Bernie Sanders takes jabs at Donald Trump while other Democrats avoid president's name

[TexasTowelie]

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two minutes into his stump speech in this strongly Democratic college town, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made his first of many references to President Donald Trump, calling him "the most dangerous president in modern American history."

A short time later, he told the crowd that Trump "embarrasses us every day," before attacking the president's health care promises. "I know it will shock you when I tell you he lied," Sanders added.

Then, at an appearance in New Hampshire on Sunday, he told the crowd how his governing style would differ from Trump's. "The underlying principles of our government will not be racism, sexism, homophobia and religious bigotry," he said. "The principles that our government will work on will be based on justice."

In his first swing through Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders has been an anomaly among the Democrats vying for the White House, as he routinely uttered two words that other candidates have often avoided: "Donald Trump."

Read more: https://www.philly.com/politics/nation/bernie-sanders-takes-jabs-donald-trump-while-other-democrats-avoid-presidents-name-20190311.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. To be fair

Most of the other candidates were calling out Trump back when St. Bern was still pissing on the DNC and saying we all needed to "understand" Trump and his cultist voters...

So he isn't breaking any new ground here, despite the deceptive headline.

[NurseJackie]

2. Yes. Thank you! Absolutely correct.

Sadly, the smears on the party have not stopped.

[BannonsLiver]

9. +1000000

That was my reaction too.

“Finally he had something bad to say about Donnie.”

[sheshe2]

12. Winner!

[Cha]

13. And, it's Not true.. Check out Kamala calling out the idiot..

Kamala Harris: 'Yes,' President Trump is racist

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/kamala-harris-donald-trump-racist/index.html

Kamala Harris calls shutdown Trump's 'vanity project'

Kamala Harris: We Have To Call Trump's "Propaganda" For What It Is

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/08/kamala_harris_we_have_to_call_trumps_propaganda_for_what_it_is.html

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris issued a prebuttal to President Trump before his State of the Union address this evening, asking supporters to recommit themselves to fighting for “an optimistic America.”

The California senator criticized Trump’s policy agenda, his recent shutdown of the government and his treatment of immigrants. She accused him of rewriting the rules to help big corporations and powerful interests.

Alluding to Trump’s speech last year, Harris said his calls for unity have thus far been hollow. This evening, she said during a Facebook Live, “is a moment for the President to rise above politics.”

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/state-of-the-union-2019/h_96845231371f9786b5889de3297815b5

Kamala Harris Backs Reparations, Calls Trump Racist

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2019/02/27/kamala_harris_backs_reparations_calls_trump_racist_467428.html

[WeekiWater]

3. There is a serious campaign of disinformation going on.

"By the time we get to 2020, Donald Trump may not even be President," Elizabeth Warren

Warren doesn’t avoid him at all.

Truly no purpose for the article. It’s based in falsehoods.

[LongtimeAZDem]

4. Because when Kamala Harris just called out "the President", she meant someone else

[CrossingTheRubicon]

5. "They asked me if I'd like to debate this gentleman,

and I said ‘no.’ I said, ‘If we were in high school, I’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him.’”

And he meant it.

DU Headline: Biden calls Trump a "gentleman."

[WeekiWater]

6. Love this. NT

[Carrito]

7. But his surrogates take jabs at other Democrats

He doesn't have to do the dirty work personally . Enter Nina and Cenk.

[workinclasszero]

8. Bernie is not afraid to call out the criminal POTUS Trump

[Cha]

11. And, neither is Kamala.. The OP is Not Accurate.

Kamala Harris: 'Yes,' President Trump is racist

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/kamala-harris-donald-trump-racist/index.html

Kamala Harris calls shutdown Trump's 'vanity project'

Kamala Harris: We Have To Call Trump's "Propaganda" For What It Is

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/08/kamala_harris_we_have_to_call_trumps_propaganda_for_what_it_is.html

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris issued a prebuttal to President Trump before his State of the Union address this evening, asking supporters to recommit themselves to fighting for “an optimistic America.”

The California senator criticized Trump’s policy agenda, his recent shutdown of the government and his treatment of immigrants. She accused him of rewriting the rules to help big corporations and powerful interests.

Alluding to Trump’s speech last year, Harris said his calls for unity have thus far been hollow. This evening, she said during a Facebook Live, “is a moment for the President to rise above politics.”

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/state-of-the-union-2019/h_96845231371f9786b5889de3297815b5

Kamala Harris Backs Reparations, Calls Trump Racist

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2019/02/27/kamala_harris_backs_reparations_calls_trump_racist_467428.html

Shine the Light

[sheshe2]

21. however.

sheshe2 (54,208 posts)

14. What I get from the article is this.

Instead, many Democrats are taking the line that the election is about more than Trump. In a recent swing through Charleston, South Carolina, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., made little mention of the president — except to urge voters to look beyond him.

"I know it's so motivating to turn on the TV every day and see somebody you so disagree with," Booker said. "We have got to understand this is not about him. It's about us. We should be motivated not by what we're against but what we are for as a country."

A few days later, Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor who is weighing a presidential run, was asked by a reporter about Trump's absence from his remarks to voters in New Hampshire.

"At the end of the day, if all we're talking about is him, folks in communities like mine and around here will be saying, 'OK, well, no one's talking about us,' " he said.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/128719203#post14

No need to talk him up. It is about us, not him. Wise candidates. Very wise candidates.

"We should be motivated not by what we're against but what we are for as a country."

[Cha]

10. Kamala Harris: 'Yes,' President Trump is racist

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/kamala-harris-donald-trump-racist/index.html

Kamala Harris calls shutdown Trump's 'vanity project'

Kamala Harris: We Have To Call Trump's "Propaganda" For What It Is

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/08/kamala_harris_we_have_to_call_trumps_propaganda_for_what_it_is.html

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris issued a prebuttal to President Trump before his State of the Union address this evening, asking supporters to recommit themselves to fighting for “an optimistic America.”

The California senator criticized Trump’s policy agenda, his recent shutdown of the government and his treatment of immigrants. She accused him of rewriting the rules to help big corporations and powerful interests.

Alluding to Trump’s speech last year, Harris said his calls for unity have thus far been hollow. This evening, she said during a Facebook Live, “is a moment for the President to rise above politics.”

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/state-of-the-union-2019/h_96845231371f9786b5889de3297815b5

Kamala Harris Backs Reparations, Calls Trump Racist

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2019/02/27/kamala_harris_backs_reparations_calls_trump_racist_467428.html

So the article is Not exactly true, is it?

Shine the Light

[sheshe2]

14. What I get from the article is this.

Instead, many Democrats are taking the line that the election is about more than Trump. In a recent swing through Charleston, South Carolina, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., made little mention of the president — except to urge voters to look beyond him.

"I know it's so motivating to turn on the TV every day and see somebody you so disagree with," Booker said. "We have got to understand this is not about him. It's about us. We should be motivated not by what we're against but what we are for as a country."

A few days later, Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor who is weighing a presidential run, was asked by a reporter about Trump's absence from his remarks to voters in New Hampshire.

"At the end of the day, if all we're talking about is him, folks in communities like mine and around here will be saying, 'OK, well, no one's talking about us,' " he said.

Fact is, it is all about us.

[Cha]

15. Mahalo, she! Of course, our Candidates

can't be talking only about trump.

Just to call him out on his most egregious utterings like his extreme racism.. to highlight the difference.

And, BS is Not the only one who does that.

[sheshe2]

18. You are correct, Cha!

[betsuni]

16. Smart of Democrats not to mention Trump because we know what happened last time.

News programs showed ten minutes of Trump and the only coverage of the Democrat was a three-second clip of the only time Hillary mentioned something about Trump at a rally. Then everybody whined about the Democrats only running against Trump and having no economic message. Maybe by some miracle we'll get to hear the Democratic nominee's policies this time.

[sheshe2]

19. B I N G O@!

[Uncle Joe]

17. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread TexasTowelie.

[sheshe2]

20. You didn't read the article.

[Uncle Joe]

22. Yes I did,

why do you ask?

[sheshe2]

23. Lol.

Never mind.

[Uncle Joe]

24. I know,

it didn't give Kamala credit but I still thought the piece made some interesting political points.