HRC's Camp to Shepard Fairey (Hope poster): Sanders' Campaign Is 'Poor Man's Imitation of Obama '08'

[amborin]

HRC Spokesman Calls Sanders' Campaign "Poor Man's Imitation" of Obama 2008

Shepard Fairey, who designed the “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, recently designed a T-shirt to support Bernie Sanders. He also released a statement saying that Sanders is the candidate who “embodies the principles of justice, equality, liberty and access to the American Dream.”

In response to that endorsement, Clinton campaign spokesperson Brian Fallon issued the following tweet:


“Diss Obama by day, do poor man’s imitation of 2008 campaign by night”

Poor man’s imitation? What an unfortunate choice of words.

Sad, impecunious slobs that we are, we slink around under cover of night selling T-shirts! What a feeble imitation of the glittering galas held by our PAC-glutted betters. I feel so put in my place.

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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/18/1487310/-HRC-Spokesman-Calls-Sanders-Campaign-Poor-Man-s-Imitation-of-Obama-2008

from Daily Kos

[SoLeftIAmRight]

1. they are sick

what does that say about their supporters?

[NCTraveler]

2. Away from the main point.

I find some of his work very interesting. Fetches a pretty penny.

[HerbChestnut]

3. This is why they're about to lose.

The arrogance of the Clinton campaign has been on full display for months, and it's finally catching up with them.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

14. Arrogance is the right word... why Hillary is in for a not so big surprise. It's deja vu all over again!

Go Bernie!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[corkhead]

4. I like it, but it kinda looks like a TV test pattern

[Arazi]

5. I love it. Very retro! Just bought a tee shirt

[hifiguy]

6. Almost, Shep. Almost.

[Paulie]

7. I just sent $50 to Bernie

Thanks for the reminder."!

[KingFlorez]

8. That is hilarious

[GreatGazoo]

9. So now they diss Sanders as a "poor man" -- that shows the bubble they are in.

Team Clinton needs to rethink this 'offense as defense' thing. They aren't that good at it.

[intheflow]

10. Yes, Sanders is the poor man's candidate.

Duh! We are the 99%.

[YOHABLO]

11. I don't think I can stand 4yrs of Hillary pretending to be a strong black woman.

[jeff47]

18. Don't worry, she's only pretending until the campaign is over. (nt)

[Dragonfli]

12. It is true, those that are sycophants to those that serve the.01% are usually rich or their most

loyal and ass-kissing slaves.

And we are the 99%, most of whom are poor or headed that way, this is the poor mans's/woman's campaign
.
WE are indeed the poor man's REVOLUTION.


it is nothing to be ashamed of people, embrace it!
Revolutions are now as always the last best hope of the poor and it has been thus since civilization began.

They are lucky that unlike the French royalty/wealthy they fashion themselves after, we bring votes rather than guillotines.

[daleanime]

28. +1

[JackRiddler]

13. I think Fallon means Shepard Fairey is the poor man...

Probably not as poor as he was in 2008 before the Obama poster, I would guess.

But does Fallon get that it's the same Shepard Fairey?

If he doesn't: Fallon's not a poor man, I presume, but definitely a philistine!

[Nanjeanne]

15. Wow - I'm shocked they would be so blatantly rude. And they think Sanders smears them

at every turn.

Disgraceful.

[hifiguy]

16. Harry Truman could have been speaking about the Fan Club:

"I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell."

[Lorien]

19. Projection, as always

and if anyone brings up their record on the issues suddenly *we're* the bad guys and they are injured victims. I'm so tired of this nonsense!

[CharlotteVale]

17. His describing a Bernie supporter's work as "poor man's" really epitomizes the

Hillary Clinton campaign's contempt for the 99%. For Rmoney it was the 47%...Hillary's mouthpiece just comes right out and says it -- "poor man."

[Lorien]

20. Gotten hand it to them; they're constantly nasty

when things aren't going their way.

[bunnies]

21. Yep. They have nothing but contempt for us.

Nice of them to come right out and say it.

[EndElectoral]

22. Ugh...this is the rhetoric they are reduced to.

The use of poor man is telling in the quote.

[Matariki]

23. I finding it hard to remember why I ever supported Clinton

I supported her in 2008 and expected to support her this time around. I was happy Sanders entered the race at the start because I thought he would focus the conversation on things that really matter, but wouldn't actually be in the running in a serious way. That has clearly shifted.

I'm finding Clinton more and more distasteful. I don't know how I overlooked her Corporatism and serious flaws when I supported her in the past

[PonyUp]

24. Pompous snobs. n/t

[liberal_at_heart]

25. And there you go. Clinton's campaign's true feelings about poor people.

We all knew it. I love it when they admit it though.

[Vinca]

26. They're going after an artist? AN ARTIST?????

They should be so lucky to get a Shepard Fairey poster done for Hillary.

[Kalidurga]

30. But there is one

[Orsino]

27. "Poor person's campaign" ought to be a badge of honor.

That's sort of what Sanders is bringing, and I approve. It's long, long overdue.

[berni_mccoy]

29. Fuck HRC's Campaign! That's AS BAD as ROMNEY's 47%!

[Ferd Berfel]

31. Interesting phrasing coming from an elitist creature of Wall Street

[kenn3d]

32. @brianefallon You've had ample warning

In reply to Brian Fallon
Kenn Threed ?@kenn3d 6m6 minutes ago
@brianefallon
The Sanders campaign is no imitation.
You've had ample warning, yet you still underestimate him.

Brian Fallon is a poor man's Guy Smiley