MailerGate- AARP: We did NOT authorize the Sanders campaign to mention AARP NOR to use AARP Logo

[FrenchieCat]

Apparently, the Sanders campaign has been sending out mailers with AARP name and Logo attached, without permission....


Des Moines, January 26, 2106 — In response to the Sanders campaign mailing featuring AARP and the Association’s Take A Stand campaign, AARP does not endorse candidates, have a political action committee (PAC), or make contributions to political campaigns or candidates.

While we have encouraged the presidential candidates to lay out their plans to update Social Security, AARP did not authorize the Sanders campaign to mention AARP or use the AARP logo, and we did not participate in its production.

We have a proud 30-year history of non-partisan voter engagement, providing voters with information on where the candidates stand on issues important to our members and their families, so they can make their own decisions on Election Day.
http://states.aarp.org/aarp-statement-in-response-to-sanders-mailing/

[hrmjustin]

1. It's Hillary's fault!

[FrenchieCat]

2. This ain't good....

Can't just do anything and hope no one notices! Geeze!

[Thinkingabout]

4. You are in the Hillary group, please delete.

[grasswire]

5. oh!

News to me. I won't delete. If I am not already banned here, go ahead. It's an honor.

[hrmjustin]

7. Looking for street cred?

[Treant]

10. Berning down anything he can.

Of course.

[fleabiscuit]

28. LOL

That would be the most substantial thing to ever come out.

[Cha]

8. No, the Honor is all ours.

[quickesst]

9. Buh-bye

[OilemFirchen]

30. I know. It's a secret. It's safe with me. We'll keep this between ourselves:

News to me. I won't delete. If I am not already banned here, go ahead. It's an honor.

grasswire This message was self-deleted by its author.

[okasha]

6. Unfortunately for Bernie,

there's no plausible deniability here. Either he knew and approved, or he has no control over his own campaign.

He's dishonest, or he's incompetent. Either one is damning.

[romana]

11. I think

I think this a combination of some over-zealous campaign workers who didn't stop to think about what they were doing and the press beginning to scrutinize the Sanders campaign. He's gotten off pretty easy until now, this will be a test to see how his campaign, and Sanders himself, handles it. It's only going to get more intense from here.

[Treant]

13. So, Incompetence

The panel that should be editing these things should have caught this. They either don't exist, didn't care, or didn't disapprove.

There's really no good spin that can be placed on it.

[romana]

14. Yeah

If Sanders is pulling in a lot of younger campaign volunteers they need to train and reign them in better. No campaign can afford to be this undisciplined on the national stage.

[okasha]

20. Campaign volunteers don't design advertising.

They stuff envelopes and stick on mailing labels.

This came from much higher up in the campaign. Communications Director, Campaign Manager level.

[romana]

21. Ah ok

Thanks for the clarification. I had it in my head these were more along the lines of flyers.

[Cha]

15. There's no excuse for that. You don't send out mailers and say you didn't stop to think what you

were doing. Their job is to think.

Thankfully AARP called them out on their disingenuous crap. It's not the first time they've been busted.

[romana]

19. I'm not excusing it

Or defending them. People do stupid things all the time. The campaign is obviously sloppy and needs to address that immediately. What they did was not acceptable.

[Cha]

22. Good. Because there is no excuse.

[fleabiscuit]

29. It's stealing. n/t

[Cha]

32. Yes, it is.

[Cha]

12. What kind of damn operation are they running there?! So desperate for endorsements they make

one up?

So am I to understand that AARP is not #soestablishment?

Mahalo Frenchie~

[72DejaVu]

16. I think people are missing the essential point

Hillary is engaging in an election campaign.

Bernie is conducting a revolution.

Elections are conducted according to rules. Revolutions do whatever they please.

[okasha]

23. His faithful disciples

certainly believe he'x conducting a revolution. Perhaps he's dim enough to believe it himself.

[Hekate]

17. Ooops

[Treant]

18. "Mistakes were made..." (EM)

[okasha]

24. Panicky Bernistas are TERRIFIED and their campaign is IMPLODING!

[Cha]

25. They are their own worst enemy.

[bluestateguy]

26. Disgusting

nt

[BlueCaliDem]

27. I'm just flabbergasted.

[Historic NY]

31. Leave it to the BS Revolution to use dirty tricks.....

when ARRP is calling out your bullshit.

[William769]

33. Kick & highly recommended!