*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
Thursday, February 18, 2016
A NEW LOW FOR SENATOR SANDERS
“It is an abomination that Bernie Sanders defended the disgusting and vile attack by Killer Mike, one of his top surrogates, against Hillary Clinton and her supporters by saying that a uterus doesn’t qualify a person to be president,” said Adrienne Watson communications director of Correct The Record. “The assertion by Killer Mike, defended by Bernie Sanders today, that the ONLY qualification Secretary Clinton is putting forward in her campaign is that she is a woman is sexist, misogynistic and a bald-faced lie.
“No one should be surprised at the nerve displayed by Senator Sanders in defending these indefensible attacks – it’s well documented that he is running one of the most negative campaigns in Democratic Primary history. Senator Sanders has run negative ads on the air, his supporters have viciously attacked Secretary Clinton online, his campaign has engaged in everything from theft and impersonation to lying about endorsements but defending these comments is a new low for Senator Sanders. Senator Sanders should be ashamed – but that appears unlikely.”
Associated Press: Sanders: Killer Mike comments ‘blown out of proportion’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday that rapper Killer Mike’s recent comments that a “uterus doesn’t qualify you to be president of the United States” have been “blown out of proportion” by the media covering his race against Hillary Clinton. [..]
“No one has ever heard me say, ‘Hey guys, let’s stand together, vote for a man.’ I would never do that, never have,” Sanders said. “I think in a presidential race, we look at what a candidate stands for and we vote for the candidate we think can best serve our country.”
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