Bernie Sanders Campaign Manager Dismisses ‘Foreigners’ Like Former Mexico Prez Vicente Fox

[Cali_Democrat]

By Tommy Christopher

Sure, everybody loves former Mexico President Vicente Fox when he’s trashing Donald Trump, but watch how the tone changes when he sets his sights on somebody we like. On Tuesday morning’s edition of CNN’s New Day, host Alisyn Camerota asked Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver to respond to comments that former President Fox made lumping Sanders in with Donald Trump as similar to the “dictators” and “false prophets” who dominated his country in the 20th century. Not surprisingly, Weaver disagreed, but the language he used to disparage Fox was somewhat surprising, coming from a liberal politician’s campaign chief:

He is a right wing politician from Mexico. Everybody knows that. He’s just wrong. The person in the race who is out there to defend American democracy, to create an economy that works for everybody, to end corrupt finance system, that’s Bernie Sanders. And you know, right wing foreigners, you know, you could take that with what it’s worth.

What next, is he going to holler at Meathead to get out of his favorite chair?

As a liberal myself, I understand the use of “right-wing” as a pejorative, but distrusting people because they’re “foreigners” who are “from Mexico” isn’t really our thing. Then again, neither is protecting gun manufacturers or blaming Democrats for terrorism, so carry on, Mr. Weaver.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-sanders-campaign-manager-dismisses-foreigners-like-former-mexico-prez-vicente-fox/

[morningfog]

1. Dupe. Go back for more material.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. You might want to check Mexican poltics

Fox ran under the PAN, a party who's origins are the Brown Shirts in Mexico, and were neo nazis.

Yes, Vicente Fox is a RW politician. Jesus age, the ignorance.

Yes I was born and raised in Mexico City, Weaver did not go far enough. At one time the PAN was associated with antisemitic and xenophobic campaigns and these days they are left of the GOP, but somewhat right of the DNC And in their social policy they are not that far from the Cristeros in temperament.

[Live and Learn]

3. Good grief, give it a rest. Your posts are getting quite ridiculous. nt

[JI7]

4. Weaver is a fool, but this is a bullshit attack. he wasn't attacking foreigners

he was making the point about US interests .

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Not only that, he was being true to Mexican politics,