to keep the money flowing in? Also, is oppo research news to these guys?
synergie
Jan 2016
#185
her transparent campaign gets worse every day. my friend supports her but she hates her campaign.
ViseGrip
Jan 2016
#155
The guy just got off vacation for constantly dumping right wing shit in this forum.
JTFrog
Jan 2016
#192