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Bernie Sanders
Podcast: Afghanistan War, Huckabee-Maurice Clemmons, Bernanke Re-Nomination, Iran News & More, Guest: Stephen Gordon
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 8:59am | posted by United Liberty Staff
Note: Brad Warbiany from The Liberty Papers was originally penciled in as a guest for the podcast, but some technical difficulties required a re-recording of the show. He was missed on the final product, but we plan to have him on again in the very near future.
Jason and Brett were joined by Stephen Gordon, principal with Forward Focus Media for the re-record, as well as the original.
Together, they discuss:
Hey Washington Post, 11 Senators are rated to the left of the self-described socialist
Tue, 01/26/2010 - 2:37pm | posted by Jason Pye
David Boaz takes issue with the Washington Post profile of Bernie Sanders. He is the only self-described socialist in the United States Senate. If that’s the case what do you call the 11 Senators that are rated to the left of him by the American Conservative Union?:
In a profile of the poetry-reading chief of staff to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Washington Post calls Sanders not only “the only socialist in the U.S. Congress,” but also “surely [the Senate’s] most liberal [member].” Surely. I mean, he’s a socialist, right? (And by the way, that isn’t a label that Sanders rejects.)
DeMint places hold on Bernanke’s renomination until Fed audit bill clears Senate
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 7:12pm | posted by Jason Pye
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has joined Sen. Bernie Sanders in placing a hold on Ben Bernanke’s confirmation to a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. DeMint says that his hold will remain in place until S. 604, the Senate version of the “Audit the Fed” legislation, has passed.
From DeMint’s press release:
Bernanke’s Search for Reappointment Meets A Wall
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 5:03pm | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Yes, because Bernanke is just doing such a great job right now. Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul speak alot of sense in this clip from National Public Radio. Remember: centralized power never lets go of itself.
[Editor’s note] We had to remove the NPR embed. For some reason it’s not working. You can listen to the story on Bernanke here.
Will Clinton Act To Ban “Private Mercenaries”?
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 6:33am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Earlier this month, I commented on the indictment of several Blackwater Worldwide security guards for their role in the killing of 17 Iraqis. There’s more news to this story, as apparently during the heat of the Democratic primaries Hillary Clinton cosponsored with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) the Stop Outsourcing Security Act.
The Act specifically called for the Secretary of State, an office she will be occupying next year, to act in making sure that American defense is provided for by the military:
