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[Shaanyboi]

Oh for fuck's sake, Bernie.

 

[Slayer-33]

 

[Metalingus5150]

Brady Toensing being involved in this makes me question some motive but looking forward to seeing the outcome of the investigation.

 

[kirblar]

I remember reading some people stating that, had Bernie become the Democrat nominee, the oppo (opposition research) would've buried him during the campaign. I wonder if they were referring to this (as well).

The "Sanders' wife got a suspiciously large loan and used it to bankrupt a college" part we were aware of. The nepotism issue / the woodworking college only came out this year.

 

[Jetman]

Crash Berniecoot

Lmao.

Fuckin love GAF, thank you for this.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

First heard about this allegation about a year and a half ago. Have no idea why it took this long for it to even come to an investigation. It must not be much or there is something else going on behind the scenes.

 

[Lebron]

The High Sparrow he was not

 

[zero_suit]

That rules out Bernie for 2020. Can't have a president under FBI investigation.

Masterful.

 

[Aselith]

Why is Bernie under investigation for a university's institutional loan?

 

[Effect]

Maybe this will get Bernie to shut the hell up and stop the media from bringing him on to talk about what the Dems should do when he refuses to be apart of the actual party itself. Question his ass in regard to this now.

I remember this coming up in the primary and people were refusing to even discuss it because of "emails". Maybe now this can be covered.

 

[Inuhanyou]

I remember reading some people stating that, had Bernie become the Democrat nominee, the oppo (opposition research) would've buried him during the campaign. I wonder if they were referring to this (as well).

There's always dirt to be dug up somewhere, even if its taken out of context and inflated for political purposes. For Hillary, Benghazi and the email server fake controversy was one of those false flags.

The question is really the response to said attacks than anything else.

 

[Jenov]

Oh damn, I remember hearing about this during the primaries but it never got much attention after Bernie lost. It sounded pretty bad at the time. Interesting to see that there's enough there that the FBI is investigating. I like Bernie a lot, so I hope he comes out clean, but I won't cry foul if they actually find wrongdoing here.

 

[xxracerxx]

Why is Bernie under investigation for a university's institutional loan?

Right in the OP:

Prosecutors are also looking into allegations that Sen. Sanders' office inappropriately urged the bank to approve the loan, Politico reported.

 

[airmangataosenai]

If he had gotten the nomination this wpuld have likely been a major issue during the campaign.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Obama will be the last Democrat president.

 

[Aselith]

Right in the OP:

Ah gotcha missed it

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Lock Him Up

 

[Battlezone]

Are there any superdelegates in the FBI though?

 

[minor effort]

I remember reading some people stating that, had Bernie become the Democrat nominee, the oppo (opposition research) would've buried him during the campaign. I wonder if they were referring to this (as well).

When people claim that Bernie would have glided to victory the GE without a shadow of a doubt, it’s taking into account a GE process with that never occurred with Bernie as the nominee. Had he won the primary this undoubtedly would have been made an issue by Republicans.

This is not to say I think Bernie would have lost the GE, but he wouldn’t have been guaranteed a smooth campaign into the White House.

 

[n00bsauce87]

That rules out Bernie for 2020. Can't have a president under FBI investigation.

But Trump...

Edit: thatsthejoke.jpeg

 

[Technosteve]

republican fbi stoogies being used to silence the opposition

 

[Ether_Snake]

Trump will say this shows the FBI is full of Hillarystans.

 

[Zach]

Obama will be the last Democrat president.

 

[Brakke]

If he had gotten the nomination this wpuld have likely been a major issue during the campaign.

Kinda hard to imagine anyone being seriously concerned about Bernie maybe being kind of involved in one shady loan considering the guy he was up against.

But then, Donald supporters are nothing if not hypocrites.

 

[Saint Gregory]

Are there any superdelegates in the FBI though?

*Chuckles Sensibly*

 

[wenis]

Bernie being bust for operating just like wall street would be hilarious

It's sick, but I'd love it. With audio from inside his bus of him complaining about his supporters smelling like 30 year old birkenstocks and liberally applied old spice 😭😭😭

What a day that would be

 

[Stinkles]

But Trump...

Edit: thatsthejoke.jpeg

Butt Rump

 

[kirblar]

Why is Bernie under investigation for a university's institutional loan?

Loan was unusually large given the amount of collateral the college had, it was so big that it bankrupted the institution when they couldn't pay it back, making people suspicious of why it was approved.

After the loan was approved, the college started paying a local woodworking school owned by the Sanders' daughter via the school as part of a partnership w/ it.

There's stuff here that legit doesn't look good, regardless of legality.

 

[AmayaPapaya]

Unlike Trumpkins who before beddyby time light a candle under a picture of trump, take a floppy replica dildo and shove it down their throat till they gag and then scream FAKE NEWS as the nightly ritual, im willing to accept Bernie being found guilty if evidence plays out. Ill be disappointed but ok.

Pretty much this. Hopefully it turns out nothing really haappened, but if something definitely did, I would be very disappointed in Bernie.

Spoiler

Would still vote for him tho if no Elizabeth Warren.

 

[Autodidact]

So when will The Young Turks have their report on this?

 

[Angelus Errare]

Gonna need to find a new savior type quick for 2020.

 

[JordanN]

If he had gotten the nomination this wpuld have likely been a major issue during the campaign.

Trump is under investigation right now and he's President.

America showed last year they don't care about this stuff. They only wanted the person who could shout the loudest.

 

[whyamihere]

I was actually surprised none of Jane's Burlington College stuff came up during the campaign. There was a decent amount there that could've gotten nasty and tbh some of did did seems shady.

Nevertheless, probably best to wait the investigation out.

Also, fraud.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Gonna need to find a new savior type quick for 2020.

Elizabeth Warren

She's had some bad press within the pass year for some pragmatic shit but she's still my choice.

 

[Dynasty]

Going of past events, this actually increases his chance of becoming president.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Maybe this will get Bernie to shut the hell up and stop the media from bringing him on to talk about what the Dems should do when he refuses to be apart of the actual party itself. Question his ass in regard to this now.

I remember this coming up in the primary and people were refusing to even discuss it because of "emails". Maybe now this can be covered.

I want to disagree here.

I don't really think an investigation with no real proof should stop Bernie from speaking about what he feels the political parties should do to gain back the trust of the American people.

You don't have to be a democrat to criticize them, just like you don't need to be a Republican to criticize them. There are more people in America without an affiliated political party attached to their name than ever, and those are the people you need to convince.

If dems are so insistent on bringing him into the party and making him the mascot through unity tours and such, they should also be listening to what he, and other progressives are saying about them and take that into consideration.

And not through empty party platforms either.

 

[HStallion]

Gonna need to find a new savior type quick for 2020.

The Rock is our only hope.

 

[Escape Goat]

Seems like an easy thing to prove/disprove. Unless Jane is a criminal mastermind.

 

[Bakercat]

No Bernie, you've gotta be less like trump, not more like him.

 

[The Technomancer]

Bernie probably wasn't "the guy". For this reason alongside others. At this point all I want is for us to be able to say that honestly

 

[Autodidact]

I was actually surprised none of Jane's Burlington College stuff came up during the campaign. There was a decent amount there that could've gotten nasty and tbh some of did did seems shady.

Nevertheless, probably best to wait the investigation out.

Also, fraud.

Bernie ran against nice Hillary. Hillary 2008 would have torn him the fuck apart. She only refrained because of her own baggage this time.

 

[siddx]

The trump link is suspect but if this is true I hope he faces whatever reasonable consequences there are for such behavior.

 

[royalan]

Quelle surprise.

Anybody paying attention to the primary is not stunned right now.

Maybe now he'll get off his high horse and be quiet for a few days.

 

[GameAddict411]

We have heard about this during the election actually, but being under investigation by the FBI is new though. The past elections were definitely ironic. All the big figures that ran had dirt on them and were under the investigation at some point before the general election. It's really quiet sad.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Pretty sure there was a republican playbook that said if Bernie did when the primary this was one of the things they were going to attack him on.

Trump is under investigation right now and he's President.

Republicans vote for anyone with the R next to their name and they're reliable voters. They fall in line.

We cannot in good faith say the same for democrats.

 

[Netherscourge]

Bye, Bye Bernie?

Bernie University?

 

[B-Dubs]

Bernie ran against nice Hillary. Hillary 2008 would have torn him the fuck apart. She only refrained because of her own baggage this time.

You never jump into the mud unless you need to, that's like rule #1.

 

[Autodidact]

We have heard about this during the election actually, but being under investigation by the FBI is new though. The past elections were definitely ironic. All the big figures that ran had dirt on them and were under the investigation at some point before the general election. It's really quiet sad.

No, corruption and scandal in politics are quite normal (within reason; Trump's treasonous bullshit belongs to a whole other category). Bernie was the one who sanctimoniously presented himself as some squeaky clean unicorn outsider.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

I'm sure Neogaf, a site filled with members who have completely unbiased opinions of the Sanders', will respond to this story fairly and not at all in a knee-jerky way.

I supported Sanders. But if he did anything wrong, it needs to be investigated as much as anything else. Justice is more important than how I feel about his stances.

 

[plagiarize]

So who hasn't been under FBI investigation at this point?

Jeez.