Media and some HRC supporters went overboard in hounding Dr. Paul Song, imo.

[blm]

Just as some Sanders supporters have exaggerated about then hounded good people endorsing HRC, it is absolutely true that some HRC supporters hounded this good man for comments they chose to exaggerate.

Sanders supporter Dr. Paul Song resigns from Courage Campaign after ‘corporate whore’ comment


“Medicare-for-all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate Democratic whores who are beholden to big pharma and the private insurance industry instead of us,” he said at the rally on April 14.

After facing a backlash, Song insisted he wasn’t referring to Sanders’ Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

“I want to apologize to Secretary Clinton for my insensitive use of the word ‘whores’ and to adamantly profess that this was never intended nor directed at her, as some have incorrectly interpreted,” Song wrote.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/sanders-supporter-dr-paul-song-resigns-from-courage-campaign-after-corporate-whore-comment/

Enough is enough. The circular firing squad has claimed too many good people, at this point. Are Gloria Steinem, Dolores Huerte, John Lewis, and now Dr. Paul Song really the enemies of democracy some want to claim?

[ViseGrip]

1. Hillary supporters will never know the work Dr. Song has done on single payer.

Hillary knows this too, and in reality, I really don't think it makes her happy to see this happen to him. She knows the PNHP group well.

Her supporters should know this.

[blm]

3. I don't think it makes either HRC or Sanders happy that some are willing to hurt entire party

and jeopardize the entire 2016 election in their name. And lash out at great Dems and good people along the way.

[Duval]

14. +1 nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. This is absolutely disgusting...

[Trust Buster]

4. Nothing wrong with holding someone accountable for their choice of words.

[blm]

6. There is something wrong with twisting the words - and both sides are doing it

a lot lately in order to manufacture greater outrage.

[Trust Buster]

7. Nothing was twisted. The guy needs to take personal responsibility. He was wrong and apologized.

[blm]

9. He apologized and the knee-jerk reactions were still overthetop, imo.

But, who cares anymore that there are real people being hurt by the backlash ginned up through massive exaggeration, like Gloria Steinem, Dolores Huerte, and now Paul Song? Right?

[Bluenorthwest]

10. Yeah it was twisted. All over DU people said 'he called Hillary a whore' and he just did not. Liars

are liars. I despise liars. Liars claim Ron and Nancy were AIDS heroes.

[KoKo]

5. Interesting.. and being Fair...Thanks!

[geek tragedy]

8. the Democratic party and its members are not a punching bag

for the use of angst-ridden Indies. Perhaps Bernader should keep that in mind.

This isn't a Green Party race.

[Bluenorthwest]

11. And yet you dismsiss and defend your candidate's lies and insults:

Hypocrites with huge double standards and obvious disregard for certain minority communities. Barf.

[DrDan]

12. completely appropriate

I hope Bernie asked for it

[Skwmom]

13. There was something really puzzling about that whole thing...

[senz]

15. Dr. Song didn't mention Hill's supporters. Steinem and Huerta directly attacked us.

Song's phrase "corporate whores" is commonplace for sold-out politicians from either side of the aisle.

Bernie people never get dirty and low like the opposition.

[blm]

16. heheh….not from what see here at DU…….daily.

Sometimes I feel like I support Sanders for his common sense and despite the lack of sense of some of his alleged 'supporters' here. I say alleged because I am convinced some of the newer ones are trolls here to encourage disruption of party affiliation. aka GOP trolls.