2016 Postmortem

noamnety

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109. "Misspeaking"

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 09:19 PM

Feb 2016

Misspeaking is when you mean to say one word and it comes out another. I see it misused a lot recently to sugarcoat saying something other than the truth.

Can we stop using that to mean being wrong or dishonest?

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Dolores Huerta: Bernie Sanders supporters 'don't know who I am' [View all] bravenak Feb 2016 OP

Well, that's because they're all so young and ignorant and naive, right? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #1

They are millennials like myself bravenak Feb 2016 #12

We'll take the votes of whoever is willing to give them. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #15

so she should not be held to account for her Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #2

She should not be bullied bravenak Feb 2016 #8

I agree but she should Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #20

Respectfully bravenak Feb 2016 #22

always, that goes for everyone Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #23

How 'bout, "She should not have lied?" Hoppy Feb 2016 #33

She should not be bullied even if she mispoke bravenak Feb 2016 #37

At minimum, she should apologize. Surely you realize that... AzDar Feb 2016 #57

She already clarified and the bullying continues bravenak Feb 2016 #64

She should have apologized. noamnety Feb 2016 #118

People should be apologizing bravenak Feb 2016 #120

You can't put out a false accusation against an entire group of people noamnety Feb 2016 #124

False my foot bravenak Feb 2016 #125

Well, either you believe her first account noamnety Feb 2016 #127

I belive a mix of the two bravenak Feb 2016 #129

Do you think everything in both the first and second accounts was true? noamnety Feb 2016 #147

I heard the comments in one of the videos better than the first one bravenak Feb 2016 #148

And she didn't misspeak. Her account is accurate. yardwork Feb 2016 #82

I agree bravenak Feb 2016 #94

She didn't 'Misspeak" AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #107

She saw what I saw bravenak Feb 2016 #117

I saw the videos and her account is accurate, overall. yardwork Feb 2016 #78

She's right. Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #3

No sense of history bravenak Feb 2016 #6

Keep floating this lazy meme SheenaR Feb 2016 #10

Who are 'those people'? The activists or who? bravenak Feb 2016 #24

I meant the people specifically listed in the OP SheenaR Feb 2016 #164

I wonder if it's due mcar Feb 2016 #25

I know who exactly who she is, and what she's done. That doesn't make her immune from Chakab Feb 2016 #4

Fine. bravenak Feb 2016 #9

More than fine. ozone_man Feb 2016 #59

.^that 840high Feb 2016 #130

Huerta's and Lewis' lifetimes of activism don't immunize them from being harshly attacked for making EffieBlack Feb 2016 #132

Truthfully, wildeyed Feb 2016 #5

I only knew cause Im from Cali bravenak Feb 2016 #7

Nah, I should have known about this person already. wildeyed Feb 2016 #34

Jrleft is from round that way, Oaktown bravenak Feb 2016 #47

And apparently people in NC don't know who Bernie is tk2kewl Feb 2016 #11

Up to him to make himself politically Attractive bravenak Feb 2016 #16

No one is beyond criticism. NWCorona Feb 2016 #13

Thats all I want bravenak Feb 2016 #17

Yet we're supposed to credit Bernie gwheezie Feb 2016 #14

Swear to God, its true bravenak Feb 2016 #18

No, you're just supposed to acknowledge that he's a person who has been sensitive to the struggles Chakab Feb 2016 #19

I think most people will agree that he has been "sensitive" to these struggles EffieBlack Feb 2016 #134

Honestly, I find posts like this to be baffling. How are claims that may be inaccurate as to the Chakab Feb 2016 #154

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #21

She got paid by Clinton ($100,000 in 2010 at minimum), and then lied for her. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #26

Very rude bravenak Feb 2016 #27

And yet also true...hmmm hoosierlib Feb 2016 #43

Our lives matter more than whatever bravenak Feb 2016 #50

Nothing matters more than... basselope Feb 2016 #56

WTF???????? rbrnmw Feb 2016 #60

What is? That people are too blinded by politics to see hypocrisy and they are being used? hoosierlib Feb 2016 #62

Are you fu_king serious with this? brush Feb 2016 #51

No, *she* didn't get paid. A contribution to her very worthy foundation was made. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #54

I know who you are, you have been giving the Clinton Global Initiative hunders of thousands of $$$ hoosierlib Feb 2016 #28

. bravenak Feb 2016 #31

Now that I know who you are, can I borrow a hunder dollars? Pay you back next week. betsuni Feb 2016 #41

Hee hee! bravenak Feb 2016 #136

Really?1?1!!? wildeyed Feb 2016 #46

So now Huerta's core constituents don't matter either? R B Garr Feb 2016 #32

Who would that be? Clinton sycophants? hoosierlib Feb 2016 #42

Dolores Huerta quote: "Bernie Sanders supporters don't know who I am." R B Garr Feb 2016 #49

Lol...keep feeding the meme and enjoy the inevitable... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #53

Ooh, yes, I'll stick with the core constituents of the Democratic party, not some R B Garr Feb 2016 #58

Wow! mcar Feb 2016 #45

She's spent decades helping people. Your reply shows your pure ignorance of her accomplishments. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #61

Great, she helped people and now she is spreading lies along with America Ferraro hoosierlib Feb 2016 #67

Hell yeah, she "helped people". She's basically the Latina MLK PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #71

+1 bravenak Feb 2016 #75

More Latino MLK than Caesar Chavez? hoosierlib Feb 2016 #76

As. She worked with him. Had four kids with his brother. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #86

Doesn't change anything...she is still intentionally spreading lies in order to create outrage... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #91

The outrage should be the way she was and is being treated. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #96

She's a Clinton supporter, operative and donot... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #98

If you feel justified in reducing her to that, it shows what an awful set of priorities you have. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #112

Thankfully they give a shit what I say...and neither should you... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #115

Huerta has not told any lies. yardwork Feb 2016 #101

Bullshit...I've seen the supposed video... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #104

There is more than one video. n/t Lucinda Feb 2016 #151

What a hateful post. yardwork Feb 2016 #87

And every bit of it true... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #102

Sanders must be so proud to have you on his team. EffieBlack Feb 2016 #135

Oh snap...that hurt... hoosierlib Feb 2016 #149

Oh give it a break. We know who you are Dolores jillan Feb 2016 #29

Susan looked much angrier bravenak Feb 2016 #30

She had every right to be angry she was documenting the truth jillan Feb 2016 #35

Looked HORRIBLE bravenak Feb 2016 #38

No, Susan was lying. She told Dolores that Sanders voted only against the guest workers portion lunamagica Feb 2016 #44

Sarandon revealed herself to be a privileged twit. yardwork Feb 2016 #90

No they don't know. Imagine someone trying to teach her about immigration reform! lunamagica Feb 2016 #36

Oh God! bravenak Feb 2016 #39

Uh oh. TheLogicalSong Feb 2016 #40

Who you are is not an acceptable excuse to lie to fellow Americans, Dolores nt Jarqui Feb 2016 #48

And her misspeaking is no excuse for thousands to bully and harass her bravenak Feb 2016 #69

"Misspeaking" noamnety Feb 2016 #109

She was correct bravenak Feb 2016 #113

She didn't misspeak. She tried to deceive Americans. She smeared an honest man. Jarqui Feb 2016 #137

I watched the vids bravenak Feb 2016 #138

So did I. She's a liar. nt Jarqui Feb 2016 #144

Not bravenak Feb 2016 #145

I know she is a liar. basselope Feb 2016 #52

She misheard and confused the mod with the other who were yelling at her bravenak Feb 2016 #68

Bull and the stuff that comes out of a bull after it eats. basselope Feb 2016 #77

The mod said it on video bravenak Feb 2016 #81

So her claim now is that she confused a single mod with a group of people CHANTING??!? basselope Feb 2016 #88

They cheered the english only decision so yes bravenak Feb 2016 #92

So them cheering the decision of not using a shill is the same as them CHANTING English Only? basselope Feb 2016 #106

Shill? bravenak Feb 2016 #126

Yes... Thank the gods she wasnt allowed to translate basselope Feb 2016 #139

. bravenak Feb 2016 #140

Reality is sad, isn't it. basselope Feb 2016 #156

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #55

This helps Bernie how exactly? bravenak Feb 2016 #66

It shows the depths that her supporters will sink to basselope Feb 2016 #83

We should really let this be. DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #63

Once the bullying stops, it will end bravenak Feb 2016 #65

Well, first and foremost, she is a liar; let's deal with that first yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #70

Lets not and say we did bravenak Feb 2016 #74

No... let's actually address that she lied. basselope Feb 2016 #85

Well, each response is another hundred Latino votes lost for Bernie. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #72

I'll tweet it too, I took my twitter off private for a few bravenak Feb 2016 #73

And no stacked juries on twitter. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #89

Best part bravenak Feb 2016 #100

I'm doing the same.... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #153

Right melman Feb 2016 #110

Great, glad we agree! Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #114

Admire your passion, but getting incredibly tiresome, dear 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #79

I am fine, you can use your ignore function bravenak Feb 2016 #84

Have never used it, ever. This time maybe you are right. 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #93

Have a good one bravenak Feb 2016 #97

... d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #80

June 4, 1968 Chasstev365 Feb 2016 #95

To be fair, very few people know who she is LittleBlue Feb 2016 #99

Let me correct this for you. Very few anglos know who she is. She is a true hero to the Latino lunamagica Feb 2016 #161

I know who you are (I have photos of my parents with you and Chavez) but what Anglos seem to forget dr60omg Feb 2016 #103

She doesn't get a pass on lying AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #105

No, shes not bravenak Feb 2016 #123

I would suggest ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #108

LOLOLOL bravenak Feb 2016 #119

right gotta feel it or rbrnmw Feb 2016 #155

That's true. And frankly not caring is far uglier than not knowing who she is. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #128

And Goldman Sachs does? dinkytron Feb 2016 #111

. bravenak Feb 2016 #121

Well--they should! pandr32 Feb 2016 #116

I think so bravenak Feb 2016 #122

Unrec for milking this to death. 840high Feb 2016 #131

Not clicking, but I've known who she is roody Feb 2016 #133

If these surrogates would learn that if they simply praised Clinton.... Armstead Feb 2016 #141

As a San Franciscan I am DEEPLY aware of who she is. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2016 #142

Thank you bravenak Feb 2016 #143

Perfect response! wildeyed Feb 2016 #146

k&r bigtree Feb 2016 #150

We have to trust people until they prove untrustworthy. HassleCat Feb 2016 #152

There was no reason to think she would lie so openly on Twitter either. basselope Feb 2016 #158

I don't think she did. HassleCat Feb 2016 #160

That's not what she said. basselope Feb 2016 #162

Dear Ms. Huerta, Live and Learn Feb 2016 #157

She is an icon. Perhaps not to you, but for millions of Latinos, she certanly is an icon lunamagica Feb 2016 #163

Aww, her ego is showing. bobbobbins01 Feb 2016 #159