2016 Postmortem

oasis

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19. No apologies or excuses necessary by Hillary or myself. Unfortunately

Wed May 18, 2016, 02:40 PM

May 2016

folks get into altercations everyday, about almost everything under the sun. This incident made the news because one of the subjects was semi famous. They just happened to get into a scuffle about politics.

I think you get it.

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Has there been any comment yet from Hillary condemning Wendell Pierce for attacking Bernie supporter [View all] jillan May 2016 OP

Hillary doesn't care about assaulted women, and neither do her fans, apparently. arcane1 May 2016 #1

hillary does care okieinpain May 2016 #48

nope she catres about money only timmymoff May 2016 #58

so where was all of this honesty in 2012. all i heard okieinpain May 2016 #60

Obviously, Hillary heartily approves of violence against women QC May 2016 #2

Apparently, if it's a Hillary supporter, it is definitely okay. Vinca May 2016 #3

She supports violence against women! zappaman May 2016 #4

Did she denounce it? polly7 May 2016 #7

The Women of the Middle East Agree. bahrbearian May 2016 #11

that's a damn good point Ferd Berfel May 2016 #29

f*ck, that stings! TheSarcastinator May 2016 #41

Hillary will not say anything... dchill May 2016 #5

At which political function did these attacks occur? oasis May 2016 #6

Does it matter? Seriously? You are looking for an excuse to physically assault a young woman for jillan May 2016 #9

Violence against anyone is inexcusable. My question remains. oasis May 2016 #12

What difference does it make WHERE it happened? He was arrested for attacking a Bernie supporter. jillan May 2016 #13

No apologies or excuses necessary by Hillary or myself. Unfortunately oasis May 2016 #19

it actually matters quite a bit. but i don't think you'll accept that. MariaThinks May 2016 #28

Violence against women is okay? Unbelievable. And you follow it with reasons why it is okay. jillan May 2016 #33

it was a stupid actor who is being charged. It was a private event in a democratic country MariaThinks May 2016 #42

He beat up a woman because she supported Bernie. And he was arrested for assault. jillan May 2016 #46

as he should be arrested. It was a disgusting thing to do and no one should be MariaThinks May 2016 #49

I think you missed the point. Hillary's message should be non-violence just like Bernie's. snowy owl May 2016 #53

assault is ok, as long as it's not at an official function G_j May 2016 #10

If a guy with a Bernie button hits someone in Walgreen's Parking lot oasis May 2016 #14

If it ended up in arrest for assault, then yes he should. jillan May 2016 #16

Bernie, Hillary and Trump can't spend half of their time oasis May 2016 #22

Didn't realize we were talking about apologies G_j May 2016 #17

Team Clinton cares more about chairs than assaulted women n/t arcane1 May 2016 #21

Now THAT'S Pragmatic! Ferd Berfel May 2016 #31

Move those goal posts! arcane1 May 2016 #20

That's my original question. What goal posts? oasis May 2016 #30

Sorry, the "deliberately obtuse" ruse doesn't work on me. arcane1 May 2016 #38

... LadyHawkAZ May 2016 #39

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Woman hit? nah let's focus on a possible thrown chair! Joob May 2016 #8

The media is avoiding it nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #15

Most people take actions by a single person (who is a volunteer) to be aberrant anotherproletariat May 2016 #18

The only 2 candidates that have had supporters arrested for violence are Trump and Hillary. jillan May 2016 #24

Smash the bourgeoisie, Tovarisch! QC May 2016 #25

Hillary surrogates say... coco77 May 2016 #23

Her campaign has been mostly tone policing. QC May 2016 #26

They think that they are... coco77 May 2016 #32

I don't understand the anger. QC May 2016 #52

They want him to drop out and.. coco77 May 2016 #57

Well, huh. Scootaloo May 2016 #36

It's perfectly OK to assault a woman, depending on the location. Apparently. arcane1 May 2016 #40

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And they are making excuses why violence against women is okay! jillan May 2016 #34

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there are MANY Hillary fans here who tried to excuse it! TheSarcastinator May 2016 #44

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Another Bernie supporter's voice silenced. jillan May 2016 #50

Nope. Clintonians are only faux-outraged at made-up stories of bottles and chairs... AzDar May 2016 #37

Oh - there were bottles now? Wow, this lie keeps getting better and better. jillan May 2016 #47

The chair suddenly multiplied into "chairs" as well. arcane1 May 2016 #51

Stop parsing...take responsibility HRC commenters. Both candidates must endorse non-violence. snowy owl May 2016 #54

The media isn't talking about it, so it must not be newsworthy. -nt- NorthCarolina May 2016 #55

Wendell wasn't involve in an organized political event. He probably had too mcuh to drink and Jitter65 May 2016 #56

Making excuses for violence against women? The person he assualted was a stranger to him Bluenorthwest May 2016 #59

A few drunks in a hotel hallway at 3 am... ContinentalOp May 2016 #61

+1 oasis May 2016 #62

Oh FFS! Shame on you! She was there with her boyfriend and cousin. What is with you Hillary fans jillan May 2016 #63

WHERE'S THE VIDEO? ContinentalOp May 2016 #66

The assault is ignored by Hillary Clinton et al. PufPuf23 May 2016 #64

Violent, famous, trendsetting, Hillary supporters aren't worth condemning. .99center May 2016 #65