The latest on Bernie Sanders, a Jewish Senator from Vermont.
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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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The Schmooze You Call That a Halloween Costume, Bernie?
Bernie Sanders took a break from the campaign trail this weekend to go trick or treating. The Democratic candidate was walking alongside three of his grandchildren in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Per ABC News: “Sunnee, 12, was dressed as the White Witch from “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Ryleigh, 10, wore a blue and…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Embraces Muslim Student — Vows To Battle Racism as Jew
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders embraced a Muslim student and referenced his Jewish background in condemning all forms of racism. In the Q&A portion of a town hall meeting at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, Wednesday night, hijab-wearing senior Remaz Abdelgader identified herself as “an American Muslim student who aspires to change this world”…
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Will Dress as Planned Parenthood Doctor for Halloween
Lena Dunham just won Halloween. In the age of costumes, a woman during Halloween finds herself looking at paltry options full of “sexy” this and “sexy” that costumes. So when Lena Dunham reminisced about her past costumes and announced that she plans to dress up as a Planned Parenthood doctor in Tuesday’s Lenny Letter, the…
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