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Related: About this forum#BernieOrBust? Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Bill Maher Have Some Advice For You
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
#BernieOrBust? Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Bill Maher Have Some Advice For You
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Feeling the #BernieOrBust these days? Let's talk about that for a second.
....................But you don't have to take just my advice, because several very influential, high-profile voices on the left have been saying the same thing.
For instance, Michael Moore loudly endorsed Bernie on the eve of Iowa caucuses and continues to have plenty of differences with Hillary. But when it comes to the general election, it's a no-brainer:
Michael Moore is an avowed Bernie Sanders supporter and has been for years. But while the outspoken filmmaker and liberal activist says hes with Sanders till the end, he quickly notes hell support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if shes the nominee.
Oh absolutely. Shes better than the alternative and she will do some good," Moore said in an interview on Sunday.
Then there's this philosophical giant who uses the same a-word when it comes to his support in November:
Noam Chomsky would absolutely choose Hillary Clinton over the Republican nominee if he lived in a swing state, but her primary challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, doesnt have much of a chance," the MIT professor and intellectual said in a recent interview...
Oh absolutely my vote would be against the Republican candidate, Chomsky told Al Jazeera Englishs Mehdi Hasan...
Chomsky cited enormous differences between the two major political parties. Every Republican candidate is either a climate change denier or a skeptic who says we cant do it, Chomsky said. What they are saying is, Lets destroy the world. Is that worth voting against? Yeah.
Bill Maher has also repeatedly made clear that he supports Sanders for the nomination, but he can see the writing on the wall and used a different a-word regarding the choice in November.
Last week on Real Time with Bill Maher, the brazenly liberal host tore into Sanders supporters who claim theyd rather vote for Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton. After outlining key differences between a Trump and Clinton presidency, Maher proclaimed, Thats your choice. Dont be assholes about it.
These are just three examples, but there's plenty more where that came from and much more on the way shortly. All you have to do is listen................
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#BernieOrBust? Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and Bill Maher Have Some Advice For You (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2016
OP
Andrew Sullivan recently referred to a Trump election as an "extinction level event."
Bleacher Creature
May 2016
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whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)1. "Advice" noted
but not factored.
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)2. Andrew Sullivan recently referred to a Trump election as an "extinction level event."
And he's absolutely right.
Anyone who doesn't vote for Clinton - even if for no other reason than to stop Trump - is lower than pond scum.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)3. Watched the Chomsky documentary
Requiem for an American Dream today on Netflix. Very good. I will watch it again. Runs about 1 hour 20 minutes. Requires concentration. Do not watch if you are tired or if you need entertainment. This is serious stuff.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)4. They'll be thrown under the bus now. They are all corporist shills involved in covert missions for
the Clinton's ya know? It's been a conspiracy all along.
kcjohn1
(751 posts)5. Kinda Ridicolous They Use Chomsky
Quote saying Bernie doesn't have a chance. He said that because he believes the powers bees would never allow Bernie to get in office. Not because Bernie or his views are not popular. He positions are main stream.
He has being proven right because the establishment and their cronies have rallied around Clinton.