The Bare Bones of Life
Bernie Sanders upsets Hillary Clinton in Michigan primary
by CHRISTINA BELLANTONI, Los Angeles Times
(Mar. 9, 2016 00:23 PST) — Sen. Bernie Sanders captured at least 543,000 votes tonight in his Michigan victory — a huge sum more than Hillary Clinton won there in 2008 under very different circumstances.
Vintage Bernie: Speaking on the Crime Bill
(From Oct. 22, 1991) — “This is a punishment bill, a retribution bill, a vengeance bill.”
Sanders is surprise victor in Michigan; Trump keeps winning
By JULIE PACE and DAVID EGGERT (Associated Press)
(Mar. 8, 2016 23:31 EST) — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Bernie Sanders breathed new life into his long-shot White House bid with a crucial win in Michigan’s primary Tuesday night, chipping away at Hillary Clinton’s dominance in the Democratic presidential race. Republican Donald Trump swept to victory in both Michigan and Mississippi, overcoming fierce efforts to blunt his momentum.
TYT Calls Michigan for Bernie Sanders
(Mar. 9, 2016 22:58 EST) TYT just called Michigan for Bernie Sanders. Sanders took 51% to Clinton’s 47.1% with 74% of the polling stations reporting.
This is a huge win for Sanders having denied the key state of Michigan to Clinton.
Given Michigan’s demographic makeup, Sanders has broadened his appeal across more of the voting population as his campaign continues to gain momentum.
Watch TYT’s live election coverage live now.
Polling results chart below.
Sanders Has A Much More Practical Plan Than Clinton To Raise Taxes On Rich
by Howard Gleckman, CONTRIBUTOR
(MAR. 8, 2016 15:31) — Let’s say you’re a Democrat who wants to raise taxes on rich people. It turns out there are two very different ways to do it: The direct, simple, in-your-face Bernie Sanders version and the indirect, complicated, back-door Hillary Clinton model.
I’m not talking about the magnitude of their respective tax proposals. That’s a whole different story. This is really about the best way to structure tax increases, assuming you want to enact them at all. And by that measure, Sanders has the far better model.
Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders: Ever More Obvious Now than Ever
(Mar. 7, 2016 23:45 EST) We have heard it many times over how the mainstream media such as The New York Times and the Washington Post have demonstrated their biases by not covering Bernie Sanders in an objective way. If you take a look at a screen shot of The New York Times “above-the-fold” front page online, you can see more clearly what is going on. No only will these media outlets exclude key instances of the Bernie Sanders campaign, they will lead their articles with headings that mention the other two candidates such as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
In addition, the New York Times’ online front page, they have a side-bar section which provides the viewer the option of looking at articles that are allegedly “most viewed” and “recommended for you.” These subsection areas are also articles which are listed with the same degree of bias.
In he “most viewed” list, there would be no mention of Bernie Sanders, and if it has to be primary election related, it will lead with either Trump or Clinton’s name in the headline.
It was only until the “recommended for you” option, did I see an article for Bernie Sanders pop up. But that only indicates how they are cyber-stalking people who visit their website.
The New York Times and the Washington Post both also have subtle ways of excluding Bernie Sanders from the discussion. If an article is given primary consideration on their online front page, the article will be headlined in a way that views a story on Sanders as a “glass half empty” verses a “glass half full.”
These are seasoned, political news journalists, given instructions to use their well trained writing skills to sway their articles about Sanders into a negative and hopeless theme.
For example, if a primary election result was say out of five states Hillary Clinton won three and Sanders won the other two. The headline will read, “Clinton Dominates the Election Results,” and Sanders walks away with a miserable two states and is not looking good.
Then, when statistical numbers can be used, of course, these mainstream media outlets will use those numbers in the same swayed way.
So, if you’ve been following very closely this election cycle, you would have already seen the bias.
Unfortunately, many people don’t have time to see the waves of bias coming from the mainstream media outlets. Many people are just too busy after work to catch up on the hours of time needed to watch Bernie Sanders rallies online, or to use a wide search to evaluate articles of the day.
The mainstream media knows this. So they use this to their advantage by continuing their drip, drip, drip bias slanted articles. And when they have to mention Bernie Sanders, they will be factually correct, however, twist the article theme of one of an ever looming cloud of doom that hangs over the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Well, now that that is out of the way. There are at least two shows which are a must watch, either live, or when they post to their youtube channels.
Thom Hartman’s, The Big Picture, and The Young Turks are professionally broadcasted news shows which are a breath of reality fresh air.
Check them out.
In Michigan, Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders ‘was against the auto bailout’
by Lauren Carroll, PolitiFact
Bernie Sanders didn’t support the bailout that saved the auto industry, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said of her opponent ahead of the primary in Michigan, a state built on the auto business.
Turns out he did.
Bernie Sanders’ major endorsements
By Politico Staff
(Mar. 7, 2016 11:26 EST) — Bernie Sanders has not amassed the volume of congressional endorsements his rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, has but the Vermont senator does have support from key unions.
Here is a look at the congressional and union endorsements he does have, along with one from an outspoken musician.
Bernie Sanders traffic prompts early closing for Ann Arbor high school
By Ben Freed, mlive.com
(Mar. 7, 2016 11:02 am) — Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders expects thousands of people to show up at his “Get Out the Vote” rally Monday evening at Crisler Center.
Pioneer High School administrators also expect thousands to gather, creating a massive amount of traffic outside the school, which sits catty corner to the home of University of Michigan basketball.
Bernie Sanders sweeps to victory in Maine Democratic caucus
by CBS/AP
(Mar. 6, 2016 20:51) PORTLAND, Maine — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders swept to victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Maine’s Democratic presidential caucuses on Sunday, riding a heavy turnout that left some participants waiting for hours to vote in the state.
Sanders, who told supporters he’d win if there was a strong turnout, beat Clinton by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 in voting in hundreds of communities across Maine.
