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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Matt Orfalea, hired and then fired and then possibly rehired by Jane, is still bashing Biden...
...along with the ubiquitous "The Intercept":
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Matt Orfalea, hired and then fired and then possibly rehired by Jane, is still bashing Biden... (Original Post)
George II
Mar 2020
OP
Anybody that thinks bernie isn't giving his blessing to this isn't paying attention
Thekaspervote
Mar 2020
#4
marble falls
(62,106 posts)1. This guy ....
Prankster phone-banked as Biden volunteerand told voters he has dementia
Biden does not have dementia.
Mar 9, 2020, 10:31 am
https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/joe-biden-campaign-bernie-sanders-supporter-dementia/
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The digital director of Joe Bidens campaign is claiming on Twitter that a Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) supporter posed as a Biden volunteer and told people that Biden has dementia.
The digital director Rob Flaherty said Matt Orfalea was live-streaming himself as he used Bidens phonebank tool to call supporters and tell them negative things about the candidate.
I like when he says: Someone on the Biden campaign is making me out to be a terrible person. My guy, you are doing that just fine on your own, Flaherty tweeted.
I like when he says: "someone on the biden campaign is making me out to be a terrible person"
In response to the incident going viral on Twitter, Orfalea tweeted that the Biden campaign incorrectly characterized him as a former Bernie employee.
I respect Bernie Sanders life work a great deal. But I have absolutely no affiliation with his campaign, Orfalea tweeted about Flahertys accusations.
I respect Bernie Sanders' life work a great deal. But I have absolutely no affiliation with his campaign. Months ago I made a video exposing all the media's lies and they became briefly interested in working w me but we ultimately decided no. Check it out: https://t.co/GpawhYCIMr
Matt Orfalea (@0rf)
March 9, 2020
Its unclear what exactly Orfalea said in the live stream because the video is no longer available to the public, but one Twitter user recorded part of the live stream and shared it.
In the two-minute snippet, Orfalea said he started the phone calls by posing as a Biden volunteer and saying they should vote for the candidate. But he goes on to tell the callers that Biden has supported the Iraq war, has been totally cool with cutting Social Security, and that the candidate doesnt actually have severe problems with forgetfulness. (Biden does not have dementia.)
I did bring up that some people might try to smear Joe as having dementia, but the facts are that he only forgot that he was running for presidentbriefly, Orfalea said in the recording.
Orfalea is referencing the numerous times that Biden accidentally says something incorrectlike that hes running for U.S. Senate or calling his wife his sister.
After tweets surfaced about the live stream video, Orfalea tweeted in his own defense.
I didnt plan to publish the full vid but feel compelled to now so you can see I simply called people interested in learning about Joe Biden to inform them about Joe Biden, he tweeted. Mainly focused on Iraq War & his willingness to cut social Social Security. Thats it!
However, the video has been set to private.
Biden and Sanders are battling it out for who will be the Democratic nominee for president.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Walleye
(35,730 posts)2. This asshole! Joe does not lie
Swift boating from the left.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(34,666 posts)4. Anybody that thinks bernie isn't giving his blessing to this isn't paying attention
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oasis
(51,705 posts)6. Bernie's surrogates want Bernie to be President more than Bernie.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IronLionZion
(46,982 posts)7. What is the deal with this guy? He seems obsessed
Maybe Biden did or said something to offend him and he's on a long term quest for vengeance.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nolabear
(43,215 posts)8. Jane kind of freaks me out.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Green Line
(1,127 posts)9. The entire Sanders team freaks me out
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)10. Benefit of doubt
There are far too many people giving Bernie the benefit of doubt. Several campaign staff plus Jane follow this guy. Something is wrong with him. He acts 16 but he's in his 40's.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)11. These people are Sanders' true faces.
And obviously his wife's. This tweet seems to have been deleted. What? Publicly associating with lying liars hired for their talent in creating malicious swiftboating is bad for their image?!
Seriously, I want a return to a life without these people. We all should be able to read about our nation and issues without their toxic inputs.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden