Sanders' supporters throw away real money ($1k+) onto the road to protest against Hillary Clinton

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Wow, when I first heard about it, I couldn't believe it. There is now a video of Sanders' supporters throwing a lot of cash onto the road to protest Hillary Clinton.

Here's the video https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/721528739574624256/video/1

The money was verified to be real by a CNN reporter https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/721529658412367872

This is just insane. That money could have gone to a women's shelter or a soup kitchen that would have fed hundreds.

[msongs]

1. he coulda given it to the pope when he went to the vatican to meet him :-) nt

[morningfog]

2. It's hilarious.

It's not like it was an actual contribution to Hillary, so it wasn't actually wasted. They probably just picked it up later.

[Autumn]

3. Hillary's driver could have stopped and picked it up to donate it to her campaign.

A lost opportunity there.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

7. I would be on my knees picking up those dollar bills.

Not a single one went to pick up any of the dollar bills. I don't know about you, but I can't afford to throw thousands of dollars away like those rich protestors.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

11. And I'm sure that you would be donating it right away

as a charitable gift: just like you suggested the protesters should have.

Good God. Hilly is toast.

[Autumn]

14. It's not as stupid as spending as much as $353,000 to sit at the same table with Hillary.

$353,000 would feed a lot of people at soup kitchens and women shelters and so very much more . More so than a thousand bucks. I'm sure some of the protesters picked the money up, the video ended after the cars drove through. I thought it made a good statement and I applaud Mr. Gold.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

17. Tilting The Supreme Court to the liberal side would be worth trillions and trillions of dollars.

You can't really put a price tag on it. If it means raising large amounts of money to crush the Republicans I am 100% for it.

You gotta fight in the mud and get yourself a bit dirty to beat the Republicans.

[Armstead]

15. Check your keyboard. I think you accidentally typed "those rich protesters."

[ProudToBeLiberal]

18. You're a good dude. nt

[jmg257]

4. Not too late to donate it, IF they can wrench it out of Hillary's hands! nt

[DesertRat]

5. so wasteful nt

[floppyboo]

19. that is one unfortunate post. 'so wasteful' pointing straight at Hillary

dear or dear. where is Mr. Freud?

[840high]

47. Such true optics on your post .

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. I heard Hillary sent an aide out later with a broom and dustpan to gather the money....

No harm no fowl! It'll help her lower her average contribution some. #ImNotKiddingMaddi

[iAZZZo]

8. yep. more feigned outrage..... any policy positions ya' wanna' discuss?

[/br]didn't think so................

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

9. The concerns are coming! The concerns are coming!

Perhaps Hilly could come clean on what she said to earn $$$ from Goldman's Sacks.

Who knows? Perhaps the money will find its way to somebody needy, but thanks for the concerns!

[SusanCalvin]

10. Oh good grief.

Someone(s) picked it up and got some good out of it. There.

[floppyboo]

12. Awesome! Now, what have the Hillary supporters done?

Or Hillary, for that matter. I'd like to see a thread where they can go - 'wow, that was some event Hillary!' or 'Look at what we did for our candidate!' And I don't mean polls, or math. I mean some initiative during this whole cycle where she or you did anything extraordinary.

Just one...

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Yeah! The money laid on the road, to be swept up by a street sweeper! Don't people think anymore?

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It was burned, it was destroyed, never to see circulation anymore.


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[floppyboo]

16. or perhaps those bills grew wings and flew off to the Caymens?

- a little birdie told me!

Get a life kids. Do something - anything!

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Luxembourg is where the money boys park their cash, like Koch & Disney.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/03/10-best-tax-havens-in-the-world.aspx



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[Iliyah]

25. I dunno. If I were there I would have sweeped it up immediately into my purse

[beam me up scottie]

21. Imagine how many could have been helped if her donors had donated to shelters and soup kitchens.

Instead they threw millions at Hillary.

Sad.

[SusanCalvin]

24. Exactly. This OP is *so* grasping at straws. nt

[beam me up scottie]

26. Standard fare for the op who was OUTRAGED that Bernie once left a church service early.

[passiveporcupine]

42. Really?

Oh shit!

[COLGATE4]

40. Do you know for a fact that they don't?

Or are we just pretending?

[SusanCalvin]

22. Hey, thanks to your heads-up, I found out this made the network news.

Thanks!

[sadoldgirl]

23. Since it was not your money, why do you care?

I have seen a lot of silly OPs, and this is definitely
one of them.

You want to talk about wasted money? Look
at the MIC budget!

[hollowdweller]

27. Hey Judas Iscariot said something like that one time!

Actually I think the Sanders campaign is still radically outfundraising Clinton so they probably had the extra money to do it

[SusanCalvin]

46. And someone picked it up and made use of it, no doubt. nt

[geek tragedy]

28. Children nt

[Kalidurga]

29. Would someone please think of the ruling class????

If we don't give enough money to shelters and soup kitchens people might start a revolution.

[still_one]

30. you are absolutely right. If they wanted to protest they should have donated the money to a

worthy cause. They could have done it in the name of what they were protesting.

Doesn't say much for these folks critical thinking skills.

However, this is typical. When they are upset if a group or a supporter endorses Hillary, they spam the web the group's or supporters web sites and FB page, and this nonsense.

[floppyboo]

39. Can you hear yourself?

You wrote:
" When they are upset if a group or a supporter endorses Hillary, they spam the web the group's or supporters web sites and FB page, and this nonsense."

Substitute Bernie for Hillary, and then check out the OP again, then shake your head.

[passiveporcupine]

45. Is there a spread sheet that has collected all these faux outrage thread topics

I bet it adds up to a thousand. What a waste of energy when all that energy could go toward helping some poor and homeless charity.

[RandySF]

31. Money that could have been donated to charity

Dumped on the street to get attention.

[still_one]

32. It is an example of fanaticism. They are upset because George Clooney had a fund raiser for Hillary

[jmg257]

36. Yeah - SO out of reach - right there on that little 1 lane street! Oh. The Horror. nt

[CoffeeCat]

33. People are suggesting the money went to waste

but it didn't go to waste. They had their protest yesterday, and people are still talking about it today--precisely because of the money throwing. It bought them additional free media coverage and is extending the life of the story about the protest. And us poor slobs are discussing it on social media, which further publicizes their initial protest.

Why does anyone protest? To attract attention! The more media attention, the better.

Coverage on CNN and additional media outlets as well as social-media exposure is most likely worth six figures.

They didn't have to hire a PR firm. They didn't have to produce an ad. They just had to make this initial investment.

Well played, 99 percenters. Well played.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. And I am sure they picked it up afterwards.

Littering can be a serious fine in CA.

So it was not "wasted." It was just NOT ON TAPE.

[CoffeeCat]

41. Probably

I think it's awesome when people engage in publicity tactics that earn them their desired result.

Maybe they have some seasoned PR pros in the bunch?

[840high]

48. This was an excellent tactic.

[still_one]

38. They aren't talking about them in regard to their "lack of sound thinking", not about the what they

are protesting

[CoffeeCat]

44. Everyone knows what they are protesting though

It draws attention the fact that Hillary is part of the corrupt glitterati and that a seat at her table costs $350k, more than most people earn in two years.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Would you like to discuss income inequality?

I am game. Bring it on.

[libdem4life]

50. Of course not. It's not in HRCs favor.

She likes it the way it is. The "I've got mine, sucks to be you" crowd.

[COLGATE4]

35. But then they wouldn't have had that feeling of

satisfaction that pissing away $1000 instead of using it for something constructive gives them.

[JackRiddler]

43. Gimme a fucking break!!!

What does any commercial on TV cost? How many have been bought in this campaign? 30 seconds! $1000 buys what, 0.2 of a second?! 0.5? And who sees that shit? Who gets swayed?

Now you're giving this moral speech about $1000 for a piece of theater that gets press and ends up being a social media thing, and you post it here on pre-social media ca. 2002? A fantastic return on the investment.

Your problem apparently is that relatively middle-class people spend $1000 collectively to get a lot of media, but you have no problem with rich motherfuckers and campaigns spending $225,000 to get 30 seconds on TV?!

[beam me up scottie]

49. ^^^THIS^^^

[libdem4life]

51. Haters gotta hate. They have nothing.

It's the cult of worship. Used to live near the Bohemian Grove...speaking of cults. Embarrassing and totally Fruit Loops.

[Beacool]

52. As the saying goes, a fool and his money are soon parted.