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Fast Forward Trump-Promoted Twitter That ‘Gassed’ Sanders Now Pro Bernie — Not
That @WhiteGenocideTM Twitter that Donald Trump retweeted from? It’s now morphed into a mock “Bernie 4 Prez” feed. Trump retweeted a deprecating post about Jeb Bush last week from the Twitter, but critics quickly noted that by doing so he was promoting a site filled with anti-Semitic ramblings directed at Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders,…
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Fast Forward Sanders, Clinton, Trump React To Possible Bloomberg White House Run
DES MOINES – U.S. presidential hopefuls on Sunday offered mixed reviews of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s potential independent White House run, with Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders saying it would add another billionaire like Republican Donald Trump to the field. With eight days to go until Iowa holds the first nominating contest on the…
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The Schmooze Kippah It Coming, Bernie!
Keep it frum and feel the Bern! The Bernie Sanders yarmulke, also know as the Bernika, is here, and it’s the hot socialist accessory for shul this Shabbat. You can get your very own from Berkley, CA’s “Afikomen Judaica” for a mere $21 dollars. The Bernie Kippah / yarmulke (yes that’s how it’s spelled) also…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness a Non-Issue in Iowa — or So Voters Claim
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (JTA) — On a frigid night in what has been an unusually cold winter here, Bernie Sanders packed more than 1,200 people into the resplendent Orpheum Theatre, a nearly 90-year-old venue in this western Iowa outpost across the Missouri River from Nebraska. After taking the stage late Tuesday night, the independent Vermont…
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The Schmooze Bernie Sanders Does His Own Laundry, Chops Wood — and May Actually Be Larry David
A new takes us into the “modest” colonial home of the Vermont Senator with the adorable Brooklyn accent. Looks like what we see with Sanders is actually what we get. He does his own laundry, goes grocery shopping, can’t take a compliment, his family describes him as frugal and he’s impatient when taking pictures. So,…
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The Schmooze That Time Killer Mike Smoked Weed — and Got Behind Bernie Sanders
Have you watched the Bernie Sanders-Killer Mike love story unfold over the last few months and wondered how on earth an Atlanta rapper became so engrossed and active in Sander’s presidential campaign? Well, the magic formula may be joint + tweets = Feeling the Bern. Talking with reporters ahead of Sunday night’s Democratic debate, Killer…
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Opinion Can Bernie Sanders Win Over Black Voters — and Crack Hillary Clinton’s Firewall?
There was a striking symbolism in the setting of Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate. They couldn’t have picked a better place than Charleston, South Carolina. Coming in the midst of a Bernie Sanders surge that’s unsettling the once-inevitable Hillary Clinton campaign, the event had a good many party loyalists hoping to gain some clarity about…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Calls For Normalizing Ties With Iran in Contentious Debate
Bernie Sanders, the Jewish senator vying for the Democratic presidential nod, called for normalizing relations with Iran. “I think what we’ve got to do is move as aggressively as we can to normalize relations with Iran,” Sen. Sanders, I-Vt., said Sunday evening during a debate with his rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Martin O’Malley in…
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