Hmmm... 'David Brock, Ally of Hillary Clinton, Skewers New Bernie Sanders Ad' - NYT

[WillyT]

David Brock, Ally of Hillary Clinton, Skewers New Bernie Sanders Ad
By Yamiche Alcindor - NYT
1/21/16


David Brock, a longtime Clinton supporter, speaking at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock in 2014.
Credit Stephen B. Thornton for The New York Times

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The race between Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton ramped up Thursday with a top Clinton ally criticizing a new Sanders ad as focused too much on white Americans.

Mr. Sanders released a 60-second commercial in Iowa on Thursday that features the Simon and Garfunkel song “America” and that seeks to remind his supporters how far he has come since declaring his candidacy. The ad is intended to motivate people to caucus for him on Feb. 1. No words are spoken, apart from the song’s lyrics, and Mr. Sanders is seen greeting voters on the campaign trail, first in small groups, then in gymnasiums and finally at huge rallies.

David Brock, a longtime Clinton supporter who founded the “super PAC” backing her, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the advertising presented a “bizarre” image of America focused on white voters. Mr. Brock also said the ad was a “significant slight to the Democratic base,” according to the news agency.

“From this ad it seems black lives don’t matter much to Bernie Sanders,” Mr. Brock told The Associated Press.

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More: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/21/david-brock-ally-of-hillary-clinton-skewers-new-bernie-sanders-ad/

[Blue_In_AK]

1. This is what desperation sounds like.

[roguevalley]

17. truly

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Brock!

[Fawke Em]

5. The New York Times even pointed out that there are minorities in the ad.

I have a good optometrist if you need one.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. I saw the minorities....

Thanks for the referral, but I never said that I didn't see minorities.

Looks like you're the one who needs an optometrist.

[libdem4life]

10. Did you read what you wrote? Pretzel much?

[Cali_Democrat]

11. ...

[roguevalley]

18. he slimed anita hill. just saying...

[WillyT]

20. Isn't It Curious Who Gets Forgiveness, And Who Does Not ???

[Bjorn Against]

3. Well it looks like Bernie is about to get another fundraising boost

Thanks for all your help raising money for the Bernie campaign Mr. Brock.

[libdem4life]

6. True. We should know by Monday what that little feel-good attack cost them.

It doesn't get any better than this. She attacks, he gets money and new or emboldened,excited supporters.

What's wrong with this picture? It's working for Bernie, but that's the idea.

[azmom]

4. And this is what Brock looks like

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[libdem4life]

8. He really needs to get dressed before going out in public. n/t

[Empowerer]

21. Good Lord . . . how old are you?

Certainly adults can do better than this . . .

[zazen]

7. he has great lift, body and texture in his crown--wish my hair behaved that well n/t

[hedda_foil]

19. He does, but it looks like a wig to me. Hmmm.

[pa28]

12. Cynical attempts to divide on race and sex on the same day from the same guy!

Bernie already weathered sleazy attempts to define him on these lines over the summer. Nice try David but it's going to backfire.

[bkkyosemite]

13. Next Bernie will not be able to breath or they will attack that

he is taking up too much of the Earth's air.......they are so crazy desperate.

[ViseGrip]

14. These attacks from Hillary are ugly. They'll continue to blow back.

[Jarqui]

15. +1

You'd think she'd learn. She stooped to this crap against Obama in 2008.

[randome]

25. Because every statement by a candidate's supporters CLEARLY means the candidate said them.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)[/center][/font][hr]

[LondonReign2]

30. Of course, not "every supporter" runs two SuperPacs for their candidate

[mhatrw]

16. Awesome sauce! And David Brock counts one member of BLM as among his best friends!

Right, David?

[Bernblu]

22. David Brock, a slimeball when he was Republican political hitman

Still a slimeball working as a hitman for Hillary Clinton. Some slimeballs never change

[HereSince1628]

23. well that didn't take long... they have to attack Sanders on his strengths

and that ad was surely strong and appealing... so it must be attacked, too, much as I predicted shortly after first seeing it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1042833

[ms liberty]

32. I saw that post

I appreciated your analysis of the ad, thought it was spot on along with a few other posters. It's a wonderful ad.

[oasis]

24. Gotta be tough in this business. Brock is tough, and smart. nt

[LondonReign2]

31. Also a fucking liar

But you're down with that

[99Forever]

26. Fuck David Brock.

Just another lying sack of shit, corporate scumbag, .01%er shill.

[pengu]

27. Brock is a despicible human being

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. Hmmm...Shaun King, Killer Mike, Dr. Cornel West, Symone Sanders, Nina Turner, Keith Ellison, etc...

More than likely have a difference of opinion with shit-slinging Brock.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[WillyT]

29. Check Out HuffPo's Front Page:

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

And the main article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clinton-steps-up-attacks-on-sanders-days-before-iowa_us_56a168e2e4b0d8cc10997cf5

Goin all around the web...

Do these people have anybody under 40 on their payroll ???