Pathetic: Sanders campaign workers pose as union members

[arely staircase]

His most fervent advocates will do him in.

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1476384

[Ed Suspicious]

1. SCANDALOUS!

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Let's imagine for a moment if Hillary supporters impersonated union members

and accessed employee dining rooms in order to hand out pro-Hillary literature.

What do you think the reaction would be?

[Ed Suspicious]

2. Don't forget, these manipulative masters of disguise wore yellow buttons.

[beam me up scottie]

19. At least they weren't RED!

[Ed Suspicious]

20. Nicely done, comrade!

[beam me up scottie]

22. Thank you, comrade! The op's other thread is quite entertaining, did you rec it?

[jfern]

3. This total non story has been resolved

[NurseJackie]

4. It's difficult for me to understand what motivates people to do the things they do.

[arely staircase]

6. I don't believe Sen. Sanders would approve this.

At least I hope not.

What disdhe know and wheb did he know it? Probably nothing until his people got busted.

He should clean house though.

[The Wielding Truth]

12. Walking and supporting union workers is what Bernie is about. I see it as a win for the workers.

[NurseJackie]

13. I guess that's why he has more labor union endorsements than Hillary.

Oh, wait, that doesn't seem right.

[polly7]

5. Major Nevada union, Sanders campaign resolve dispute

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141329633

Snip: "Culinary has long been at the center of the Nevada caucuses. The union endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, a race where Clinton campaign staffers were accused of trying to infiltrate various casinos and resorts in Las Vegas."

[arely staircase]

7. So you are cool with it?

[polly7]

8. Sure.

Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager, said Thursday -- after the statement from culinary was released -- that his understanding is that none of the staffers "ever misrepresented who they were."

He did, however, suggest that if it did happen, "That kind of conduct would not be condoned."

"Obviously there was some confusion," Weaver said. "We would not want anyone making a misrepresentation of who they are. To the extent that happened, I am unhappy about that."

Weaver confirmed that the Sanders staffers were wearing the culinary union button "in solidarity with people but they were also wearing Bernie paraphernalia."


What exactly is their major crime?

And ......... do you know if Clinton's staffers who did the same thing made it clear they were working for her campaign?

[Nanjeanne]

9. We are still talking about BUTTONGATE?

Even after the union has said that this whole issue is resolved - which pretty much tells me that there was no "there" there.

[tk2kewl]

11. "impersonating" a culinary worker, how exactly?

[beam me up scottie]

16. .

[beam me up scottie]

15. OH THE HUGH MANATEE!

[corkhead]

17. I expect this will have quite an effect on the momentum of this race

[RobertEarl]

18. That's nothing

What's really pathetic is Democrats telling us "No you can't"

You can't have equality. You can't have a clean planet. You can't make the rich pay their fair share.

So.... that may be your next OP? Telling us how fucked up the "NO you can't" is? I won't hold my breath.

[Vinca]

21. Of all the Bernie "scandals," this is far and away the dumbest.

[Doctor_J]

24. It's just to make the hillarians feel better. in their minds it offsets supporting the death penalt

and becoming a multi millionaire by telling billionaires what they want to hear

[Vinca]

26. I have a guilty secret.

It's going to be fun to watch if the email issue goes south. I don't want it to, mind you, but the talking points would change in a nanosecond . . . as would the support of Bernie.

[KingFlorez]

23. "His most fervent advocates will do him in"

Which is why his campaign told supporters to be respectful. The biggest liability the campaign has is the supporters who go wildly off the rails.

[ljm2002]

25. Still beating that dead horse?

The situation was resolved amicably within 8 hours.

But you keep trying.

[NCTraveler]

27. Pretty sure Sanders is done in no matter his supporters.

By done in I'm simply talking about his chances in the primary. He isn't done in the long run. He will go back to the senate as a democrat, after decades in the senate he just earned some clout, he will then hopefully use that clout to team up with progressives to help Us build off Obamas accomplishments.

It does show a side of Sanders we have just more recently been introduced to. Maybe he can hold on to these staffers to rap the knuckles of conservatives in the Congressional Cafateria.