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Bernie Sanders

emulatorloo

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7. For what it is worth, I take counterpunch and commondreams w a grain of salt

Reply to swilton (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:18 PM

Feb 2016

They're openly hostile to Dems. That includes Bernie as well. Nobody is left enough for them. That's a legitimate opinion of course, but basically their content is intended as Op-Eds.

So it is useful to read, but I don't consider them a news source.

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What are your sources for political news? [View all] Rebkeh Feb 2016 OP

I do research for a living. When I am searching for something I know how to get, no prob. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebkeh Feb 2016 #2

Was trained as a researcher as well but in a different field. Criteria was similar emulatorloo Feb 2016 #6

I tend to stick with the major outlets and read those on a daily basis TeddyR Feb 2016 #3

Add these to your list swilton Feb 2016 #4

For what it is worth, I take counterpunch and commondreams w a grain of salt emulatorloo Feb 2016 #7

I consider that all perspectives on the spectrum are worth swilton Feb 2016 #8

I regularly read six of these Rebkeh Feb 2016 #9

All those online shows plus Bernie2016.tv. They chase Bernie around the country and bring us his in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #5

+1 Rebkeh Feb 2016 #10

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #11

come back Randi! Demonaut Mar 2016 #12

I go to RSN Duckfan Mar 2016 #13