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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Atlantic's Steve Clemons: Hillary Clinton Gave A "Very Neoconservative" Speech. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)109. From the Vermont Cynic article you posted.
Bernie's policy on Israel/Palestine is pro-two-state-solution. That is what I favor.
You have the ability, when you have the United States of America, which is supporting the armies of the Middle East, to demand these people work out a reasonable settlement, protecting the rights of the Palestinians, protecting the rights of Israel, he said in the video. That has not yet been done.
Multiple people in attendance asked: Or else?
Or else what? Or else you begin to cut off arms, Sanders said. If I am supplying someone with a significant amount of money, I can then begin to call the tune.
What Bernie believes is that there has to be an even-handed policy in the Middle East, that Israel must have the right to exist and the Palestinian people must have their own independent state, Briggs said.
http://www.vtcynic.com/11546-2/
Bernie Sanders speaks on Thom Hartmann's show just about every Friday morning. The show is called, "Breakfast with Bernie." People call in with about every question imaginable. And he answers them. Sometimes he says he has to think about something, but he answers nearly all the questions.
He has been that accessible to us "little people" for years now.
It occurred to me this morning that many Democrats in the beltway and in the DNC don't understand how it is possible that so many Democrats know Bernie so well, all his ideas, and like him so much when they have just kind of ignored him all these years.
Well, Thom Hartmann's show has a bigger listener base than the world realized.
We have been listening to Bernie for years. He is so refreshing.
And these hit pieces about what he thinks are not going to work well because Bernie has been talking to us ordinary people for all these years. We know his views on the issues. We like them. We have been nodding our heads as we have followed his shows now since the early days of Air America, 2003-4.
Thought I would explain this to you. You can forget about posting these ridiculous hit pieces. We back Bernie because we have been listening to him express his views for many years now. We know what he thinks.
Any time we need to, we can go back into the archives of his radio appearances and pull out responses to the attempts to lie about what Bernie thinks and says.
Forget this stuff. It is not going to work. We have archives and archives on Bernie. Cherry-picking by Hillary-paid scribes will not rescue her.
Bernie is the best and we know it. Thanks.
Feel the Bern.
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Atlantic's Steve Clemons: Hillary Clinton Gave A "Very Neoconservative" Speech. [View all]
elleng
Sep 2015
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yes...it's a HUGE deal. How anyone, after listening to that speech, can vote for Hillary, that warmonger, is beyond me. Go Bernie!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2015
#35
according to today's meme from DINO mountain, criticizing the president runs the risk of
Doctor_J
Sep 2015
#37
Wasn't that something? And the irony is, he wasn't being "consistent" like some might claim.
MADem
Sep 2015
#96
Unnnh....that isn't a "hit piece." That's coverage of a decades - old campaign DEBATE.
MADem
Sep 2015
#110
The critique of Bernie in that Counterpunch article is basically that he is too close to and too
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#77
I just happen to agree with Bernie. That's why he is just right on the issues for me.
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#91
But the "hit piece" on Clinton that fired up this thread? That's just dandy. Mmm hmmm. nt
MADem
Sep 2015
#92
People reading here do enjoy the gift of literacy. They can read what you write.
MADem
Sep 2015
#122
Denial seems to be your favored tactic when you ave your nose rubbed in the fact that
LondonReign2
Sep 2015
#80
this Steve Clemons (if that's his real name) doesn't know what he's talking about. what a rube!
nashville_brook
Sep 2015
#19
In spite of the implication of her speech, it was Kerry working with the P5+1 who got the interim
karynnj
Sep 2015
#70
Is there something in the term "groundwork" that stymies people on DU? Does WHAT things?
MADem
Sep 2015
#81
If you "don't question," then give credit where due. Fachrissake, she's the one taking the "heat"
MADem
Sep 2015
#90
Well, she's damned no matter what--you insist she doesn't deserve much credit, the GOP says she
MADem
Sep 2015
#97
If this were a male secretary of state - in the same position, I would say exactly the same
karynnj
Sep 2015
#103
Her team is not claiming just "setting the groundwork" --- here's her internet ad from twitter
karynnj
Sep 2015
#120
There are also doctors who are too afraid of the DEA to manage peoples' pain effectively.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2015
#85
If I wanted another neocon in the White House, I'd vote for-- wait for it---
John Poet
Sep 2015
#114