Posted on 08/12/2015 9:13:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Saturdays disruption of a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders belies a growing rift on the left between liberal leaders and communities of color that feel they are not represented.
SATURDAYS turn of events when two Black Lives Matter protesters thwarted a speech from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was cringe-worthy.
The progressive alternative for the Democratic nomination expected a warmer welcome in Seattle.
The protesters used a coarse strategy that cut short what could have been a productive discussion with 15,000 people who turned out to hear the U.S. senator from Vermont. The protesters treated Sanders as an enemy instead of someone who could usher in solutions.
Saturdays fracas reflects a growing sense of disconnect between marginalized people of color and liberal elected officials who claim to represent their interests. The protesters called Sanders and members of the crowd white supremacist liberals.
Sanders populist message of improving education, worker rights and curbing the power and profits of billionaires resonates with many liberal-leaning voters.
Black Lives Matter activists want more. They want to know what Sanders will do to combat racism, the kind that leads to police across the country repeatedly killing unarmed black men....
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.com ...
The unspoken issue with Sanders is blacks, as a group, are by far the most likely to hold anti-Semitic beliefs in the USA.
If anyone does not think that is part of the blacks disrupting Sanders, they are on crack.
Oh, and Sanders is a socialist douche-bag.
blacks disrupting a socialist's rally ...
wtf ?
Really, if Bernie Sanders can’t even handle a couple of loud mouth brats, how could he cope with a serious crisis as President? He showed himself utterly weak and helpless. Imagine Donald Trump allowing these two brats to upstage him.
So two women interrupting and shutting down the event for a few thousand shows racism?
It actually shows, as Trump noted, severe weakness on the part of Sanders. He and his staff were incapable of controlling two illegal demonstrators (illegal if he already had a permit to be there and they didn’t).
This guy can’t stand up to two paid Soros operatives but he’s going to stand up to Putin?
He and Hillary are both incredibly weak candidates. We’d be lucky to have either of those losers nominated.
I'm really not sure what Bernie can do to prevent a 300 pound thug from assaulting a cop, trying to take his gun and then charging him.
Oops, that's not their narrative, it's only the mere facts of the situation.
I don’t think they wanted anything from Sanders except the crowd of 15,000 that his campaign paid to attract
Oh and his microphone
And his PO- lice protection
And the use of the space for which he paid the permit , the insurance, and all the costs of cleaning up
Making Bernie look like an abject loser was just a bonus
Donald is still a joke who has supported so many liberal causes he’s less consistent than Romney.
He’s just saying pretty things today.
...and a left wing pussy male, too.
The Democrats are reaping the whirlwind created by Obama...and it ain’t gonna be purdy.
Yummy! I love the smell of infighting first thing in the morning! Ok maybe not “first thing”...
Good job you got the obligatory Trump bash in this discussion. Solid trolling.
Where you been? Training some more? LOL!
Their actions remind me of a paraphrase of an old saying. “How to lose friends and influence people to turn you off.” Bullying your way on to the stage and intimidating a doddering old socialist POS may look cool to your supporters, but isn’t improving your attempt to look like the sweet innocent little clowns that you are. You are NOT gaining any new fans. #blackbulliesmatter. NOT!
Hey Jewbacca. Reno air races coming up soon. Sept 16-20
Enjoy the harvest of what you’ve sown, you socialist scum!!!
Black lives matter is founded on the Michael Brown lie. The Socialist and Democrat party are built on lies and are the same. Debbie Washerman Schultz could’t even tell a reporter what the difference is.
GOPe lied to be elected, then it was business as usual instead of standing up to Obama, which put them in office.
Its going to take a Trump and/or Cruz to turn this around.
Enjoy the harvest of what you’ve sown, you socialist scum!!!
Don’t presidential candidates have security? How did these thugs even get close to the stage much less on it? I bet you anything they would have gotten anywhere near Hildabeast.
Don’t presidential candidates have security? How did these thugs even get close to the stage much less on it? I bet you anything they would have gotten anywhere near Hildabeast.
Socialism, schmocialism - wha’ dat? Just gimme my free cell phone and gas. Otherwise you be racis’.
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