[Peace-discuss] Bernie Sanders is a Russiagator

[J.B. Nicholson]

Robert Naiman via Peace-discuss wrote:
> Please RT. Maybe this could be an Army-McCarthy jump-the-shark Waterloo for
> this nonsense.

There's enough nonsense coming from Bernie Sanders himself. I don't see much reason 
to feel sorry for Sen. Sanders over being smeared via Russiagate distortions and lies 
because his real role has always been and continues to be a "sheepdog" for the 
Democratic Party as the late Bruce Dixon put it in 
https://www.blackagendareport.com/bernie-sanders-sheepdog-4-hillary . So much of that 
article holds up with a few changes of names; we are worse off for not having Dixon 
around anymore.

Getting back to why we need not feel sorry for Sanders, Sanders echoes Russiagate 
nonsense making him a Russiagator. Here's a quote of Bernie Sanders "Russiagating" 
himself as Rania Khalek put it in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNAobiUlh2U , 
perhaps to "kiss the ring of the DNC" as Danny Haiphong put it in 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9RcROvKxY

1m35s into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVGG8kCu2xw

> Senator Bernie Sanders: Look, let me just say a word about Russia: Mr. Putin is a 
> thug. He is an autocrat. He may be a friend of Donald Trump's, he's not a friend 
> of mine. Let me tell Mr. Putin, the American people whether they're Republicans, 
> Democrats, independents, are sick and tired of seeing Russia and other countries 
> interfering in our elections. The intelligence community has been very clear
> about it whether Trump recognizes it or not or acknowledges it or not they did
> interfere in 2016, the intelligence community is telling us they are interfering
> in this campaign right now in 2020. And when I say to Mr. Putin if elected
> president: trust me, you are not going to be interfering in American elections.
> 
> Questioner: Senator, when were you briefed on this?
> 
> Senator Bernie Sanders: I'm guessing about a month ago.
> 
> Questioner: And what are you going to do now that you know this?
> 
> Senator Bernie Sanders: Well, we, uh, it was not clear what role they're gonna 
> play. We were told that Russia, maybe other countries, are gonna get involved in 
> this campaign. And look, here is the message to Russia -- stay out of American 
> elections. And what they are doing, by the way, the ugly thing that they are 
> doing, and I've seen some of their tweets and stuff, is they try to divide us up. 
> That's what they did in 2016 and that is the ugliest thing they are doing; is
> they are trying to cause chaos, they are trying to cause hatred in America. It's
> an ugly business and all of us have got to say sorry you're not going to do this
> in this election. And again, as President of the United States, Mr. Putin you
> will not interfere in our election.