Just like the Bush campaign did to McCain in SC. Some people are being used...and the invisible people pulling the strings likely aren't allies of PoC.

Without the votes of minorities AND progressives. Driving a wedge between them is only going to hand the WH over to the GOP. Whoever is the hidden hand behind this is conducting a scorched earth strategy, which will NOT end well for Dems.

I'll answer. It's rat-fucking 101. I see it in this case too. The majority of peep are too gullible to see what's happening here.

Who benefits from driving a wedge between a real progressive candidate and minorities he's stood for for 50 years? Hillary.
Look up what billionaire is backing Hillary and BLM.

The OP is about the hashtag. YOU brought up Hillary. I'm merely pointing out the two are likely connected. Who benefits from driving a wedge between real progressives and minorities?

Bernie is desperate? ... Why would he be desperate? .. He is the hottest ticket in politics today ...

He is flying high on the energy of his supporters, he is the LEAST desperate of all contenders, but, yet, there you are, promoting this false notion, shamelessly ...

After many other similar falsehoods shared by you ... It's time you left my world for all time ...

Gone ...

White liberals have always thought they knew best for African-Americans. This is a prime example.

of African heritage, young and old, male and female, who are being kicked, beaten, choked, tortured and murdered by police officers and their wanna-bee buddies in USA? It's all a Hillary plot? How, pray tell, did she POSSIBLY manage to 'con' all those people to do her bidding? Hypnotize them? Pay them off?

I need details!!!



SMH!

...marching with them, going to jail for them? Sanders.
Who benefits from driving a wedge between minorities and their 50 year ally? Clinton.
What billionaire controls a PAC that funds Clinton and BLM? Look it up.

Who?

I totally feel like begging somebody to tell you to stop. Anybody close to you on DU that I can ask to talk to you for me? This has to stop. It's getting sad.

The page he is citing as "proof" of shenanigans was last updated in JANUARY and is talking about the Ferguson "Hands Up/Don't Shoot" protests, not NN15.

I'm so sorry your thread got fucked up. I thought some of those dozens were hilarious. I was OH SNAPPING for most of them, save the ones that got all high-horsey and fee-feeing. And we can figure out who wrote those, no matter what side of the field they were playing on....

Figured it would be a waste of time. I'm fine with the humorless threadjacking. I bet they're sooo fun at parties. Geeze.

MADem is lying about what I stated, and what the snopes article says.

Seriously. I do not like how you have treated me and I want you to know. I think you should apologize for acting like you have been.

I though we had some civil and informative discussion last night.

Even though I was telling you the entire time that you were behaving badly. I asked you to have a friend look over your posts to me and give you advice. It would have been obvious to anybody that I was very unhappy with you.

If I'm asked to make an apology, wouldn't it help to know what I'm supposed to apologize for?

Keep your terrible little apology.

OK. Well, have a nice day.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Calling a duer a liar is wrong and hideworthy. Poster is trying to repeat a right wing conspiracy theory and got caught in a huge lie--and to distract from being caught he is calling the duer who pointed it out a liar. Not appropriate. Rude, hurtful, abusive--should be hidden.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:48 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: A poor choice of words. "Mistaken: would have been my choice.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Seems like a minor squabble to me, a complaint about being called a liar which includes a complaint calling the source a liar - I gotta error on the side of non-censorship of minor interpersonal squabbles. If it escalates beyond the current snarkiness, it should be shutdown.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Borderline, don't do it again. The whole thread is one big pissing contest. Either dump the thread or let this one post go.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
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Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
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I would have used mistaken if the mischaracterization was accidental. It was one of many posts where they deliberately mischaracterizied my comment. Had to call it was it was.

And if you're going to pretend to quote SNOPES, you should cite Snopes--which is talking about the FERGUSON protests, let's be clear on THAT too.

MIXTURE

TRUE: A grantmaking network founded by George Soros provided funding to some groups that engaged in Ferguson-related protest activities.

FALSE: George Soros gave money to various groups for the express purpose of promoting Ferguson-related protests and riots.

Read more at http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/sorosferguson.asp#q7J7UY11AAejEqpw.99

AGAIN--SHAME. ON. YOU!!!!!!

The text at Snopes says the OPPOSITE of what you are claiming. I've seen some low moves, but that takes the cake. Anything to win? UGH.

You have outed yourself! Damn! Not even subtle!!!!!

I'm calling you out on your lies.

Where ever you THINK you got those little "rumors" you keep shopping, with your SNOPES "misquotes" and poor summaries, the discredited rumor you were "just sayin'" about came from the Moonie Times.

You didn't have to cite it--and if you were smart, you'd avoid doing so.

But that's where that fiction that Snopes was refuting was crafted. Moonie Times: Home Base.

And you tried to tell us it was true.

See how that works? Hmmmmm????

Like I said.
Snopes found true a Soros foundation funded AA activist groups. All your thrashing about can't change that, and it's there for everybody to read. And I never cited or linked to Moonie times...that's another fabrication of yours.

when anyone clicking on the link you provided would see that what you said was NOT what Snopes said?

You do realize that Snopes was disproving THIS STORY???? The one you were touting?

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/14/george-soros-funds-ferguson-protests-hopes-to-spur/?page=all

Guess where I got that link? FROM YOUR SNOPES LINK. And they say, at SNOPES, that the charge you are making--that Soros gave money to BLM for the purposes of disruption--ARE FALSE.

Anyone can click the link you provided, and find that link in the body of the comments. Like I said--your false claim originated at WASHINGTON TIMES.

So just STOP with this disruptive stuff. It's UGLY.

Mmmm, hmmm. SMH. You are not even subtle.

possibility that --shit--all those people getting murdered by cops is an 'Angering Moment?' Would that be .... YOU?

I didn't say a WORD--not one--about Sanders. Why are you even bringing him up and waving him in my face?

I think your characterization of black people as "Hillary pawns" is offensive and smacks of "fragility" and worse. Black people do have brains. They can get MAD about shit--like cops killing men, women and children. Hillary--or anyone else--doesn't have to "put them up to it" for people to make their grievances known.

You really should just delete this shit.

You're repeating a rightwing FALSE meme, here, that is sourced in the bowels of hell. YOU look THAT up--in what is apparently your paper of record, the Washington Times--where all those evil falsehoods originated.

SMH.

It's not even worth addressing. Have a nice day.

Never been patronized and talked down to so much in my life.

I have never seen so much "fragility" in my life. I've never seen more failure to take the point, more "offense" and it is so fucking OBVIOUS that a lot of people didn't even click your link (which did give me my laugh of the day--the Rachel's Father one had me )....

How hard is it to just GET the problem? I mean, DAMN!!!!!!

It's like saying "Help me, please. I'm bleeding!! I've been beaten!! I need an ambulance!!!! I've been robbed!!!"

And getting back, as a reply

"Well someone stole my lunch money when I was in the 2nd grade, you know!"

I was warned many many times, did I listen? No! I never do.

This has been a sad, shameful display.

People need to just get over themselves and laugh.

There were so many good jokes to be had. All they have to do is click the link.

But whatever the fuck is going on, I got your back

This one has stressed me out.

Some people just don't have any class.

Hope it's a better day today.

They'll see what I mean.

Tons to do. But I will check later to see what you are talking about. This should be good.

Just because the sun doesn't go down doesn't mean you don't need sleep.

Stop doing stuff and lay down your weary head.

In various ways. This lecturing African American DUers about what they should think about African American issues is just the latest.

I have to say that after dealing with Sanders supporters here I don't even want him to be a senator anymore.

I was a fan of Bernie before this crap all began. I was never going to support him over Hillary, but I was happy to have him in the senate.

I have no idea what it is, but something about him has turned a whole lot of people into something very unpleasant. If that's the kind of support/supporters he attracts, if that's what he does to people, I hope he retires from politics.

This from the day before Bernie was heckled at netroots:

Follow the link--it's HILARIOUS. I will wager most of the poutraged posters on this thread didn't even bother to click the link. If they had, they'd be screaming with laughter--I don't care which candidate you support.

Some people never played that childhood game, akin to "Yo mama so...." and they don't, apparently "get it." Instead, we're getting "sensitivity" and "hurt feeelings" and "But-but-but WHITE LIVES MATTER TOOOOO" foolishness in response to what should be an opportunity for hilarity.

Samples....

Bernie so black:

the studio audience on good times? that was all him....

He Could Be Rachel Dolezal's REAL Dad!

white folks applaud his athleticism not his intellect.

he got #RachelDolezal taking notes.

his campaign bus has a diamond in the back, sunroof top, digging the scene...

The saying is actually "The blacker the Bernie the sweeter the juice."

he was an extra in Coming to America, The Color Purple, and Love Jones.

And a certain few of his supporters were horrible to me yesterday and made me inclined to go back to not having a candidate.
Btw, good post. People here need to learn a bit about humor. Maybe Bernie should read mean tweets about himself to help his supporters relax.

It's definitely not the multicultural, diverse "real world" up in here, that's for sure.

I saw a few upset and indignant, but on the whole it was pretty amusing.

Sanders is the candidate with the strongest civil rights credentials, what is gained by tearing him down? You get Hillary, who will sit on her hands like Obama. Or worse, you get a republican.

This hashtag smells a lot like a Super PAC-funded special ops. I think you're being used.

The jokes are hella funny.

...and doesn't belong in this forum, imo.

If you want to alert that's cool.

...nor does pointing out the source.

...a lot of what's mostly fine there isn't appropriate for this forum

If people knew what black folks were saying on twitter they would have seen this coming a mile away. This forum needs more of this. Too much of a bubble.

...but DU deserves a higher standard of discourse toward our Democratic candidates.

On 'seeing this a mile away,' I think there should be an expectation that our candidates be allowed to freely express themselves, not just having activists 'shutting shit down.' Is that the way we operate here?

I knew this was coming because I was worried it was coming so i looked to see.
This is merely fallout from bad handling of an event. It will blow over. But I think after the mega meltdown of Miss millie syndrome yesterday, people needed to see how other people see them.

but I do believe you are right that if we are not paying attention any more than it seems we are we are going to be in big trouble.

Also wanted to say that I about lost my mind laughing about calling this Miss Millie Syndrome. It took me a few minutes, I am proud I did not have to look it up. Perfect.

I have watched that clip seventeen times since yesterday. It won't get out of my head.

I tried so hard.

Black Community or our country.

to put it as politely as I'm able. Among other rather stupid, moronic, pointless actions taken, BLM blocked emergency access to Hospitals here in Oakland back on May 30th.

That was the moment BLM completely lost my support.

The organizers actually believe they're demonstrating to convey that Black Lives Matter and that no other lives matter.

Yeah, that's a winning philosophy.

Black lives have your support until they inconvenience you. 'After all I've done for you people!"

Good Grief!

Medical Emergencies are all about LIFE threatening conditions.

That's NOT about "inconvenience". A distinction with a f*^king HUGE difference.

All I hear is "After all he's done for you people!!!" In Miss Millie's voice of course.

You're deliberately missing the point. Got it. Have a really nice day.

That is at the root of Bernie supporters' response to PoC's concern about Bernie ...

And apparently, the apple didn't fall far from the tree:

was like a Blanche Devereaux level of passive aggressiveness.

Like this though:http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-AFGJu44JthY42/the_color_purple_1985_mrs_millie_is_hysterical/