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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 03:51 PM Jun 2015

Tell Democrats to STOP Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders

Today, Hillary Clinton's supporters (Claire McCaskill) urged media to start calling Bernie Sanders a "socialist" so that Americans would turn against him. This is NOT the 1950s and we do not need a Democratic candidate whose minions devolve into McCarthyism. Stick to the issues, not red-baiting.

There are currently 325 signatures. NEW goal - We need 400 signatures!

Petition Background
The Democratic power brokers proved they are in Wall Street's back pocket today, when Clinton campaign operative, Senator Claire McCaskill, began red-baiting presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, urging media to call him "a socialist" and calling Sander's ideas extreme. Sander's ideas of expanding Social Security and Healthcare and increasing the minimum wage, are ALL things the American people want in polls. Sounds like the pro-Wall Street Clinton operatives are the extreme ones.

Current petition signers

325. kevin McKee from bulger, PA signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
324. chris silva from westminster, VT signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
323. Lisa Denning from Simsbury, CT signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
322. Jeffrey J. Nichols from Menasha, WI signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
321. Shawn Gilbert from Palm Bay, FL signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
320. Douglas Beaver from Lebanon, PA signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.

You should be ashamed. And afraid. Bernie is the REAL candidate that is not going to maintain the status quo, and move the country forward in the right direction. Not so for Hillary Clinton. Desperate, abominable, dirty tactics just show you have NOTHING to run on or for.

319. Esther Allman from Frankfort, IL signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
318. Kathy Reider from Howard City, MI signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
317. George A. Davis from Burlington, MA signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.
316. Charlotte Bennett from LaPlace, LA signed this petition on Jun 29, 2015.

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-democrats-to-stop?source=s.icn.tw&r_by=236914

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Tell Democrats to STOP Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders (Original Post) Playinghardball Jun 2015 OP
Supporters? If she's doing that, I think she qualifies as a minion. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #1
This is to be expected from the oligarchy team. L0oniX Jun 2015 #2
This has got to be the Nite Owl Jun 2015 #3
Just signed. Thanks! eom LiberalElite Jun 2015 #4
Signed. Shameful behavior by "Democrat" McCaskill. Scuba Jun 2015 #5
name calling is all they have Doctor_J Jun 2015 #6
This is part of Mrs. Clinton's dirty campaign. RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #7
Done SamKnause Jun 2015 #8
Claire McCarthy needs to be primaried. Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #9
Currently 550 sigs looking for 750. Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #10
signed shared thanks glinda Jun 2015 #11
Signed. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #12

Nite Owl

(11,303 posts)
3. This has got to be the
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:01 PM
Jun 2015

slimiest, dirtiest thing I have ever heard of. Either Hillary has no control of her people or is endorsing this. She is really afraid of Bernie.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
6. name calling is all they have
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 06:02 PM
Jun 2015

Bernie's more in line with the majority of democrats on every issue. All Mrs Clinton has is wall street money and a band of reaganite followers.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
7. This is part of Mrs. Clinton's dirty campaign.
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 07:02 PM
Jun 2015

She sends her puppets out to do her job.
Bernie shall not run a negative campaign, so Mrs. Clinton will not badmouth Bernie. She sends her drones out to do it.

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