Thank you Thom Hartman for your perspective on the Marissa Johnson diatribe

[joshcryer]

103. BLM can't hurt Bernie.

And it can't hurt any Democratic nominee that even remotely addresses their concerns.

The immediate reaction from some on the left was to trash the activist (she quipped once about having a Sarah Palin button when she was 16), create conspiracy theories (Soros, Clinton, funded them, etc), FUD about why BLM isn't attacking Clinton (no recognition that Clinton doesn't make herself available and has private roundtables and a SS detail).

BLM can hurt and offend some Bernie supporters, that's OK, some people are thin skinned, I admit the video pissed me off but I was able to calm down and realize it wasn't a big deal. There are also some Bernie supporters who, for better or worse, are Libertarians or conservatives who are fed up with their party and aren't familiar with left wing activism so they get even more ticked off when something like this happens.

Take a breather and step back, that's what's necessary here. It's over, we're going on half a week here, it's done, nothing bad happened, it was a protest, good things happened afterward. CBS news led their program tonight with Sanders (and pointed out Clinton's email problems). Sanders is doing so well. Don't let emotions get in the way and alienate black voters. It's a lose lose.

I personally think there is a segment of Bernie "supporters" who are setting him up to fail. I think that if they can press the idea that Clinton is behind his failure in some way they can strip away liberal votes from Clinton if she succeeds. They're not true Sanders supporters. We all know Sanders is the underdog, but I think that Sanders has a really good chance here, and I am disgusted by this crap. Attacking BLM does not help Sanders in any way. "Raising suspicions" about BLM does not help Sanders in any way.