Seizing on Establishment Panic, Sanders Sharpens Contrast with Clinton

[Ferd Berfel]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/29/seizing-establishment-panic-sanders-sharpens-contrast-clinton

'It is great to be against the war after you vote for the war. It is great to be for gay rights after you insult the entire gay community by supporting DOMA.'

With just a few days to go until the Iowa caucus, Bernie Sanders spoke to an evening rally in Burlington, Iowa on Thursday and made some of his boldest statements yet criticizing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's political track record and Wall Street ties.

Sanders, who has faced an escalation of establishment ire in recent weeks, made a sharp contrast between his principles and his rival's—such as his early and consistent opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton.

"Check the record, find out where my opponent was on all of these issues," Sanders said. "It is great to be against the war after you vote for the war. It is great to be for gay rights after you insult the entire gay community by supporting DOMA."

In recent months, Clinton has come out against the TPP and the Keystone XL pipeline, despite her previous support for both projects. Sanders depicted her evolution as calculated—responding to public opinion rather than taking a principled stance.
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Triangulation fools some of the people all of the time.

[riversedge]

1. So, Bernie has decided on hard attackes against Hillary, whille she goes goes after Republicans

Bernie's internal polls much have given him a scare.

[FreakinDJ]

2. Really - you can say that with a straight face

Well.. Like Candidate like supporter

Both are full of it

[ejbr]

11. Now wait a minute

he never claimed to making that statement with a straight face.

[Broward]

6. Bernie has decided on telling the truth.

[Ferd Berfel]

20. Yep

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

- George Orwell


Join the Political Revolution

[TIME TO PANIC]

7. Those aren't hard attacks.

They are facts.

[libdem4life]

17. Didn't you know they were synonyms?

[TIME TO PANIC]

19. Oh yeah, that's right.

I guess Bernie should say nothing and let Hillary campaign against herself.


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[JonLeibowitz]

8. Do you know that Clinton is planning to hand out WaPo editorials in NH?

She is handing out neocon talking points, ffs.

[Lage Nom Ai]

9. Wait

Speaking the truth is an attack and or negative?

[Roland99]

14. uh, someone's being quite delusional here.

[daleanime]

15. Oh my, if you think those are attacks....

then you think Hillary was wrong to do so too. Comrade!

[99Forever]

3. This'll make the Hillarians squeal.

Pandering carries a cost, Bernie is sending the bill to her.

[Jarqui]

4. I think it's a good thing for Sanders to compare the records

A lot of voters wouldn't otherwise know.

Reminding them of all her political flip-flopping is fair game. Bernie hasn't flip-flopped - that's a selling point.

[senz]

5. Good for Bernie. People need to be clear on the differences.

It's the choice of our lifetime.

[AzDar]

10. Truth Bomb dropped on Camp Weathervane... film @ 11

[paleotn]

13. +1000 (nt)

[reformist2]

12. Hillary's record is embarrassing, and in many cases indefensible.

All Camp Hillary can do is whine that Bernie's gone negative. But he's only speaking the truth.

[tokenlib]

16. The truth about Hillary will set us free...

Every time she verbalize pandering words to the left....she needs to be slammed by the truth of the Clinton record.

[Nanjeanne]

18. Yeah - they are facts attacks - unlike Sanders will take away your healthcare. nt

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