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In reply to the discussion: Why Did Bernie Sanders Endorse the Extremely Gross Sexist Cenk Uygur [View all]PhoenixDem
(581 posts)40. Cenk will be like an anchorweight around BS's neck
dragging him into deep dark waters with no paddle
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Why Did Bernie Sanders Endorse the Extremely Gross Sexist Cenk Uygur [View all]
George II
Dec 2019
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Bernie's beholding to Cenk because of his support. I guess he's just not beholding to corporations.
Skya Rhen
Dec 2019
#3
He wasn't a conservative when he spoke about bestiality in 2013, and he didn't write it....
George II
Dec 2019
#66
I don't know--ask all the people who thought "Goldwater Girl" was cool
Starry Messenger
Dec 2019
#44
Clinton was a "Goldwater Girl" 55 years ago; Uygur was talking bestiality 6 years ago
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#89
Do a search on Sanders supporters here attacking Biden all the way back to 1972
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#85
I wish I could have posted more of the article. He's expressed similar sentiments as recently....
George II
Dec 2019
#8
Cenk is toxic. It reflects poorly on the judgement of anyone who would endorse him.
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#7
Yes. I believe you're correct about that. This will hurt BS for a very long time...
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#41
Because Cenk Uygur has a "a voice that we desperately need in Congress" according to Sanders.
The Valley Below
Dec 2019
#9
Not sure, but he certainly hasn't disavowed it. That was only six years ago, not a long time.
George II
Dec 2019
#13
The thought of it makes me want to vomit! Disgusting! Bernie made a BIG mistake...
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#30
Are we sure it was a mistake? Has anyone asked Bernie his position on bestiality?
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#90
I was expecting him to be saying it as a joke or just to be shocking/trollish
Sapient Donkey
Dec 2019
#130
standing up to the greed and power of the corporate elite, and has spent his entire life fighting fo
treestar
Dec 2019
#15
Cenk is a disgusting liar. He defends/advocates bestiality (as long as the horse is satisfied)
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#88
It was all over when cenk got Kicked out of jd..BS knew of cenk's past lewd serial
Cha
Dec 2019
#104
Wolf PAC is a Super PAC. By law they're prohibited from contributing to any candidates....
George II
Dec 2019
#69
Since weinstein never ran for office I would be surprised if Clinton endorsed him
booley
Dec 2019
#34
One of the big differences is that Clinton became aquainted with him years before anything....
George II
Dec 2019
#38
He has never apologized for some of the things he's said in the past, and some of them....
George II
Dec 2019
#32
Did Weinstein endorse Clinton for President, or did Clinton endorse Weinstein for Congress?
George II
Dec 2019
#37
Not denouncing it was another misstep. Taking the easy way out reveals much.
NurseJackie
Dec 2019
#49
A group who called themselves "The Young Turks" perpetrated the Armenian genocide....
George II
Dec 2019
#54
The idiom traces back to The Young Turks who were a revolutionary group in the Ottoman Empire.....
George II
Dec 2019
#57
You asked for an explanation about why The Young Turks is considered in a negative light....
George II
Dec 2019
#59
I didn't "come at you like this"! I very clearly answered your question about the notoriety....
George II
Dec 2019
#61
I've lost count of how many times I've been told we want a "purist" candidate.
brutus smith
Dec 2019
#53
"Bernie Sanders endorses bestiality advocate" Picture that commercial running in every market.
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2019
#86
Didn't Cenk get millions in seed money from a firm headed by a Republican billionaire?
lapucelle
Dec 2019
#82
Convincing his audience not to vote for the Democrat in 2016 is worse, in my opinion.
betsuni
Dec 2019
#76
I like how Cenk doesn't insinuate like "corrupt forces in our politics" but comes right out
betsuni
Dec 2019
#92