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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: My two cents on the Elijah Cummings thing [View all]Chitown Kev
(2,197 posts)56. Boo Cummings? Fair game
After all, he is a public official...
and in spite of the fact that, yes, Sanders and especially Elizabeth Warren was heckled, people notice (esp. when the TV cameras play it up) that most of those that were heckled were woman and POC...so it's not Cummings alone.
(Personally, I didn't mind the booing all that much after a while...at east the Dems were allowing the issues to be raised like the GOP and it did give the first night of the convention a feel of old-time conventions...some of the scripted choreography of more recent conventions made them quite boring...I am simply explaining why POC have a right to be upset).
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"What were they saying?" It sppears they were holding up signs and chanting "No TPP". . .
Petrushka
Jul 2016
#8
They did it because, as always, they think economic issues that affect them are MUCH more important
Squinch
Jul 2016
#25
At that moment, something else was being discussed. Civil rights were being discussed.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#35
Well there we agree. Only Trump supporters would boo when a black man is talking about
Squinch
Jul 2016
#37
I never said it did. That is why I am careful to accurately name them Trump trolls.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#40
FWIW: The chanting began at the moment he mentioned being "...proud that our party's platform . . .
Petrushka
Jul 2016
#47
Nice try. Look again. Here's what they were derailing by booing and chanting over:
Squinch
Jul 2016
#48
Sorry, You're calling DU'ers hypocrites based on an event that hasn't occurred
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#69
Bullshit! Most Democrats are opposed to the TPP including HRC. The disrespect was about race!!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2016
#32
Rep. Cummings didn't think so. He said today he understood the protesters and their anger, and
Hissyspit
Jul 2016
#74
Thank you because sadly too many people here at DU aren't getting it...or they're pretending not to.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2016
#31
If I'm not mistaken platform is neutral on TPP. We know HRC Platfom/policy is anti-TPP
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#61