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Are you hoping for it or afraid of it? artislife Aug 2015 #1
I think that would be a mistake. We should be listening harder and criticizing less. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #6
I'm not going to listen to someone who calls Sanders a white supremacist. winter is coming Aug 2015 #18
That was a ridiculous claim. But Bernie could have ordered his people to get the women pnwmom Aug 2015 #22
Yeah, that would have been AWESOME. "could have ordered his people to get the women off the stage" cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #39
Code Pink people are routinely removed. There will be a little flurry of attention, but nothing like pnwmom Aug 2015 #46
Keeping them off the stage would have the same result. "Bernie assaulted BLM!" Don't be coy. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #56
Not true. He was able to keep protesters off the stage in his next event, because of how it was set up. pnwmom Aug 2015 #57
This was not his event. Tell it to the organizers. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #81
No, HE needs to tell it to the organizers, or decline invites to events that he can't control. pnwmom Aug 2015 #84
I was a member of code pink Mojorabbit Aug 2015 #100
Yes, I agree forced removal of the protestors would have been the appropriate response. DCBob Aug 2015 #64
No one called Sanders a white spuremacist. Where did you see or hear that? George II Aug 2015 #63
The activists called everyone in attendance that. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #75
That was stupid of them. DCBob Aug 2015 #77
No, she accused those in the crowd who were booing them.... George II Aug 2015 #83
He was called a white supremacist and a Zionist, it's on YouTube. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #124
Thats what I keep telling my wife shaayecanaan Aug 2015 #91
Nobody's saying that. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #105
I would loved to have seen Bernie respond, too, but he wasn't given the chance. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #2
+100 HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #4
Bernie CHOSE to leave instead of to speak. The police had offered to remove the protesters pnwmom Aug 2015 #10
Bernie had other commitments. If the protesters had wanted Bernie to speak, winter is coming Aug 2015 #15
They wanted the mic. And they are saying that they will keep disrupting till pnwmom Aug 2015 #17
And if he would have had them removed? tularetom Aug 2015 #31
The best alternative would have been for him to have the organizers keep them off the stage in the pnwmom Aug 2015 #33
I think he somewhat naively believes in the first amendment tularetom Aug 2015 #41
Yep. He did it exactly right. You are right about hyperbolic bullshit accusations of brutality if GoneFishin Aug 2015 #80
The problem is that with this event and netroots, his people weren't the "organizers"... cascadiance Aug 2015 #126
Right. If he goes into the general, he won't be able to accept invites where security pnwmom Aug 2015 #130
+++10000 artislife Aug 2015 #47
They didn't want him to speak Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #128
read the article linked for fuck's sake cali Aug 2015 #24
Because arresting them would have been the right choice? nt artislife Aug 2015 #26
Preventing them from getting on the stage and taking over the mic would have been the right choice. pnwmom Aug 2015 #28
See post 29. nt artislife Aug 2015 #30
So it's all on Bernie, fine. appalachiablue Aug 2015 #32
I've noticed that. Someone else shows their butt, but Bernie should have done better. winter is coming Aug 2015 #34
Uh, removing them with police to "respond"? jberryhill Aug 2015 #79
Not really it was a public venue.... Historic NY Aug 2015 #102
LOL I am sure Bernie having them arrested instead so he could speak Live and Learn Aug 2015 #129
... appalachiablue Aug 2015 #42
Not true - the two women and the organizers came to agreement to give them a few... George II Aug 2015 #90
A few minutes? stranger81 Aug 2015 #92
That's because the crowd insisted on booing and heckling them. George II Aug 2015 #93
No, that's because the protestors demanded not only that they be allowed to speak, stranger81 Aug 2015 #98
You mean the rude hecklers leftynyc Aug 2015 #131
audiences are always hostile towards hecklers. m-lekktor Aug 2015 #3
Hijackers, not hecklers. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #8
Don't you think that this NAACP head has faced audiences before? pnwmom Aug 2015 #9
He was surprised an audience didn't like being called "white supremacist liberals"... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #40
I am very sure that sheshe2 Aug 2015 #106
False equivalency, and I'm not playing your bullshit game. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #107
No. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #112
Meet Symone Sanders, Bernie's new National Press Secretary. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #114
Cool. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #115
Ha ha, I knew you would be dismissive. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #116
you are not close to ProSense's league, sheshe2 Aug 2015 #117
Ooh, you really got me, Lloyd Bentsen! WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #118
Nope... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #119
Nancy LeTourneau, the "former" conservative fundie, is a colossal joke... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #120
Links please. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #121
Uh-oh, did you fall out of love with your senator, Ms. Warren? WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #122
no bigtree Aug 2015 #5
Why question the "motives", why not just take it on face value and address what was said? George II Aug 2015 #69
sarcasm, George bigtree Aug 2015 #82
The NAACP guy said he was "torn" by the protests. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #7
Bomb-throwers don't do nuanced thinking. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #11
and you're just tossing flowers and confetti? bigtree Aug 2015 #14
But he also said he was surprised at the hostile reaction of some in the crowd. pnwmom Aug 2015 #12
Gee, why would anybody be hostile toward hijackers and disruptors? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #27
he appears not only sympathetic to the protesters bigtree Aug 2015 #16
How many of the BLM "protestors" are registered to vote? Larkspur Aug 2015 #13
"Are you registered to vote?" "Get out and vote!" WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #48
BLM: Bureau of Land Management, given how they take over space? Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #49
In today's political climate, a better question would be "how many have been ALLOWED to register... George II Aug 2015 #71
hostility engenders hostility and the and contempt demonstrated cali Aug 2015 #19
Bow Down Bernie. What's the tag for the GOP, Bush and others I wonder. appalachiablue Aug 2015 #35
Why Not? Horizens Aug 2015 #20
Same NAACP who honored Donald Sterling with lifetime achievement awards LittleBlue Aug 2015 #21
Ah, much-needed humor... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #54
You know, you have not always supported disruptive political activism....Here is 2006, peace Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #23
pnwmom, there simply is no excuse Android3.14 Aug 2015 #25
They agreed (them AND the organizers) that if they were allowed to speak the disruption would end... George II Aug 2015 #85
Being allowed to speak -- which they were, stranger81 Aug 2015 #94
No they weren't - you didn't read the article. George II Aug 2015 #96
Don't tell me what I did or didn't do. stranger81 Aug 2015 #99
Sorry....okay, you didn't comprehend what was said in the article. George II Aug 2015 #101
Dude. Give it a rest. stranger81 Aug 2015 #104
How many of you think this OP artislife Aug 2015 #29
The entire disruption yesterday was about poking the bear. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #36
no, you're not going to be able to hide behind that ridiculous claim bigtree Aug 2015 #37
It isn't ridiculous, IMO artislife Aug 2015 #45
and this post of yours bigtree Aug 2015 #50
Yes artislife Aug 2015 #52
well I think your claim is not only full of shit bigtree Aug 2015 #53
shrug artislife Aug 2015 #55
Never heard that, def something to remember. appalachiablue Aug 2015 #38
I think I am going to artislife Aug 2015 #43
Absolutely. appalachiablue Aug 2015 #44
Count me in. stranger81 Aug 2015 #97
Wanted Bernie's response? So did thousands of others who came to listen. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #51
You are wasting your time with many Sanders people here GitRDun Aug 2015 #58
Yes, indeed a nice flame bait, sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #59
BLM apologized... MellowDem Aug 2015 #60
BLM did not apologize Hydra Aug 2015 #86
was it a liberal event? elana i am Aug 2015 #61
Mahalo for this statement from Gerald Hankerson, pnwmom.. He sounds like a good hearted man. Cha Aug 2015 #62
Great statement - I think that answers the questions about why him and not the republicans... George II Aug 2015 #65
Yes, it's an eloquent statement on why this person supports #BlackLivesMatter and she makes Cha Aug 2015 #72
God bless Gerald Hankerson. Number23 Aug 2015 #66
Exactly, 23.. such a sweetheart. Cha Aug 2015 #73
One can factor in who has the power in these things and it wasn't BLM. EOM. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #70
Thank you for that, freshwest.. so true. Cha Aug 2015 #76
Was the 'Not Hillary' Party there? onehandle Aug 2015 #67
And we all know how that went shenmue Aug 2015 #123
I think Sanders missed another great opportunity on this issue. DCBob Aug 2015 #68
You are 100% correct - he could have stayed there for 15 or even 30 minutes until things died down.. George II Aug 2015 #74
Yep, that comment "if you want me to leave, I'll leave" was a mistake. DCBob Aug 2015 #78
They were never going to let him speak, no matter what. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #113
Yes, he did miss another opportunity, DCBob.. from a post I just saw on FB.. Cha Aug 2015 #89
Yeah, having them removed by security would have been a sure-fire winner shaayecanaan Aug 2015 #95
"So now are we going to start telling the NAACP that they're wrong, too?" NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #87
Of course not Hydra Aug 2015 #88
They had the right to push the issue. The anger came because they were attacking a guy Ken Burch Aug 2015 #103
A black WA State Senator in attendance said that the crowd got ugly. pnwmom Aug 2015 #109
the disrupters caused the whole thing by baiting the crowd. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #110
The time sequence isn't clear on that. What it said in the Seattle Times pnwmom Aug 2015 #111
They were there to inspire DIVISION amongst all of us. Whether that was good they were successful.. cascadiance Aug 2015 #127
Their message? "You're all a bunch of racists we're going to shut your rally down." Armstead Aug 2015 #108
Bernie does not response to anything unless it's about him. William769 Aug 2015 #125
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