To McCaskill and other Clinton surrogates: If Bernie Sanders makes you think of a hammer and sickle,

[cherokeeprogressive]

Maybe you should do a little reading? Or maybe you would argue that Democratic Socialism and Communism are identical-twin siblings?

When McCaskill and other Clinton surrogates mention Bernie Sanders and communism in the same sentence, they're working on the hope that low-information voters aren't aware of the difference.

They're also ringing a bell that they know can't be un-rung.

[Ed Suspicious]

1. Just how many of those Republican attack ads will feature McCaskill and her slimy nymphs calling the

democratic nominee a commie?

These people are willing to go down with the ship in order to save fascism.

[Vincardog]

3. No they are wiling to scuttle the ship of state to save their own sorry a$$e$

[lewebley3]

10. Sanders not even supported by Patrick Leahy or Howard Dean of VT: Sanders

colleagues dont' repect his ideas or think they are workable.

[Ed Suspicious]

11. Yeah? You know who does? We do.

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. Yeah... because Patrick Leahy is a man of great ideas and action.

[lewebley3]

14. Leahy knows Sanders promises his are empty: he ahs workd with Sanders a longtime

[KittyWampus]

20. They'll feature Sanders, himself. Treasure trove yet to be opened. It's why his "favorability"

you Sanders supporters love to bring up is such bullshit.

[NCTraveler]

2. Yep.

Republicans would never air an ad of a video of Sanders praising Castro. Never. And we know such an ad would have zero effect on South Florida.

Why don't you want to discuss things we know are going to happen? The electability argument is fair game, both ways. The truth should be up for discussion. Not swept under the rug when we know for a fact it is going to happen.

Sanders own quotes have been hidden here as offensive. Why act like reality isn't real? Why go into the general without vetting. Electability is always a big deal. It should be as well.

[Ed Suspicious]

5. You're insane if you think what Republicans have to say about Bernie will do anywhere close to the

damage that Democrats might do if they continue down this road.

[wendylaroux]

6. yup,you are right

may keep all democrats out of the white house.oops.

[cascadiance]

7. Those Democrats supported by the DLC started by the Koch brothers have more in common with Stalin...

... than Bernie does, as it was the Koch brothers that built their empire with Stalin's money when Fred Koch worked with Joseph Stalin after earlier working with Hitler before he was outed in WWII. And subsequently it was the Koch brothers that helped the DLC get started too.

I think most Americans want to be aligned with 99% serving Democratic Socialism like they show in studies where most Americans without knowing it want an economic divide of wealth like that of Democratic Socialist countries like Sweden, rather than 1%er serving regimes like Stalin's and what the Koch brothers want here.

After all, even though Republicans tried to play the "socialist" card on FDR for four elections, they finally went ahead and pushed through a constitutional amendment so no future president could get as popular and be president as long as he was when he successfully put in place socialist policies that served most Americans which they liked a lot more than the CRAP we have now from both parties that serve the economic royalists now rather than keeping them from getting too much power like FDR did in his time.

But lets stop talking about labels... Bernie wants to get back to talking more about the substance on the issues and working towards solutions that serve the natural persons of this country the way the constitution intended, not the corporate persons the way it has been warped by right wing courts in to doing in recent years with the blessings of corporate owned pols in both parties.

[Armstead]

17. Who just normalized relationships with Cuba?

I think it was that commie loving president named Obama.

[restorefreedom]

18. ba bam! nt

[KittyWampus]

22. And his love of the Soviet Union… w/Soviet flag in his office. There's a demographic whose parents

and grandparents had to flee the Soviets. But in all fairness, they are probably higher information voters and might not fall for that Republican ploy.

[Wilms]

4. Claire's taxes go up if Bernie wins. n/t

[NorthCarolina]

8. Theyconsider themselves 'superior minds' and are convinced the average American is too stupid

to know the truth, and so will RUN from Bernie once they draw them images of "Socialist" and "hammers and sickles". I know they can't possibly believe this crap they hype themselves, so I can only imagine them chuckling to each other each time they pull this type of crap, smug in the knowing that they are oh just such clever little experts in their game of 'politics' over the 'oaf' class.


Better watch out kiddies...that EVIL COMMIE PIG IS OUT TO EAT YOU ALIVE




I just have to say, if I were a Hillary supporter AND I'M NOT, but if I were this kind of juvenile bullshit would give me one hellofa good reason to ask myself if this is the type of campaign tactics, the type of primary contest, or the type of candidate I really want to support. Sorry, but I certainly do not see anything "Presidential" in using these types of tactics against the voters.

[KittyWampus]

23. A Soviet flag hanging in his office and his outreach to Castro AMONGST OTHERS

goes a lot further than just mere allusions to "hammer and sickle".

[monmouth4]

9. I hope she is primaried when she's up for re-election. She needs to go...

[TheBlackAdder]

13. McCaskill uses the socialist attacks that GHWB used against Bill Clinton in 1992. oh, the irony! nt

[kath]

15. here is a blast-from-the-past Clinton statement about Red-baiting: "a pathetic ploy from a desperate

politician": http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511049184

[TheBlackAdder]

16. The parallels to GHWB's 1992 Presidential campaign are uncanny. Research Paper worthy! nt

[KittyWampus]

25. Clinton didn't honeymoon in Soviet Russia, hang a Soviet flag in his office, visit Communist leaders

while attacking an American POTUS.

And here's the thing, we all know both Clintons have won ever time the Republicans have thrown anything at them.

Sanders is still a "virgin". And he gets ugly when he doesn't face an adoring crowd. There's a plentitude of footage of the man getting agitated, annoyed, impatient and huffy when an interviewer doesn't simply play along with Bernie's usual parroted talking point about the evils of this world all revolving around the wealthy.

[KittyWampus]

19. He had a Soviet Flag in his office. And made friends w/Communists. The ISSUE

is what Republicans would do to him. Not what those of us on the Left think.

You Sanders supporters have spammed this forum with how the Republicans will do xyz if Clinton gets the nomination.

But mention the treasure trove of stuff against Bernie just waiting to be plastered night/day over the media and you all have a childish meltdown.

[cherokeeprogressive]

21. I hope you don't pull a muscle twisting yourself in a pretzel like that.

Always remember to stretch first before attempting it.

Why don't you humor me, and take a few minutes to tell me what you know about WHY, in the time of "Detente", Bernie Sanders came to have a Soviet Flag in his office.

[KittyWampus]

24. The fact Sanders supporters are melting down over a mere mention of "hammer/sickle"

shows YOU KNOW it's one part of his achilles heel.

You are all in deep denial if you don't know that the REASON why that Soviet flag hung is irrelevant in politics, or that he attacked Reagan and Reagan's policies (a POTUS who is still popular amongst many), that he reached out to SEVERAL communist world leaders and visited with them… all of which comes with lots of photos and quotes. All of which he'd have to spend weeks trying to fight back from.

Honestly, there is a freaking treasure trove of stuff to be used against Bernie that will ensure not one Republican, Independent or swing voter would ever vote for him.

All of it would drive Sanders supposed "favorability" into the crapper.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. As long as you remember to stretch before twisting like that... we're good.

He attacked Reagan? GASP! Reagan? That FUCK Bernie Sanders attacked Reagan?! He attacked REAGAN, the guy who had the romantic getaway with Gorbachev at a cute little hotel on an island?

Pack it in Bernie Sanders supporters... KittyWampus says we're done.

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[immoderate]

27. He has a flag... he makes friends...

Those are terrible things, to an American.

--imm