Sanders Suspends Staffer Over Netanyahu Comments

[salinsky]

Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) campaign on Thursday night suspended Simone Zimmerman, the campaign's new national Jewish outreach coordinator over comments she made about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Facebook, the New York Times reported.

"She has been suspended while we investigate the matter," Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs wrote in an email to the Times.


Zimmerman was hired by the Sanders campaign on Tuesday, and the news was followed by a Wednesday Washington Free Beacon report with a screenshot of a Facebook post by Zimmerman.

"Fuck you, Bibi," Zimmerman wrote in the post, calling Netanyahu "an arrogant, deceptive, cynical, manipulative asshole."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sanders-campaign-suspends-staffer-netanyahu

[ViseGrip]

1. In today's world, America's Jerry Springer world, it's clear 'campaign kids' need to be older now.

[guillaumeb]

2. Not very diplomatic but difficult to refute.

But staffers, especially in a position like hers, should realize that there is no such thing as a private opinion when one is in a very public position.

[salinsky]

5. I agree ... I can't really disagree with the content of her post ...

... but seems like a curious choice for "Jewish outreach coordinator".

[onehandle]

3. = Fired nt

[PufPuf23]

4. Sanders did the corrrect action.

I do not like Netanyahu but folks leading public discourse need to act adult, ever more so in time of social media and instant access.

"Arrogant, deceptive, and cynical" would be enough for most of us (me!!) but not for the campaign's new national Jewish outreach coordinator.

[salinsky]

7. It seems a little weird that Sanders would even need ...

... a "Jewish outreach coordinator".

Are Jewish people not feeling the Bern?

[PufPuf23]

11. Are some people simpletons? eom

[Dem2]

13. Funny

...but folks leading public discourse need to act adult, ever more so in time of social media and instant access.

[PufPuf23]

14. That was my argument> "folks leading public discourse need to act adult, ever more so in time of

social media and instant access."

As a Sanders supporter, IMO the woman was a poor hire and should have been fired (and better vetted initially).

To hire a specialist in Jewish outreach is obvious. There are likely campaign specialists for most demographics, with and without specific title.

[Dem2]

15. Simpletons

Not particularly adult

[northernsouthern]

6. Yeah it was on DU last night.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1740257
They already tried to run with this as an attack yesterday. I am sure the person understands why they got suspended. Using a word as I said that is banned by the FCC about a leader could mess up your ties with said country no matter how bad the leader is.

But I did read that they are considering dropping the ban...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/fccban.asp

But i have not found a follow up and I have not heard the F-bomb on public airwaves yet. Anyone know if they lifted the rules?

[cwydro]

8. Lovely.

Some of his supporters really amaze me in that they don't see how counter-productive this nastiness is.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. The same Netanyahu who worked with Republicans to undermine Obama/Clinton Iran Nuke deal?

[Sheepshank]

10. I'm not a fan of Bibi either.

But as a spokesperson for a major player in the battle for POTUS, she should have shown a little adult behaviour, and a little more decorum.

[Dem2]

12. I liked what she said, quite a bit actually

I think my comment yesterday was that Netanyahu was human excrement. I stand by that.

[Fawke Em]

16. Too bad.

I agree with her sentiment.

Why is the American "left" so caught up in kissing the asses of the Israeli right?