Anti-Bernie Smear #23: “Bernie has never been vetted, he’s been given a pass …etc.”

This smear is another one that I would have thought would disappear given all the blatant facts in evidence to the contrary. But no — there are still some people out there claiming that Bernie is popular only because no one has really challenged him, no one has investigated him, no one has really attacked him.

Crazy, right? I mean, if that were the case then I would not be writing my 23rd article to defend him.

Indeed, anyone who thinks that Bernie has somehow been given a free pass simply needs to read my posts below:

The Smears Against Bernie Must Be Stopped — Here’s How to Do It

The #NeverBernie Media Narrative Must Be Stopped — Here’s How to Do It

But there is an abundance of other proof available.

Campaign 2016 — Bernie attacked early and often — By Democrats

Funnily enough, this attack claiming that Bernie has not been given enough “scrutiny” is already very old and tired.

From POLITICO, June 25, 2015:

Claire McCaskill unloads on Bernie Sanders

“I think that the media is giving Bernie a pass right now,” McCaskill said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “I very rarely read in any coverage of Bernie that he’s a socialist. I think everybody wants a fight and I think they are not really giving…