likely.....
Bernie's never really been a viable candidate....but...
I wonder when we can expect Mrs Bill Benghazi Hillary Clinton to comment on this development??
Posted on 05/28/2015 2:09:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In a 1972 essay, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) opined that men fantasized about women being abused. He also claimed that women fantasized about being gang raped.
In an article entitled "Men-And-Women," published in an alternative newspaper called the "Vermont Freeman" Sanders shared his thoughts on male and female sexuality in ways that would cause a media firestorm if it had been penned by any current GOP candidate. Even one with as little chance at grabbing his party's nomination as Sanders currently has.
"A man goes home and masturbates his typical fantasy," wrote Sanders. "A woman on her knees. A woman tied up. A woman abused."
Sanders didn't specify as to how he had gained such a deep understanding of the male psyche.
In terms of his understanding of female sexual fantasies, Sanders provided similar insight.
"A woman enjoys intercourse with her man--as she fantasizes about being raped by 3 men simultaneously."
It is unclear where Sanders acquired his early expertise on male and female sexual desires. But what is clear is that had Ted Cruz or Rick Santorum wrote something along these lines--even 40 years ago--the media wouldn't stop talking about it for weeks.
Perhaps Sanders gets a pass due to his early work at a psychiatric hospital (No, he wasn't a patient.) or his associations with radical hippies in the early 60's. But what is even more astounding is that the opinion piece was written after sanders had stepped into the political fray.
In 1971 Sanders launched his first bid for Senate in the first of four losing campaigns for US Senate and governor. And it appears his platform hasn't changed much since then.
Sanders advocated ending the war in Vietnam, a guaranteed minimum wage, tougher corporate regulations, and legalizing all drugs. Some other radical proposals endorsed by Sanders included an end to compulsory education and the widening of interstate highways to allow cars to more easily pull over to pick up hitchhikers.
Today, Sander's views may not mirror the ideas that he floated in his early foray into politics. But even so, shouldn't someone in the media ask him about his early views on sexuality?
After all, his path to victory may be non-existent, but the guy is a U.S.senator.
Perhaps he can get some advice from Todd Akin on how to answer these questions if he's ever called on to explain these past statements.
What a disgusting piece of dung.
You have as much proof that Huma Abedin is a lesbian as you do that Joe Biden has a brain.
People keep believing it because some women actually DO have rape fantasies. Not so much the physical beating part, but the dominant sex part. If that was not the case, then one would have a hard time explaining the success of ‘romance’ novels that are loaded with that very thing.
And in my life i have known several women that had no problem discussing it openly.
To be fair; both this freak show and comrade Howard Dean are from New York...not sure what that says about either of the two states...
I have met MANY females that do fantasize about it. As long as the man is “worthy” of taking them. They purposely place themselves in vulnerable positions around such men
Basically, if it’s some scraggly guy from the laundromat they’d be traumatized. But if some handsome billionaire does it, they’d feel “hot and desired”.
That’s basically the plot of 50 Shades, one of the best selling “romance” novels ever
You forgot the sarcasm tag.
Bernie’s career?,....KAPUT!!
imagine the advertising possibilities if he was still stupid enough to try to be nominated by the democrack party?
Bye Bye Bernie
Maybe liberal men do that. My fantasy involves a happy, satisfied woman snuggling next to me and peppering me with little kisses.
I do not understand why people here are debating the merits of his very bizarre article. I can’t even tell what that thing is, it’s written from the standpoint maybe of a schizophrenic or psychotic?
I’ve always thought he is borderline retarded. I’d add sexual pervert to that now.
Crazy guy...If Vermont passed a law forcing New Yorkers to move back...Vermont would be a reddish purple state...The big ‘cities’ of Vermont are what cause Vermont to be a crackpot state.
He’s a slightly older and a lot more honest Bill Clinton.
Why do we always have to hear that something “would create a media firestorm if a republican did it”?
Are we incapable of creating a “firestorm”? Don’t we believe in firestorms? Don’t we have any matches?
Stop going on about “if it were a republican”. Just charge!
Yes
I doubt that he even remembered having written the article.
oh well.
we all make mistakes....even would be presidential candidates....
his “chances” werent too hot to begin with...
at least bill clinton never wrote an essay on his fantasies...that we know of...
If he makes it to the WH, we’ll have two rapist presidents! What other country, besides Libya, can claim that???
This is why in my youth I avoided hippies. The male hippies were all like this. The Village Voice became a sewer in the 70s!
That’s truly a nice fantasy, sir!
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