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Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:16 PM May 2016

Hmmm, UPDATED: Did Sanders uses “shoot the gays” rap song at CA rally?

UPDATED: Did Sanders uses “shoot the gays” rap song at CA rally?

UPDATE: This story gets weirder and weirder. A journalist friend pointed out to me that he found some video from the Sanders campaign (via ABC), from the same event, that uses different music than the DMX song. I’m including that video below.

But things get even stranger than that. There’s live Fox News video of the same event that includes no music whatsoever. (The Fox tape goes mute at one point, but when it’s not muted there should be music, like there is on the Sanders campaign tape, and there isn’t.)

So there are three different videos of the “same” event. Now, is it possible these are different events in California on the same day, using the same actors and the same backdrop? Yes. But still, this is very strange.


Could this just be another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters?

http://americablog.com/2016/05/sanders-plays-kill-gays-rap-song-ca-rally.html
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Hmmm, UPDATED: Did Sanders uses “shoot the gays” rap song at CA rally? (Original Post) Live and Learn May 2016 OP
Please gawd...make it stop...it's like the chair conspiracy all over again...n/t Henhouse May 2016 #1
It's hard to believe Bernie would use profanity filled popular music at his rallies anywhere. bjo59 May 2016 #37
Ok, so hopefully you will post that comment on the original thread. JudyM May 2016 #79
I posted a comment in the original thread with the same link as in the OP Time for change May 2016 #102
Hey, good for you, anyway. This place is crazy. JudyM May 2016 #112
Yes, please let the false smears from Clinton fans STOP!!!! Degrading. Revelations of dishonesty highprincipleswork May 2016 #86
Yeah, the chair lie made some people look like idiots. Lying idiots. I can see why you hate it. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #90
yes New Earth May 2016 #2
Could be a pro-Hill prank, but the Hill campaign can't be that stupid senz May 2016 #3
but 1 song being played at a rally nullifies a 50 yr record of support of LGBT rights don't you know corkhead May 2016 #6
Desperate times, indeed senz May 2016 #11
Really! And all the comments on the Hillary thread were like Time for change May 2016 #18
Idiots without consciences leftinportland May 2016 #78
Every single time I have estimated teh stoopuditiy of the Clinton campaign hootinholler May 2016 #42
Cant ever beat the idiots at Sanders campaign workinclasszero May 2016 #55
Their supporters certainly can be, though. It was a VERY bad day for the Clinton campaign. This Doctor_J May 2016 #65
Direct link to Bernie Supporter's video itsrobert May 2016 #4
And at the link I provided, you can find the version where it isn't played (abc news). nt Live and Learn May 2016 #5
So, a Hillary Supporter is pretending to be a Bernie Supporter and posting it on Twitter itsrobert May 2016 #7
Or, a Bernie supporter found it online and shared it not even knowing what the song was about Live and Learn May 2016 #9
Agreed....nt Henhouse May 2016 #57
That's what I think. The supporters simply did not know the song lyrics until now. bravenak May 2016 #100
That is the same angle as the youtube video. It's a dupe. Ash_F May 2016 #31
And here is Jiminy Cricket with your answer. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #85
Of course it is Time for change May 2016 #8
I posted that link in response to this smear at the Hillary Clinton group Time for change May 2016 #10
Can we ask for a better set of adversaries? senz May 2016 #13
The ABC versiion was supplied by the Sanders Campaign itsrobert May 2016 #12
Oh get serious. senz May 2016 #14
And yet, the theme of this thread is Hillary Clinton captured the video, redubbed, and posted it to itsrobert May 2016 #17
Exactly where did you read Hillary did it? She is not that adept, she can't even use a password. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #19
And servers get wiped with a cloth. JimDandy May 2016 #89
Maybe this is stereotype but i doubt he has any idea of the music and lyrics JI7 May 2016 #15
Uhoh guys sounds like we got a Soundgate Joob May 2016 #16
This is rather strange pinebox May 2016 #20
True. It wouldn't matter either way but if it is another dirty trick of Hillary supporters Live and Learn May 2016 #22
Every minor mistake the Sanders campaign makes is not a Clinton conspiracy Generic Brad May 2016 #118
The song was not played. It is an overlay by a random youtube user who likes rap. Ash_F May 2016 #34
That sounds like a plausible hypothesis. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #77
Can you imagine if Clinton walked out to a song like this? KingFlorez May 2016 #21
Considering she has a history of pejorative remarks.... pinebox May 2016 #24
Can you imagine the outrage if Bernie supporters dubbed over a Clinton rally with such? nt Live and Learn May 2016 #25
Evidence? KingFlorez May 2016 #27
Posted. Reading helps. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #32
Yeah, not buying it KingFlorez May 2016 #36
Your prerogative but glad you admitted your previous post was wrong. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #39
Glad your day is made, dear KingFlorez May 2016 #44
Thanks, you have a blessed day too. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #45
DU Hillary supporters never read the articles. you can always tell. nt m-lekktor May 2016 #52
You should read things Ash_F May 2016 #35
And I don't believe the whole "HILLLARY EDITED IT TO MAKE BERNIE LOOK BAD!!!!!!!!!!!" theory KingFlorez May 2016 #38
I don't believe that either Ash_F May 2016 #46
I don't blame you. Everyone knows Hillary is far too incompetent to possibly do such a thing. Live and Learn May 2016 #47
So incompetent that she beat Sanders in multiple states and is way ahead in the delegate count KingFlorez May 2016 #50
A quick analysis itsrobert May 2016 #23
I'll go with ABC but I am sure you will go with the Twitter version. nt Live and Learn May 2016 #26
It's actually the Sanders version itsrobert May 2016 #28
Is that another lie posted as fact? nt Live and Learn May 2016 #30
Conspiracy! GASP! Scootaloo May 2016 #107
The one with DMX is obviously the original...the other two are bad attempts at coverup...nt Henhouse May 2016 #51
Your sudden/delayed interest is noted: cui bono May 2016 #93
It's transparently fake. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #29
True or not, I would give Sanders a pass on this. There's no way of looking at it as intentional Metric System May 2016 #33
It is not true and the real story is americablog's poor journalism. Ash_F May 2016 #41
They didn't retract it... Henhouse May 2016 #56
That is the same video from this youtube user. Ash_F May 2016 #61
Why? His whole campaign is a joke. He is running for POTUS. If he can't get competent staff KittyWampus May 2016 #53
The song was not played at the rally Ash_F May 2016 #64
If this mistake is your bar for "unqualified" Nevernose May 2016 #84
It wasn't a mistake. The song was never played. n/t cui bono May 2016 #95
Amen Time for change May 2016 #105
Disgusting barrow-wight May 2016 #40
What? Bernie not being aware of all the lyrics to a rap song? Yeah, truly disgusting! Live and Learn May 2016 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author barrow-wight May 2016 #48
That you don't think it is really is disgusting. barrow-wight May 2016 #49
Bernie not hiring competent staff or properly training volunteers or vetting what's going on... KittyWampus May 2016 #54
You know what is VILE? catnhatnh May 2016 #72
What does someone's longevity on this website have to do with the cogency of ideas? barrow-wight May 2016 #88
Bernie Sanders standing up for gay rights & LGBT equality in 1995 senz May 2016 #58
Bernie Sanders defends gay soldiers, 1995 senz May 2016 #59
Bernie Sanders on Gay Marriage senz May 2016 #60
Is Bernie Sanders the most LGBT-friendly candidate? senz May 2016 #62
Followed immediately by a chair throwing competition! Doctor_J May 2016 #63
I'm hoping it gets out into the media. senz May 2016 #76
John Aravosis is as trustworthy as Paul Krugman. (Meaning, do not trust at all John Aravosis.) CobaltBlue May 2016 #66
It's been sad watching good people go bad in this primary senz May 2016 #83
Bernie Sanders: decades ahead of the country on gay rights & ending the war on drugs senz May 2016 #67
Wouldn't the ABC video prove that DMX wasn't used? mainer May 2016 #68
For any logical observer, that should be all the proof that's needed. senz May 2016 #75
Bernie Sanders was way ahead of the curve on gay rights senz May 2016 #69
Of course it's another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters. 99Forever May 2016 #70
Or just bad reporting oberliner May 2016 #74
Exactly. She's sinking and they're clawing. senz May 2016 #81
On LGBT Rights, Bernie Leads and Hillary Follows senz May 2016 #71
"Could this just be another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters?" oberliner May 2016 #73
It's Capehart and Bruce Rappaport all over again. mainer May 2016 #80
Having listened to enough of the song (the original video) SusanCalvin May 2016 #82
No. He didn't. Hissyspit May 2016 #87
You know how we'll know? If they continue to try and push it even after it has been debunked. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #91
The difference between a DU topic du jour and a career shattering FBI investigation. Bonobo May 2016 #92
BOOM vintx May 2016 #94
+a brazillion!!! cui bono May 2016 #96
*mic drop* Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #97
Surely you're not suggesting that some people here are deliberately trying to change the subject? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #101
Sanders supporter admits to faking “shoot the gays” video oberliner May 2016 #98
Do you have any evidence that he is a Sanders supporter? Bjorn Against May 2016 #103
Read what the guy says and judge for yrself. Americablog has links to him talking about it. emulatorloo May 2016 #106
I read the words of a person who just admitted he doctored video Bjorn Against May 2016 #109
Check his twitter or FB oberliner May 2016 #111
I personally have no interest in researching. I've just suggested some avenues you might try. emulatorloo May 2016 #113
Sorry no interest in researching an admitted liar to find out if he is telling the truth this time Bjorn Against May 2016 #115
What is that supposed to mean? emulatorloo May 2016 #120
I did not call you a liar, I called the person who doctored the video a liar Bjorn Against May 2016 #121
Ok emulatorloo May 2016 #123
Yes oberliner May 2016 #110
You obviously need to do more living and learning blackspade May 2016 #99
ENOUGH! Hoax done by Sanders supporter as "Social Experiment" emulatorloo May 2016 #104
Do you have a link? Time for change May 2016 #114
It is the same link Live and Learn gave us in the original post emulatorloo May 2016 #116
Here's a link Uponthegears May 2016 #119
I do not believe that Demsrule86 May 2016 #124
Of course it is. n/t RazBerryBeret May 2016 #108
These Sanders supporters and their social experiments. barrow-wight May 2016 #117
Rovian EndElectoral May 2016 #122

Time for change

(13,717 posts)
102. I posted a comment in the original thread with the same link as in the OP
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:13 PM
May 2016

I called it a fake video, and I got immediately banned from the Hillary group.

 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
86. Yes, please let the false smears from Clinton fans STOP!!!! Degrading. Revelations of dishonesty
Sat May 28, 2016, 05:04 PM
May 2016

and bad choices.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
3. Could be a pro-Hill prank, but the Hill campaign can't be that stupid
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:22 PM
May 2016

Obviously, if such a song had been played, it would have to have been a mistake on someone's part. Bernie is, and always has been, pro-LGBT rights. He leaves Hill and Trump completely in the dust on that issue.

Perhaps someone is hoping to alienate the LGBT vote? Desperate times call for desperate measures.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
6. but 1 song being played at a rally nullifies a 50 yr record of support of LGBT rights don't you know
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:27 PM
May 2016

especially if he didn't put that song in the cue himself.

Time for change

(13,717 posts)
18. Really! And all the comments on the Hillary thread were like
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:54 PM
May 2016

Just when we think he's gone as low as he can go, now we see this.

They're either ignorant idiots or they they have no consciences.

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
42. Every single time I have estimated teh stoopuditiy of the Clinton campaign
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:22 PM
May 2016

I have fallen way short of the mark.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
65. Their supporters certainly can be, though. It was a VERY bad day for the Clinton campaign. This
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:07 PM
May 2016

sort of big lie would help ease their agony

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
4. Direct link to Bernie Supporter's video
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:24 PM
May 2016
https://twitter.com/Edwinprime/status/735925339939954688/video/1

Here it is, Bernie Sanders coming out to DMX's "where the hood at" in Lancaster, Ca. #FeelTheBern #BernieSanders

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
7. So, a Hillary Supporter is pretending to be a Bernie Supporter and posting it on Twitter
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:27 PM
May 2016

Nice conspiracy there if you can prove it.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
9. Or, a Bernie supporter found it online and shared it not even knowing what the song was about
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:36 PM
May 2016

since the lyrics allegedly played weren't the least bit scandalous. I am pretty sue you didn't know the song before you read about it here either.

 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
100. That's what I think. The supporters simply did not know the song lyrics until now.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:11 PM
May 2016

I have a hard time understanding much of his lyrics, I usually can get the hook though.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
31. That is the same angle as the youtube video. It's a dupe.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:16 PM
May 2016

What do you think is more likely:

A) ABC isolated the audio of the song from and ripped it out(a painstakingly time consuming and expensive professional task).

B) Or a random youtube user, with dozens of rap uploads, overlaid the song on the video(anyone can do this quickly)?

I am genuinely curious what you think is more likely.


PS - Before you answer, which I am sure you will:

Fox's recording also does not have the song. So they would have had to do the same audio engineering.

Juicy_Bellows

(2,427 posts)
85. And here is Jiminy Cricket with your answer.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:59 PM
May 2016

<chirp>

Anyone slightly entertaining scenario A is delusional.

Time for change

(13,717 posts)
8. Of course it is
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:33 PM
May 2016

It is inconceivable that Bernie would have such a song played at one of his rallies.

It is against what he believes in and it would be political suicide.

Time for change

(13,717 posts)
10. I posted that link in response to this smear at the Hillary Clinton group
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:36 PM
May 2016

and I was immediately banned from their group.

I guess they're not interested over there in considering the possibility that the dirt they dig up on Bernie isn't true.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
17. And yet, the theme of this thread is Hillary Clinton captured the video, redubbed, and posted it to
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:47 PM
May 2016

the web.

And we "are going to look mighty foolish.."?

LOL

Joob

(1,065 posts)
16. Uhoh guys sounds like we got a Soundgate
Sat May 28, 2016, 02:46 PM
May 2016

However could we figure this out!?!?!?!
Just...ask someone that was there...


And BTW I dunno if people know this but Music is copyrighted and sometimes people Mute videos so they don't get in trouble or play different songs. But yeah, whatever.

 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
20. This is rather strange
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:05 PM
May 2016

but in the overall realm, it's a non issue.

Bernie isn't on a stage yelling about superpredators or citing CP time or making comments about how someone is off the res, nor has he ran a 3am racist ad against POTUS.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
22. True. It wouldn't matter either way but if it is another dirty trick of Hillary supporters
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:09 PM
May 2016

it is nice to be aware.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
118. Every minor mistake the Sanders campaign makes is not a Clinton conspiracy
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:39 PM
May 2016

Sometimes incompetency is simply incompetency.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
34. The song was not played. It is an overlay by a random youtube user who likes rap.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:18 PM
May 2016

Look at their channel

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
38. And I don't believe the whole "HILLLARY EDITED IT TO MAKE BERNIE LOOK BAD!!!!!!!!!!!" theory
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:21 PM
May 2016

I'm not obligated to believe that theory.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
46. I don't believe that either
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:25 PM
May 2016

If you look at the youtube users' channel, they just seem like some random person who is really into rap and has been for a long time. Not a Hillary supporter

What is questionable is that americablog just ran with it without double checking their facts.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
47. I don't blame you. Everyone knows Hillary is far too incompetent to possibly do such a thing.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:26 PM
May 2016

Her supporters though... hmmm.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
23. A quick analysis
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:10 PM
May 2016

The ABC version supplied by the Sanders Campaign, cut the crowd noise seconds into the music.
The fox version is muted.
The one with the DMX, you can hear both the music and the crowd shouting and chanting Bernie.

hmmm. Which one to believe?

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
93. Your sudden/delayed interest is noted:
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:57 PM
May 2016

Account status: Active
Member since: 2002
Number of posts: 421
Number of posts, last 90 days: 405
Favorite forum: General Discussion: Primaries, 328 posts in the last 90 days (81% of total posts)
Favorite group: Hillary Clinton, 64 posts in the last 90 days (16% of total posts)

.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
29. It's transparently fake.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:16 PM
May 2016

The video of the entire rally, now posted at the site the OP of the previous thread sourced the original ratfucking attempt from, shows the same candidate entrance footage with different music. That music is at a much more plausible relative volume compared to the crowd noise.

More tellingly, the few people rhythmically clapping and/or grooving to music in the first video are doing so at a noticeably different tempo from the song, which has a very prominent beat. People don't do that. Their motions, however, do match the music in the full-event video.

It's an obvious fake, a clumsy overdub. That OP should be deleted.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
41. It is not true and the real story is americablog's poor journalism.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:22 PM
May 2016

At least they kinda sorta retracted it.

Too bad what they say about how a lie can spread around the world before the truth can put on its pants.

Henhouse

(646 posts)
56. They didn't retract it...
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:42 PM
May 2016

Ameriblog pointed out that other versions of the video, provided by the Sander's campaign have the candidate walking out to no music and no crowd noise and the other has a techno sound that is badly dubbed into the video....

Here is the original video posted on twitter. It is clear that the crowd and the background noise are all in sync....
https://twitter.com/Edwinprime

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
61. That is the same video from this youtube user.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:58 PM
May 2016
https://www.youtube.com/user/NoahAyala/videos

^^^ It's the same angle. Also look at the user's uploads.

There are separate videos from ABC and Fox that are from different angles and don't have the music.
 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
53. Why? His whole campaign is a joke. He is running for POTUS. If he can't get competent staff
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:39 PM
May 2016

and train volunteers and do proper vetting he isn't qualified to be POTUS.

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)
64. The song was not played at the rally
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:05 PM
May 2016

And that video was not made by his staff. It was made by this guy

https://www.youtube.com/user/NoahAyala/videos

The people that are guilty of not vetting are americablog and some posters here.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
84. If this mistake is your bar for "unqualified"
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:57 PM
May 2016

Then you must DESPISE Hilary Clinton!

And, as other people have pointed out, the ABC video doesn't have him using it. Even if one of his volunteers DID play part of the song, they didn't play the offensive part.

It's like I'm reliving 2008 all over again...

barrow-wight

(744 posts)
40. Disgusting
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:21 PM
May 2016

We don't yet know if this is a hoax, but what we do know is how many Sanders supporters here would be ok with him doing this if it isn't a hoax. That Bernie people here think this would be ok if true is among the most vile things I've seen here yet.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
43. What? Bernie not being aware of all the lyrics to a rap song? Yeah, truly disgusting!
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:23 PM
May 2016

What is really disgusting is the Hillary camp attempting to make anything out of this at all.

Response to Live and Learn (Reply #43)

barrow-wight

(744 posts)
49. That you don't think it is really is disgusting.
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:28 PM
May 2016

We all have to wonder what else you would tolerate from his campaign.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
54. Bernie not hiring competent staff or properly training volunteers or vetting what's going on...
Sat May 28, 2016, 03:40 PM
May 2016

that is a sign of incompetence.

barrow-wight

(744 posts)
88. What does someone's longevity on this website have to do with the cogency of ideas?
Sat May 28, 2016, 06:11 PM
May 2016

So because this person has posted on this site longer, her excusing of bigotry is somehow more valid? Are you sure you want to lead with that argument?

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
62. Is Bernie Sanders the most LGBT-friendly candidate?
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:01 PM
May 2016

April 30, 2015 -- just after Bernie announced his candidacy, this article appeared in The Advocate.

Excerpt:

But Sanders has also been a steadfast and reliable supporter of LGBT equality, supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act when it passed the Senate in 2013 and even calling on President Obama to evolve already and support marriage equality in 2011. He's a cosponsor of the federal LGBT-inclusive Student Non-Discrimination Act and has consistently voted against bills seeking to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, while cosponsoring a bill that would repeal the remaining portions of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Sanders has a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign's latest Congressional Equality Index.

Sanders used Twitter to highlight that long-standing support Monday, just one day before the Supreme Court heard arguments on marriage equality. That comment included an overt reference to Clinton — albeit to the former president and not the current presidential hopeful:

You can't claim to support equality and not support equal rights. #SCOTUSmarriage pic.twitter.com/iBcZHzfxxk

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 27, 2015

Read more at the link:
http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2015/04/30/bernie-sanders-most-lgbt-friendly-candidate
 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
63. Followed immediately by a chair throwing competition!
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:03 PM
May 2016

Pool: what day will the hrc group finally drop this Brock creation?

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
83. It's been sad watching good people go bad in this primary
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:53 PM
May 2016

like a modern version of the sirens, luring men to their destruction.

The choice of Bernie vs. Hillary could be a morality tale.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
67. Bernie Sanders: decades ahead of the country on gay rights & ending the war on drugs
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:13 PM
May 2016

This article appeared in Vox on July, 2015.

Good article. Includes this important artifact from Bernie's younger days of political activism (note item #3):



http://www.vox.com/2015/7/7/8905905/sanders-drugs-gay-rights

mainer

(12,022 posts)
68. Wouldn't the ABC video prove that DMX wasn't used?
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:20 PM
May 2016

Since the ABC video shows the same video, but with different music?

Or is ABC not trustworthy?

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
75. For any logical observer, that should be all the proof that's needed.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:34 PM
May 2016

But Hill Folk want it to appear otherwise.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
69. Bernie Sanders was way ahead of the curve on gay rights
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:22 PM
May 2016

From The Hill, June 2015:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday he has been waiting for the nation to catch up to his support for same-sex marriage.

Sanders’ remarks come a day after Friday’s landmark 5-4 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

He argued he was well ahead of the historic decision, unlike Hillary Clinton, his main rival for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

“Back in 1996, that was a tough vote,” Sanders said of his opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

“Not too many people voted against it, but I did,” he told listeners in Nashua, N.H.

Sanders at the time served in the House of Representatives, which voted 342-67 in favor of DOMA. The Senate voted 85-14 in favor, before former President Bill Clinton signed it into law.

“That was an anti-gay marriage piece of legislation,” he added of the law that defined marriage at the federal level as the coupling of one man and one woman.

Sanders on Saturday praised Americans for creating greater opportunities for same-sex couples. Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, he charged, was not possible without national pressure for gay rights.

“No one here should think for one second this starts with the Supreme Court,” Sanders said.

“It starts at the grassroots level in all 50 states,” he said. “The American people want to end discrimination in all its forms.”

“Because of the decency of the American people, because of the strength of the gay rights movement, we have changed consciousness in this country,” Sanders added.

The Vermont lawmaker criticized conservatives who reject same-sex marriage on religious grounds.

“We disagree with right-wing Republicans’ definition of family values,” Sanders said. “They think that family values are opposition to gay marriage and gay rights.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/246370-sanders-i-was-ahead-of-the-curve-on-gay-rights

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
70. Of course it's another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:29 PM
May 2016

Almost everything they do is another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters. What else have they got, except a lying, cheating, egotistical candidate facing several FBI investigations and a likely indictment for jeopardizing the entire security of OUR Nation?

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
74. Or just bad reporting
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:34 PM
May 2016

Seems more likely that the video was reported on without being looked into.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
71. On LGBT Rights, Bernie Leads and Hillary Follows
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:31 PM
May 2016

From Huffpost Queer Voices, June 2015

Hillary Clinton was the First Lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law in 1996. This law, which the Supreme Court has since declared unconstitutional, prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Until recently, DOMA stood out as one of the biggest barriers to LGBT equality. And make no mistake - although Bill was the one who signed the act, Hillary supported it, too.

DOMA was one of the worst of the Clintons’ past offenses against the LGBT community, but by no means the only one. As British author and blogger Andrew Sullivan observed in 2014:

[Hillary Clinton] was the second most powerful person in an administration in a critical era for gay rights. And in that era, her husband signed the HIV travel ban into law (it remained on the books for 22 years thereafter), making it the only medical condition ever legislated as a bar to even a tourist entering the US.

The Clinton administration also implemented the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. “Where and when it counted,” Sullivan concluded, “the Clintons gave critical credibility to the religious right’s jihad against us.” Hillary strengthened this credibility for years after she left the White House, calling heterosexual marriage a “fundamental bedrock principle” in 2004, and she continued her lack of support for marriage equality throughout her 2008 presidential campaign.

Of course, Clinton has since evolved on LGBT rights, as many have. That’s wonderful. But the problem is, she only came out in support of marriage equality after it was not politically risky to do so. In fact, by 2013 - the year Clinton announced her full support for marriage equality - Democratic support for same-sex marriage was the norm, not the exception.

On such an important moral issue that affects my life and the lives of thousands of other Americans, making decisions in this manner is rather despicable. Additionally, Clinton’s habit of doing what polls deem politically popular is the reason why so many voters find her inauthentic. Now, if Clinton were the only option for the Democratic presidential nomination, I would understand why we should support her despite these flaws.

But she isn’t the only option.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving Independent in the history of Congress, is also running for the nomination. And unlike Clinton, his record on LGBT rights is historically excellent.

Sanders voted against DOMA, one of the few members of Congress to do so, at a time when such a stance was not politically popular. Four years after DOMA passed, Sanders helped champion Vermont’s decision in 2000 to become the first state to legalize same-sex civil unions. This set a national precedent for LGBT equality achieved via legislative means. In 2009, when Vermont became the first state to allow marriage equality through legislative action rather than a court ruling, Sanders expressed his support once again. Truly, Sanders has been a real leader on LGBT rights, even if this leadership isn’t recognized in the way that Clinton’s current support is.

So, why didn’t Sanders put out a fancy video endorsing LGBT rights like Clinton did? Probably because he has nowhere near the wealth and big corporate donors that Clinton has. Sanders’s top donors consist of labor and teacher unions, whereas giant corporations and mega-banks such as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs make up Clinton’s list (click here to view an in-depth comparison of the two candidates’ funding sources). If you’re thinking critically, this fact alone should influence your vote much more than any well-produced campaign ad.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-novak/on-lgbt-rights-bernie-lea_b_7662682.html
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
73. "Could this just be another lying smear attempt by Hillary supporters?"
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:34 PM
May 2016

Alternatively, some folks in the media picked up on the video that had the song and didn't bother to check to see if it was actually played at the event.

mainer

(12,022 posts)
80. It's Capehart and Bruce Rappaport all over again.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:40 PM
May 2016

Clintonites actually altering the record to smear Bernie.

This is why I'm going to have such a hard time voting for her.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
82. Having listened to enough of the song (the original video)
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:52 PM
May 2016

To hear the words, I find it very difficult to believe it was actually played at a rally - it's not like a staffer listening to it wouldn't understand the words - they are very clear.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
91. You know how we'll know? If they continue to try and push it even after it has been debunked.
Sat May 28, 2016, 06:22 PM
May 2016

Ah, I guess that settles it.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
92. The difference between a DU topic du jour and a career shattering FBI investigation.
Sat May 28, 2016, 06:27 PM
May 2016

Is that one of them is only tossed around here like kindergarten kids at recess while the other is not only being talked about internationally but it is an actual criminal investigation.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
103. Do you have any evidence that he is a Sanders supporter?
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:14 PM
May 2016

And no, the words of a person who was just caught in a major lie is not evidence. Documentation of his efforts to promote Sanders in the past is evidence.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
109. I read the words of a person who just admitted he doctored video
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:22 PM
May 2016

When he admits he falsified a video why should I believe anything he says?

Do you have any evidence that he supported Bernie prior to today?

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)
113. I personally have no interest in researching. I've just suggested some avenues you might try.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:31 PM
May 2016

I don't mean that in a snarky way, I am just not personally interested in the story beyond what I already have read.

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)
120. What is that supposed to mean?
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:48 PM
May 2016

Seems like some oblique way to call me a liar? Besmirch my character?

I have other things I want to do on a Saturday night.

If you are interested in researching further, then you should research it.

We all have our priorities about what we want to research and when we want to do it.

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All I know is Bernie did not play this video at his rally.

That's pretty much enough for me, and I know anybody who beleives he would play such a song is a fool.

So I am gonna go have a beer with friends now

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If you want to dig deeper and get into the nitty gritty, you should! I will look forward to reading what you find.

BTW somebody posted a link below to the guys reasoning:

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7386067/bernie-sanders-dmx-where-the-hood-at-video-fake

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
121. I did not call you a liar, I called the person who doctored the video a liar
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:53 PM
May 2016

I have no reason to believe him when he says he is a Sanders supporter because what he did in no way benefits Sanders. He lied about the video and I believe he is lying when he claims to support Sanders.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
110. Yes
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:24 PM
May 2016

His Twitter feed shows that he has been a Bernie supporter for a while, as does his Facebook page.

emulatorloo

(44,133 posts)
104. ENOUGH! Hoax done by Sanders supporter as "Social Experiment"
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:16 PM
May 2016

Updates in americablog, including links to the guy who did it and why he did it.

 

Uponthegears

(1,499 posts)
119. Here's a link
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:42 PM
May 2016

Straight from Edwin Acuna's mouth.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7386067/bernie-sanders-dmx-where-the-hood-at-video-fake

The test was whether Hillary would push an obviously false story to gain a political advantage (you know, like she did by lying about Bernie's involvement in the civil rights movement OR lying about getting permission to use an unsecured server).

Hillary's grade?

FAIL

barrow-wight

(744 posts)
117. These Sanders supporters and their social experiments.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:38 PM
May 2016

Or is that socialist experiments? It's hard to keep track of what this campaign is doing these days.

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