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guruoo

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76. Same thing happened when the story first broke

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 12:58 AM

Jan 2019

That OP provided a cherry picked story that excluded statements
that spelled out the steps Bernie's campaign took to address
the complaints.

And it was pretty clear they didn't appreciate other DUers
pointing that out.

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Bernie blew it with his defensive, dismissive, half-hearted apology, [View all] pnwmom Jan 2019 OP

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #3

Had enough of his devisiveness. we can do it Jan 2019 #4

Ditto. nt cwydro Jan 2019 #11

I can't agree with you enough. My attitude about him is, jrthin Jan 2019 #54

I'm not a Bernie fan. trev Jan 2019 #18

care to elaborate? populistdriven Jan 2019 #20

Aw jeez, MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #35

Anybody who runs. trev Jan 2019 #139

DUer: WE CAN DO IT ... you asked So when will the old white dude go away? HIS PRIDE WON'T LET HIM trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #42

Thank you. His ego did more harm than help past few years. we can do it Jan 2019 #69

Masha knows whereof she speaks. She blew the whistle on the situation. ehrnst Jan 2019 #132

That last paragraph sounds like a threat, doesn't it? Hekate Jan 2019 #2

This. nt DURHAM D Jan 2019 #7

Yeah, I wondered about that. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #9

And, blaming the victim. :( Cha Jan 2019 #14

I can't say that I'm disappointed. yardwork Jan 2019 #51

Sanders response was very weak Gothmog Jan 2019 #5

And, he's suppose to know better.. Cha Jan 2019 #15

The ONLY kind of inequality he truly understands and responds to is economic inequality. apcalc Jan 2019 #6

Very few politicians have sufficient empathy to deserve the job populistdriven Jan 2019 #19

That's not true. Cha Jan 2019 #145

I agree. Bernie only understands his own experience. He has very little empathy for those smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #58

This is the beginning of the end radical noodle Jan 2019 #8

It is not the beginning of the end....It is the end of Bernie.. Stuart G Jan 2019 #21

Multiple women say that he knew and didn't respond appropriately. pnwmom Jan 2019 #66

Wasn't that his excuse for not providing his taxes as well? MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #91

+1 We sensed it because there were various indicators despite his voting spooky3 Jan 2019 #55

"...one survivor says she reported her issues to him almost 2 years ago..." brush Jan 2019 #10

Sort of a Trump like response. Blue_true Jan 2019 #23

How did she report it? Can she prove it? If it was an email that should be easy... TCJ70 Jan 2019 #143

It was a quote from the original hed. And do you really expect us to believe... brush Jan 2019 #146

Your quote is nowhere in the OPs article... TCJ70 Jan 2019 #147

See post #42 brush Jan 2019 #148

Once again...that's not a quote from an article. TCJ70 Jan 2019 #149

That's fine, but... brush Jan 2019 #150

You didn't answer any of my questions either... TCJ70 Jan 2019 #152

Still avoiding it, huh? And I did answer. I told you where I got the quote. brush Jan 2019 #153

This article is an opinion piece... ProgLibDem Jan 2019 #12

Too bad you and BS are not listening to Cha Jan 2019 #13

Please don't suggest that 'I' am not listening and blowing it off... that is rude... ProgLibDem Jan 2019 #16

You're the one who wrote.. "This article is an opinion piece..." Cha Jan 2019 #24

It's not very little info that we have. We have the letter from the 24, pnwmom Jan 2019 #83

24 women have been saying this for YEARS obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #111

Regardless of the facts, that was a weak-ass response. Adrahil Jan 2019 #17

Yes, this was not Bernie at his best...accusations of sexual harassment must be taken VERY seriously InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #28

In the interview with Anderson Cooper, Bernie said he took measures to ensure that the problems from diva77 Jan 2019 #33

I read the same and it's interesting to note that there is no mention at all of this crim son Jan 2019 #53

Same thing happened when the story first broke guruoo Jan 2019 #76

The steps they took to address the complaints were INADEQUATE pnwmom Jan 2019 #85

Actually, no - his former staffers are asking for a meeting with him because ehrnst Jan 2019 #102

What relevant fact are you saying was left out of the OP? And did you bother to read the link? n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #84

The people who wrote the letter know about the measures, including the hotline, pnwmom Jan 2019 #70

So somebody put it on the shelf, handy for the next presidential primary season guruoo Jan 2019 #80

No, apparently the people in charge did a half-assed job of sort of taking care pnwmom Jan 2019 #82

The LA Times reported on the allegations in April 2017. N/T lapucelle Jan 2019 #151

The Letter from the 24 staffers are saying Cha Jan 2019 #78

It looks like his 2016 staffers don't think that it was dealt with adequately. ehrnst Jan 2019 #97

Well if Bernie says he fixed, then I guess that's the end of it? MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #125

So why are former staffers saying that it's not been resolved or corrected? ehrnst Jan 2019 #133

We have the facts. The letter has been publicly released pnwmom Jan 2019 #22

Hi pnwmom.. you have to take the "@" sign out of the url for it to work.. Cha Jan 2019 #25

Thanks, Cha! pnwmom Jan 2019 #27

Wow, talk about powerful political ad. Blue_true Jan 2019 #30

I think BS is way too Divisive Cha Jan 2019 #142

Holy crap! That is one illuminating piece by Masha Mendieta. Glad she's speaking out now. George II Jan 2019 #32

It reminds me of the blog by the engineer from Uber, which was damning in its specificity spooky3 Jan 2019 #61

Since you mentioned him, I've got to name drop here. I went to high school with Eric Holder and... George II Jan 2019 #64

Wow! Any impressions you want to share? Nt spooky3 Jan 2019 #73

She's paying the price for it - being blacklisted. ehrnst Jan 2019 #135

Ironic that of all candidates, HIS campaign would assemble a blacklist. George II Jan 2019 #136

Wow. No wonder Sanders didn't want to acknowledge the problem until ehrnst Jan 2019 #134

An "opinion piece" that quotes female members of Sanders' campaign. Please. Nitram Jan 2019 #40

Was just going to say that. we can do it Jan 2019 #71

There are a lot of bernie haters here that want to "Al Franken" him elmac Jan 2019 #45

Burlington Free Press sheshe2 Jan 2019 #65

No one stated that he was. Just that there were harassment issues that were not dealt with ehrnst Jan 2019 #98

So, 20+ women were lying? obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #110

Kinda like his tax returns SHRED Jan 2019 #26

Yes, they were "busy" in April 2016. This is January 2019, 2-1/2 years later. Still no tax returns George II Jan 2019 #34

Tax returns, oh my elmac Jan 2019 #47

Sen. Warren has released 10 years of returns. Sanders has released one. emulatorloo Jan 2019 #94

Where have I heard that before? ehrnst Jan 2019 #99

Yeah, like those. Cha Jan 2019 #158

hmmm sheshe2 Jan 2019 #29

Much, much too busy for such trivial little matters. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #31

Sadly true. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #36

Bernie is soooooo 2016 aeromanKC Jan 2019 #37

Troubling, quite troubling. oasis Jan 2019 #38

In spite of his progressive cred, Bernie is rather old school when it comes to sexual harassment. Nitram Jan 2019 #39

Oh boy, the circular firing squad has started elmac Jan 2019 #41

We need to talk about this. SunSeeker Jan 2019 #44

We are in the primary season now. There is no Democratic incumbent, no anointed nominee, pnwmom Jan 2019 #46

Talk to the BS staffers and Sanders himself Cha Jan 2019 #60

Bernie hate: Grassroots uprising, or well organized mob action? guruoo Jan 2019 #89

It sounds like you don't believe the staffers from Bernie's 2016 campaign. ehrnst Jan 2019 #106

No answer I see. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #124

No answer? ehrnst Jan 2019 #131

I think you need to look in the mirror Cha Jan 2019 #138

You mean the vetting has finally started. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #92

You think that his former staff is a firing squad? How so? ehrnst Jan 2019 #100

Yep. nt SunSeeker Jan 2019 #43

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This is a piece from the Huffington Post, not spam. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #90

Its all republican spamnonsense anyway nt elmac Jan 2019 #50

What is? Cha Jan 2019 #74

If you have a nice juicy conspiracy theory tale to tell, by all means, out with it! betsuni Jan 2019 #77

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #93

Are you saying Bernie's 2016 staffers are Republicans? ehrnst Jan 2019 #101

No it isn't, it is serially harassment and discrimination obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #113

Former staffers, many of them, are republican spamnonsense? If this was about almost Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #126

Funny... Doesn't lead me to spam. revmclaren Jan 2019 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #86

That's the funniest Shoot the Messenger I've seen this week: the Huffington Post is spam. betsuni Jan 2019 #62

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #87

Your link is incomplete, missing a "t". OP link leads to article, no spam uppityperson Jan 2019 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #88

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #56

Wonder how the Bro's are feeling about their coordinated attacks... WeekiWater Jan 2019 #57

Reminds me of his reaction to the BLM protest at his Seattle rally years ago. George II Jan 2019 #59

Did he really think it would just go away njhoneybadger Jan 2019 #63

At least he didn't call them "establishment." betsuni Jan 2019 #67

Wait...What....Kidding....Right? Me. Jan 2019 #68

He didn't say those words. He said that he had been "a little busy." pnwmom Jan 2019 #72

Got It Me. Jan 2019 #114

When Bernie is treated the same way anyone who obviously intends to divide Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #127

I want to know why women were paid less than men. Doesn't sound progressive to me. betsuni Jan 2019 #75

Sexism Claims From Bernie Sanders's 2016 Run: Paid Less, Treated Worse Gothmog Jan 2019 #79

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Me. Jan 2019 #130

I so hope he doesn't run nt Celerity Jan 2019 #95

and to sum it up elmac Jan 2019 #96

Threats again. Lol. Just put your hands over your ears and repeat lalala I can't hear you. seaglass Jan 2019 #103

My ignore list is growing!!! elmac Jan 2019 #115

It works! seaglass Jan 2019 #122

If they don't vote at all or for the 'other' party, they are not progressive... Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #104

and growing elmac Jan 2019 #116

If you say so...personally I doubt it. I always thought some of these folks were Republicans Demsrule86 Jan 2019 #123

"Disenfranchise" betsuni Jan 2019 #108

Anybody who votes against the Democratic Party because sexual harassment claims against the Nitram Jan 2019 #117

If something like this causes "many progressives" to vote republican, they probably weren't.... George II Jan 2019 #119

Hmm, give me a good reason to vote or ELSE... Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #128

Ahh, the "be nice to us or we won't vote for you" mcar Jan 2019 #140

No, elmac, those "progressives" are independent actors who make their own choices. pnwmom Jan 2019 #156

I noted many indications that Sanders was mostly frozen in 1960s attitudes Hortensis Jan 2019 #105

Someone described his views as being from '40s Socialism rather than '60's socialism. ehrnst Jan 2019 #107

I haven't examined the differences and wish I knew more. Hortensis Jan 2019 #118

Wikipedia actually has a great history on Socialist movement in the U.S. ehrnst Jan 2019 #120

Thanks, Ehrnst. Covering socialist ideology even a bit, Hortensis Jan 2019 #121

Think John Lennon. I loved him, you wont find a bigger Beatles fan than me, I know Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #129

He used "felt," the classic handwave women get obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #109

Not actually experienced, but "felt." ehrnst Jan 2019 #137

Jane Sanders also recently hired the guy considered the worst offender obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #112

Unreal that she would do that. Cha Jan 2019 #141

A POTUS candidate must be prepared to undergo thorough vetting. No exceptions. ehrnst Jan 2019 #144

Bye Bye BS Me. Jan 2019 #154

We have a lot of great progressive candidates in the mix for 2020. herding cats Jan 2019 #155

I like how inclusive Elizabeth Warren Cha Jan 2019 #157

Warren's looked really great so far! herding cats Jan 2019 #159

CNN-Bernie Sanders has a problem Gothmog Jan 2019 #160