Sanders Press Secretary, not BLM, opened his Los Angeles Rally.

[Skwmom]

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/2015/08/sanders_lets_civil_rights_activists_open_la_campaign_event

Update: BLM did not open for Sanders, his press secretary did.

I can't find a name of any BLM representative that spoke - but a lot of references to one.

Amazing, how the interview of the Seattle BLM representative just came out...

On edit: If anyone can provide the name of the BLM representative that is being reported as opening the Los Angeles Rally please do so.

BLM seems to be a pretty radical group so of course I'm sure they'd love to make BLM synonymous with Bernie Sanders.

[Stellar]

1. At the link it says....

Page not found

[Skwmom]

2. Sorry. Let me see if I can fix it. n/t

[cali]

3. uh the Herald is not a reliable source

It is a far,far right shitstain. Please don't use it here.

[Skwmom]

6. At the bottom of the article it says it was updated to show BLM did not open up for Bernie. n/t

[TM99]

4. Yes, it was his press secretary

who is also a civil rights activists and supporter of BLM.

Initial MSM reports were wrong, and they are now correcting it.

Here is an example -

http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-sanders-lets-civil-rights-activists-open-la-campaign-event-2015-8

[Stellar]

5. Thanks, yes I saw that one. nt

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. Well, we kept getting told how 'flat' BLM's organization is,

but maybe once you become a press secretary, you're disqualified from representing BLM like any other BLM supporter.

[JI7]

8. i think the confusion is over what blm is

Some view it more as a formal official organization while others view it more as an idea/concept that people believe in.

So based on the 2nd view she would be considered blm

[TM99]

10. I don't think BLM knows what it is anymore.

It started as a decentralized social media response to Zimmerman's acquittal. As it has evolved, organically 'leaders' or at least 'spokespersons' have emerged. Unfortunately, these have been an embezzler in Phoenix and now a violent, extremist, fundamentalist extremist. And several of the founders are A-OK with that. So if this continues, BLM will be tagged an extremist movement with very inappropriate leadership. That saddens me greatly!

[Dr Hobbitstein]

9. So reporters see a black person opening for Bernie

and instantly think "hey, BLM is opening for Bernie".

Wow. Major fail on their parts. I noticed the RawStory article that was posted earlier had it's story changed to "Black campaign activist opens massive Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles"

[Fawke Em]

11. No - in her case she'd worked in support of them

through her advocacy in criminal justice matters.

Read her bio and you'll see why there was some confusion:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-sanders-campaign-adds-young-black-woman-as-new-public#.osX69xon5

Symone Sanders is a young, black criminal justice advocate and supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. She’s also a progressive political activist right out of the Sanders mold: Her last job was at Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen. In an interview, Symone Sanders said she first connected with the senator about three weeks ago, offering him advice on how to better understand the message of Black Lives Matter activists in an hour-long chat.

Trust me, I give no sway to our media these days. Having been a reporter for years, I think the profession has gone down the tubes, but, in this case, the fact that she had been loosely associated with BLM might have caused this confusion.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

12. Cool.

I hadn't read that.