...to meet without the press, avoiding distractions and a "show".

I've already seen a few comments (here) about the negative connotation of meeting privately, but all things considered it was a wise idea.

he's also hired a BLM supporter.

He attempted to talk to one of the protesters at the Social Security event where he was a guest, but she screamed and shoved him away when he got too close. It's kind of hard to talk to people who are screaming for you to get out.

What I should have said is "Sanders should have done this awhile ago" I think he has learned something from the disruptions given the steps he recently took and the Clinton campaign has learned from watching what happened to Sanders

'Cause that's when he met with BLM privately.

It's a serious problem.

It's already suspect they didn't attack her too...just O'Malley and Bernie. Hillary is by far the worst Democrat for Blacks. She supported the Drug War, mass incarceration, Wall St crimes, and militarization of the police. Yet know it's Bernie that gets attacked while she kicks back? We aren't falling for it. More racists support Hillary than Bernie and O'Malley combined.

One of the protesters, Daunasia Yancey, said afterwards the group had hoped that in the meeting she would address her role in policies they argue hurt black Americans as first lady, US senator and secretary of state. Clinton, Yancey said, stuck to discussing policies she would change if elected president.

“What we were looking for was a conversation around her and her family’s part in perpetuating white supremacist violence in this country and abroad, and her reflection in her part in that,” Yancey said. “That is not what we heard in response.”

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glad they are acknowledging the harm the last clinton admin did

....IF she had done it (she was too young at the time), I'm sure she wouldn't have made "I marched with MLK in 1963" the cornerstone of her 2016 campaign.

she was advocating taking the wealth of the US - specifically and intentionally without the informed consent of the governed (that would be us) - to generate what we now call globalization (she called it globalism in 1970), thereby lowering the US standard of living in the process of redistributing our wealth globally. She advocated this to me in Chicago in 1970. This also is history, a history to which I can attest, and a history that precludes my supporting Hillary for president in the present. Besides, Bernie Sanders' presidential run offers me the first opportunity in my lifetime to vote FOR someone instead of voting the lesser of 2 evils. This is an opportunity I will NOT pass up.

That's a brutal assessment of the Clinton legacy.

of what transpired.

Did they discuss the BLM interruptions of Bernie's campaign events?

Hillary has no obligation to her opponent.

to stick up for hillary by saying that much of the criticism against her is sexist.

but he did it anyway.

Secretary of State clinton needs to run her campaign. It is vital that she stays focused so she can win the general.

called being nice. and it doesn.t take long. bernie did it for her and he speaks to tens of thousands of people weekly.

this election on both sides is gonna be the ugliest bloodbath most of us have ever seen

and whoever wins the nom has to be ready for ugliness to end all ugliness

Must not worry about any of the other candidates.

he can defend her and get 28,000 at his rally.

just the kind of person we need running the country. a good multitasker.

And all candidates.

$2,100 a plate?

These people are devoted to their cause. It's an emergency. But they show up late.

Clinton supposedly wants to let them in to the main event, but the Secret Service says no. Yet the Secret Service does let them in to a private meeting....because somehow it's safe after the event, and in close contact with their protectee instead of the activists asking questions from across the room.

The activists refused a mountain of free publicity by barring reporters from their meeting. They had planned to talk to Clinton in a room full of people and media....but now they don't want the attention?

How dumb am I supposed to be?

One heck of a stretch. Kinda confirms what a lot of us have suspected.

You win the prize! ~hands plush toy to jeff47~

All kidding aside, you nailed it. It's interesting how BLM was screaming, shaking fists, and raging at Bernie's event--which behavior, we've been told ad nauseam, was absolutely necessary because that's the only way to protest. Yet when it comes to Hillary Clinton, as a commenter over at The Guardian has observed, BLM was remarkably "quick to agree to a discreet private session of sweet nothings."

We gotta get Bernie some of that.

Nobody else can.

But he needs to keep his own stage clear of these kinds of hijackings. Netroots nation, okay learning opportunity.

What happened in Seattle can never happen again.

Or either get his own security or ask for SS.

It could effect how I vote in the primaries.

From: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/black-lives-matter-protesters-attempt-disrupt-hillary-clinton-2016-event-121269.html

Treating people with some dignity will often foster a better dialogue than we have been seeing from Bernie supporters re: BLM on DU-P.

She is listening

How has Bernie been treating everyone? I haven't exactly seen him disrespecting anyone.

Or if the supporters are responding to Bernie. Either way...the results are the same.

I've seen so many Bernie supporters throwing around racial slurs and cheering when somthing bad happens to a black person on this site. This site is overrun with "racists" who dare have a counter opinion.


Or maybe you mean elsewhere, such as those "all white crowds" that regularly give some of the loudest applause when he speaks of racial injustice. Maybe your referring to that aweful crowd that gave 4.5 minutes of relative silence in solidarity with BLM and then got called "white supremist liberals".


Saying Bernie supporters are anti-African American is bullshit. You know it. I know it. But if enough people keep repeating it as fact then it becomes accepted as fact. Well enough is enough. It's bullshit.

in an on going convo. What ev.

You're welcome to continue whatever conversation you were involved in.

Candidates != Candidate Supporters

The Democratic Party truly sowe AA's for the energy they have put into local and national politics. They must be respected and their needs met. They have been long suffering. Now it's at the breaking point and we must not let them down.

As far as the Secret Service goes, some may think they are too strict. I thought some time back, that they don't seem to have a sense of humor, seeing them on the Tonight Show.

They never crack a smile. I asked someone associated with them why.They said if I knew what they did, I wouldn't smile at anyone. Weird job and they are understaffed, too.

Glad they've been there for Obama especially and hope they will protect all the candidates well. I don't want to see another death like RFK.

If it was about security, they wouldn't be let in to the private meeting either. Heck, the private meeting is more dangerous, since they'd be right next to Clinton instead of across the room.

this is the first public event that didnt cost huge money since her kick off.....where are the pictures of the event?

does anyone have pics pls?

Thanks onehandle, I am glad she took the time to meet with BLM.

Lots of energy with the Hillary campaign, she has been listening to citizens since starting her campaign and she continues. Good move, you can't hear from the citizens if you are doing all the talking.

before she would talk to them.
Mrs. Clinton generally charges a fee, or campaign contribution to folks who wish to talk to her. I was wondering how much these folks committed to donating to her campaign, in exchange for her ear.

But, you know what would be great? It would have been great to see them try to grab a microphone. But, then you did not have the same crowds, controlled seating, private venues to have a chance.

The crowds for Bernie Sanders have topped the charts. Maybe some campaign venues are more equal than others.

Others are for the paying customers.

I guess this will all pan out. I used to believe that some people didn't have a price. Some still do not, but the field during this time…. whew...

No more and no less than unsupported allegations masquerading as bumper-stickers are actually rational thought.

From: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/black-lives-matter-protesters-attempt-disrupt-hillary-clinton-2016-event-121269.html

the biggest question is why did they want it to be
private? Why did they not do the same for O'Malley
and Bernie?

I cannot rid myself of the article by Ring of Fire
about their intentions.

What is the old saying: The fish rots down from
the head? Sorry, I am a sceptic about their whole
approach. This does not mean that I will not support
the basic cause.

BEFORE they started confronting him. If would have helped BLM and one of their biggest supporters.