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The Schmooze Watch Killer Mike Interview Bernie Sanders in a Barbershop
Once you feel the Bern, you’re never the same again. And Killer Mike has felt the Bern. Big time. You may remember Bernie Sanders’ and Killer Mike’s much publicized last month. Turns out that that right before that delightful meal, the two sat down for what was a really insightful and honest conversation about race,…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Tops Time’s Poll for Person of the Year
Readers of Time magazine chose Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as Person of the Year, according to a poll by the magazine. Sanders, a Vermont senator who is Jewish, self-identifies as a Democratic socialist and is challenging former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Sanders’ polling numbers have exceeded expectations, but…
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The Schmooze Rapper Killer Mike Takes Bernie Sanders Out for Soul Food
Killer Mike (a.k.a. Michael Render), is The Atlanta rapper and activist has wholeheartedly endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president. On Monday, the two spent the day together talking politics, social justice and even went out for some good old southern soul food at Busy Bee, where, according to the Fader, the 74-year-old had some fried…
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Fast Forward It’s Snapchat, Bernie! Democrat Joins Social Media App
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined Snapchat on Monday, becoming the latest contender in the 2016 White House race to join the social media app popular with teens and millennials. On his official Twitter account (@BernieSanders), the 74-year-old U.S. senator from Vermont announced that he had joined Snapchat: “What is this Snapshot thing and…
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Fast Forward Democratic Candidates Pledge to Fight ISIS After Paris Attacks
The Democratic presidential candidates pledged to lead the United States in the fight to crush the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorist group, with each suggesting that the Obama administration has come up short. The candidates in the debate broadcast Saturday night by CBS eagerly embraced increasing U.S. engagement and called for the absolute…
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Forward 50 2015 Bernie Sanders
The only serious challenger to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination has a Brooklyn Jewish accent that makes even the most comfortably assimilated Jews ask: “Hold on, that guy is running for president? Of the United States?” Bernie Sanders, who pronounces fewer r’s than Uncle Leo on “Seinfeld,” is polling surprisingly well after nearly…
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Opinion Why I Don’t Want Bernie Sanders To ‘Talk Jewish’
(JTA) — At a campaign event in Virginia last week, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders invoked his Judaism in response to a question about Islamophobia in the media. The exchange drew widespread attention, in part because Sanders has mostly avoided discussion of how his religion informs his politics. The contrast between his approach and that…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Bernie Sanders Rocks to ‘Hotline Bling’
Late night when you need some socialist policies and love? Call Bernie Sanders on his cellphone! Ellen Degeneres has just created what is basically the best Bernie Sanders campaign ad, bringing together two Jewish greats: Vermont senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and Canadian rapper and bar-Mitzvah boy Drake. After Bernie Sanders danced his way…
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