2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts) Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:46 AM Oct 2015

Question: Why did the JJ Dinner start so late and who decided the order of the speakers?

I wondered the same thing as I was waiting for C-Span coverage to begin and when seeing the order of the speeches.
Why?

Also, why did Bill and Hillary not march with their supporters to the venue?

Not attending the march: Hillary or Bill Clinton, a break with tradition where candidates escort their supporters to the venue.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/politics/jefferson-jackson-dinner-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-rallies/

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Question: Why did the JJ Dinner start so late and who decided the order of the speakers? (Original Post) Skwmom Oct 2015 OP

It's another conspiracy to make Bernie and his supporters look bad! boston bean Oct 2015 #1

I hope I find this as funny in a couple months.... daleanime Oct 2015 #8

Why don't you make something up to answer yourself? upaloopa Oct 2015 #2

Well that was an informative answer! 99Forever Oct 2015 #6

The dinner started late due to security screening. djean111 Oct 2015 #3

Yeah, there were only 3 metal detectors for 3,000 people LongTomH Oct 2015 #5

Bernie eating all the Democrat's food and then bailing early was an affront to Democratic voters.. frylock Oct 2015 #12

Priorities, ya know? n/t djean111 Oct 2015 #13

Kissinger engineered the whole thing with the help of Monsanto and Goldman Sachs. DanTex Oct 2015 #4

is there not a limit.... BooScout Oct 2015 #7

1) Clinton supporters wanted to keep Sanders up past his bed time. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #9

So I guess it isn't only Sanders who ostensibly dissed supporters thesquanderer Oct 2015 #10

My god it's going to be a long primary. RandySF Oct 2015 #11

boston bean

(36,218 posts)

1. It's another conspiracy to make Bernie and his supporters look bad!

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:47 AM

Oct 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

8. I hope I find this as funny in a couple months....

Reply to boston bean (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:26 AM

Oct 2015

as I find it today, of well, have a lovely day.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

2. Why don't you make something up to answer yourself?

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:51 AM

Oct 2015

We are all ears.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

6. Well that was an informative answer!

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:58 AM

Oct 2015

So...

... ya got nothin', huh.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

3. The dinner started late due to security screening.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:52 AM

Oct 2015

And, it seems, the most important thing about the dinner was the chance to criticize Bernie and his supporters.
Any criticism of Hillary, of course, is smearing or bashing.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)

5. Yeah, there were only 3 metal detectors for 3,000 people

Reply to djean111 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:55 AM

Oct 2015

Plus, a lot of us were wanded and/or patted down by the local police/TSA/Secret Service.

Lousy job of planning!

frylock

(34,825 posts)

12. Bernie eating all the Democrat's food and then bailing early was an affront to Democratic voters..

Reply to djean111 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 12:01 PM

Oct 2015

but Bill and Hillary not marching with her supporters? meh.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

13. Priorities, ya know? n/t

Reply to frylock (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 02:01 PM

Oct 2015

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

4. Kissinger engineered the whole thing with the help of Monsanto and Goldman Sachs.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 08:53 AM

Oct 2015

Bwahahahaha!!!

BooScout

(10,406 posts)

7. is there not a limit....

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:16 AM

Oct 2015

To the number of conspiracy theories a campaign can have?

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

9. 1) Clinton supporters wanted to keep Sanders up past his bed time.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:27 AM

Oct 2015

2) Monsanto

thesquanderer

(11,972 posts)

10. So I guess it isn't only Sanders who ostensibly dissed supporters

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 09:48 AM

Oct 2015

People here got on Sanders for not hanging around after the event.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251723144

But Clinton didn't do the traditional hang with them at the beginning.

From the link in the OP:

Not attending the march: Hillary or Bill Clinton, a break with tradition where candidates escort their supporters to the venue.

Sanders did march from across the river, firing up his raucous supporters by tying his own campaign to the history of the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner march.

RandySF

(58,479 posts)

11. My god it's going to be a long primary.

Reply to Skwmom (Original post)

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:19 AM

Oct 2015

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