AIDS activists blast Sanders, say he “used and abused” them by lying about meeting

[BainsBane]

AIDS activists are publicly excoriating Bernie Sanders after the Democratic presidential candidate outright lied about his oft-postponed meeting with HIV/AIDS leaders yesterday.

Sanders had agreed to the meeting a while ago, then abruptly canceled; incurring the wrath of AIDS activists after refusing to reschedule. The criticism apparently grew to be too much and Sanders was forced to relent and hold the meeting.

The latest eruption occurred after Sanders left the meeting and issued a press release claiming the activists joined him in supporting a controversial California drug initiative that the activists strongly oppose, and they’d indicated as much to Sanders.

Just as oddly, Sanders hadn’t even brought up the initiative at the meeting with the activists — it was they who raised the issue with him. Yet Sanders is now claiming that the meeting was set to discuss the initiative, and that the activists agreed with him, when they most certainly do not.

http://americablog.com/2016/05/aids-activists-blast-sanders-lying-meeting.html

[R B Garr]

1. This is now a shameless pattern with him. He uses people as props.

It's happened too many times for it be excusable at this point. Impersonating Union members to gain access comes to mind, among many other things.

Who screws over AIDS activists?! Holy crap.

[BainsBane]

2. Apparently he has consistently declined to meet with leftist activists

throughout his tenure in congress. He tried blowing this group off, did in fact do so. Then when he faced blow back for it, ignored their concerns and used them to advance his own support for the initiative. I don't know if he outright lied or just didn't listen during the meeting. Neither is good.

[QC]

3. Why can't Bernie be as good as Nancy Reagan on AIDS issues?

I just love the way she single-handedly got Americans talking talking about AIDS back in the 80s!

[BainsBane]

4. In other words

These activists aren't important enough to count, but that doesn't stop Bernie from using them, falsely, for his own political advancement.

Just another leftist activist group under the bus.