David Sirota, who Bernie Sanders announced this week would be joining his campaign as a speechwriter, was hired by the senator for a different job two decades ago — after the aide was fired from a mayoral campaign for his role in a racially inflammatory and fraudulent website.
Sirota was the deputy campaign manager for Dwight Evans, a candidate in the 1999 Democratic primary for the mayor of Philadelphia. The site, which was made to look like the page of Evans rival John White, featured a comment White made in large letters, which said, “The black and the brown, if we unite, we're going to control this city.”Sign Up
White’s campaign said his statement had been taken out of context, and that he meant that African-Americans and Latinos could achieve more political power if they worked together. The site was registered to the address of Robert Richman, a friend of Sirota's who lived in Massachusetts. Evans believed that Sirota had not made the website himself, but discussed it with Richman.
'Since December, David Sirota has, on Twitter, on the website Capital & Main, and in columns in The Guardian, been trashing most of Sanders’s Democratic opponents—all without disclosing his work with Sanders.'
Gus_802 😴😴😴😴😴😴 wake me up when Bernie and co are gone. Kthanks.
Why hasn’t anyone asked BernieSanders about this or his failure to release his tax returns?
i absolutely do not forgive this and expect this dude to be fired
Nothing new..... We hear race baiting by most of the democratic congressional members on a daily basis.
I really, really question Bernie’s mental prowess. 🤪
He was fired for race baiting in 99 and Sanders and Weaver hired him IMMEDIATELY.
SarahKZhou Hard pass on Sanders..permanently. He's no different than Trump.
YaaYaaWhat No surprise SenSanders -go home
minnnyme For a supposed champion of progressive values Bernie Sanders seems to be singularly unlucky in some of the company he keeps.
He has learned nothing since that firing.
carmenBwifemom F**k him.
When does Sirota get kicked to the curb for his dishonesty? Dems won't win with people like him spewing BS.
The old dudes in the Democratic party need to retire. It is Beto time.
All the people saying it was 20 years ago are probably the same people who screamed that Hillary was a Goldwater girl when she was 16, in 1964. Whatever..... This is a reflection on BS. He doesn't mind hiring racist. VettingBernie
Sirota has repeatedly shown what a negative unpleasant person he is, apparently going back years. That Sanders would keep hiring him tells me he isn’t going to be picking good people.
1 Bernie knew about that before he hired him. In this movie David plays Charlie Kirk, Bri plays Candace Owens, and Killer Mike is Kayne.
More memes and scandal, less substance. Who wants vote for issues. anyway?
SFL4Hillary The classic Maya Angelou quote comes to mind here; 'When somebody tells you who they are, believe them.'
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Not surprising
I think Bernie needs to fade away into the sunset 🌅 His days, from the looks of it, are pretty much over.
This has to be the most disingenuous mea culpa ever... “I have felt genuinely terrible about this for 20 years.”
Step down and disappear BernieSanders. Your campaign disgusts me.
I’d say I’m shocked but I mean it’s Bernie
sephius1999 Any organization reflects its leadership.
Vetting 👏🏻 fuckin 👏🏻 Bernie 👏🏻 neverbernie
Yeah. His message is about (coughcough) the economy. 🙄
jwgop Just a reminder that Politico has been writing sexist POS articles about female candidates for weeks. Specifically about Kamala Harris. Don’t click on their bullshit even if you think you might like it.
jwgop That ain’t gonna cut it...
Typical Bernie supporter
Am I supposed to be shocked by this revelation?
This should go a long way in helping Bernard win over black voters.
grandoftwo Not surprised
In all seriousness who is hiring all these divisive, disgusting people for his campaign.. is it Bernie?.. Jane
Not surprised
No he does not and Sanders is a Putin loving individual he went to Russia for his honeymoon
ReginaA1981 Not surprised. Sirota, on Twitter, comes across as impulsive & unthinking. Sanders & Sirota appear to be men who think they can hide their antagonism to minorities, but they can’t. It comes across in so many (offensive) ways. racism
the_mjl To many seniors moments in the Democrat party subjected to behaviors preferred by geriatric hand jobs by Parkinson's Patients.
Lol.
David Sirota is cancelled.
Haha, old news to anyone who knew what absolute garbage Sirota was
DavidSirotaMustGO DavidSirotaRESIGN BernieFIREsirota
No one is surprising by this.
What the FUCK?
Sirota is a piece of work, just like Bernie.
'but her emails... '
On brand.
Big surprise. Sanders is going to be toast
This is my shocked face.
Sanders is going all in with his assertion that racists are misunderstood WWC folks, once they get all the money, free college, free healthcare, they feel entitled to, all racism will end and black people/POC will do better . Come on black people, sanders is indeed our savior.
Not surprised. He’s tweeted some nothing burgers about Sander’s rivals. Hoping to create controversy against them
it's ok. you can say 'racist.'
TrinityMustache People shocked when journalist know for racist statements against President Obama has a racist past.
sigh....
Who's surprised?!
Feel the burn baby ha ha
Peek Bernard!
WTF
Media finally vetting Bernie and people are mad. No sympathy from me.
There’s two Sanders’. Bernie and Sarah. Would be helpful if you differentiated. Thanks.
SenSanders Bernie, Oy vey Don't you just want to say 'Screw it' And go back home, maybe just nosh for a while. *Mueller's report is in *Trump has gone 'full tilt Israel' to get Jewish votes for Repub's *Dem's are reenacting the 2016 Repub. 'clown car' It's not worth it again
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