A recap of what happened: As Bernie was being introduced by rally organizers, a few BLM protesters got on stage and demanded the mic. What appeared to happen was this: the organizer didn't want to yield the mic, but Bernie went ahead and told them to give them a chance to speak. Bernie stepped off to the side of the stage. The speaking protester brought up incarceration rates, gentrification, etc. in Seattle, and then asked for a four and a half minute moment of silence for Michael Brown. The crowd managed to keep quiet enough, and the moment of silence was held. The speaking protester then began to make accusations against Bernie, at which point the crowd grew very restless and wanted to listen to him speak. The speaking protester was approached by one of the rally organizers and managed to get the mic from her, and attempted to give it to Bernie. Bernie seemed to have wanted some kind of resolution to the protest before he spoke, and gave the mic to another person on stage who did not appear to be a BLM activist or a Sanders campaign person (I think she was a rally organizer). She began to speak on how everyone there is supportive of the BLM movement, and how there is an issue with incarceration of minorities. There were several discussions between the BLM protesters and the new person speaking, and it seemed that the BLM protesters were not going to leave the stage until they got another chance with the mic. After several side discussions with campaign workers and others, Sanders appeared to have come to the conclusion that he would not have the chance to speak at the rally, and decided to leave the stage and then made a long walk weaving through the crowd shaking hands with supporters. The stream then ended.
Great idea stealing the stage from somebody that isn't even a bigot for your retarded protest which doesn't even go with the speech he is giving. I love the double standards they are using or implying. They're pretesting black lives matter but what about the other non-black lives that were lost to police bullshit? I take it black lives are the only ones that matter to these people?
Bernie handled it pretty well I think.
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Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on August 10, 2015, 12:37:04 PMwell-intentioned retards like bernie are the reason the african-american population is so poorNo, actually. It's the drugs and guns that were pushed into these neighborhoods after they were denied the possibility to rent and buy homes in other neighborhoods.
well-intentioned retards like bernie are the reason the african-american population is so poor
Not sure why people are saying Sanders is the best proponent of BLM of all the candidates. Is it because he appears to be a hardcore liberal? He's actually completely avoided the subject and relegates apparent oppression solely to economic factors which he can fix with his nonsensical economic policy. He really just doesn't get what modern racial oppression is, and that really has nothing to do with whether he saw MLK's most famous speech in-person. Don't forget that this guy endorsed Jesse Jackson for president twice. Meanwhile we've got Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio being far more outspoken about racial issues. I sympathize with a lot of liberal positions but I can't fathom how Sanders is so popular beyond his annoying viral marketing campaign.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on August 11, 2015, 04:55:18 PMNot sure why people are saying Sanders is the best proponent of BLM of all the candidates. Is it because he appears to be a hardcore liberal? He's actually completely avoided the subject and relegates apparent oppression solely to economic factors which he can fix with his nonsensical economic policy. He really just doesn't get what modern racial oppression is, and that really has nothing to do with whether he saw MLK's most famous speech in-person. Don't forget that this guy endorsed Jesse Jackson for president twice. Meanwhile we've got Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio being far more outspoken about racial issues. I sympathize with a lot of liberal positions but I can't fathom how Sanders is so popular beyond his annoying viral marketing campaign.Because Sanders has been a friend to civil rights for the better half of a century. He was at rallies with MLK Jr. Jeb and Rubio hardly have that kind of history.http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/20-examples-bernie-sanders-powerful-record-civil-and-human-rights-1950s
Quote from: Mad Max on August 11, 2015, 09:46:30 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on August 11, 2015, 04:55:18 PMNot sure why people are saying Sanders is the best proponent of BLM of all the candidates. Is it because he appears to be a hardcore liberal? He's actually completely avoided the subject and relegates apparent oppression solely to economic factors which he can fix with his nonsensical economic policy. He really just doesn't get what modern racial oppression is, and that really has nothing to do with whether he saw MLK's most famous speech in-person. Don't forget that this guy endorsed Jesse Jackson for president twice. Meanwhile we've got Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio being far more outspoken about racial issues. I sympathize with a lot of liberal positions but I can't fathom how Sanders is so popular beyond his annoying viral marketing campaign.Because Sanders has been a friend to civil rights for the better half of a century. He was at rallies with MLK Jr. Jeb and Rubio hardly have that kind of history.http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/20-examples-bernie-sanders-powerful-record-civil-and-human-rights-1950sI don't see how his actions in his youth explain his hesitation to speak about the issue today or vindicate his terrible plans for the economy.
Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on August 11, 2015, 09:54:18 PMQuote from: Mad Max on August 11, 2015, 09:46:30 PMQuote from: HurtfulTurkey on August 11, 2015, 04:55:18 PMNot sure why people are saying Sanders is the best proponent of BLM of all the candidates. Is it because he appears to be a hardcore liberal? He's actually completely avoided the subject and relegates apparent oppression solely to economic factors which he can fix with his nonsensical economic policy. He really just doesn't get what modern racial oppression is, and that really has nothing to do with whether he saw MLK's most famous speech in-person. Don't forget that this guy endorsed Jesse Jackson for president twice. Meanwhile we've got Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio being far more outspoken about racial issues. I sympathize with a lot of liberal positions but I can't fathom how Sanders is so popular beyond his annoying viral marketing campaign.Because Sanders has been a friend to civil rights for the better half of a century. He was at rallies with MLK Jr. Jeb and Rubio hardly have that kind of history.http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/20-examples-bernie-sanders-powerful-record-civil-and-human-rights-1950sI don't see how his actions in his youth explain his hesitation to speak about the issue today or vindicate his terrible plans for the economy.What do his economic plans have to do with civil rights?
Alleged BLM protestors hijack another Bernie Sanders rally.
