END TO END BERNERS: The Official Bernie Sanders 2020 Crew thread

socialism is being poor and the poorer you are the more socialister it is

Big ol' piece on the inner workings of the campaign and stuff

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-race.html

Is it normal for the times to sound out a person’s regional accent pic.twitter.com/W5pGWaFDQc

— Nando (@nandorvila) April 11, 2019

about damn time

Bernie switched back into 80s public access mode and hosted a panel on poverty in Greenville, SC, than included local organizers, Danny Glover, and Cornel West

https://YouTube.com/watch?v=_keGO9K_-nY

Bernie Sanders talks felon voting at Ft. Worth, TX rally today: "I was roundly criticized for this, but you know what, once you begin taking away somebody’s right to vote, you are moving down a slippery slope. You committed a crime, you can’t vote. You’re poor, you can’t vote." pic.twitter.com/pAHMmSqUwO

— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) April 25, 2019

a reminder that (to different degrees) all pols suck

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he "does not fault Trump" in his handling of North Korea in an exclusive interview with @ABC's @jonkarl: "It is very, very difficult, but clearly they are a threat to the planet."

See more Sunday on @ThisWeekABC. https://t.co/hlSZblfiyd pic.twitter.com/qNt5qf7PRE

— ABC News (@ABC) May 4, 2019

When’s the next round of town halls, anyway? We got like a month plus till the first debate

biden running has me going super-saiyan bernie bro

Yeah, Biden is absolutely fucking everything up

And we're def past the the Howard Dean days where a "gaffe" has any chance of derailing your campaign. We're gonna be stuck with dude even if he's videotaped groping Lady Liberty in New York Harbor

might skim some trump voters with that though

taibbi:

In the Trump era, “crossing the aisle” is about as popular among blue-state intelligentsia as scabies or snuff films. No effort to court the Fox audience is considered kosher. In a year when Democrats officially cut off Fox as a debate broadcaster, Sanders’ decision to do the town hall was a political act in itself. Did it accomplish anything?

“Fox was kind enough to let us write an editorial after that,” Sanders says. “I think there are a few people who watched who are working two to three jobs, who have nothing set aside for retirement, and they’re wondering: Who cares about us? Do Democrats care about us? Do Republicans care about us?”

He pauses. “I think there are some working-class people out there who will say, ‘I don’t agree with Sanders about everything, but he’s right.’ ”

Whether or not you believe his pitch will work depends a lot on whether you think Trump’s voters were misled, or whether they read him loud and clear and voted out of racial and cultural resentment rather than the economic issues Sanders holds dear.

i don't think i agree with this. a lot of clinton's problems in these regions had to do with turnout. he didn't overperform in the midwest as much as clinton underperformed iirc.

I think that means you agree with it

Like whether they were misled or read him loud and clear, they still were inspired enough to pokemon go to the polls

hello bernie buds, cant wait for yall to come on over to the warren wagon, god bless

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/bernie-sanders.html

god this reporter is a fucking idiot

and of course liberal twitter is full of morons complaining that he was "rude" to her, because apparently at least some of the resistance is more offended by the very existence of bernie sanders than by fucking death squads

The US committed state terrorism against Central America in the 1980s. Worse than Saddam. Worse than Milosevic. Bernie Sanders was on the right side. The NYTimes -- surprise! -- was on the terrorist side. I remember it well. https://t.co/qtWKxSkO0n

— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) May 18, 2019

Bravo to Sanders for snapping.

Lol <3:

You do recall hearing those chants? I think the wire report has them saying, “Here, there, everywhere, the Yankee will die.”

They were fighting against American —— Huh huh —— yes, what is your point?

I wanted to ——

Are you shocked to learn that there was anti-American sentiment?

My point was I wanted to know if you had heard that.

I don’t remember, no. Of course there was anti-American sentiment there. This was a war being funded by the United States against the people of Nicaragua. People were being killed in that war.

Do you think if you had heard that directly, you would have stayed at the rally?

I think Sydney, with all due respect, you don’t understand a word that I’m saying.

Do you believe you had an accurate view of President Ortega at the time? I’m wondering if you’re ——

This was not about Ortega. Do you understand? I don’t know if you do or not. Do you know that the United States overthrew the government of Chile way back? Do you happen to know that? Do you? I’m asking you a simple question.

What point do you want to make?

My point is that fascism developed in Chile as a result of that. The United States overthrew the government of Guatemala, a democratically elected government, overthrew the government of Brazil. I strongly oppose U.S. policy, which overthrows governments, especially democratically elected governments, around the world. So this issue is not so much Nicaragua or the government of Nicaragua.

I'm not the biggest Berner, but that might be the best thing he has done so far this primary. So great, and so necessary, and nobody but him could do it.

good thing he didn't drop out per your advice

Just a reminder that despite her numerous strengths on foreign policy Liz is a friend to the defense industry:

Another key adviser is Ganesh Sitaraman, a professor at Vanderbilt and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a think tank aligned with the leadership of the Democratic Party that has been widely criticized for its hawkish policies, including calls for confrontation with Iran.

There are numerous other warning signs—and unanswered questions. In 2013, Warren supported John Brennan’s CIA nomination. He was a major advocate of the U.S. targeted-killing program. (Bernie did not. Gillibrand did.)

http://inthesetimes.com/article/21890/elizabeth-warren-war-military-iran-north-korea-venezuela-bernie-sanders

Eh, following up a great Bernie interview with utter bullshit from his supporters is not a particularly good move.

facts are bullshit eh

she wants our forever wars to be green

Eh, following up a great Bernie interview with utter bullshit from his supporters is not a particularly good move.

― Frederik B, Monday, May 20, 2019 1:30 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

baw

"utter bullshit"

nah, was helpful to read s balanced piece on how far right Warren is. eye opening.

lol

Going from 'The US supported straight up terror against civilians in the 80s' to 'SANCTIONS IN VENEZUELA HAS KILLED 40.000!!!' Like, does nobody here get how the second line undermines the first?

it must be kinda nice not having to deal with complexity

Lazare is not engaging in complexity there.

no but it requires only the bare minimum to read the piece and not have a "Bernie supporters"! aneurism

aneurysm

go off king

I was right about Vietnam.

I was right about Iraq.

I will do everything in my power to prevent a war with Iran.

I apologize to no one. pic.twitter.com/Lna3oBZMKB

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 24, 2019

oh my god I thought people were joking about the music

somebody edit "WE GOT LONDON ON DA TRACK" or "If Young Metro don't trust ya I'm gon' shoot ya" into the beginning of that clip

That's a parody account, right?

looks like his verified handle.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/24/bernie-sanders-millionaires-226982

oof.

politico is bad

How could this guy who's, uh, made $100k+ as a Congressman for almost 30 years be worth $2mn?!?!?!

^^^This was a tragically written article. I feel bad for everyone involved.

Although I finally looked up what the cutoffs are for the 1%.

The California Democratic Party’s Arab American Caucus was established more than 30 years ago. This is the first time a presidential candidate showed up to address this Caucus. Thank you Bernie. #Bernie2020 #CADem19 pic.twitter.com/7yFjvtlKGC

— Rashad 🎶 🎶 It’s all about the Benjamins baby 🎶 (@Happy_Arab) June 2, 2019

Has anybody been listening to the Hear the Bern podcast that Briahna Joy Grey and other staffers have been putting out? The recent one with Prof Greg Carr was good,

getting dragged into a very irritating "Do Better Bernie" concern-trolling morass on facebook with a friend whose politics I normally like. Keeping it very low key and civil though.

do fn pumped for tonight. Bernie gonna TKO Biden

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