AARP must be very touchy. Told Obama 2012 to stop "citing" them. What?

[madfloridian]

Why wouldn't an organization want to be cited? Why wouldn't they want publicity?

AARP to Obama: Stop citing us

AARP has a message for President Obama: Stop using us to score political points.

Obama cited the nonpartisan senior lobby twice in Wednesday's debate when arguing against Mitt Romney's Medicare proposals.

The remarks prompted a polite statement from AARP Senior Vice President John Hishta asking candidates to refrain from mentioning the group.

"AARP has never consented to the use of its name by any candidate or political campaign," Hishta said.

"AARP is a nonpartisan organization, and we do not endorse political candidates nor coordinate with any candidate or political party."

Hishta sent a similar dispatch in August, when the Obama campaign released an ad using AARP quotes to attack Paul Ryan's Medicare policy.

Good grief that's not very bright. An organization pushing policy doesn't want a presidential candidate to refer to their policy. Blows my mind.

[madfloridian]

1. AND I have searched and searched for the mailing in which Bernie misused AARP logo.

No one seems to have a picture of it.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. The people who repeatedly post these Bullshit OPs here should be flagged. At least one a day.

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It's one thing to post valid discourse, it's another to try and deceive DU readers with crap!


These seem to be promoted by the same set of userids.


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[NanceGreggs]

2. Do you have a link ...

... to where the AARP had to tell Obama to stop using their logo without their permission?

TIA!

[madfloridian]

3. There is a link in the OP. Shows how touchy. Where's the pic of the misuse of the logo?

[NanceGreggs]

6. The link says nothing ...

... about Obama using the AARP's logo.

[madfloridian]

8. Way to misread the subject line and OP

[sabrina 1]

14. Where's the link to Bernie using their logo? I'm sure you have one, as you are rightly

concerned about proof. I've searched can't find it. Thanks in advance.

[madfloridian]

17. I just searched again. Nothing shows up at all.

[sabrina 1]

18. There's a common thread in these two stories if there is any truth to this one. Hillary.

Hillary/Obama/AARP and now Bernie/Obama/AARP

[NanceGreggs]

23. Here ya go!

http://states.aarp.org/aarp-statement-in-response-to-sanders-mailing/

Of course, you might want to argue that the AARP were responding to something that didn't happen - because they're now part of "the Establishment" and all.

[ljm2002]

10. What nonsense...

...the OP never made such a claim.

A lot of people here are trying to make a mountain out of this molehill. There are various levels of seriousness to campaign missteps. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd rate this at about 1.5.

[NanceGreggs]

11. The OP is about ...

... the AARP "being touchy" - which I assume was prompted by today's news that Bernie's campaign used their logo without authorization.

However, the OP talks about Obama being told not to "cite" the AARP, and says nothing about using their logo without permission.

Why is everything Bernie does a "molehill", while everything HRC does is a mountain?

Things that make you go hmmmmm ...

I've no doubt that if Hillary's campaign used the AARP logo without authorization, we'd be talking about an outraged, OMG!!!-style 11 on that scale of 1 to 10.

[ljm2002]

12. I think the Obama thing was about a .5 on the scale...

...if that.

I can't speak for others, but if Hillary's campaign had made the same misstep I'd give it the same rating of 1.5. Really, it isn't much of a thing at all. Bernie's campaign used a logo (well apparently it used a photo of AARP members whose t-shirts had the logo), AARP said stop it, the campaign said okay, the end.

And yet Hillary's supporters would have us translate this into "OMG they have no ethics! OMG his whole campaign has gone rogue!" and the like. The level of hysteria of course shows that Hillary's supporters are feeling more than a little touchy these days. JMHO.

[NanceGreggs]

13. The only hysteria I've seen ...

... is coming from BSers who insist that facts about BS's campaign tactics are "smears", while smears about HRC being imminently indicted over her emails are "facts".

Not to worry. It will all be over quite soon. Then we can deal with the "votes were rigged" posts when Bernie goes down for the count.

[ljm2002]

15. Well then, I'd say you have blinders on. n/t

[sabrina 1]

20. Please provide a link to 'Bernie using their logo' everyone has been searching for it all day.

If you have it, then please provide it. But there is something intereting about this AARP 'story, a common link.

Obama/HILLARY/AARP and now Bernie/HILLARY/AARP.

Somethng to ponder. With smearmonger David Brock working for Hillary caught several times now spewing lies about Bernie Sanders, anything is possible. What a vile creature for a woman who claims to support women to have on her team.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. AARP is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit "social welfare" organization

and as such is not allowed to engage in directly supporting any political campaigns or candidates. They are probably trying to protect their tax-exempt nonprofit status (assuming this happened and wasn't an act of ratfucking).

[madfloridian]

5. Well, they sure did, didn't they?

Still waiting on a link to the picture.

[sabrina 1]

22. Except no one seems to be able to provide a link to this claim of Bernie using their logo

People have been searching all day, i've asked the 'accusers' but got no response. So until we see it, it's just another smear added to all the others that are coming from Hillary's campaign like a tsunami, kind of like 'let's throw poo at the wall and see what sticks'.

It isn't sticking, people are familiar with these old dirty campaign trics. Still waiting for proof.

[Cartoonist]

7. Look what I found

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://blog.aarp.org/2013/09/26/is-hillary-clinton-too-old-to-be-president/&ved=0ahUKEwjJ_ZzCks7KAhUC92MKHTGnBLEQFghHMAQ&usg=AFQjCNHjOfVJjJmyUUS7XBF3JnoZUvH9ow&sig2=LDYF8OrbDdAVqC9FBhk_1g

Too Old to Be President? Really?

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but it kind of smells like the AARP is giving Hillary some support here.

[longship]

16. AARP is only obliquely an advocacy group.

They are first, and foremost, an insurance company. That's what they exist for, marketing insurance to retirees.

[pnwmom]

19. They are a nonpartisan org committed to not endorsing anyone.

What part of this is hard to understand?

[madfloridian]

21. They didn't even want Obama to mention their research. I mean, really now.