Bernie Sanders: THREE Pinocchios

[itsrobert]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/04/02/fact-checking-the-clinton-sanders-spat-over-big-oil-contributions/

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

1. WaPo = trashed nt

[LexVegas]

2. Bernie = supremely dishonorable man. nt

[SidDithers]

3. Clinton was right to say that Bernie is lying...nt

Sid

[Kip Humphrey]

4. The lying WaPo has NO standing to fact check anyone let alone Bernie Sanders. In fact, they are

lying in this article. See Greenpeace's analysis of O&G industry contributions to Clinton for the facts or (for Hillarians) go for throwing Greenpeace under the bus.

[itsrobert]

6. Yup, Greenpeace is never bias

It's a very great organization. But to say they are not bias is stretching the truth.

[Kip Humphrey]

8. As far as I know, biased Greenpeace has not endorsed any candidate. However, I can guess who

they might endorse as, I'm sure, you can as well! Greenpeace is absolutely, clearly biased against causing ruin to our planet, as am I, as is Bernie.

[CoffeeCat]

12. If Hillary wants to argue that fossil-fuel lobbyists aren't part of the fossil-fuel industry

does it really matter what outlet she's using?

It's all bullshit.

The Clinton campaign knows it. Everyone knows it.

Let her spin. It's funny.

[DanTex]

5. The "big oil" smear was flagrantly dishonest. I'm glad that there are still some adults in the room

who will call out lies like that.

[HassleCat]

7. At least one Pinocchio to Clinton for fake outrage

Sanders is inflating the amount she gets from oil and gas interests by including the lobbyist contributions. The honest way to do this would be by apportioning the contribution according to what portion of the lobbyist's income is from oil and gas interests. I think it's possible to do that due to lobbyist disclosure rules. The final number would be nowhere near $4.5 million, but it would be interesting to know.

[Marr]

9. You can tell when the Clinton campaign is really worried about something.

Their poodles all start barking about it.

[CoffeeCat]

10. Clinton is really scrambling to play defense

On this issue. She's got David Brock and the Washington Post running on the hamster wheel, writing ridiculous propaganda pieces for her.

I knew the WaPo had become the Clinton-campaign mouthpiece, but it's pretty sad that they'll attempt a Hillary rescue as quick as David Brock's Blue Nation Review.

The facts are clearly spelled out on the Greenpeace site. Hillary's damage-control elves have no credibility.

But it is fun to see them in crisis mode, working so hard!

[G_j]

11. I consider Greenpeace more reliable

than the WP, any day of the week.

[Gothmog]

13. And yet Sanders wants an apology for being caught in a lie