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Fast Forward Sanders Scoffs At Clinton Criticism: ‘I Worked As Hard As I Could’ To Elect Her
Sen. Bernie Sanders rebuffed former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s claim that he did not do enough to help his former Democratic party nomination rival win the 2016 presidential election. “I worked as hard as I could to see that Hillary Clinton would be elected president,” Sanders told “Meet the Press” on Sunday. In…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Hates Bernie Sanders’s Medicare-For-All Plan
Joe Lieberman and Bernie Sanders may have a lot in common—proud Jews born less than a year apart, failed presidential candidates representing New England, political independents willing to buck the Democratic party line (though Lieberman skewed right and Sanders left). But despite having overlapped in the Senate together for six years, Lieberman did not have…
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Fast Forward Ta-Nehisi Coates Blasts Bernie Sanders For ‘Alarming’ Rhetoric On Race
Ta-Nehisi Coates slammed Bernie Sanders for being far too focused on white working-class voters — at the expense of blacks and other racial minorities. In an essay for The Atlantic, titled “Donald Trump Is the First White President,” Coates faulted Sanders for using “alarming” and “shocking” language on race, class and the issue of political…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Brushes Off Hillary Clinton’s Criticism Over Election Loss
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders sidestepped criticism from Hillary Clinton that he paved the way to Donald Trump’s victory with his attacks against her in the Democratic primary. Sanders, I-Vt., said he preferred to focus on countering the Trump agenda. “My response is that right now it’s appropriate to look forward and not backward,”…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Goldberg: ‘Bernie Sanders Is A Religious Figure’ On Left
Bernie Sanders has played a rabbi in a movie, but that’s not the only way in which he might be a cult figure. According to the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, the commitment of Sanders backers resembles a kind of religious faith. “I think for Bernie Sanders-type people, I think Bernie Sanders has become a religious figure,”…
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The Schmooze Larry David Reveals He’s Related To Bernie Sanders
One of the great things about being a celebrity is you don’t have to order a kit on “23AndMe” to find out you’re 1/32 American Indian (congratulations but you still can’t wear a feather headdress to Coachella). Instead, you can find out everything you want to know about your family’s history on the PBS series…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Fires Back At ‘Pathetic’ Probe Into His Wife
Bernie Sanders shot back at the FBI’s investigation of his wife Tuesday evening on CNN. “My wife is about the most honest person I know,” Sanders told Erin Burnett. Sanders did not confirm or deny if his wife was under FBI investigation. “I think it’s fairly pathetic that when people are involved in public life,…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Faces Questions About FBI Investigation Into Wife
As the FBI investigates whether Bernie Sanders’ wife committed loan fraud in obtaining funds for a Vermont college she once headed, the senator has been loath to answer questions about the matter. Asked by a Fox News reporter on Monday about the probe, Sanders deflected to talk about health care. “Well I’m glad that you’re…
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