MSNBC: Democratic candidates stop being nice and start getting real

[portlander23]

Democratic candidates stop being nice and start getting real

Clinton still refuses to utter the words “Bernie Sanders” in speeches and interviews and her campaign has said nothing negative for the record about the Vermont senator. Instead, Clinton’s team has has largely outsourced the dirty work to the super PAC Correct the Record, which unlike most super PACs coordinates directly with her campaign.

Correct the Record has privately been pushing out negative storylines on Sanders for months, and has deployed so-called trackers to videotape his events, as msnbc previously reported. It’s done the same for Martin O’Malley, who has stepped his rhetoric against Clinton as he tries to climb out of the single digits in polls.

And on the trail for Clinton, Democratic officials campaigning on Clinton’s behalf have begun pulling out their knives against Sanders. Clinton’s campaign has denied ordering the attacks and they do not appear coordinated in any way, but the barbs have aggravated and emboldened Sanders to go be more aggressive than he might otherwise have been.

It's disturbing not only that outlets are reporting about Mrs. Clinton's super PACs as mundane, but also that she's coordinating with them in contravention of the law. Whether this coordination is merely violating the spirit of the law will have to be determined by a court at some point.

The upside of Mrs. Clinton's attack is it's maybe just enough red meat to get the media to notice not only Mr. Sanders existence, but that he's leading in the early states.

[upaloopa]

1. More from the Comcast 24/7 Trump channel.

I would think people would be embarrassed to use the likes of MSNBC and Repub hit pieces to claim Hillary uses surrogates. Pot calling the kettle black anyone?

[Agschmid]

2. Like a hawk to the flame.

[portlander23]

3. Um ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251595545

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-plans-to-coordinate-directly-with-super-pac/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn_55f73339e4b00e2cd5e79e11

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/12/hillary-clinton-aligned-group-gets-closer-to-her-campaign/

http://livestream.com/FreeSpeechTVLive/events/2677504/videos/99319908

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251596615

http://www.salon.com/2015/09/15/let_the_anti_bernie_sanders_red_baiting_begin_hillary_clintons_super_pac_wants_you_to_know_that_hes_a_socialist/

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/15/bernie-sanders-clinton-super-pac-jeremy-corbyn

http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/09/pro-clinton-super-pac-goes-after-bernie-progressive-battle-lines-now-drawn/

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/clinton-camp-goes-negative-bernie-sanders-first-time

DU, CBS, HuffPo, NYT, Thom Hartmann, Salon, The Guardian, Ring of Fire, Alternet, WaPo ... I guess the definition of Republican is anyone who criticizes Mrs. Clinton?

It's a matter of record that Mr. Brock is coordinating with the Clinton campaign. They're bragging about it:

How a super PAC plans to coordinate directly with Hillary Clinton’s campaign

On Tuesday, Correct the Record, a pro-Clinton rapid-response operation, announced it was splitting off from its parent American Bridge and will work in coordination with the Clinton campaign as a stand-alone super PAC. The group’s move was first reported by the New York Times.

That befuddled many campaign finance experts, who noted that super PACs, by definition, are political committees that solely do independent expenditures, which cannot be coordinated with a candidate or political party. Several said the relationship between the campaign and the super PAC would test the legal limits.

[upaloopa]

5. The whole MSM is attacking Hillary and it isn't

because they want Bernie to be president.
This is between the right and Hillary. To the right Bernie is ground clutter.

[portlander23]

6. Seriously?

Hillary's campaign attempting to swift-boat Bernie is about Hillary vs Republicans?

[AgingAmerican]

10. No, Hillary is attacking Sanders through surrogates

Hijack fail

[frylock]

11. So then why not turn around and use right-wing talking points against Sanders, right?

Because media.

[upaloopa]

12. What right wing talking points against Sanders?

Haven't heard any. They aren't even paying attention to him.

[frylock]

13. The right-wing talking points that we're assured that the GOP will use against Sanders in the GE..

Play up the Socialist angle, and use guilt by association to reinforce that. The same talking points self-proclaimed former right-winger David Brock used. Try and pay attention, mkay?

[upaloopa]

14. Those aren't right wing talking points

Don't insult me mkay?
If you think people will not question Sanders on his past or his description of himself as a socialist your living in denial. Questioning Bernie doesn't mean you are using right wing talking points. I know it is hard to hear someone who you think is the perfect candidate be criticized but this is primary season in a democracy and people have every right to question those running.

[frylock]

15. This post was nothing but pure projection..

Try criticizing Sanders on the issues, if you can. Brock's bullshit was nothing but red baiting, and that is very much considered to be a right-wing attack.

[leftofcool]

4. Don't you know that the mainstream media is horrible, they are evil................

they have all become right wing surrogates. Unless of course, they are bashing Hillary, then they become oh so cool again.

[restorefreedom]

7. m$nbc has lost the right to be credible

they are the fox news channel for people who don't want to admit to watching the fox news channel.

[AgingAmerican]

8. Attacking from the right makes her look desperate

And silly. She is in a pickle. For four months now she has been throwing turds at the wall and nothing will stick.

[Capt. Obvious]

9. When people stop being polite

and start getting real.

[liberal_at_heart]

16. I stopped watching all cable news tv a long time ago. Even the so called liberal

stations like MSNBC are still controlled by greedy capitalists who will do anything to make a buck.