Sanders would oppose Sherrod Brown as HRC VP

[book_worm]

Politico: “Aides say Sanders thinks that progressives who picked Clinton are cynical, power-chasing chickens — like Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of his most consistent allies in the Senate before endorsing Clinton and campaigning hard for her ahead of the Ohio primary. Sanders is so bitter about it that he’d be ready to nix Brown as an acceptable VP choice, if Clinton ever asked his advice on who’d be a good progressive champion.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/08/sanders-would-oppose-brown-as-clinton-veep/

[sufrommich]

1. Clinton's not going to ask for his advice. Problem solved.nt

[Scootaloo]

2. Oh, those anonymous sources.

[Hortensis]

41. They're Sanders staffers busy dissociating

themselves from anything that could be seen as bad judgement by spilling this stuff to a writer for Politico. This isn't his first article channeling their version to the public. Sources have to be considered, of course, but it does seem that Bernie has a bit of a vengeance problem.

This is not the only source for some of these reports. And this one specifically confirms Barney Frank's description of Sanders as someone who genuinely believes any colleague who does not support him is corrupt, that with him there is "no such thing as honest disagreement."

(Good thing for him all the colleagues he's told the world are corrupt aren't out gunning for him! That's kind of an insult for those who are not.)

Btw, Politico is a DC insider medium that leans slightly right and is in no way a friend of Hillary.

[OKNancy]

3. Just read a story that Sanders called Brown and said the Politico story was bunk

Brown's wife also tweeted about the phone call

[SidDithers]

4. He thinks he has veto power over Hillary's VP choice?...

Interesting.

Sid

[Herman4747]

22. She thinks she's going to win without Bernie's supporters?

Even more interesting.

[Ohioblue22]

31. You talk as if you are the spokesperson for the entire sanders constituency, you aren't though

Nearly all of the sanders supporters will vote for secretary clinton

[TwilightZone]

33. Most of them are already on board.

More will be once Sanders drops out and endorses Clinton.

If a few of them want to stay home and pout, I'm not going to worry about it.

[monmouth4]

37. Not me, not ever....nt

[Herman4747]

38. Or they could vote for Dr. Jill Stein, favoring honesty...

over continuous duplicity.

Consider the following statement:



Albert describes Hillary so very well, doesn't he?

[TwilightZone]

40. Jill Stein is a grandstanding attention-seeker, nothing more.

She said that one of the first things that Hillary could do after inauguration is start a nuclear war with Russia.

That's not honesty. That's grandstanding bullshit.

[Herman4747]

44. Hillary "I'm with her!" Clinton is not a grandstanding attention-seeker?

That's quite funny, guy.

And did they produce a video of Dr. Stein lying for 13 minutes straight, like they did with Hillary? Do tell.

[TwilightZone]

45. Your assertion was that Dr. Stein was honest, blah, blah.

She says whatever it takes to get attention. Her political career is just a series of stunts and grandiose statements, which is reflected in the whopping 460k votes she received in 2012. She's failed in nearly every political campaign she's even attempted, because there's nothing there.

Ah, the 13-minute video. The one with no context, no references, heavily edited. If you believed that, it's not that surprising that you're falling for Stein's shtick.

[Mass]

32. He does not. Those are staffers putting the blame on the candidate

and hoping to get a job in the Clinton campaign.

We already have had 5 or 6 stories like that this year (all on the GOP side) + a couple for Clinton (remember stories of her impending doom earlier this year or at the end of last year).

[HERVEPA]

5. Politico, where this originated, is a crap source.

[DCBob]

6. Good grief. If this true its absurd.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Politico is a conservative rag that's taken to shit-stirring on the Democratic race

Now that it's over. They're trying to rile up Sanders people against Clinton.

Don't let them have it.

[OKNancy]

8. Sanders called Brown

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/

Sanders calls Sherrod Brown, denies Politico story

UPDATE 9:15 a.m. June 9, 2016

Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and wife of Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, said Bernie Sanders called Brown Wednesday to deny a Politico story that suggested Sanders felt betrayed by Brown and other progressive senators.

On Facebook, Schultz added: "Bernie always gives the best hugs." She said she didn't fault Politico for the story, and said she didn't doubt that some "embittered staffer" made those comments. "I just don't believe he or she speaks for Bernie," she wrote.

[yardwork]

19. "Embittered staffers" need to stop talking.

We have Sander's campaign aides making belligerent comments about President Obama. Now this. They need to calm down.

[Armstead]

35. Thank you

[MineralMan]

10. Who cares? It's not his call. The Presidential nominee picks the VP,

not the candidate who failed to get the nomination.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. According to Brown's wife the story is bullshit.

Personally I believe Bernie and Brown over Politico's faceless gossip any day of the week. How about you? Is Connie just a big liar?

[MineralMan]

24. My comment is about the claim. Apparently the story is bogus.

I don't fact check everything personally. No time to do so. If the claim were true, my comment still stands.

[TwilightZone]

34. No, according to Brown's wife, she didn't doubt that some "embittered staffer" made the comments.

"On Facebook, Schultz added: "Bernie always gives the best hugs." She said she didn't fault Politico for the story, and said she didn't doubt that some "embittered staffer" made those comments. "I just don't believe he or she speaks for Bernie," she wrote."

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/

That doesn't make the story bullshit. It means that someone on his staff is probably speaking out of turn.

[azurnoir]

43. some embittered staffer is apparently more believable to some than Sherrod Browns wife

ah whatever floats your boat

[seabeyond]

12. And this is the Sanders we saw, that is ruining his reputation. Declaring himself integrity only

takes him so far before people start calling him on it. He is not immune like he seems to think he is.

[Zambero]

17. Sounds like this Politico piece has been debunked

Considering the source of the story, it comes as no surprise.

[Bluenorthwest]

23. It's interesting to see who believes Politico gossip over the direct word of Brown and his wife.

They basically call Connie a liar by way of bashing Bernie. They are strongly motivated to bash.

[Lord Magus]

36. Or you know, they didn't see the debunking. -nt-

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. I'm sure that Hillary will be polite and ask Sanders for advice about her VP pick.

And I'm sure that she will take any advice from his with the proverbial grain of salt.

[spud_demon]

14. bullshit journalism

That's an unsupported claim from a very biased blog.

[link:http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/|
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2016/06/08/politico-bernie-sanders-furious-sherrod-brown/85589252/]

[geek tragedy]

15. 1) dubious whether he actually said that; 2) irrelevant if he did nt

[yardwork]

16. Sanders's aides need to stop talking until they get their message clear.

They are hurting Sanders.

[LexVegas]

18. Sanders has zero fucking say. Jesus, the fucking ego. nt

[Herman4747]

25. Ego??? LOL!!! Who wants her supporters to shout out:

"I'M WITH HER!"???

[workinclasszero]

20. Ok Mr Irrelevant

Good thing Hillary isn't seeking your council on this matter I guess.

[Hiraeth]

26. Please take this down as it has been de-bunked.

[bullwinkle428]

27. Using Politico as a source? What's next? Infowars?

[Zambero]

29. But... But...

I read it on the Drudge Report!

[MoonRiver]

28. Whether the story is true or not, it's ridiculous to think Sanders will have any say about this.

I sincerely hope Sanders is not this delusional.

[Mass]

30. Politico. Enough said. Brown's wife already tweeted that Sanders called to say this was not true.

I love Connie, and she is much more than " Brown's wife", but some people are so uninformed here that I was not sure they would know who she is.

[tritsofme]

39. John Kasich as governor is why Brown won't be a serious VP pick, not this nonsense.

[Eric J in MN]

42. I follow Gabriel Debenedetti on Twitter

...and almost unfollowed him because of this obnoxious Politico article based on the mind reading of a staffer.

But I decided that Gabriel Debenedetti is good on Twitter, and maybe most of that Politico article was written by Edward-Isaac Dovere, whose name is first in the byline.

[democrattotheend]

46. That was extrapolated from the Politico hit piece

Based on anonymous sources trying to cover their own asses. Even MSNBC said take that article with a grain of salt.

[bigwillq]

47. Sanders doesn't, and shouldn't, have a say in this matter.

He's very, very likely not going to be the nominee.

[Demsrule86]

48. A good thing we don't give a damn what he opposes...get lost Sanders. nt