Hillary Is Sick Of The Left: Why Bernie’s Persistence Is A Powerful Reminder Of Clinton’s Troubling

[Purveyor]

Bernie Sanders has stuck around longer than anyone could have imagined, and it's revealing Clinton's true colors

CONNOR LYNCH

Heading into the final months of the presidential primaries, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and her team seem to be increasingly fed up with the Sanders campaign, which has remained competitive since the first votes were cast in Iowa, and continues to dog Clinton from the left. Early last week, Clinton’s chief strategist Joel Benenson remarked that if Sanders wanted another debate, he would have to “tone down” his “very negative” campaign, which — as I discussed in a previous article — is an absurd allegation, considering the Clinton camp has held a virtual monopoly on negative campaigning.

(True, there are some nasty and vulgar Sanders supporters on social media, who Sanders has condemned; but we are talking about the campaigns, not random users on the internet, and Clinton has plenty of unpleasant online enthusiasts as well.)

On Thursday, Clinton herself vented about the Sanders campaign at a rally in New York, and when confronted by a Greenpeace activist about her financial ties to the fossil fuel industry, she replied testily: “I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I’m sick of it.”

Of course, no one is lying about Clinton, who employs a number of bundlers registered as lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry — as Greenpeace documents here — and in an issued response, Greenpeace Democracy Campaign Director Molly Dorozenski said the following:

“Secretary Clinton is conflating Greenpeace with the Sanders campaign, but we are an independent organization, and our research team has assessed the contributions to all Presidential candidates. We have not and will not endorse candidates. Earlier this year, we asked both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders to sign our pledge to #fixdemocracy, and while Sanders signed, Clinton did not. We intend to continue to challenge all candidates to listen to the people, not their biggest donors.”

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http://www.salon.com/2016/04/04/hillary_is_sick_of_the_left_why_bernies_persistence_is_a_powerful_reminder_of_clintons_troubling_centrism/

[Renew Deal]

1. Maybe she's just sick of the Sanders campain's well documented dishonesty?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

2. Have you thought about a career in standup? nt

You have satire down pat...

[Bobbie Jo]

18. .

[rbrnmw]

21. Ever consider a career in Stockholm?

signed a victim of Stockholm Syndrome

[dogman]

3. Be that as it may, Greenpeace is not the Sanders campaign.

She is more likely sick of anyone who does not accept her majesty.

[Renew Deal]

4. We must not speak ill of the Holy Bernie

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1640743

[dogman]

10. He does retweet the Pope a lot.

The Lord works in mysterious ways they say.

[Politicalboi]

13. We're not afraid

Say what you want. Bernie spent more time baking cookies than pay for play.

[TM99]

16. You realize your little link

has zero to do with the topic of this thread, right?

GreenPeace is NOT equivalent with the Sanders campaign. Really that is logic 101.

[anothergreenbus]

19. He's not holy. Just honest.

[anothergreenbus]

7. Here read this on the Clinton Foundation's corruption.

Can't make this stuff up: http://harpers.org/blog/2015/11/shaky-foundations/

[Optimism]

15. Excellent Harpers article.

Well worth the read. The Clintons are so corrupt ... why any self-respecting Democrat would want them back in the White House is beyond me. And we have such a good, honest and decent candidate in Sanders. Wisconsin, then New York (with all of our help) need to make this happen. Opportunity of a lifetime!

[SHRED]

5. The Clintons have disdain for Progressive/Left

It's obvious in who they associate with and with Bill the legislation he has signed.

[reformist2]

6. Hillary's rare loss of control reveals she may be starting to worry that she could lose this thing.

[anothergreenbus]

9. Either she loses or we lose.

[ibegurpard]

8. I saw her true colors years ago

It's why I didn't support her in 08

[anothergreenbus]

12. So you must be on the gravy train too?

[LonePirate]

11. Interesting how the article title is creating friction between Clinton and Sanders' supporters.

[oldandhappy]

14. I see her as a centrist -- have called her a repub.

Have experienced Sanders as a blast of fresh air. I am grateful for all he says. Frankly had expected clinton to be more of a Dem than she seems to be. I will be voting Bernie.

[Jefferson23]

17. The most cynical politician in the Democratic Party, Hillary. n/t

[rbrnmw]

20. such nonsense

SMDH