Sanders walks back suggestion Bezos meddled in Washington Post coverage

[The_Waco_Kid]

funny that Bernie never says this when the Post prints an article criticizing Trump??

Hypocrite!

#BernieIsFloundering!

#SocialismSUCKS!


Sanders walks back suggestion Bezos meddled in Washington Post coverage

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-w...210702755.html

By Cristiano Lima, Politico 1 hour 44 minutes ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today dialed back his suggestion that there's a connection between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' ownership of The Washington Post and what Sanders views as negative coverage of his presidential campaign.

“Do I think Jeff Bezos is on the phone, telling the editor of The Washington Post what to do? Absolutely not. It doesn’t work that way,” Sanders told CNN.

The comments mark a reversal from earlier this week. Speaking in New Hampshire on Monday, Sanders questioned why the newspaper “doesn’t write particularly good articles about me,” noting it is owned by Bezos, whose handling of labor practices at Amazon Sanders has consistently criticized. “I guess maybe there’s a connection,” he added.

The remarks drew a rebuke from the paper’s top editor, Marty Baron, who chided Sanders for spreading a “conspiracy theory.”

“Sen. Sanders is a member of a large club of politicians — of every ideology — who complain about their coverage,” Baron said in a statement. “Contrary to the conspiracy theory the senator seems to favor, Jeff Bezos allows our newsroom to operate with full independence, as our reporters and editors can attest.”

Sanders' comments drew comparisons to the rhetoric of President Donald Trump, who has linked what he sees as the Post's unfair coverage of his administration to Bezos, calling the newspaper a tax scam and a lobbying tool for the Amazon CEO and labeling it the “Amazon Washington Post.”

Still, Sanders today continued to express frustration over news coverage of his candidacy by mainstream media outlets, which he said do not pay enough attention to issues like wealth and income inequality.

[Chung Tran]

doesn't sound like a walk-back to me.. sounds like a rephrasing.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by Chung Tran

doesn't sound like a walk-back to me.. sounds like a rephrasing.

pussies rephrase. real men double down.


Trump has never walked back anything. Sanders has no balls.

[Chung Tran]

Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

pussies rephrase. real men double down.


Trump has never walked back anything. Sanders has no balls.

well, yeah, the 2nd phrase looked like he was trying to minimize damage, without changing what he really believes.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by Chung Tran

well, yeah, the 2nd phrase looked like he was trying to minimize damage, without changing what he really believes.

what's the difference?

[Unique_Carpenter]

Well it's clear that Sanders is following Biden down the trail of being unable to think before speaking.

So if Sanders and Biden are both zombies, How will Buttigieg, Booker, Warren and Harris knock out these two zombies? (along with the rest)

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

pussies rephrase. real men double down.


Trump has never walked back anything. Sanders has no balls.

Trump has balls. They drag on the ground, necessitating his extra long pants legs. Kinda like a combover for his shoes.

However, unlike Sanders, he has no brains.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

pussies rephrase. real men double down.Trump has never walked back anything. Sanders has no balls.

Come on Waco, he's walked back a lot. He was going to close the border, lock up Hillary, shut down government unless Democrats paid for a wall, rain down fury on North Korea, bomb Iran, and end free trade with Mexico and Canada. He didn't do any of that, thank goodness. Yes, that is the persona he tries to project. Fortunately he's more flexible.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Trump has balls. They drag on the ground, necessitating his extra long pants legs. Kinda like a combover for his shoes.

However, unlike Sanders, he has no brains.

Sanders has Socialism on the brain. if you call that brains .. well ..


BAHHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAA

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by Tiny

Come on Waco, he's walked back a lot. He was going to close the border, lock up Hillary, shut down government unless Democrats paid for a wall, rain down fury on North Korea, bomb Iran, and end free trade with Mexico and Canada. He didn't do any of that, thank goodness. Yes, that is the persona he tries to project. Fortunately he's more flexible.

that proves tough rhetoric works .. if the other side thinks you might act. otherwise it's Obama and his red line

He never said end free trade. He said he WANTED free trade. He got NAFTA re-done. And Canada. how fast did they agree? real fast.

He got his funding via the DEFENSE DEPT. i mean .. what is the DEFENSE DEPT. for if not defending our borders?? The Supreme Court UPHELD IT.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

However, unlike Sanders, he has no brains.

I'd question whether Sanders has brains. In the 1970's and 1980's he wanted to nationalize American industries. That has not worked well when tried elsewhere. And today he wants to implement economic policies like the Green New Deal that would be economic suicide.

Trump is harder to figure out. Yes sometimes he says things that indicate he has no brains. But is that what he really believes, or is he saying it for political purposes? The crack about Mexicans crossing the border being mostly murderers and drug runners with a few good people mixed in is an example. I thought that would cause him to lose the election, as Hispanic voters would abandon the Republican Party. Looks like I was wrong. It might have helped him.

[Chung Tran]

Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

what's the difference?

none. which is why I said you were wrong.. he didn't walk back at all.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by Chung Tran

none. which is why I said you were wrong.. he didn't walk back at all.

if you say so.

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

He got NAFTA re-done. And Canada. how fast did they agree? real fast.

He got his funding via the DEFENSE DEPT. i mean .. what is the DEFENSE DEPT. for if not defending our borders?? The Supreme Court UPHELD IT.

Fair points.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by Chung Tran

without changing what he really believes.

What does he really believe other than complete destruction of this country??