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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bernie Sanders staff hired this guy [View all]
M. Mendoza Ferrer (@m_mendozaferrer) Tweeted:
It's repugnant that the @BernieSanders campaign has hired Orfalea to be an official member of their video team. Sanders should be ashamed - and whomever hired him should be fired.
Checkout some of his many problematic videos in this thread: https://t.co/iOZsBEQjpl
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Alexi McCammond (@alexi) Tweeted:
UPDATE: Orfalea has resigned from Bernie Sanders campaign.
Statement from Faiz Shakir, the campaign manager: All initial job offers are contingent on the completion of a final review of a persons record. That vetting process had not yet been completed ... https://t.co/RSJQ7GzgrC
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An example of OrfaIeas' previous work
Matt Orfalea (@0rf) Tweeted:
@HillaryClinton Your invasion of Iraq, bombing, and drone strikes have recruited infinitely more terrorists than Donald Trump #DemDebate
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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It's appears Mr Sanders, himself, is not making his limits& goals crystal clear to his staff
irisblue
Oct 2019
#1
On this one,I can't image Sen Sanders, himself, in youtube mode watching this trash
irisblue
Oct 2019
#6
If his staff is poorly supervised and Bernie is "unaccountable" for his staff's trash
LakeArenal
Oct 2019
#27
The list of those cheering Offal's hire is indeed interesting given Shakir's claim that Offal
lapucelle
Oct 2019
#33
The news that Offal was hired wasn't "refuted". Offal lasted 10 hours on the job.
lapucelle
Oct 2019
#24
Any time I've been offered a job, the "vetting process" was completed BEFORE the offer was made.
George II
Oct 2019
#28
This guy is a bigoted train wreck with very limited cognitive capabilities.
TidalWave46
Oct 2019
#34