Comments by "J Groovy" (@jgroovy1973) on "Smerconish: Sanders deserves to be recognized as front-runner" video.

  1. Gregg Bruce - No, Bernie = Democratic Socialism, which does NOT equal communism, and does not mean he wants to turn this country into Venezuela or the USSR. The right is pushing that bullshit, fear-mongering narrative on people who do not understand what socialism is.
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  2. damike11790 - Oh, stop with the "bias against Bernie" BS. Bernie Sanders has appeared on CNN as much, if not more than all of the other candidates. This report was mostly just analysis of the whole field. It wasn't really even about Bernie, as the title suggests, but the title was positive towards him. News analysis requires looking at positives and negatives. You Bernie supporters are starting to sound like Trump followers. "The media is biased against my favorite!" Funny how we see Trump supporters insisting that the "media is liberal, and liberals want socialism", and the Bernie fanatics insist that the media is trying to stop Bernie, the socialist. IT'S JUST ANALYSIS, and it's over-analysis if you ask me. They're so hung up on who is far left, left, and centrist, they neglect to just analyze which POLICIES the voters like and don't like.
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  3. Nate Dunn - Enough of that crap. The DNC isn't out to deny Bernie. They're scared of losing to Trump, and they'll be fine with it if it's Bernie Sanders.
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  4. Bernie said he will legalize marijuana by executive order. Now, he needs to EXPLAIN what Democratic Socialism means, and stop the Republican's fear mongering about it. Whoever the Democrat nominee is needs to run on three main things: Health care, education, and marijuana. Health care is a kitchen table issue, and the Republicans have failed to come up with a plan. Trump is actively trying to END pre-existing conditions protections, and he is flat-out lying about that. Education needs revamping, and that's an issue for the Democrats. Republicans don't care, and some go so far as to call teachers unions "terrorist organizations". Trump is hellbent on privatizing education and purposely called public schools "government schools", an obvious attempt to neglect and underfund it. Donald Trump's election shows us just how bad the education system has gotten. Legal marijuana will bring in tax revenue and contribute to a healthier society. It will mitigate the damage caused by harder drugs. (I have solid reasons to believe this, too much to explain here). It will go a long way towards criminal justice reform, something I don't think Trump's initiative went very far in doing.
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  5. James McCabe - Funny how they ignore those 16,000 lies while complaining about the few, if not non-existent lies told by Democrats and the "liberal" media. Most of them ignore his habitual lying, but the truly stupid believe he doesn't lie at all, and the fact-checkers made up all 16,000 because they're in cahoots with the Dems.
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  6. Tina Pentasuglia - Stop with the "bias against Bernie" BS. Bernie Sanders has appeared on CNN as much, if not more than all of the other candidates. This report was mostly just analysis of the whole field. It wasn't really even about Bernie, as the title suggests, but the title was positive towards him. News analysis requires looking at positives and negatives. You Bernie supporters are starting to sound like Trump followers. "The media is biased against my favorite!" Funny how we see Trump supporters insisting that the "media is liberal, and liberals want socialism", and the Bernie fanatics insist that the media is trying to stop Bernie, the socialist. IT'S JUST ANALYSIS, and it's over-analysis if you ask me. They're so hung up on who is far left, left, and centrist, they neglect to just analyze which POLICIES the voters like and don't like.
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  7. John - The analysts and candidates themselves focus way to much on where they can be put on the left/moderate spectrum, and not enough simply on how the POLICIES are being received. People are so damn hung up on labels. Trump is counting on that to label Sanders, or whoever the nominee will be, as a far left socialist. If Sanders wins the primary and doesn't EXPLAIN what he means by Democratic Socialist, he will lose to Trump.
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  8. Peyton G - None of them want "macro level socialism", not even Bernie Sanders. That's a bullshit, right wing talking point.
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  9. Phil - Exactly. That's the problem Sanders has to overcome. Since he brands himself a socialist, if he wins the nomination, he must EXPLAIN what Democratic Socialism is, or he WILL lose to Trump and the right wing spin machine. When he is asked about that, he changes the subject. He needs to tackle it head on.
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  10. Bryant Leinberger - No, they aren't. They are simply over-analyzing, and you are, too, if you think this is about the media favoring or trying to stop any specific candidate.
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  11. trillary - Ever consider that Yang and Gabbard didn't try to get enough exposure on the network? If either of them called up CNN and asked to be booked, they would be booked. The lower ranking candidates just get less attention because they are lower ranking. Jeez, every comment here is about CNN being biased against whoever they like. It's ridiculous. Doesn't anybody know how to just watch the damn news anymore? This report was an analysis of the whole field. It wasn't about pushing or blocking any one candidate.
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  12. rolback - What does truth have to do with it? It's a subjective analysis piece. Why the hell are you even watching it if you're so sure they are untruthful. Go away.
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  13. Rachel Madison - You really need to do some fact checking. Are you one of those people who really believes Trump's Twitter feed is even remotely the same thing as a reputable news source?
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  14. Bernie said he will legalize marijuana by executive order. Now, he needs to EXPLAIN what Democratic Socialism means, and stop the Republican's fear mongering about it. Whoever the Democrat nominee is needs to run on three main things: Health care, education, and marijuana. Health care is a kitchen table issue, and the Republicans have failed to come up with a plan. Trump is actively trying to END pre-existing conditions protections, and he is flat-out lying about that. Education needs revamping, and that's an issue for the Democrats. Republicans don't care, and some go so far as to call teachers unions "terrorist organizations". Trump is hellbent on privatizing education and purposely called public schools "government schools", an obvious attempt to neglect and underfund it. Donald Trump's election shows us just how bad the education system has gotten. Legal marijuana will bring in tax revenue and contribute to a healthier society. It will mitigate the damage caused by harder drugs. (I have solid reasons to believe this, too much to explain here). It will go a long way towards criminal justice reform, something I don't think Trump's initiative went very far in doing.
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  15. Jennifer Hensley - Enough of that "CNN is trying to shut out Bernie" bullshit! It's simply not true. Bernie Sanders has appeared on CNN just as often, and probably more than any of the other candidates. I like Bernie, but his following has gone past energized and into stubborn. Don't even start to resemble those MAGA cultists! Bernie has a serious electability issue because he has labeled himself a socialist. And don't tell me, "But it's DEMOCRATIC Socialist". I know that. Liberals know that. But the swing voters who will decide this election do not understand that, and Trump WILL target them disinformation and fear about it. Bernie needs to EXPLAIN what Democratic Socialism means. He was asked about how he would counter those attacks recently, and he dodged the question. He must explain it if he becomes the nominee or he WILL lose to Trump, and we can't afford that.
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  16. The pundits focus way to much on labeling candidates as left, far left, and moderate, and neglect to focus on the POLICIES.
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  17. Donald's safe space - So, are you trying to say they're offering round ANALYSIS? (smh).
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  18. Esaul Viramontes - ... Pass a health care bill where everyone will have better coverage for less. Eliminate the national debt in 8 years. (In 3 years, he has added to it at a higher rate than Obama, who had a recession to deal with). Trump gave us a record budget deficit. Broker a Mid-East peace plan. "Sleep well South Korea. The nuclear threat is gone". (In the Bizarro World). Pass comprehensive immigration reform. Pass a comprehensive infrastructure bill...
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  19. David Hale - Tell me, which media outlet was pushing him for president? You're thinking about what some idiots were saying on SOCIAL media.
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  20. Rachel Madison - You think it's a GOOD thing that he is unconstitutionally diverting congressionally approved military funds to build his wall? The way it's going, $3.8 billion isn't going to do much, either.
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  21. Rachel Madison - ...And he sure as hell didn't keep his promise to have Mexico pay for it.
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  22. walt charamba - I agree. The hard part is convincing people to go along with a plan that involves any government control at all.
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  23. Darcy Barnes - Jeez, every other comment is about who the media is pushing or gunning for. NOBODY. This is just analysis. The news doesn't exist to tell you what you want to hear! In fact, the news is ineffective if it doesn't tell you what you DON'T want to hear. WTF is wrong with this damn conspiracy theory culture? Skepticism is good. Cynicism will cloud your judgement.
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  24. Adrian Caraballo - Every other comment here is about how the media is trying to put their thumbs on the scales against [insert name here]. That's just bs. This is purely analysis, (over-analysis if you ask me), of the whole field.
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  25. Jason Vegan - Republicans love to demonize words, like "socialist", "amnesty", and "liberal", so they can end debate before it starts. But that they actually demonize the word "progressive" is so ridiculous to me.
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  26. Phoenix Dublin - Gimme a break. It wasn't negative towards Sanders. It was hardly about him, specifically, at all. The news doesn't exist to tell you what you want to hear. You Bernie fanatics are starting to sound like Trump followers!
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  27. Major Minor - That's just plain BS. The DNC is nervous about losing to Trump, and they will support whoever has the best chance of winning.
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