TPM: What Exactly Did Sanders Supporters Do At The Nevada Dem Convention?

[RandySF]

There has been disagreement between Sanders supporters and those critical of their behavior Saturday over how violent the state convention actually was, and who is to blame. Descriptions of the days events' recount shouting, interruptions, crude names and epithets being lobbed at party officials, and an evening that culminated in a group of Sanders backers rushing towards the stage and even flipping chairs. Only some of those incidents could be backed up by video evidence posted by those at Saturday's convention and other reports.

Nevada Democratic Party chair Roberta Lange was called a "fucking bitch" and other derogatory names for moving forward with the day's motions, while screams of "who gives a shit" rattled the convention hall during a keynote speech by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). There were a few small scuffles that brought security and medics to the scene, and at the end of the night, some Sanders supporters did pack around the stage, angry the day had been adjourned, as the convention organizers tried to clear out the room. At least one reporter observed chair flipping, though video evidence of such has been harder to pin down.

Beyond the flash points that some are warning are a precursor of what could be trouble at the national convention, here is how the day devolved into chaos.......

According to a CNN report, a top Sanders campaign official had encouraged his supporters at a meeting prior to the convention to "take over" the proceedings.

"You should not leave," Joan Kato, the national delegates director, said in audio surfaced by CNN. "I'm going to repeat that, unless you are told by someone from the campaign ... that you can leave, you should not leave."





http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nevada-democratic-convention

[ViseGrip]

1. The reporter has now come forward and said he never saw any of it, he was told,

and told he had to report on it! CNN should be sued for harming Bernie's campaign. But now....it's hurting those who orchestrated the mess, in a desperate attempt to get another negative meme going on Bernie.

Shame on them all.

[dflprincess]

2. Interview Thom Hartmann did today with Nina Turner and what she saw at the convention

This whole fiasco looks like a page right out of Brock's playbook.

[DebDoo]

3. You should not leave," Joan Kato, the national delegates director, said in audio surfaced by CNN. "I

You should not leave," Joan Kato, the national delegates director, said in audio surfaced by CNN. "I'm going to repeat that, unless you are told by someone from the campaign ... that you can leave, you should not leave."


What's wrong with saying that? The Clintkn campaign has tried numerous times to falsely tell Sanders' people it's ok to leave so that they can alter the results. The statement above is a far cry from 'disrupt the process'

[lagomorph777]

9. Not leaving is violent, like in these pictures:

[Luminous Animal]

4. Oh I so hope that there is trouble at the convention so I can read laugh out loud reports like this.

[Kelvin Mace]

5. So, lots of yelling, chanting, some profanity

but no violence, no fist fights, no riots, and no chairs thrown.

And this caused Barbara Boxer to wet herself in fear for her life?

[RandySF]

6. Low class behavior at the very least.

I would have expected this from Republicans.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

8. You have the misfortune of living in a country whose government cannot abbrogate free speech.

You'll be ok.

[ibegurpard]

10. Oh so we've moved from "violence"

To low-class...
Got it.

[hollowdweller]

12. I'm glad they raised hell.

All these old people like Clinton and Boxer, well they all raised hell in the 60's and have benefitted from the change that helped bring about.

But the older generation got theirs and then decided that they didn't want to pay the taxes or be bothered by allowing coming generations to have the same security they did.

Now the younger folks like Hillary and her generation, have come to get THEIRS.

One generation got old. One generation got sold - Jefferson Airplane

[Kelvin Mace]

13. "Low class behavior"? Really?

You are quoting Trump now? What next, "Bernie supporters are low energy people."?

[EndElectoral]

7. I encourage everyone to watch the Nina Turner tape who was actually there for eight hours

Rather than media speculation.

[Skwmom]

11. Hmmm. in caucuses Bernie supporters have been mislead and told to leave. God forbid that we

tell them to stay the entire convention.