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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:14 PM May 2016

Hate to break it to you Hillarians but 99% of the protesters were not Bernie supporters.

They were organized specifically to protest Hillary's actions in regards to immigration, Hoduras, Haiti, etc.

Here is a link to the twitter feed of one protestor inside the event. She says she was physically assaulted by Hillary supporters before being hauled off by security.

https://twitter.com/evamarye/with_replies

She is not a Bernie supporter and was protesting Hillary's actions in Honduras and the death of activist Berta Caceres.

Take a look at the comments from Hillary supporters. Very ugly.


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Hate to break it to you Hillarians but 99% of the protesters were not Bernie supporters. (Original Post) Luminous Animal May 2016 OP
Why let reality interrupt a good smear campaign Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #1
Whoops. Deleted. This IS the primaries forum. Hortensis May 2016 #9
Um...am I missing a joke? Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #17
On me. How'd I get over here? Hortensis May 2016 #20
No worries! Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #21
LOL, from her twitter page she is a wanna-be gangsta ROFL snooper2 May 2016 #2
How do you get the 99% figure? hrmjustin May 2016 #3
bernie math - but it is the equivalant of the % of BBs experiencing fauxrage at any point-in-time DrDan May 2016 #7
I've been reading many feeds from other activists who participated. Luminous Animal May 2016 #16
Well that is not proof to me. hrmjustin May 2016 #28
any concrete proof would still not be enough, would it. juxtaposed May 2016 #33
Concrete proof would be more believable. hrmjustin May 2016 #34
I have not seen concrete evidence these were not TimPlo May 2016 #48
. hrmjustin May 2016 #49
A little bird told him. baldguy May 2016 #66
Hoduras? KingFlorez May 2016 #4
who knew juxtaposed May 2016 #37
It says a lot about Bernie that these people who protest Hillary still do not support him. Nye Bevan May 2016 #5
Nice line, but he's the choice of most of them. Hortensis May 2016 #10
Wait.... the OP says 99% of them do not support Bernie. Nye Bevan May 2016 #11
Lol. Let's say I suspect that having said it he must believe it. Hortensis May 2016 #14
Never heard of non-partisan activists? They were not there in support of any politician, they were Luminous Animal May 2016 #18
kick! kgnu_fan May 2016 #62
It's HONDURAS. If you care so much about it, at least learn to spell it. lunamagica May 2016 #6
Yes. I am aware of that having spelled it correctly the second time in the same post. Luminous Animal May 2016 #25
Getting shouty about typos is all they have. vintx May 2016 #54
I figured the poutrage du jour was Hillarian Projection. HooptieWagon May 2016 #8
This is consistently true and it is a trait shared with the declared opposition so strongly it makes TheKentuckian May 2016 #22
Yeah, cause someone on Twitter said so!! yeah... ... sigh, this TOO will pass uponit7771 May 2016 #12
Yeah, no... Bobbie Jo May 2016 #13
Yes! How about denouncing this gawd awful behavior? puffy socks May 2016 #40
It's like that time Dolores Huerta swore up and down Bernie said, 'English only!' Octafish May 2016 #15
Because anyone but a Bernie Followerbelieves Dolores Huerta is a liar. Walk away May 2016 #59
Good point. Octafish May 2016 #60
Hillary supporters on this board are dishonest in the extreme. Maedhros May 2016 #19
x10,000 snowy owl May 2016 #23
Just like their boss. . . . one explanation after another for everything. pdsimdars May 2016 #42
Not all of them, but a bunch of the more prolific ones couldn't be more dishonest. Vattel May 2016 #38
Very true Duckhunter935 May 2016 #51
I actually figured out why she cut the Honduras part from her softcover autobio MisterP May 2016 #24
That must be why the were screaming "Bernie"! Walk away May 2016 #26
+1 oasis May 2016 #58
So the mob of people screaming BERNIE! BERNIE! BERNIE! and F*CK YOU! F*CK YOU! workinclasszero May 2016 #27
I did not say that there were NO Bernie supporters. Luminous Animal May 2016 #35
Don't expect an honest response to any of this. Vattel May 2016 #39
And the Bernie shirt? MattP May 2016 #29
Hillarians ? why are you so hateful and vindictive ? stonecutter357 May 2016 #30
Fruit of the poisonous Bernie tree. grossproffit May 2016 #32
K&R The truth burns felix_numinous May 2016 #31
Hillary supporters don't care who it was floppyboo May 2016 #36
what really embarrasses Hillary's supporters is that most of the protesters were Latino azurnoir May 2016 #41
+100000 nashville_brook May 2016 #55
typical dana_b May 2016 #43
Kind of cult-like in their devotion Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #44
Nice to know. WhiteTara May 2016 #45
Poor poor Hillary Uponthegears May 2016 #46
We should fix that. Kalidurga May 2016 #47
Is that why they're chanting "Bernie, Bernie" in the videos? ucrdem May 2016 #50
This...... Beacool May 2016 #52
And what will you say if there are similar protests at Trump rallies in the General?.... Armstead May 2016 #65
Bernie Math strikes again. n/t Lil Missy May 2016 #53
What's a little wage suppression and a little coup? noiretextatique May 2016 #56
What are "Hillarians"? betsuni May 2016 #57
Hillary supporters ugly? ChairmanAgnostic May 2016 #61
As always, they will continue to color their own version of reality. nt NorthCarolina May 2016 #63
Hillary can never do any wrong in their eyes pinebox May 2016 #64
 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
21. No worries!
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:09 PM
May 2016

I really was worried I was missing something everyone else got! Wouldn't be the first time...

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
16. I've been reading many feeds from other activists who participated.
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:57 PM
May 2016

Hillary supporters are swarming them and accusing them of being Bernie supporters. An accusation that they vehemently deny. And kind of pissed off that, rather than discuss the issues that they were protesting, they ignore them and accuse them of being something that they are not. They also state that their were, perhaps, only as many as 12 Bernie supporters.

They were there, largely, for the issues of Honduras, Haiti, and immigration. Ignoring that effectively silences them.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
34. Concrete proof would be more believable.
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:59 PM
May 2016

I have not been shown concrete evidence these were not Sanders supporters.

 

TimPlo

(443 posts)
48. I have not seen concrete evidence these were not
Sat May 7, 2016, 06:40 PM
May 2016

Clinton Supporters either. Or that they where not Bob Dole supporters etc.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
5. It says a lot about Bernie that these people who protest Hillary still do not support him.
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:18 PM
May 2016

His inability to attract the support of 99% of these protesters goes a long way towards explaining why he will not win the nomination.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
11. Wait.... the OP says 99% of them do not support Bernie.
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:33 PM
May 2016

Are you accusing the OP of telling a falsehood?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. Lol. Let's say I suspect that having said it he must believe it.
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:39 PM
May 2016

"Jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it." - George Costanza

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
18. Never heard of non-partisan activists? They were not there in support of any politician, they were
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:01 PM
May 2016

there for specific issues. Apparently, Hillary supporters prefer to ignore the issues in order to take jabs at Bernie.

 

vintx

(1,748 posts)
54. Getting shouty about typos is all they have.
Sat May 7, 2016, 07:27 PM
May 2016

Pretty pathetic, really.

They're clearly not at all confident that she has this thing "in the bag", and they shouldn't be.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
8. I figured the poutrage du jour was Hillarian Projection.
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:27 PM
May 2016

Whatever they're whining about, they're guilty of.

TheKentuckian

(25,020 posts)
22. This is consistently true and it is a trait shared with the declared opposition so strongly it makes
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:19 PM
May 2016

one have to wonder why they are really so focused on reaching out to the stupid, crazy, dangerous, and evil people and "meet them in the middle" appointing their people and suddenly finding comfort with their bullshit approaches as soon as the elections pass.

Sometimes before even that they are so eager.

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)
13. Yeah, no...
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:37 PM
May 2016

We've been watching this show for months.

Here's a thought, instead of constantly deflecting, how about denouncing this gawd awful behavior.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
15. It's like that time Dolores Huerta swore up and down Bernie said, 'English only!'
Sat May 7, 2016, 12:41 PM
May 2016

Or maybe it was a "supporter"?
Or maybe it didn't happen.
Doesn't matter. Harm is done.

 

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)
19. Hillary supporters on this board are dishonest in the extreme.
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:05 PM
May 2016

One should not take anything they post as legitimate.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
24. I actually figured out why she cut the Honduras part from her softcover autobio
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:35 PM
May 2016

it was entirely insignificant to her: being personally annoyed by Zelaya, labeling him a military strongman allied with "our enemy" Russia (she doesn't pay much attention), ignoring her Embassy before and after the coup, and doing what she could so that Micheletti stayed in under a democratic veil whose sole purpose was to make Washington look "indispensable" as usual paled completely in the face of what was REALLY important: forcing Havana to reapply for its suspended OAS membership and threatening the OAS until it imposed conditions, and getting excited that Chile and Brazil had leaders of female persuasion

Honduras was like Vietnam for LBJ: an annoying intrusion that she wanted to have over and done with: she can thoughtlessly say "send them back" and call for more money for Hernandez's Military Police until people start asking her about it--no, PESTERING

get over it

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
27. So the mob of people screaming BERNIE! BERNIE! BERNIE! and F*CK YOU! F*CK YOU!
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:43 PM
May 2016

were not Bernie Sanders supporters?

Is that the story you are going with? OK then.

Video of the Bernie mob scaring the shit out of little kids here:

https://twitter.com/SAConScene/status/728388122304598016

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
35. I did not say that there were NO Bernie supporters.
Sat May 7, 2016, 02:01 PM
May 2016

This is the organization that organized the protest. They are not supporting any candidate.

https://www.facebook.com/UniondelBarrio/

This is the statement announcing the protest

https://www.facebook.com/UniondelBarrio/

 

Vattel

(9,289 posts)
39. Don't expect an honest response to any of this.
Sat May 7, 2016, 02:07 PM
May 2016

And certainly don't expect the Clintonites to give a shit about the legitimate concerns of those who were protesting.

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)
31. K&R The truth burns
Sat May 7, 2016, 01:51 PM
May 2016

so sad that what happened in Honduras didn't wake up HRCs followers. It is very disturbing to see her powers of persuasion.

floppyboo

(2,461 posts)
36. Hillary supporters don't care who it was
Sat May 7, 2016, 02:01 PM
May 2016

I am taken back to that sad day when Caseres was murdered, and posted here that this was a bad day for Hillary. I was told that nobody cared, and who was this woman, and they were well-up on their international news and didn't know about it, so, so fuckin what, and I must be a RW plant.

Hmmm. That was abusive, Hillary supporters. I still have not forgiven you for that.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
41. what really embarrasses Hillary's supporters is that most of the protesters were Latino
Sat May 7, 2016, 02:30 PM
May 2016

and that must be drown out, ignored, subverted by any means necessary

 

Uponthegears

(1,499 posts)
46. Poor poor Hillary
Sat May 7, 2016, 04:18 PM
May 2016

Her supporters' cildren are bombarded with F-bombs while the families of the Hondurans dropping them are being bombarded with BULLETS fired by the people Hillary helped put in power.

#Hillarysoprivileged #Hillarynotavictim

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
47. We should fix that.
Sat May 7, 2016, 06:10 PM
May 2016

Also I am thinking that at least a few Bernie supporters should have shown up not to protest, just in solidarity maybe hang out in the back and let them do their thing. I wouldn't be in the back though, no freaking way, I have been protesting US policy in Central America for more than 20 years.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
50. Is that why they're chanting "Bernie, Bernie" in the videos?
Sat May 7, 2016, 06:41 PM
May 2016
KNBC: "She would do absolutely nothing to help the middle class," said Cilena Aziz, a Sanders supporter.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Protesters-Gather-Outside-Hillary-Clinton-Rally-378350571.html


Lots of Bernie supporters interviewed in the video at the link above.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
52. This......
Sat May 7, 2016, 07:24 PM
May 2016

I love the ones who say that they will neither vote for Hillary or Trump. Yes, because there's no difference between both candidates.

Fools...........



 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
65. And what will you say if there are similar protests at Trump rallies in the General?....
Sun May 8, 2016, 10:15 AM
May 2016

And if in interviews protesters say they are supporting Clinton?

And then Trump says -- "That just shows the low level of people who support Clinton, who is encouraging bad behavior"

And let's take it a step further, and Clinton defends the right of people to protect, and that freedom of speech and assembly is a basic American value.

Are you going to say..."Yes I guess Trump is right. it's all Clinton's fault. She appeals to a bad element."

 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
64. Hillary can never do any wrong in their eyes
Sun May 8, 2016, 10:07 AM
May 2016

She is the chosen one and therefor is always right. Don't you know that?

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