did you really expect Wallace to throw Sanders, a member of his klan, under the bus?
On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 6:45:52 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > Fox News Grovels to Bernie Sanders > > Cliff Kincaid — February 15, 2016 > No comments | Printer Friendly > <http://www.aim.org/aim-column/fox-news-grovels-to-bernie-sanders/print/> > > > > http://www.aim.org/aim-column/fox-news-grovels-to-bernie-sanders/?utm_source=AIM+-+Daily+Email&utm_campaign=email021516&utm_medium=email > > > > > > > > > Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the so-called “democratic socialist” > running for president as a Democrat, made a surprise appearance on “Fox > News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. But there was no discussion of what > “democratic socialism” is or how it may differ from the socialism, say, of > the old Soviet Union. It was a blown opportunity to educate the American > people about the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest > socialist organization in the United States and the principal U.S. > affiliate of the Socialist International. Wallace also didn’t question > Sanders about his volunteer work on a pro-Stalin Israeli kibbutz. > > “For the first time since he announced his candidacy, Bernie Sanders will > join Chris Wallace on ‘Fox News Sunday,’” Fox announced. But viewers were > to be disappointed. Wallace went soft on the socialist because he wanted > Sanders and Hillary Clinton to agree to debate on the Fox News Channel. > Sanders did not commit. Sanders said, “…if I could have a guarantee and > knew who the questioners were and if the framework for the debate was fair, > I would have no objection.” > > Wallace was more than “fair” in this interview, referring to Sanders only > as “senator” and ignoring his commitment to so-called “democratic > socialism,” whatever that may mean. > > The assumption seems to be that “democratic socialism” has nothing to do > with communism. But researcher Trevor Loudon notes that the Democratic > Socialists of America (DSA) is a Marxist organization that draws heavily > from the ideas of the late Italian Communist Party theoretician Antonio > Gramsci. DSA has wished > <http://www.dsausa.org/happy_brithday_karl_marx_dl>Karl Marx a “Happy > Birthday” and offers “Introduction to Marxism > <http://www.dsausa.org/introduction_to_marxism>” courses. > > President Obama’s DSA support goes back at least to 1996, when he received > the endorsement > <http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obamas-international-socialist-connections/> > of > the Chicago branch for an Illinois state senate seat. A video > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIlIpOkRh2A> shows Obama campaigning for > Senator Sanders. > > Sanders is a collaborator, if not a member, of the DSA. He has spoken to > the group, and the DSA backs him for president. Yet, the group has advised > <http://www.trevorloudon.com/2015/09/dsa-marxists-told-to-hide-their-support-for-bernie-sanders-from-voters/> > its > members, “No one should organize a fundraiser [for Sanders] as DSA. You > should not have DSA literature. You should not introduce yourself as a > DSAer if you give remarks. You should not use a DSA list to invite people.” > > The cover-ups don’t end there. > > Sanders spent time on an Israeli kibbutz, or commune. “Sanders and his > campaign staff have repeatedly—and somewhat inexplicably—declined to say > which kibbutz” in Israel he volunteered on, The Washington Post said > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/is-this-the-mystery-kibbutz-visited-by-bernie-sanders-in-the-1960s/2016/02/07/f647075a-cdba-11e5-90d3-34c2c42653ac_story.html> > . > > The Israeli newspaper Haaretz disclosed > <http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.701513> that the kibbutz > was called Shaar Haamakim. The Times of Israel followed up, noting > <http://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-on-bernie-sanders-still-champions-values-of-his-israeli-kibbutz/> > that > the commune belonged to an Israeli political party that had been a > “communist, Soviet-affiliated faction” and that members “admired Joseph > Stalin until his death” and celebrated May Day with “red flags.” Drawing > upon these disclosures, Seth Lipsky wrote > <http://nypost.com/2016/02/10/what-is-bernie-sanders-hiding-about-his-radical-history/>, > > “…for a man who wants to be the first Jewish president, Sanders certainly > seems to be bent on avoiding the subject of the time he spent in Israel. > Time for him to explain himself.” > > Chris Wallace could have asked Sanders to explain himself. But that might > have blown the chance to get Sanders and Hillary in a Fox News debate. > > Wallace also did not ask Sanders about his atrocious handling > <http://www.aim.org/aim-column/how-the-bern-burned-the-vets/> of the > Veterans Affairs (VA) scandal. > > Another question that might be appropriate for Sanders is what he thinks > about the more than 100 million people murdered by socialist governments. > > We have previously noted that Sanders went on his honeymoon to the former > USSR, supported the communist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua, and was a > collaborator with the U.S. Peace Council—a Communist Party front—against > the Reagan military build-up. Sanders also worked with the Venezuelan > regime of Hugo Chavez to distribute Venezuelan oil in the U.S. > > Alasdair Denvil of The Blaze asks, “Why Won’t the Media Ask Bernie Sanders > About Venezuela?” He notes that the country has one of the worst economies > on the planet. The inflation rate could hit > <http://www.ft.com/fastft/2016/01/22/imf-sees-venezuela-inflation-at-720-this-year/> > 720 > percent this year and the country could default on its debt. > > Sanders has called for a tax on Wall Street, known as a financial > transaction tax (FTT), to pay for the free college education he’s proposing > for students. But such a tax would affect the more than 90 million > Americans who invest in mutual funds. > > Paul Schott Stevens, president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute > (ICI)—the national association of U.S. investment companies—says > <https://www.ici.org/viewpoints/view_16_nyt_ftt> that an FTT would harm > all investors, especially American workers saving for retirement. > > Ironically, Sanders himself owns > <http://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00000528_2015_Pres.pdf> stocks and mutual > funds, and a close analysis > <http://www.democracy.love/socialist_bernie_sanders_is_a_millionaire_the_politics_of_financial_disclosure> > of > his financial disclosure report and assets reveals that he is a millionaire. > > Wallace, of “Fox News Sunday,” did question Sanders about the true cost of > his “Medicare for All” single-payer health care plan. He noted that Kenneth > E. Thorpe of Emory University says > <https://www.scribd.com/doc/296831690/Kenneth-Thorpe-s-analysis-of-Bernie-Sanders-s-single-payer-proposal#scribd> > the > Sanders plan is underfinanced by nearly $1.1 trillion per year. Hillary > Clinton had cited Thorpe’s study to attack Sanders’ proposal in the > February 4 Democratic debate. Sanders told Wallace that he rejected > Thorpe’s analysis. > > When Wallace noted that “the problems with your plan are exactly the > reason that your own state of Vermont had to drop single payer,” Sanders > had no specific response and attacked Thorpe again. But the liberal Boston > Globe reported that the plan failed because it cost too much. The paper > noted > <https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/25/costs-derail-vermont-single-payer-health-plan/VTAEZFGpWvTen0QFahW0pO/story.html>, > > “[Vermont] Governor Peter Shumlin released a financial report that showed > the cost of the program would nearly double the size of the state’s budget > in the first year alone and require large tax increases for residents and > businesses. Shumlin, a Democrat and long-time single-payer advocate, said > he would not seek funding for the law, effectively tabling the program > called Green Mountain Care.” > > Wallace moved on to his plea for a Sanders-Clinton Fox News debate, > saying, “Finally, sir, the Republicans have held debates on all the > networks, but the Democrats, so far, have refused to hold a debate on Fox. > You are coming on here tonight. We’re very grateful. I hope you feel that > you haven’t been mistreated. Would you be willing to participate in a > Democratic debate on Fox News?” > > That is really embarrassing. “I hope you feel that you haven’t been > mistreated” is not the mark of a journalist willing to ask tough questions. > > Sanders seemed pleased with his treatment, but said, “Well, I have seen > this interview—Chris, I have seen this interview, *but I have also seen > other interviews *(emphasis added).” This is when he added his > qualifications: “So if I could have a guarantee and knew who the > questioners were and if the framework for the debate was fair, I would have > no objection.” > > This is one “democratic socialist” who is clearly afraid of the truth > coming out. 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