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Bobbie Jo

(14,344 posts)
157. I'm not sure why
Wed Aug 19, 2015, 02:45 PM
Aug 2015

they continually miss this point. It's critical.

His supporters showed their behinds but good, they made a bad situation exponentially worse and continue to do so.

For some reason they just don't want to talk about that.

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I don't feel uncomfortable. People have the right to their own opinion. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #1
Me neither. I stand with BLM. Its the Sanders supporters who... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #39
Some of his supporterd went overboard and said somethings they should not have. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #40
Yup ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #49
It was interesting watching people complain that HRC and BLM meeting was calm. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #52
She went to them ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #56
GEORGE SOROS! FOLLOW THE $$$! SonderWoman Aug 2015 #54
Right? ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #55
In the AA forum, everyone there knew it was a matter of time before they got Hillary Number23 Aug 2015 #60
it was a matter of time before they got Hillary AlbertCat Aug 2015 #62
It's hard to shut something down that hasn't happened Number23 Aug 2015 #63
"....two sisters rattled Sanders...."? As I recall, he just stood there. Hoppy Aug 2015 #79
If it was 2 Republican white males jfern Aug 2015 #81
We will see what they do... NCTraveler Aug 2015 #127
i am really interested in seeing what happens at liberty. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #153
"crazier than shit-house rats, ...should have been arrested." KMOD Aug 2015 #88
Yah what was that? Agschmid Aug 2015 #105
We are both able to distinguish between the exchanges with Hillary/BLM and Sanders/BLM. Hoppy Aug 2015 #130
It does not help. Agschmid Aug 2015 #137
Keep digging. zappaman Aug 2015 #143
What they had to say was and is important. KMOD Aug 2015 #149
What they had to say was, "we want to speak and we want to speak, NOW!" Hoppy Aug 2015 #150
"crazier than shit-house rats" Number23 Aug 2015 #89
Great minds. KMOD Aug 2015 #92
Yup. Agschmid Aug 2015 #106
Your over the top lately. Agschmid Aug 2015 #104
You really should self delete this post. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #122
They won't they are letting their flag fly high. Agschmid Aug 2015 #136
Paging Don Imus? Nt NCTraveler Aug 2015 #126
This is still here? Agschmid Aug 2015 #135
WoW DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #139
Are you going to argue that the womens' behavior was rational? Hoppy Aug 2015 #162
Disgusting post... Spazito Aug 2015 #146
is on him, not on them. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #145
I never have any idea what you are trying to convey in your posts Number23 Aug 2015 #163
She doesn't have "rallies." That is not how she campaigns. MADem Aug 2015 #82
She meets with smaller groups, she listens, she takes questions. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #144
Sanders went straight to a fundraiser after the #BLM protest at Westlake. MADem Aug 2015 #152
+1. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #65
I did an OP about it over a week ago Number23 Aug 2015 #66
i remember. i enjoyed it. i might have even sent out pms to others. i did like listening to this seabeyond Aug 2015 #69
Damn straight ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #114
Yes, everybody knew. betsuni Aug 2015 #70
If only half the time and energy spent pretending that they know every damn thing there is to know Number23 Aug 2015 #73
Exactly, exactly, exactly. nt betsuni Aug 2015 #78
Its the Sanders supporters who... AlbertCat Aug 2015 #61
Funny how people forget the thousands who took off of work and drove there, to have cancelled. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #90
No dsc Aug 2015 #2
no. it is not. i thought the video was excellent in so many ways. seabeyond Aug 2015 #3
"This just is not very hard." NCTraveler Aug 2015 #7
i had to go back and see there was an article. lol. didnt read or know there was one. lol seabeyond Aug 2015 #14
I read it. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #17
BLM Boston none too happy. Luminous Animal Aug 2015 #25
it would have been a very good thing for clinton to not be affronted seabeyond Aug 2015 #28
Huh? What? NCTraveler Aug 2015 #4
hang on, KMOD Aug 2015 #5
sigh, again, this is not about HRC, BS, O'M. or any of our candidates, personally. seabeyond Aug 2015 #9
It shouldn't be hard to understand, and it's KMOD Aug 2015 #18
No. Hillary and her supporters need to stop and listen to BLM. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #19
i did listen. to both. hence me agreeing with the dude. maybe you have not mastered the listening seabeyond Aug 2015 #26
Just listen, Seabeyond. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #29
agreeing with the guy? go nip at anothers heel. i am done with you silly game. seabeyond Aug 2015 #30
Agreeing with someone is white spraining. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #41
No. White spraining is when an Anglo hurts his or her leg. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #42
Freudian slip. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #45
Yes, it must be that I've lost my faculties. You've latched right onto it. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #57
I think he's white straining! He's straining hard to try and get people irritated about a topic MADem Aug 2015 #110
i said way back how fascinating and outstandingly interesting this election was gonna be. seabeyond Aug 2015 #113
From the beginning I was excited about the primaries. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #121
all of our contenders are extremely respectable candidates...respected and influential woman in worl seabeyond Aug 2015 #125
He wasn't talking about sea agreeing with disgusting. ieoeja Aug 2015 #147
the whitesplaing came from white supporters of sanders telling blm why they are wrong. those watchin seabeyond Aug 2015 #156
I'm not sure why Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #157
yesterday i started a post about not blaming everyone else for sanders choice on how seabeyond Aug 2015 #159
So when Hillary herself disagrees with BLM, it is not whitesplaining. ieoeja Aug 2015 #158
" Hillary herself disagrees with BLM," the black man speaking tells her to not tell them what to do seabeyond Aug 2015 #160
Agreed... WillyT Aug 2015 #23
Dialogue is good. There's room for improvement in Hillary's response. Metric System Aug 2015 #6
Exactly... WillyT Aug 2015 #8
so why is that a big deal? why the title and the direction you worked for in OP? seabeyond Aug 2015 #11
That's why these write ups are so important. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #10
Yes... Most Times The Writer Does Not Get To Write The Headline... Editors Do... WillyT Aug 2015 #15
I'm not even surprised anymore. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #22
No... Try Clicking The Link... WillyT Aug 2015 #24
Read it twice and can't find it. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #27
Correct DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #38
The actual headline didn't get the 'attention' when the poster posted it the first time... Spazito Aug 2015 #44
Wait. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #46
Sort terms often work perfectly... Spazito Aug 2015 #47
I hope this one is only posted twice, not like that MLK quote. betsuni Aug 2015 #67
You are hilarious. Number23 Aug 2015 #74
Lol! lib87 Aug 2015 #75
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #128
LOL! So true.... Spazito Aug 2015 #140
Ahhhhhhh....isn't that special? nt MADem Aug 2015 #83
If I were a supporter of other candidate I would make denigrating comments about him... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #13
If You Say So... WillyT Aug 2015 #16
I said so and will happily say it again with the operative words italicized. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #20
Yeah those Webb supporters... hootinholler Aug 2015 #34
I see a non sequitur in your future by peering into your past. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #36
No, not really. sufrommich Aug 2015 #12
Sunlight is the best disinfectant AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #21
DU did not need your snooty headline. riversedge Aug 2015 #31
LOL !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #32
Lol Hydra Aug 2015 #33
The voters are looking for candidates who are ready to turn their "inutition" rocktivity Aug 2015 #35
Nope, not feeling it. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #37
Their point is in the headline. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #43
Well said. nt Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #50
These folks have been screaming and using some beyond questionable language re:black folks for WEEKS Number23 Aug 2015 #58
That is because HRC supporters have street smarts DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #141
I'm seeing a lot of... Well it's Hillary, she gets a pass because I believe her Fearless Aug 2015 #48
WillyT, you and I have hashed this out a few times. You are uncomfortable with BLM not because you Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #51
It sure is. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #53
Huh? What exactly should be uncomfortable here? Good link, sucky title though- bettyellen Aug 2015 #59
No. I'd be weirded out if there weren't critiques about HRC from BLM. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #64
You mean he really DIDN'T have the camera in one hand and the checks in another? MADem Aug 2015 #86
"Look serious, this has to be convincing!!11" Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #93
The movement is looking for a candidate who intuitively understands the struggles facing black Ameri Buzz cook Aug 2015 #68
i kow with womens issues there are people that get it and people that discuss it by script, learned. seabeyond Aug 2015 #72
This was an interesting take on Hillary artislife Aug 2015 #71
"we have learned a lot about H supporters from this OP" they support BLM? seabeyond Aug 2015 #76
they figure clinton can handle it and become a better candidate? seabeyond Aug 2015 #77
I am not expecting anything from the crowd artislife Aug 2015 #84
No...that wasn't it artislife Aug 2015 #85
you insulted everyone in the thread, yet refuse to clarify your insult. who is the one playing? seabeyond Aug 2015 #87
Did I? artislife Aug 2015 #91
He was looking for a response artislife Aug 2015 #94
"responses all seemed to be 100% behind H in everything she does." there is the snark seabeyond Aug 2015 #96
It isn't snark artislife Aug 2015 #100
I actually think there may not be snark there... Agschmid Aug 2015 #112
it isnt about 100% support for clinton. what the poster is seeing is 100% support for blm seabeyond Aug 2015 #116
I get your frustration. Agschmid Aug 2015 #118
the poster isnt that important, certainly not to the level of frustration. just not a deal. seabeyond Aug 2015 #123
Night! Agschmid Aug 2015 #124
Not at all--#BLM is going to hold feet to the fire. Fine, bring it on! MADem Aug 2015 #80
This. Agschmid Aug 2015 #95
That made me want to applaud! nt betsuni Aug 2015 #109
+1000 ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #115
Exactly. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #134
It doesn't appear to be uncomfortabe for anyone... Agschmid Aug 2015 #97
i love the #3 gif in your signature line. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #98
I figured it was time to embrace Azealia. Agschmid Aug 2015 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2015 #101
Actually no one is pissed... Agschmid Aug 2015 #102
if you saw the other 88 posts you would realize how off the mark you are, lmao. this is silly. seabeyond Aug 2015 #103
We might be on that ignore list, so they may never know. Agschmid Aug 2015 #107
;) . i would hope. lol. oh please !!!!!. nite agschmid. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #111
If you talking to anyone who is ignored, even if you're not on the list, you won't be seen. MADem Aug 2015 #154
Hmmm. Time for a musical interlude, I guess.... MADem Aug 2015 #119
I don't have anyone blocked. I don't want an echo chamber. Metric System Aug 2015 #132
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2015 #151
This thread would only have worked... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #142
I stand on the side of black lives matter gwheezie Aug 2015 #108
++++ Cleita Aug 2015 #120
Exactly this. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #129
"Candidate Clinton needs to learn... Flying Squirrel Aug 2015 #117
It makes me wonder romanic Aug 2015 #131
That's the route Talib Kweli is going. MelungeonWoman Aug 2015 #138
I'm in favor of the black community coming together and realizing its political power. Maedhros Aug 2015 #155
She basically told them to eat their peas BeyondGeography Aug 2015 #133
The video says it all. Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #148
I read this OP and all the comments ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #161
Not at all BainsBane Aug 2015 #164
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