Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumMSNBC Pundit Who Accused Those Who Prefer Sanders to Warren of 'Sexism' Sparks Viral Outcry From
#WomenforBernie
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Not a new phenomenon, but one of the central critiques of charging Sanders supporters of being sexist is the degree to which it disregards just how profoundly his agendaincluding a $15 federal minimum wage, paid parental and family leave, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, free public college, cancellation of medical debt, universal coverage for reproductive care and abortion accesswould specifically improve the lives of women and reduce gender (and other) inequities throughout society.
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"They were offensive because they dismissed all Sanders supporters as sexist," Halper said in an email to Common Dreams. "Is she ignorant or disinegenuous? Does she not know or is she intentionally concealing that people support Sanders for many reasons that have nothing to do with his gender? Does she really not get that economic issues and foreign policy issues are women's issues?"
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In addition to the time Tisch Sussman spent at the Center for American Progress, the liberal think tank with deep ties to the Clinton apparatus in Washington D.C. and consistently hostile to Sanders' bold policy ideas and grassroots progressive support, many critics also noted that her father happens to be billionaire financier Donald Sussman, a hedge fund manager, liberal philanthropist, and major Democratic donor.
Given that Sanders at the outset of the week unveiled in his updated proposal to institute a wealth tax in the country and declared forthrightly, as Common Dreams reported, that he doesn't believe "billionaires should exist" in the world, Tisch Sussman's family wealth was relevant to at least some of her detractors.
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/28/msnbc-pundit-who-accused-those-who-prefer-sanders-warren-sexism-sparks-viral-outcry
This is a good read.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
roody
(10,849 posts)He will be our first woman president!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
tirebiter
(2,539 posts)Steinem does have a sense of humor. Then again, I was labeled mysongist for going with Obama early on.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatrickforO
(14,608 posts)would dramatically improve American lives across the board. It just would.
But it is what it is, and surrogates will do what they will during primary season. Bernie, I think, is very like Clinton in that people either really hate him or really love him - there doesn't seem to be much 'in between.'
This primary season has been far more genteel than last, though. I think no matter how we all feel about our respective candidates, we all absolutely loathe Trump and are completely committed to defeating him and as many other Republicans as humanly possible in 2020. We've got to turn the country blue.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NYMinute
(3,256 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tarheel_Dem
(31,258 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)I wonder what really bothers her about Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,370 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
questionseverything
(9,667 posts)but truthfully they are owned by comcast and not interested in their taxes being raised either
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)I'm so tired of being called a bad feminist because I don't choose candidates based on whether or not they have a vajayjay. I mean, based on that reasoning, I should like Virginia Foxx and Sarah Palin. F that.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,596 posts)is that Bernie buys his suit(s) at Kohl's
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,370 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
OldRed2450
(710 posts)That Vermonters though his opponent was too brassy too bitchy and loud mouthed. To me, that is the epitome of sexism.
https://books.google.com/books?id=6LWnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq=an+outsider+in+the+white+house+too+brassy+too+bitchy&source=bl&ots=pIhQ9c8Mee&sig=ACfU3U05rCRqmTS2Ml5xbD5skwSRaCtIHA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTuKq4uvfkAhVyNX0KHRqoAK0Q6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=an%20outsider%20in%20the%20white%20house%20too%20brassy%20too%20bitchy&f=false
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden