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Beringia

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42. I fact checked the document for a couple of things

Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:30 PM

Dec 2019

As far as gun control, and the Brady Bill, he was serving his constituents in Vermont which is mainly rural and there are a large number of hunters and gun owners there. Also Sanders supports states rights over federal rules. He consistently voted against assault weapons.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jul/10/generation-forward-pac/did-bernie-sanders-vote-against-background-checks-/

As far as the "Marriage Week", this was signed in 1982. From an article,

To keep the resolution in perspective, efforts to legalize same-sex marriage were few and far between in the decade before the resolution was signed. No state at the time had same-sex marriage, or civil unions for that matter. Litigation seeking same-sex marriage in Hawaii and Vermont would come in the 1990s, but no lawsuit would be successful in obtaining same-sex marriage until the Goodridge decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2003.

According to Sanders’s campaign website, he one year after the resolution was apparently signed supported as Burlington mayor the city’s first-ever Pride parade and later signed a city ordinance prohibiting housing discrimination there.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/02/06/clinton-surrogates-pounce-on-sanders-over-82-marriage-resolution/

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A compilation of oppo research on Bernie Sanders [View all] NYMinute Dec 2019 OP

Some amazing, and surprising, little nuggets in that document. A must read.... George II Dec 2019 #1

And that doesn't even cover some of the most egregious character issues LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #2

Posting oppo research on a Dem candidate? TheRickles Dec 2019 #3

Oppo research on Dem candidates is posted all the time. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #5

I don't think anybody is stopping oppo research on any of the candidates you mention... George II Dec 2019 #7

Yes, and it's called vetting, so we are told treestar Dec 2019 #8

We call it "A Primary." Squinch Dec 2019 #10

Welcome to the primary season (nt) Recursion Dec 2019 #13

It's called the "Bernie Standard," which, as the name implies, doesn't apply to other candidates... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #51

That's called cognitive dissonance. MrsCoffee Dec 2019 #79

Yes! A thousand times yes! BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #135

Hear, hear!!! Stellar Dec 2019 #89

It's called the "Hillary Standard" and you helped set it...nt SidDithers Dec 2019 #126

There is a ton of oppo out there on sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #4

As in, Steve Bannon's folder on him was allegedly four volumes, each several inches thick (nt) Recursion Dec 2019 #14

With videos of a number of lectures by sanders that would make great attack ads Gothmog Dec 2019 #17

Yuup Recursion Dec 2019 #19

No kidding! calimary Dec 2019 #23

I am convinced that trump would win 45+ states if sanders is the nominee Gothmog Dec 2019 #34

don't quit your day job! NJCher Dec 2019 #76

Why would Trump voters vote for anyone running as a Democrat? betsuni Dec 2019 #83

I agree with you Gothmog Dec 2019 #105

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #108

If sanders was the nominee, trump would run ads using this and other oppo on sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #99

here's what trump will talk about NJCher Dec 2019 #110

LOL-trump has tried this already and it FAILED Gothmog Dec 2019 #112

Yup. And being able to say "I told you so" would be absolutely no consolation. SunSeeker Dec 2019 #36

If you look at David Mack's page, it is all salacious superficial stuff Beringia Dec 2019 #6

Which is this, salacious or superficial? George II Dec 2019 #9

Superficial. (n/t) thesquanderer Dec 2019 #11

It was a pretty big story for two or three days after that happened. George II Dec 2019 #12

More importantly, Mack didn't compile that Sanders document. It came from the 2016 Clinton campaign. thesquanderer Dec 2019 #15

The trump campaign has a great deal more oppo Gothmog Dec 2019 #21

Those ads will lose their punch when juxtaposed to ads with Trump and Putin Fiendish Thingy Dec 2019 #28

Trump's follies are already baked in -- you can't shock anyone with them nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #39

CRAP LIKE THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW BERNIE IS WINNING... CELEBRATE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #80

No he isn't: George II Dec 2019 #96

This is material from 2016 that was NOT needed Gothmog Dec 2019 #107

K&R! nt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #16

That's it? I skimmed but almost all of this is out there already. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #18

That was the Clinton file from three years ago Gothmog Dec 2019 #22

The material above is not the trump oppo file Gothmog Dec 2019 #20

Thanks for posting -- some people are deluded into a cult like blind following nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #27

This material is only the material gathered by the Clinton campaign three years ago Gothmog Dec 2019 #33

We are called a movement. roody Dec 2019 #127

As movements go, incredibly apt NYMinute Dec 2019 #129

..... ehrnst Jan 2020 #134

Like Nader's followers called his campaign? ehrnst Jan 2020 #133

Here's the money line: peggysue2 Dec 2019 #29

IKR? n/t NYMinute Dec 2019 #50

There doesn't seem to be anything in the cited document about Sierra Blanca. lapucelle Dec 2019 #53

I know -- there is tones of more "stuff" beyond what is in the OP nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #60

KR.. TY, NYMinute Cha Dec 2019 #24

I cannot support him for these and so many more reasons. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #25

I also have additional reasons to dislike sanders and his supporters Gothmog Dec 2019 #35

His and their contempt for the party has been obvious ever since he... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #38

I saw this contempt at the National Convention Gothmog Dec 2019 #49

K&R betsuni Dec 2019 #26

But you'll vote for him if he is the nominee, right? aidbo Dec 2019 #30

Read the material Gothmog Dec 2019 #32

Cue the crickets... chirp! chirp! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #82

Useless question. He won't be the nominee. n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #100

Holy Guacamole! I am on page 10 in and shock! OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #31

Wait until you get to page 53. nt SunSeeker Dec 2019 #37

There is a ton of strong material in this memorandum Gothmog Dec 2019 #48

O.M.G. PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #40

There's a reason Trump has been going after Joe Zeus69 Dec 2019 #41

trump is scared of Joe Biden and would love to run against sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #47

So not true! Joe would lose @least 40+ states which is why Bernie's the 1 keepin Dolt45 up at night InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #52

lmao PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #55

I am also amused Gothmog Dec 2019 #115

Give me a B, Give me an S PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #119

Imagine how great it's going to be when the losing starts? BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #136

I fact checked the document for a couple of things Beringia Dec 2019 #42

Well it's good to know we can now go back any number of years in vetting Joe under this new standard InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #54

Yes, you could do this with any of the older candidates Beringia Dec 2019 #62

Biden has quite likely been vetted more than any other candidate this cycle. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #67

Exactly ... Biden is squeaky clean or Obama wouldn't have picked him n/t PhoenixDem Dec 2019 #72

Kids are dying OldRed2450 Dec 2019 #59

K&R brer cat Dec 2019 #43

I think there was an actual FBI investigation into Jane Sanders, R B Garr Dec 2019 #44

Yes ... and her loans were the cause NYMinute Dec 2019 #46

So all family is fair game in vetting candidates?? That's the standard now?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #56

Have you seen trump in action??? Gothmog Dec 2019 #57

Heh you don't want that, believe me. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #137

K&R! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #45

Holy Mackerel Me. Dec 2019 #58

your report is outdated NJCher Dec 2019 #61

Based on the number of mentions, it's clear the candidate whom they most fear will win is Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #63

the report is poorly written NJCher Dec 2019 #64

Could not agree with you more!! Hard to believe it's come to this!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #65

Actually the report is well written Gothmog Dec 2019 #74

surely you jest NJCher Dec 2019 #77

This is a well written report Gothmog Dec 2019 #86

content has nothing to do with it NJCher Dec 2019 #90

"content has nothing to do with it" betsuni Dec 2019 #91

You are totally wrong Gothmog Dec 2019 #98

LOL-this memorandum was written for a specified purpose Gothmog Dec 2019 #131

what is good writing, to you? NJCher Dec 2019 #111

Have you ever worked on a campaign? Gothmog Dec 2019 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author Gothmog Dec 2019 #130

I was part of the Clinton Victory Counsel team Gothmog Dec 2019 #132

... lapucelle Dec 2019 #84

I had a similar reaction Gothmog Dec 2019 #88

The information in this memorandum was gathered in 2016 but not used because sanders was no threat Gothmog Dec 2019 #104

Outdated? Is there a cutoff date for vetting? NYMinute Dec 2019 #70

check to see who has the highest support from Latinos NJCher Dec 2019 #75

bwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha NYMinute Dec 2019 #78

wrong NJCher Dec 2019 #81

Old? betsuni Dec 2019 #85

poor thing NJCher Dec 2019 #93

Biden leads among Latinos. Warren second, Sanders 3rd (Yougov poll, Dec. 23-24) Cha Dec 2019 #117

Biden leads among Latinos. Warren second, Sanders 3rd (Yougov poll, Dec. 23-24) Cha Dec 2019 #118

Nope. Facts don't change depending on age. betsuni Dec 2019 #71

LOL-that is because this is oppo gathered by the Clinton campaign during the 2016 race Gothmog Dec 2019 #103

The Clinton campaign presumably had most or all of this. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #66

Point already made by someone up in the thread NYMinute Dec 2019 #69

nobody's perfect... myohmy2 Dec 2019 #68

If you were to substitute Biden's name for Sanders, then what? Hortensis Dec 2019 #73

+1000 ehrnst Dec 2019 #114

There is not a single point in that document that isn't true.... George II Dec 2019 #106

"It was compiled by the Clinton campaign but never used." myohmy2 Dec 2019 #122

This memorandum was stolen by Russia and published on Wikileakes Gothmog Dec 2019 #123

I wish we could concentrate on beating Trump rather than trying to take down totodeinhere Dec 2019 #87

Some of this stuff is really old - how far should we go back when we vet someone? FM123 Dec 2019 #92

This comes from WikiLeaks melman Dec 2019 #94

So does that mean this information is here now because the gulp...Russians Uncle Joe Dec 2019 #121

Yes Gothmog Dec 2019 #125

Yes, I'm afraid so melman Dec 2019 #128

This material was used at the time to discourage sanders supporters from voting Gothmog Jan 2020 #141

This was material that was never used by the Clinton campaign Gothmog Dec 2019 #124

Somebody is verrrrry afraid of Bernie Sanders and his strong base of supporters StrictlyRockers Dec 2019 #95

WELL SAID!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2019 #97

Not really-this material is from the 2016 Clinton campaign and was never used Gothmog Dec 2019 #102

This is limited to facts and is NOTHING to the scandals, Hortensis Dec 2019 #109

omg.. Vetting is so passe. lol I want someone who Cha Dec 2019 #116

Bernie's enthusiastic supporters can only vote once, and there aren't enough of them... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #120

I really wish that Hillary Clinton had not taken a kid gloves approach with sanders Gothmog Dec 2019 #101

Whether or Not Biden OR Sanders wins the nomination I feel like flying_wahini Jan 2020 #138

This is hitting below.the belt. Complete garbage. Joe941 Jan 2020 #139

Which one of those is factually incorrect? nt NYMinute Jan 2020 #140

Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie Gothmog Jan 2020 #142

I am seeing this file being pushed out in the public more Gothmog Jan 2020 #143

Holy Moly! Zolorp Jan 2020 #144