2016 Postmortem

Number23

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50. "All of the men we spoke to were genuine Sanders supporters" and "none of them were in Nevada"

Reply to MrWendel (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 09:45 PM

May 2016

We're all shocked. Really.

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Rolling Stone: Pro-Bernie Trolls on Why They Harassed Nevada's Democratic Chair [View all] MrWendel May 2016 OP

"None of them were present at the convention; none of them even live in Nevada."... SidDithers May 2016 #1

Wonder what their DU names are. nt msanthrope May 2016 #2

Haa!!! The sad thing is that you are probably right! nt eastwestdem May 2016 #3

To a person, these guys are clueless douches. nt msanthrope May 2016 #4

Willfully clueless! They all know nothing, too self indulgent Hortensis May 2016 #31

I don't think anyone of them would leave the basement. nt msanthrope May 2016 #33

Oh thanks, Msanthrope! Hortensis May 2016 #34

The interviews... MrWendel May 2016 #5

Assholes. This behavior is unacceptable. (nt) apnu May 2016 #6

Q: Did you intend your message as a threat? MrWendel May 2016 #7

Sounds to me like an admission of a crime. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #21

Tyler NCTraveler May 2016 #8

Moron thinks he will get an interview that way? What the fuck! bettyellen May 2016 #44

The amount of self-delusion in these guys is truly remarkable. TwilightZone May 2016 #9

Interesting how they walk it all back lovemydog May 2016 #10

They will be publicly identified Txbluedog May 2016 #11

Nasty pieces of work. joshcryer May 2016 #12

It will be interesting to see if and how Sanders reacts to this Txbluedog May 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Skwmom May 2016 #14

This person? MrWendel May 2016 #15

The article didn't strike me as objective journalism. Skwmom May 2016 #16

Rolling Stone under the bus. betsuni May 2016 #17

If they really found the people who sent those messages, the authorities should be involved. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #20

I don't know if the authorities should be involved or not, no idea about law. betsuni May 2016 #23

I'm about as pro-1st Amendment as they come, but it's against the law to threaten people. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #24

By the way, wondering if you still think that if Hillary doesn't get the nomination: betsuni May 2016 #35

Off topic, but yes, I still think that. But then, I'm a stickler for precise language, so please Warren DeMontague May 2016 #46

oh how sweet RollingStone is trying to be relevant again after running a fake rape story azurnoir May 2016 #18

Rolling stone, that font of Journalistic integrity. "We verified all of their identities" Warren DeMontague May 2016 #19

beat me to it AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #51

No shit. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #52

What were they responding to though? Somebody was stoking the fire. ucrdem May 2016 #22

A lot of Americans have died for our democracy. It's probably a bad idea to steal elections. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #27

You mean the one where Clinton received 52.6 percent of the vote? BeyondGeography May 2016 #28

So, you believe that since Bernie's folks showed up, for the rest of the caucus, you should change w4rma May 2016 #29

You'll always have the county conventions BeyondGeography May 2016 #30

They tried to the steal the election and were foiled. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #36

SMH DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #25

I see RS is wooing millennials by jumping on the MSM meme bandwagon again. Lodestar May 2016 #26

Archie Bunker is alive and loves Bernie.... Sancho May 2016 #32

"because it felt like democracy was stolen" Kip Humphrey May 2016 #37

And... MrWendel May 2016 #38

And... Kip Humphrey May 2016 #40

The war... MrWendel May 2016 #48

Arrest and prosecute every single one of them Renew Deal May 2016 #39

I hope they have retained counsel. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #42

On one hand, fuck. These people are lunatics. VulgarPoet May 2016 #41

They aren't lunatics, they've just been played for suckers by a deeply cynical campaign. ucrdem May 2016 #45

That seems a touch or three too gentle. VulgarPoet May 2016 #56

Here's a Jezebel link in which they contacted others PeaceNikki May 2016 #43

Honestly what was the symbolic significance of the bird on the podium for him? tandem5 May 2016 #47

To be honest Nonhlanhla May 2016 #57

Members of the Broletariate, Tweet! The Second Stone May 2016 #49

Look, if you want to make the language joke, do it right. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #53

Grammerletariat The Second Stone May 2016 #54

You know, language persnicketiness is part of the "bro code" Warren DeMontague May 2016 #55

"All of the men we spoke to were genuine Sanders supporters" and "none of them were in Nevada" Number23 May 2016 #50