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62. I think she does, those people should not be posting things like that to the WFP staff.

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Fri Sep 20, 2019, 11:37 AM

Sep 2019

As a supporter of Liz and Bernie I would have been very upset had Bernie and Nina not responded to those attacks.

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Working Families Party Staffers Face Harassment After Warren Endorsement [View all] George II Sep 2019 OP

Ah.. ".. racial slurs against Black staffers.. " :( Cha Sep 2019 #1

Remember Portland 2016 and what happened to the BLM people at a Bernie rally. Blue_true Sep 2019 #11

Sounds like solid analysis Cha Sep 2019 #12

Yes. A lot of populists are at least somewhat socially conservative. Hortensis Sep 2019 #41

Dolores enid602 Sep 2019 #72

I haven't. The way Sarandon treated that legend was beyond shameful. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #125

Ay Caramba!! LakeArenal Sep 2019 #2

They have no self awareness. Cha Sep 2019 #3

That's horrible MustLoveBeagles Sep 2019 #4

As a young man , Bernie marched with Dr. King ritapria Sep 2019 #5

Yeah we know. That doesn't excuse Cha Sep 2019 #6

OTOH, I wouldn't be surprised if some of those are not real Berners, but ratf**kers deliberately tblue37 Sep 2019 #69

I Was Going To Say That Me. Sep 2019 #70

No we don't.. Cha Sep 2019 #124

Bernie isn't responsible for these assholes did MustLoveBeagles Sep 2019 #7

He's responsible for Sirota, Turner, and Gray. George II Sep 2019 #9

Good reminder, George! Cha Sep 2019 #14

Yes he is MustLoveBeagles Sep 2019 #144

He already has cannabis_flower Sep 2019 #10

GMTA--I suggested the same thing: ratf**kers nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #71

No he didn't! He was AT the "March on Washington" back in 1963, along with 249,999 others.... George II Sep 2019 #8

Moscow Mitch was also in that crowd... SidDithers Sep 2019 #23

Was going to post the same.... Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #26

Bazinga! George II Sep 2019 #35

+1 dalton99a Sep 2019 #38

Thank you -- was coming here to state this obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #46

He attended a speech by Martin Luthur King. They didn't march together. comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #13

He also chained himself to a black woman... SidDithers Sep 2019 #22

Oh, right!!! An actual black woman. ehrnst Sep 2019 #126

Um, no, he didnt: LongtimeAZDem Sep 2019 #24

When I was younger I was a community organizer with Barack Obama. Oh wait, no.... George II Sep 2019 #36

He didn't march "with" Dr. King PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #47

So did Mitch McConnell mcar Sep 2019 #56

Yes, Ritapria, Sanders IS responsible as a populist leader Hortensis Sep 2019 #68

+1 betsuni Sep 2019 #138

The lives and myths of Bernie Sanders wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #94

Well, then so did Charleston Heston, by that definition. ehrnst Sep 2019 #123

Then he can disavow them and their aggressive harassment, but he doesn't, a fact that shows a emmaverybo Sep 2019 #127

LOL nini Sep 2019 #137

This type of conduct will alienate voters Gothmog Sep 2019 #15

BS is finished already PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #49

The WFP should release the vote count. Put all this conspiracy shit to rest. TCJ70 Sep 2019 #16

Long form birth certificate. Transcript of paid speech. Emails. Conspiracy theory. betsuni Sep 2019 #17

Ugh... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #20

WFP is a private organization -they don't have to do anything PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #50

Do you know the process they used for this vote? TCJ70 Sep 2019 #51

So what? Their organization, their rules PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #52

I LITERALLY WROTE "OBVIOUSLY NO ONE IS ENTITLED TO AN ENDORSEMENT". It's a rare day... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #55

I saw it ... but the rest of your post negated that line. n/t PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #59

TCJ, as Betsuni so succinctly says. You didn't really believe dozens of state Hortensis Sep 2019 #81

Just like PhoenixDem...why are you injecting arguments that weren't made... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #82

Harassment is harassment, regardless of the target. Hortensis Sep 2019 #84

They can make their own rules, just as the DNC can make their own rules..... George II Sep 2019 #98

I never said otherwise, only said what I thought would be... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #100

Who is "lumping all Sanders supporters into one category?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #130

PheonixDem did. And I quote: TCJ70 Sep 2019 #132

I thought that was about his staffers. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #142

No one from the campaign is among the people in the complaints... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #143

Hillary "didn't clear up her speeches?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #90

As far as I know... TCJ70 Sep 2019 #91

Right, she thought that releasing her tax returns for 10 years was more important. ehrnst Sep 2019 #93

Ok. TCJ70 Sep 2019 #104

Ok. ehrnst Sep 2019 #105

She was a private citizen when she made those speeches, why should she have to.... George II Sep 2019 #99

Nothing that you wrote is relevant to the conversation at hand. TCJ70 Sep 2019 #103

Well, there were those who were going to jump on anything, real or fictional ehrnst Sep 2019 #106

It only continued to follow her because one person wouldn't let it go..... George II Sep 2019 #117

"Yet he was still hammering away at Clinton, invoking the words betsuni Sep 2019 #134

And the smearing of WFP continues. ehrnst Sep 2019 #128

This mcar Sep 2019 #58

... OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #61

It's 2019...not 2015. TCJ70 Sep 2019 #64

What "controversy"? (n/t) OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #65

That's why it's in quotes. n/t TCJ70 Sep 2019 #66

So much hate, you'd think these were Trump supporters IronLionZion Sep 2019 #18

must.. hold.. my.. tongue! -nt. Amimnoch Sep 2019 #27

Wish I could say what I think but I shouldn't. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #30

They are cranky and hateful like the old man dalton99a Sep 2019 #39

They could be trolls IronLionZion Sep 2019 #85

WFP is getting the same treatment Warren got from Sanders supporters when she endorsed HRC ehrnst Sep 2019 #129

Fucking despicable. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2019 #19

That really does reveal quite a lot, doesn't it? NurseJackie Sep 2019 #21

These miscreants have no place in our party DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #25

+100, but I'm sure a lot of the most passionate aren't or Hortensis Sep 2019 #29

Williamson says love will defeat hate IronLionZion Sep 2019 #101

Tweets from Bernie and Nina Turner Autumn Sep 2019 #28

Yeah, that should do it LongtimeAZDem Sep 2019 #31

Not here to argue it. Just posted their responses condemning those actions, take it as you will. Autumn Sep 2019 #33

Two sentences from BS and one from NT. On twitter! George II Sep 2019 #32

If they are asked about it by the media I'm sure there will be more said. Posted because I Autumn Sep 2019 #37

Passive wording that doesn't include "I" doesn't really project ehrnst Sep 2019 #107

And BS' tweet doesn't address the problem of his supporters directly, just another campaign pitch. George II Sep 2019 #139

Yep. ehrnst Sep 2019 #141

A day late and a dollar short PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #43

Turner has no room to lecture anyone obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #48

I think she does, those people should not be posting things like that to the WFP staff. Autumn Sep 2019 #62

Would have been nice to have said "I, along with my campaign, condemn..." ehrnst Sep 2019 #73

Another missed opportunity. What a shame. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #114

Turner has said worse things about Hillary BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #87

Hear hear. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #108

Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #77

That is just wrong...no one should allow this in their campaign...it makes Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #34

Lol @ "allow this in their campaign" Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #40

By setting an example PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #45

Question for you. What has he said or done that encourages someone to say anything Autumn Sep 2019 #53

Even the condemnations are done with a wink and a nod. PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #57

Which parts are the wink and a nod? No politician can "command" supporters to do anything Autumn Sep 2019 #67

It's not that he literally "encouraged" them to bully someone, of course he didn't ehrnst Sep 2019 #83

BS can command PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #86

I'm a supporter and I don't yell because he yells, I don't see it as yelling either. He talks loud Autumn Sep 2019 #89

lol PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #92

I disagree that Bernie gives tacit approval of of such tactics. I've seen nothing like that. Autumn Sep 2019 #95

By not stomping out militancy at every step he does imply approval n/t PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #102

Okay, sure. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #140

He couldn't and wouldn't want to do that. His brand is based in anger, and wanting people to be ehrnst Sep 2019 #122

Complaints about supporters' tone have been ubiquitous BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #88

I have seen similar actions and conduct close up by sanders supporters Gothmog Sep 2019 #63

I remember. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #78

Did he publicly condemn the jeering of Rep. John Lewis by his supporters ehrnst Sep 2019 #75

It's not necessarily what he has said and done that are the problem.... George II Sep 2019 #96

I asked what Bernie has done George. Do you have a link to what Briahna Gray did? Autumn Sep 2019 #110

It's on twitter. She posts her tweets under her own name. So Sanders is absolved.... George II Sep 2019 #111

Do you have a link? I looked at a Briahna Gray on twitter and didn't see it. nt Autumn Sep 2019 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author TexasTowelie Sep 2019 #113

They run off the page quickly, hard to keep up with. But if you're on twitter, just follow her.... George II Sep 2019 #116

Thanks for the whole twitter name, I'll look for it. nt Autumn Sep 2019 #118

You're welcome. You might want to look at David Sirota's account, too... George II Sep 2019 #119

The sanders campaign had veto rights over his delegates at the national convention Gothmog Sep 2019 #79

Don't ignore this. Call it out ...say it won't be tolerated...that will stop some...any who are Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #80

You mean like he's already done? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #97

What about when they aren't anonymous twitter trolls? What if they're right there in front of him. ehrnst Sep 2019 #109

I doubt he wrote it himself. Those are someone else's words. He missed a golden opportunity... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #115

Well, I'm sure after it was written, he had to approve it. I understand that nothing happens without ehrnst Sep 2019 #120

Agreed. Something like that should get his personal attention... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #133

lulz George II Sep 2019 #135

Is anyone surprised? PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #42

No Gothmog Sep 2019 #60

Yes you have. crazytown Sep 2019 #74

A replay of 2016 obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #44

This is disgusting mcar Sep 2019 #54

If Bernie had won the WFP endorsement does anyone think Warren's comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #76

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #121

Excellent question, comradebillyboy! Cha Sep 2019 #131

... Scurrilous Sep 2019 #136

Another victim Gothmog Sep 2019 #145