2016 Postmortem

RandySF

(58,911 posts) Mon May 23, 2016, 11:47 PM May 2016

Sanders campaign throws Tommy Chong under the bus.

ommy Chong is in disbelief after he was disinvited by the Bernie Sanders campaign from introducing the presidential hopeful hours before a rally in East Los Angeles.

The iconic comic actor and outspoken marijuana advocate tells The Hollywood Reporter that the Sanders campaign was happy to have his endorsement months back, but when it came time for the two men to appear in public together, someone got "cold feet," he says.

"It's lip service to get the votes, but they don't want to endorse what I stand for and what I've stood for all my professional career," Chong said right after he was uninvited to the rally. "It was an insult."

In a email to THR, a Sanders spokesman said, "We appreciate his support but a scheduling issue came up."

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Sanders campaign throws Tommy Chong under the bus. (Original Post) RandySF May 2016 OP

I thought this was going to be about the platform committee Renew Deal May 2016 #1

lol tazkcmo May 2016 #2

That last part made me laugh. Scootaloo May 2016 #5

It was funny tazkcmo May 2016 #6

Appearances and superficial behavior is VERY important to Hillary supporters. Bonobo May 2016 #3

Your prior thread could use soem love, RandySF Scootaloo May 2016 #4

That's too bad. Buzz cook May 2016 #7

Sleight. You should remember that next time you want to insult someone with it. DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #9

Really? Cause my friend merriam disagrees with you. Buzz cook May 2016 #14

Weren't you just dramatically caterwauling about pot smokers in another thread you started? DisgustipatedinCA May 2016 #8

Since the bus is made out of hash I doubt Tommy will even notice Fumesucker May 2016 #10

What a nice thing to do KingFlorez May 2016 #11

According to your other rude OP, Sander's CA supporters failed to register because of their bongs .. PufPuf23 May 2016 #12

I'm not championing Chong's cause. RandySF May 2016 #13

You maybe kind of did not notice my post insulted you. eom PufPuf23 May 2016 #15

So? RandySF May 2016 #17

You must be running out of material AgingAmerican May 2016 #16

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

1. I thought this was going to be about the platform committee

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 11:53 PM

May 2016

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

2. lol

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 11:53 PM

May 2016

You dig deeper and deeper into your pit of silliness each time you post. Had he appeared with him, you would have had a post on that too. But still, you made me laugh. A Hillary supporter criticizing Sanders for NOT meeting with The Stoner Supreme Tommy Chong, who I have actually met. He's pretty cool. Snuck him a cheeseburger so his wife didn't know then got him some peppermint schnapps to cover up the cheeseburger on his breath.

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

5. That last part made me laugh.

Reply to tazkcmo (Reply #2)

Mon May 23, 2016, 11:59 PM

May 2016

"Oh shit, I've got burger-breath. Quick, help me make my wife think I've just been boozing all afternoon!"

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

6. It was funny

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #5)

Tue May 24, 2016, 12:03 AM

May 2016

I gave him crap for being "scared" of his wife and said, "You see how cool and hot she is? I'm not scared, man. I'm in love!" They really are, too. It's cute. Overall, he's pretty much a get what you see kinda guy.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

3. Appearances and superficial behavior is VERY important to Hillary supporters.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 11:55 PM

May 2016

Apparently much more important than actual stands on issues that affect the lives of tens of millions of people.

"It's not the sausage, it's the SIZZLE"

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

4. Your prior thread could use soem love, RandySF

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 11:57 PM

May 2016

You know, the one where you use the wild opinion of a New York Times correspondent as official Sanders campaign sources?

Also your link here redirects to "create new thread"

Buzz cook

(2,472 posts)

7. That's too bad.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:02 AM

May 2016

Tommy is more than a marijuana advocate, he's a living example of how cruel and abusive government power can be.

I doubt he was thrown under the bus because of his position on pot.

The Sanders campaign answer is probably truthy enough. I'd bet this was just another example of how unprepared and disorganized the Sanders campaign is. Not a deliberate slight, just incompetence.

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)

9. Sleight. You should remember that next time you want to insult someone with it.

Reply to Buzz cook (Reply #7)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:06 AM

May 2016

Buzz cook

(2,472 posts)

14. Really? Cause my friend merriam disagrees with you.

Reply to DisgustipatedinCA (Reply #9)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:30 AM

May 2016

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slight

slight (slaɪt)

adj. slight•er, slight•est,
v.
n. adj.
1. small in amount, degree, etc.
2. of little importance, influence, etc.; trivial.
3. slender or slim; not heavily built.
4. frail; flimsy; delicate: a slight fabric.
5. of little substance or strength.
v.t.
6. to treat as of little importance.
7. to treat (someone) with indifference; snub.
8. to do negligently; scamp: to slight one's studies.
n.
9. an instance of slighting indifference or treatment.
10. a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy; affront.

On edit I should thank you. I wasn't certain so I looked it up. It is important to improve your word power.

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)

8. Weren't you just dramatically caterwauling about pot smokers in another thread you started?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:04 AM

May 2016

Why, yes. Yes, you were. So what's it going to be, Dr OP?

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

10. Since the bus is made out of hash I doubt Tommy will even notice

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:09 AM

May 2016

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)

11. What a nice thing to do

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:09 AM

May 2016

Perhaps he should remember that Sanders is a professional politician and nothing more than that.

PufPuf23

(8,791 posts)

12. According to your other rude OP, Sander's CA supporters failed to register because of their bongs ..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:17 AM

May 2016

Chong is an infamous pot advocate and was imprisoned for bong manufacture ..

so maybe Sanders read your OP??

Bet that is what happened.

Gee you are such a good advocate for Hillary Clinton!!