Feeling The Bern, And Why

Jonah Goldberg tumbles to the secret of Bernie's youth appeal:

Bernie Sanders is the most typecast presidential candidate of my lifetime. What I mean is that I can’t remember another presidential candidate who I could more easily imagine in a different setting. For instance, there’s a Starbucks near me in D.C. where old Reds take time off from yelling at clouds to get together and tsk-tsk the newspapers and talk about how much they hate Fox News. I wrote a big chunk of Liberal Fascism there (if they only knew!). I’d eavesdrop as they’d rail about Israel, billionaires, and their sciatica. Bernie Sanders could join them tomorrow in dirty Bermuda shorts, black socks, and tennis shoes, and seem perfectly at home there as they kept bringing up the overthrow of Allende as if it had happened last week.

The overthrow of Allende? OMG - Bernie Sanders is Peter Pan, who never grew up. Well, internally - that tired husk disguises an eternally youthful heart. Anyone who saw Bernie denouncing Henry Kissinger during the debate Thursday night felt like Bernie was right back on some late 60's campus denouncing the war. Strike up "Ohio" by CSN&Y and join right in, Mr. Sanders.

OK, so what was Bernie doing during the Nixon/Kent State days?

After finishing college in 1964, Sanders lived on a kibbutz in Israel before settling in Vermont. He worked a number of jobs, including filmmaker and freelance writer, while his interest in politics grew.

In the 1970s, Sanders made several unsuccessful bids for public office as a member of the anti-war Liberty Union Party, which he was a member of until 1979.

The anti-war party candidate? Fortunately I was sitting down when I read that.

Comments

[Cecil Turner]

First principles: anti war when there wasn't one.

[Jeff Dobbs]

TM:
OMG - Bernie Sanders is Peter Pan, who never grew up.

[MarkO]

Easy, Jeff. Many of us are still 13.

[Jeff Dobbs]

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Did I say inbox? I mean spam folder. Still, looks legit. I think I'll try it out.

[Jeff Dobbs]

Oh, throw James so votes, people.

Know Your Enemy is staging an advance....James is ahead only 34-32 now.

VOTE!

[_peter]

make that a Stalinist kibbutz--LUN

[Appalled]

Observations on a road trip taking me through rural South Carolina.

1. Saw lots of Cruz signs in the country. Saw two or three Hillary signs. Trump signs started appearing close to Charleston, and outnumbered Cruz on the road to Kiawah. Even saw Ben Carson. Unseen -- signs for Rubio, Jeb!, Bernie.

2. Glenn Beck's radio show is genuinely bad. I'm not a fan of the genre, but I have heard a fair amount of Rush, Mark Levin, and Hugh Hewitt over the years, and they know how to stay interesting. But I listened to Beck attempt to make fun of Meryl Streep for saying some typically politically stupid actor thing and the man can't even manage to deconstruct one sentence in 20 minutes. Ick.

3. Jeb is running ads featuring his brother on the radio, a lot.

4. Ted Cruz gets points for me for holding one of his big rallys at the Beacon -- Spartanburg's famed drive in. If you have time (and you need it, because the place is way off the interstate), it's worth the stop just for the iced tea.

[Stephanie]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/269283-harry-reid-calls-on-alan-grayson-to-drop-out

Reposted cause it is so delish!

[Old Lurker]

Pot.

Kettle.

[Porchlight]

After finishing college in 1964, Sanders lived on a kibbutz in Israel before settling in Vermont.

But not just any kibbutz! A Marxist-Stalinist kibbutz, about which even Noam Chomsky wrote he "couldn't join because it was split between Stalinists and Trotskyists."

http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/261724/bernie-sanders-spent-months-marxist-stalinist-daniel-greenfield

[Comanche Voter]

Bernie in dirty bermudas, black socks, and beat up tennis shoes? Ah well, you can take the Brooklyn socialist out of Brooklyn, but you can't take the socialist out of him. I had my share of Red Diaper Baby acquaintances at Berkeley in the mid and late 60's. To the extent I've retained any contact with them, they have not changed their political views. Oh they may be living in bigger houses, and driving better cars now--and they've developed a taste for the better sorts of wine.

But they still believe the same old crap. But like Bernie, and unlike Hillary, they actually believe that stuff. Scratch your typical west side liberal professional here in Los Angeles (usually a lawyer or an upper level government employee)and they'll tell you that Bernie is right on!

Aargh! Ignorance can be cured, but stupid is forever.

[Miss Marple]

Back from my errands. It's starting to snow again. Ugh.

I see the article on Reid telling Grayson to drop out has been posted.

That guy has no shame and no respect for anyone, including Harry Reid. He has probably figured out a way to make money on his campaign, so he will stay in no matter what.

I intend to enjoy every minute of it.

[Miss Marple]

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/02/12/ted-cruz-campaign-app-pushing-limits-in-collecting-personal-data-from/

[Jim Miller]

America needs three balloons.

I don't know if any of you could afford one of them, but it would be a real service to the country, if you could. Or if you can even do a decent photoshop of what one of the balloons might look like.

(Those who disagree with my third balloon may want to look at my post from yesterday, where I describe the man as a "Bill Clinton Democrat". I think that's a reasonable conclusion from the evidence we can find in his life, but see no way to prove it -- or disprove it.

If he were strapped to lie detector, I suspect the machine would blow up, immediately.)

[Miss Marple]

Washington Examiner ‏@dcexaminer 3m3 minutes ago

#BREAKING: Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore is dropping out of the 2016 race http://washex.am/20ZMjj7

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Hyenas can't change their spots either;
Andy McCarthy on Huma Abedin and the tangled Clinton web of lies and corruption.
Reading it is exactly like reading through the Whitewater, Rose Law Firm, Travelgate, etc, criminal enterprises; overlapping mazes of crookedness whose sole purpose is to inoculate them from prosecution through bamboozlement.
The scale has changed but the blatancy and outright tedium and pettiness remain.
There is still no advantage to grab or corner to cut too small or tacky for them and their puppets.

[rse]

Anyone else get something from the census recently about a survey they have a duty to fill out?

I would have tossed it, but apparently hubby filled it out in part hoping to prevent anyone from knocking on doors. I just get a phone call to home number to do a follow-up and that's it's being recorded and is that OK? I said sure but I may hang up on you if I am not comfortable with what you are asking.

Voice changes to "are you telling me you are refusing your civic duty to the federal government?"

I said "I don't have an f***ing civic duty to the federal government." (Since I do not cuss regularly and was alone in the house and do not observe Lent it's OK) Then I hung up.

So now I suppose I have been classified as a militia sort in the same category as those Oregonians.

Nice database being built up and this is not Big Data, which is always anonymous at the level anyone cares about. This is personal surveillance data being gathered.

Vent off. I think it's ti,e for happy hour though.

[Miss Marple]

rse,

I will join you. I have had 3 calls from the fake Microsoft people over the last 3 days on my unlisted phone number. I have taken to shouting "SCAM!" and hanging up as soon as I hear their pitch.

I am pouring myself a double glass of wine.

[Porchlight]

Typed too slow on the Stalinist kibbutz. peter beat me to it.

I did look around a bit more and found a lefty accusing righties of "red-baiting" - they always do that when they get caught being the lying Marxists (and worse) that they are.

[Clarice]

It was a Stalinist , anti-Israel kibbuts whose co-founder was arrested by Israel for spying for the USSR. Just to keep the record straight.

[Porchlight]

"are you telling me you are refusing your civic duty to the federal government?"

That is so messed up. I do believe in civic duty, but it isn't a duty to one's government. It's a duty to one's fellow citizens. But then, country=government if you're a leftist.

[henry]

No census carp here.

[Rocco]

I like Seinfeld's approach to telemarketers.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube%2cseinfeld%2chang+up+on+caller&view=detail&mid=DEB92045B97E541ED4BEDEB92045B97E541ED4BE&FORM=VIRE3

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

So he supported Stalin, perhaps, the most brutal and murderous dictator in history who was the sworn mortal enemy of the USA.

At least he didn't take too many drinks from a water bottle during the debate or say something disqualifying like macaca.

[Dave (in MA)]

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2016/02/12/mitchell-and-todd-appalled-vicious-cruzs-office-space-ad Trandrea and F. Chuck, of the network where they wished to see defecating and urinating in Palin's mouth, are appalled with a new Ted Cruz video because it's 'vicious' and 'rough' and makes fun of the Little Rock Horndog's wife.

[Clarice]

Exactly,Ig. Let's keep our eyes on the big stuff. Think any moderator will ask him about it?

[Dave (in MA)]

You won't have to hang up on robocalling telemarketers any more: http://www.nomorobo.com

The ones who individually dial your number will still be there to play with.

[Marlene]

If the good people of Vermont hadn't elected Bernie to be mayor of Burlington,then Congressman and Senator,he might still be living in the maple sugar house with the dirt floor. There are "characters" who live on the back of roads of Maine who are harmless pot smoking lost souls. I have no problem imagining Bernie as one of the lost souls.

[Miss Marple]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/269321-texas-newspaper-endorses-kasich-over-cruz

Dallas Morning News, which is notoriously liberal.

[Porchlight]

Heh, and no, I'm not giving any advance warning

[Miss Marple]

Porchlight,

HAHAHAHA!

She ain't no ways tahrd.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Can you imagine any Rep being portrayed as the kindly if slightly off kilter grandpa Sanders is if he had stayed at a Neo Nazi compound just out of college or was a summer counselor at Camp White Supremacy up in lyle and Eric's neck o' the woods?

[Miss Marple]

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/12/reid-to-grayson-get-out/

Sub-head: Grayson to Reid: Great job in 2014, failing figurehead

Pass the popcorn!

[Beasts of England]

Love it, Porch!!

I was looking at Bernie's bio and it noted that shortly after being married, he and his wife visited Vermont and bought a summer home there. A summer home?! Nobody needs two homes!

[henry]

Dave, unlike SNL the ad was funny. They know they are next.

[Rocco]

More on Sanders Pro Soviet Kibbutz from Trevor Loudon. (click on 1st link "Bernie Sanders")

http://www.trevorloudon.com/2015/10/bernie-sanders-is-a-communist-part-1-the-democratic-socialists-of-america-connection/

[Marlene]

Beasts,it was a maple sugar shack with a dirt floor. He probably didn't want to own anything as bourgeois as a summer home. How would he explain that to the other hippies?

[Beasts of England]

A sugar shack? lol

[NKonIPAD]

Jeff the site won t let my IPad vote again. Suggestions? I already cleared cookies

[Beasts of England]

36% James D., 31% Carolina Panthers

[Miss Marple]

Didn't Hillary have a boyfriend that she shacked up with in New England before Bill? I seem to remember a story about them taking off for the weekend and holing up in a cabin or something.

[Janet S.]

kinda funny from Dave's 5:21 link

“I'm not sure it plays in South Carolina, the Bible Belt.”

It’s rare on MSNBC to see such concern for the sensibilities of Christians.

[Momto2]

It's Valentine's weekend...Hope these political Valentines haven't been posted here yet....(I'm trying to read all of the threads :::whew:::)

http://imgur.com/a/Hzoa4

[Threadkiller]

Co-moderator Judy Woodruff happens to be a donor to the Clinton Foundation, and faced criticism from the PBS ombudsman in 2015 for giving to the Clintons.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/11/dem-debate-avoids-questions-about-clinton-foundation/

[rse]

The "cEnsus Bureau' called back and insisted I did have to answer.

So I hung up again as they were still talking and did a search of "census bureau harassing phone calls". Boy does that turn up how widespread this problem is and some are scammers and others are just trying to gather as much info as they can harass people into providing.

[Miss Marple]

rse,

Have another drink and don't answer the phone.

[henry]

Nice Momto!

[Miss Marple]

Momto2,

Those are funny! Particularly the Rubio one.

[Miss Marple]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/12/fox-news-reporting-voter-revolt.html

This is on at 10PM tonight. Interviews with voters included.

[Miss Marple]

FBI now investigating machete attack at Ohio restaurant as "lone wolf terrorist attack."

Just reported on Fox.

[sore loser]

Trump to sue Cruz over his qualifications to run for POTUS.

Might as well hand the keys over to Hillary now and save us all the misery of an election.

[lyle]

Point of slight clarification, Ig. The Whitie Supremo types were way up north near the Canadian border. A fur piece from EiB's and my locale. But your point stands.

[Beasts of England]

I must have missed the machete attack during my nap. Amish punk on Rumspringa?

[Miss Marple]

http://fusion.net/story/267615/disgusting-vintage-valentines-day-recipes/

[lyle]

Was the machete attack site a gun-free zone?

[Miss Marple]

Beasts:

No. A guy named Mohammed Barry attacked customers at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Christian.

[henry]

The cops shot an unarmed migrant. (They disarmed him after shooting him dead).

[What's their excuse?]

Heh, you missed it because the MSM took a nap.

[Captain Hate]

It's Valentine's weekend..

Valentine's Day, Black History month, the Super Bowl; February has to be the suckiest month and this year the long national nightmare gets extended by a day.

[Miss Marple]

Captain Hate,

My father used to remind us every February that the Indians called it the "Starvation Moon."

I hate this month, too. Crappy holidays, horrible weather, boring and cold!

[henry]

Dropping to -6 with high winds... BRRRR!!!

[Beasts of England]

I have to say, getting shit would suck, but getting attacked with a machete would suck on a whole 'nother level.

[Beasts of England]

*shot*

[Miss Marple]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/gop-megadonors-fundraising-freeze-219228

They don't know what to do.

I feel no pity, myself.

[Captain Hate]

Miss Marple, I was just out walking Teddy in a park when whiteout conditions came from out of nowhere. Other than a slowpoke driving like an idiot it was invigorating. The absolutely brutal cold will be more to the east (I imagine Syracuse will get hammered in a big way) but it still might drop into the negatives at Chez Hate.

[Captain Hate]

I feel no pity, myself.

I love the smell of the donor class's cash going up in smoke. The only thing better would be their immolated bodies in a locked building.

[Miss Marple]

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/269219-the-complete-idiots-guide-to-being-right-about

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Right About Trump

[Beasts of England]

The Cruz ad with the 'Damn it's good to be a Clinton' rap is fantastic!! Linked at Patterico.

[DrJ]

Here it has been in the low 70s this week. What is this "whiteout" about which you speak?

[lyle]

Getting shit ain't no fun either, Beasts. Okay, maybe free shit...

[lyle]

Hit 42F in Sun Valley today. Spring skiing conditions. Righteous.

[Miss Marple]

Captain Hate,

We had heavy snow for about an hour, probably an inch.

Now it's getting cold, which will last through the weekend. Then snow again Sunday/Monday, about 4 inches.

[Momto2]

RE: Feb. - at least it's short and you know what is coming soon? No - St. Patrick's Day isn't until March 17th - Daylight Saving Time begins on March 13th - can spring be far behind?

I agree MM - the Rubio one was the best!

[lyle]

Quick poll: how many of you have seen the movie, Office Space, from whence Cruz's video originated?

[Miss Marple]

Boo Daylight Savings Time!

Just when I get cheered by the sun coming up earlier in the morning, we are thrown back to darkness in the morning.

Indiana used to not be on it. We were on New York time in the winter and chicago time in the summer. But Mitch Daniels got the legislature to pass a bill making the state go to DST.

It's the only thing I disliked about his term as governor. It was done because of the confusion it caused to transportation and shipping companies.

I don't care how practical it is, I still hate it!

[Miss Marple]

lyle,

Not me. I see about 1 movie a year, usually something like Lord of the Rings or Narnia, maybe something with explosions or super heroes.

I didn't even know such a movie existed.

[henry]

Lyle, one Office Space affirmative.

[henry]

Cruz can always switch to Bernie with a red swingline if Hilligula flames out.

[Captain Hate]

Seen Office Space? No.

Nothing illustrates the worthlessness of government more than time changes.

[Beasts of England]

Haven't seen it.

[Miss Marple]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/inside-machete-wielding-mans-terrifying-attack-ohio-restaurant/story?id=36889413&nwltr=wn_tco

He was being watched by the FBI.

[lyle]

One yea, three nays. Oh wait, I'm a yea; I actually have the DVD for some reason.

[Rick Ballard]

"He was being watched by the FBI."

Did they advise him as to proper grip, stance and swing?

[Captain Hate]

Shocking that somebody at Buzzfeed could ID a porn star; probably had one of her films running on another tab. But hey, it's not like Slick has ever been seen with adult film participants amirite?

[lyle]

The movie was released in '99 per a quick glance on the intarwebs. Jennifer Aniston is prob the most famous name but you'd recognize a lot of the others, mainly from sitcoms and commercials.

[Jane]

Nicest day in Florida since I moved here. And expected to continue.

[henry]

WV legislature just overturned the governor 's (D, natch) veto of right to work legislation. PJ media has the story. I'd link but their site loads too slow.

[Beasts of England]

The Cruz babe:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Lindsay

[henry]

Cool, WV now 26th right to work state. The R's also got rid of the local prevailing wage law.

[Captain Hate]

Nice to see Trandrea and F Chuck's new concern for Christian sensitivities; I'm sure that will be carried forward the next time there's a same sex marriage dustup.

[Captain Hate]

Congratulations to the West Virginia legislature in overcoming an obdurate governor to create a great opportunity for economic growth; I don't think the Ohio legislature has the votes to do likewise and God knows the pearly gates are a union shop in the governor's mind.

[Janet S.]

from the video at MM's 7:32 link - "We do not have a known motive at this time"

[Captain Hate]

Earlier this week Levin absolutely butchered the syllables and pronunciation of Patterico. It's no big whoop but isn't that what his staff is supposed to help him with to sound professional? Plus there's a pronunciation guide on the site.

[danoso]

A 'yes' on Office Space. A classic with the teens in the house.

[Momto2]

I have not seen Office Space - I'm not a good example as I mainly watch British series on Netflix or Amazon. I still thought the commercial was funny without knowing about the movie.

[boatbuilder, Esq., Lord of All He Surveys]

CH--Trandrea and F Chuck are obviously referring to the commandment about baseball bats and hard drives. As all good liberal commentators know, Christians are notoriously sensitive to any perceived mocking of their religious convictions.

[DebinNC]

Office Space? .......... yeeeeah, I've seen it.

Is OH right to work? If not, is that one reason Carrier's moving to Mexico? Other than government unions, which ones represent a workforce that's not shrinking? I'd say teachers, but they're ranks have been trimmed of aides, music/art programs, and left larger class sizes peppered with special needs kids for one teacher to handle alone.

[Gentlejim]

Lyle, yes on Office Space.
Rubio's Valentine was my favorite.

[Rick Ballard]

Kasich has blocked right to work in Ohio. The Carrier plant was in Indiana which does have a right to work law.

The Carrier plant was union.

[Miss Marple]

Carrier is moving from Indianapolis, Deb.

And we are a right to work state. They also got tax abatement from the city. And we are a low cost of living state, too.

Can't compete with low wages in Mexico, though. This will probably bump up Trump's support here.