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randys1

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80. I am usually a big fan of Cenk but in this case he is wrong, as you say.

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‘None of this looks good': Cenk Uygur rips #BlackLivesMatter protest against Sanders and O’Malley [View all] still_one Jul 2015 OP

Cenk is correct. earthside Jul 2015 #1

an attempt by a Trotskyite-type cadre to cause trouble? oberliner Jul 2015 #6

It is a real possibility. earthside Jul 2015 #15

Wow oberliner Jul 2015 #17

Right-wingers and 3rd-Wayers are the big winners in this instance Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #20

It's handing them a hammer hifiguy Jul 2015 #74

Interesting. You can see the effect here for sure. ananda Jul 2015 #25

And the co-op wars in 1970s Minneapolis and St. Paul geardaddy Jul 2015 #40

This has come up before with BLM. earthside Jul 2015 #66

Yep. If this keeps happening hifiguy Jul 2015 #76

I know nothing about blm leadership PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #109

Your theory makes sense, why did they attack their best hope(s) for President? A Simple Game Jul 2015 #50

Taking your comments at face value the thing I can't wrap my head around is -- Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #58

Taking my comments at face value ... earthside Jul 2015 #68

Maybe I'm just not radical enough. They seem more nihilistic than revolutionary. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #78

No, no heaven05 Jul 2015 #75

I am usually a big fan of Cenk but in this case he is wrong, as you say. randys1 Jul 2015 #80

Oh boy. (nt) Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #10

" a Trotskyite-type cadre to cause trouble, chaos" We've seen this script before geek tragedy Jul 2015 #29

Except that was Hoover being a provocateur. earthside Jul 2015 #38

I find your red-baiting of African-American activsits to be reprehensible nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #39

Don't be naive. earthside Jul 2015 #46

Don't play the stupid-ass "divisive" card after accusing black activists of being Communists nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #47

You damn sure heaven05 Jul 2015 #82

geez heaven05 Jul 2015 #79

ALL republicans make the most of the free publicity started with a few protesters heckling Sunlei Jul 2015 #37

I agree and wonder why the people running Netroots didn't try to transform the confrontation to a karynnj Jul 2015 #54

We should be wary of BLM? Seriously? Lol. bettyellen Jul 2015 #69

Those damned commies! TBF Jul 2015 #81

LOL. I wouldn't go that far. mmonk Jul 2015 #89

I think the money of Hillary's campaign has to be taken into account daredtowork Jul 2015 #124

Well and we have been told on DU that BLM will protest Hillary Clinton as well davidpdx Jul 2015 #148

and it won't be on the same Netroots Nation playing field as Bernie and Malcolm O'Malley.nt daredtowork Jul 2015 #152

Cenk is right on this one. It alienated people who can help. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #2

The one thing you can definitely count on is that the Kochs are giggling or maybe celebrating this GoneFishin Jul 2015 #19

candidates need to provide the Department of Justice info so everyone treated badly by police, can Sunlei Jul 2015 #42

That DOJ reporting method is a great idea. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #72

I think our candidates need to learn how to work with protesters, who may disrupt future events. Sunlei Jul 2015 #87

Was this instigated by repugs somehow nt newfie11 Jul 2015 #3

I doubt it. Most like an expression of frustration, but anyone who watched the video of the net still_one Jul 2015 #4

Frayed knot. immoderate Jul 2015 #5

The BLM protest reminded me of Tea Party tactics, and PADemD Jul 2015 #8

So they are children heaven05 Jul 2015 #11

even the use of the 'BLM' is wrong. Black Lives Matter. spell it out always! Sunlei Jul 2015 #43

The abbreviation BLM was used five other times on this thread. PADemD Jul 2015 #90

no I just posted here. What I meant is "Black Lives Matter" is such an important movement. Sunlei Jul 2015 #91

Bureau of land management newfie11 Jul 2015 #141

For whom did this debacle look good? lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #61

Nope. Maybe the Turd Way types hifiguy Jul 2015 #94

Sadly I believe Cenk is correct.... it's the GOP debates that should be disrupted groundloop Jul 2015 #7

if the americans "slip up" heaven05 Jul 2015 #18

Too true. blackspade Jul 2015 #31

His opinion on this doesn't matter heaven05 Jul 2015 #9

No question that BLM was expressing their frustration at the lack of action that has been getting still_one Jul 2015 #12

creepublicans could give a damn less heaven05 Jul 2015 #16

So hurting one of the front running candidates will help anyone in the long run? And jwirr Jul 2015 #56

that question of economic issues heaven05 Jul 2015 #65

Thank you. That at least lets me understand where you are coming from. If we do not get this jwirr Jul 2015 #67

BLM protests at republican events angel123 Jul 2015 #22

TYT are THE ONLY ones in media that have exposed what the cops are doing to the black community. Dawgs Jul 2015 #13

yeah, yeah heaven05 Jul 2015 #14

For real? You obviously did not watch it. Dawgs Jul 2015 #52

#Black Lives Matter should not heaven05 Jul 2015 #77

I don't know anyone on left that would disagree, including Cenk. n/t Dawgs Jul 2015 #85

Business as usual crowd - neither the Selma event not NN are known for their business as jwirr Jul 2015 #120

Cenk is a person of color LittleBlue Jul 2015 #33

i don't know about the POC claim heaven05 Jul 2015 #140

I think your anger at Cenk is misplaced. blackspade Jul 2015 #36

yeah heaven05 Jul 2015 #139

The senseless killing has to stop. blackspade Jul 2015 #142

I still don't agree completely heaven05 Jul 2015 #146

This is what I wrote in another post and I think it is relevant here nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #128

Thanks heaven05 Jul 2015 #145

I cover these things. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #150

He's just telling them to watch their tone and put them in their place Blue_Adept Jul 2015 #21

No. Dawgs Jul 2015 #53

you're kidding right? heaven05 Jul 2015 #156

Is BLM doing this to Obama? SoapBox Jul 2015 #23

Yes, they have. nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #30

I seem to have missed that. Link? jwirr Jul 2015 #60

here ya go: geek tragedy Jul 2015 #63

I was there. NOLALady Jul 2015 #113

I don't have to watch that I remember it when it happened. They were not especially accepted jwirr Jul 2015 #119

“Your vote is your voice! Get registered!” WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #130

You are presuming that the demonstrators don't vote? nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #131

I don't have stats on young AA voter turnout handy. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #132

Obviously they have tried and haven't had an acceptable response. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #149

It is unfortunate, but we still have to do whatever we can to get the cops under control. nt Zorra Jul 2015 #24

I'll say Cenk is wrong. Jayar is right. It was a good conversation though. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #26

But why pick a relatively obscure event like Netroots Nation Maedhros Jul 2015 #45

Why are you making shit up like pretending that BLM has "completely ignored" Obama? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #48

These protests pop up at O'Malley events a lot because of his policing record as mayor of Baltimore Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #49

Indeed. Maedhros Jul 2015 #55

I haven't seen any of these at Hillary events. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #59

So here we have it. Indydem Jul 2015 #123

I agree that this has to continue. They issue is too important. jwirr Jul 2015 #64

And here we go once again shooting ourselves in the foot PFunk Jul 2015 #27

and as labor did when propelling Reagan to victory against Carter still_one Jul 2015 #34

ok, but my point still stands PFunk Jul 2015 #41

I was not contradicting it, The example I used was comparable because still_one Jul 2015 #44

Cenk has always told the uncomfortable truth, which is why his show Cleita Jul 2015 #28

Watching the video in it's entirety is very important for context. /nt think Jul 2015 #32

Spot on as usual LittleBlue Jul 2015 #35

Cenk Is Correct cantbeserious Jul 2015 #51

k & r architect359 Jul 2015 #57

How many people in this thread agreed with Cenk & Crew when this happened? If so, you're Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #62

Interesting. bettyellen Jul 2015 #70

Cenk: The biggest hypocrite on the internet. Black folk know we're not equal in the eyes of some... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #71

Yup. Fuck Cenk. PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #73

Yeah, that's a brilliantly thought-out, cerebral critique of Cenk n/t brentspeak Jul 2015 #133

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Well, to answer your question: brentspeak Jul 2015 #136

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If I were black I would be helluva offended by having upper middle class white folks telling me... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #83

They don't seem to get that they are no better than the GOP on issues of race. They're so... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #84

Do you realize that Cenk is THE ONLY PERSON IN MEDIA that talks about the issues of BLM. Dawgs Jul 2015 #93

F**k Cenk. And I'll pass on your link, but thanks anyhoo. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #95

Can you explain why you don't like him? Dawgs Jul 2015 #96

You're going to have wait for answer brentspeak Jul 2015 #135

Still voting GOP through GWB. And haven't learned much since. Yet they lecture... n/t freshwest Jul 2015 #129

These recovering Repukes are the new "liberal" thought leaders, doncha know? Go figure. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #138

Did you watch the video? Honestly? Dawgs Jul 2015 #86

It certainly doesn't seem so, but T_D theaocp Jul 2015 #92

Cenk is an idiot.. Netroots Nation stands behind the Protesters.. and bernie and his fans can Cha Jul 2015 #97

Yeah. Like BLM ever needed advice from the GOP "convert". Cenk is an a**hole, and I'll venture.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #100

Right.. fucking hypocrite.. he's dense as a doorknob. Cha Jul 2015 #104

There was a major difference between these two incidents. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #102

However Netroots Nation Stands Behind the Protesters of #BlackLivesMatter and so do I Cha Jul 2015 #105

Your own post has a major qualifier in it wherein Black Lives Matter agree with Cenk's point of view Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #107

More time, yeah.. but NRN stands with the Protesters there from #BlackLivesMatter and bernie lit out Cha Jul 2015 #112

So his response was to cancel the meeting? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #117

You hadn't heard that?.. yeah, and they were not impressed. Cha Jul 2015 #118

I had heard it, but the poster who told me was taken to task, so I wasn't sure. Tsk...Tsk. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #121

Of course.. they don't want that exposed.. too bad. Cha Jul 2015 #122

Blah....Blah...&...Blah. My initial observation of Cenk's rightwing ass stands. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #106

The only Democratic candidate that was perhaps helped by this Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #108

For someone with only 2% AA support & 3% support from Latinos, BS showed that he's not ready... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #111

I disagree, compassion and respect are called for here felix_numinous Jul 2015 #88

Another tone deaf brogressive wags his condescending finger.nt sufrommich Jul 2015 #98

+1 Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #101

Lol @ "brogressive" PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #110

Without doubt .... my question: etherealtruth Jul 2015 #116

+2 Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #147

Poor little cenk.. "none of it looks good.." to him. Netroots Nation Stands behind the Protesters.. Cha Jul 2015 #99

Good post. Those who benefit from the status quo have to work hard to keep it... Just sayin' n/t freshwest Jul 2015 #127

After watching Cenk's deathrind Jul 2015 #103

He says it well here. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #114

I'm with Cenk on this one. Paladin Jul 2015 #115

Re: "you’re gonna alienate people. You don’t want to alienate people" 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #125

Lots of people slinging shit at Cenk. Juicy_Bellows Jul 2015 #126

Amazing, isn't it. Dawgs Jul 2015 #143

Whose bankrolling these people anyway? madokie Jul 2015 #144

The argument being made is by saying "All lives matter", diminishes the fact that African American still_one Jul 2015 #151

that person gets it, they just don't like black folks geek tragedy Jul 2015 #155

"all lives matter and that's that" said the white person who dislikes it geek tragedy Jul 2015 #154

"DON'T GENERALIZE THIS SHIT." LWolf Jul 2015 #153