2016 Postmortem

BernieforPres2016

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20. Is this hate monger actually part of Hillary's campaign staff?

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:49 AM

Apr 2016

I thought he was just another random idiot on Twitter who happens to support Hillary.

If he is part of Hillary's campaign organization, where is her apology and why hasn't he been fired yet?

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Hate Speech Is A Crime: Tom Watson of #HillaryMen Perpetrated Anti-Semitic Hate Speech [View all] amborin Apr 2016 OP

At the very least he is showing the true colors nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #1

Fucking DISGUSTING. AzDar Apr 2016 #2

this needs to be posted far and wide. this guy is fucking sick. Fits the mold of the David Brocks litlbilly Apr 2016 #3

As dog is my witness... dchill Apr 2016 #4

How sweet of him to come to the defense of his girl. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #5

What did he say ? Link ? agracie Apr 2016 #6

Step down from what? MattP Apr 2016 #7

I'm a Sanders supporter, but no, "hate speech" is NOT "a crime", sorry. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #8

I've seriously had DUers solemnly claim that there is a "hate speech exception" Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #29

Yeah, 1st Amendment conversations can be pretty distressing around here. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #45

What he said was hideous but it's still protected speech. beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #9

ok, so further reading shows there's no exception to the 1st Amendment for hate speech: amborin Apr 2016 #10

did you sleep in history when the first amendment was discussed? dsc Apr 2016 #11

Hillary needs to apologize for this, NOW. Avalux Apr 2016 #12

^^^THIS^^^ NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #37

Surrogate? Darb Apr 2016 #40

Hate speech isn't a crime. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #13

I think he incited a riot reddread Apr 2016 #14

No, he didn't. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #22

that riot is on its way reddread Apr 2016 #28

No, it hasn't. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #30

excuse me reddread Apr 2016 #31

sheds some light on that picture, you know the one reddread Apr 2016 #15

Disgusting but not a crime. vintx Apr 2016 #16

That is not illegal KingFlorez Apr 2016 #17

are you defending it? A Clinton campaign operative uses antiSemitic nazi speech? amborin Apr 2016 #18

Defending free speech doesn't mean agreeing with it. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #24

Campaign operative? Darb Apr 2016 #41

Will Hillary apologize for keeping this person on the campaign? Will she fire him? amborin Apr 2016 #19

Is this hate monger actually part of Hillary's campaign staff? BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #20

not exactly; he's a surrogate of sorts: amborin Apr 2016 #25

Thanks. Based on Peter Daou's past work for the Clintons, that group qualifies as a surrogate BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #26

repeatedly booted off of DU, too, I might add MisterP Apr 2016 #56

In other words no mythology Apr 2016 #43

It is not a crime it is just a demonstrartion of the man's roiling bigotry, a flavor of roiling Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #21

It should be a hate crime, imo. polly7 Apr 2016 #23

It is not antisemitic -- but it is vicious -- to accuse others of being NAZIs, rogerashton Apr 2016 #27

So, he made an analogy to Nazis. That's not "Anti-Semitic Hate Speech". Tarc Apr 2016 #32

This is the crowd that regularly invokes the "vampire squid" imagery without a second thought. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #33

oh shit. Now I have to google one_voice Apr 2016 #46

I'll save you a coin toss. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #48

well that's not very nice one_voice Apr 2016 #53

+100000 amborin Apr 2016 #59

I actually did google and came up empty Prism Apr 2016 #49

yes, it was anti Semitic hate speech, no matter how anyone tries to absolve him amborin Apr 2016 #34

Bernie Sanders doesn't get to trot out his Jewishness when it is politically convenient Tarc Apr 2016 #35

your post doesn't address the issue amborin Apr 2016 #36

Stop conflating anti-Likud with anti-Semitism. Its dishonest bullshit. phleshdef Apr 2016 #38

I just did do something about it, bro; called him out on his bullshit Tarc Apr 2016 #39

Oooh, you posted something on the Internet! You accomplished so much! phleshdef Apr 2016 #42

If you support what the Palestinians and Hamas do to Israel.. Tarc Apr 2016 #50

I don't support terrorism coming from the Palestinian side. But I understand exactly why they are... phleshdef Apr 2016 #54

Cool story, bro Tarc Apr 2016 #55

You are obviously another Bibi Neocon boot licker and thats not a cool story. phleshdef Apr 2016 #64

He isn't "trotting out" his Jewishness. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #44

Sanders is Jewish when it it is convenient, i.e. when there's voters to woo Tarc Apr 2016 #51

No, Sanders is a Jew. PERIOD. Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #58

Seriously. Good Grief. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #61

It is telling, that is for sure! Behind the Aegis Apr 2016 #62

... Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #63

what does that even mean ? he has always been jewish, do you think all jewish people must be JI7 Apr 2016 #60

WHOOSH Tarc Apr 2016 #65

Hate speech is not a crime Prism Apr 2016 #47

In Germany because of certain events... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #52

Tom Watson is married to a Jew and quit his club because of their antisemitic policies. AngryAmish Apr 2016 #57

huh? Do you have a link about this..are we talking about the same man who posted the anti-semitic Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #66