Saturday, February 22, 2020

Some Tweets from David Sirota

David Sirota is the speechwriter for candidate Bernie Sanders.


  •  26 minutes ago
    Winning the most votes in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary is one good way to unify the Democratic Party.
    21 replies86 retweets650 likes
     
     
  •  48 minutes ago
    Oh, yeah — I also work for the Democratic presidential candidate leading in the Democratic primary polls. And I’m literally married to the Democratic legislator I helped elect. Enough said.
    I’ve worked for House Dems, worked on 2 Dem Senate races, and helped elect a Dem governor, Dem congressman & a Dem state legislator. Almost all of folks on this website who try to read me out of the party…
    10 replies46 retweets336 likes
     
     
  •  51 minutes ago
    I’ve worked for House Dems, worked on 2 Dem Senate races, and helped elect a Dem governor, Dem congressman & a Dem state legislator. Almost all of folks on this website who try to read me out of the party have done far less to help elect Democrats. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
    22 replies127 retweets708 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     1 hour ago
    This is an interesting example of the contempt the Democratic establishment has for the regular people in the social movements who fought, bled and sometimes died to win these victories.
    The Democratic establishment gave us civil rights, voting rights, the assault weapons ban, social security and Medicare. What have you done Senator?
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  •  1 hour ago
    If we’re talking about civility and toxicity, let’s remember backed a war based on lies that killed hundreds of thousands of people — and he now says he doesn’t regret that. Seems pretty toxic and uncivil.
    26 replies243 retweets759 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     2 hours ago
    Replying to 
    Barack Obama ran an entire primary against the Washington establishment in 2008 and it worked out ok, partly because most people in America don't have particularly favorable views of the Washington establishment.
    110 replies172 retweets1,199 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    The same establishment that calls for unity and civility relentlessly and viciously vilifies Bernie Sanders and the working-class movement powering his Democratic presidential campaign.
    111 replies623 retweets2,438 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     14 hours ago
    In 1960, when the Democratic establishment was refusing to take a bold stand in favor of civil rights and voting rights, thousands of activists marched on the Democratic National Convention to demand a stronger civil rights plank. Their message: “Quit Stalling on Civil Rights.”
    52 replies966 retweets2,874 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     3 hours ago
    People bled and went to jail and entirely reshaped the Democratic Party so civil rights laws could be passed. Nothing was “given”
     
    11 replies373 retweets1,768 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    In 1963, the Democratic establishment controlled the White House and Congress and there was a march on Washington to force that establishment to pass civil rights laws. The establishment didn’t “give us” those laws — the civil rights movement did.
    The Democratic establishment gave us civil rights, voting rights, the assault weapons ban, social security and Medicare. What have you done Senator?
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    68 replies682 retweets2,353 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    This tweet needs to go in a museum because it perfectly illustrates how elites want us to think their cherished establishment “gave us” these things They want to erase the history of grassroots movements’ struggle, hardship & sacrifice that FORCED a hostile establishment to act
    The Democratic establishment gave us civil rights, voting rights, the assault weapons ban, social security and Medicare. What have you done Senator?
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    67 replies858 retweets2,782 likes
     
     
  •  2 hours ago
    These policies weren’t “given” to us by the establishment - mass movements forced the establishment to pass these policies. You just wrote that struggle, sacrifice, hardship and work of millions of people out of history. Really disgusting.
    The Democratic establishment gave us civil rights, voting rights, the assault weapons ban, social security and Medicare. What have you done Senator?
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    57 replies571 retweets2,103 likes
     
     
  •  3 hours ago
    A reminder that these are not bots, trolls or “bros” — these are real people, and they will not be erased by your memes and misinformation
     
    41 replies285 retweets1,095 likes
     
     
  •  3 hours ago
    If you are mad at this tweet, you are telling on yourself
    I've got news for the Republican establishment. I've got news for the Democratic establishment. They can't stop us.
    105 replies657 retweets4,442 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     4 hours ago
    Third Way is begging the other Democratic candidates to all attack Bernie at this week’s debate. Here’s their memo
     
    147 replies823 retweets1,903 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     3 hours ago
    Watching old C-SPAN Bloomberg clips this morning. From a July 2003 event: "We are going to bring George W. Bush back for four more years, you have my word on that."
    55 replies490 retweets1,033 likes
     
     
  •  4 hours ago
    Same
    i’m so grateful each day to work with , and the political revolution is lucky to have her making sure as many damn people as possible know about bernie’s fight for them.
    4 replies40 retweets379 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     4 hours ago
    The Democratic establishment exists. Just ask the Bloomberg campaign for a list of who is on their payroll.
    Reaffirms that when Sanders talks about “the Democratic establishment”, something that barely exists, he really means Democrats. Also anticipates my great fear which is that a Sanders General election campaign will be 1/2 against Trump and 1/2 against the Democratic Party. …
    29 replies315 retweets1,367 likes
     
     
  •   Retweeted
     Feb 20
    Being a Democrat (in every sense of that word) should mean accepting that whoever gets the most delegates should be the nominee. And whoever that is, we should work our asses off for them as a united coalition - otherwise Trump wins.
    Yeah, I’ve been sitting with this. Genuinely asking, if your candidate - Biden, Buttigieg, Warren, Klobuchar etc - clearly had the most votes and the most delegates, why shouldn’t they…
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    183 replies385 retweets2,298 likes
     
     
  •  14 hours ago
    20 years of working in progressive politics and independent media = 50 years of stress that makes you look old and gray
    I thought David Sirota was like my dads age or something but he's nearly 20 years younger
    59 replies111 retweets1,304 likes
     
     









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