Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said in an interview aired Sunday that he was thankful to Bill Clinton for serving as his “psychoanalyst.”
Clinton suggested that Sanders’ questioning the qualifications of his wife, Hillary, for the presidency had “subconscious,” double standards because she was a woman.
“Well, I appreciate bill Clinton being my psychoanalyst. It’s always nice,” Sanders responded on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Sanders continued saying the Clinton campaign had become “very negative” and “about to beat us up.”
“And I just want them to understand that, you know, we have tried to run an issue-oriented campaign, but that we are not going to be attacked every single day. Our record is not going to be distorted,” Sanders said. “We are going to fight back.”
The former editor of the Burlington Free Press who covered Bernie for about eight years has some things to say about him, and he begins with
That’s never been my favorite kind of progressive. One big reason to top my list: They tend not to get elected. There’s more, but that’ll do to go on with.
And this “she started it” argument is just warmed-over Trumpish whining. Bernie’s just shrinking before our eyes with all this. It’s a shame.
Succinct description from a long time observer!
I got really tired of Bubba ‘helping’ Hillary in 2008… and I’ve said it here a couple times…
while it’s sorta commendable that he wants to defend his wife I have to think that that’s just as much of a knee-jerk sexist reaction as he’s accusing Sanders of…
Hillary is a smart, intelligent and experienced woman… she really doesn’t need Bubba’s help here… she’s perfectly capable of defending herself…
Sanders continued saying the Clinton campaign had become “very negative” and “about to beat us up.”
Project much?