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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Handled the Interruption by BLM VERY WELL!!!! [View all]jfern
(5,204 posts)58. It's a fact that Hillary was the only campaign to not ask for more than 6 debates
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She did good....Now, what would be funny is if a candidate would stand there and then
randys1
Oct 2015
#1
Well I am sure she heard of the harassment following Netroots and wanted to avoid that as well.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#4
And after Netroots he still wasn't prepared for a BLM "attack" at Seattle's Westlake Center. n/t
pnwmom
Oct 2015
#142
Here is something funny the crowd from SEATTLE, that PROGRESSIVE bastion of white liberalism said.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#118
It is presumptuous to presume a person hates the law because of his or her color.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#347
She implied she doesn't like crime because you implied that she does.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#361
As a fair and unbiased observer it is incumbent upon me to give this round to you.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#364
Sanders apparently wasted the time between Netroots and Westlake Center in Seattle.
pnwmom
Oct 2015
#146
WHY ARE YOU SAYING SHE IS DENYING A DEBATE? SHE DOES NOT RUN THE DNC. PLEASE STOP.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#21
She basically does, If Hillary wanted more debates, DWS would immediately schedule more.
jfern
Oct 2015
#24
We need to blame her for not asking for more of what Bernie wanted and Martin OMalley wanted?
bravenak
Oct 2015
#50
She has a gender. You put the burden on the female to do the asking for what the two men wanted.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#62
Why should she ask? She's open to it but not wanting it. No need to ask for something
bravenak
Oct 2015
#225
It must make them feel better by believing everything is Hillary's fault. Hillary would do
Cha
Oct 2015
#332
Well, she's the only reason we aren't getting more than 6 debates and aren't getting a BLM one
jfern
Oct 2015
#328
You just keep pushing your little CT if it makes you feel better about bernie losing. I've seen the
Cha
Oct 2015
#331
Your crystal ball has a crack in it and is putting forth silly stuff. Best fix it.
riversedge
Oct 2015
#365
The reality that the HRC hate is getting so annoying that I feel like defending her.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#151
Thanks for clearing up my confusion, I didn't know the current year is 2007?!?
emulatorloo
Oct 2015
#398
She was one of her chairs for crying out loud. That alone puts them past passing ships in the night
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#158
Doesn't have to for it to spend about the same and it is an indicator of the realistic possibility.
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#251
Possibility is not fact and I don't run on that. Hillary knows alot of people.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#253
This is the same guy that posted this link as "proof" of the protesters being "dragged off
Number23
Oct 2015
#98
It's true, unlike Bernie and O'Malley, Hillary never asked for more than 6 debates
jfern
Oct 2015
#48
She is more than willing to participate in any additional DNC sanction debates...
Agschmid
Oct 2015
#51
It's a fact that Hillary was the only campaign to not ask for more than 6 debates
jfern
Oct 2015
#58
Hillary is certainly open to more debates.. she's ready. She'll knock it outta the park again
Cha
Oct 2015
#330
You could tell me many things that I do not know, bravenak. And there are VERY many things!!!!
guillaumeb
Oct 2015
#137
Please try to refrain from citing right-wing sources as if they were truth-tellers
emulatorloo
Oct 2015
#182
Candidate 1 does as told, lets even uninvolved orgs on stage, and is praised as a fast collaborator
MisterP
Oct 2015
#139
I especially liked how she handled being shoved and having the mic taken from her..
frylock
Oct 2015
#94
I KNOW THAT. I BEEN KNEW THAT. But here you are. Here again. Just need to communicate with me.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#227
As a dispassionate observer it is incumbent upon me to address your character attack on bravenak
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#345
She sure did, she hab a very civil conversation and they made accomplishments,
Thinkingabout
Oct 2015
#110
Black crowd chanting down black protestors so they can hear about racial profiling?
bravenak
Oct 2015
#127
The BLM situation has exposed "liberal" racism, hypocricy and dishonesty better than anything
Number23
Oct 2015
#129
And the more vocal Sanders supporters here willfully ignore all the stuff you pointed out here.
stevenleser
Oct 2015
#242
This forum is so full of shit today I am actually tempted to trash it. The SAME FOLKS that have
Number23
Oct 2015
#289
Yep, see my OP here and I mentioned you and this post in a comment as something folks should see
stevenleser
Oct 2015
#290
Wow, a 7-0 Hide.. they just can't help it with their personal insults.. and they "look around and
Cha
Nov 2015
#452
You know its bad when a Bernie supporter attacks a Hillary supporter and gets a 7-0 hide.
stevenleser
Nov 2015
#457
Yep. All they know are personal insults and strawmen.. bernie can't win on the facts.
Cha
Nov 2015
#458
Thanks for that, 23~ yeah, bringing the Activists on stage would have been the best thing.
Cha
Oct 2015
#292
Um. Many of the protesters were disappointed with Lewis. And I've not once
Luminous Animal
Oct 2015
#294
Really. Show me the post where a Bernie supporter says they were dragged by the cops.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2015
#298
That's fascinating. Really. I am sure that you're always been such a huge follower of this woman
Number23
Oct 2015
#299
I'm not embarrassed. I have been following DeRay McKesson since Ferguson...
Luminous Animal
Oct 2015
#306
And I've been involved in organizations tackling this issue for the better part of 20 years
Number23
Oct 2015
#310
I do have a real life. And what I do there is no business to anyone here.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2015
#315
It's no business of mine and I GENUINELY could not care less what you do, here or anywhere
Number23
Oct 2015
#319
"And I've not once seen a post by a Bernie supporter saying protesters were dragged anywhere."
George II
Oct 2015
#358
I know. And now the white Bernie supporters that wanted BLM tossed in jail a few months ago are
Number23
Oct 2015
#297
Excellent....my thoughts but I never could have put them into words like you have - thanks.
George II
Oct 2015
#356
She handled it exceedingly well. She addressed them immediately and then proceeded with....
George II
Oct 2015
#140
Perhaps if he had a black crowd like Hillary did, they coulda helped him too without the bad optics.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#245
Somebody posted a picture of a black people being hosed with water cannons for fighting for
Number23
Oct 2015
#291
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
luvspeas
Nov 2015
#424
The fact that anyone even THOUGHT it would be cool to toss that out as a weapon against a
bravenak
Nov 2015
#445
Hillary has Secret Service guarding her for life because she's a former FLOTUS
azurnoir
Oct 2015
#246
Hillary didn't run out like bernie did.. What kind of "justice" was that? #BLM did great at
Cha
Oct 2015
#335
Hillary was very Comfortable with #BLM.. she knew they belonged there. And, Hill supporters aren't
Cha
Oct 2015
#323
The Black crowd decided their time was up. Just like when they protested Obama.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#254
What I appreciated is that she didn't "take offense." She understood and concurred.
MADem
Oct 2015
#250
Yeah, she sat there with her weird nodding behind the barricade while her people and the police
TheKentuckian
Oct 2015
#263
Better than yelling about all she has done for them and then storming off in a huff.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#266
Let me get this straight - Hillary was speaking at an event that focued 100% on African-American
BlueStreak
Oct 2015
#286
BLM are bullying presidential candidates? sigh...You see the issue at hand is they are being
randys1
Oct 2015
#376
Thank you for this, brave.. Hillary did make us proud and so did #BlackLivesMatter!
Cha
Oct 2015
#288
I think you may be operating under the misimpression that Hillary represents Democratic values.
Scuba
Oct 2015
#384
Why not apologize for implying Bravenak is a liar. Then we can discuss your political views
randys1
Oct 2015
#385
I did not imply that Bravenak is a liar, and deeply resent your suggestion that I did.
Scuba
Oct 2015
#386
Then what does this mean: "This may be the most dishonest thread I've ever read on DU."
randys1
Oct 2015
#387
I do not think you were "putting words in that poster's mouth".. I thought the same thing.. and it
Cha
Oct 2015
#395
"Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, said the candidate would not meet with the protesters."
Babel_17
Oct 2015
#353
Haha! Hillary handled it well! And, her supporters have been gracious unlike BS supporters after
Cha
Oct 2015
#397
I am not against them. I am for both groups of blacks attendending the event.
bravenak
Oct 2015
#403
"Your hypocrisy on the whole matter is stunning" That gets boomerranged right backatcha.
Cha
Oct 2015
#411
Seems like the crowd was like black and discussing racial profiling and maybe were also
bravenak
Oct 2015
#406
I'm a little late getting to this thread, but I wanted to thank you for posting it..
GitRDun
Nov 2015
#451