Posted on 07/27/2016 11:30:03 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Demonstrators swarm the press tent with chants recalling Occupy Wall Street.
More than a hundred Bernie Sanders supporters walked out of the Wells Fargo Center after Hillary Clinton won the roll call vote making her the Democratic nominee for president.
The demonstration flouted the party's efforts to quell the revolt, even after Sanders himself moved to nominate Clinton by acclamation, and there were essentially no audible nays in the arena during the voice vote.
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. Waving "Bernie or Bust" signs and wearing gags, Robin Hood hats and at least one Princess Leia costume, the demonstrators chanted "Walk out," "This is what democracy looks like," and "We are the 99 percent," recalling the Occupy Wall Street protests of 2011. Others sang "This land is your land." After filing out of the arena they entered the press tent in search of obliging cameras, eventually taking over a tent and triggering a lockdown, with even credentialed media denied access from outside, according to multiple reports.
"The whole world is watching," they chanted. Then, "She lied, she cheated, she stole our votes."
Cops streamed in after them and shut the doors. Rifle-armed Secret Service agents watched with binoculars as a police helicopter circled overhead.
Two lines of Pennsylvania state troopers arranged themselves in at-ease formation facing the protesters. Four protesters began a line facing the state cops as both groups stared each other down.
Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, tweeted, "I'm calling on all who have a conscience, who value people, planet & peace above profit, to leave the neoliberal Democratic Party."
Sanders has appealed for party unity, but his supporters at the protest either didn't believe he was sincere or didn't care to heed his call.
"The thing is, this is not a betrayal to Bernie, this is exactly what Bernie wants us to do," said Kay West, a Sanders supporter from Texas.
"Bernie said to vote your conscience, and the DNC has colluded against us from the beginning," said Elizabeth Maratea of New Jersey. "This was not a Democratic convention. This was a Hillary party."
Another protester, Lynette McClain of Colorado, said she would consider voting for Clinton, but only if she took steps to win Sanders supporters over. “he needs to turn over the transcripts, admit that there was voter fraud and corruption, she needs to listen to Bernie supporters and see how she can bring them in. She hasn’t done that," she said.
Meanwhile, outside the convention grounds, around one thousand people including protesters, police and reporters, marched down Philadelphia's Broad Street toward the Wells Fargo arena, part of a Black Lives Matter protest.
"Let's not help Trump," read one sign. "Protest, but peacefully."
One said “Wenfollowed Bernie” who walked out as well.
Bernie’s revenge ?
I saw coverage of the demonstrations outside and the walk-out on RT but happened to miss it the other networks. Several demonstrators interviewed by RT were outraged at Hillary, said who cares who leaked the emails, instead look at the content.
That’s OK, the DNC got on Craig’s List and got plenty of warm bodies to fill the seats that were emptied.
The protests including an interview with Jill Stein - “Vote Jill Not Hill” - were covered in depth on Fox Business channel and apparently nowhere else - gotta try to make it look like the party’s united as much as possible.....
I don’t blame them, I would have also...Bernie sold his supporters out, you cruzbots should understand that feeling....
Pot break?
They’ll still vote for Hellary in November.
Cruzbots?? understand??
I heard the Never trump crowd &(probably Cruz- and the 2 Jeb voters) are at the DNC convention-
They help with sandwiches,and making signs- they are
putting in long hours-
Already giving GLOWING reviews of Bill’s speech
sarc/LOL
But, I was watching MSNBC and CNN and they said that it was only about 10 and that they would all still be voting for Hillary anyway.
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