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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:44 AM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders ad claims or implies endorsements from NH newspapers that didn't happen

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has been searching for high-profile newspaper endorsements in the New Hampshire primary.

His main rival, Hillary Clinton, has been officially backed by the Concord Monitor, Portsmouth Herald, Keene Sentinel and the Boston Globe.

But a campaign ad titled "Endorsed," might have given people a different impression.

The ad, which was first posted online Wednesday Feb. 3, touts endorsements from unions, an environmental group and The Nation magazine.

"From postal workers to nurses, he’s been endorsed for real change," a narrator says in the ad.

The narrator goes on to quote editorials from two New Hampshire newspapers, The Telegraph, of Nashua, and the Valley News, which covers both Vermont and New Hampshire from West Lebanon, N.H.

Up to that point in the 30-second ad, every logo for an organization or publication has been accompanied by the words "endorsed by." Those words disappear when the Telegraph’s logo appears, along with the quote: "He’s not beholden to Wall Street Money."

The words "endorsed by" then reappear next to the logo of the Valley News, which appears along with the quote: "Sanders has been genuinely outraged about the treatment of ordinary Americans for as long as we can remember."

So did the Valley News or the Telegraph endorse Sanders?

According to their editors, no.


http://www.politifact.com/new-hampshire/statements/2016/feb/04/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-ad-claims-endorsements-valley-news-/

Roger Carroll @Telegraph_Rog
For the record, despite @BernieSanders deceptive ad to the contrary, @NashuaTelegraph has not endorsed any Dem prez candidate #nhpolitics
3:43 PM - 3 Feb 2016

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Bernie Sanders ad claims or implies endorsements from NH newspapers that didn't happen (Original Post) book_worm Feb 2016 OP
Same ol same ol with that bunch.. thank you, book _worm Cha Feb 2016 #1
I'm shocked! Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #2
Not the Grandpa Simpson I was thinking of 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #3
LOL! Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #5
Wow! Just wow. A desperate campaign based on lies - OhZone Feb 2016 #4
He can't govern Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #6
They need to stick with a narrative 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #7
For all new Hillary endorsements... yallerdawg Feb 2016 #8
Dishonest. Deceptive. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #9
He really wants to win pandr32 Feb 2016 #10
Oh, lordy Treant Feb 2016 #11
Oops Gothmog Feb 2016 #12
Tee hee shenmue Feb 2016 #16
There seems to be a pattern here Gothmog Feb 2016 #17
More and more........they say they're endorsed by newspapers that haven't endorsed them.... George II Feb 2016 #13
To answer your rhetorical question.. Treant Feb 2016 #14
Fig. 1 - Sanders HQ kjones Feb 2016 #15
Ha! :-D NurseJackie Feb 2016 #18
Isn't Bernie supposed to be the "honest" one in this race? jmowreader Feb 2016 #19

Stuckinthebush

(10,845 posts)
2. I'm shocked!
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:58 AM
Feb 2016

He's so honest and all!



Hey, he did get the endorsement of the Conway Middle School student paper.

"Because we believe that Senator Sanders is so cool, and he will give us all free college, we endorse him for president. Oh, and it's kinda neat that he reminds us of Bucky Simpson's grandpa from Dover. Bucky's grandpa brought the 7th grade class mini snickers the day he came to tell us about World War II."

OhZone

(3,212 posts)
4. Wow! Just wow. A desperate campaign based on lies -
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 11:11 AM
Feb 2016

How could you expect him to really try to get his agenda done? He must know that Congress won't work for him. I'm beginning to question his real agenda. :/

Stuckinthebush

(10,845 posts)
6. He can't govern
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 11:14 AM
Feb 2016

There was a good Atlantic article I posted yesterday that said the same. Democrats don't trust him and won't work with with him.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
7. They need to stick with a narrative
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 11:14 AM
Feb 2016

Earlier, they were claiming that the lack of endorsements proved Bernie's integrity.

Now they are lying about him getting endorsements he never really got.

Get it straight, BernBorg!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. Dishonest. Deceptive.
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:27 PM
Feb 2016

What kind of campaign needs to do something like that? (I guess the only logical answer to that is "a campaign that's desperate and feels it has nothing to lose".)

pandr32

(11,588 posts)
10. He really wants to win
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:40 PM
Feb 2016

He has always been ambitious but his "rise" has been rather slow--considering others have not found him to be as wonderful as he finds himself...until now.

It seems he has tapped into a naive group of naturally rebellious youth and young adults. Most of them appear to have no idea how government works and believe they are now part of a "revolution"--a very alluring prospect for young socio-political muscle en masse.

They are feeding off the group now--social contagion. Sanders could not be more delighted and seems to actually believe he will finally be the leader of a revolution. He continually calls out to them (references this revolution over and over)--makes me think he has a few screws loose.

Treant

(1,968 posts)
11. Oh, lordy
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:43 PM
Feb 2016

I guess the question is if this will actually have any impact--in one direction or the other--in NH and, following that, NV.

While not technically a lie, it's certainly implied. This weaselly lie by implication stuff is just greasy.

George II

(67,782 posts)
13. More and more........they say they're endorsed by newspapers that haven't endorsed them....
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:49 PM
Feb 2016

....they masquerade as union members to trespass in employee-only lunch rooms in Nevada, they use photographs of American Legion members to claim they support Sanders.

It just never stops, does it?

Treant

(1,968 posts)
14. To answer your rhetorical question..
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 01:55 PM
Feb 2016

No...but that's a good thing. It turns off a few voters every time something like this leaks, and that's been, what? Twice a week since before Iowa?

Clinton is Teflon to any Republican accusations at this point, and extends that shield over Sanders to some extent (who on our side listens to Repub accusations any longer?)

But organizations refuting endorsements and exposing dirty tricks, no. Neither candidate has any immunity to that.

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