Posted on 02/09/2020 7:50:37 AM PST by karpov
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 White House hopeful, on Sunday dismissed concerns that his status as a self-proclaimed democratic socialist would be a liability in a general election and said President Trump’s description of his ideology as “communist” was inaccurate.
“Obviously I am not a communist,” Sanders told host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” in response to a clip of Trump using the designation in a Fox News interview, adding that Trump “maybe doesn’t know the difference.”
Sanders also called Trump a “pathological liar” for claiming Sanders was “married in Moscow.”
Wallace continued to press Sanders on how he would address criticisms that agenda items such as the Green New Deal, Medicare for All and forgiveness of college debt are both overly radical and prohibitively expensive.
“In many respects, we are a socialist society today,” Sanders responded, noting the tax breaks and subsidies Trump received from the government as a businessman.
“The difference between my socialism and Trump’s socialism is I believe the government should help working families, not billionaires,” he added.
Addressing his specific proposals, Sanders said both the price tags and the overhaul of the status quo were preferable to the alternative.
“If we leave the [health care] status quo alone, in the next 10 years we’re going to be spending $50 trillion,” he said. “Medicare for All will cost the average American less than the $12,000 a year they are paying the insurance companies.”
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She was a Russian immigrant, one of her early protégés was Alan Greenspan, who now lives with Andrea Mitchell, another lying communist media whore.
I have read several of Rand’s books (not that it matters much), she was a professional bullsh*tter sent here by the Soviets to spy on the USA.
I really don’t care if she claimed to be a capitalist, I only care about the Constitution, not someone’s religion or their lack of one... Same is true for all of the other so-called liber-tard-ian luminaries like Murray Rothbard, who I also think was full of Shiite.
Unlike Henry Ford, who was one of the greatest capitalists that ever lived, neither Rand or Rothbard ever produced anything, they had a parasitic relationship to the body politic.
He’s a Nazi...not a commie.
I think you are not only wrong but absolutely deranged with that preposterous comment.
Sanders is a German?
And I think you are retarded.
Leftwing Newbie Troller
Clarence The One Eyed Lion
Since Feb 1, 2020
Difference between a Socialist and a Communist
S: “Disagree with us and we will punish you financially or throw you in prison”
C: “Disagree with us and we will take you out back and put a bullet in your head”
Typical emotional comment from a leftwing socialist/communist lacking any intellect, gravitas or foundational proof.
Now bug off you slimey commie...
ALERT!!!!
Leftwing newfreep Troller
Eat Shiite Mohammed.
Numerous presidential executive orders starting with Truman and Eisenhower prohibited communists from employment in the Federal government. Did Billy Jeff rescind those XOs?
Comrade Bernie is an Independent. How is it that he is allowed to run as a Democrat? If the DNC doesn’t want him as the candidate, why are they allowing him to run in the first place? Doesn’t make any sense.
Much is made of candidate Tax returns, but I agree FBI background investigation files, security clearances, etc., would be much more informative. One suspects however, with the seemingly apparent and insidious corruption at the highest levels in government that Comrade Bernie’s files have been scrubbed and sanitized, and any information that might reflect poorly have been disappeared, like Obie’s college transcripts. For all we know, he failed lunch.
Maybe the Russians can help us out here, as he is the preferred candidate right?
It is glaringly obvious that political candidates should have to be vetted prior to running for office. Congress is riddled with spies and compromised, severely defective individuals that would never qualify for a clearance, and their past activities never pass the scrutiny our men and women have to endure in order to operate in the military.
Mr. Sanders has absolutely no business anywhere near government. In that, he has plenty of company. Wake Up, America.
The honeymoon is a great story. It was a trip taken with his wife right after his wedding that his wife even called a "honeymoon," but supporters will say it wasn't a honeymoon, just a working visit.
I guess Communists don't take honeymoons, just business trips right after their weddings ... but Bernie says he isn't a Communist.
How about Dirtbag/Communist
In before the ZOT.
How do the states even allow him on the ballot as a Democrat if he is registered to vote as an "independent"?
Is there some FEC rule that applies?
or muslims, if in service of jihad
What does that mean?
Because I think Henry Ford was a capitalist and that Ayn Rand was full of crap, you’re going to try to get me banned?
Sure. Two peas in a pod, as far as lying goes. For the communist it’s “the end justifies the means.” For Muslim sects it’s “taqiyya.”
A socialist is a communist who only does it until he needs glasses.
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