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2016 Postmortem

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synergie

(1,901 posts)
Mon May 16, 2016, 03:09 AM May 2016

Security concerns end Nevada Democrats' convention (AP) [View all]

There have been a lot of lies and accusations posted by the usual suspects, but here is what happened and why per the AP. BSers were behaving badly, and security shut them down, due to the unruliness of the crowd and the threats of violence. The paranoia and insistence that they're somehow being targeted sounds more like Tea Partiers than Progressives. No matter how high your "passion" is or how "emotional" or "angry" you're getting, this type of behavior is NOT ACCEPTABLE on this side of the aisle, nor is misrepresenting what it was.

The Nevada Democratic Convention turned into an unruly and unpredictable event, after tension with organizers led to some Bernie Sanders supporters throwing chairs and to security clearing the room, organizers said.

Friction between Bernie Sanders' supporters and state Democratic Party leaders had flared throughout the day on Saturday. The convention was scheduled to end by 7 p.m. and when it hadn't wrapped up by 10 p.m., authorities at the Paris Las Vegas casino informed party organizers they could no longer provide the security necessary to handle the crowd.



The hostilities began when Sanders supporters accused state party leaders of putting them at a disadvantage, and they objected to procedural votes to approve the rules of the event on Saturday. They also questioned a credentials committee's disqualification of 58 would-be Sanders delegates. State party officials said the would-be delegates didn't provide acceptable identification and did not meet the May 1 deadline to register as Democrats.
State party officials said some Clinton-supporting delegates were ruled ineligible too, although in lower numbers.


Some Sanders supporters upset with Saturday's proceedings protested against state party chairwoman, Roberta Lange, outside the Nevada State Democratic Party headquarters on Sunday. Her cellphone number was posted on social media and officials said Lange had received hundreds of phone calls and text messages, including death threats.


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Oh hey yet another post lying about what happened. northernsouthern May 2016 #1
Jury narrowly voted to leave. merrily May 2016 #7
WTF is going on with that pic? ReRe May 2016 #29
Please ask the person who posted it. merrily May 2016 #35
No harm, no foul ReRe May 2016 #42
I do not alert or hide posts. But, I think that photo above is photo-shopped and something should Hoyt May 2016 #53
Extremely photo shopped, and the poster has posted and run, that was the only on by him/her... George II May 2016 #68
Actually, I see why - northernsouthern has been PPRed, can't respond. George II May 2016 #69
Dont you feel vapid and shallow posting bullshit memes? JaneyVee May 2016 #12
Um, you know we can see your posts, right? merrily May 2016 #34
I don't know about anyone else... ReRe May 2016 #28
Would you mind explaining... ReRe May 2016 #43
Did you photoshop that image to show Clinton like that? Hoyt May 2016 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #2
The Whole World is Watching, and if it isn't, it should be. Take a look at the videos on this link, highprincipleswork May 2016 #3
Great. Post. I believe in creating illusions, but I don't believe in magic. merrily May 2016 #8
They had to be registered as of May 1, and so many of you had been posting about synergie May 2016 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #21
Of truth and facts that expose the lies of the ignorant masses who felt violence was the way to go synergie May 2016 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #26
This is true or it isn't. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #4
Real newsy catnhatnh May 2016 #13
I take death threats seriously. Your mileage may vary. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #15
They seem to think this is a good thing and have been engaging in it for months now. synergie May 2016 #17
It won't be a good thing if someone gets hurt. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #18
Outside agitators are responsible for every election Bernie has won according to some here .99center May 2016 #33
I am against the issuance of death threats DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #41
You just posted a link that contains a private citizens .99center May 2016 #46
That number is in the public domain. It is an attachment to a letter from the counsel ... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #47
It's ok as long as the orders to bully and harass come from your leadership? .99center May 2016 #49
Point by point DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #50
The phone number that was posted here yesterday .99center May 2016 #55
Par for the course, with her supporters, esp. here on DU. closeupready May 2016 #51
The election tampering & voter suppression done on behalf of Clinton is documented. AtomicKitten May 2016 #5
It is little more than a farce . TheFarS1de May 2016 #24
That is NOT... ReRe May 2016 #30
K&R Jamaal510 May 2016 #6
Take a look... dchill May 2016 #9
Thank you for this, synergie! Cha May 2016 #10
Thanks for this synergie NastyRiffraff May 2016 #11
And that photograph of the security people surrounding the stage, likening it to ...... George II May 2016 #14
All the factual accounts of what happened in NV point to the same thing. YouDig May 2016 #19
k&r bigtree May 2016 #20
Right. Whatever you do, don't watch the videos... you can't believe your lying eyes. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #22
The videos don't support the fiction being put out by the Sanders mob to explain their chair synergie May 2016 #37
Is there a video of the chair throwing? frylock May 2016 #58
Perhaps you can find someone to read the security reprorts to you, since reading synergie May 2016 #62
I'd gladly read them if you would link to them, oh kind sir or madam. frylock May 2016 #63
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #64
Yeah.. no. frylock May 2016 #65
I've seen the actual videos. That article is a steaming pantload. n/t winter is coming May 2016 #25
Hooray for Security!! We need to keep the Homeland safe! RufusTFirefly May 2016 #27
Well, the people the mob were threatening were not the "homeland" but yes, hooray for security synergie May 2016 #39
+1,000,000 oasis May 2016 #66
+1000. Hortensis May 2016 #67
waiting to see what happens MFM008 May 2016 #31
I hope they don't harm him or Jane. That's been a worry even if won, there is no way synergie May 2016 #36
Bless your heart. frylock May 2016 #59
Well, aren't you special? synergie May 2016 #60
My ma would tell you that yes, I am. frylock May 2016 #61
What we have here is... ReRe May 2016 #32
No what we have is a complaint against the Sanders campaign for interfering with a state convention. ucrdem May 2016 #38
All I'm hearing is one side of the argument ReRe May 2016 #44
a eyewitness account DLCWIdem May 2016 #48
Thanks for your help. n/t ReRe May 2016 #56
No, what we have here are people who don't bother to show up, stay Dems or synergie May 2016 #40
Thanks for your input to my inquiries ReRe May 2016 #45
How come there are no videos of these alleged chair throwings? d_legendary1 May 2016 #54
Still not one single video of the riot. frylock May 2016 #57
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