by President Obama and refashioned the right - wing website Brietbart as his own personal Pravda . Over the last 18 months , Trump has essentially promised his administration would look a lot like those of the autocratic rulers he 's expressed admiration for : Syria 's Bashar al - Assad ( " In terms of leadership , he 's getting an A " ) , Iraq 's Saddam Hussein ( " You know what he did well ? He killed terrorists " ) , North Korea 's Kim Jong Un ( " You got ta give him credit " ) and , of course , Russian President Vladimir Putin .
But while that may surprise those unfamiliar with the sharp - elbowed world of presidential politics , it 's hardly unexpected that the DNC would prefer an established Democrat with centrist views over a fair - weather party member who self - identifies as a democratic socialist . In his speech on Monday , Sanders called on Democrats to unite behind Clinton — but barely 24 hours later he announced that he 'd return to the Senate as an independent . The leak confirmed that political parties and their surrogates attempt to spin the press , that wealthy donors often angle for — and are appointedpersonnel.startposition.nato — ambassadorships , and that people tend to say rude things via email . For the pro - Bernie camp , it was all further confirmation that the deck was stacked against the Vermont senator . The most frequently cited email saw a DNC apparatchik suggesting that Sanders ' irreligiousness be underscored in religious states .
Image copyright AP Image caption Donald Trump , centre , sits with , from right , Paula Jones , Kathy Shelton , Juanita Broaddrick , and Kathleen Willey Kathy Shelton , a fourth woman who spoke , encountered Mrs Clinton in a criminal case when she was 12 years old . Early in Mrs Clinton 's legal career , she was appointedpersonnel.startposition.nato defend Ms Shelton 's rapist , despite objections , and had his sentence reduced to a lesser charge . Years later , an audio tape emerged of Mrs Clinton speaking with a reporter , in which she can be heard laughing about the case . During one instance , she laughed after explaining that her client had passed a lie detector test , which convinced her to never trust them again .
Image copyright Getty Images Khomeini arrived at Tehran airport on the morning of 1 February , mobbed by thousands of supporters . In a few days , he had appointedpersonnel.startposition.naa rival prime minister . By then , the military had no fundamental problems with a change in the form of government , so long as change was done " legally and gradually " , a CIA report , only declassified in 2016 , concluded on 5 February , 1979 . At this point , the army 's cohesion had significantly eroded .
And so , this idea that somehow we ’ve got to opt for a neoliberal disaster as the only option vis - à - vis the neofascist catastrophe , as a blues man , I appreciate you playing that blues , said I can deal with catastrophe , not by panicking and being driven by fear , but I can look the catastrophe in the face and still tell the truth and still go down swinging with a smile and , most importantly , love , Coltrane ’s love — and for me , Jesus ’s love — at the center of how we proceed . AMY GOODMAN : We ’re going to leave it there , but we ’ll be talking to you through the week , Dr. Cornel West , professor at Union Theological Seminary . He endorsed Bernie Sanders for president last summer and was appointedpersonnel.startposition.naby Sanders to serve on the Democratic platform committee , author of a number of books , most recently Black Prophetic Fire , now is endorsing Dr. Jill Stein , Green Party presidential candidate .