June 20, 2019

Sanders saying Warren is pulling ahead because of her gender...

Isn’t his first foray into using gender in a highly questionable way.

"When Sanders was my opponent he focused like a laser beam on 'class analysis,' in which 'women’s issues' were essentially a distraction from more important issues. He urged voters not to vote for me just because I was a woman. That would be a 'sexist position,' he declared."

Boston Globe

“Should we vote for [Kunin] because she is a woman? To the degree people think that that’s true, I would regard that as a sexist position.” Bernie Sanders

Burlington Free Press



Rolling Stone

“We have got to look at candidates, you know, not by the color of their skin, not by their sexual orientation or their gender and not by their age. I mean, I think we have got to try to move us toward a non-discriminatory society which looks at people based on their abilities, based on what they stand for.” Bernie Sanders

Harpers Bazaar

He is literally speaking for himself with this sentence. A strong stance in favor of equality for white men.

And what did he say about ignoring the serious sexual assault, harassment , and pay disparity allegations during his last campaign.

“I’m a little bit busy running around the country” Bernie Sanders

VOX

He followed that up by giving a group one whole hour of his time. Thankfully the people on his campaign this time around decided to unionize to put protections in place, since they weren’t coming from the top.

Then there are his own words that are so offensive that I doubt they will stand on DU. He was an adult when he wrote this. I believe he was around the age of Mayor Pete.

A man goes home and masturbates his typical fantasy. A woman on her knees, a woman tied up, a woman abused.
A woman enjoys intercourse with her man — as she fantasizes being raped by 3 men simultaneously.
The man and woman get dressed up on Sunday — and go to Church, or maybe to their "revolutionary" political meeting.

VOX

Thankfully he is sinking. His general election campaign and our shot at progress would end the day his rape fantasy ran as a commercial. Even with that said, his history is more checkered than many want to admit. There is no question he has inherent sexist tendencies.

June 20, 2019

Sanders Says Elizabeth Warren Catching Up to Him Because People 'Would Like To See A Woman Elected"

Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pegged Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s rise in the primary polls to, among other things, the idea that there are “a certain number of people who would like to see a woman elected.”

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-sanders-says-elizabeth-warren-catching-up-to-him-because-people-would-like-to-see-a-woman-elected/

5/20/2019
What the Hell Happened With Bernie Sanders’s Abortion Comments This Week?

In a Meet the Press interview on Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders bungled his response to a very leading question from Chuck Todd on abortion access.

Todd asked the senator from Vermont if he was “concerned about this idea that people may try to worry about the sex of a child, or essentially, are those types of restrictions on abortions something you’re open to?” Instead of swatting away the unfounded concern that people may be terminating pregnancies after finding out the sex of the fetus — or at the very least pleading ignorance on the matter — Sanders doubled down on Todd’s assertion, saying, “That, I mean, that’s a concern … that’s an issue that society has got to deal with, and it is of concern.”

Todd followed up by asking Sanders how he would “deal with that in the law?” Sanders replied, “I don’t know how, at this particular point. I would deal with it, but that is an issue we really have got to deal with.”

https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/why-did-bernie-sanders-repeat-an-anti-choice-talking-point.html

“The cat is out of the bag. The corporate wing of the Democratic Party is publicly ‘anybody but Bernie.’ They know our progressive agenda of Medicare for All, breaking up big banks, taking on drug companies and raising wages is the real threat to the billionaire class.” Sanders showing sings of conspiratorial paranoia.

Lots more out there of his recent "missteps." I say missteps because most of us know this is who he really is. From rape fantasy, to a career with very few accomplishments, to fighting against a pathway to citizenship, to siding with Russia multiple times in more recent history.

Yet Warrens gender is why she is passing him? This is who Sanders is. This should be a wake-up call to those who haven't already received one.

June 18, 2019

The 2019 version of HA Goodman takes a swing at Warren.

The founder of the progressive online channel "The Young Turks" criticized Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) over her economic patriotism proposal, calling the name of the plan “goofy” and an “obvious political wordplay.”

“I think economic patriotism, it’s a little goofy," Cenk Uygur told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti during an interview on Friday in reference to Warren’s proposal. “I mean, it’s an obvious political wordplay.”

Warren's platform, released earlier this month, would include a $2 trillion investment over the next 10 years in green research, manufacturing and exporting green energy technology. Warren also would help create domestic demand for new American products through $1.5 trillion in federal procurement over a decade.

Uygur went on to praise Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), another progressive giant vying for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, for his embrace of democratic socialism.

The Hill

It's well known that this guy is a sexist pig with a solid right wing track record. How are these people not transparent to everyone? If Cenk and HA had an intellectual sparring bout it would never end. Neither has a punch to throw in their arsenal.

June 18, 2019

Where does your primary support stand today?

Top five and would not vote for.

1/2) Warren - Biden - Such different ideology but they both bring something great to the table. I don't think anyone is as uniquely equipped as Biden to get the agencies of the federal government going full steam ahead again. He will have amazing people ready to go on day one. I also believe he will have the largest coattails out of all the candidates. I see him as our best bet to make gains from coast to coast. He will regain respect around the world overnight. Warren will utilize really good people and will force her plans down to congress as much as possible. This will probably end in legislation starting out from a stronger progressive position. I also think she can do better in PA and other states than many think. She is throwing out plans, not blowing smoke up peoples ass. I think white men will get on board with that. I wish this was the totality of our primary. Just these two.

3-4-5) Klobuchar - Gillibrand - Harris - Really really like all three. I think they would all have a difficult time in the general. I think Harris would have been our rock star but she didn't seem to be really coordinated out of the gate. Seems they concentrated on getting out strong with some big rallies but didn't follow it up with anything special. She is probably one of my favorites running. I really like Gillibrand a lot. She speaks extremely well for us. She is flat out a no-go because of Franken. She pissed off too many people with long memories. Klobuchar. I am so glad she entered. As someone who wasn't very familiar with her I can say I love pretty much everything about her. Klobuchar did great at the She the People forum and others.

Would not vote for.

1 - Sanders - Gravel -Gabbard - Williamson - I like Williamson a lot. I don't think this is the job for her. At all. Out of those four I think that Gabbard is probably the most competent today.

All other candidates I could vote for in the primary.

Final note: I'm really looking forward to learning more about Inslee, Hickenlooper, Salwell, and one or two others.

June 12, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and AOC discuss Game of Thrones.

https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1130864643063328768

They look very happy together.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dangles 2020 endorsement: Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren?

LA Times