Bernie Sanders calls aide’s comments on Clinton ‘inappropriate’

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Source: msnbc.com




10/29/15 05:36 PM

By Alex Seitz-Wald

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“You know, I think that every campaign has statements come out which are inappropriate. That was inappropriate,” Sanders told ..................

The Sanders aide, Jeff Weaver, told Bloomberg in a story that featured several other top officials that the Sanders campaign would be “willing to consider” Clinton for the role of vice president. “We’ll give her serious consideration. We’ll even interview her,” he said sarcastically.

It’s unusual for a candidate to disown comments from their own top staffers, but ................
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On Wednesday, Bloomberg published the article that included campaign manager Weaver joking about Clinton. In the same story, Devine suggested that Clinton could proverbially “get run over by a Mack truck” (presumably driven by Sanders) if she kept attacking his candidate.

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, ..............

Meanwhile, Stephanie Schriock, the president of the Democratic women’s group EMiLY’s List and a top Clinton ally, took the confrontation a bit further. Schriock typically reserves her barbs for Republicans, but she said on Twitter that the Sanders team’s joke about Clinton being picked for vice president was a “condescending insult by a team who knows better.”

Even some progressive allies of Sanders privately grumbled about the campaign’s handling of the Bloomberg story, wondering why top staffers would trash their opponent in front of a reporter, .......

Weaver defended his comments Wednesday evening to BuzzFeed ...........



Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-calls-aides-comments-clinton-inappropriate

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Good interview-wide ranging.


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Also some discussion here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=742743

[DFW]

1. Bernie knew this would happen eventually, even predicted it a month or more ago

In the big TIME cover story, he said he would eventually have to disavow something either said or done by his campaign staff. A national campaign will always have someone who will go overboard, and Bernie wisely said so outright in advance. Hillary's campaign would be well-advised to follow his example. To think no one on her campaign will ever do or say something equally as foolish is naïve if not downright stupid. It happens in every campaign. Any candidate not smart enough to disavow foolishness committed by his/her own people deserves every bit of damage they suffer because of it.

[1StrongBlackMan]

5. I completely agree ...

it shows a certain amount of integrity.

Kudos to Bernie.

But, this isn't the first time ... the first time was after his Director of African-American Outreach apologized after NRN ... Bernie disapologized to BLM, and no one noticed ...

... except the demographic most closely associated with BLM.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I expect DUers will claim that this was all Obama's fault.

because that's how DU rolls.

I think this comment was interesting -

Others suggested the mentality was a product of Sanders’ male-heavy campaign team.

I really don't know the male/female ratio of Sanders' staffers (i.e., not just "token" ones, but as close advisers and "staffer" would not equal "supporters&quot but it is something that any modern campaign needs to deal with and address.

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. I don't know if I buy the male/female staffer ratio thing ...

I just think someone said something stupid ... and I hope that it says more about that person than the candidate.

But then, we all know of/have seen instances where the "locker room talk" makes it outside the door.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Yup - Surrogate control will always a campaign issue

for any candidate. But on DU, certain candidates can do no wrong despite the ugly realities that will naturally manifest when running a large campaign.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R!

[bemildred]

7. This is what comes of trying to be witty. nt

[Vinca]

8. This is amusing. As "insults" go, about as tame as they get.

My husband has been reading some of the "sexist" accusations about Bernie and he said I should tell you about some of my experiences in the mid-80's as the only female cop on a department. Maybe that's why I find virtually all of the "Bernie is sexist" propaganda little more than pathetic, whiny attempts to create a political advantage. I'm not saying sexism doesn't exist, but it's not like Bernie or any of his team has said, "My office gal plans to vote for Hillary, but anyone knows a broad can't do that job." That's sexism.

[Dustlawyer]

9. Bernie did the right thing, like he usually does.

Tensions have to be high after Hillary's sexist accusation. He doesn't need to get down to her level.

[JoePhilly]

11. Does this mean Bernie is calling the Bernie campaign sexist??

[Sunlei]

12. Good for Bernie, he needs to set the tone not the paid staffers. Hire new staffers if needed.

The Ds do NOT need divisive crap, we are NOT republican baggers.

[emulatorloo]

13. Well done Bernie!

I read the Bloomberg interview/article about Tad Devine etc, those guys are pushing Bernie to go hard negative. They note Bernie is very uncomfortable with when you take in his entire career.

They should just let Bernie be Bernie, I really find their advice questionable.

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. BS' first problem is that he picked Tad Devine, who has won countless presidential elections.