Wikileaks hits DNC ahead of convention, competes with Kaine VP nomination

[cyberpj]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by NancyBlueINOklahoma (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: CNBC

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Political observers and media focused largely on a series of incriminating emails that revealed in various instances, DNC officials spoke disparagingly about both Sanders and his supporters.

Several other emails suggested the national organization, run by embattled Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was trying to tilt the scales in favor of the former Secretary of State. Several communications showed DNC staffers collaborating with political journalists at key broadcast and print outlets to influence their coverage of both candidates.

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In one message dated May 5, an exchange involving the DNC's finance chief asked a staffer to gather information on Sanders' religious beliefs, suggesting that it could influence the decision of southern voters. Sanders has alluded to his Jewish ancestry, but hasn't made much reference to religious beliefs during the campaign.

For his part, the Vermont senator remained largely silent about the affair. He made no remarks about the controversy on Twitter, where early Saturday he made an innocuous statement about the minimum wage.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/23/wikileaks-hits-dnc-ahead-of-convention-competes-with-kaine-vp-nomination.html

[msongs]

1. not LBN its an opinion piece. your other posting as LBN was unverified as well. nt

[Kingofalldems]

2. Hillary Clinton is the nominee.

[Metric System]

6. Oh God, we're not doing this again.

[TwilightZone]

11. lol

[riversedge]

15. The primaries are over. Bernie has endorsed Hilary. Now you know.

[Maven]

19. ENOUGH

[cyberpj]

33. I am still a registered Democrat. I am still entitled to an opinion. I posted straight news.

You're the one who went bounty hunting to other sites in order to discredit the messenger.

So what if I don't like her.

So what if I hate her?

I'm still a registered Democrat and I'm still a member of DU since 2004.


News is news.

And the sources used are legitimate.

Why not consider the truth and leave opinion, yours and mine, out of it?

[christx30]

3. OMG?! You mean the Hillary campaign didn't like Sanders?!

I don't believe that. Next you'll tell me that they don't think Trump is a good guy either.

Wikileaks is great when they're sending out actual information. Their stuff a few years ago showing warcrimes by the is good for democracy. This petty crap between presidential campaigns ("She called Sanders a poppy dumb head. There were allegations of which one is rubber, and which one is glue&quot is not helpful in any way.

[Hissyspit]

20. That's not the issue.

The issue is the behavior of the DNC.

[christx30]

34. Do you honestly believe that if

the DNC had done things in a "fair" (whatever that means) way, the outcome would have been any different? Bernie was my chosen candidate. I donated to his campaign. I voted for him in the Texas primary. And, he lost. He has endorsed Hillary. It's time to focus on getting Hillary Clinton into the Oval Office and making Donald Trump a bad memory.

Again, when Wikileaks was leaking diplomatic cables and showing shady things the government was doing, including war crimes, that's when it was useful. Showing infighting with the DNS is not useful in anyway.

[CrowCityDem]

5. Why do we "respect" leakers who intentionally time leaks to inflict damage?

I don't see a single thing that's commendable about what they've done.

[Blue Idaho]

7. Folks keep trying to whip this story

Into some sort of firestorm but it's just not working.

Nice try.

[riversedge]

8. This is the 3rd OP by the poster in LBN in a short period of time.

[Blue Idaho]

10. I just saw the other two...

This dog won't hunt no matter how many more times they whip this story.

[forest444]

9. It's a big nothingburger.

It's nothing that doesn't get said in private all the time between competitors in any field, frankly.

I voted for Bernie in the primaries; I even convinced a couple of other people to do likewise. And I know that, like myself, Bernie considers keeping Trumpolini as far away from the White House as humanly possible job one.

No amount of pissy emails is going to change his mind - certainly not Mickey Mouse stuff like this.

[C_U_L8R]

12. Meh

Haters gonna hate

[MFM008]

13. does anyone think

this is NOT manipulation by republicans OR RUSSIANS to influence the election or rain some ASH on our convention?
ANYONE???

[TomCADem]

14. Duplicate

[riversedge]

16. Make that a Triplicate

[Andy823]

22. JPR must be controlling the juries

Why is this shit allowed? Three post with the same crap, and I don't know how many others have posted on the other boards, but I have seen several. Yesterday at least two of these same posts were removed.

[LuvLoogie]

17. I swear you all are becoming Orly Taitz.

[Surya Gayatri]

23. Much worse than Oily...there isn't even the comic relief of unintended humor.

Just ploddingly and transparently re-fighting the primary.

Beating a dead horse with boring regularity.

[Laser102]

18. And nothing ever came of it. To their credit, no hits were leveled at the Senator. I admire that.

[Darb]

21. Busting out the weak sauce again, less than smart.

It's over.

[JNelson6563]

24. Russia wants Trump to win.

[billhicks76]

25. Kaine Is Anti-Abortion

She really thinks she can pivot right and peel votes that way instead of trying to get bigger democratic turnout?

[geek tragedy]

27. A rating from Planned Parenthood.

Thanks for your concern.

[R B Garr]

30. +1000, there is no excuse for that much nastiness.

Wow...smh.

[rjsquirrel]

31. Whoa

[cyberpj]

35. I am still a registered Democrat. I am still entitled to an opinion. I posted straight news.

You're the one who went bounty hunting to other sites in order to discredit the messenger.

So what if I don't like her.

So what if I hate her?

I'm still a registered Democrat and I'm still a member of DU since 2004.


News is news.

And the sources used are legitimate.

Why not consider the truth and leave opinion, yours and mine, out of it?

[Agnosticsherbet]

29. So Wiki leaks supports Trump.

Not surprised.

[geek tragedy]

32. Wikileaks aren't the only ones trying to help Trump nt

[MichiganVote]

36. Aw look, its a baby troll!

[OKNancy]

39. locking - analysis

also the original story on this subject is here: http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10141527572