Bernie Sanders Supporters Unleash Sexist, Nasty Attacks On Nevada’s Dem Chair
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Source: Huffington Post
The worst bits of this surfaced on Saturday at the Nevada Democratic Party convention, when a near-riot broke out. The state party chairwoman, Roberta Lange, has been deluged with threatening and sexist voicemails and text messages in the days since.
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Sanders supporters blamed Lange for undermining their efforts, and they lashed out accordingly. Some of the reaction was reported Monday by The New York Times.
But that was just the tip of the iceberg. The Huffington Post obtained additional texts and voicemails sent to Lange, as well as footage from inside the Paris Las Vegas Hotel, where the convention was held. The texts and calls, which came after Lange’s phone number and address were posted on Twitter, threatened violence and contained sexist epithets. One person threatened to buy a home near Lange, while another encouraged her to “prepare for hell.”
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The Sanders campaign has responded to the threats by saying it doesn’t condone violence, as well as by encouraging Democrats to “figure out a way to welcome people who have been energized and excited by his campaign into the party.” Some Democrats have deemed this an insufficient attempt to tamp down the rhetoric and emotions.
But it’s not entirely clear whether Sanders is willing to go further. He ducked a question on the Las Vegas incident while on the trail Tuesday. His campaign didn’t immediately return a request for comment for this piece. And Lange, in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, said she had not heard from the Sanders campaign.
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The tavern’s Facebook page and website were overtaken by people demanding that Lange be fired. Someone created a phony Facebook account for Lange that accused her of “scurrilous stuff” — as Gallagher put it — and claimed her husband had committed crimes against children. Someone managed to alter the Google search results so it appeared the tavern was permanently closed.
“I’ve been in politics for 50 years now,” said Gallagher, who ran for Congress in 2004. “And I think Bernie is losing control of his people. These are folks out there who have no concept about rational political discourse. Now a lot of Bernie’s folks are really good friends of mine and they’re embarrassed by this. But there are crazies out there that are truly a little scary.”
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-nevada-dem-chair_us_573b4b8de4b0aee7b8e7dfa2
Mob rules.
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There will always be a few extremely emotional folks that will take it too far. All that means is that there are plenty of others that are politely outraged. A few rude hotheads is not the story and you know it. I'll just remind everyone that there is plenty to be outraged about, and it should not be quelled by a few idiots or the establishment patsies that will grasp at anything they can to obscure the blatant abuse of position by Lange and other Hillary shills.
as a DEMOCRAT , by the correct date, place and time then drawing a line in an arrow or marking a BOX
may be to high in the skills department for you.
They had to be to vote in the closed caucus.
How is that so hard for some of you guys to understand?
And what about the Clinton delegates excluded? Were they Democrats?
And the procedures that weren't followed? the early voice votes while folks were still in line?
There are a ton of weird things going on with the NV convention that the M$M and some of you Clintonites are conveniently ignoring.
Unfortunately, for all of us, this will be the tune we will all be playing November if the DNC keeps this shit up.... 
well youre a sexist attack !
awww snap I said it!
so silly, people on DU these days
But your bloviating is certainly entertaining!
The M$M and the party elite will milk this for all it's worth.
Glad you aren't ashamed of that! 
