Where's Bernie? Why is he silent?

[MineralMan]

The Nevada thing is exploding in the news, but Bernie's response is silence. I'm sorry, but that's not a response at all.

So, where is Bernie today? What does he think of all this, the disruption at the NV state convention, the vile name-calling of Barbara Boxer, the threats made after the convention.

We're waiting, Bernie. What do you have to say about this?

[Jester Messiah]

1. Because he's not rising to this provocation.

This whole thing has been blown up times a million by the Clinton machine. Bernie's got better things to do than play into her hands.

[MineralMan]

2. I see. Well, OK then...

Uff da!

[KoKo]

30. Bernie's Statement on Nevada:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511981985

[Maru Kitteh]

40. He walked away from the question. Had to go put on his bib and be spoon-fed his thoughts & answer

by his handlers before he could be bothered to comment on the deplorable and criminal acts of his NV followers

https://bluenationreview.com/bernie-sanders-walks-away-from-question-about-chaos-at-nv-convention/

[Demsrule86]

46. I would say he is not rising to the occasion

and showing leadership. He would be a lousy president....thank goodness he lost.

[Jester Messiah]

49. Your candidate is burning an awful lot of energy on him for him to have "lost."

And as a Bernie guy, I'm pretty happy with his leadership on this. He's not going to do Hillary's work for her.

[KingFlorez]

3. He's getting what he wanted

With this new revelation that one of the campaign's aides instructed the supporters to take over the convention, it's clear what is up here.

[MineralMan]

7. Yes, I just read that from the CNN report.

They have audio of it. That's an official from the Sanders campaign saying that.

Let's hear from Bernie. I want to hear what he has to say about this. Where is he today, anyhow? Where was he on Sunday? Has he dropped out of sight?

C'mon, Bernie. Say something. Explain it to us.

[VulgarPoet]

4. I'd suspect it's because he'd believe the so-called attackers of Mrs. Lange don't belong to him.

Myself too. How easy would it be to pay off a handful of 4channers to stir shit for no reason, and not have it tied back to you, AND get to smear your opponent all in one night? This reeks of setup.

ETA: I believe it's a setup to give reason to bar Bernie supporters from Philadelphia, to bolster Clinton's image as "tough", and paint all Bernie supporters as domestic terrorists in one fell Thatcher-esque swoop.

[MineralMan]

5. Then he should say that. He should say something.

I'd like to see him claim that those who are doing those things are not his supporters. Are you including the delegate that called Barbara Boxer a "bitch" in that group? Really?

Let's hear it from Bernie. You're not Bernie.

[MADem]

13. Like those "4Channers" you reference wouldn't out their source of income once they got paid?

They have no morals. They wouldn't be "loyal." That's the first hole in your argument.

The second hole is "How did they manage to bypass security to get in the hall?"

The simplest answer is the best one. The people in that hall were delegates. They were the ones stirring the shit--people vetted by the Sanders campaign, placed on a list by the Sanders campaign, to represent the Sanders campaign.

"It's a setup!" is the new excuse? And the "Thatcher" theme? AGAIN? Where is that sad, out-of-touch marching order coming from?

There's video. It ain't a big secret. Your crew behaved disgracefully.

[Txbluedog]

41. Then why isn't he out there claiming that they weren't representatives of his campaign

[Demsrule86]

48. It is amateurish

not surprising in the Bernie campaign.

[Maru Kitteh]

51. Then those 4channers were acting at the behest and under instruction of HIS campaign official

Because the fact that his official incited this behavior that is now a documented fact. How long can you willfully ignore reality? When SBS falls in behind HRC and starts working for her election (most likely on or just after June 7) will you invent or buy into a wild conspiracy theory that explains that uncomfortable reality away too?

I'm going to make some predictions here about the conspiracy theories we will see when that happens.
a. Bernie was THREATENED! The Clinton "machine" got to him and he had to go along or share box space with Vince Foster!111!!
b. Bernie has SUPER-SECRET inside info about the FBI review and he's just biding time and uniting Dems because ONLY HE KNOWS that she's totally going to jail in September and he'll be the president!
c. Wall-Street oppressors have somehow FORCED him to pretend to support her because . . . I dunno. You guys will have to fill in the details on that one.

[NuclearDem]

6. Busy drafting the fundraising email.

[MADem]

8. Too many hard questions.

1. Nevada

2. Closure of Burlington College

3. Tax returns (offshoot of #2)

He was in Puerto Rico yesterday. It didn't look like it was too productive an exercise.

His campaign has issued a truculent "statement" that is typical of other responses he has made. It's never his fault, always "the establishment" to blame, etc. Tiresome.

[LexVegas]

9. The same reason Repubs were silent on the crazy Tea Partiers. They wanted to use them...

until they got of control. He doesn't know what to do with the ugly monster he has created.

[MineralMan]

12. OK, but he knows he will not be the nominee.

Nobody with any sense at all thinks he can win at this point, because he can't.

He knows. And yet...

More news is emerging that ties the Nevada disruption to his campaign. This is a very bad business. As soon as I heard about a Sanders convention delegate calling Barbara Boxer a "bitch," it was clear to me that the campaign is out of control. And that WAS a Sanders delegate. Once the convention's business starts, only credentialed delegates and party officials are allowed in the room.

I've been a convention delegate. The rules are followed. I have never once witnessed anything like what happened in Nevada.

Where's Bernie? Where is his statement? I want to hear from him.

[pressbox69]

17. Maybe he's afraid

the monster he created will turn on him.

[LexVegas]

18. The monster he created will turn on him when he strongly endorses HRC.

Bank it.

[Maru Kitteh]

54. I've called dibs on some conspiracy theories we'll undoubtably see!

a. Bernie was THREATENED! The Clinton "machine" got to him and he had to go along or share box space with Vince Foster!111!!

b. Bernie has SUPER-SECRET inside info about the FBI review and he's just biding time and uniting Dems because ONLY HE KNOWS that she's totally going to jail in September and he'll be the president!

c. Wall-Street oppressors have somehow FORCED him to pretend to support her because . . . I dunno. Bernie Bros will have to fill in the details on that one.

[MineralMan]

22. No doubt, because it appears that is what will happen.

His campaign is out of his control now. It should end.

[azurnoir]

10. RalstonReports version is exploding on the news and nothing else nada zip nothing

Bernie was asked he declined comment, which is good why feed these sharks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1980568

[MineralMan]

19. Not so. It's been on all of the national media.

CNN just reported on a national campaign higher-up who is on tape before the Nevada Convention, exhorting Sanders delegates to disrupt. Feh!

Bernie needs to say something, in person and in public about this.

[azurnoir]

31. yes and they source on Ralston's tweets and his personal blog but you are quite free to pretend

it's otherwise as it seems there is quite a bit of pretending going from Hillary's campaign such as what happened to the vioce vote and the rule changes and the adjournment against the will of the delegates didn't happen

[anotherproletariat]

11. Hopefully he's holed away writing his concession speech for tonight. nt

[MineralMan]

14. Yeah, OK. I doubt it.

We'll see what happens in KY and OR. I'll be back in the morning to join the discussion about those results.

[pressbox69]

20. Hopefully

if not certainly.

[floriduck]

15. He's trying to win an election. Why hasn't Roberta Lange apologized to his supporters

for denying them a standing vote since the voice vote was inconclusive. Then he and his Nevada supporters can return the apology once an investigation is complete after Bernie files the law suit.

Save your reply since you and I will never agree about this.

[MineralMan]

16. No, I won't "save my reply."

He needs to respond to this situation, and in person. No press release. He needs to make a public statement on camera. I want to hear directly from him.

[pressbox69]

26. He wants to be the leader of our country

so he needs to lead, not hide.

[HumanityExperiment]

27. 'I want..'

GL with that.... I'm sure Bernie and his supporters really 'care' about your 'need' to hear his response...


DRAMA!....

[floriduck]

34. Like hell he does. There's my response.

[azurnoir]

39. He did but not the one you wanted

[Demsrule86]

52. Isn't she the one who had her phone number leaked?

And was it her kids or grandkids who were threatened? I forget...don't see why she should apologize...it appears...Nevada was disrupted on purpose by a Bernie operative

[HumanityExperiment]

21. meep...

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/statement-nevada/

[MineralMan]

25. I don't think Sanders wrote that.

It doesn't sound like him. He needs to make a public, personal statement on camera.

I read it. If that's what he really thinks, then that's really, really too bad.

[HumanityExperiment]

32. chalk that up...

to the 'feels' column...

obviously you won't shift your perception of him nor of any answer he would give, so there is that going for ya

and that's 'really, really too bad.' since clearly you won't be intellectually honest about the issue or circumstances

[kstewart33]

36. A foretelling.

Sanders won't get the nomination. However if he was the nominee, his response to the Nevada fiasco raises the question: How would he respond to the 24/7 attacks by the Republicans on his biography - associations with Communists and Marxists, support for the Sandinistas and Fidel Castro, and all of the rest?

The rabid Republicans would be relentless (think the Swiftboaters and Willie Horton), and I don't think Bernie would handle it well.

[HumanityExperiment]

43. ...

conjecture... 'I don't think Bernie would handle it well.' from an HRC supporter that marginalizes Bernie... shocked, shocked I tell ya!

[lumberjack_jeff]

23. Because he's tired of being your dancing monkey.

He doesn't need to apologize for the Clinton campaign malfeasance in NV.

[Maru Kitteh]

53. That's one monkey with a long history of fail. Time for him to grab his squeezebox

and slink off somewhere where he'll not be bothered with pesky questions that make him uncomfortable. Coward.

[Sky Masterson]

24. Here ya go

Sanders Statement on Nevada
May 17, 2016

Twitter Facebook Email Link

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement:

“It is imperative that the Democratic leadership, both nationally and in the states, understand that the political world is changing and that millions of Americans are outraged at establishment politics and establishment economics. The people of this country want a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent, super PACs and wealthy campaign contributors.

“The Democratic Party has a choice. It can open its doors and welcome into the party people who are prepared to fight for real economic and social change – people who are willing to take on Wall Street, corporate greed and a fossil fuel industry which is destroying this planet. Or the party can choose to maintain its status quo structure, remain dependent on big-money campaign contributions and be a party with limited participation and limited energy.

“Within the last few days there have been a number of criticisms made against my campaign organization. Party leaders in Nevada, for example, claim that the Sanders campaign has a ‘penchant for violence.’ That is nonsense. Our campaign has held giant rallies all across this country, including in high-crime areas, and there have been zero reports of violence. Our campaign of course believes in non-violent change and it goes without saying that I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals. But, when we speak of violence, I should add here that months ago, during the Nevada campaign, shots were fired into my campaign office in Nevada and apartment housing complex my campaign staff lived in was broken into and ransacked.

“If the Democratic Party is to be successful in November, it is imperative that all state parties treat our campaign supporters with fairness and the respect that they have earned. I am happy to say that has been the case at state conventions in Maine, Alaska, Colorado and Hawaii where good discussions were held and democratic decisions were reached. Unfortunately, that was not the case at the Nevada convention. At that convention the Democratic leadership used its power to prevent a fair and transparent process from taking place. Among other things:

The chair of the convention announced that the convention rules passed on voice vote, when the vote was a clear no-vote. At the very least, the Chair should have allowed for a headcount.
The chair allowed its Credentials Committee to en mass rule that 64 delegates were ineligible without offering an opportunity for 58 of them to be heard. That decision enabled the Clinton campaign to end up with a 30-vote majority.
The chair refused to acknowledge any motions made from the floor or allow votes on them.
The chair refused to accept any petitions for amendments to the rules that were properly submitted.

“These are on top of failures at the precinct and county conventions including trying to depose and then threaten with arrest the Clark County convention credentials chair because she was operating too fairly.”

[seabeyond]

28. It is now looking like Sanders team instigated this the night before. I bet he is silent. This will

explode all over him. Chaos, destruction and mayhem is his creed. Well, he lit it up, he can own it. If it bares out, this was orchestrated by the Sanders team, I hope they get paid back in turn, tenfold.

[msongs]

29. hes creating a nice response to paint himself as the persecuted victim of the entire universe nt

[ThePhilosopher04]

33. He's not falling for Clinton bullshit and shenanigans. Talk to your boy Brock about the name calling

[MineralMan]

35. My boy Brock? WTF?

I don't know him. Never met him. Never had anything to do with him. How would I ask him anything?

It was a Sanders delegate on the floor of the convention who called Barbara Boxer a "bitch." Not me. Not Brock. A Sanders delegate.

I'm not falling for your misdirection.

[SheenaR]

37. He has now issued a statement

So, ask and you shall receive

And your side will still not be satisfied even though all that you (and several others) asked for was a response.

[floriduck]

38. FYI

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017372496

[Sinistrous]

42. At one time I respected your comments and observations.

But with this petulant, overreaching demand for the form and content of a reply from Sanders, you disgust me.

Good bye...

[MineralMan]

44. OK, then...

I don't actually recognize your screen name, but you should do as you think best.

[closeupready]

45. He fled the country, obviously.

[kstewart33]

47. Puerto Rico? nt

[closeupready]

50. My guess is the same outpost in Africa where John Kerry's mistr... er, intern

fled back in 2004.*

* The Drudge Report broke that non-story, lol (probably fed to him by Rove).