Inside Sanders' Soviet 'honeymoon'

[Independent voter]

Bernie Sanders was bare-chested, towel-draped, sitting at a table lined with vodka bottles, as he sang "This Land Is Your Land" to his hosts in the Soviet Union in the spring of 1988.

The just-married socialist mayor from Vermont was on what he called "a very strange honeymoon," an official 10-day visit to the communist country, and he was enthralled with the hospitality and the lessons that could be brought home.

As he stood on Soviet soil, Sanders, then 46 years old, criticized the cost of housing and health care in the United States, while lauding the lower prices - but not the quality - of that available in the Soviet Union. Then, at a banquet attended by about 100 people, Sanders blasted the way the United States had intervened in other countries, stunning one of those who had accompanied him.

"I got really upset and walked out," said David F. Kelley, who had helped arrange the trip and was the only Republican in Sanders' entourage. "When you are a critic of your country, you can say anything you want on home soil. At that point, the Cold War wasn't over, the arms race wasn't over, and I just wasn't comfortable with it."

Republican commercial material.

[NED funded]

His comments praising the train stations are disgusting.

[Grapemask]

A republican was disgusted by what Bernie Sanders said? My god.

My. God.

That's it folks. A Republican didn't like what Bernie Sanders had to say. Wrap it up. We're done here. He's out.

[Dontrike]

What's the point of this thread?

[Breccia]

Hmm. So Sanders said some nice things about Russia in 1988.

Trump was trying to do business with Russia, in 2016, while he was running for office. And he lied about it. By contrast, he defended murderous dictator Putin to Bill O'Reilly's face.

The Republicans running this as "commercial material" are either desperate, hypocrites, or both. This is "Vote for Sideshow Bob" levels of ridiculous.

[Draco-Onis]

Republican commercial material.

Coming from the people saying that there is nothing wrong with getting help from the Russians rings hollow.

[Breccia]

By the way, we already knew about this. Sanders was asked, to his face, during the Democratic debates.

Plus, again, @Draco-Onis is 100% correct. Republicans attacking someone for visiting Russia is like me calling someone a nerd because they took pre-algebra when they were in middle school, while I have a Masters in the subject and teach it at the college level.

[beanman12345]

What's the point of this thread?

Like any bait thread by this OP it's for people to come in and make up bullshit and spin against Bernie. And just like the others, it won't be closed down.

[JohnBrown1917]

Stop making me like Sanders even more.

[draynay]

You guys were cuter when you were obsessing over Ocasio-Cortez, all these Bernie threads are sad and desperate.

[Dontrike]

You guys were cuter when you were obsessing over Ocasio-Cortez, all these Bernie threads are sad and desperate.

What are you talking about? This is a FAR bigger story than AOC dancing! How can we not make a thread about something said 31 years ago?! This is the bigglyest!

[Azadina]

"I got really upset and walked out," said David F. Kelley, who had helped arrange the trip and was the only Republican in Sanders' entourage.

Sounds like a snowflake needing safespace. Not much has changed in 30 years it seems.

[Edge-]

I dunno, I'd say this would win him some Republican votes, actually.

[NED funded]

Why? Are you unable to appreciate art?

I appreciate art but I recognize blatant abuse of the state rather than call it something done for the benefit of the people. That train station was built while the USSR was facing starvation in other regions and was mostly used by the elite since it connected its more popular regions.

Its disgusting that Bernie claims it was for the people or that he wants the US to do the same.

[Sky High]

Republican commercial material.

who gives a fuck besides you right wing cry babies. still not sure why you have thread posting privileges.

[Draco-Onis]

I appreciate art but I recognize blatant abuse of the state rather than call it something done for the benefit of the people. That train station was built while the USSR was facing starvation in other regions and was mostly used by the elite since it connected its more popular regions.

Its disgusting that Bernie claims it was for the people or that he wants the US to do the same.

You must be disgusted by most of the US which was built on the backs of slaves.

[Mormolyce]

This is 1988? LOL. Russia was a very different place back then, this is post-Glasnost but like a decade before that two-bit crook Putin took over.

[cubby]

His comments praising the train stations are disgusting.

Why?

/10char

[Shaderas]

What's the point of this thread?

To slander Bernie Sanders of course

[cubby]

I dunno, I'd say this would win him some Republican votes, actually.

Party over country - that's where the GOP is now.