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merrily

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21. Not exactly. Modest commissions on ad buys and modest payment for services rendered is not

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 04:37 PM

Dec 2015

funneling campaign funds to family members. However, my OP says this source lied about Sanders in the past and links to a Christmas song, so proceed with caution. Nothing about that is false.

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progressivestoday.com lies about Sanders [View all] merrily Dec 2015 OP

K&R TSIAS Dec 2015 #1

MASSIVELY. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #3

Sanders campaign paid family members LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #2

Commissions are different! And there's no nepotism like Clinton nepotism. merrily Dec 2015 #8

Can I observe that nobody appears to check the FEC database? brooklynite Dec 2015 #4

No one's arguing that he didn't pay the people working on his campaign. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #5

If anyone is really interested in this they could check the FEC fillings. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #6

The one who posted an OP based on a lying source that links to a Christmas song should check the FEC merrily Dec 2015 #7

You keep calling that a "lying source" but fail to demostrate where they lied. Why? George II Dec 2015 #10

My OP demonstrates they flat out lied about Sanders before. That makes it a lying source. merrily Dec 2015 #11

No it doesn't. All the OP does is say that YOU think they lied. You haven't posted a single... George II Dec 2015 #14

Untrue, George. My OP linked to two threads, one of which was based on a merrily Dec 2015 #15

"Based" on a story, but you never say anything specific about the story or provide... George II Dec 2015 #61

Why are you attacking the op instead of your associate who posted a link to a racist rw site? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #63

Again, read the damn thread. The posts on that thread make clear what the deleted OP said. merrily Dec 2015 #64

We don't care what the deleted OP said, that is YOUR words and interpretation of the so-called.... George II Dec 2015 #76

Do you care that Maggie still hasn't deleted her link to that racist tea party website? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #79

Stuff they said about Hillary, these folks you claim don't lie: Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #32

Why are you defending a racist right wing site here? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #50

But nowhere do you provide where "it claimed Sawant would not endorse Sanders". George II Dec 2015 #9

Read the thread. Posters pointed out the OP story was untrue, so I deleted it and posted a true merrily Dec 2015 #17

How about if his own campaign admitted it? MaggieD Dec 2015 #12

Pick and choose much? polly7 Dec 2015 #13

Also, the 30K the wife got over 3 years appear to have been commissions on ad buys, at least merrily Dec 2015 #18

VERY modest, is right. What a pathetic attempt to smear. nt. polly7 Dec 2015 #19

It's not his Presidential campaign either. That doesn't make a legal or moral difference, but merrily Dec 2015 #23

Not exactly. Modest commissions on ad buys and modest payment for services rendered is not merrily Dec 2015 #21

Okay, so we go from saying it's not true, to saying it's okay because it's Bernie MaggieD Dec 2015 #22

Baloney. That's not what I said in the OP or any post. That's just typical MaggieD spin. merrily Dec 2015 #24

I've gone from saying your source is right wing racist filth to saying your source is right wing Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #30

+1 merrily Dec 2015 #55

Indeed. She's not just citing it, she's defending that filth here. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #57

Wooosh passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #34

Thanks for setting the record straight, merrily. Duval Dec 2015 #16

I see the smears are contuning about bernie Robbins Dec 2015 #20

And now I'm getting smeared, for posting "proceed with caution" about a RW source that lied merrily Dec 2015 #25

Quite the hypocrisy. They post right wing smears and have a problem with you calling it what it is. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #44

How's this for laughable? merrily Dec 2015 #49

After this they have no right to whinge about anyone else. Ever. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #56

Bookmarking this thread? merrily Dec 2015 #58

Lol! Yes, teh evul bookmark feature will be deployed! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #60

Just don't use teh evul Edit feature! kath Dec 2015 #81

LOL! But I have to give the stalkers something to do! :) beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #82

They're playing their assigned role. arcane1 Dec 2015 #59

They really don't think it that far through. jeff47 Dec 2015 #83

They also bash Clinton, call Democrats deranged and have a long history of racist rhetoric and lies. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #26

And linked to a Christmas song as its source for this story. And all I said was "proceed with merrily Dec 2015 #27

Presenting it as you did is not the same as demanding the source be respected as Mags does Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #28

I agree. It's amusing that a Democratic source critical of Hillary is dismissed because he merrily Dec 2015 #29

His campaign staff admitted it was true MaggieD Dec 2015 #45

Again, not exactly. merrily Dec 2015 #52

But if it serves your purpose, Bernie haters will use it passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #37

So can we count on you to say the same about Hillary smears? MaggieD Dec 2015 #31

That site you used to bash Bernie is chock full of Hillary Smears of the worst kind. You brought Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #33

I don't have time to refute all the crap posted about me or those I support. I had nothing to do merrily Dec 2015 #41

LOL - you have time to post an OP MaggieD Dec 2015 #42

Let me know when you reach out to defend me or Bernie against the crap that gets posted about us. merrily Dec 2015 #46

Why are you quoting right wing racist sources on DU, Maggie? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #47

why are Bernie supporters doing that? MaggieD Dec 2015 #53

I'm asking you, why are you quoting racist right wing sites here? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #54

My crowd is Democrats. Your source is a Hillary hating racist bigotry festival that Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #62

Nope Times Argus! MaggieD Dec 2015 #65

Funny that post is about Rahm. TM99 Dec 2015 #70

Not a big surprise to see who posted a link to a tea party rag either. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #35

Thanks, BMUS. I appreciate it. merrily Dec 2015 #38

Bernie Derangement Syndrome -- soon they'll be quoting Krauthammer! nashville_brook Dec 2015 #66

Well they did link to Stormfront so I'm not surprised by anything they do. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #67

the fact that stormfront keeps popping up *should* tell them something nashville_brook Dec 2015 #68

They do it on purpose, it's not even a dog whistle, it's a bloody foghorn. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #69

well, HRC does have a deficit of "white guy approval" -- wouldn't be too hard to imagine how nashville_brook Dec 2015 #74

Exactly. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #75

You have a huge heart for expecting better from the OP who cited the right-wing fabrication Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #36

Thank you, but I cannot take credit for expecting better. merrily Dec 2015 #39

I noticed how offending post was promptly self-removed when the lie was exposed. Oh, wait ... Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #40

Some poster claimed for two days that I had posted something I never posted before finally merrily Dec 2015 #43

Being literally shameless gives one a lot of latitude Babel_17 Dec 2015 #77

knowing how stories (including on social media) are pitched from a PR/Comms perspective nashville_brook Dec 2015 #71

the word progress may be the most misused word in the English language olddots Dec 2015 #48

Progressive Policy Institute, so named so calling it "conservative" would seem silly. Yet, it's merrily Dec 2015 #51

More lies from the Scheme and Scam Crowd. SoapBox Dec 2015 #72

It's a variety. Lies, smears, half truths, misleading omissions--a stinky potpourri. merrily Dec 2015 #73

You'll enjoy what Clinton's ally David Brock has to say Babel_17 Dec 2015 #78

I'm lol at that source Babel_17 Dec 2015 #80