Borowitz: Sanders Shamelessly Pandering to Voters Who Want to Hear Truth

[Ichingcarpenter]

NEW HAMPSHIRE (The Borowitz Report)—Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is gaining legions of new admirers by shamelessly pandering to voters who want to hear the truth, critics of the Vermont Senator say.

According to those critics, Sanders has cynically targeted so-called “truth-based voters” to build support for his Presidential bid.

“People come to Sanders’s rallies expecting to hear the truth, and he serves it up to them on a silver platter,” said the political strategist Harland Dorrinson. “It’s a very calculated gimmick.”

But while Sanders’s practice of relentlessly telling the truth might play well in states that are rich in truth-based voters, like the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, critics say that his campaign could stall in states where the truth has historically been less important, like Florida.

“At some point in this campaign, voters are going to get truth fatigue,” Dorrinson said. “Right now, the novelty of a politician who doesn’t constantly spew lies is grabbing headlines. But after months of Bernie Sanders telling the truth, voters are going to start wondering, Is that all he’s got?”

Dorrinson is just one of many critics who is eagerly waiting for the Sanders phenomenon to come down to earth. “Telling the truth may be working for Bernie Sanders, but it shows a serious lack of respect for the American political system,” he said.


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Question? Could I have posted this in GD?
Anyway ........... come on folks .... its Borowitz.

[restorefreedom]

1. it's called ....truthiness

damn why did stephen colbert pick THIS year to end his show? we need him, and in character.

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. Well.....not really

"truthiness" is talking from the gut, without facts to back you up. But you say it in all earnestness because you feel you must be right.

But yeah...why did both Stephen AND Jon have to leave us now?

[billhicks76]

33. Article Sounds Like The Onion

Last edited Fri Aug 14, 2015, 01:41 AM - Edit history (1)

Hillary serves up lies and people really want that? I don't get it. I do know one thing though...the Clintons are Historic allies of the Bush Family and even self-declared, honorary members of that family which is a rare title to hold. I see very little difference between the two and if we get served up another Bush/Clinton election where they scratch each others back afterwords then we will have lost all hope in our democracy and may as well just publicly call it an oligarchy from then on. Every one I know would vomit at this match up except Wall St and the Military and its contractors.

[tclambert]

37. Go to Wikipedia and look up Poe's Law.

While you're at it, you can look up Andy Borowitz and see where it says "satirist." That might clear up your confusion.

Not that it's easy to tell satire from real news anymore. You can take almost any story that starts out "Donald Trump says . . ." and expect something unbelievably crazy to follow. I'm amazed The Onion can compete with reality these days.

[Jerry442]

51. If I were a contributor to the Onion...

...I think that being tasked with making up stuff more absurd than today's reality would have me eating Prozacs out of a bowl with a spoon.

[restorefreedom]

40. sucks

i know stephen is coming back soon, but he won"t be in character. thank goodness for larry wilmore at least.

[Armstead]

2. LOL -- It's time for Sanders to offer free lolipops

[malthaussen]

3. Why not, he already offered free ice cream.

Ben and Jerry's, no less.

-- Mal

[sabrina 1]

18. Lol, and he was 'critiqued' for that airc. 'Voters are not going to elect someone just because he

hands out free ice cream'

Maybe they were wrong, maybe that is why huge crowds are showing up at his events!

[Brainstormy]

31. I'm not sure about that

after all, Barack Obama got elected by giving out free iPhones, right?

[bettyellen]

21. but Ben and Jerry are evil 1%ers, just like Soros. Capitalist ice cream- for shame!

[rhett o rick]

44. So do you like Ben and Jerry or not. Can't tell from your post. nm

[bettyellen]

46. just noting the hypocrisy I have seen here so frequently!

[rhett o rick]

48. So you don't like it when people post bad things about the 1%? And you are using

Ben and Jerry to prove that not all 1% are bad. Maybe they are the exception that proves the rule. I assume you support the 99%.

[bettyellen]

49. why would you assume that? Because I dislike hypocrisy?

[rhett o rick]

53. In general I don't trust the 1%. They make no bones about it that they want to make

bigger profits, and if it's at the expense of the 99%, so be it. So I don't like those that align with Wall Street and Goldman-Sachs. That includes H. Clinton but doesn't include Ben and Jerry. How is that hypocritical?

There are really only two sides to this class war and if you choose to side with Goldman-Sachs, you are on the side of the 1%.

[think]

50. Most people here are concerned about corps like Goldman Sachs not Soros. There is a difference...

[ybbor]

8. I want my unicorn!

Where the hell is my unicorn?!

Bern baby, Bern!

[Oilwellian]

4. We can't handle the truth!

LOL

[rhett o rick]

47. Actually we can't. If we knew the real truth about our government, we wouldn't have all this fun

pretending we can affect things.

Does Obama like the heavy handed control of the NSA/CIA Black State? What would we do with the truth?

[azmom]

5. It shows a lack of respect for

The American political system. I think some Hillary supporters would agree.

[JackInGreen]

6. And it's not the Onion?

N...new yorker....*head explodes*

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

10. The author: Andy Borowitz is a New York Times best-selling author and a comedian

who has written for The New Yorker since 1998. He writes the Borowitz Report for newyorker.com.

It's meant to be funny.

[JackInGreen]

15. Oh thank gods

Holy shit I gave myself a migraine there for a tic. Thank you!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

16. You're welcome! With so much BS put out these by shoddy "news" outlets,

sometimes it's hard to tell.

[JackInGreen]

17. That's exactly

What the doctors will say when they find the anurism, ayup.

[Cosmic Kitten]

7. Sanders is shameless :(

[daybranch]

28. when are we going to be shameless

are we always supposed to be fighting the oligarchy and their favorite democrat so politely, we never point out this is a class struggle and we have a decision vote for democracy and Bernie or the oligarchy and say her name.
Play nice is always the refrain of those in power because they recognize it stifles free speech.
I am frankly pretty sick of DINOs and their work against the people of this country. Lets speak out and tell people what we stand for and what the other candidates stand for, no matter their race or gender. Democracy is supposed to be mesy and a class struggle to actually get some democracy cannot proceed in silence.
It is clear, the deck is stacked against us, the people, and against Bernie and for the candidate of the established oligarchy. Are we just going to sit silent and act as if this is not happening.
Are we going to sit silent while our President rewards the oligarchy by handing them our National Sovereignty by signing the Trans Pacific Partnership ? Are we so enamored of a black president who while doing some good never moves far from center to actually challenge the oligarchy, the same oligarchy than institutionalizes racism, promotes police brutality, poverty across the nation to keep people needy and wages down, fights unions and now want to destroy our right to defnd our working families, the poor and our environment?
I am recently seeing postings by right wingers in support of their oligarchy bosses stating that all the democratic party has is two 70 year old socialists. I hope no one buys this garbage, I have heard Hillary and I know she is not a socialist. And in this case, I do not think that is a good thing.

[Cosmic Kitten]

29. Remain calm and vote Bernie

Rumor is...
he's building a voting bloc of millions.

28,000 people attending a rally is hardly
doing nothing or keeping silent

[Romulox]

9. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton stymied by Homer Simpson principle: EVERYTHING looks bad,

when you remember it!

[99th_Monkey]

11. OMG! Borwowitz out-does himself, out of the park, yet again. K&R nt

[progree]

12. If it can't be posted in GD, maybe we can at least REC it into Greatest Threads where it belongs. nm

[progree]

36. Yeah! It made it to Greatest Threads. Now let's keep it there as long as possible - REC!

[stage left]

13. Wretched truth-monger!!

doesn't Sanders know that we Americans can only take so much of it.?

(psst! Go Bernie!!!)

[YodaJedi215]

14. Borowitz tells USA citizens they are idiots in a nice way? LOL

Borowitz, may not know this, but if a mom and dad look at their kids crying because they are hungry, and mom and dad are out of money to buy food, guess what? Bernie is not telling these parents anything new.

Income equality is not something that is easy to hide, if my ceo make 100 times more money than I make, I know there is a problem.

Parents who send their kids to public schools learn quickly that all schools are not equal. A lot of public schools in USA inner cities don't have the resources some 3rd world nations school have.

Bernie is not getting large crowds because he is telling truth, Bernie is getting large crowds because he is preaching to the choir!

A lot of USA citizens are hurting, and the pain they feel is real.

Go Bernie Go!

[sabrina 1]

19. I think Borowitz and Bernie probably know that. But good post. We have been TOLD

that a 'progressive message' won't resonate with the American people so we have to lean to the right of center.

The truth is, polls show that voters overwhelmingly support Progressive issues.

[Zorra]

20. Stop with this truth stuff already, will ya please?

It's bad for business!

[JDPriestly]

24. +1000000.

[SoapBox]

22. Truth Fatigue!

[JDPriestly]

23. Wow! It's the truth!

[lark]

26. Ouch, this one HURT.

"critics say that his campaign could stall in states where the truth has historically been less important, like Florida."

Truth was totally unimportant when GW ran against Gore, but only to the top Repugs. It was critically important to everyone else, except of course the felonious five, his brother the governor of FL and FL Secretary of State who was the Chairwoman of the GW campaign in FL. They weren't deterred by such minor things as actual votes, they had a goal and they made sure they met it. Obviously, they didn't let such minor things as the constitution stand in the way of their desired result.

[LiberalLovinLug]

27. lol

“Telling the truth may be working for Bernie Sanders, but it shows a serious lack of respect for the American political system,”


that's what you call black humor

[Fairgo]

39. That was the best line

The wind up, the pitch...out of the park.

[d_legendary1]

30. "Critics say that his campaign could stall in states where the truth has historically

been less important, like Florida."

OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWO!!!!!!

[Enoki33]

35. About time

some talented and fearless investigative reporter researched Jeb Bush's real role in disguising the votes that got his brother into the Whitehiuse - compliments of that truth challenged Florida.

[restorefreedom]

41. my blood pressure goes up

even thinking of what that crime family has gotten away with

[d_legendary1]

55. And let's not forget the Supreme Court Justice

who's wife was busy working for the administration he ruled in favor of.

[WillyT]

32. K & R !!!

[Enoki33]

34. Was scratching my head

for a moment before realizing it was meant to be funny. Funny how those who vote for the likes of Cruz and other retrograde Republicans do not like to hear the truth. It seems to them truth is the enemy and Fox News and their thirty second sound bites the heroes.

[Dont call me Shirley]

38. A big K & R!!!!!

[locks]

42. How we miss Jon Stewart

but are thankful for Borowitz, the Onion, Jon Oliver, Doonesbury, and Luckovich!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

45. Yes we do!

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. That is one of the funniest (and accurate) things I have read in a while

yup, I saw it locally. Can I give these people copies of the city budget? Com'on, it must be more than just me, the lonely staffer and the poor commenter at another paper.

[nikto]

52. Please, NO MORE TRUTH!!

Truth is painful.

I will have no more of it, thank you.

[navarth]

54. LOL

OH that Andy.