Written by Hugh Fitzgerald
On 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper asked Bernie Sanders about his early enthusiasm for Fidel Castro, the late Cuban dictator. Sanders said that he was no longer an enthusiast, but did want us all to remember that Castro had done some good. He praised the literacy program implemented by Castro, asking, “Is that a bad thing?”
No, it’s a not a bad thing. But it hardly makes up for 60 years of dictatorship, suppression of free speech, torture and imprisonment of political prisoners, destruction of much of the economy which for a long time was kept afloat by infusions of cash from the Soviet Union.… Continue Reading
Tags: 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper, Benito Mussolini, Bernie Sanders, CBS, Cuba, El Sistema, Fidel Castro, Geoffrey Baker, Hugo Chavez, Isaac Babel, Jorge Ramos, Nazi, Nicolas Maduro, Osip Mandelshtam, Piazza Venezia, Spanish Civil War, Univision
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | 
March 2, 2020 4:00 AM | 
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Written by Robert Knight
Here in the DC Swamp, local Democrats are rattling the cage for statehood. They want to make the 61.4-square-mile District of Columbia the 51stState, right up there with Virginia, Alaska and California. Even the smallest state, Rhode Island, has 1,212 square miles, about half the size of Joe Biden’s Delaware.
Politically speaking, statehood is not going to happen. D.C. is unique by design. And, the rest of the nation, or at least half of it, wouldn’t be keen on adding two more guaranteed socialists to the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Franken, Brandon Todd, Catholic Charities, David Grosso, District of Columbia, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nicolas Maduro, Norm Coleman, Robert Knight, Robert White
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | June 12, 2019 6:35 AM | Comments Off on When One Party Runs It All
Written by Robert Knight
So, it’s come to this: one of America’s major parties is in the grip of a crazy old communist – Bernie Sanders, 77 – and a crazy young communist – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29.
The two of them are driving the Democrats’ green microbus upon which the other presidential wannabees are scrambling to get aboard.
This column is about the crazy old communist – Vermont U.S. Senator Sanders, who just announced his candidacy for the presidency and raised $6 million. … Continue Reading
Tags: Accuracy In Media, Aharon Cohen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American People’s History Society, Andrew Pulley, Bernie Sanders, Communist Party USA, Daniel Ortega, democratic socialist, Fairness Doctrine, Fidel Castro, Hashomer Hatzair, Jane O’Meara Sanders, Joe McCarthy, Liberty Union Party, Marxism, Media Ownership Reform Act, Nicolas Maduro, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Sperry, People’s Republic of Burlington, Red Scare, Russell Vought, Sandinista, Socialist Workers Party, U.S. Peace Council, Yaroslavl, Ya’akov Hazan, Young People’s Socialist League
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | March 1, 2019 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Bernie’s Bolshevik Bona Fides
Written by Robert Knight
In the United States, surveys show that many Millennials are not merely soft on socialism but openly support it. They think capitalism benefits only the “one percent” and no one else, despite America’s matchless record of upward mobility and prosperity.
Since the 1960s, the media, Hollywood and the education system have presented a warped view of America along with a sugarcoated version of socialism. So, we should not be surprised when we see so many young people fooled by the false promises of redistributive economics.… Continue Reading
Tags: Arielle Cohen, Bernie Sanders, Communism, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, fascism, Kellogg’s, National Socialism, Nicolas Maduro, Socialism
Political | David E. Smith | June 2, 2018 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Dancing with Socialism, Ignoring Reality
Written by Robert Knight
Since the 1960s, the media, Hollywood and the education system have presented a warped view of America along with a sugarcoated version of socialism. So, we should not be surprised when we see so many young people fooled by the false promises of redistributive economics.
The millennials are the main force behind Vermont’s Democratic Socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and they are pushing the Democratic Party even further to the left.… Continue Reading
