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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders campaign parts ways with staffer after report of homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)64. ...irrelevant? ...
...considering staffing issues in the past, one would think that they would...
...be very, very careful this time around in hiring...
...after the primaries, however, POTUS campaign staffing most likely won't even be a concern for him anymore....
...so there's that....
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Bernie Sanders campaign parts ways with staffer after report of homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets [View all]
George II
Dec 2019
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Yes. We've already seen what happens when poorly-vetted people are selected
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#13
Sanders has not excelled at the hiring part. I would hate to see the VP we get, after we vote.
Lexee
Dec 2019
#2
We Democrats wouldn't have much say what type of government. We can only reflect on present hires,
Lexee
Dec 2019
#5
It's irrelevant who Sanders hires? The people that hire for Sanders obviously agrees.
Lexee
Dec 2019
#17
That's ridiculous. Were you happy that guy was given a high-level staffing job in the campaign?
George II
Dec 2019
#29
You got it... but Howard Stern, a unapologetic sexist, misogynist, homophobe get's a pass
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#36
it's really embarrassing that it needed a conservative news outlet to do the vetting
Otto Lidenbrock
Dec 2019
#20
His supporters seem determine to take anyone that questions Bernie's perfectness to the mat and
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#42
Oh fuck that "sloppy vetting" bullshut, no one is going to troll through 10 years of tweets
Tarc
Dec 2019
#41
Sanders and his supporters are the ones usually pulling that "holier-than-thou shit" to begin with.
W_HAMILTON
Dec 2019
#52
If others were able to easily find them, the campaign should have been able to do so, as well.
TwilightZone
Dec 2019
#60
Bad few weeks for the campaign. Three state coordinators reassigned (one ultimately resigned)....
George II
Dec 2019
#49
That's because Sirota was smart (?) enough to delete all of his tweets (20,000+) on the day....
George II
Dec 2019
#54
At some point we have to just accept that Bernie doesn't care about these issues.
OldRed2450
Dec 2019
#68