Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumSanders' alleging Hillary and DNC violating campaign finance laws - true?
Nah. So says Andrea Mitchell on Rachel Maddow's show tonight. She checked with the experts and all said that no violation occurred.
Good ole honest Bern.
johnp3907
(3,731 posts)Her Sister
(6,444 posts)So good to know this~ ANOTHER FAIL!!!!!!
edit: Did they mention FEC letters to BS campaign?
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)argument beloved of the 12 and below set.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)making sure Sanders campaign was not violating campaign finance laws and having to spend time returning overpayments of donations. Some appear to be a direct effort to violate the laws.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)Divert the attention from you by claiming your opponent does it.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)Were there one iota of truth to this crap accusation, she'd be on it like white on rice.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)Debunktion Junction!
HillareeeHillaraah
(685 posts)...and then said "and here's Andrea Mitchell to comment" I yelled at the screen, "are you kidding? That's who you get to report on the veracity of an anti Clinton claim?"
But then she wound up being pretty fair in her assessment ~
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)which actually has jurisdiction, I'm sure he doesn't believe it either! But it will be bring in more money from the childrens' crusade.
livetohike
(22,145 posts)George II
(67,782 posts).....500 pages of illegal contributions to wade through.
LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)How pathetic his campaign has become.
livetohike
(22,145 posts)Basically his entire campaign is a character assassination on Hillary Clinton. He's pathetic and a fraud.
Quayblue
(1,045 posts)Oh yeah... Desperation. Smh.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)Is screwing the Democratic Party. Can't help himself.
" It would be hypocritical for me to run as a Democrat because of the things I have said about the party."
Bernie Sanders
Socialist Scholars Conference
New York City, April 1990
livetohike
(22,145 posts)The other is his arrogance and whining. I see nothing uplifting about his campaign, just a bunch of complaints and no solutions.
Gomez163
(2,039 posts)Bernie is going to win a lot of hearts and minds with that.
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)Bernie no longer has even a snowball's chance in hell at getting the nomination.
Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)From Tad Devine. I swear the entire Sanders campaign is either smoking crack or huffing glue. Never seen such careless disregard for the truth in any other campaign this season. If he keeps this up, Sanders will be a Democratic pariah long before the convention rolls around.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)athena
(4,187 posts)Here is the e-mail from the Bernie campaign:
Subject: This should anger EVERYONE
Theres something I need to share with you, athena, and its probably going
to anger you. It should probably anger everyone. Here it is:
Our opponent is bending campaign finance rules to their breaking point all
so Wall Street fat cats and people like Walmart's Alice Walton can get away
with giving hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single contribution to
benefit the Clinton campaign.
You already know about the fundraiser Hillary Clinton held where a couple
could contribute $353,000 to sit at a table with George Clooney. That money
doesnt go directly to the Clinton campaign, it goes to something called the
"Hillary Victory Fund" another account that has raised almost $35 million.
Well, for MONTHS the Clinton campaign has been saying the primary purpose of
that fund is to support the DNC and state parties. But thats not even close
to true.
According to the Hillary Victory Funds most recent FEC report, the vast
majority of the money they spent in 2016 $25 MILLION went directly
towards helping the Clinton campaign itself.
So, what can we do about it? We can either sit back and shrug our shoulders
at yet another obscene injustice. Or, we can fight. I say we fight.
Contribute to Bernies campaign today to help us win New York and as a way
of saying you have had ENOUGH of the way Hillary Clintons campaign is
funding its campaign and super PACs.
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So, this is distressing, but its probably to be expected. The Clinton
campaign has raised the majority of its money from people giving the maximum
amount of money under the law and her super PACs have raised more than $15
million from Wall Street and the financial industry alone.
Do you believe we can change a corrupt system by taking its money? Bernie
Sanders says no, and thats the choice New Yorkers face on Tuesday.
The choice you face right now, is are you willing to contribute to fight
back and win this primary, the White House and take our country back from
the billionaire class? You can do that here:
https://go.berniesanders.com/we-must-keep-fighting [secure.actblue.com]
This is the most important week and a half of the campaign. How we respond
in this moment could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
In solidarity,
Jeff Weaver
Campaign Manager
Bernie 2016
Paid for by Bernie 2016
(not the billionaires)
PO Box 905 - Burlington VT 05402 United States - (855) 4-BERNIE
And here is the response from Hillary's campaign:
Subject: Bernies latest attack is irresponsible and poisonous
His baseless attack against Hillary
Athena --
I want to let you know about a development that just occurred, because it
matters. The tone of this primary matters, and the condition of our party at
the end of it will matter as we prepare to face Donald Trump or Ted Cruz
this fall.
Earlier today, the Sanders campaign wrote a letter to the Democratic
National Committee, falsely accusing us of violating campaign finance law.
You wont be surprised by what happened next: 26 minutes after the letter
was sent, his campaign sent a fundraising email attempting to capitalize on
the phony charges.
(Before you read any further, let's get one thing straight: this accusation
is false. They're questioning our joint fundraising agreement with the DNC,
which allows us to support Democrats running up and down the ticket -- the
same fundraising structure used by President Obama in 2008 and 2012.)
This latest incident is part of a troubling pattern of behavior -- occurring
just as Bernies mathematical odds of winning the nomination dwindle
toward zero -- in which Sanders and his team are not just debating us on
issues (which we all agree is perfectly fair), but rather attacking Hillary
Clintons character, integrity, and motivations.
The fact that they include the Democratic Party in these charges -- an
organization we want future generations of progressives to trust and support
-- further confirms that the Sanders campaign has let things get out of hand
in its waning days. To wit:
* Over the weekend, they had protesters outside one of our fundraising
events -- one whose proceeds went not just to Hillary for America, but to
the Democratic National Committee and 32 state Democratic Parties --
throwing dollar bills at Hillarys motorcade, as if they were at, shall we
say, an adult entertainment venue. This was just days after someone
introducing Bernie at a rally called Hillary a Democratic whore.
* In last weeks debate, Bernie questioned Hillarys commitment to
fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2% of the money given to our
campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2%, mind
you: 0.2%.
* And of course, Sanders spent several days calling Hillary unqualified for
the presidency, based on an entirely false claim that Hillary had said the
same about him. She hadnt (and still hasnt, even after what he said).
To be clear, we welcome a debate on the important issues facing Americans,
like how to prevent gun violence, encourage tolerance, and do more to level
the playing field for Americans who are counting on us.
But its hard to see how anyone -- other than Donald Trump and Ted Cruz --
benefits from this downward spiral of irresponsible and baseless attacks.
Right about now is when we ought to be talking about coming together as a
progressive movement, not undermining a generation of voters faith in the
Democratic Party and in the woman who is almost certain to be its nominee.
Thank you for everything you do to support our campaign.
Robby
Robby Mook
Campaign Manager
Hillary for America
Hillary needs you now more than ever -- chip in $19 to join more than one
million grassroots donors standing with her:
[LINK] Athena, donate $19 [links.hillaryclinton.com]
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Paid for by Hillary for America, a campaign supported by more than one
million grassroots donors.
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SunSeeker
(51,564 posts)athena
(4,187 posts)I can't wait to see how many pinocchios this will get.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Her Sister
(6,444 posts)Weaver's got nothing but anger and hate!
Mook's letter is clearheaded and just smart!
Interesting!!!
READY FOR HER!
Contributed to HER last night!
VOTING FOR HER IN NY Today!!!!!
ismnotwasm
(41,986 posts)I roll my eyes.
SunSeeker
(51,564 posts)JSup
(740 posts)...in his head which is the only place that matters to him.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)I can hardly wait until this is over.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Absolutely disgusting.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)A forked-tongue fabricator.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)liberal N proud
(60,335 posts)After paying for a trip to see the pope in the hallway, paid for with campaign money only to say it wasn't political.
I would think that would be a very clear violation, but then his faithful followers will praise his stunt.