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- Anti-Bernie Smear #24: “Bernie is too far Left; he can’t win the general election – he will be another McGovern” Thursday, 23 January, 2020
- Anti-Bernie Smear #23: “Bernie has never been vetted, he’s been given a pass …etc.” Sunday, 12 January, 2020
- Anti-Bernie Smear #17: “Bernie is not a Democrat!” Thursday, 9 January, 2020
- Anti-Bernie Smear #11: “Bernie is Pro-NRA, Pro-Gun, voted 5 times against the Brady Bill, etc.” Thursday, 9 January, 2020
- This is Neoliberalism, Part V: the false promise of “Choice” Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
- This is Neoliberalism, Part IV: The Military Industrial Complex and the Big Lie Exposed Tuesday, 7 January, 2020
- Tr🍩ll Smear #22: “Bernie is an Anti-Semite” Saturday, 28 December, 2019
- Anti-Bernie Smear #21: “Bernie wants to take away Americans’ CHOICE in their healthcare provider” Saturday, 28 December, 2019
- Troll Smear #4: “Bernie was not an effective legislator and he never accomplished anything in Congress” Monday, 4 March, 2019
- Anti-Bernie Smear #15: “Bernie and Jane are Corrupt – Look at the Burlington College Deal” Wednesday, 27 February, 2019
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Anti-Bernie Smear #24: “Bernie is too far Left; he can’t win the general election – he will be another McGovern”
People who claim that Bernie is “too far Left” are mired in a false narrative that the Democratic Party itself has been fostering for decades in order to suppress and thwart Progressives. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #23: “Bernie has never been vetted, he’s been given a pass …etc.”
This smear is another one that I would have thought would disappear given all the blatant facts in evidence to the contrary. But no – there are still some people out there claiming that Bernie is popular only because no … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #17: “Bernie is not a Democrat!”
Centrist Democrats love to pillory Bernie for not being on their Team. This particular “attack” is so stupid that I resisted writing an answer to it for a long time, thinking that it would go away. Alas, there seems to … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #11: “Bernie is Pro-NRA, Pro-Gun, voted 5 times against the Brady Bill, etc.”
First, let’s be clear: Bernie is no fan of the NRA. Moreover, Bernie is by no means the most pro-gun Democrat out there. Indeed, throughout most of his career, Bernie has had a solid “F” from the NRA. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is … Continue reading
This is Neoliberalism, Part V: the false promise of “Choice”
Beware of politicians, pundits and experts who say they support consumer “choice” — that word does not mean what you think it means. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays … Continue reading
This is Neoliberalism, Part IV: The Military Industrial Complex and the Big Lie Exposed
The business of America is no longer business. It is war. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so he gets to weigh in on what … Continue reading
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Tr🍩ll Smear #22: “Bernie is an Anti-Semite”
To many people this may seem like an unlikely or even a silly smear, given that Bernie is Jewish, given that he lost his family in the Holocaust, and given that he actually lived and worked on a Kibbutz in … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #21: “Bernie wants to take away Americans’ CHOICE in their healthcare provider”
This is an insidious accusation that hinges on debunked ideas of “socialized medicine” and uses classic neoliberal attack strategies to promote what is essentially a massive and bold-faced LIE. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing … Continue reading
Troll Smear #4: “Bernie was not an effective legislator and he never accomplished anything in Congress”
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. As explained in this article in AlterNet, and even confirmed here in PolitFact, Bernie was known as the “Amendment King” in Congress. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #15: “Bernie and Jane are Corrupt – Look at the Burlington College Deal”
The screwy accusation of “bank fraud” started by right-wing smear merchants and now pushed by anti-Bernie Democrats and most recently, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #20: “Bernie claims to be socialist and fight climate change, but flies first class on private jets”
This is a corollary of Troll Smear #19 about Bernie’s houses and net worth. This smear also seeks to portray Bernie as a hypocrite, and tries to do so by making the following “arguments”: (1) Bernie claims to fight Climate … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #19: “Bernie is a hypocrite, he has three houses, a net worth over $2 million, and only pays 13% in taxes”
As with all smears directed at Bernie, this is typical in that it does not attack his policies, but rather seeks to disparage him personally, by saying that he “does not practice what he preaches”. The smear seeks to portray … Continue reading
The #NeverBernie Media Narrative Must be Stopped … Here’s How to Do It
These narratives are coming from the #NeverBernie media outlets, and they are designed to sound like “sensible” arguments against a Sanders candidacy. And they, too, must be debunked. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #18: “Bernie also voted for the 1994 Crime Bill that he criticizes the Clintons for ”
This is also a very cynical and misleading smear that needs to be explained and debunked just as much as any other. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #16: “Bernie has no support among African Americans”
This is perhaps the most hurtful and outrageous attack on Bernie — and is also the one that is most easily debunked. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US … Continue reading
Anti-Bernie Smear #17: “Bernie is not a Democrat!”
Centrist Democrats love to pillory Bernie for not being on their Team. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so he gets to weigh in on … Continue reading
2018 Will Be a Banner Year for Blue Dogs and Conservative Democrats
Democrats are unique in their willingness to sabotage their own legislative priorities in order to win seats. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so he gets … Continue reading
To My Fellow Boomers: I Remember 1980, Do You?
I know what it’s like to have your world turned upside-down; soon Republicans and centrists Democrats who cling to the tenets of Reaganomics will see their world rocked by Our Revolution. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels … Continue reading
Was America Ever This Polarized? Yes, but It Was an Honest Divide
The Vietnam War saw Americans divided, but at least it made sense. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so he gets to weigh in … Continue reading
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Democrats Must Abandon Identity Politics and Run on Actual Policies
A Return to FDR-Style Progressivism will Return Dems to Electoral Victories for Generations to Come. EuroyankeeEuroYankee is a dual citizen, US-EU. He travels around Europe, writing on politics, culture and such. He pays his US taxes so … Continue reading
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