Sanders doubles down on hitting on major women's group and LGTB groups....

[riversedge]

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Not wise at all. NOPE


Nik Roybal Retweeted
Christina Reynolds ‏@creynoldsnc 5h5 hours ago

Christina Reynolds Retweeted Alex Seitz-Wald

Doubling down on attacking @HRC and @PPFA. I have always been proud groups like these are on our side. #ImWithHer



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Asked by MSNBC if he wanted to clarify Sanders' remarks on PP, Briggs replied, “He said it better than I could.” gbt-groups

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sanders-dismisses-major-womens-group-establishment





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Sanders dismisses major women’s group as ‘establishment’

[Ron Green]

1. Letterhead endorsements.

I'm sure that if you accurately polled the membership you'd come up with a different supported candidate.

[LittleBlue]

2. Hillary supporters double down on desperation

Air going out of campaign, possible indictment hanging over head, reach for the kitchen sink.

[notadmblnd]

5. I agree, there's no such story at the link provided.

It appears they've come full circle and are back to the "Sanders is a sexist" talking point.

[riversedge]

23. The tweet is the emphasis-Micheal Briggs is a spokesperson for Sanders.

[Punkingal]

6. LOL...

Cute!

[notadmblnd]

3. page not found at link you provided

[closeupready]

8. 404 Error. I guess it's the thought that counts...

[MADem]

21. See post 16. nt

[MADem]

16. Here you go.

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/689840241889320960


http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sanders-dismisses-major-womens-group-establishment

[notadmblnd]

17. Thank you

[MADem]

19. You're welcome. Twitter sometimes messes stuff up. nt

[riversedge]

25. Thank you. I just reinserted the link also. --into the OP

[MADem]

38. I've noticed that twitter does that sometime--it's almost like they don't want people

getting that link from ANYONE but them!!! LOL!

[beam me up scottie]

4. And the talking points have been issued.

Now it's time to beat that dead horse!

WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!

[riversedge]

26. Yup--briggs said Sanders said it better -so left as is.

[closeupready]

7. Wait ... wat? Sanders eats kittens for breakfast, you say?

[Armstead]

14. No no......He eats adorable puppies

[lunamagica]

9. They are worried, I tell you...

Otherwise, he wouldn't be gong negative.

[NorthCarolina]

10. Good luck with this newest "approach"

Personally, I think it's a waste of time though. Nobody will buy it because the way you are attempting to paint his comments are simply naive and dishonest.

[MellowDem]

11. When progressive groups...

Endorse a war-monger establishment candidate for practical reasons, then act all aghast at the reaction, it just reinforces to me that there is a bubble the establishment must live in.

Clinton "came around" to not being a bigot a couple years ago, and before that, didn't mind using homosexuals as political fodder. So I think the reason HRC endorsed her is because she will almost certainly be the Democratic nominee, and the whole establishment is behind her, so it makes sense to get in good with her.

It just makes me sad that this is likely to be the leader of the most left party in the US.

[Beacool]

12. That's what happens with dogmatic people, it's all or nothing.

So now PP and HRC are the establishment? Why? Because they wouldn't endorse him? Quite an arrogant statement.

I would be more concerned if I thought that, when all is said and done, Sanders would be the nominee. I still think that Hillary will prevail, regardless of what happens in IA and NH.

[Armstead]

24. They poke their thumbs in the eye of Sanders and his supporters and now complain?

[uponit7771]

35. Supporting someone else is poking their thumbs? That sounds totalitarian at best

[Armstead]

13. Let's see....He's not progressive enough....He's too progressive

One gets dizzy from following the spin

[retrowire]

15. It's an attack to call an establishment an establishment now?

And that's being spun as an attack on womens rights and LGBT rights?

smh.

[notadmblnd]

18. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

It didn't work the first time they call him a sexist and a homophobic bigot. I don't know what gives them the idea that it will work a second time. Just goes to show, they've got nothing left.

[retrowire]

20. It's like, I'm sorry but

attacking an establishment is not equal to attacking that establishments movement.

I'm vegan. People attack PETA all the time. And they attack it for legitimate reasons. They're corrupt as hell and have done some heinous things to animals themselves. To me, they give my movement a bad name.

So if someone were to attack them, it's no skin off my movement's back. I'm sure some women and LGBT's feel the same about this as well.

[uponit7771]

36. So you think Sanders would've called establishment pejoratively like that if they endorsed him?

He's starting to sound petulant

[SDJay]

22. I've Read Two Threads Today

The first one implied/intimated that Bernie is a racist. This one implies that he's a misogynist and a homophobe. None of those implications were all that subtle, either.

That's pretty ugly stuff.

[Dretownblues]

27. Are you saying that Sanders is against

Women's rights and the LGBT community? If so, you have an uncle who was a Nigerian Prince and he has left you 50 million euros. Please send me your bank account number so I can deposit the funds.

[guillaumeb]

28. Misrepresentation does not help the case. Nor does wishful thinking. Thanks anyway.

[riversedge]

30. Asked by MSNBC if he wanted to clarify Sanders' remarks on PP, Briggs replied, “He said it better th

Asked by MSNBC if he wanted to clarify Sanders' remarks on PP, Briggs replied, “He said it better than I could.” gbt-groups

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sanders-dismisses-major-womens-group-establishment

[guillaumeb]

31. I believe that Sanders was talking more about the established leadership

of these groups, and the fact that many of these Washington based groups are part of the culture/establishment of Washington.

If Sanders disparages the work of these groups I will revisit my opinion, but nowhere in his remarks does he criticize the work being done. Just the politics of endorsements.

Of course this is just my personal interpretation.

[Motown_Johnny]

29. The leadership, not the groups.

More dishonesty from the Clinton camp.

Can't anyone figure out that this just backfires?????

[question everything]

32. Grasping at straws

And, after all, he did start his "activism" by "reporting" that women who get breast cancer because of lack of orgasm..

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Obviously, Hillary cannot run on the issues.

[whatchamacallit]

34. Camp Weathervane doubles down on BS

[vorgan24]

37. "I stood for LGBT Rights..."

"And to prove it, I'm going to attack groups that fight for LGBT Rights"

When Republicans attack these groups, we say they are 'doubling down on their hate' or sexism/homophobia, depending on what group they made their comments about.

I really have to wonder exactly what Sanders supporters are doubling down on with their attacks against organizations that fight for womens and LGBT rights.

[riversedge]

39. Lots of tweets today expressing dismay that Bernie doubled down.....

Zanti Misfit Retweeted
Zerlina Maxwell ‏@ZerlinaMaxwell 22h22 hours ago

I would not have predicted that Bernie would double down on the PP being part of the establish't. Cringing