I attended the Rules Committee meeting here in Philly yesterday.

[onehandle]

There was no 'uprising' which was predicted here. There won't be one at our Credentials Meeting today or on the floor of the convention.

We are fully united.

That plane that has been circling the city with the 'End Superdelegates' message was wasting it's time.

They will not be eliminated this week. Or any week.

Donald Trump was once a Democrat.

'nuff said.

[NurseJackie]

1. I wonder who paid for that flying protest banner.

[onehandle]

5. An organization headed by a 'former Democrat' and Green Party member. nt

[merrily]

52. Which organization is that?

[Dkc05]

2. Trump paid for banner?

Who else

[Demsrule86]

3. Thank you for this. nt

[B Calm]

4. Bookmarking. eom

[Hortensis]

6. No uprising?! Well, thanks for reporting on a "boring" unity. :)

Much appreciated, btw.

What would politics be if the press weren't such muckraking troublemakers, even creating a Trump to pump up viewership and profits?

[stonecutter357]

7. K&R!

[auntpurl]

8. That is wonderful news.

All I want is a positive, hopeful convention.

[dicksmc3]

45. Hopeful convention...

Look I supported Barack Obama and volunteered for him and gave him money because he was the candidate of HOPE and CHANGE. Then when he was given the reigns he told us "Don't worry I got this" yeah he got it alright, we got plenty of HOPE but NO CHANGE to speak of!! He was too busy smoozing Rubes in the House and the Senate to work with him. Too bad he didn't see they weren't interested in anything but obstruction until it was really too late. Hillary is a corporate Dem and I really, really hope she gets away from them and governs like she says she will..... In other words she's talking the talk but can she walk the walk and deliver what she's been campaigning on??? Keep tuned in...

[LuvLoogie]

53. Hillary Clinton has been walking the walk since she was 15.

While you keep waiting for someone to pull your cart

[liberalmuse]

76. President Obama has done a helluva lot.

Considering he had a Congress blocking him at every turn. Still, he didn't let that stop him from pushing and succeeding in getting AHA passed, along with many, many other good things. If you want something to complain about, by all means, vote for Drumpf or vote third party. I'm old enough to know that the "all or nothing" mentality takes us back. We need to move forward, even if it's just small steps, because frankly, we absolutely cannot afford to go backwards.

[tallahasseedem]

9. Thank you for the update!

I'm glad to hear that report to the contrary were completely fabricated!

In the end, we all want Trump defeated and to be UNITED!

[DemonGoddess]

10. K&R!

[mountain grammy]

11. Thanks, good to know..

[Omaha Steve]

12. United? The DNC rules committee just forced (with police) Sanders supporters from the building

Perhaps you mean those that were allowed in are united?

https://twitter.com/amyzworldamy/status/756933944696721408/photo/1

[classykaren]

13. Thank you for speaking the truth I am watching this on CNN

[Beantighe]

18. With police and apparently

"this BIG BLACK GUY..." how spooky that must have been! Sorry, I'm sure she's a rebel and all, but something about that line bothers me. I suppose the writer thought it was relevant somehow.

[glowing]

31. I have a feeling if the dude was white, she would have written big white guy...

There really aren't too many people who supported Bernie that I would consider racist or bigoted. They tend to be to farther to the left and normally are standing in protests with many different progressive groups, leading drum circles...

I think people are speculating on someone who was giving a descriptive narrative of what was occurring at the time of the event... And if that is your take away from the entire post or video feeds from the event, then I think content is being lost. Unity should be occurring and this means on both sides; especially in light of the DNC hacked e-mail leaks heading into the convention.

[pangaia]

41. "leading drum circles"..?

[glowing]

43. Have you been to protests before by liberal groups? Most of the time, there's a drum circle.

[pangaia]

44. There are drum circles, and drum circles,

and then there are 'drum circles,' and then there is real drumming.

What happens at protests are NOT drum circles by any stretch of the imagination. They are a bunch of people hangin' and hitting on things.

[KMOD]

46. Why couldn't or didn't she just say

Convention Security Officer?

[glowing]

58. I don't know? Is it bad to be black? That's what it sounds like to me... Like mentioning one's

color is bad... Are we supposed to be like Colbert, who was "color blind" on his Comedy Central show for years? There's nothing wrong with diversity if you are a normal person. It's the beauty of America. Now, if it's Trump, yeah, he's a known racist asshat... If you are a normal, regular person, descriptions of one's color or size is just a description... I think she was more intimidated by "big". And I don't know her size... If she's 5' 3" like me, most people are all "big" in comparison. Big size if more intimidating than any color to me. Of course I come from VT and live in FL... I live in a minority, majority state. We tend to use descriptive terms to one another... Some with bigotry in their outlook.... The farther south you go in FL, descriptions of what someone looks like, tend to be descriptions of what someone looks like.

[KMOD]

62. Oh please.

Interesting that she didn't describe "the man who earlier said there were seats".

There was no need to mention the race of the security officer, but no one else.

[glowing]

68. Ok, she's a racist, misogynistic asshole.. take it to the bank...

As well, of course, me too... Better go with "I don't see color" like Colbert, it seems the appropriate response on this thread.

[okasha]

85. Yep.

Because the subtext is "big Black man forces sweet little white girl" out of her "rightful" place.

Dog. Whistle.

[Hortensis]

89. Blacks are about 13% of the population on average.

Whites, including white Hispanics, about 77%. That affects how useful black and white are as identifiers. Just looked it up, and Philly residents are over 36% black, but Pennsylvanians are only about 11%.

Btw, natural redheads are less than 2%, and dye jobs don't leap that all that much. When ISN'T someone with red hair primary described that way?

[TheBlackAdder]

91. Reminds me of George Carlin's perversion of English, going from 3 syllables to 10 syllables.

.


Removing description to make things antiseptic and devoid of human life. Neutering the human experience.

.

[Beantighe]

59. lol I wasn't a Sanders supporter

but I lead a drum circle. Of course, it was at a nursing home (the elderly women love it) and not at a protest. I know several Sanders supporters and none of them lead drum circles. The big black guy, now I bet HE could lead a drum circle! </sarcasm>

[moriah]

65. And there's lots of "pseudo-liberals" who infiltrate progressive protest groups.

Many are police, many others are police informants, some are acting on their own.

But it's been happening since Vietnam and has occurred in every major protest movement since. Google and you'll see. It's not unreasonable to question a tweet that feeds racial stereotypes.

[glowing]

69. Of course they do... check their shoes.. or see who's inciting violence.. then you normally

have your counter operative... I doubt, though, they want to make delegates appear "riled" up with their program of "unity"... NO, the disrupter's and agitators will be outside the venue... then the media can report on the violent young people who need a beating down.

[fun n serious]

39. That " big black guy" line bothered me..

Does she want people to be "afraid." Sickening. I think she's a Trump troll. Progressives don't talk like that.

[MichiganVote]

50. That's northern white speak for the guy was scary-whether he was or not.

[bluedye33139]

54. Appalling

[Omaha Steve]

56. All you had to do was look at her easy to find page

I suspect from her description you could figure out who this person is.

I went through months of her stuff. No sign she isn't a Democratic Socialist. There is a DU group and the top host there is a Hillary D: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1024

Be more careful with who you try to implicate.

https://twitter.com/amyzworldamy

[fun n serious]

75. Thank you.

This is shameful.

[Yurovsky]

90. So Democratic Socialists are the bad guys now?

Silly me, I thought the Trump dullards were...

I believe we stand a better chance of winning elections and enacting progressive reforms if we embrace the Left rather than attack them. JMHO.

And it is clear that the center-right of the party has been on the attack over the past 2 years. I think a line has been crossed, and we would all benefit from outreach, and in some cases apologies rather than digging in our heels and pushing allies or potential allies away. This election is going to be closer than many realize, and we'll need all the votes we can get.

[Ghost Dog]

83. It's a line from a movie?

Maybe she's another Jim Jarmusch fan

[TwilightZone]

20. Anecdotal evidence from a Jill Stein supporter?

And "big black guy"?

Excuse me while I take this "report" with a massive grain of salt.

[KMOD]

23. amyzworld

Glad I don't live in it.

[pangaia]

42. There is video of the protesting smewhere....

people who were not allowed in.....

[KMOD]

47. I just watched a video.

A few dozen protestors stormed the lobby screaming open the doors.

Security led them out to prevent overcrowding.

[msanthrope]

26. "Big black guy from the convention" from a Stein supporter? What is this racist shit

and why is it being reported here?

[still_one]

33. Exactly, that was the first tell. "A big black man". Why interject the color of a person's

skin into the conversation? Looks like Binder has some issues with African Americans to me

[msanthrope]

34. What must you be thinking to think that's remotely appropriate? nt

[still_one]

36. It does speak volumes, doesn't it

[msanthrope]

37. It does. Not just to tweet it....but to post it here. nt

[Omaha Steve]

72. Describe yesterday's security guard that is referenced

[Scurrilous]

73. Security Guard. n/t

[Omaha Steve]

74. Pick that out of a line up of the rest of the security guards there yesterday

[msanthrope]

77. Guy wearing hat and shirt marked "security." nt

[Omaha Steve]

78. Line up all of yesterdays guards and pick HIM out based on that

[msanthrope]

79. Let's see your line-up Steve. nt

[Omaha Steve]

81. I'm OK with his description

And could probably pick him out based on that. I wouldn't pick a little old lady in a security uniform for sure.

I'm been called Mountain Man, Grizzly Adams, etc on the DU.

[msanthrope]

84. Wow. Just wow. nt

[ismnotwasm]

82. Right?

Disgusting

[onehandle]

29. Well if a third party member's Twitter account says so... nt

[still_one]

32. Interesting that she worded it as "this big black guy". Wonder why that wording was used?

What does the color of a person's skin have to do with anything in this regard?

Wonder if Ms. Binder has other issues going on

[OnDoutside]

48. There are lots of them about....Binders of Binders, as it were.....

[still_one]

55. same binders that Mitt Romney had? Oh wait, those were folders

[pangaia]

40. Thank you Steve. Pisses me off.

The only thing I question, also of course, in the twitter post is why, Tiffany, "this big black guy?"

If I did Twitter, I would ask her.

Anyway,, thanks again...

[stevenleser]

51. Were they members of the rules committee? No, ergo

no uprising by members of the committee.

[LuvLoogie]

57. Was that the butt-clenched Fart- In trying to get in?

Have the portapotties been deployed yet?

[geek tragedy]

63. Racist Greens are not reliable sources. nt

[OilemFirchen]

66. Amy seems to personify the "useful idiot" descriptor.

A quick scroll down her page shows her hawking the "Clinton Cash" movie.

Not surprised to see her being promoted here. Multiple times, BTW.

[mdbl]

14. That would really be too bad

if the End Superdelegates effort was dropped. We need to change that system.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Massive K & R. Thanks for posting.

What can you report on the supposed "expulsion" from the building of Bernie supporters by police?

If you look down at the bottom of this thread, there is a tweet about it.

I suspect that it's just more hype from people who didn't have credentials or some such, and who were trying to barge their way into the meeting room.

[Logical]

16. Superdelegates are a joke and makes the system look rigged. If we want to....

Keep them we need to prevent any from verbally committing until the convention.

[Justice]

19. Not a joke. Not rigged.

Thank you for concern.

[Logical]

21. FFS, another "concern troll" post. No discussion allowed I guess. nt

[bluedye33139]

28. I'm very concerned about all of this concern

[Gman]

17. Super Delegates are intended to

Keep a Trump-like candidate from the nomination. The GOP needs to consider implementing super delegates.

[Logical]

22. Fine, but prevent them from making any statement or committing until the convention. nt

[bluedye33139]

27. Ban communication between the superdelegates and candidates?

I wouldn't buy on to that. In my state, the governor participated with Hillary Clinton and President Obama in fundraising over the past year, and there are a lot of practical negative consequences that would come from Banning contact between candidates and superdelegates.

I want super delegates as a line of defense against smooth-talking charlatans. I believe in a party that actually demonstrates leadership as well as reflect the views of its members.

[Thinkingabout]

86. Did you commit before the Convention?

[Will Morningstar]

25. Yes. And I was worried over nothing. You guys do have it together.

[malthaussen]

24. Stay cool.

Weather's brutal right now.

-- Mal

[onehandle]

30. Yeah. Attending meetings today. Thank God for air conditioning. nt

[sarae]

35. K&R

[pangaia]

38. With a little help from their friends.. the police...

[zentrum]

49. Except, see...

……there's now an agreement to reduce the role and power of super-delegates in the future.

That's important. Really important. This is about the integrity and perception of integrity for the Democratic Party—not all about her, not all about him.

So that plane had an effect, Bernie had an effect. Change is suppose to be "incremental" or so I thought.

And DWS will not address the convention—which is unprecedented.

[Kentonio]

60. It's good that they are united, however..

That plane that has been circling the city with the 'End Superdelegates' message was wasting it's time.

They will not be eliminated this week. Or any week.

Donald Trump was once a Democrat.

If the dark day ever came when the Democratic membership elected an extremist, then all that would be achieved by superdelegates trying to over-ride that choice would be the implosion of the party. You can't ask tens of millions of people for their choice and then tell them they can't have it even though they won. Superdelegates are utterly pointless for the role they are intended for, because they literally can never be used that way without destroying what they supposedly protect.

To stop a future Dem Trump we simply need to understand the needs of working people and ensure our party runs candidates that work hard to meet those needs. It shouldn't be difficult.

[Cha]

61. Mahalo for the report from Philly, onehandle, in the heart of the convention.

[glennward]

64. So was it a closed meeting? Why were some not allowed in? Just asking. nt

[onehandle]

67. It's not closed. You just have get there early.

It's a room at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, not and auditorium.

I got there early yesterday and today.

[eastwestdem]

70. Makes sense. nt

[aikoaiko]

71. Superdelagates have got to go.

Or at least they need to be constrained.

[ismnotwasm]

80. K&R

[Gothmog]

87. I ran into Leticia van de Putte tonight

There will be no minority report on rules. They worked until 2:30 AM to avoid minority report

[okasha]

88. Delegates going quietly and carefully about doing their job

Imagine that.

Thanks to Gothmog and onehandle for on-site reporting.