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WillyT

(72,631 posts)
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 07:58 PM Aug 2015

EVERYBODY.. Is Walking On Dangerous Ground Here: Protesters Shut Down Bernie Sanders Rally - TheHill

Protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally
By Elliot Smilowitz and Megan R. Wilson - TheHill
August 08, 2015, 05:59 pm



<snip>

Moments after Sanders took the stage at Westlake Park, two women and one man climbed the stage and confronted the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding a chance to speak. After several moments of confusion and confrontation, an event organizer took the microphone and said the protesters would be allowed to speak before Sanders. Some in the crowd booed.

One protester, who identified herself as Marissa Johnson, began by saying, “I was going to tell Bernie how racist this city is — with all of its progressives — but you’ve already done that for me. Thank you.”

Johnson spoke, among other things, about police violence in Seattle, mentioning a federal investigation into the city's law enforcement that resulted in the appointment of a monitor to make sure Seattle police were complying with the terms set forth by the Justice Department.

“Bernie says that he’s all about the people and about grassroots. The biggest grassroots movement in this country right now is Black Lives Matter,” she added. She then mentioned the anniversary event that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement — the shooting of an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. last year.

Johnson requested four-and-a-half minutes of silence from the crowd, to honor the four-and-a-half hours Brown allegedly laid dead in the street after being killed. Some in the crowd jeered the protesters and yelled “get off the stage,” but others replied “let her talk.” At times, shouts of “arrest her” were audible.

After the four-and-a-half minutes, protesters did not relinquish the stage. "If you care about Black Lives Matter, as you say you do, you will hold Bernie Sanders specifically accountable for his actions," Johnson continued.

She mentioned a similar interruption by Black Lives Matter activists during the annual progressive NetRoots Nation gathering. Protestors flooded the stage early on in the event and shouted down Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley as well as Sanders.

"Bernie, you were confronted at NetRoots at by black women," Johnson said before adding, "you have yet to put out a criminal justice reform package like O’Malley did."

After the protesters and organizers continued the confrontation on stage, Sanders waved to the crowd and walked off the stage.

He entered the crowd to greet supporters, who chanted his name as he shook hands.

<snip>

More: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/250667-protesters-interrupt-bernie-sanders-rally



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EVERYBODY.. Is Walking On Dangerous Ground Here: Protesters Shut Down Bernie Sanders Rally - TheHill (Original Post) WillyT Aug 2015 OP
"you have yet to put out a criminal justice reform package like O’Malley did." Well, there you have Metric System Aug 2015 #1
lol here w/my wife bigtree Aug 2015 #26
BLM has apologized on Twitter. winter is coming Aug 2015 #2
no they haven't questionseverything Aug 2015 #28
Sounds like a setup DJ13 Aug 2015 #3
Article Says...Bernie there to Support SS & Medicare as the Topic...WTF! KoKo Aug 2015 #33
I guess they liked protesting discussion of Immigration issues at Netroots Nation too.. cascadiance Aug 2015 #46
Ok...I don't get this paragraph. nc4bo Aug 2015 #4
Bernie has always supported Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #7
This young woman lost me. Completely lost me with that sentence. nt nc4bo Aug 2015 #11
Perhaps someone should ask them if they watch Fox News too much to provoke such a question! cascadiance Aug 2015 #47
george Soros provided million$ to Hillary and funded BLM. peacebird Aug 2015 #5
You can post your theory a thousand times, but it doesn't make it true...or any less laughable. Metric System Aug 2015 #6
Prove me wrong. It is completely plausible. peacebird Aug 2015 #9
Plausibility does not make it true HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #15
People get convicted of crimes for circumstantial evidence. Skwmom Aug 2015 #18
Circumstantial evidence results without there being any eyewitnesses. Evidence such as DNA, etc is Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #29
Post a link to your Accusations! sheshe2 Aug 2015 #31
Well done Depaysement Aug 2015 #8
I think something like that is likely dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #34
Whether Soros or not..the Oddity is "BLM"only targeting Dems and Sanders in Particular.... KoKo Aug 2015 #38
Here is another one - they are being paid udbcrzy2 Aug 2015 #44
MORE formerly Accorn - #CutTheCheck movement udbcrzy2 Aug 2015 #43
Sounds like they were there to talk with Bernie DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #10
Remember not all in the audience were for Bernie Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #12
Blm keeps trying to explain this to his supporters gwheezie Aug 2015 #13
Someone from BLM had already spoken, and been well-received. winter is coming Aug 2015 #16
they certainly.we're not. that couldn't be clearer. cali Aug 2015 #27
Bernie called for a revolution. Seems like he's got one now. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #14
The Problem Is... If There Is Any Inkling, And Hint, This Is Being Encouraged By The Dem Party... WillyT Aug 2015 #17
Good points. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #21
It could be the RW trollers who are working hard to make the DNC appear like Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #30
Could Be For Money Too... The Democratic Party Needs To Come Clean And To Agreement On This... WillyT Aug 2015 #36
Since they probably do not have anything to "come clean" on this issue then the Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #42
This is a bogus revolution - LiberalElite Aug 2015 #25
she.requested nothing. she threatened and demanded. cali Aug 2015 #19
Yes, "Bernie must be held accountable for his actions" whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #20
BLM is going to destroy their own movement. Dawson Leery Aug 2015 #22
This is so true... Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #23
I'm starting to wonder if someone is trying to destroy them. winter is coming Aug 2015 #24
The Founders are Pretty "With it" People...Ford Foundation and Good Connections... KoKo Aug 2015 #39
Actually, there's something there I haven't seen others focus on. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #32
nope - eom dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #35
Doubtful. Watch the raw video. They wanted to make a statement, rile people up, winter is coming Aug 2015 #40
ahh. storm the stage, grab the microphone, bash liberals. Doctor_J Aug 2015 #37
Grandstanding, self-aggrandizing stalkers. stranger81 Aug 2015 #41
Yup peacebird Aug 2015 #45
Late Nite Kick !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #48
Reminder Kick !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #49

Metric System

(6,048 posts)
1. "you have yet to put out a criminal justice reform package like O’Malley did." Well, there you have
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:01 PM
Aug 2015

it. They're obviously O'Malley plants (using the "logic" and tinfoil of other threads).

bigtree

(94,240 posts)
26. lol here w/my wife
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:40 PM
Aug 2015

...told her I just posted a WaPo article this morning pointing out the same thing about criminal justice reform plans posted on candidates' websites and the fact that Sanders doesn't have one.

'Who ARE those WOMEN you're with??!!' she's saying.

questionseverything

(11,826 posts)
28. no they haven't
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:48 PM
Aug 2015

the person writing that tweet says they are not part of the movement,just trying to do damage control

BlackLivesMatter-WA ‏@blm_seattle 41m41 minutes ago
@ThePoliticalRev @urmomshouse2nte No, I'm not an official member. But I'm working hard to be I don't want people to think this about BLM

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
33. Article Says...Bernie there to Support SS & Medicare as the Topic...WTF!
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:07 PM
Aug 2015

Read down to the last Paragraph of the "Hill News" article:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/250667-protesters-interrupt-bernie-sanders-rally

Why is "BLM" Protesting against celebration of SS & Medicare?

FROM THE ARTICLE:

The event supporting Social Security and Medicare is one of a sweep of campaign stops Sanders has on the calendar for his swing through Seattle.

Only two hours after the event in Westlake Park was scheduled to end, Sanders is due at an event at the Comet Tavern, a bar close to Seattle's Capitol Hill. Top donors to the "meet-and-greet" event are shelling out $1,000 each to be considered a host, though it's $200 to just get a ticket in.

Later, he'll be having another rally at the University of Washington’s Hec Edmundson Pavilion, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. Local reports say he is due to speak about issues related to money in politics, income inequality, climate change and affordable higher

 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
46. I guess they liked protesting discussion of Immigration issues at Netroots Nation too..
Sun Aug 9, 2015, 12:03 AM
Aug 2015

... in their egotistical quest for personal attention at the expense of perhaps everyone else in this country if they are successful in whatever it is they are trying to accomplish (that can be accomplished with actions like theirs!)

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
4. Ok...I don't get this paragraph.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:03 PM
Aug 2015
After the four-and-a-half minutes, protesters did not relinquish the stage. "If you care about Black Lives Matter, as you say you do, you will hold Bernie Sanders specifically accountable for his actions," Johnson continued.


WHAT?!
 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
47. Perhaps someone should ask them if they watch Fox News too much to provoke such a question!
Sun Aug 9, 2015, 12:05 AM
Aug 2015

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
5. george Soros provided million$ to Hillary and funded BLM.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:03 PM
Aug 2015

Only Bernie is getting attacked by BLM?

Follow the money. BLM are Swiftboating Bernie for Hillary.

Metric System

(6,048 posts)
6. You can post your theory a thousand times, but it doesn't make it true...or any less laughable.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:06 PM
Aug 2015
 

HerbChestnut

(3,649 posts)
15. Plausibility does not make it true
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:14 PM
Aug 2015

I agree that BLM has it out for Bernie, but there is no proof that the Hillary camp is behind this. Until we get hard evidence suggesting otherwise it is only speculation that supports such arguments.

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
18. People get convicted of crimes for circumstantial evidence.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:30 PM
Aug 2015

It doesn't take a genius to connect the dots.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
29. Circumstantial evidence results without there being any eyewitnesses. Evidence such as DNA, etc is
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:50 PM
Aug 2015

Circumstantial evidence. It is not the accused who proves themselves innocent it would be the accuser. Now you can present your circumstantial evidence.

dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)
34. I think something like that is likely
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:13 PM
Aug 2015

Do you have any links that point that way? I have seen nothing to support it so far. I would think it would be hard to find evidence, we're not dealing with amateurs here, assuming the Clintons are behind it.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
38. Whether Soros or not..the Oddity is "BLM"only targeting Dems and Sanders in Particular....
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:25 PM
Aug 2015

Its getting plain in our face what the Agenda is, there. How could one not question their tactics only against Democrats and one who has worked so hard for Human Rights his whole life and for "Black Lives Matter" back before it was Popular and coined as #Black Lives Matter# for this movement?

Why is "BLM" going after Bernie Sanders when there's a Full "Clown Car of Repubs" needing some EDUCATION!

 

udbcrzy2

(891 posts)
44. Here is another one - they are being paid
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:29 PM
Aug 2015
Early last month, a group of Ferguson protesters learned that MORE and the Organization for Black Struggle had more than $50,000 of unspent money in a joint account. The money was raised through private donations to help sustain the protests that erupted in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting.

A couple of weeks ago, several protesters showed up to MORE’s offices on North Skinker Boulevard and demanded that the organization release the money.

Protesters said that Ordower then issued checks for $2,750 a piece to 17 protesters.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/more-says-it-has-new-executive-director/article_1e4373d4-fc17-562e-8b74-fcc3f505e168.html
 

udbcrzy2

(891 posts)
43. MORE formerly Accorn - #CutTheCheck movement
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:25 PM
Aug 2015

We had professional riot actors here in Ferguson and then they got mad when they didn't get paid.

MORE was formed in 2010, after the regional chapter of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) disbanded. Ordower was also the Midwest director for ACORN.

Rice said Ordower told the protesters that the money had come from private donors and was supposed to help support the movement.

Protesters provided Ordower with a list of organizations that should receive some of the money. But he rejected it, Rice said, and then delayed meetings with protesters.

On May 14, a group of protesters from different organizations showed up at MORE’s offices on North Skinker Boulevard.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ferguson-protesters-disagree-over-who-should-receive-donations/article_c51ff000-7579-5db4-95f2-27f5f3c2e19d.html

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)
10. Sounds like they were there to talk with Bernie
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:08 PM
Aug 2015

Things might have gotten a little out of hand, especially with Bernie never getting to speak. The crowd's reaction certainly can't have helped things: hissing and yelling "Arrest Them!" during a MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR VICTIMS OF POLICE MURDERS is obscene and racist.

Bernie probably did OK. Some people in the crowd seems to have made situation much worse for him.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
13. Blm keeps trying to explain this to his supporters
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:12 PM
Aug 2015

I'm not painting all his supporters with a broad brush but yelling shut up and arrest them kinda proves the point blm was trying to make.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
16. Someone from BLM had already spoken, and been well-received.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:26 PM
Aug 2015
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1170662

If BLM wants all of the stage, all of the time, they should schedule their own events.
 

WillyT

(72,631 posts)
17. The Problem Is... If There Is Any Inkling, And Hint, This Is Being Encouraged By The Dem Party...
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:27 PM
Aug 2015
All Bets Are Off

If THAT happens... you will have an imploding Democratic Party, in parallel with an Imploding Republican Party.

The hostility toward one another will be palpable, and real.

If the Dems are smart... they will issue a joint statement explaining the dangers to future progress... they will hold some national forum to come to common ground...

And ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES would sign on.


Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
30. It could be the RW trollers who are working hard to make the DNC appear like
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:53 PM
Aug 2015

The GOP clown car and they have some helpers.

 

WillyT

(72,631 posts)
36. Could Be For Money Too... The Democratic Party Needs To Come Clean And To Agreement On This...
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:20 PM
Aug 2015

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
42. Since they probably do not have anything to "come clean" on this issue then the
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:45 PM
Aug 2015

Accusers should come clean since I have not seen any evidence of their accusations.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
25. This is a bogus revolution -
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:38 PM
Aug 2015

if you want a revolution, you'd better aim it at the real enemy. As such, IMO BLM is being used.

Dawson Leery

(19,568 posts)
22. BLM is going to destroy their own movement.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:34 PM
Aug 2015

There is no reason to attack progressives who have fought against the excess of state authority.
There is no need to attack Sanders on this issue.
Go after the GD Republicans. Go after Don Christie, he is an authoritarian who needs to be put in his place.

 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
23. This is so true...
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:36 PM
Aug 2015

Like I said in another post, the movement will continue, but BLM as an organization is going to implode.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
24. I'm starting to wonder if someone is trying to destroy them.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 08:37 PM
Aug 2015

But, of course, we've never had any movements infiltrated before.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
39. The Founders are Pretty "With it" People...Ford Foundation and Good Connections...
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:28 PM
Aug 2015

I think it is looking like they know exactly what they are doing...even if it ends up blowing up in their faces because they Went Too Far going after Dems and not Repubs which exposes that something Partisan is going on there.

We shall see how they react to their antics against Bernie Sanders when and if it falls flat and they get Push Back.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
32. Actually, there's something there I haven't seen others focus on.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:04 PM
Aug 2015
Johnson said before adding, "you have yet to put out a criminal justice reform package like O’Malley did."


Is that the 'silver bullet' that would have prevented this particular stage takeover?

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
40. Doubtful. Watch the raw video. They wanted to make a statement, rile people up,
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:31 PM
Aug 2015

get arrested. I don't think anything Sanders could have said or done either before or at this event would have made a particle's worth of difference. It was as much about their resentment of local white progressives as anything else.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
37. ahh. storm the stage, grab the microphone, bash liberals.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:22 PM
Aug 2015

Hey, Marissa. Why don't you just join the trump campaign?

stranger81

(2,345 posts)
41. Grandstanding, self-aggrandizing stalkers.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:34 PM
Aug 2015

They refuse to show anyone else the respect and attention they demand from others.

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