BERN NOTICE: Bernie Takes On Joe's Billionaires

[brooklynite]

Corruption has now taken center stage in the Democratic primary campaign — which is a huge boost for Bernie, because he is the ONLY leading candidate who doesn’t take money from billionaires (note: look for Bernie to spotlight this at his big speeches with AOC in Los Angeles and Las Vegas today).

Bernie is now airing a television ad called “Billionaires” that contrasts his anti-corruption record with his opponents’ records. While Pete Buttigieg’s wine cave continues to be a powerful symbol of that corruption, it is worth remembering that epic moment at the Democratic debate — the one where Bernie reminded everyone that JOE BIDEN is the candidate who has the most billionaire donors.

Click here to read a recent Forbes review of Joe’s Billionaires. Then remember a few facts other facts about how loyally Biden’s campaign represents the billionaire class:

• BIDEN IS BANKROLLED BY A SUPER PAC LED BY A HEALTH CARE LOBBYIST: The American Prospect reports that Biden reversed his opposition to super PACs and now is being bankrolled by a super PAC — one led by the namesake of a “lobbying and PR firm that serves clients in industries including health insurance and fossil fuels.” The super PAC support comes as Biden has helped health insurance companies berate Bernie’s Medicare for All plan.

• BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN IS CHAIRED BY A CORPORATE LOBBYIST: Biden’s campaign chairman is a longtime corporate lobbyist Steve Ricchetti, “a lobbyist for a wide range of clients, including a variety of pharmaceutical titans,” according to CNBC.

• BIDEN IS HOLDING ELITE FUNDRAISERS IN JANUARY: “More than a dozen high-powered lawyers and executives, including the man who inspired Gordon Gekko, will help “Middle-Class Joe” raise campaign cash in early January,” according to Sludge, a non-profit investigative news outlet.

• BIDEN BROKE PLEDGE TO REJECT LOBBYIST MONEY: The Associated Press reports that Biden “entered the Democratic primary promising ‘from day one’ to reject campaign cash from lobbyists (and) yet hours after his April campaign kickoff, the former vice president went to a fundraiser at the home of a lobbying executive. And in the months since, he’s done it again and again.” CNBC recently reported that “a handful of lobbyists were invited” to a recent Biden fundraiser headlined by Ricchetti.

• BIDEN PROMISED TO REJECT FOSSIL FUEL CASH, THEN RAKED IT IN: Biden pledged to reject cash from fossil fuel industry donors — and then a day after a CNN climate town hall, he attended a fundraiser with the founder of a fossil fuel corporation. Biden has also raked in cash from donors at the law firm defending ExxonMobil in landmark climate litigation. At the same time, Biden has put forward a “middle ground” climate plan that environmental advocates have criticized as too weak.

• BIDEN PROMISED HIS BIG DONORS “NOTHING WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE”: At a high-dollar fundraiser, Biden explicitly promised his big donors that if he is elected, “nothing would fundamentally change” for them.

Bern after reading,

Sirota

https://bernie.substack.com/p/bern-notice-bernie-takes-on-joes

[George II]

1. Contributions from Biden's "billionaires" total a huge $100K, a drop in the bucket in reality, but..

...Biden doesn't have more than $40 MILLION in unitemized contributions. That means we have no idea where $40M of Sanders' contributions came from:

No name
No address
No occupation
No employer
No amount
No idea of multiple contributions

Why doesn't he release this information to the public?

[TexasTowelie]

2. I'm so tired of Sirota's garbage.

No matter though, he (along with Briahna, Faiz and Nina) will be looking for new jobs in the near future.

[still_one]

3. +++

[jalan48]

4. Don't worry, these fat cats won't ask for any favors.

[ritapria]

5. There is no need to be cynical

We must cease Wine-ing, get out of our caves ….. These contributions are love gifts to America - no strings attached … Any future Ambassadorial posts are just a mere coincidence …

[OldRed2450]

6. "Corruption has now taken center stage in the Democratic primary campaign"

This is a massive smear and a damn lie. This is shameful dishonesty.

I don't know why they have to be so ugly.

[Peacetrain]

7. Sirota is having a "sad" and trying to derail all the good press

VP Biden has gotten after the last debate...that is my guess..