Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumSirota: "Everyone accusing me of...working for the Bernie Sanders campaign IS A FILTHY LIAR!"
Link to tweet
David Sirota: Everyone accusing me of being a political operative and secretly working for the Bernie Sanders campaign is a filthy liar.
✨three months later✨
David Sirota: Yes Ive been secretly working for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign for months
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5:24 PM - Mar 19, 2019
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Almost like..."Did you put your feet on his couch??"
"Hell, naw I didn't put my feet on his couch"
Then...
Love ya nasty woman (yeah I saw that bs attack from a few days ago)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)The question we should all be asking is who can win the electoral college? Biden is the one who can beat trump. I am concerned that folks are not analyzing the candidates with this in mind.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)We're talking WAY past the primary and WAY past the convention... and Sirota was STILL working to "kneecap" Hillary.
The primaries were over the run-up was over, and he was LITERALLY doing everything he could to HELP TRUMP to win.
I think that speaks very clearly about his moral compass and tells us a lot about him (and it's not at all flattering.) I think it's fair for anyone to question the judgement and motivation of anyone who would hire him for ANY job.
Link to tweet
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)Enlargement of above image for members without Twitter or magnifying glass:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=31239
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)By harming Hillary... he hoped to harm the Democratic party. And... a weakened and divided and demoralized Democratic party is "ripe" to be "destroyed" and "rebuilt". That's their goal. Nobody is shy about saying it. All the attacks on the Democratic party and everything that's done to undermine the party has but ONE goal in mind.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MH1
(17,600 posts)Trump is a symptom, not the disease.
Sirota and his buddies are vectors of the disease.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts).....and the employees you hire.
Who cares about Sirota and that woman who dissed John Lewis? If these are the types Sanders is hiring, then that tells you all you need to know about him. And it ain't good.
Just a Canuck's 2 cents' worth....
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)defending David Sirota now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(67,405 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
or the press secretary they hire
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)about how they were hired...pure trash. This is only coming from one campaign. What a shame.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,190 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
louis c
(8,652 posts)It's because of assholes like Sirota who don't give two shits about the Democratic candidate or the General Election. He will do all the dirty work for the Republicans, just like many (not all) BS supporters will.
I will confess that I will donate and work for Bernie if he gets the nomination. But until then, he's my 16th choice.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
yaesu
(8,020 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)Get used to it. Every candidate needs to be thoroughly vetted. That means hearing things you won't like hearing about whoever your candidate may be. As long as there are facts behind it, it's fair game.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)What's going on here? Where is everyone going?
Or... I guess a better question would be "where are they coming from"?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)who might benefit from a better understanding of him. We all have a serious duty to know all we can about, and honestly evaluate, all the candidates we might consider giving tremendous power to. These aren't the playoffs for some sports league.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)Looks like the Sanders campaign is only hiring the best people!! Wonder how this will turn out??
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
westernlife
(4 posts)His life professional and otherwise, unless he broke an actual law and not just some purity standard for your edification. Get real, move on.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
grantcart
(53,061 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
yaesu
(8,020 posts)there is still a lot of bad feelings here over the last election. For me, its a clean slate, going to see what each candidate has to say, make up my own mind & use the full ignore button when members get too carried away bashing candidates, its a great DU option
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Sirota employees the same tactic when attacking Democrats.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Mr.David I'll answer your question about working for Bernie but first let me delete these 20,000 tweets proving how hard I tried to sabotage Bernie's opponents while denying I worked for Bernie but then I got caught in the lie Sirota. I'll pass.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ut oh
(895 posts)David Sirota?
I think the point many are trying to make, aside from the general vetting of candidates and their staff, is this guy Sirota is already lying about his involvement with Sanders' campaign and he certainly did the Dem party no favors last time. Is that really the kind of person we want working for Bernie?
And no I'm not against BS per se. I just think it's a bad idea to have someone on his team who is willing to lie like this guy has already done. And that certainly does not help BS in the long run.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
kcr
(15,317 posts)The morals and ethics of a Bernie Supporter. What a bar to set.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,147 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,387 posts)This guys got a long twitter trail and lord knows what else he has written. Its all going to be laid out on the table, as it should be.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)getting hyperbolic.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
yaesu
(8,020 posts)in 2018 but not sure if he still does. His last article was in Dec. I'm sure he will take no prisoners when it comes to helping Bernie get elected.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)It will just be Sirota being Sirota.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
yaesu
(8,020 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(297,220 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)lets not make the same mistake the gop made, or we could end up in the same place......
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jarqui
(10,125 posts)Sanders shouldn't need people like this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)He should just give it up now.
It looks like it was a trial hire to see if Sanders could work with a speech writer. After three months, Sanders liked the idea and he was officially a part of the team.
Anything but discussing Sanders actual policies. Like his and Kamala's co-sponsored Medicare For All bill. Because none of the haters could win that debate.
Its going to be a long primaries.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)A relationship was questioned which made them come clean.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)Since you're concerned about discussing Sanders' policies, past performances indicate that Sirota did very little of that.
And it wasn't that he was hired after working for Sanders for three months, it's the fact that he denied it in the midst of an anti-Democratic Party tear. I guess that's one of the reasons those tweets have now been deleted.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)And neither do you. Which is my point.
How many OPs sprout up every day with some smear or accusation against any of our other candidates? Its becoming embarrassing.
And no, I'm not calling for that. I'll leave that for the deplorable's message boards.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Anyways, I guess if this is the best y'all can find on dirt on one of our candidates, and that is the activity you want to spend your time doing, then whatever. A speech writer for one of our candidates, said he didn't work for them, then said he did. Shocking i tells ya!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)on one of our candidates. This is about who Bernie chose to write about our candidates. Only one campaign is doing this, and we know which one it is. You should stop with this phony distraction.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)And some people (who are anonymous posters on a Pro-Democratic Party message board) are surprised that many here would think that Sirota isn't a good choice to be on a Dem POTUS candidate payroll?
Shocking I tells ya!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)pretend that Sirota is anything other than what hes shown us.
And, yes, he would be banned here.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)In fact, logic supports the opposite conclusion.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)hes deleted.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)for that.
Sirota's probably really busy, so he hasn't had TIME to explain.
Maybe he's doing his taxes?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Now that's rich!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)as if this isnt really the exact opposite of what you are implying.
Sirota is the one attacking our candidates. He deleted 20,000 tweets, what was he trying to hide? You are trying to make it that poor little David is being picked on instead of rightfully being questioned as to his lies about our candidates.
Your distractions are very transparent.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)So you are saying that this OP was created to NOT try and smear Sanders, or put him in any kind of bad light ie..guilty by association. It was just some random speech writer who contradicted himself. And that was worth making an OP about.
The hair pulling in here is astounding, about any critiquing on the party, and suggestions for how we could win more, after losing (technically) the election, as well as losing the majority of Governorships, and local races for over a decade. Boggles the mind.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)as if it was some unfair random thing that was perpetrated on him when it was the exact opposite. BS is the only candidate who is using vicious surrogates to attack Democrats. We know who is doing what and why they are doing it.
Sanders is not being victimized. His tactics are being questioned, and for good reason. The last thing we need now is another Putin-esque war on Democrats. None of the other campaigns are doing this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The mental gymnastics on display here are breathtaking.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)of history and the constant phony victimization of one man is just not honest. So tiring and unnecessary,
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)So you may want to re-examine what your point actually is...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Whether officially as part of his team, or not.
Any you seemingly do not. Not only that, go out of your way to denigrate him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Got it.
Pointing out that Sirota attacks the party is "denigrating" him?
Yeah, on DU, that's not complimentary. If you disagree, perhaps you may want to rethink why you post here.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)pretending that OPs just sprout. And whats laughable is how you are commingling other candidates only one campaign attacks Democrats, and we know whose campaign it is.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)he thinks is necessary?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)being a "filthy liar". Turns out sirota is the "filthy liar".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)Slimy bunch of filthy lying assholes at the helm over there.
And they campaigned for JILL FUCKING STEIN too. Nice job, pinheads.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)Bernie Sanders is preparing for the coming onslaught of attacks by hiring someone who knows the material best. The Vermont senators campaign is bringing on a veteran of Hillary Clintons research department who helped pull together the former secretary of States opposition-research book on Sanders in 2016, according to Democrats familiar with the decision.
Tyson Brody, Clintons deputy research director during the last election cycle, will direct Sanderss research operation, Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir confirmed to Intelligencer on Wednesday. Brody, who worked on Clintons self-research as well as the Sanders oppo files last cycle, is the first Democrat to go from Clintons camp to Sanderss 2020 campaign after their bitter primary fight.
This campaign will comport itself according to the values of Senator Sanders, which means we will not engage in mudslinging or character assassination. That said, one of the reasons we hired Tyson is to prepare this campaign for whatever false accusations and allegations are leveled against us, Shakir said in a statement. Most importantly, Tysons work on this campaign will help us educate voters about the issues, policies and stances that the Senator has taken over the course of a lifetime fighting for working people.
LINK:[link:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/bernie-hires-former-hillary-staffer-as-research-chief.html|
... so, it actually appears that some Democrats who worked directly with Hillary and her campaign have absolutely no problems with working for Bernie ...
... and, obviously, he has enough faith in them to depend on them for his success ...
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)against him lies. Whatever false accusations and allegations are leveled against us. Who will he be calling a liar?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hekate
(90,683 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Not looking good in my opinion.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)would care to acknowledge.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)this point and really looks unsustainable. Third party voters attacking our Democrats...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Atticus
(15,124 posts)in the Trump *administration. Look out , Kellyanne!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mcar
(42,329 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)and yet he had the chutzpah to lie about it but call anyone who said he was is a "filthy liar"? Did I read that correctly?
"Everyone accusing me of being a political operative and secretly working for the Bernie Sanders campaign is a filthy liar.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)'sexual predators.'
I wonder if that tweet got him an interview.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,519 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... clearly he has none.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,519 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,220 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,953 posts)Looks like they got caught and are now trying to spin a different story. More questionable ethics.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)So, the question becomes, does The Atlantic have him on record?
He was advising beforehand, Shakir said, explaining that Sirotas informal work for Sanders goes back months, and was meant to be a trial period to see how the senator, who famously likes to write every word that he says himself, would work with a speechwriter.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PeaceFan
(14 posts)David Sirota: Yes Ive been secretly working for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign for months
I see this making its rounds. But I don't believe he actually said it?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)It's not an actual quote; it's sarcasm based on what the staff confirmed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PeaceFan
(14 posts)People see an actual quote next to a fake quote and they assume the fake quote is true.
Call it sarcasm or whatever; it's propaganda.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided