Full Transparency from Bernie is needed now

[Moderateguy]

He knew about this a month ago. Did he not realize that not addressing this as soon as he was informed was not a good idea? He has consistently voted against Russian sanctions— surely someone in his campaign has to realize that this lack of transparency would look suspicious

[Autumn]

1. I'm sure he has Russian nesting dolls in one of his many mansions. Someone should check

https://www.fppolitics.com/bernie-sanders-russia-sanctions-votes-explained/

[nobuddy]

5. He went on his honeymoon in Soviet Russia

Some people say.

[Gravitycollapse]

9. Who gives a shit?

[Autumn]

10. He talked about how beautiful their architecture was and the centuries old art and culture

of the people. The real fuck up was when he praised how beautiful their subways were. But I bet they don't have an awesome picture of two mice fighting over a crumb.

[nobuddy]

15. I heard he kissed the corpse of Lenin

and whispered in his ear, “our plan is in action. In 40 years I will make the US part of the Comitant.”

[Autumn]

22. Dang dude or dudette. For a Bloom guy you are good with those comebacks.

[nobuddy]

25. I put comedy ahead of politics

[Autumn]

28. I imagine it helps. But you really should leave the dark side and come to the light. We have cookies

[nobuddy]

30. Communist Cookies

Do you expect swing state voters to share their cookies?

[Autumn]

33. Depends on which swing state? Did my taxes pay for the flour? I'm not sure how this

commie stuff works?

[nobuddy]

35. Bernie wants to seize the means of making cookies

[Autumn]

36. I think my tax dollars paid to extract the gas to bake the cookies in the form of subsidies.

So... Welcome to DU. I think?

[nobuddy]

37. Thanks. Welcome to you too.

[progressoid]

39. cookie makers unite!!

[nobuddy]

40. You're not going to like the strike breaker

Cookie Monster

[Autumn]

41. I miss Keebler cookies. Damn you Jeff Sessions

I look at them, see his face and walk away.

[dragonlady]

19. Okay, I've had enough of this misleading story coming up over and over

The trip to Russia after his wedding to Jane was to Burlington's Sister City, and as mayor he led a delegation of quite a few residents of his city. That's not anything like the honeymoon that most of us have had, is it?

[Moderateguy]

8. You just made my point

The Average Joe/Jane do not know why he voted against these sanctions and are likely to put 2+2 together and come up with 5. He needs to be transparent about these things

[Autumn]

17. I think his explanation of why he voted against them is pretty damn transparent.

About as clear as the glass in my living room window. I can see Pikes Peak 60 miles away. So no I didn't make any of your points. If the media and you want to push he's not transparent enough when he explained why he voted against them. That's not on him. The information is out there and he has been asked that time and again and answered time and again.

[DURHAM D]

2. Time to follow the money. nt

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

3. "because of the Nevada caucus"??

When asked why he didn't mention it over a month, is that what he said?

[trueblue2007]

4. WHY did BS wait a whole month to alert US about Russia helping him. Shame Bernie for not telling

the truth !!!!!!!!!!!
You have had every opportunity at the debates to tell us !!!!!!!

[Doitnow]

6. Time for another donation for Bernie.

[zackymilly]

12. In rubles, comrade? LOL. n/t

[pfeiffer]

13. Address your check to "Vladimir Putin c/o The Sanders Campaign"

[Cha]

7. Need to see his All his Medical Records,too like he said..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

11. "He has consistently voted against Russian sanctions" ... do you have proof of this. I've not heard

... Sanders constantly voting against Russian sanctions.

Thx in advance

[Moderateguy]

14. Did you not read the article in reply 1?

[uponit7771]

16. ?! You got the correct poster? I don't see a link in the OP

[uponit7771]

18. Ah, no I didn't have a refreshed page for Reply 1 ... Put that link in your OP its *VERY* important

... IMHO.

"... Bernie Sanders missed the vote on Deripaska sanctions ..."

THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT !!!

WTF Sanders ?!?!

[Autumn]

26. Why? He voted yes to advance the bill, there weren't enough votes to pass it and he had a meeting

Which was about the "sexual harassment issues" that came out about 2016 campaign. And he caught hell either way.

In 2019, the Senate pushed for a bill that would prevent the US Treasury Department from rolling back sanctions on three companies owned by Oleg Deripaska.
On January 15, 2019, the Senate voted 57–42 to advance a resolution that would block the Trump Administration from rolling back the sanctions. Bernie Sanders was one of the Senators who voted in favor of advancing the resolution.

The only Senator to miss the vote was Kirsten Gillibrand, who was launching her 2020 Presidential campaign. Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly), she hasn’t received nearly the same amount of criticism as Senator Sanders has for missing a Russia sanctions vote.

The resolution died the following day. The Senate needed 60 votes to advance the legislation further, but once again, only received 57. Bernie Sanders received plenty of scrutiny for being the sole Senator to miss this vote, even though his Yea wouldn’t have changed the final outcome.

So Why Did Bernie Sanders Miss The Vote?
Bernie Sanders missed the vote on Deripaska sanctions because he was meeting with about two dozen female staffers who worked on his 2016 campaign. The purpose of the meeting was to hear their experiences and work to implement stricter protocols ahead of his 2020 run.

[uponit7771]

42. That's assuming Sanders knew the count before the vote, there's no proof of that so the meeting was

... missed when he COULD have been pivotal vote.

Still disgusted

[rzemanfl]

20. I believe at Wednesday's debate he said "I'm not saying this is happening...."

Why? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Moderateguy]

21. He had already been briefed by then....

[rzemanfl]

24. Exactly. n/t

[Cha]

23. oh really

[Kurt V.]

27. I'm done for tonight. this is turning into hysterics. night all.

[democratisphere]

29. So what happened a month ago when he was told he is getting

Russian help.

[still_one]

31. Actually the transparency needs to come from the intelligence service on this

[Ghost Dog]

38. There's no evidence offered, is there?

Must be top secret. Or simply non-existent.

[NurseJackie]

32. Agreed!

[Ghost Dog]

34. So Russia, without leaving any evidence behind, moves California to vote Sanders.

Bastards.

... Today’s surprise Russian-interference (evidence-free, as usual - gd) news aside, Sanders’ campaign marches on in their efforts to reach out to Latino voters in often overlooked corners of California.

Sanders emerged early on as a front-runner in California, a position his campaign has attributed to a massive ground game across the Golden State. Young Latino voters in particular have embraced the Vermont senator for his history of supporting unions and taking to the streets in protest.

Reuters has more on the efforts in California:

A record 32 million Latinos are projected to be eligible to vote in the general election, exceeding the number of black eligible voters for the first time, according to the Pew Research Center. About 62% of Latino registered voters identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while 34% affiliate with or lean to the Republican Party, the organization says...

Across California, and in neighboring Nevada and Texas, the Sanders campaign has also put on soccer matches and house parties, some billed as “Tamales for Tío Bernie,” an affectionate Spanish-language term for “Uncle Bernie.”

The campaign wants to be deeply embedded in Latino communities, said Bianca Recto, communications director for the campaign in Nevada. She said at least half of the 200 paid staff on the ground ahead of the caucuses are people of color, many of them locals.

“It’s Bernie’s message that resonates to the economic hardships of people and not treating constituencies as if they’re a monolith, as if they’re a one-issue voter,” Recto said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/feb/21/democrats-prepare-to-vote-in-nevada-amid-controversy-over-donald-trump-roger-stone-and-russia-live-coverage-bernie-sanders