2016 Postmortem

LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:53 AM Mar 2016

AIPAC Rejects Sanders Offer to Speak via Video, as Romney and Gingrich Did in 2012

Bernie Sanders confirmed on Friday that he will not attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington next week, and his campaign revealed that the candidate’s offer to address the gathering by video link was turned down by the organizers.

In a letter to Robert Cohen, the group’s president, released on Friday afternoon, Sanders wrote that while he “would very much have enjoyed speaking at the AIPAC conference,” like all of the remaining presidential candidates, his campaign schedule made it impossible for him to attend in person.

“Since AIPAC has chosen not to permit candidates to address the conference remotely,” Sanders added, “the best that I can do is to send you a copy of the remarks that I would have given if I was able to attend.”

Michael Briggs, his communications director, confirmed that an offer to speak via video link was rejected.

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https://theintercept.com/2016/03/18/aipac-rejects-sanders-offer-to-speak-via-video-as-romney-and-gingrich-did-in-2012/

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AIPAC Rejects Sanders Offer to Speak via Video, as Romney and Gingrich Did in 2012 (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2016 OP

It's all about control. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #1

It looks bad though not showing up. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #2

AIPAC needed to be taken down a couple notches shawn703 Mar 2016 #4

If this move hurt AIPAC you might have a point but it will only hurt Bernie IMO -nt Happenstance24 Mar 2016 #5

Only among Republicans shawn703 Mar 2016 #12

And Jewish Dems like those in NY and FL had he made the general. -nt Happenstance24 Mar 2016 #15

Our relationship with Israel is very, very important to the majority of Democrats. grossproffit Mar 2016 #6

That is simply false. shawn703 Mar 2016 #11

False! Americans' Views Toward Israel Remain Firmly Positive. grossproffit Mar 2016 #13

He's very weak on both national and foreign policy. grossproffit Mar 2016 #7

I'm sure you are....Give up two or three days of on the ground campaigning Armstead Mar 2016 #18

He only needs to make a 15-30 min speech comradebillyboy Mar 2016 #19

Much of a day to fly there, much of a day to fly back Armstead Mar 2016 #20

Funny how some UglyGreed Mar 2016 #8

They will allow fucking Newt Gingrich to do it and not Bernie? Vinca Mar 2016 #3

perfectly said, you even got Newt's title correct. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #10

As a Hillary supporter, I say fuck AIPAC Tarc Mar 2016 #9

How sad. He doesn't get to pay court to AIPAC like the Republicans and Hillary. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #14

MAybe this is part of the reason he isn't going Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #16

God forbid Bernie should pass up the chance to run elbows with Ralph Read and the like Armstead Mar 2016 #21

They want neocon Hillary. No need to hear from Bernie. n/t Avalux Mar 2016 #17

ladjf

(17,320 posts)

1. It's all about control. nt

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:07 AM

Mar 2016

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. It looks bad though not showing up.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:15 AM

Mar 2016

He has no foreign policy then turns down an invite to speak on foreign policy. Not presidential.

shawn703

(2,702 posts)

4. AIPAC needed to be taken down a couple notches

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:19 AM

Mar 2016

Good for Sanders, they don't deserve to have him speak in person.

Happenstance24

(193 posts)

5. If this move hurt AIPAC you might have a point but it will only hurt Bernie IMO -nt

Reply to shawn703 (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:20 AM

Mar 2016

shawn703

(2,702 posts)

12. Only among Republicans

Reply to Happenstance24 (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:02 AM

Mar 2016

Happenstance24

(193 posts)

15. And Jewish Dems like those in NY and FL had he made the general. -nt

Reply to shawn703 (Reply #12)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 12:17 PM

Mar 2016

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

6. Our relationship with Israel is very, very important to the majority of Democrats.

Reply to shawn703 (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:24 AM

Mar 2016

It's very important to me.

shawn703

(2,702 posts)

11. That is simply false.

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:01 AM

Mar 2016

"In our most recent probabilistic Internet poll of 1,008 American adults, fielded by GfK, the differences across party lines are wide: 51 percent of Republican respondents want the United States to lean toward Israel, compared to 17 percent of Democrats."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/12/15/widening-democratic-party-divisions-on-the-israeli-palestinian-issue/

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

13. False! Americans' Views Toward Israel Remain Firmly Positive.

Reply to shawn703 (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:13 AM

Mar 2016

http://www.gallup.com/poll/189626/americans-views-toward-israel-remain-firmly-positive.aspx?g_source=Politics&g_medium=newsfeed&g_campaign=tiles

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)

7. He's very weak on both national and foreign policy.

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:25 AM

Mar 2016

I'm greatly disappointed in his not attending.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

18. I'm sure you are....Give up two or three days of on the ground campaigning

Reply to grossproffit (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 12:44 PM

Mar 2016

I'm sure if AIPAC were so "disappointed" and "concerned" they would have let him speak by video.

comradebillyboy

(10,143 posts)

19. He only needs to make a 15-30 min speech

Reply to Armstead (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:03 PM

Mar 2016

he's not required to stay for the duration. As much as I despise AIPAC they are an influential organization with a lot of visibility. Bernie complains all the time about lack of media exposure but he won't go to events like AIPAC that will give him a lot of exposure and he won't do interviews with local news in Az where he desperately needs a win.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

20. Much of a day to fly there, much of a day to fly back

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #19)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:16 PM

Mar 2016

at the very least, if they did the flying at night two days

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)

8. Funny how some

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:28 AM

Mar 2016

liberals will take the side of a right wing organisation when it favors their position...........

Vinca

(50,258 posts)

3. They will allow fucking Newt Gingrich to do it and not Bernie?

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:18 AM

Mar 2016

If that's not bias, I don't know what is.

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)

10. perfectly said, you even got Newt's title correct.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:35 AM

Mar 2016

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

9. As a Hillary supporter, I say fuck AIPAC

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:33 AM

Mar 2016

And I wish she would too, to be honest; 99% of our politicians bend the knee before Israeli lobbyists and it is sickening. I am all for Israel and all that, though they have issues with their own extremist loons too (Yeshiva students and settler extremists).

AIPAC sucks, and has entirely too many hooks in Democrats and Republicans alike.