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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Jane Sanders Sinks Burlington College [View all]pnwmom
(109,039 posts)26. And they have billed her as one of Bernie's top advisors.
Last edited Mon May 16, 2016, 07:31 PM - Edit history (2)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/256523-jane-omeara-sanders-future-first-lady
As I read the profiles, I thought to myself that I now know a lot about Melania but little about Jane, a former community organizer, college president and top adviser to her husband.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_O%27Meara_Sanders
Adviser and aide to Bernie Sanders[edit]
In 2015, Bernie Sanders described his wife as "one of his key advisers",[2] and he employed her at various times as "an administrative assistant, spokeswoman, policy adviser, chief of staff, and media buyer".[2] In a 1996 article in The Washington Post, she was credited with helping him draft "more than 50 pieces of legislation".[8]
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Veterans died during the scandal while Sanders was head of the Veterans Affairs Committee
KittyWampus
May 2016
#2
Regurgitate shit adds nothing to a conversation. This is the stuff of a losing campaign. nt
Sheepshank
May 2016
#9
Since everyone is armed with a camera these days, he might be more worried than we know.
Vinca
May 2016
#17
Sanders' perverted rape fantasy writing would be wonderful in the GE, wouldn't they?
KittyWampus
May 2016
#14
Almost as good as Bill going to an island with a billionaire pedophile and underage girls
Ned_Devine
May 2016
#27
"Brady Toensing, an attorney and Vice Chair of the Vermont Republican Party. "
.99center
May 2016
#7
Do you really want to be the type to attack the families of your opponents?
hellofromreddit
May 2016
#23
She and her daughter were both on the payroll in his last campaign. Don't know about this one but
Maru Kitteh
May 2016
#29