Bernie Sanders

merrily

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90. The pros WILL notice and will find a way to use it against him. They probably already have.

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 06:40 AM

Jul 2015

Like no faces of color within camera range. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=28382

One time, I posted somewhere else that all candidates arranged for cheering and applause in advance of a speech and some poster angrily called me a liar and said Bernie Sanders would never do anything like that. In my mind, I rolled my eyes and thought, "Jaysus. You're calling me a liar over someone who has never run for President and never will?

I don't know if his handlers will get him to do stuff like that or not. He sure didn't do it when he announced, and look what happened. Whether that was a naturally occurring objection or not, I'm betting other campaigns and their respective supporters jumped in and fanned the flames, even if they knew that Vermont is about 96% white.

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Is It Me Or Is There A Concerted Effort Being Made To Attack Bernie.... [View all] global1 Jul 2015 OP

Yes, there is it's okay though Kalidurga Jul 2015 #1

Oh, it's just the same ole, same ole shuckin' and jivin' merrily Jul 2015 #31

Someone alerted on you for being "disgustingly racist". Voted to keep. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2015 #71

Thanks. Ironic My intent: Referring to Andrew Cuomo's remark about Obama during the 2008 primary, merrily Jul 2015 #73

It's an old 60's playbook on how to divide the Left/Progressives.... villager Jul 2015 #2

So This Organized Attack Is Coming From The Right?.....nt global1 Jul 2015 #5

There are many places it could be coming from. jeff47 Jul 2015 #12

Plus that can change the more "successful" each of the respective movements is villager Jul 2015 #19

Yes, I remember the infiltrators during TM99 Jul 2015 #28

I saw an interview with the women from BLM that were protesting marym625 Jul 2015 #64

BOOM. merrily Jul 2015 #86

1460s? Dividing people by race has a long, long history. merrily Jul 2015 #85

Looks that way. Time will undoubtedly tell. (No, you're not naive.) Smarmie Doofus Jul 2015 #3

Yes. Yes. Who stands to gain by driving a wedge between minorities and progressives? HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #4

Who stands to gain by disrupting speeches by O'Malley and Sanders? merrily Jul 2015 #32

Exactly. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #35

Don't kill me. I will cannot fault BLM and don't want to. merrily Jul 2015 #84

I think that's a yes and no thing. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #6

I agree about BLM, but if I were a black activist I would be going after the Autumn Jul 2015 #8

A list of needs that is within the power of the federal government would be a good thing. merrily Jul 2015 #33

That would be a good thing for BLM to work on with him, then. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #38

Or with Obama and with all candidates. merrily Jul 2015 #41

No. Bernie has addressed the issue often.... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #37

If that's the case, and it was about the protestors, and not Bernie or O'Malley, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #39

They presented their issue at a scheduled panel discussion that very morning. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #42

I see it more as camera time to keep their issue in the public eye. That is really the goal of all jwirr Jul 2015 #95

It's not just you n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #7

No, you're not being naive�you're spot on. CoffeeCat Jul 2015 #9

This needs to be its own post... /NT dirtydickcheney Jul 2015 #13

Excellent analysis, CoffeeCat. k&r, nt appal_jack Jul 2015 #14

Good post. Thanks. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #15

It would be foolish to believe otherwise. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #22

This should be an OP. Another point, M$M has virtual silence re Bernie. No coverage on major news peacebird Jul 2015 #58

I find this fascinating too... CoffeeCat Jul 2015 #107

It will make it interesting, if millenials come out and vote the power of M$M could be diminished peacebird Jul 2015 #109

Spot on MissDeeds Jul 2015 #72

And it is not like the first time it was done. zeemike Jul 2015 #75

Longer than that, zeemike. merrily Jul 2015 #87

Yes for sure Hover did not invent infiltration and disruption. zeemike Jul 2015 #92

I don't think the attack is on Bernie as much as his overall supporters who 'BLM' may see as blm Jul 2015 #10

I think part of DU obsesses over Bernie's DU supporters merrily Jul 2015 #34

Listen to them. Even those of us here who support Sanders blm Jul 2015 #43

If you have a problem with something I've posted, point me to the post(s) of mine to which you merrily Jul 2015 #46

I responded appropriately to your post and did so without blm Jul 2015 #61

Your response was totally appropriate to the question I asked and, no, you merrily Jul 2015 #69

That was never said. And I don't 'do' personal. blm Jul 2015 #93

It's basic ratfucking. jeff47 Jul 2015 #11

"... Where is it coming from? Anyone who doesn't want Sanders to win. ...". Exactly. There are too GoneFishin Jul 2015 #16

It makes no practical sense for the right to waste ammo on Sanders unless and until he merrily Jul 2015 #47

Sure it does. He's the one with excitement. jeff47 Jul 2015 #49

True, They don't want his ideas. merrily Jul 2015 #50

The left and the corporations and bankers who do not like his message. jwirr Jul 2015 #96

Yep. And "the billionaires" merrily Jul 2015 #97

Nope. It's not just you. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #17

Whew, I thought I was getting paranoid- ruffburr Jul 2015 #18

It's bothered me for some time now that Sanders is being attacked from the left swilton Jul 2015 #20

Great find, swilton. You might want to make article an OP. merrily Jul 2015 #36

Thanks merrily! swilton Jul 2015 #48

Sorry I missed it first time around. merrily Jul 2015 #52

Paul Street at CounterPunch, also.... KoKo Jul 2015 #66

Early on, someone describing himself or herself as a Vermont Socialist posted to warn that Bernie is merrily Jul 2015 #88

Just looking at how Sanders is marginalized now swilton Jul 2015 #98

What about a New Dem Movement? KoKo Jul 2015 #99

Agree with everything you just said swilton Jul 2015 #100

He's attacking the establishment - TBF Jul 2015 #21

I was fuming mad at two MSNBC shows this afternoon... SoapBox Jul 2015 #23

On your word..... Enthusiast Jul 2015 #26

Politics can be shameless, this is known (nt) Babel_17 Jul 2015 #24

Bernie Sanders: "and like everybody in this room, I want to see an America where young black men can walk down the street, nenagh Jul 2015 #25

They sure as hell won't hear of it on "Liberal" MSNBC or NPR. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #27

Not days before, THE day before. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #40

Thanks HooptieWagon...for the clarifications... nenagh Jul 2015 #62

It held no interest for corporate media. blm Jul 2015 #44

If some did know--and I am sure at least some do--would it make a whit of difference? merrily Jul 2015 #45

Good point merrily, no it would not have made a whit of difference to what happened... nenagh Jul 2015 #57

I don't get the impression that facts have much impact. merrily Jul 2015 #59

I am glad you posted it and did not mean to imply otherwise. merrily Jul 2015 #74

Not at all merrily...I didn't at all take your comment negatively at all... nenagh Jul 2015 #83

Wow! Thank you for the compliment. merrily Jul 2015 #89

No it's not just you. Autumn Jul 2015 #29

Definitely. Both right and left have co-ordination in this one. mmonk Jul 2015 #30

sure feels like it - if you've ever seen trial lawyers in action HFRN Jul 2015 #51

Watching both videos of BLM Activists confronting both O'Malley and Sanders... KoKo Jul 2015 #67

Of course. Phlem Jul 2015 #53

The pros WILL notice and will find a way to use it against him. They probably already have. merrily Jul 2015 #90

BLM NN15 protesters are hypocrites Larkspur Jul 2015 #54

+ a million SoapBox Jul 2015 #56

Good question. That's where their anger should be direc HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #65

More frustration. SoapBox Jul 2015 #55

I bet other campaigns will buy up a lot of the tickets. merrily Jul 2015 #91

No, you aren't being naive. historylovr Jul 2015 #60

Here: Zorra Jul 2015 #63

...! KoKo Jul 2015 #68

There's a reason Hillary was not at Netroots. L0oniX Jul 2015 #70

...! KoKo Jul 2015 #106

We saw it coming! He's a threat to the Status Quo, and they are coming after him. arcane1 Jul 2015 #76

Sounds like a sectarian leftist type of attack DBoon Jul 2015 #77

It's you. RandySF Jul 2015 #78

your appearance proves the opposite..... virtualobserver Jul 2015 #81

If partisan politics is a concerted effort, yes to that degree, and vice versa. The unfortunate still_one Jul 2015 #79

You May Be Right cantbeserious Jul 2015 #80

You bet there is. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #82

the ones trying to use this for political advantage ibegurpard Jul 2015 #94

"I don't know if he likes Immigrants"... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author untrue Jul 2015 #102

About 80%/20% thing. Half-Century Man Jul 2015 #103

It's not really about Bernie... ymetca Jul 2015 #104

As concerted as they can manage ;) Babel_17 Jul 2015 #105

There definitely is. See below. Zorra Jul 2015 #108