It's hard to get away from it: Sanders is the choice of white liberals who hate President Obama. A vote for him is a vote against Obama. This small group of Obama haters found first and foremost at Firedoglake
http://firedoglake.com/
If you want to create true chaos there the word you should scream at a crowded theater not 'fire' but 'Obama.'
If you look at Sanders he has a questionable record on gun control. For those who say that Hillary is afraid to discuss issues but that Bernie welcomes this, he didn't look so happy to discuss his record on gun control on Meet the Press this morning.
The short version is he voted against the Brady bill:
"Sanders, an economic populist and middle-class pugilist, doesn’t talk much about guns on the campaign trail. But his voting record paints the picture of a legislator who is both skeptical of gun control and invested in the interests of gun owners—and manufacturers. In 1993, then-Rep. Sanders voted againstthe Brady Act, which mandated federal background checks for gun purchasers and restricted felons’ access to firearms. As a senator, Sanders supported bills toallow firearms in checked bags on Amtrak trains and block funding to any foreign aid organization that registered or taxed Americans’ guns. Sanders is dubious that gun control could help prevent gun violence, telling one interviewer after Sandy Hook that “if you passed the strongest gun control legislation tomorrow, I don’t think it will have a profound effect on the tragedies we have seen.” (He has since endorsedsome modest gun control measures.)"
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/05/bernie_sanders_on_guns_vermont_independent_voted_against_gun_control_for.html
He seems to think there is something 'elitist' about gun control:
"None of these views are particularly shocking for a Vermont representative: Sanders’ deep-blue state has both high gun ownership and incredibly lax gun laws, and it’s perfectly logical for the senator to support his constituents’ firearms enthusiasm. And a close friend of Sanders once said that the senator “thinks there’s an elitism in the anti-gun movement.”
"But Sanders’ vote for a different kind of pro-gun bill is more puzzling—and profoundly disturbing. In 2005, a Republican-dominated Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). This law doesn’t protect gun owners; it protects gun manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers. The PLCAA was the No. 1 legislative priority of the National Rifle Association for years, because it shields gun makers and dealers from most liability when their firearms are used criminally. It is one of the most noxious pieces of pro-gun legislation ever passed. And Bernie Sanders voted for it. (Sanders’ campaign has not replied to a request for comment.)"
He doesn't talk much about race at all and his numbers among African-Americas is abysmal. On immigration, his voting record isn't going to excite Latinos:
"Running as a presidential hopeful in 2016, Bernie Sanders has touted his support for immigration reform and the need to find a solution to a problem that has long vexed Washington."
"But in 2007, Sanders was part of the charge from the left to kill an immigration overhaul bill."
"Back then, the Vermont independent warned that the immigration bill — a product from then-Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) — would drive down wages for lower-income workers, an argument that’s been used by hard-liner reform opponents. He paired with conservative Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on a restrictive immigration amendment. And Sanders backed provisions characterized as poison pills to unravel the bill, while voting to block the final measure in June 2007."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/bernie-sanders-and-immigration-its-complicated-119190.html#ixzz3h1RXkfDX
By way of background this post was published just before Sanders difficulties at the Net Roots speech with the issue of 'Black Lives Matter.'
There is nothing that shows he would be superior on the economy or fighting wage stagnation than Hillary who to the contrary has given some pretty impressive detail on her agenda for the Uber economy.
He seems to think there is something 'elitist' about gun control:
"None of these views are particularly shocking for a Vermont representative: Sanders’ deep-blue state has both high gun ownership and incredibly lax gun laws, and it’s perfectly logical for the senator to support his constituents’ firearms enthusiasm. And a close friend of Sanders once said that the senator “thinks there’s an elitism in the anti-gun movement.”
"But Sanders’ vote for a different kind of pro-gun bill is more puzzling—and profoundly disturbing. In 2005, a Republican-dominated Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). This law doesn’t protect gun owners; it protects gun manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers. The PLCAA was the No. 1 legislative priority of the National Rifle Association for years, because it shields gun makers and dealers from most liability when their firearms are used criminally. It is one of the most noxious pieces of pro-gun legislation ever passed. And Bernie Sanders voted for it. (Sanders’ campaign has not replied to a request for comment.)"
He doesn't talk much about race at all and his numbers among African-Americas is abysmal. On immigration, his voting record isn't going to excite Latinos:
"Running as a presidential hopeful in 2016, Bernie Sanders has touted his support for immigration reform and the need to find a solution to a problem that has long vexed Washington."
"But in 2007, Sanders was part of the charge from the left to kill an immigration overhaul bill."
"Back then, the Vermont independent warned that the immigration bill — a product from then-Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) — would drive down wages for lower-income workers, an argument that’s been used by hard-liner reform opponents. He paired with conservative Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on a restrictive immigration amendment. And Sanders backed provisions characterized as poison pills to unravel the bill, while voting to block the final measure in June 2007."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/bernie-sanders-and-immigration-its-complicated-119190.html#ixzz3h1RXkfDX
By way of background this post was published just before Sanders difficulties at the Net Roots speech with the issue of 'Black Lives Matter.'
There is nothing that shows he would be superior on the economy or fighting wage stagnation than Hillary who to the contrary has given some pretty impressive detail on her agenda for the Uber economy.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/07/hillary-on-uber-economy.html
His record on race, immigration, and guns on the other hand are much less impressive than hers.
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