Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,065 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,105 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,265 posts)She apparently sat on her witty comment for more than a year.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,105 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,265 posts)To anyone who's paid attention the past few years, it's no surprise and she hasn't changed.
She shouldn't have been allowed within a light-year of the Sanders campaign. Then or now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,126 posts)a pattern of behavior.
a pattern of behavior.
She shouldn't have been allowed within a light-year of the Sanders campaign. Then or now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
handlers stir shit daily.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pnwmom
(108,914 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,065 posts)The passage of time does not make it any less so. The fact that it was said publicly several years ago should have been a warning to Sanders that this person should not be part of his campaign. Instead, he hired a woman who was known to have slandered a respected Congressman and one of the heroes of the Civil Rights movement. If there's some excuse for that I can't think what it would be.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tirebiter
(2,520 posts)Last edited Mon Dec 30, 2019, 06:02 AM - Edit history (1)
It should be somewhere in the ether.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)She continued to shit on the party and its icons after the election?
Thanks for pointing out how recent this was.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,105 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)She has crossed paths with Stein plenty of times.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)....is despicable.
She's an African American woman, benefiting from the pain and suffering and hard work of John Lewis over the last six decades. She should be more than ashamed of herself, SHE SHOULD DO BETTER THAN THAT!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(91,807 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)She literally went back through a year's worth of tweets to find this one to make a snide remark to one of the most important Americans of his era. She's vile.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)There's no way to know if Bernie hired her in spite of tweets like that, or because of tweets like that.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,059 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RandySF
(57,163 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
applegrove
(117,885 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Either she wasn't vetted, or nobody cared, or that was her appeal. It's hard to tell.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)It's 3 years old and attacking a civil rights icon who was just diagnosed with cancer.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,217 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marble falls
(56,026 posts)in the last few years and as Barack Obama pointed out, John Lewis is a fighter.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,217 posts)Prayers, good wishes...for John Lewis...wonderful man.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marble falls
(56,026 posts)and it doesn't seem that long ago.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,217 posts)has a 90 + cure rate...depending on the type.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)This tweet is from 2017. January 11, 2017 to be exact.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Amera
(23 posts)Today would be the best day for her to tell us.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)The tweet is from January 11, 2017 and the Honorable Representative John Lewis is RIGHTFULLY focused on his health crisis at the moment or in other words, shit that matter.
Maybe you should try and do the same. I.E. Focus on John Lewis immediate health crisis.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Of course it matters. I'm interested in knowing if she has any integrity. We've seen her hate. We've seen her betrayal and treachery in her vote for Stein. Let's see what kind of compassion she can muster up (or even imitate convincingly).
All I'm saying is that if we're looking at her tweets and other ugly comments over time, she's a real piece of work.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(18,015 posts)It was written and posted to diminish him.
She disgusts me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Gotten religion and learned that god hates those who bear false witness?
No saying for sure about those, of course, Amera, but she is working for Bernie Sanders again and she's big player in a nest of "surrogates" up to his same-old, so I'm guessing she's the same-old too.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,265 posts)It's part of a clear pattern of behavior that should have disqualified her from a position in any Democratic candidate's campaign.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)disgraceful tweet?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Pachamama
(16,849 posts)I just know that when someone can make a remark like that it speaks volumes of who they truly are...
It says so much about who she is and whether she said it before John Lewis was diagnosed with Cancer or not is irrelevant. And it also says so much about the Sanders campaign in my opinion too. And if people want to defend this kind of comment about a civil rights icon and good person like John Lewis....well, that says a lot about them too.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)We should probably expect similar levels of vitriol from Bri.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I can't stand her. She's a toxic person.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(44,686 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(44,686 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)Then are you happy about her smears?
That's really sad, Autumn.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)It's really sad that somebody would go back 3 years to try and use a man's illness to effectively smear a leading presidential candidate with somebody else's words.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)...even before she was born.
She's in her position today or 3 years ago because of the work, pain, and anguish of John Lewis. Regardless of when she posted it, she owes him more respect than she showed him.
To borrow a word from Hillary Clinton, it's deplorable.
More excuses?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)And the only reason this is being posted is because John Lewis is sick.
So they basically brought up a 3 year old comment smearing a civil rights icon because he is sick in order make her boss look bad.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)On his behalf
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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George II
(67,782 posts)....she had that sentiment and who knows, maybe she still does.
So we have her with that attitude, we have David Sirota with racist attacks against an opponent in Philadelphia, we have Matt Orfalea who created disgusting videos of MLK, we have Darius Khalil Gordon who posted dozens of anti-semitic and homophobic tweets, and this.
She should go into a room by herself and reflect on her life, and where she'd be were it not for the work of men like John Lewis. I guarantee she would not be the National Press Secretary of a national campaign.
No excuses for stuff like this, no matter when it was said.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dansolo
(5,376 posts)That "someone else" is Bernie's National Press Secretary, one his top surrogates. What she says, and has said in the past, is definitely a reflection of Bernie Sanders and his beliefs. He hired her and she speaks for him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(44,686 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(44,686 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(143,630 posts)I was at the National Convention and saw first hand what happened there
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TexasTowelie
(110,944 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Me.
(35,454 posts)Or is the pretense going to continue
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(143,630 posts)I saw sanders and his supporters up close at the national convention. There was some truly horrible conduct by these people at the national convention
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
eyes wide open
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)then and now. Bernie keeps very bad company. I'm so sick of Sanders and his handlers. If he wins they won't have anything to bitch about. I can't imagine this bunch representing the party in November.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)to set off the socialists. Is that ok or are you upset that im furious about a Sanders handler disparaging an iconic civil rights leader? huh?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Valley Below
(1,701 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)The more I see about what folks around him have said and written in the past, the worse his judgment looks. Only someone who feels the same way as these horrible people could hire them.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(48,649 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)Its the norm. That is crystal clear.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)stein's lies..
I see what you did there
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Politicub
(12,162 posts)Just thought I would let you know.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)and it should be reported.
This is Not helping BS and his top staff who pushed for Jill Stein.. that's who it doesn't help.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Politicub
(12,162 posts)I am not defending the tweet; I read it yesterday and it was horrible and disgusting.
I am so sad about Lewis and his announcement. Meeting him in 2008 during the primaries then was one of the highlights of my life. I don't live in his district, but I am in the Atlanta metro area so I see news about him often. His presence is felt here.
Here's why I have a problem with the OP: it was posted as a way to use something terrible -- the pancreatic cancer diagnosis -- to draw attention to campaign staff. The post wasn't really about Lewis; it was about the Sanders campaign. It was the first post I came across on DU after seeing the news in the MSM that didn't start with expressing sympathy for Lewis. That's why it bothered me. I don't know the motivations of the new member who posted it, and I don't need to.
The OP wasn't about Lewis as much as it was about using him as an object to further an agenda. And I hate seeing that done by any campaign because it diminishes the gravity of the situation.
I respect you tremendously, Cha, and I support Biden as well as Warren. This reply is just me being transparent and honest about how I feel.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)needs to be held accountable on her despicable tweet.
John Lewis knows who loves him..
Link to tweet
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,059 posts)majorities in the House. But Democrats are Teh Enemy who rigs elections. There it is.
Yet we are supposed to believe that because someone got arrested once in college during the 60s for protesting, he's a life-long Civil Rights leader, but John Lewis spends his time in cahoots with the DNC conspiring to blah blah blah whatever.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
billpolonsky
(270 posts)A self licking ice cream cone....
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mudstump
(342 posts)it must be okay to bash all the candidates. Right?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hekate
(89,974 posts)I asked the newbie who just joined DU a few hours ago to self-delete the OP because it is unnecessary and cruel today, in light of John Lewis's terminal illness. We can take up Bernie's record another time -- and believe me, we'll be using his own words as a reality check, and it won't be "bashing" then, either.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)in order to make that person's boss look bad. That's pretty bad, if you ask me.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hekate
(89,974 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mudstump
(342 posts)You can't criticize an establishment candidate, but it's open season on Bernie. Disgusting.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)She could have refrained from attacking him. He could have refrained from hiring her. He could have fired her once this tweet came to light and she refused to apologize. She could have apologized. All of those are within either her or Sanders' control. He deserves to have to eat this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Not using a man's tough cancer diagnosis to dredge up a 3 year old tweet as a way of attacking Bernie sanders' campaign. Sick beyond words.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)who was in his 70's when she did it. People in their 70's do sometimes get sick, so he kind of owns this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)The words were brought up because John Lewis got cancer. Why would you bring up words attacking a civil rights icon right when he gets cancer? Pretty lousy.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)immediately after he hired her. There is litearally no way he didn't know she did this and choose to let her supply words on his behalf.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Bernie, that would be far worse. How can you still be defending this divisive and disgusting post?
The tweet itself does not belong here for any reason, particularly due to the timing of his cancer. It is in poor taste to be shared regardless of who the target is.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)This was a known fact at least shortly after she was hired. He kept her employed despite this tweet. Well like often happens people in their 70's he got ill, now Sanders is stuck with what this employee he chose to hire, and chose to keep did. Too bad so sad.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Was that impossible? Because subtley implying she said it more recently makes a better bludgeon.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)so I don't see why the OP is being considered misleading. It supplied the tweet complete with date (it has since been removed). BTW given the cancer he has there will almost certainly be no not having cancer until he is dead.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Just got cancer?
It doesnt matter who said it or why, or who they are associated with. The words are hurtful and directed at somebody whose family and friends are going through something rough. Why share more hurtful language?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)we should give them a pass in order not to hurt the person they targeted. This is kind of close to that definition of hutzpah (killing ones parents and pleading for mercy on the basis of being an orphan).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Politicians we dont like. Crazy, right?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)nor was it sprung just today. The day this women was hired there were several threads here about the text she willfully wrote, and for which she still hasn't apologized. Sanders could have, and frankly should have, forced her to issue an apology on pain of being fired. He chose not to.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Using somebody's illness to attack a politician you dont like is okay?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dsc
(52,117 posts)is unclear to you? Apparently in your world we have to wait until he dies (and then you would have the same objections for some period after) because he decided not to act when this was first brought to his attention.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jalan48
(13,785 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hekate
(89,974 posts)Please self-delete as divisive.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,114 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hekate
(89,974 posts)I wonder why someone who, when they put up this OP had been here only a few hours, was allowed to shriek "Squirrel!" and have us all gallop off in the direction of something stinky -- instead of taking a moment to reflect on the shining life of an American hero.
We are not "defending" John Lewis when we do that.
Great job for the person who joined up to do this though. It's not everyone with only 12 posts under their belt who can start an OP that generates this much noise.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NBachers
(16,964 posts)Besides Hillary Clinton, I mean . . .
Their whole campaign has been dead to me since that point, and I will bring it up with as much venom and vitriol as I can summon as often as I possibly can!
https://jezebel.com/samantha-bee-wants-to-know-what-exactly-these-bernie-or-1784704858
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)their disgraceful Booing & heckling.
We know the tweet from BS' NPS is from 2017.. it says so right on there.. has she apologized for it since then?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)In this case, using a civil right's icon's sickness to bring up a 3 year old tweet attacking him to make her boss look bad.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OnDoutside
(19,890 posts)which are in the same time frame ?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
McKim
(2,412 posts)I am confused. I thought there was to be no bashing of candidates on DU.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)This is a 3 year old quote smearing a civil rights activist, dredged up because he is sick now in order to make her boss look bad. Otherwise the OP wouldn't have said "What Bernie's spokesperson thinks..." Pretty lousy if you ask me.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BannonsLiver
(16,133 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
marble falls
(56,026 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marble falls
(56,026 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)diagnosed with cancer. To dredge up a 3 year old tweet smearing a civil rights icon because he is sick in order to make that person's boss look bad, is pretty lousy.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,059 posts)and mocks a civil rights icon, let us know.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)When a prominent civil rights icon was a main opponent. But I'm not going to dig that crap up because it's stupid. Just like bringing up something from 3 years ago to tear down a Democratic candidate.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,059 posts)"Just like bringing up something from 3 years ago to tear down a Democratic candidate": see Goldwater Girl, super predator, Goldman Sachs speech, David Brock, NAFTA trade deals, triangulation, neoliberal, Iraq War votes, 1994 Crime Bill, Anita Hill trial, bankruptcy bill, photo with Donald Trump at his wedding, photo with Kissinger, Kamala Harris' career, that Warren used to be a Republican, etc.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,059 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Response to Tiggeroshii (Reply #73)
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Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Why share a tweet attackinga civil rights icon who was just diagnosed with cancer in the first place, that's three years old and has nothing to do with anything? Disgusting and divisive. Please self delete.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
marble falls
(56,026 posts)in light of Rep John Lewis's (someone I've held in high esteem for decades) recently disclosed cancer diagnosis, seems mean spirited.
The misleading implication by the poster that this is some sort of current response to this sad news about Rep Lewis is disgusting and a fraud.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)a freaking joke by BS', jill stein pusher's, NPS. It's a mean spirited, stupid tweet.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,114 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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marble falls
(56,026 posts)That this tweet is three years old?
That this tweet was made before the distressing news about a great man, John Lewis's fight with pancreatic cancer was made public?
That the op was aimed at making it seem that the tweet was made in response to that terribly bad news?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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betsuni
(25,059 posts)They are not joking about this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marble falls
(56,026 posts)and that's not my issue. I just don't find confronting a ding bat notion not mentioned in the OP with a deceptive intent productive at all. I suspect it was shit stirring and it seems to have worked.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)Haha.. she only got 112 Likes and 34 Retweets
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
Stupid fucking "joke".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,059 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(143,630 posts)JOHN Lewis was booed by sanders supporters at the national convention. This was an organized/planned stunt that the Clinton campaign found out about and warned her delegates about. I was at the national convention as a delegate and was warned by my whip about this coordinated and planned stunt 20 to 30 minutes in advance
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,265 posts)Hmm, sounds familiar.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)It's sad that anyone would defend it as a "joke".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)To attack her boss.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)It was "dredged up" 9 moths ago, when Lewis was healthy.
It's not inappropriate to remind people that Bernie hired Briahna, and has kept her on for 9 months, in spite of this kind of content from her.
And it's fucking cowardly for her to delete it without apologizing, because now that Lewis is sick, it makes her and her boss look bad.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)"Excellent timing?"
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)and had shitty things to say about him, and that Bernie hired her anyway. And that anything coming from her or the Bernie campaign in the way of best wishes should be taken with a grain of salt.
Shitty behaviour shouldn't be swept under the rug. It should be exposed - especially after she cowardly deleted the tweet.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Excellent timing. Let's let this disgusting, mean spirited post die now, shall we?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PhoenixDem
(581 posts)in rubles.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)it DOES reflect badly on your candidate.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Promotion of dishonest beliefs that Democratic congressmen, not just John Lewis, are corrupt, and irrational hatred of the DNC, who are even proven not to have "rigged" the 2016 election as they claim, is far more than just appalling and disgusting. Imo, it's betrayal. Of everyone.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)or in rubles?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,059 posts)No other candidate could get away with this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike Nelson
(9,881 posts)... 2017, 2016 is not that old... maybe old to a two-year-old. I trust she will be fired or demoted.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(143,630 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)held against me from years ago.
Welcome to DU!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
W_HAMILTON
(7,778 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dsc
(52,117 posts)She trashed a civil rights legend because he had the temerity to disagree with her on candidates. She is a disgusting piece of crap who has no business at all working for anyone's campaign as a spokesperson. The fact Sanders gave her a job and kept her in it despite this despicable tweet speaks volumes.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)RESIST!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RandiFan1290
(6,204 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)I wish I could see it. Maybe that's a good reason to copy and paste tweets when they are posted here. That way, when they get deleted we can still see them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)Disgusting. How is she still Bernie's Press Secretary?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)Perhaps so...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(18,015 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
demmiblue
(36,712 posts)Shame on you and other DUers.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)It was she who tweeted the offensive shit about John Lewis.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)particularly when he was diagnosed with cancer, in order to use his illness to make this person's boss look bad, which has nothing do do with anything,: Disgusting and divisive. It is amazing they have not self deleted yet.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)And it was made well before Bernie hired her to be his Press Secretary.
Bernie doesn't need anyone's help to look bad. He's got pretty definite track record of hiring people who either have to scrub their twitter accounts (Sirota, Victoria Dooley, Briahna) or firing people whose twitter histories couldn't be scrubbed fast enough (Matt Orfalea, Darius Khalil Gordon).
The pattern is obvious. If you don't see it, it's because you choose not to.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)This was using a man's cancer diagnosis to knock Bernie for words he has no affiliation with. Which do you honestly think is worse?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)taking a cheap-ass shot at a civil rights icon, on a year old tweet.
Second worst is Bernie hiring such a person to be his National fucking Press Secretary. It's not like DUers did't give Bernie shit for hiring Bri Bri in March. Her tweet about John Lewis was discussed here 9 months ago.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/128730527
A dumbass post on a messageboard, seen by maybe a couple hundred people, is way down on the list.
I have no problem with reminding people what Bri Bri thought about John Lewis when he was healthy, so they've got context when the eventual hollow best-wishes come from Bernie and his campaign. If I were more cynical, I might even believe that the eventual best-wishes might be pandering to the AA community, to try to boost Bernie's god-awful standing with black voters.
But I'm not that cynical.
Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)It doesnt matter who said it or why, or who they are associated with. The words are hurtful and directed at somebody who with himself, his family and friends are going through something rough. Why share more hurtful language?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Thankfully, someone will soon allege that this is simply too far in the past for relevance to both Sanders and the Sanders campaign.
And then tell us what great things Sanders were doing 40 years ago.
Because.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,059 posts)as evidence of life-long activism, but something from three years ago is old news not relevant to anything in 2019.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Sanders. That was pulled out 3 years later particularly because this person was diagnosed with cancer. It has nothing to do with anything and is using the illness of a civil rights icon to attack this person's boss -who has nothing to do with the tweet. It is disgusting and divisive.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Joe941
(2,848 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
aikoaiko
(34,113 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
aikoaiko
(34,113 posts)I bet John Lewis laughed if he even cared to review it.
Trying to use this tweet as a way to attack Bernie's campaign because John Lewis now has a tough cancer diagnosis -- that would be disgusting.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)Bernie fans crack me up
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
aikoaiko
(34,113 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ChubbyStar
(3,191 posts)Just saying.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Autumn
(44,686 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=355539
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RandySF
(57,163 posts)Guilt, or embarassment?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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