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Related: About this forumWashington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours
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In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7a window that includes the crucial Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, and the next mornings spin:
March 6, 10:20 PM: Bernie Sanders Pledges the US Wont Be No. 1 in Incarceration. Hell Need to Release Lots of Criminals
March 7, 12:39 AM: Clinton Is Running for President. Sanders Is Doing Something Else
March 7, 4:04 AM: This Is Huge: Trump, Sanders Both Using Same Catchphrase
March 7, 4:49 AM: Mental Health Patients to Bernie Sanders: Dont Compare Us to the GOP Candidates
March 7, 6:00 AM: Excuse Me, Im Talking: Bernie Sanders Shuts Down Hillary Clinton, Repeatedly
March 7, 9:24 AM: Bernie Sanderss Two Big Lies About the Global Economy
March 7, 8:25 AM: Five Reasons Bernie Sanders Lost Last Nights Democratic Debate
March 7, 8:44 AM: An Awkward Reality for Bernie Sanders: A Strategy Focused on Whiter States
March 7, 8:44 AM: Bernie Sanders Says White People Dont Know What Its Like to Live in a Ghetto. About That
March 7, 11:49 AM: The NRA Just Praised Bernie Sanders and Did Him No Favors in Doing So
March 7, 12:55 PM: Even Bernie Sanders Can Beat Donald Trump
March 7, 1:08 PM: What Bernie Sanders Still Doesnt Get About Arguing With Hillary Clinton
March 7, 1:44 PM: Why Obama Says Bank Reform Is a Success but Bernie Sanders Says Its a Failure
March 7, 2:16 PM: Heres Something Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders Have in Common: And the Piece of the Argument That Bernie Doesnt Get Quite Right.
March 7, 3:31 PM: Excuse Me!: Bernie Sanders Doesnt Know How to Talk About Black People
March 7, 3:54 PM: And the Most Partisan Senator of 2015 Is Bernie Sanders!
All of these posts paint his candidacy in a negative light, mainly by advancing the narrative that hes a clueless white man incapable of winning over people of color or speaking to women.
http://fair.org/home/washington-post-ran-16-negative-stories-on-bernie-sanders-in-16-hours/
In what has to be some kind of record, the Washington Post ran 16 negative stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 hours, between roughly 10:20 PM EST Sunday, March 6, to 3:54 PM EST Monday, March 7a window that includes the crucial Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, and the next mornings spin:
March 6, 10:20 PM: Bernie Sanders Pledges the US Wont Be No. 1 in Incarceration. Hell Need to Release Lots of Criminals
March 7, 12:39 AM: Clinton Is Running for President. Sanders Is Doing Something Else
March 7, 4:04 AM: This Is Huge: Trump, Sanders Both Using Same Catchphrase
March 7, 4:49 AM: Mental Health Patients to Bernie Sanders: Dont Compare Us to the GOP Candidates
March 7, 6:00 AM: Excuse Me, Im Talking: Bernie Sanders Shuts Down Hillary Clinton, Repeatedly
March 7, 9:24 AM: Bernie Sanderss Two Big Lies About the Global Economy
March 7, 8:25 AM: Five Reasons Bernie Sanders Lost Last Nights Democratic Debate
March 7, 8:44 AM: An Awkward Reality for Bernie Sanders: A Strategy Focused on Whiter States
March 7, 8:44 AM: Bernie Sanders Says White People Dont Know What Its Like to Live in a Ghetto. About That
March 7, 11:49 AM: The NRA Just Praised Bernie Sanders and Did Him No Favors in Doing So
March 7, 12:55 PM: Even Bernie Sanders Can Beat Donald Trump
March 7, 1:08 PM: What Bernie Sanders Still Doesnt Get About Arguing With Hillary Clinton
March 7, 1:44 PM: Why Obama Says Bank Reform Is a Success but Bernie Sanders Says Its a Failure
March 7, 2:16 PM: Heres Something Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders Have in Common: And the Piece of the Argument That Bernie Doesnt Get Quite Right.
March 7, 3:31 PM: Excuse Me!: Bernie Sanders Doesnt Know How to Talk About Black People
March 7, 3:54 PM: And the Most Partisan Senator of 2015 Is Bernie Sanders!
All of these posts paint his candidacy in a negative light, mainly by advancing the narrative that hes a clueless white man incapable of winning over people of color or speaking to women.
http://fair.org/home/washington-post-ran-16-negative-stories-on-bernie-sanders-in-16-hours/
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Washington Post Ran 16 Negative Stories on Bernie Sanders in 16 Hours (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Mar 2016
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)1. The knives are out.
The msm wants to finish this campaign right here and now. It's not just the Washington Post. He's clearly got tptb very very nervous.
whirlygigspin
(3,803 posts)2. they are 'standing their ground'
as it were
Wilms
(26,795 posts)3. The guy behind the "Mental Health" dust up is a former AIPAC director.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)4. This is what vetting looks like.