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think

(11,641 posts)
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:38 PM May 2016

No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Enter a Rally to a Homophobic DMX Song

No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Enter a Rally to a Homophobic DMX Song

By Daniel Politi - MAY 28 2016 3:57 PM

In what may be one of the most confusing episodes featuring an allegedly doctored video from this already very weird nominating contest, the Bernie Sanders campaign is staunchly denying that the senator entered a rally to an extremely homophobic DMX song in California earlier this week. The reports began on Thursday, when a video popped up on YouTube and Twitter that appeared to show Sanders entering a rally in California to DMX’s Where the Hood At?

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Except none of it actually happened, according to the Sanders campaign. “Never thought I'd have to say this, but no @BernieSanders did not walk out to a #DMX song in Lancaster earlier this week,” Sanders’ press secretary wrote on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/736601791001993216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Warren Gill, another Sanders spokesperson, also denied the song was used. “Someone ripped the music from this video and placed it over Sanders’ entrance,” Gill told the Washington Blade.

Other videos from that rally also don’t seem to have any DMX music playing. And the campaign provided its own clip to prove its point.



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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/05/28/sanders_campaign_denies_senator_played_homophobic_dmx_song_at_rally.html
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No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Enter a Rally to a Homophobic DMX Song (Original Post) think May 2016 OP
6 threads and counting on this topic. Garrett78 May 2016 #1
Yet the first one, a false claim, remains up and unedited. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #3
They should all go the way of the dinosaur, as far as I'm concerned. Garrett78 May 2016 #6
Yeah...there are always a lot of repeat threads. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #9
The handful of refutations near the top of page 1 ought to be enough, I would think. Garrett78 May 2016 #13
And yet this is the one you complain about... ljm2002 May 2016 #21
Ha, I've railed against repeat posts on several occasions. Garrett78 May 2016 #25
That's how you get Clinton cred. Unashamed unapologetic bullshit. nt lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #34
You know what Twain said about lies. cali May 2016 #7
Nice try, Brock rat-fuckers. jack_krass May 2016 #15
I'm not sure what that means. Garrett78 May 2016 #20
How many other repeat threads have you complained about? ljm2002 May 2016 #22
That could be a tough thing to find, as I don't journal most of my posts. Garrett78 May 2016 #26
I will take your word for it... ljm2002 May 2016 #28
Lies must be demolished and we chose the number aspirant May 2016 #23
As if there was some organized collective that agreed to X number of threads. Garrett78 May 2016 #27
hmmmm more Crooked Hillary dirty tricks maybe? nt Jack Bone May 2016 #2
Maybe it was done by the guy who breached Clinton's daya base because he was fired. Thinkingabout May 2016 #4
More likely hilly smear merchant, slime meister David asswipe Brock cali May 2016 #8
lol KingFlorez May 2016 #10
This is where I would look first. Thinkingabout May 2016 #12
The recent concentrated attempts to find a Bernie Sanders scandal and make it stick only bjo59 May 2016 #5
They've been trying sice day 1 of Bernie's candidacy. Never forget.... jack_krass May 2016 #19
The same people that cheered Snoopdogs endorsement were the same .99center May 2016 #11
Yep. Integrity is not their strong point. cui bono May 2016 #18
I have a sneaky feeling who was behind this. jillan May 2016 #14
I wouldn't call them an activist. Propagandist fits better. cui bono May 2016 #16
Point taken. jillan May 2016 #17
What's really weird is that the guy who's credited with this 'social experiment' had so few vintx May 2016 #24
It's not at all weird oberliner May 2016 #29
Apparently it was a Democratic Socialist experiment. barrow-wight May 2016 #30
438 posts in 11 days. Brock must pay by the post.... think May 2016 #31
Ka Ching! barrow-wight May 2016 #32
yowser! tabasco May 2016 #35
Rovian EndElectoral May 2016 #33
 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
3. Yet the first one, a false claim, remains up and unedited.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:44 PM
May 2016

Camp Weathervane "character" on full display...

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
6. They should all go the way of the dinosaur, as far as I'm concerned.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:46 PM
May 2016

But this is one example in a long, long line of repeat threads. Day after day there are multiple threads on the very same topic or poll.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
9. Yeah...there are always a lot of repeat threads.
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:50 PM
May 2016

I might just make yet another one refuting this particular slander, though. This one annoys me more than most, for some reason. I'd hate to think of anyone actually being fooled by it.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
13. The handful of refutations near the top of page 1 ought to be enough, I would think.
Sat May 28, 2016, 05:00 PM
May 2016

Last I checked, 2 with the same exact title were consecutive.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
25. Ha, I've railed against repeat posts on several occasions.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:09 PM
May 2016

And straw man arguments.

And fantasy thinking.

And so on.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
20. I'm not sure what that means.
Sat May 28, 2016, 05:27 PM
May 2016

There are 7 threads on this topic, 5 of which are refuting the bogus tale. I'm simply commenting on this DU habit of repeat threads.

Folks keep referring to "they" in regards to this story, but does anyone actually know how this story originated?

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
26. That could be a tough thing to find, as I don't journal most of my posts.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:16 PM
May 2016

And I've found the search function to be lacking. I wouldn't even know how to search for something like that, but I can assure you it's something I've brought up before. I can recall having a conversation with someone back when I first started posting here about how DU needs moderators who limit repeat posts and I suggested having GDP broken up into more pages/categories.

Anyway, I would like to think most of us can agree that repeat posts, no matter the topic/subject/target, are a problem here at DU. I don't care if it's a poll showing Clinton ahead in some state or a poll about a Sanders rally. I don't give a rip what the topic is, I just think repeat posts are obnoxious.

Also, keep in mind that I'm not a big fan of Clinton or Sanders.

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
28. I will take your word for it...
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:26 PM
May 2016

...and thank you for the response. I'm more than a little touchy these days, admittedly.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
27. As if there was some organized collective that agreed to X number of threads.
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:18 PM
May 2016

"We chose the number." Yeah right. Occam's Razor says the reason for the repeat threads is that people don't pay attention to what's already been posted.

This isn't about content (again, I don't give a rip if it's pro-Sanders or pro-Clinton); it's about carelessness and clutter.

bjo59

(1,166 posts)
5. The recent concentrated attempts to find a Bernie Sanders scandal and make it stick only
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:45 PM
May 2016

reminds one that Hillary Clinton's credibility is taking a very public nose dive right now. Everyone is so used to the majority of U.S. elected representatives having skeletons in their closet that some find it impossible to get through their heads that Bernie Sanders doesn't. Again, the ridiculous nature of the Sanders "scandals" that have been posted about on here only prove that reality.

 

jack_krass

(1,009 posts)
19. They've been trying sice day 1 of Bernie's candidacy. Never forget....
Sat May 28, 2016, 05:26 PM
May 2016

the early "not good enough Bernie" type ratfucks. These were coordinated by paid ratfuckers and unpaid useful idiots, and were unfortunately quite effective at painting Bernie and supporters as racist, white supremicists, commies, anarchists, etc.

The people behind this, like the Brocks, are professional filth pedelers who slither through the gutter like filthy worms wallowing in their own shit, and leaving a trail of filthy slime which is easy to follow if you look.

.99center

(1,237 posts)
11. The same people that cheered Snoopdogs endorsement were the same
Sat May 28, 2016, 04:57 PM
May 2016

Ones demanding an apology from Bernie.
"SnoopDogg will be voting for @HillaryClinton in the California primary. Thank you"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1969602

jillan

(39,451 posts)
14. I have a sneaky feeling who was behind this.
Sat May 28, 2016, 05:00 PM
May 2016

Project Inform. There is an activist from this wonderful non profit that is a Hillary supporter that is all over the internet trashing Bernie. Bernie is trying to get the price of AIDS medication lowered and some in this organization are saying that doing this might put the availability of this drug in jeopardy. I haven't really studied it much more than that. Sounds strange but like I said I havent researched it.

With all the vitriol coming out of this one activist it would only make sense that he would be trying to paint Bernie as a homophobe.

Just my gut feeling because he has been super ugly, nervous about Bernie lately. Please don't repeat it but do keep this in the back of your mind.

 

vintx

(1,748 posts)
24. What's really weird is that the guy who's credited with this 'social experiment' had so few
Sat May 28, 2016, 08:05 PM
May 2016

likes/shares from his twitter account that you can count them on one hand...

EXCEPT for the tweets about this 'project'

Interesting, huh?

With so few followers even paying attention to him, how did these get into the spotlight?

Things that make you go 'hmmmmm...'

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
29. It's not at all weird
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:39 PM
May 2016

Obviously, this stunt would get him attention.

It looks like the video got picked up by The Source magazine and then took off from there.

The sad thing is how pathetic news outlets are about checking their info before publishing.

I guess that's what the internet new media age is all about.

barrow-wight

(744 posts)
32. Ka Ching!
Sat May 28, 2016, 09:46 PM
May 2016

That reminds me, I need to order some Chinese food. Sitting on this computer all day can make a person hungry!



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