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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Netroots Nation videos of Bernie and Martin. [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)105. No, it was not about WHO the candidates were. It was about what happened.
I gather I am just about the only one who watched it in real time who was upset. It was troubling to hear the shouting and chanting go on and on. I am not even sure the candidates were sure what they should be saying.
Maybe I just don't have a place in this forum anymore. Been thinking that a while.
They were invited to a forum for presidential candidates and they were ambushed. I thought they both did well under the circumstances.
I did not see any winners at all that day, and very few since then.
If this how the rest of the election time plays out no one will get their issues heard.
I gave up posting much about education because no one is listening. That's a lost cause.
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The people who put on this debacle should apologize for utterly shitty crowd control.
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#8
Right. These candidates are allies to PoC. I could see this tactic used against the Pukes,
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#49
Look how rude the moderator is - using his smartphone , for twitter, no doubt-
No Vested Interest
Jul 2015
#6
I think dialog would have been helpful. Screaming over does nothing to advance their cause.
peacebird
Jul 2015
#17
He handled it nicely. I support BLM, and totally get their frustration, but I think they were wrong
peacebird
Jul 2015
#15
Good luck getting anybody to show up for the next Netroots Nation. n/t
winter is coming
Jul 2015
#13
James O'Keefe....that was the first thing I thought of, same result...and he took down ACORN. nt
haikugal
Jul 2015
#61
Thanks for the primary source. Both candidates did as well as can be expected.
KittyWampus
Jul 2015
#18
When I saw it there was an ending, and a thank you to Bernie. So I don't know.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#22
Makes sense. Shout down the guy who is most supportive of your cause, in the midst of him
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#21
A DU "Must WATCH!....to see how Bernie Triumphed in Answering the Protestors Questions!
KoKo
Jul 2015
#26
This is very sad what I have been reading. It is obvious they do not want to work with the current
still_one
Jul 2015
#30
There's someone at DU, I don't know who, that knows if those folks yelling are for real or if this
mahina
Jul 2015
#33
I could believe it. They were getting exactly the attention for the cause they purported to promote,
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#35
One would think the organizers of these important events anticipate and have
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#58
Raine...you have to listen to how Sanders handled this...It was the Perfect Response
KoKo
Jul 2015
#54
Thank you for watching...We disagree in our interpretations of Watch/Listen...but..
KoKo
Jul 2015
#69
He was likely annoyed because he had scheduled a meeting with those same people
arcane1
Jul 2015
#78
Is there a link somewhere that said that he was going to meet with the people behind BLM?
Raine1967
Jul 2015
#85
I noticed how calmly O'Malley handled himself, he is worth taking a look.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#52
Watch the host spend more time on cell phone than being attentive to presidential candidates.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#96
No, it was not about WHO the candidates were. It was about what happened.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#105