2016 Postmortem
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http://wcmcoop.com/2016/04/01/saboteurs-of-sanders-campaign-lead-to-clinton-national-security-think-tank/Saboteurs of Sanders Campaign Lead to Clinton National Security Think Tank
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There is mounting evidence that Hillary Clinton supporters have been sabotaging the Bernie Sanders campaign, and the trail leads to the Democratic National Committee and a national security think tank made up of current and former Clinton supporters, staff, and contributors.
In a March 30, 2016 videocast on YouTube (below), Debbie the Sane Progressive interviewed Stephen Coyne, a grassroots volunteer for Sanders, about state-level campaign directives that Coyne says sabotaged Sanders GOTV and canvassing efforts in Western Massachusetts.
Joe Caiazzo, Bernie Sanders Communications Director, and employee of Clinton Foundations Truman National Security Foundation.
In December 2015, the Massachusetts Sanders campaign hired Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo as State Communications and Political Director. Coyne claims Caiazzo canceled their events, provided out-of-date voter roles, denied them canvassing material, and gave them orders to not open a campaign office. All of this worked against the best interests of the Sanders campaign, Coyne says, and demoralized volunteers, who subsequently quit.
This is not the first allegation of Clinton supporters infiltrating and sabotaging the Sanders campaign.
much much more at the link --- This Truman National Security Foundation is a creepy front. Directors include Madelaine Albright and a "gaggle of neo-conservatives who believe foreign policy should be grounded in a strong military.
haikugal
(6,476 posts)Wilms
(26,795 posts)Found her 'about page' at the Truman project. A week later, that page was password protected, as it is today.
http://trumanproject.org/home/team-view/aisha-dew/
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Wilms
(26,795 posts)It was on the first page of google results, but there was a focus on her FaceBook page.
That said, Nico is in SERIOUS need of a tutorial on PR.
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Aisha O. Dew is currently working at TIAA- CREF as Project Coordinator in the Individual Business. She was the Chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party from 2011- 2013, which was the host county for the Democratic National Convention. She is the first African American women to be elected to the position. Aisha has served as the Third Vice Chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party 2009 -2011. In that role, she played a key role in Mecklenburg County's Democratic victories in 2009 and 2010. As First Vice President of the Young Democrats of Mecklenburg County from 2008-2010, Aisha organized field projects, fundraisers, and campaign coordination. In 2010, Aisha was hired to manage the successful reelection campaign of State Representative Kelly Alexander. She was also Chair of the Mecklenburg County Commission advisory board for redistricting, as appointee by County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts. Aisha has organized fundraisers for candidates with special guests and hosts such as Senator Kay Hagan, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Mayor Pro Temp Patrick Cannon, Attorney Julius Chambers, Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey, and many more. She also co-chaired the second annual Gantt - Watt Reception Fundraiser. Aisha was also the chair for the Men Cooking for the Cause fundraiser, which featured special guest Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Aisha is an accomplished producer, director, actress and a community advocate. A graduate of Salem College, she received training in acting and theater from Wake Forest University and the Yale University School of Drama. Aisha founded the Hall Neighborhood House Performing Arts Program, giving over ten thousand children exposure to the arts. Aisha was also the Regional Director of She was also Chair of the Mecklenburg County Commission advisory board for redistricting. Wolf Trap Early Learning through the Arts for the state of Connecticut. Aisha has also produced and directed over 15 plays, festivals, and shows. She received the Metrolina Theater Association nomination for Best Director as well as Creative Loafing magazine's nomination for Theater Newcomer of the Year. Aisha is a graduate of the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County's Project Blueprint and is the recipient of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP Special Service Award . She received the award for Top Five Young Democrats of North Carolina. Aisha is also the recipient of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Young Democrat of the Year award. She also received the politics award from the Queen City Chapter of the National Women of Achievement.
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Wilms
(26,795 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)It all circles back to John Podesta.
http://www.muckety.com/Truman-National-Security-Project/5094448.muckety
amborin
(16,631 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)I'll pm you.
Lodestar
(2,388 posts)Vid/Multi Media forum back during North Carolina's primary that describes a similar experience there.
Coyne claims Caiazzo canceled their events, provided out-of-date voter roles, denied them canvassing material, and gave them orders to not open a campaign office. All of this worked against the best interests of the Sanders campaign, Coyne says, and demoralized volunteers, who subsequently quit.
stellanoir
(14,881 posts)to the campaign worker's video & is inclusive of his video :
http://caucus99percent.com/content/my-investigation-so-far-claim-bernies-nc-campaign-was-sabotaged-hrc-moles-now-w-new-niko
Lodestar
(2,388 posts)Onlooker
(5,636 posts)Well, if Bernie can't handle Hillary's sabotage, he has no chance against the Republicans. I guess he's just not ready for prime time. Too bad, since he's ethical, but as the OP implies, Hillary and her team are far better at hardball politics than Bernie. That said, Bernie was pretty clever in Nevada, stealing more delegates than the democratic election result allotted, so maybe he knows how to play the game, too.
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)Thanks for your post, and no thanks for your ethics. BTW, Bernie didn't steal Nevada delegates, your cohorts didn't bother to show up.
Onlooker
(5,636 posts)... if you think Hillary is winning because of her corrupt politics, then just imagine what the Republicans will do to Bernie. I don't think Hillary is doing anything illegal anymore than Bernie did something illegal in Nevada. They are both playing the game according to the rules, and the rules have always sucked. Of course, you'll defend anything Bernie does, just as Hillary supporters will defend anything she does, but some of us are more neutral and try to look at the situation with a degree of objectivity. I like both Bernie and Hillary (and in fact voted for Bernie in the MA primary), but I don't think he walks on water. He's a good politician, and so is Hillary.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)He has an edge: He doesn't have to remember what lie he told to what crowd at what venue.
He can stand there and say the same thing that he has always said, and wait for an opening to jab his opponent with. People know him. They don't have to get piecemeal introductions, because his cards are on the table.
That scares the fuck out of people trying to play political poker against him, Democratic and Republican alike.
When is the debate?
Onlooker
(5,636 posts)... The Republicans will surely try to frame Bernie as an anti-American, pro-dictator (Castro) radical, who waffled on gun rights, and who failed in his tasks at oversight of the VA hospitals. They will use voter intimidation, voter ID laws, reduced voting places, and probably even Diebold technology to try to steal the election. They will do everything possible to make Bernie look like a liar, just as they did with Hillary. The belief that Hillary is dishonest and corrupt was manufactured by Hillary's enemies on the right and the left, and some are stupid enough to fall for it. Hillary may be ambitious (a terrible quality in a woman to some), she may change her views, she may make mistakes, and she may be greedy, but she's not corrupt or dishonest.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)but I stopped at this.
"Hillary may be ambitious (a terrible quality in a woman to some)"
I have worked in a male dominated field for decades. I get along with my male subordinates and my peers in general.
There are two types of ambition, Onlooker.
One is ambition for self gain.
The second is ambition for project and principle.
The second moves mountains as a team. Bernie Sanders says that it is not me, it is us. So right he is!
Your candidate says "fighting for us". Fighting.
I'm a doer. If you asked me whether I would like furniture bought at an upscale boutique, or the materials to build my own, say desk, I'd choose the latter.
I know this because I did build my own desk. Lacquer is the most heinous of oil based paints, but when applied correctly, lacquer seasons fantastically and is durable. I don't recommend using it if you are not prepared to have to scrub any drops that you get on your a week.
Hillary IS a liar and I'm finding this is one of her BETTER qualities.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)She has told numerous "tall tales" that didn't really happen, like ducking sniper fire in Tuzla.
In MY book, that is dishonest. That is only ONE example.
You DO realize that the Republicans are going to brand Hillary as a 'Gun Grabbing Socialist" too?
Yes?
The Republicans have done that to EVERY Democratic contender since FDR.
That is why I really don't worry about what The Republicans are going to do.
I already know...and that is their problem.
My problem is fielding a candidate that can beat the Republicans no matter WHAT they do, and Hillary is NOT that candidate. WAAAAAAY too much baggage and dirt for them to roll around in.
You know, everybody laughs when someone from the Hillary Group tries to label Sanders as "dishonest". That dog don't hunt. It doesn't even make it off the porch.
Arneoker
(375 posts)I'd be so afraid of debating someone who has pledged to raise taxes. How could you possibly argue with that?
John Poet
(2,510 posts)George W. Bush!
Stealing the White House is what they did best.
bjo59
(1,166 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)The "sister" 501(c)(3) organization of the Truman National Security Foundation is an organization named Center for National Policy.
Their web site has been taken down.
Wikipedia:
The Center for National Policy was founded in 1981. Peter Kovler, Director of the Marjorie Kovler Fund, serves as Chairman of the Center, succeeding Leon Panetta, CNPs National Advisory Board Chair and former White House Chief of Staff.
Previous Presidents and Chairmen of CNP include U.S. ambassador to India and former six-term member of Congress, Tim Roemer, three former U.S. Secretaries of State, Madeleine Albright, Edmund Muskie, and Cyrus Vance. Other CNP Board members have included former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Foley, former Republican Members of Congress Jack Buechner and Rod Chandler, and former Democratic Members of Congress John Brademas and Michael Barnes.
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http://patch.com/connecticut/stonington/truman-project-and-center-for-national-policy-announc99c8162971 --more at the link.
The Truman National Security Project recently announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the Center for National Policy, a national security organization that has been a leading policy voice for nearly 40 years.
The move combines values-based national security policy and politics in a partnership that will help define what American leadership means in a changing world. While each group will retain its name, the two organizations are combining staff and operations to create a powerful national force with deep roots in Washington D.C. as well as broad national reach to turn forward-looking ideas into reality.
"The goal of this partnership is to support a new generation of leaders with new ideas to advance American leadership in a changing world," CNP President Scott Bates said.
As a former President of CNP and a current Advisory Board member of the Truman Project, I am excited about this new partnership. Not only do the Truman Project and the Center for National Policy unite strong policy and smart politics, but they also bring together generations of forward-thinking national security leaders. The national community, advocacy talent, and policy knowledge of these two organizations can make a true difference in how America fulfills its leadership role, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said.
We are thrilled to create a national powerhouse that unites generations, combining the wisdom and experience of CNPs current and past leaders with the rising policy, political, and veteran leadership of the Truman Project. Its a pleasure and an honor to join forces, and we are looking forward to even greater impact in 2013 together, Truman Project President Rachel Kleinfeld said.
As Truman Project Chairman John Driscoll explained, "Smart American foreign policy for the 21st century requires the right ideas and the right leaders. This partnership lets us arm the rising decision-makers of our country with the knowledge they need."
CNP Chairman Peter Kovler added that, "This is a big step forward for our organization and the additional energy and expertise of the Truman Project can only enhance our common mission of trying to help our government make the best possible choices."
blm
(113,079 posts)of BEING in the business of getting Democrats elected. Alot of good people are being smeared with these bogus charges of conspiracy.
Did anyone seriously think David Axelrod was sabotaging Barack Obama because he once worked for John Edwards? IMO, people are prone to believe these types of political infrastructure jobs/teamwork over the years is sabotage because they never spent 4,6,8 or more years doing the actual groundwork that needs doing EVERY ELECTION in EVERY year. We all jump in and do the work needed to get our preferred Dem primary candidates elected, then the Dem nominee elected over the Republican. Period.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)that you are omitting, is that David Axelrod worked hard and produced results for Obama.
These volunteers were incompetent beyond belief.
Many examples of them failing to do their job and engaging in behavior that harmed the Bernie campaign. Consistent incompetence led people to start turning over rocks. Red flags were thrown up about these people before anyone knew about their backgrounds.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)nc4bo
(17,651 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)that people are trying to conduct campaigns as though everything they say and do is not recorded. I realize that some politicians operate on saying whatever they think will appease their given, momentary audience, but that type of ploy just doesn't work in the information age.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)First of the Truman National Security Project is a gaggle of neocons. Believe in having a strong military does not make on a neo con.
Before Bernie Joe Caiazzo worked for Don Berwick. He ran for Governor on a single-payer healthcare platform.
Seems like someone who would naturally support Sanders.
Also "Debbie the Sane Progressive" does not seems like a reputable news sources.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)And that is the point here, isn't it? That Hillary is a neo-con and hawk?
iandhr
(6,852 posts)... is not a neo con organization. If you think they are you either ignorant meaning you don't know much about them or you complete ignore fact.
Sanders folks here have been living in a fact free zone for a long time.
I used to admire Sanders. I now lost almost all the respect I once had for him. I am very liberal person I didn't think that was possible.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)in the Sanders' campaign is just fine?
And you think obviously that this kind of militaristic
group serves the country well, when most normal
citizens have had enough of wars?
grasswire
(50,130 posts)It seems that so many people are intertwined with so many think tanks and foundations and so on....all raising money to influence national policy. Lobbyists, essentially, raising money as tax exempt entities.
It's kinda revolting and scary.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)CIA is involved in all of it, because Congress
gave up its oversight duties long ago and
voluntarily.
Orrex
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iandhr
(6,852 posts)The person who you are accusing of sabotage worked in 2014 Democratic Primary for arguably the most progressive candidate for Governor of MA.
Debbie the Sane Progressive as I noticed earlier is not a reputable source of information.
And it is not a neo con organization. They don't believe it perpetual war.
hopemountain
(3,919 posts)kindly connect how the topic of sabatoge relates to sanders platform and his integrity?
your statement reminds me of what a liar and a cheater does when caught in the act and who turns around and then blames the 'catcher' or target of such an act of being the liar and the cheater.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)The sabotage allegations are BS.
In terms of why I lost respect for Sanders.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1390509
Saying he has "conditions" for supporting Clinton. If he is "real Democrat" like so many of his supporters claim he needs to support her unconditionally if he get nomination.
I would support him 100% if he got the nomination.
Anyone who can't see that Hillary in 500x better than a Republican is just plain stupid.
Also his supporters don't help him either.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)iandhr
(6,852 posts)think
(11,641 posts)The Goldman Sachs Guide To Manipulating Commodities
By Marcus Stanley July 24, 2013, at 4:50 p.m.
Americans have learned a lot in recent years about how our largest financial institutions make their money. But few would have imagined that a million and a half tons of aluminum a quarter of the national supply at any given moment typically sits in a network of 27 Detroit warehouses owned by Goldman Sachs. And hardly anyone would have thought that manufacturers seeking to purchase that aluminum might wait 18 months or more for delivery, while warehouse owners like Goldman Sachs collect additional rent, paid for by consumers of aluminum products ranging from beer cans to home siding.
In an important hearing yesterday before the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Weiner of MillerCoors described the operation and how it boosts prices for real-economy companies. The witnesses at yesterday's hearing explained how the largest Wall Street banks have accumulated massive amounts of physical commodity infrastructure, ranging from warehouses to oil tankers to power generation plants....
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2013/07/24/how-goldman-sachs-and-wall-street-manipulate-alumnimum-and-other-commodities
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Was that photoshopped? Was that photo misrepresented, and it was a different person standing side by side, either with Schultz or Day?
I am repeatedly shocked by the fact that old school politicians forget that the internet has a looooooong memory, and they think they can just shrug and pretend it didn't happen.
That says way more about Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's incompetence than it can ever say about anybody else.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Agschmid
(28,749 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)with the next 4 years. Republican obstruction like Obama never met and a fragmented Democratic base planning to primary her in 2020.
We live in interesting times.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)That the internet exists.
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BainsBane
(53,038 posts)If these relationships are true, why on God's earth did Sanders hire them in the first place? What sort of campaign--or employer of any kind--doesn't verify the backgrounds of the people it hires, particular state field directors?
I've read other accounts that said the events were cancelled because the organizers didn't bother to security permits.
I've seen a lot of these allegations. I don't know if there is any truth to them, but what I find astounding is that Sander supporters actually put it out there as though Hillary Clinton is responsible for what, if true, can only be a stunning level of incompetence by Sanders himself. Do they seriously think these arguments help Bernie? If he can't manage to vet his own campaign staffers, why should the American public entrust him with staffing the executive branch of the federal government?
None of this is surprising when we are talking about a candidate who refuses to even take responsibility for his own votes in congress, whether voting for the crime bills against closing Guantanamo.
I think the far more likely explanation is that his supporters are engaging in baseless conspiracy theories because ultimately they refuse to come to terms with the simple fact that voters prefer another candidate.
Arneoker
(375 posts)Like my co-worker would say, you are too much in Logic Land.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)I suspect that you will learn things that you did not want to learn.
I know I did.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)so that it doesn't seek.
This is an excellent article that should be an eye-opener for some!
Thank you for posting this, grasswire. You are one of my favorite DUers.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)You made me smile.
You're not too shabby yerself!
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Lord have mercy I make typos.
Thank you for getting the gist of the post despite my fumbling.
senz
(11,945 posts)and get to the bottom of all this shit.
I wish the Hill campaign were more honest and above board.
Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)Thanks, grasswire.
Cobalt Violet
(9,905 posts)I have big problems voting for cheaters.
Arneoker
(375 posts)Sacrificing the future of the country that my kids have to live in in order to spite those I don't like. Which is why, in the unlikely event that he wins the nomination, that I will be a militant Sanders supporter. He will need militant support, employing hardball tactics of the first order!
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Amazing self control!
jfern
(5,204 posts)Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)CalvinballPro
(1,019 posts)Watch as irascible old Bernie Sanders refuses to take responsibility for anything in his life! Especially his terrible presidential campaign...
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)That is how pathetic a candidate Her is.
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