2016 Postmortem

stranger81

(2,345 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 10:05 PM May 2016

Snopes weighs in on Camp Clinton's chair throwing claim. Conclusion? UNPROVEN. [View all]

CLAIM: Angry Bernie Sanders supporters threw chairs during an adversarial Nevada Democrat convention in May 2016.

UNPROVEN

WHAT'S TRUE: Video captured during the Nevada Democrats' convention depicts a man briefly picking up a chair before placing it back down without throwing it.

WHAT'S FALSE: Despite extensive YouTube, Periscope, and photographic documentation captured by supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, no available images document anyone's throwing chairs at the Nevada convention.

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http://www.snopes.com/did-sanders-supporters-throw-chairs-at-nevada-democratic-convention/

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Snopes weighs in on Camp Clinton's chair throwing claim. Conclusion? UNPROVEN. [View all] stranger81 May 2016 OP

And the narrative collapses nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #30

This is part of the discredit and discualify nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #32

No thrown chairs, No arrests, No violence. Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #2

But lots of LYING and SMEARING of Bernie and his supporters. pdsimdars May 2016 #60

They are just spreading this lie as pretense to reject Sanders demands... GeorgiaPeanuts May 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #4

Just as the Clinton camp said nothing DIRECTLY about the 'disqualify him, defeat him' campaign they slipslidingaway May 2016 #6

And remember that was on the evening of his important WI win... Seeing a pattern here? JudyM May 2016 #7

Was it the John Lewis thing? stranger81 May 2016 #8

That was another example, questioning where Sanders was during the civil rights ... slipslidingaway May 2016 #18

Exactly, controversy and distraction, the media ran with Clinton seeks to disqualify Sanders slipslidingaway May 2016 #12

Can't wait for the HRC apologists on this one Kelvin Mace May 2016 #5

Funny -- only one deigned to even acknowledge this thread. stranger81 May 2016 #58

their standard is they can't prove it bigtree May 2016 #9

I was just waiting for someone to pull a Rumsfeld -- you win! stranger81 May 2016 #10

don't know you bigtree May 2016 #21

Where are the other frames, O'Keefe? frylock May 2016 #11

This is a chair being hoisted. stranger81 May 2016 #14

why do you think anyone needs proof of that to regard what happened as unacceptable bigtree May 2016 #19

The claim is that it was thrown, not that it was lifted. stranger81 May 2016 #20

Also, the claims was chairs PLURAL Kelvin Mace May 2016 #59

You are trying to deflect from the fact that the chair was never thrown passiveporcupine May 2016 #23

you're so caught up in your bubble of denial bigtree May 2016 #28

The supporters were angry because democracy was subverted, passiveporcupine May 2016 #33

Clinton WON Nevada in Feb., not Sanders. His convention fans had a perverse notion of democracy bigtree May 2016 #38

That's not what they were angry about passiveporcupine May 2016 #41

Hillary won the NV caucuses bigtree May 2016 #44

You have a typo pmorlan1 May 2016 #35

What's unacceptable behavior is for the chair of the Nevada democratic party to call a vote bjo59 May 2016 #50

The Chair Thrown 'Round the World slipslidingaway May 2016 #31

If you watch the video, he picks up the chair and puts it down. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #15

Logic fail and it does a disservice to domestic violence. NWCorona May 2016 #16

Chairs being thrown, where is the video? nt slipslidingaway May 2016 #22

none needed bigtree May 2016 #34

Excuse me, but were you not the poster who jumped into the Snopes thread which stated slipslidingaway May 2016 #45

'unproven' does not mean 'false' bigtree May 2016 #46

LOL and also sad that you still choose to respond to a "chair" while dismissing the plight ... slipslidingaway May 2016 #49

your campaign is not only dismissing hillary voters, it tried to overturn the will of voters bigtree May 2016 #54

Snopes also said that no one "chanted English Only" at Delores Huerta, and guess what? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #13

Yea but CNN's crack-shot reporter Don Lemon says there was violence.... Segami May 2016 #17

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #24

when is someone going to apologize to Bernie and supporters... grasswire May 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #26

There's a small place in Norway..... Segami May 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #39

Oh, about the time HRC decides to support single payer. stranger81 May 2016 #27

The same day I support Clinton. bvf May 2016 #37

A Campaign Built on Lies pmorlan1 May 2016 #29

says the campaign caught stealing their rival's voter data bigtree May 2016 #40

Still not a word condemning violence against women from Hillary. jillan May 2016 #42

Take control of your supporters, Hillary, or drop out of the race! [n/t] stranger81 May 2016 #43

Sickening!!! QC May 2016 #47

Because Hillary doesn't care about women unless they can offer her a vote or cash n/t arcane1 May 2016 #62

So retract that bullshit and apologize. Oh, that's not how we operate. Only the peons like Bernie highprincipleswork May 2016 #48

basically if something is coming from the DNC its probably a lie boomer55 May 2016 #51

K&R nt silvershadow May 2016 #52

One of the NPR hosts on yesterday's Morning Edition stated it as fact BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #53

The guy who picked up the chair was simply offering it to a woman. JoePhilly May 2016 #55

Was lifting a chair "gentlemanly?" Maybe not. stranger81 May 2016 #56

Was it threatening ... absolutely. JoePhilly May 2016 #70

Was it violence? passiveporcupine May 2016 #66

"the illegal actions of Lange" ... ummm, no. JoePhilly May 2016 #69

It's on video that Lange did not follow convention rules. passiveporcupine May 2016 #73

This is how the former (snick) DLC rolls. Smoke, mirrors and lies MaeScott May 2016 #57

DU's trolls are impervious to facts. They'll repeat the lies, even in this very thread! arcane1 May 2016 #61

There's a Big deer in headlights in this thread. Phlem May 2016 #63

Just one, though. stranger81 May 2016 #64

there you have it. eom trudyco May 2016 #65

NPR ombudsman has also written about the "chair-throwing" claim stranger81 May 2016 #67

I use to think only Fox News pulled this type of blatant dishonesty. Quixote1818 May 2016 #68

Don't expect much more from the diverse wing of the conservative party TheKentuckian May 2016 #72

“A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.” - Terry Pratchett EndElectoral May 2016 #71