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Sky so full of chairs that it blots out the Nevada sun (Original Post) hellofromreddit May 2016 OP
The big media names have embraced the idea of manufacturing their own reality. pa28 May 2016 #1
And her fans here were so hopeful, and so eagerly posted about all the 'violence' vintx May 2016 #2
rinse and repeat reddread May 2016 #3
Further proof that a lie goes halfway around the world before bullwinkle428 May 2016 #4
Yep... I knew it was bullshit from the beginning... Yurovsky May 2016 #5
Best American Experimental Writing ucrdem May 2016 #6
Yes, it is fiction kiva May 2016 #20
Commence attack of source and not analysis of content SheenaR May 2016 #7
The video is out there and it's horrific. ucrdem May 2016 #8
I have watched every video associated with Nevada SheenaR May 2016 #9
The Zapruder film is more horrific. ucrdem May 2016 #11
Link to the video of the melee please. lagomorph777 May 2016 #13
Video links: ucrdem May 2016 #15
I'm confused - I thought you were going to provide video of a melee. lagomorph777 May 2016 #18
You can deny the obvious but that's on you. nt ucrdem May 2016 #22
It's obvious that facts mean nothing to you. Doubling-down on the stupid after everyone else stopped arcane1 May 2016 #31
I am very sorry but I see no melee or riot, just a bunch of unhappy people yelling. YOHABLO May 2016 #33
You're funny! Maybe you need new glasses, or a dictionary? Avalux May 2016 #34
same vid of a guy picking up and putting down a chair we've all seen before azurnoir May 2016 #45
you're joking, right? Exilednight May 2016 #29
I hope Hillary is paying you well Worldly Traveler May 2016 #26
So have I nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #10
!!!!! vintx May 2016 #17
Excellent. Link Please because I'm sure you're not a liar. lagomorph777 May 2016 #12
Video links just for you: ucrdem May 2016 #16
Sorry, must be broken links. lagomorph777 May 2016 #19
Both links work. I just checked. nt ucrdem May 2016 #23
No, they just point to videos of shouting and hand-waving. Please re-check. lagomorph777 May 2016 #24
But it was "horrific" hand-waving! arcane1 May 2016 #32
I think I did hear some insensitive words; that was terrifying. lagomorph777 May 2016 #40
They baren't broken they're just so chock full of ads they're hard to play azurnoir May 2016 #46
No I mean after the ads, there are videos of people shouting and waving hands. lagomorph777 May 2016 #47
and a guy picking up and gasp putting down a chair too azurnoir May 2016 #48
Heavens! lagomorph777 May 2016 #49
Oh my! Somebody should alert the press so they can retract those retractions! hellofromreddit May 2016 #21
The most horrific thing i saw was Barbara Boxer's middle finger jack_krass May 2016 #37
It's a chairclipse! Fumesucker May 2016 #14
Ooooops! Too late. Damage done as intended. mmonk May 2016 #25
Wow, that was the righteous butt-kicking the press deserved! Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #27
They didn't get fooled by a false meme -- they tried to promulgate one. stranger81 May 2016 #28
Yep. vintx May 2016 #30
Exactly, they got busted perpetuating lies for a specific purpose. n/t arcane1 May 2016 #36
Yes, one OpEd from a HuffPo Berniefan Tarc May 2016 #35
The chair was a distraction, it was always a distraction and both sides used it. apnu May 2016 #38
Serious question. Has anyone in the media apologized to Bernie supporters for the lie? jillan May 2016 #39
I advise not holding one's breath. It's standard propaganda practice mmonk May 2016 #41
Every DUer who repeated that lie should stand and apologize to this community for their Bluenorthwest May 2016 #42
We all know that damn sure isn't going to happen. We'll see plenty of them continue to tell the lie. arcane1 May 2016 #44
SMH. K&R nt riderinthestorm May 2016 #43

pa28

(6,145 posts)
1. The big media names have embraced the idea of manufacturing their own reality.
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:16 PM
May 2016

Like Jonathan Capehart at the Washington Post showed us, you invent a story to fit your bias and when it's proven wrong you move on like nothing happened.

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
5. Yep... I knew it was bullshit from the beginning...
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:35 PM
May 2016

Bernie folks are not violent by nature, and I doubt Boxer's security detail was going to let anyone get close enough to the senator to actually menace her.

Just 3rd Way propaganda that had the required effect on the low-info voter demographic.

kiva

(4,373 posts)
20. Yes, it is fiction
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:58 PM
May 2016

that the news media would admit it was wrong and based it's entire case on one reporter who wasn't even there at the end of the convention.

SheenaR

(2,052 posts)
9. I have watched every video associated with Nevada
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:43 PM
May 2016

Not once have I seen a "horrific" video. The Zapruder film is horrific. Get a grip.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
11. The Zapruder film is more horrific.
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:46 PM
May 2016

Only by the grace of God did that bizarre melee in Nevada not end in permanent injury or worse.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
18. I'm confused - I thought you were going to provide video of a melee.
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:56 PM
May 2016

I saw shouting and hand-waving.

Do you have video of the melee?

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
31. It's obvious that facts mean nothing to you. Doubling-down on the stupid after everyone else stopped
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:16 PM
May 2016

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
45. same vid of a guy picking up and putting down a chair we've all seen before
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:53 PM
May 2016

I don't think split screening it changes much

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
10. So have I
Thu May 26, 2016, 02:46 PM
May 2016

That was hot politics. That was not horrific. My goodness, one might start to think you guys need safe spaces.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
46. They baren't broken they're just so chock full of ads they're hard to play
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:55 PM
May 2016

in the second one a banner actually drops down over the vid for a second

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
47. No I mean after the ads, there are videos of people shouting and waving hands.
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:58 PM
May 2016

I thought it was going to be a video of a melee.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
49. Heavens!
Thu May 26, 2016, 04:03 PM
May 2016

I will say, that twit should've spent the night in jail.

I do believe Bernie did NOT offer to cover his legal fees....

Waiting For Everyman

(9,385 posts)
27. Wow, that was the righteous butt-kicking the press deserved!
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:11 PM
May 2016

Somebody needs to say it, or nothing changes.

A lot more somebodies within the media need to say it too.

I definitely recommend reading it. It goes to show, don't piss off someone who really knows how to use the "power of the pen".

stranger81

(2,345 posts)
28. They didn't get fooled by a false meme -- they tried to promulgate one.
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:14 PM
May 2016

Didn't work out like they'd planned, though.

apnu

(8,756 posts)
38. The chair was a distraction, it was always a distraction and both sides used it.
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:19 PM
May 2016

The chair became the thing to talk about so both Hillary and Bernie people didn't have to talk about the abhorrent behavior in Nevada that day. Both sides made crucial errors leading up to and during that day. But the "chair" became the thing to talk about so everybody can avoid confronting how ugly liberals are to each other and avoid responsibility.

Both sides acted like children and both sides shouted "You started it!" There were no adults in the room that day.

I didn't give a fuck about the chair then, I don't give a fuck about it now.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
39. Serious question. Has anyone in the media apologized to Bernie supporters for the lie?
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:20 PM
May 2016

They went after us for days.

Any apologies?

I haven't heard of any.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)
41. I advise not holding one's breath. It's standard propaganda practice
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:33 PM
May 2016

to lie and then retract at some later date.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
42. Every DUer who repeated that lie should stand and apologize to this community for their
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:39 PM
May 2016

malicious gossip.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
44. We all know that damn sure isn't going to happen. We'll see plenty of them continue to tell the lie.
Thu May 26, 2016, 03:47 PM
May 2016
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