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2016 Postmortem

Fred Sanders

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6. Incorrect. BLM was asked (no caps) about photos, it was the polite thing to do, and then no big deal.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 07:32 PM

Aug 2015

"We said that we did not want to take a photo with her," Yancey said. "The only thing that we were asked about was whether we wanted to include photos."

One account, many interpretations.....one result no one is complaining about.

Molehill into mountain.

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Clinton meets with #BlackLivesMatter protesters after they were barred from her event [View all] KoKo Aug 2015 OP

interesting that she had advance warning they'd be there... innit? nt lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #1

After I posted I noticed Thom Hartmann has a Segment on this..Worth the Watch... KoKo Aug 2015 #5

Clinton did not use the meeting as a photo-op, once again indicating her understanding of the Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #2

Hillary staff ASKED for a photo-op with BLM and was denied. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #4

Incorrect. BLM was asked (no caps) about photos, it was the polite thing to do, and then no big deal. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #6

That is exactly what I am saying too? 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #7

It isn't..there was no problem, we both agree. There was no "excuse" for "barring" media! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #9

The media was shut-out of the meeting, were they not? 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #12

ha. very interesting! nt m-lekktor Aug 2015 #8

Clinton truly is diabolical, ain't she?? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #10

Not really 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #16

Another account of this meeting: Hillary told BLM "to do X,Y, and Z" & it didn't go well.. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #3

The CNN Link I gave with the post has a short Interview Clip on CNN with BLM... KoKo Aug 2015 #11

Short interview clips by CNN are pure propaganda productions below the level of comment boards. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #13

Its a CNN "in person" interview with them..not a "news clip"....though. KoKo Aug 2015 #20

i like some of the tweets at the bottom of that commondreams article.nt m-lekktor Aug 2015 #15

So this graph seems to put the headline in doubt. Buzz cook Aug 2015 #14

That is how propaganda works. Throw up a misleading "outrage" headline....though BLM was "barred" because the event had been closed off...a Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #17

Not My Headline but CNN's...the article is what they wrote..there are other KoKo Aug 2015 #21

It's a miracle seveneyes Aug 2015 #18

what is "the arena of the heart" they are speaking of in the OP? bettyellen Aug 2015 #19