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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: This is what David Sirota is spreading on twitter: [View all]DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)128. Shooting the messenger?
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"Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, who you'd expect to fight for core Democratic principles in resolving Social Security's imminent cash crunch, including raising or eliminating the earnings cap, has called for Social Security cuts on three separate occasions over the past 12 years."
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Sirota is Sanders' "hitman", and it's beginning to look like a repeat of Philadelphia. Disgusting...
George II
Jan 2020
#33
He may be in charge of his message, but I don't believe he realizes how awful, terrible, bad and
beastie boy
Jan 2020
#32
Don't forget, he hired both Matt Orfalea and Darius Khalil Gordon before knowing about them....
George II
Jan 2020
#65
Or it is his idea. He very much is a micromanager. Why should I point the finger at staff
Lexee
Jan 2020
#78
Technically, the shit is coming from his staff. Bernie can still claim ignorance and slap a "Not me"
beastie boy
Jan 2020
#101
Sanders is responsible for his team. It is out there. He knows, as of this morning.
Lexee
Jan 2020
#103
This is precisely why I don't want BS making cabinet and judicial appointments. Can you...
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2020
#125
It's all on twitter. I'm not going to scour Sirota's timeline, one example is enough for me.
George II
Jan 2020
#38
Guess what? It was another Sirota hit and run, he's already deleted it. It's now....
George II
Jan 2020
#60
Where did I acknowledge that? I didn't, but said that he's already deleted it. Please....
George II
Jan 2020
#67
There was, and in typical Sirota fashion he left it up just long enough to get it's maximum effect..
George II
Jan 2020
#73
I wonder if he included screen shots of those with his resume when he applied for his current job.
George II
Jan 2020
#75
Honest to God, I just cannot believe this is not known to Bernie or his campaign
Peacetrain
Jan 2020
#45
You call this "silliness"?? Really it's crap. Bernie needs to put a stop to this
Thekaspervote
Jan 2020
#98
This type of bullshit from Sirota and Imes needs to be called out for what it truly is
Docreed2003
Jan 2020
#58
Kind of hard to focus on the opposition when you are getting stabbed from behind.
LuvLoogie
Jan 2020
#64
It's horrifying that some reporters and people with big Twitter followings circulated that..
Cha
Jan 2020
#74
It is not surprising. Sanders has shown us who he is. I do not know why so many do not believe
Lexee
Jan 2020
#79
Yes, Sanders has shown us to be a principled man who has been on the correct side of so many issues.
ArtTownsend
Jan 2020
#81
The opposite of that. HE use to run on integrity. Not anymore. There is a reason for that.
Lexee
Jan 2020
#84
Principled?? On of the right side of things?? This is completely unprincipled
Thekaspervote
Jan 2020
#100
Lying in a cut up video is pretty obviously not principled. So one should wonder
Lexee
Jan 2020
#111
A link to the edited video is in the OP tweet. It's only TWENTY SECONDS, not the original 3+ mins.
George II
Jan 2020
#112
Biden didn't say "Ryan was correct to go after social security and medicare".
lapucelle
Jan 2020
#116
Actually we really don't have to tune them up, the campaign isn't making an effort to be subtle.
George II
Jan 2020
#115
It's easy if you have contempt for the organization you purport to represent
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#126