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InAbLuEsTaTe

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51. Just amazing.

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Newsweek: "Bernie Sanders on Immigrants: Silly, Tribal and Economically Illiterate" [View all] TomCADem Jan 2019 OP

Open borders is a right wing canard. No sentient person supports it. It would wreak havoc. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #1

What is the difference between what Bernie said and what Trump said a day ago? TomCADem Jan 2019 #4

In his heart Bernie is anti-immigration. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #5

What is his problem with minorities? kstewart33 Jan 2019 #124

Bernie's use of the term "nation-state" is a red flag to me. yardwork Jan 2019 #27

Bernie most certainly supports brexit AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #39

OMG. I didn't realize that. He is closely aligned with Putin, in that case. yardwork Jan 2019 #44

I dont think so AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #57

Not possible because Russia's main source of income is oil exports at140 Jan 2019 #101

But Bernie supported the EB-5 program at the Jay Peak ski resort in Vermont. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #127

Sanders will be vetted, and vetted thoroughly as long as he floats a 2020 run. ehrnst Jan 2019 #2

Bernie Sanders does GWC58 Jan 2019 #32

Chuckles Says He'll be Out Of The Race By August Me. Jan 2019 #53

The hue and cry will go up on Twitter... ehrnst Jan 2019 #63

That will be good. It's unclear to me if he's actually ready for such scrutiny. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #65

In a way, it's good that he's nearing the end of his career. ehrnst Jan 2019 #67

I'm sure his current wife, Jane, will be glad to be out of the spotlight too. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #69

She told him she didn't want him to run when he asked her what she thought. ehrnst Jan 2019 #70

She also doesn't want any more light on her tenure as President of a College that went bankrupt. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #83

That is a rather sticky and embarrassing situation. So there's that, and her bookkeeping skills.. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #96

No Spotlight, No Cash Me. Jan 2019 #103

Jay Peak. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #129

Interesting. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #130

There are lots of questionable votes in his voting record that can't be explained away emulatorloo Jan 2019 #104

But that's different... ehrnst Jan 2019 #105

I hadn't seen this before mcar Jan 2019 #3

But wait... there's more. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #66

All candidates need to be realistically vetted this time mcar Jan 2019 #122

And spouses in the public eye are fair game too. I have... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #123

I agree mcar Jan 2019 #125

Daniel Bier melman Jan 2019 #6

Vox - Bernie Sanders's fear of immigrant labor is ugly -- and wrongheaded TomCADem Jan 2019 #9

So why didn't you just quote the original interview melman Jan 2019 #10

Washington Examiner - "Bernie Sanders schools Vox on immigration" TomCADem Jan 2019 #14

Byron York? melman Jan 2019 #18

You have a problem with a conservative praising Bernie Sanders? Aren't you one of the people... George II Jan 2019 #73

I bet Trump fears Sanders because as you said, at140 Jan 2019 #102

Do you have a coherent defense of why Senator Sanders helped kill immigration reform in 2007? emulatorloo Jan 2019 #108

There will be many of his votes that will be called out in the course of a campaign.... George II Jan 2019 #112

What? melman Jan 2019 #118

ON EDIT: Yes I did do that, I am ashamed and I apologize emulatorloo Jan 2019 #119

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #21

It appears duers now subscribe to the Jack Welch school of labor policy. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #16

Or, Patrick Buchanan's Opposition to Immigration Apparently TomCADem Jan 2019 #19

Is That the Same As Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh? TomCADem Jan 2019 #23

Now you are defending Jack Welch? He's the lowest scum of the low. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #33

Ah, I get it. You are using a strawman. TomCADem Jan 2019 #38

You accuse others of employing a straw man melman Jan 2019 #46

Sigh. Post No. 16 by Hassin Bin Sober... TomCADem Jan 2019 #48

Confused? melman Jan 2019 #50

someone's advocating building a wall? fishwax Jan 2019 #58

+1000. ehrnst Jan 2019 #64

OMG look! Jeff Weaver 'subscribes" to the "FoxNews school of political theory" ehrnst Jan 2019 #100

OP points out an area where libertarians and liberals are aligned. MarvinGardens Jan 2019 #40

Oh goodness... disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #88

A related article the explains Sanders position back the with a little more detail CentralMass Jan 2019 #7

Maybe I've gone blind Can you highlight the words Silly, Tribal and Economically Illiterate Autumn Jan 2019 #8

Here you go. Bernie and Trump side by side. What is the difference? TomCADem Jan 2019 #11

"Bernie Sanders on Immigrants: Silly, Tribal and Economically Illiterate" Autumn Jan 2019 #12

Wow. You did not notice the tribalism in what both Trump and Bernie said? TomCADem Jan 2019 #15

I noticed Libertarian bullshit and you pushing RW words that were never said by Bernie to Autumn Jan 2019 #17

In Both Bernie and Trump's Statements... TomCADem Jan 2019 #22

I'll be waiting till the end of time for you to prove what you and a libertarian hack are trying to Autumn Jan 2019 #24

Okay, here is a video of Bernie Sanders with Lou Dobbs Complaining About Amnesty TomCADem Jan 2019 #35

You posted a Libratian RW hacks bullshit lies just to smear Bernie. Autumn Jan 2019 #37

So far in this thread melman Jan 2019 #41

Why Not Cut to the Chase? Do you agree with Trump/Bernie on Immigration TomCADem Jan 2019 #45

Well said! Thank you lunamagica Jan 2019 #62

Just amazing. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #51

I Can't Help That Bernie Did an Interview With Lou Dobbs TomCADem Jan 2019 #42

Aren't you more concerned that Sanders is talking to, and agreeing with, Lou Dobbs? LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #52

Good question. John Fante Jan 2019 #56

I don't care that he's on Fox News. That's squat to me, I don't watch those clip and I have Fox Autumn Jan 2019 #74

But posting any quote from someone that was reported on FOX and Friend or other RW source ehrnst Jan 2019 #75

So, you refuse to listen to what Sanders said because of where he said it. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #77

I know what Sanders stand on immigrants is. I don't have to listen to an interview on Fox Autumn Jan 2019 #80

Except that's not what he said before. But, if you won't listen to his own words, oh well. /nt LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #84

Are people not allowed to change? TCJ70 Jan 2019 #85

Sure, but you have to listen to what they said, and evaluate their sincerity based on their LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #87

That's not what he said before? It's a sad person who never changes. Autumn Jan 2019 #86

Glad you think it's funny /nt LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #89

those words aren't attributed to Sanders; rather it's the (libertarian) author's assessment of him fishwax Jan 2019 #92

When I got to this point Autumn Jan 2019 #94

You remind me of my brother. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #131

Really? You remind me of someone too. nt Autumn Jan 2019 #135

Jeff Weaver has been on FoxNews more than once, and on Tucker Carlson's show ehrnst Jan 2019 #68

Well whadda ya know! George II Jan 2019 #76

+++++, thanks for pointing out the obvious similarities. nt R B Garr Jan 2019 #99

the difference is in where their expressed concerns about working class americans leads policy-wise fishwax Jan 2019 #55

Thank you. That Was Cogent and Responsive. Let Me Respond TomCADem Jan 2019 #59

I think he's always been pretty mainstream democratic when it comes to immigration fishwax Jan 2019 #60

Sanders is a child of immigrants too - and he supported his town and the county it is in being karynnj Jan 2019 #81

It's an attack editorial with an attack headline JackRiddler Jan 2019 #120

It's a trashy thing to do and very libertarian . Autumn Jan 2019 #121

KICK for Sunlight! Cha Jan 2019 #13

Why are you posting articles advocating for the abolition of the minimum wage? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #20

It does sound like a right-wing source. David__77 Jan 2019 #26

You mean like Jeff Weaver "advocates" watching FoxNews? ehrnst Jan 2019 #111

Why post this libertarian jagoff's musings here? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #25

Time - Why Conservatives Praise Bernie Sanders on Immigration TomCADem Jan 2019 #29

It doesn't matter if it's a legit source Hassin.It's anti-Bernie and that's all that counts. Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #126

The age old ideological horseshoe - far right and far left almost coincide. George II Jan 2019 #28

What's up with that sig quote? melman Jan 2019 #36

So, quoting a politician's own words is "mocking"? Wow. Who knew? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #72

. melman Jan 2019 #116

Two things can be simultaneously true DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #30

Newsweek is a rightwing source? TomCADem Jan 2019 #31

The author is DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2019 #34

this article isn't originally from Newsweek. It's from a libertarian site fishwax Jan 2019 #49

Thank you for this post. MarvinGardens Jan 2019 #43

I mean, he was responding to a question that was very literally about open borders fishwax Jan 2019 #47

Read up on CATO man, Daniel Bier, "The sceptical libertarian" rgbecker Jan 2019 #54

Disturbing, but not surprising. Sanders timing for his "change or heart" about immigration was just lunamagica Jan 2019 #61

Just a hit piece on Bernie because... Joe941 Jan 2019 #71

Weather Vane? NT WeekiWater Jan 2019 #78

Actions mean something - Chittenden County (including Burlington) became a refugee resettlement karynnj Jan 2019 #79

Ahem... Fix The Stupid Jan 2019 #82

No proof Bernie said that Yosemito Jan 2019 #90

the headline is actually describing Bernie Sanders, not purporting to quote him fishwax Jan 2019 #91

You are correct. You have excellent reading and comprehension skills. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #98

Daniel Bier? G_j Jan 2019 #93

Bier is the executive editor of "The Skeptical Libertarian" Yosemito Jan 2019 #95

indeed nt G_j Jan 2019 #97

Any and every opportunity to smear Bernie must be embraced. mac56 Jan 2019 #106

See also: HRC and Nancy Pelosi. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #107

yeah, it's pretty ridiculous in either case fishwax Jan 2019 #113

Fact of life: Senator Sanders will be vetting this time out. Best to prepare a coherent defense emulatorloo Jan 2019 #110

best prepare better smears than this shitshow of a piece. I mean, props where its due though...that JCanete Jan 2019 #114

You'll note in my post that I said that source sounds questionable emulatorloo Jan 2019 #117

Fair enough, thanks. nt JCanete Jan 2019 #134

visa programs that give companies the power are not legal immigration policies. Thats fucking crap. JCanete Jan 2019 #109

He has 'them' scared to death. Fix The Stupid Jan 2019 #115

Once upon a time TheFarseer Jan 2019 #128

they weren't liberals . they might have been democrats but not liberals JI7 Jan 2019 #132

This. We have progressed. Joe941 Jan 2019 #133