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http://www.mediaite.com/online/bern...rs-misled-public-and-exploited-their-meeting/
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http://www.mediaite.com/online/bern...rs-misled-public-and-exploited-their-meeting/
After putting pressure on the Bernie Sanders campaign to agree to meet with them, a coalition of HIV/AIDS activists now say that the independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate is “misleading the public” about the content of that meeting, and “exploiting” their group for short-term political gain, even implying an endorsement by the group that they did not make.
Those charges are contained in a scathing open letter to the Sanders campaign signed by 19 members of the coalition, in which the group says Sanders pimped their meeting in a press release that made it sound like the group endorses a piece of legislation that Sanders supports:
While we were optimistic following what we felt was a productive meeting, our optimism quickly turned to disappointment when your campaign issued a news release misrepresenting the meeting with HIV/AIDS leadership entitled “Sanders Backs California Ballot Initiative to Rein in Drug Prices at Meeting with HIV/AIDS Advocates.” As 19 representatives of the coalition, nearly half of whom are either based in or affiliated with organizations in California, we are deeply concerned as this may now appear as if we were exploited for short-term political gain leading up to the imminent California Presidential Primary Election.
Update: The Sanders campaign responded to the activists’ letter by accusing them of being stooges for pharmaceutical companies. No, I’m not kidding. You can read the full response here, but here’s a taste:
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The title and thread isn't the clearest.
What happened was activists and Bernie meet. This goes well.
One of the issues discussed was a California ballot initiative on HIV drug pricing (which Bernie has endorsed).
The Sanders campaign issues a press release which makes it sound as if the activists agreed with the endorsing of the ballot initiative (they don't as such).
Activists release their own statement clarifying their position and expressing disappointment with the Sanders campaign release.
The policy director for the Sanders campaign, and noted scum, Warren Gunnels goes apeshit and attacks Peter Staley with unsubstantiated smears.
tl;dr Warren Gunnels is scum.