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Enemy of the who? Bernie Sanders staffers rough up reporters in Iowa
The Blaze ^ | August 11, 2019 | Caleb Howe

Posted on 08/11/2019 9:39:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

"Do not put your hands on me. You keep pushing me!" the female photographer yelled.

In a widely covered incident in this past June, Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham was manhandled and left bruised by North Korean security as she attempted to protect U.S. reporters from being shut out at the hands of dictator Kim Jong Un's guards.

If, a month or so later, President Trump's secret service agents or staff were to likewise get rough with reporters, particularly a female journalist, the comparison to Kim would be at the top of every story on the subject. And there would be a LOT of those stories.

But when, at the Iowa State Fair candidate boondoggle weekend, staffers for the Bernie Sanders campaign were involved in just such an incident, the comparable quite from the press was deafening.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News
KEYWORDS: again; berniesanders; iowa; iowastatefair; media; sanders; vermont

1 posted on 08/11/2019 9:39:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“We’re assaultin’ ya for ya own good!!!”


2 posted on 08/11/2019 9:43:02 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Seeing the photograph of Bernie with his handlers makes me want to find video of young people in Venezuela during the original Chavez campaign. I want to hear the quotes about how great Socialism is going to be for their country and how excited they are to support Chavez. Maybe by showing it to Bernie-bots, we can convince some of these idiots that it’s not that the wrong people have tried to implement it- it’s that is doesn’t work.


3 posted on 08/11/2019 9:48:07 PM PDT by luv2ski
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To: luv2ski
Here's one.

"When did Chaves ever let the people down? NEVER!"

Hilarious.

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4 posted on 08/11/2019 10:06:43 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; BradyLS

5 posted on 08/11/2019 10:55:58 PM PDT by 4Liberty (The taxpayers can always take one more for the team. - The Government)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
ethical obligation as a journalist.

Good one. My giggle for the week.

6 posted on 08/12/2019 2:29:57 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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