Sanders Calls Out WaPo 'Geniuses' for Epic Failures on Iraq, Economic Meltdown

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Campaign's success 'merely proves that many progressives like being told everything they want to hear,' editorial states
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Update:

Following Thursday's criticism of his campaign by the Washington Post editorial board, Bernie Sanders quietly took off his gloves and then let loose on the prominent newspaper.

Asked specifically to respond to the editorial at a breakfast event in Iowa hosted by Bloomberg Politics, Sanders said: "That's not a new argument. We've been hearing that months and months, and that's in a sense what this campaign is about. People are telling us, whether it's the Washington Post editorial board or anybody else, our ideas are too ambitious — can't happen. Too bold — really? Well, here's something which is really bold. In the last 30 years, there has been a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class and working families of this country. The middle class has become poorer and trillions of dollars have been transferred to the top one-tenth of 1 percent."

"That's pretty radical, isn't it?" Sanders said. "Where was The Washington Post to express concern that the middle class was shrinking? Where was The Washington Post talking about this radical transformation of America?"

Later in the event, Sanders took the opportunity to further criticize the paper by when the conversation turned to the Middle East and foreign policy.

"Getting back to The Washington Post — check out where all the geniuses on the editorial page were with regard to the invasion of Iraq."

Continued: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/28/sanders-calls-out-wapo-geniuses-epic-failures-iraq-economic-meltdown

[peacebird]

1. Kick

[Kalidurga]

2. rut roh

they made Bernie mad and he isn't just gonna be nice and play like it doesn't matter. He's gonna tell them like it is. And you know what people are going to care more about what Bernie says than some ejit at the Washington Post who mistakes their opinions for hard core journalism.

[historylovr]

3. I laughed so hard when I read Bernie's response.

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. Man, I absolutely LOVE his willingness to say what needs to be said. He never minces words,

he never spins the facts and he says it to their faces! He can do that BECAUSE THEY'RE WRONG and HE'S RIGHT. Taking the high road and having ETHICS puts him in the perfect place to tell them what they need to hear....THE TRUTH.

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