Bernie Sanders

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26. So will your counter point protest the original opinion piece portrait of Sanders??

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Fri Aug 14, 2015, 12:51 AM

Aug 2015

You said you wanted to know how to take it down??

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WTF This is the worst smear I've read so far! [View all] retrowire Aug 2015 OP

Not to worry; nobody reads Time any more. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #1

I realized that soon enough retrowire Aug 2015 #2

Don't forget that Bernie did not have control of the microphone because it was NOT HIS RALLY. senz Aug 2015 #38

That would be Robby Stern, chair of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action eridani Aug 2015 #68

Thanks, eridani. senz Aug 2015 #69

Time is still in business? HFRN Aug 2015 #4

But some will be more than happy to quote it. nt senz Aug 2015 #59

It sure seems like he's being swiftboated, just lie after lie being Cleita Aug 2015 #3

BOOM! merrily Aug 2015 #34

Bernie supporters must use social media to COUNTER THE LIES. senz Aug 2015 #39

Is Time still in business Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #5

Didn't Time just have a photo shoot of Bill Clinton and George Jr. together? jalan48 Aug 2015 #6

I think you mean this one. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #10

Yeah-this fucking shit. jalan48 Aug 2015 #11

I'd l like to see someone shrink it and write the caption "W and Bubba, friends for life" davidpdx Aug 2015 #20

And who is more in the foreground? Churns the stomach. maddiemom Aug 2015 #30

The Clintons are now part of the Bush crime family Doctor_J Aug 2015 #33

Bill started hanging out w/Poppy Bush while Dubya was president. senz Aug 2015 #44

Being in the same photo alone would not bother me. It's everything else. merrily Aug 2015 #35

I wouldn't buy a used car from ANY of them,... bvar22 Aug 2015 #65

The guy on the right Roy Rolling Aug 2015 #67

You almost have to feel sorry for Georgie. merrily Aug 2015 #70

Yup malokvale77 Aug 2015 #7

One suspects senz Aug 2015 #45

Time Magazine's agenda: "Oligarchs Rule America, so populists can buzz-off" 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #8

There are a lot of people invested in keeping this alive at any cost, from any angle. arcane1 Aug 2015 #8

Did you read the comments. Everyone is azmom Aug 2015 #12

That's a relief. retrowire Aug 2015 #14

There were 52 when I visited the site. azmom Aug 2015 #15

Get ready for full speed ahead from the Swift Boaters. SoapBox Aug 2015 #13

I was going to say the same thing but you beat me too it. zeemike Aug 2015 #21

What do you expect from Time? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #16

I remember that author from this article: HappyPlace Aug 2015 #17

Regardless of the legitimate motives of some in the BLM movement, Maedhros Aug 2015 #18

that's why you should never pander to bullies and terrorists Doctor_J Aug 2015 #19

Well, this certainly has escalated. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #25

Well said. historylovr Aug 2015 #23

+ 1 senz Aug 2015 #55

This goes beyond BLM imo. It all started way before those incidents. cui bono Aug 2015 #71

Bernie is not just challenging policy - he is challenging the power structure itself Douglas Carpenter Aug 2015 #22

Good points. senz Aug 2015 #56

TIME is a conservative rag that is unreliable as a source of information n/t Schmice2 Aug 2015 #24

So will your counter point protest the original opinion piece portrait of Sanders?? Person 2713 Aug 2015 #26

This is so stupid: left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #27

He was an invited speaker at a social security/medicare rally. No "political agenda" involved. senz Aug 2015 #47

What really makes me roll my eyes is the notion that appropriating a Twitter hashtag Maedhros Aug 2015 #53

Uh... hate to burst your bubble, but... arithia Aug 2015 #28

he may have money retrowire Aug 2015 #36

Like Obama, he made his money from a book. senz Aug 2015 #48

*sigh* arithia Aug 2015 #74

You've got to be fucking kidding me. cui bono Aug 2015 #72

Accurate portrayal of a candidates wealth isn't an attack on the candidate arithia Aug 2015 #73

My apologies. cui bono Aug 2015 #76

thank you arithia Aug 2015 #78

I get what you're saying, but I think in an election cycle where he's running against people cui bono Aug 2015 #79

You're right, but I still think the lowest point in presidemtial politics was in 2004. maddiemom Aug 2015 #29

Yep. That's when I realized they had NO conscience. senz Aug 2015 #49

No surprise. Rich white people have been trying to convince AAs to hate Bernie for Zorra Aug 2015 #31

Sad to see a small number playing along. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #54

I wonder how many people even read time these days. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #32

Was it in print or just online? Babel_17 Aug 2015 #37

The author tweets regarding some of the pushback Babel_17 Aug 2015 #40

Did she just admit some poor writing on her part? Babel_17 Aug 2015 #41

Don't know if you all saw the hit piece against Bernie & his supporters on Salon senz Aug 2015 #42

They're click bait Babel_17 Aug 2015 #43

Apologies, Babel_17. I hadn't gotten to your comment yet. senz Aug 2015 #50

Someone should speak out against this utter lie. Time shouldn't get away with it. senz Aug 2015 #46

I wrote a counter point and submitted it to ideas@time.com retrowire Aug 2015 #57

Good letter, retrowire. senz Aug 2015 #58

My bad, at this point it probably doesn't matter though... retrowire Aug 2015 #60

True. It looks like this "incident" is blowing over. senz Aug 2015 #61

Absolutely. We need him as much as he needs us. n/t retrowire Aug 2015 #62

*Now* Time magazine is suddenly worried about racism, and rich politicians? villager Aug 2015 #51

Note that commenters are setting the story straight. senz Aug 2015 #52

Oh Ho. The author needed medicaid and WIC assistance senz Aug 2015 #63

Swiftboating. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #64

Good old Time magazine Oilwellian Aug 2015 #66

Best thing to do with this obvious smear campaign, is not to feed it. Ignore it, it has only sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #75

You know what I don't get? Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #77