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boston bean

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53. He just kept it to himself Russia was helping him.

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 07:39 PM

Feb 2020

Now that he doesn’t say how, I am even a bit more suspicious.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sanders did not solicit Russia's aid. He did not encourage it, and he does not [View all] Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 OP

His approval numbers keep rising. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #1

No doubt with help from the Russians. pfeiffer Feb 2020 #11

i agree with you. he has gone a whole month without telling us the truth. Shame on BS trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #25

BERNIE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH AND NOT SAID ANYTHING?????? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #32

+1, I OP'd that maybe Sanders was told not to say something and it got reported but in that .... uponit7771 Feb 2020 #43

It's curious and maddening. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #48

I think he's known about it a hell of a lot longer. Dream Girl Feb 2020 #127

OK guillaumeb Feb 2020 #62

BS. Where is your proof? rockfordfile Feb 2020 #75

I'm beginning to believe Butterflylady Feb 2020 #89

Read the Mueller report underthematrix Feb 2020 #2

But he is getting it aeromanKC Feb 2020 #3

Putin is a dumbass, you really think he has the game wired? ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #7

Most assuredly. apcalc Feb 2020 #14

+1 OnDoutside Feb 2020 #17

I would like to know more about the "help" Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #9

It was neither Putin, nor a Russian bot, claiming birtherism Tweedy Feb 2020 #64

It is clear that Russia considers his campaign an asset. apcalc Feb 2020 #10

Accusing Sanders of "thumbing his nose at democracy" if he doesn't withdraw Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #29

I see your point. A conundrum with no easy answer... apcalc Feb 2020 #33

If Putin was smart, Russia would be #1 country in the world at140 Feb 2020 #88

it's too bad so many DUers do not know Skittles Feb 2020 #90

Probably not, but the help tells us something about the situation. Hoyt Feb 2020 #4

Why didn't he come forward sooner? snowybirdie Feb 2020 #5

If I understand correctly, all the people in congress are getting these briefings, so Sanders hughee99 Feb 2020 #97

No.he got briefed first a month ago. drray23 Feb 2020 #126

That's weird. Why do you suppose only the members of the intel committe are briefed, but not the hughee99 Feb 2020 #130

He kept it secret for a month. Didn't say a word about it. Squinch Feb 2020 #6

+1, ... and it looks like he had more to gain than to lose IMHO uponit7771 Feb 2020 #15

Yes, and it's a big problem now. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #20

+1, he could've nipped this quick fast and came out against Trump / Russia helping him then uponit7771 Feb 2020 #22

Yes, I agree, and IF that was the case he was horrifically badly advised. Even here, I've noticed a OnDoutside Feb 2020 #27

+1, just damn ... Tell us this aint so Sanders. This just *** LOOKS *** bad for him at best uponit7771 Feb 2020 #28

With everything that has transpired since 2015, he and his campaign should have known better to get OnDoutside Feb 2020 #36

+1, Sanders voted multiple times against Russian sanction then on last one "missed" voting for it.. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #38

Do you know when that vote was ? OnDoutside Feb 2020 #44

Link uponit7771 Feb 2020 #46

Thanks OnDoutside Feb 2020 #56

I believe that. TDale313 Feb 2020 #8

Bernie kept this secret for over a month. pfeiffer Feb 2020 #12

BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! He had everything to gain with coming out against Trump / Putin at the uponit7771 Feb 2020 #13

He comes out againt Trump all of the time. And he's blasted Trump asking for foreign Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #24

No Tom ... AT ... THE .. TIME he was told, vs now uponit7771 Feb 2020 #26

That's EXACTLY it. He kept this quiet for a whole month. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #39

Neither trump nor Putin want Joe to be the nominee Gothmog Feb 2020 #16

Amazing that unintentionally MSM lent such a helping hand. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #30

Trump is trying to pick his general election opponent Gothmog Feb 2020 #124

THANK YOU, Tom elleng Feb 2020 #18

It's a problem. Cary Feb 2020 #19

Thank you Tom. CentralMass Feb 2020 #21

The only thing worse than Putin rigging primaries for Bernie is his competitors trying to iwannaknow Feb 2020 #23

A month. He kept silent. And he saw this show before with Mueller's report. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #34

No, Sanders kept quiet for a month when he could've benefited from saying something uponit7771 Feb 2020 #49

LOL awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #55

Putin IS a checkers hack Tweedy Feb 2020 #67

Russians and Trumpists both think their best chance at Trump being re-elected comes from RockRaven Feb 2020 #31

Didn't the Democrats want Trump to be the Republican nominee in 2016? juliuswest Feb 2020 #35

I did. JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #63

I didn't Tweedy Feb 2020 #68

I'm confessing. JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #70

I hoped he had no chance Tweedy Feb 2020 #73

Not me Cosmocat Feb 2020 #96

He never bothered to open his mouth last time it happened tishaLA Feb 2020 #37

THIS !!!! The fist time maybe he didn't know how to handle but this time ... just damn !! Careful, uponit7771 Feb 2020 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2020 #72

"MIRC Riders" may actually contain a mispelling of the word "MIRT"... Sloumeau Feb 2020 #95

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You are very welcome. :) Sloumeau Feb 2020 #116

And didn't this time either... ehrnst Feb 2020 #102

How do you know that? comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #41

I agree with this however ibegurpard Feb 2020 #42

BS found out a month ago and didn't bother divulging THIS democratisphere Feb 2020 #45

security briefings are not always for immediate public release jg10003 Feb 2020 #47

maybe ibegurpard Feb 2020 #50

Right, I'd like to know if he was told to keep quiet about this issue. If not then this is screwed u uponit7771 Feb 2020 #52

And he DID NOT mention it when he learned about it a month ago. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #51

He just kept it to himself Russia was helping him. boston bean Feb 2020 #53

Has anyone detailed exactly what this interference consists of? Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #54

Senator Sanders is a leak? Tweedy Feb 2020 #69

Someone leaked the contents of a classified briefing to the Post. Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #74

Senator Sanders suggested this at the NV debate Tweedy Feb 2020 #77

How do we know this is not true? I guess I will have to defer to the intelligence community on this 33taw Feb 2020 #57

Yet the Russians persist in helping Bernie's campaign just like they did in comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #58

But he waited a month... Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #59

Sitting on such information JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #60

If that were really true... dlk Feb 2020 #61

His silence was consent. nt Baltimike Feb 2020 #65

The unanswered question - why does Russia want him to win? tinrobot Feb 2020 #66

Polling data? JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #71

They want him to win so he can lose and reelect Trump bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #82

How do you know? bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #76

He voted against the Magnitsky act, why? ebbie15644 Feb 2020 #78

Bernie is a very popular candidate & all this talk about russian this, republicans that don't change yaesu Feb 2020 #79

So I now hear he was not obligated to not share this.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #123

But now the "Russian this and republican that" for bs is known- Alliepoo Feb 2020 #131

I don't see him denouncing them EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #80

For the record, I'm still very fucking concerned Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #81

THIS bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #85

I don't dislike Bernie, but George McGovern was a decent guy AdamGG Feb 2020 #83

He's denounced it Lordquinton Feb 2020 #84

Why didn't he denounce it when he found out ?! Really ?! You understand that's the issue here uponit7771 Feb 2020 #103

Bernie is not my first choice. warmfeet Feb 2020 #86

K & R LAS14 Feb 2020 #87

Why didn't he release the info after the briefing? Why does he constantly helpisontheway Feb 2020 #91

Thank you Tom! N/T Devil Child Feb 2020 #92

Jesus fucking Christ nobody is saying that he solicited except YOU. He did however KEEP IT SECRET. UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #93

Yeah if you look at the bigger picture and see things from PatrickforO Feb 2020 #94

+10000 JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #106

excellent post jg10003 Feb 2020 #109

Chaos and division is what Putin wants. scipan Feb 2020 #121

#BernieKnew is trending on twitter Gothmog Feb 2020 #98

Listen to what Bernie said on CNN: "Putin is a thug." Shame on anyone suggesting he is inviting Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #99

Red Herring, you understand clearly the main complaint isn't Sanders inviting interference uponit7771 Feb 2020 #105

that seems to be the implication from some posters Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #110

This could so be copied from a Trump press release. bitterross Feb 2020 #100

So why did he not go public with it, then blasted WAPO when they reported on it ehrnst Feb 2020 #101

We should all be proud of Bernie & how he handles these distractions. It's why he's leadin the field InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #104

No, Sanders should've publicaly denounced Russia when he found out not wait months while they help uponit7771 Feb 2020 #107

Russia is causing perfect chaos IcyPeas Feb 2020 #108

He voted against acting on Russia interference. krissey Feb 2020 #111

Do you have a link to this? Him also voting against Russian sanctions will paint a bigger picture uponit7771 Feb 2020 #113

But does he care WHY Russia AND the GOP want him to be the Candidate for the Democratic party? BadGimp Feb 2020 #112

+1, I want to know why Sanders didn't denounce the second he found the Russians were helping him uponit7771 Feb 2020 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2020 #117

knr nt cliffside Feb 2020 #118

He didn't have to Skidmore Feb 2020 #119

Oh, I have Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #120

Sorry. He shouldn't have kept it secret for a month. kcr Feb 2020 #122

If the Russians want to re-elect Trump makes perfect sense they want Sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #125

Has he asked anyone for help to find it and stop it? Squinch Feb 2020 #128

But why is he getting it at all? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #129