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In reply to the discussion: Bernie alumni seek meeting to address 'sexual violence' on '16 campaign [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)53. And whoever leaked the letter thought it was necessary,
indicating that a campaign person on Sanders's staff thought he needed a push.
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Bernie alumni seek meeting to address 'sexual violence' on '16 campaign [View all]
boston bean
Dec 2018
OP
The Bros' public behavior on Twitter, for one thing. Even Bernie acknowledged it.
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#36
"But Bernie supporters held the 'Hillary 2016 for Prison' signs up at their rallies, too ..
betsuni
Dec 2018
#74
Never before had I seen such elaborately hateful venom directed at supporters of Democrats.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#262
Short of hunting and putting Bernie Bros down for a dirt nap, what exactly could be done to stop it?
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#124
According to the response, actions were taken. Up to and including immediate firing.
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#128
Clearly the actions taken were grossly insufficient, given the things said in the letter,
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#130
Downthread, another poster links to Alex Thompson's posting the letter and the response.
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#135
Begin by addressing the allegation of sexual violence and a predatory culture WITHIN the campaign.
lapucelle
Dec 2018
#168
At one tme one wouldn't have had to move far from this forum to get an inkling of that.
fleabiscuit
Dec 2018
#127
True, but, as supporters of Sanders, these are people who would want to put the best possible spin
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#165
All conveniently kept quiet so the Hillary and Dem party bashing could continue...
brush
Dec 2018
#75
The one that hates Democrats because they fell for fake news and conspiracy theories.
betsuni
Dec 2018
#137
Yes there were rumors over a period of time, for many it was "unmentionable".
George II
Dec 2018
#33
"Organizers of the effort said they did not intend for the letter to become public, but they
Cha
Dec 2018
#6
And SS getting all outraged because Huerta spoke in both English and Spanish. Such a doosh. nt
fleabiscuit
Dec 2018
#134
The campaign did, during the 2016 campaign. And during the 2018 reelection campaign.
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#22
You'll have to ask them. Maybe they feel efforts didn't go far enough. Maybe they could be improved.
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#30
If we looked at all the incidents we'd know that there was virtually no control over workers....
George II
Dec 2018
#24
That Cummings video was outside the Convention Hall several hours before the...
George II
Dec 2018
#200
There is a pattern of sanders either condoning or actively ignoring the actions of his supporters
Gothmog
Dec 2018
#207
I look forward to the transparency, honesty, and soul searching that surely will ensue....
Hekate
Dec 2018
#12
Sexual violence is pretty serious HBS. Getting to the bottom of it is not shit stirring.
Blue_true
Dec 2018
#32
They want to say it's campaigns in general, but HRC would not have put up with this shit. n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#38
Details, details!! You should know better than to question double standards when applied to Bernie.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#115
Huh? Sorry, I don't get your point... who's saying what about Hillary and Kamala?
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#147
Yes, that's my point. What's yours... that by holding Bernie to the same standards
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#152
That is a single individual. As I said, bad apples exist in every barrel. Who did Bernie fire?
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#79
Not in the dozens of campaigns in which I worked - local, District, and State-wide.
George II
Dec 2018
#202
Anytime people come forward asserting claims of sexual harassment or abuse
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#154
Some of them were INSIDE Bernie's campaign, which is what this letter was all about.
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#39
The Bros are on film at the Convention, Catch2.2. Are those Russian disruptors?
Hekate
Jan 2019
#275
Did you watch the coverage of the convention? Try again. It's the first google hit.
George II
Jan 2019
#305
Yup, Russian bots are still at it... was hopin' maybe we'd get beyond that nonsense by now.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#107
He was docked several weeks pay, forced to undergo training, and then fired after several months.
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#40
Why do you leave this post unedited now that you know it to be factually incorrect?
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2018
#164
Why do you leave your posts comparing the disciplining of one person connected to Hillary
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#166
Because you brought up the other campaign and said that would never ever be tolerated.
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2018
#170
Hillary docked his pay and put him through retraining. After that, he didn't reoffend
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#175
I guess we will have to see if Bernie only docs pay and remains close friends with the perpetrators.
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2018
#193
You should probably review the thread to see who brought the other campaign in to the discussion
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2018
#54
The article in the OP quoted someone saying that what happened in Bernie's campaign
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#57
You need to improve your reading comprehension. She fired him after several months.
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#80
+1, the Chuck Todd level of false equivalency is gob smacking on this thread.
uponit7771
Dec 2018
#104
His own supporters are alleging "sexual violence and harassment" within a "predatory culture"
LongtimeAZDem
Dec 2018
#64
Talk like that serves NO good purpose. It's divisive and it weakens our party.
NurseJackie
Dec 2018
#138
Don't forget that a reporter's life was threatened after she wrote an article critical of Sanders
RandySF
Dec 2018
#93
Ignoring the morons replying to those 2 tweets, interesting to see the letter and response in-full.
DRoseDARs
Dec 2018
#111
Politico includes the full text of both letters. In fact the NYDN article links to it.
ucrdem
Dec 2018
#122
I remember a TV interview where a reporter asked Sanders about the Las Vegas convention.
ucrdem
Dec 2018
#131
Good lord. This is the reason we need to abolish caucuses in the primary
MaryMagdaline
Jan 2019
#286
Wait?! What??... and miss a golden opportunity to take a swipe at Bernie?! Heaven forbid?!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#155
IDK... what's your deadline on that? And when Bernie does, will you commend him?
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#162
Well obviously Bernie will have to comply with all DNC rules... why wouldn't he??
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#174
The rules are the rules and must be complied with... your preaching to the choir.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#184
Yes, riiiight, cause I said we should throw Bernie a parade.. good one!!.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#178
Yes, I thought you did overreact by characterizing a simple acknowledgment with "throwing a parade"
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#185
No...your argument was that he would deserve to be "commended" for doing what's normal and expected.
NurseJackie
Dec 2018
#191
So true... but when someone like Bernie can do nothing right in some people's eyes...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#239
Well, you have a point there... which is what I think Bernie tries to do.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#247
Seems like some people here have already tried and convicted the Sanders campaign...
ProgLibDem
Dec 2018
#181
Yeah, that would be the FAIR thing to do... which is why some would never extend that same courtesy
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#188
His campaign ended two years ago. Isn't two years long enough to wait for the facts to be presented?
George II
Dec 2018
#197
The only fact we know is that two dozen people are alleging instances of sexual violence,
lapucelle
Dec 2018
#224
Exactly. Yet people here have already tried and convicted the Sanders' campaign...
ProgLibDem
Dec 2018
#225
In a generally anonymous forum, how exactly can anybody know that someone is telling the truth?
ProgLibDem
Dec 2018
#235
It is heartening to know that you believe that 24 people have put BS on notice
lapucelle
Dec 2018
#240
It's great that people here can form bonds based on posts - nothing wrong with that.
ProgLibDem
Jan 2019
#273
Amazing to see Sanders supporters dismiss this as "just another swipe at Bernie"
BannonsLiver
Dec 2018
#172
I wonder if this came up because Arturo Carmona was at the recent Sanders Institute shindig.
seaglass
Dec 2018
#213
There is absolutely no room for this type of aberrant behavior in my party.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2019
#268