Democratic Primaries

Scurrilous

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28. Made it to print. I hope they don't hand out more than one.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:04 PM

Jan 2020

Bernie Sanders praised Alabama segregationist governor George Wallace in 1972 article

"A decades-old article in which Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, praised Alabama’s controversial segregationist governor George Wallace is making the rounds online.

The 1972 article in the Brattleboro Reformer was written when Sanders was a 31-year-old candidate running for governor of Vermont as a member of the Liberty Union party. Sanders finished in third place in the race.

“Politicians put people to sleep,” Sanders said before offering praise for Wallace. “(Wallace) advocates some outrageous approaches to our problems but at least he is sensitive to what people feel they need.”

https://www.al.com/news/2020/01/bernie-sanders-praised-alabama-segregationist-governor-george-wallace-in-1972-article.html

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And then there were four. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #1

Oh, God. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #20

ROFL! love it. Amimnoch Jan 2020 #39

4 dweller Jan 2020 #2

Would not have thought that at any age. 58Sunliner Jan 2020 #3

No shit, me neither. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #5

Oh my gawd left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 #4

You replied to your dead horse thread with a dead horse gif? OilemFirchen Jan 2020 #21

lol Cha Jan 2020 #31

. Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #6

Well, it is George Wallace. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #7

Can't have it both ways?? Awh shucks Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #11

... Scurrilous Jan 2020 #37

Desperation isn't a good look, but apparently some are ok with it. redqueen Jan 2020 #8

Yeah "Desperation" from the BS campaign is Cha Jan 2020 #32

It speaks to hypocrisy mcar Jan 2020 #9

Bernie Sanders never supported Wallace Eric J in MN Jan 2020 #14

Please stop with the inconvenient truth... your interfering with the Bernie bashing!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #34

It's still being brought up. Saw it today. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #38

BS needs to take responsibility and apologize. N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #10

48 years ago, nothing older? "String him up and feed him appalachiablue Jan 2020 #12

That's a vile imagery. Cha Jan 2020 #33

An expression I noted with 's' for saracasm. Serious times appalachiablue Jan 2020 #35

that was a "true swamp" imagery. Cha Jan 2020 #36

then there's the brutal murderous dictator fidel castro nt msongs Jan 2020 #13

If you google Bernie Castro, you get Bernie Castro. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #24

We're constantly reminded of one day in Sanders' life 57 years ago.... George II Jan 2020 #15

Meanwhile, Trump gets a free ride TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #16

And ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 #18

You bet they will. We're writing their ads for them. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #19

They have all of this already. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #23

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #17

This is how I feel when people bring up Anita Hill, Iraq and that Warren used to be a Republican. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #22

Think this is bad, you should see Twitter. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #25

...and I once voted for Nixon... samnsara Jan 2020 #26

Bernie is a contender, isn't he? treestar Jan 2020 #27

Made it to print. I hope they don't hand out more than one. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #28

It is called vetting Gothmog Jan 2020 #29

Ermagherd! Multiple threads! Agschmid Jan 2020 #30

Bernie is right - demagogues are sensitive ("aware" is a better word) to what people are feeling. jg10003 Jan 2020 #40