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In reply to the discussion: Media Matters president knocks Bernie Sanders for timing of Fox News town hall [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)61. Oh...it's not how it might sound at first blush.
He's a "shock" guy, making a joke about his boyfriend, who is gay and Jewish. That his boyfriend leans conservative because he has a bag of gold (the implication being that otherwise, he'd be fully liberal like Carusone). Just a joke about someone he loves. 14 years ago.
He also said,
'My intention ultimately is to enforce a change of behavior, not to eradicate Fox,' he said.
That jives with his criticism of Bernie helping the station get much needed advertising money when they're planning their annual budget...used to fight Democrats.
This habit of crawling through statements made over a decade ago of people in the spotlight, and judging them by today's standards, is getting out of control, IMO.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Media Matters president knocks Bernie Sanders for timing of Fox News town hall [View all]
MrsCoffee
Apr 2019
OP
Gonna get way worse. There is an agenda at work, electing someone with a D after their name
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2019
#51
Bernie has his own agenda? Whattt?! I've been told repeatedly that most of the Democratic candidates
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#12
I remember his opp. supporters pushing the whole 'He's gonna run Independent!' story in 2016.
Lancero
Apr 2019
#26
Right on. Seems people just like to bash old Bernie. Bad idea. They all have good and bad.
pdsimdars
Apr 2019
#22
If Sanders wants to give Fox ad revenue and ratings...it is his right but I wouldn't do it
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#37
Where do you come up with this stuff? You know other Democrats have appeared on Fox, yes?
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2019
#42
This should be a big deal as it really helps Fox and was done after it was said no debates
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#44
It is a town hall and parsing words doesn't change that. This was a bad move
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#48
No. He said that good candidates might be passed over 'cause they don't pass purity test.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#39
Knit picking. Knocking Bernie for being on FOX. People find any excuse to knock him.
pdsimdars
Apr 2019
#41
How a person campiagns has to do with how someone ELSE thinks YOU should campaign
pdsimdars
Apr 2019
#53
Well people were just getting lectured in another thread about the evils of Fox News.
MrsCoffee
Apr 2019
#28
I have a feeling the VIEWERS of Fox News are going to get a lecture on the evils of Fox
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2019
#47
I can't believe Bernie doesn't carry around a calender with each networks add buy schedule on it. nt
Snotcicles
Apr 2019
#25
I'm down with the vapors about that too. A Democrat or a Not a Democrat being on Fox
Autumn
Apr 2019
#27
Not surprising. Media Matters President Angelo Carusone doesn't seem to like Jews
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2019
#54
You can also joke about and with your Jewish boyfriend and not be anti-Semitic.
George II
Apr 2019
#69
I don't remember Liz Warren pushing conspiracy and lies about Bill Clinton. He did. nt
Autumn
Apr 2019
#93
Is your information from a story defending Tucker Carlson? Isn't the Daily Mail a right wing source?
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#81
The Daily Mail isn't much more credible these days than Daily Caller or even Breitbart.
George II
Apr 2019
#86