Bernie Sanders hits back after being called a ‘wacko’ by Donald Trump

[Omaha Steve]

Source: W Post

By John Wagner

Hours after being called a “wacko” by Donald Trump, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders fired back Monday at the Republican front-runner, saying he was pushing “pathetic policies” designed to benefit billionaires such as himself at the expense of misguided working-class voters who support him.

Sanders and Trump have been engaged in an escalating war of words since Sunday, when the Vermont senator asserted during an appearance on “Face the Nation” that he is better-positioned than Trump to represent the economic interests of some the real estate mogul’s followers.

Trump opposes raising the minimum wage and supports some tax cuts for higher-income earners, positions that Sanders argued during the CBS program are contrary to the interests of Trump’s lower- and middle-class supporters. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, has made that argument before, but it gained greater prominence with the Sunday show exposure.

On Monday morning, Trump took to Twitter to argue that if anyone is going to poach another candidate’s supporters, it’s him.

FULL story at link.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/29/bernie-sanders-hits-back-after-being-called-a-wacko-by-donald-trump/

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Kid In Bernie T Shirt Yells At Donald Trump.

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[Human101948]

1. This is probably Bernie's best chance at actually getting some media coverage...

He should start in on Trump's short fingers and fake hair for maximum press interest.

[Chemisse]

18. Thankfully, Bernie won't stoop to Trump's level.

But you're right. All the attention is on Trump, so the way for him to actually get coverage is to engage with Trump.

[Yallow]

37. Pointing Out Trump and Republicans Psycho Economics Is A Good Strategy

Giving the rich tax cuts while making poor families pay more is getting harder and harder to sell.

So is deregulating the Wall Street Pigs.

So is "free trade".

Go Getem Bernie.

Don't do personal on Trump, even though it would be a full time job.

Go economics, and let's see if Trump can sell his trickle up policies, just like the good old days.

[trillion]

38. No, he shouldn't lower himself to the pettiness of Trump. He should do exactly what he is doing -

throwing substance in the face of Trumps empty ideas that compensate with unending personal attacks.

[daleanime]

42. This needs to be done by anyone involved in American politics.

This kind of hate needs to be stepped on as often as necessary.

[KingCharlemagne]

64. I'm hoping Pataki decides to throw caution to the winds and unloads

on Trump soon. Pataki is very conservative, but in the old school sense of the term. He has already voiced string opposition to Trump. Now that Pataki has officially withdrawn, he can take the rhetorical gloves off.

[FarPoint]

2. By Trump confronting, engaging Democratic Candidates...

He raised himself above the other GOP candidates.... Trump anoints himself this way....he's using our Democratic Candidates to self promote....Difficult, but I suggest we not take the bait.

[mucifer]

3. I think it's pretty normal for this time in the election cycle. It helps Bernie more than trump

[FarPoint]

4. I think Trump gains much more out of the scheme....

Trump apparently really wants this GOP Nomination.

[mucifer]

5. He has the media 24/7. He usually doesn't mention Bernie. Any mention of Bernie is helpful.

[FarPoint]

6. Okay....

I see your point. It is a common practice in Hollywood too....publicity is just that....Bernie gets a chance to wedge in his talking points in response, ultimately turning the subject to his favor.

[7962]

11. And he usually only mentions ones who he thinks threaten him

He's just started talking about Christie now, seeing the polls in NH. Maybe he is seeing that Bernie may be his opponent

[Hiraeth]

31. ^^^ yes ^^^

[restorefreedom]

69. yes! this is great news!

trump, who believes he will be the gop nom, is taking bernie seriously, which means he sees the writing on the wall and sees bernie as his likely opponent.

outstanding!

[Paulie]

7. It's very entertaining

You have Jeb jumping up and down saying "no no fight me look over here me me down by the sewer grate. No here silly mr trump sir"

Plus Bernie can handle him just fine.

[wordpix]

50. Until some asshat like trump is elected

At that point we won't be entertained anymore

[Paulie]

52. The news is Trump being called out on his crap

And that's in the news. So that should help prevent an election of tRump.

[trillion]

40. Bernie and Hillary always come off as the smart ones when they engage Trump.

Plus it gives them publicity. They should continue doing it intelligently with facts and solutions, and not at Trumps level of personal attacks. I don't think Bernie or Hillary have anything to fear in going against Trump - just like Hillary didn't when being interrogated by RW congress over Bengahzi. She made them look bad by sticking to intelligent answers. Bernie does the same.

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. Screw the DNC. Sanders should challenge Trump to a nationally televised 1:1.

Let's get the other not-so-useful idiots ( the politicians; the shills; the perennial candidates for just about ANYTHING) out of the way and just get DOWN to it.

[JackInGreen]

10. Oh I'd pay cash money

to see the colors donny would change on stage, or that moment when he either breaks and runs or tries to attack bernie because 'NO ONES YUUUUUGGER THAN ME!!!'

[CharlotteVale]

17. So would I.

[7962]

12. THAT would be awsome nt

[GreatGazoo]

14. Might go a little something like this...

[CTyankee]

20. great bit! Where did you find it?

[GreatGazoo]

55. saw it on FaceBook about two weeks after the "anchor baby" stuff

both guys are great with the voices and really enjoying themselves. Reminds me of the original 1970s Saturday Night Live stuff where costumes and make-up were not important but being funny was.

LOVE the bit where the Trump guy says "I would like to the answer the last part of his question first.." and then lets it hang for a second as we all KNOW he is about to say ANYTHING.

[JudyM]

54. This is LOL funny, especially Bernie's question to Trump around 3'30". Tx for posting. Nt

[Eric J in MN]

21. Yes. He'd get more viewers than from the remaining DNC debates. NT

NT

[Hiraeth]

32. give it time. First the primary. Then the general. We will see this debate. omg. did I just say that

Trump would win the R nomination?

fuck.

[restorefreedom]

70. yup you did say that

i must agree, it is the likeliest outcome.

but its ok, because not only is bernie predicted to kick trumps butt in a ge, it will be entertaining as hell!

[trillion]

41. It would be really bad for Trump. Faced with substance he would only result to personal attacks and

Sanders wouldn't stoop to them and continue looking like the only brain their.

[Scuba]

9. K&R for Bernie telling the truth again!

[Fast Walker 52]

13. Trump is a blowhard asshole and liar... no way are any Sanders supporters

going to move to Trump support. What a joke.

[ShrimpPoboy]

27. The opposite seems just as unlikely

Trump and Sanders couldn't be farther apart on substance, style, or history.

[Fast Walker 52]

28. I can see how Sanders ideas would appeal to working class people and

he offers real substance for them, not dumb slogans and bluster.

[ShrimpPoboy]

29. Sure

But the people following Trump apparently like that sort of thing, along with xenophobia. If they cared about substance and real policy, they would never have liked Trump to begin with.

I would love to be wrong, but I just don't have much faith in that wing of the electorate.

[KingCharlemagne]

65. It's a fascinating dynamic from an academic point of view. Sanders hopes to

re-focus a slice of Trump's supporters from the non-essential (race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation) to the essential (relationship to the means of production). Standard Marxist approach to the critique of racism, sexism and other class-divisive wedges. What is fascinating is seeing whether Sanders' attempt will work.

Of course, the prospect of a one-party state under fascist leadership makes this far more than an academic matter. The stakes cannot be higher.

[ShrimpPoboy]

67. Completely agree

It's a very interesting election cycle regardless of where you stand. Also a dangerous one.

Having spent a lot of my life among the kind of arch conservatives that are now supporting Trump, I think it's crazy to imagine them going over to an east coast jewish democrat that describes himself as a socialist. They've long since shown that identity politics, jingoistic patriotism and demagoguery are more important than rational policy that serves their self interest.

But, as my wife will gladly tell you, I've been wrong before.

[KingCharlemagne]

68. I'm done prognosticating, since I too have been wrong far more often than right. I will

give myself a gold star for calling Operation Shocking and Awful corectly . . . back in November 2002. But that's about it.

I'm making plans to emigrate, should the worst come to pass and a one-party state be consolidated under Trump. I have no desire to stick around to see what enablisng legislation his Reichstag may pass. I would encourage other leftists on DU to start thinking along those lines also

[NotHardly]

15. Blocked from replying to "sea change"... only changes if you block

Seriously???? I get blocked from responding to a "sea change in Hillary supporters minds" comments... that is sure helpful in supporting fluff, isn't it? Block dissent? Is that the Sander's way or just this site?

[bvf]

22. What are you talking about? n/t

[Hiraeth]

33. ? not sure I understand what you are saying. can you expand on this, please

[Omaha Steve]

35. Your blocked from replying to this OP?

It is in the Bernie Group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/128091102

[trillion]

43. Sounds like you're on the ignore list of the person who posted this thresad.

[cui bono]

61. You are blocked from the Bernie Sanders group. That's this site's policy.

Groups are "safe havens" where you can be blocked by the hosts. You must have posted something sweet like this post in there that was critical of Bernie so you got blocked.

Why did you choose this OP to post about it? People don't really know what you are talking about, especially since you didn't provide much information.

You should check your inbox, it probably has a message explaining that you were blocked and why.

.

[Faux pas]

16. Kickin'

[brooklynite]

19. "Never get into a wrestling match with a pig..."

[daleanime]

24. You have seen what passes for politics currently.....

yes?

[certainot]

23. this means the talk radio gods will take more notice of berie

will bernie supporters get his back? not according to past attacks on democratic candidates.

here's michael savage a while back- http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/9/19/1422628/-Bernie-you-student-molesting-anti-christian-commie-retrovirus-don-t-jog-in-Marcy-Park-says-Savage

BERNIE SANDERS IS A
Schmuck

Liberalism is a mental disorder, Bernie’s an eg of someone who’s on medication, well he’s on medication obviously in my opinion he should be on severe thorazine in a bug house

He’s a retrovirus, not only a carrier of the marxist virus but he’s actually an infection himself

Schmuck, a lowlife of the lowest order a brooklyn commie, i know the type.... if they were a teacher they’d get fired for sleeping with a student

I knew the type, the grandfather stood on the corner of union square on a soapbox screaming about the wonders of communism even though he fled russia

Schmuck

(Bernie supporters) millennials, morons lived in their parents basement until yesterday

The clinton machine will not let him get there- it will be a pullonium bagel or an exploding knish, there’ll be an accident, a little advice for bernie- don’t jog in marcy park

Liberty university- why would they let this schmuck speak there? let this anti christian communist speak there?

What does that mean raised in a jewish family, non observant? he was a communist descended from jews!

Let him sell body parts, lunatic, too stupid to invest wisely

We're overrun by mexicans and syrians and this schmuck’s talking about income inequality

Steeped in marxism right down to the dirty suit, died in the wool loser, at least he’s not wearing a pantsuit, now if he came out in a pink pantsuit i’d say he has a better chance at the crossover vote

If he won i’d leave the country

Inarticulate lowlife, bad health, lifetime of mariajuana, bad red wine, tofu, probably enlarged breasts from the tofu, emaciated mentally and physically, can’t he get a hair cut? the breath on this guy, halitosis

I want to ridicule him, i want to tear him apart like a cat with a mouse, i’d invite him on the show anytime he wants,

Moron moron moron sick

[narnian60]

25. Disgusting beyond words.

[Hiraeth]

34. wtf

[trillion]

44. Michael Savage only makes one person look like a Schmuck and it's not Bernie.

[wordpix]

47. Who'd want to be on that 4th rate talk show, anyhow?

And if savage leaves the ciuntry, good riddance

[certainot]

56. that asshole is on about 400 radio stations. and many of them

are endorsed by major university sports programs

[Waitsman]

26. Trump is learning

Sorry to once again refer to the well thought out principles of Nazi propaganda developed by Hitler and Goebbels. You don't refer to your opponents by name, you assign them a derogatory nickname. The Repubs have used this technique for many years. Rush used " The screamer" for Howard Dean back in 2004, now Trump is using SLUT and Wacko, and he's just getting started.

[zazen]

30. I guess "El Douche" is impolite for Sanders to use on national TV? or there's "carnival barker,"

another fave. But our candidates have a tendency to use more complex imagery than the average 4th-grade-thinking-level of the Trump voter can handle, so maybe we've got to settle for "Little Weenie" or "Cootie Face" or something.

[Shrike47]

36. 'Cootie face' is about the right leval of discourse.

Maybe we should just focus on his curiously short fingers.

[villager]

39. Ironically, that Trumpian language is used by posters here, desperate to find equivalency

...between Sanders...and Trump.

[trillion]

45. I'm pretty sure the only ones considering them equivalent are the green party propagandists.

That's been their failed rhetoric all along - that all candidates but theirs are the same. Jill Stein isn't saying anything Bernie hasn't already so I guess they are wrong about theirs.

[jwirr]

46. That young boy is my hero.

[narnian60]

66. Yes!

[restorefreedom]

71. INR? good on him for getting into trump's face! nt

[liberalnarb]

48. Thanks for posting this. GO BERNIE!

[Bernin]

49. Specifics

All Bernie has to do with Tramp is talk specifics on ANY subject.
Trump has no f'n clue on anything so getting into specifics will show him to be the pea brain that he is.

[yurbud]

51. geeze, did the Trumpets beat the cap out of the kid like the do black protesters?

[pa28]

53. Smart move by Bernie's campaign.

Taking on Trump directly is one way to force his way around the media embargo.

[Eleanors38]

57. Good for that kid. Now, where are the rest of us?

[LiberalElite]

58. Kicking nt

[Jack Rabbit]

59. Being called a wacko by the Donald is like being called ugly by a toad

[cui bono]

60. Trump is the best thing to happen to Bernie!

At least he's getting some coverage now.

LOVE that pic of the kid in the Bernie shirt going after Trump!!!

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[Uncle Joe]

62. Trump couldn't poach an egg.

Thanks for the thread, Omaha Steve.

[LiberalElite]

63. Kicking nt