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Did anybody see this from the Chicago Tribune? (Original Post) kpete Mar 2016 OP
Rallies got more nuts than a hardware store. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #1
I prefer...nuttier than squirrel turds. yourout Mar 2016 #8
Nuttier than a chipmunk's cheeks in October! flygal Mar 2016 #21
Pathetic and sad. leftofcool Mar 2016 #2
There were a lot of folks in the 60's civil rights and anti-war movements who said the same thing. jalan48 Mar 2016 #12
1967 Glitterati Mar 2016 #14
Yep-team Hillary stayed home for that one too. jalan48 Mar 2016 #18
Not Trying To Be Rude... BUT, I Was Around During Kent State So ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #38
I was around then also and participated in many anti-war protests. jalan48 Mar 2016 #41
I Completely Agree AND I Will Do Whatever I Can To Highlight ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #67
You're *proud* that Team Hillary doesn't want to get involved? Marr Mar 2016 #22
Terrible. Just awful. Getting angry about LiberalElite Mar 2016 #31
I'm very glad that I'm supporting a candidate CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #33
^^^somebody has to do it marions ghost Mar 2016 #36
I agree. EVERYONE needs to speak out!!! Not just Bernie supporters. Nt. AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #66
lol, Hillary's ALWAYS on the sidelines with her finger in the wind... why her campaign is tanking! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2016 #57
Yes somebody is going to get hurt nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #65
Ven der Donald tells us ve is de Master Race deminks Mar 2016 #3
Might as well be "Il Douche's Face" meow2u3 Mar 2016 #10
Perfect! SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #34
ROFL malaise Mar 2016 #42
Moran boy Stryder Mar 2016 #52
Yep malaise Mar 2016 #56
Iconic photos homegirl Mar 2016 #58
Oh, great. djean111 Mar 2016 #4
Yike! Nazi grandma. What the hell is wrong with these people? Vinca Mar 2016 #5
She's old enough to know better sarge43 Mar 2016 #17
She might be native German maryellen99 Mar 2016 #19
Could be sarge43 Mar 2016 #23
I fear for my country nt maryellen99 Mar 2016 #27
I am right there with you! In all my years (83) I have never seen this country in such bad shape. asjr Mar 2016 #35
Thank you! What is wrong with people? Nt maryellen99 Mar 2016 #37
This Isn't New liberalmike27 Mar 2016 #43
Thank you for your post--makes me feel better. The media is the enemy. asjr Mar 2016 #49
Yup. We like to think of ourselves as the good guys sarge43 Mar 2016 #55
At least Bernie and his supporters are not afraid to take on these fuckin' Nazis! Where is Hillary?!... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2016 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Mar 2016 #6
If this is what this is, she may want to re-think that. A photo can be used for any purpose. djean111 Mar 2016 #9
She has a wedding band and a cigarette on one hand, and what looks like credentials or a pass around FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #15
Portia Boulger is the social media director... mak3cats Mar 2016 #25
Yes - I don't think it's the same person oberliner Mar 2016 #26
Thank you! mak3cats Mar 2016 #30
Woman in OP photo: Tshirt says "Make America Great Again". Right Wing Authoritarian Follower. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #46
Please verify before spreading that around. noamnety Mar 2016 #16
OK, I'll delete it oberliner Mar 2016 #24
No it isn't. See Marty LeGrow's reply Turborama Mar 2016 #28
Thanks for confirming that. (nt) noamnety Mar 2016 #29
Siek Help. HughBeaumont Mar 2016 #7
One of the more vulgar, disgusting things I have seen. Raster Mar 2016 #11
Strangely, it fills a void Depaysement Mar 2016 #13
no doubt she was brought up with the Bellamy Salute griloco Mar 2016 #20
The propaganda video you posted said Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #32
sorry. griloco Mar 2016 #60
where is her drool cup ? olddots Mar 2016 #39
Tragically unfortunate Tree Frog Mar 2016 #40
Reserving judgment until I know who the woman is and what she was doing nxylas Mar 2016 #44
She's not protesting TheRump. Tshirt says "Make America Great Again" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #48
Here's the context from the young man pictured with her: vintx Mar 2016 #63
Thank you nxylas Mar 2016 #64
I agree. Springslips Mar 2016 #70
Looks staged to me. greytdemocrat Mar 2016 #45
It Can't Happen Here. tabasco Mar 2016 #47
Give it time and that sort of monstrosity will come home to roost. gordianot Mar 2016 #50
Even more important monicaangela Mar 2016 #51
There is a lot of mental illness in this country n/t n2doc Mar 2016 #53
I posted it to FB this morning TxDemChem Mar 2016 #54
what a grossly, ignorant little woman Hiraeth Mar 2016 #61
Shadow on the land trailer movie from 1968 eerily reminds me of drumpf' rise today kimbutgar Mar 2016 #62
This gives me hope. Because it will tank him in the GE AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #68
I have grandchildren... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #69

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
2. Pathetic and sad.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:08 AM
Mar 2016

Lots of angry people out there. So glad Team Hillary is not getting involved in this. Someone is going to get hurt.

jalan48

(13,798 posts)
12. There were a lot of folks in the 60's civil rights and anti-war movements who said the same thing.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:55 AM
Mar 2016

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
38. Not Trying To Be Rude... BUT, I Was Around During Kent State So
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:48 AM
Mar 2016

for me as a Bernie supporter I'd rather NOT bring Hillary's name into this. I may not like or trust her, but I can not in good conscience even equate Hillary's lack of activism with this or even Kent State.

I support Bernie because I believe he wants to bring this country TOGETHER again. Hillary's associations with TPTB and how I feel she has lied and manipulated the facts and presents herself as something SHE IS NOT is the reason I support Bernie. I don't doubt she wasn't part of this movement, but there are enough reasons for me not to support her, but this isn't one of them.

I'll leave my comments about her it at that. THIS is what 30 years of many very bad decisions being made by our Government has brought us and is getting worse. It was an extremely turbulent time back then and there was a LOT of violence that will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!

If this continues... IMO this time is going to be much worse! Trump has stirred up a hornets nest that I don;t think even HE thought would happen. But there is NO DOUBT, HE must be stopped!

I will vote for Hillary if she's the nominee as much as it disturbs me, AND IT DOES... but I can not let this man step one foot into the WH! This is insane and very, very dangerous AND it's time for OUR leaders to step up and realize that the policies they've voted for and allowed to foment have brought us to this point.

AND TOO MANY PEOPLE in this country have not been paying attention for far too many years.

I support Bernie because I've been an activist and want to stop OUR GOVERNMENT from letting this continue to happen! Our Democrats have FAILED us, but the people of this COUNTRY have not participated in the process and looked away for much too long!

It's much better to have a BLOODLESS Revolution, but maybe we've gone past that point. I want to work toward FIXING our problems and I worry that we've ignored it too long. I'm losing weight and not sleeping well, because I'm so worried. I'm tired of WAR, tired of being manipulated and I'm tired of people following leaders who seem only want to get elected buy any means possible. I include the Democratic Party who has abandoned us and for sure the REPUKES who have completely turned it's back on even fixing ANYTHING that might help!

AND, the fact that they're trying so hard to stop Bernie should WAKE people up. But, with or without Bernie... I feel this is only the beginning!

I REMEMBER NIXON WELL! He lied and lied and lied, and the people DIDN'T listen or didn't care! Today, there are multiple FACTS that show the lies we've been told. Heed them, OR I fear more violence will be coming.

FEEL THE BERN!

jalan48

(13,798 posts)
41. I was around then also and participated in many anti-war protests.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:57 AM
Mar 2016

I remember the folks who stayed away from the rallies and protests-good Democrats who supported Johnson and Humphrey. This is what the poster reminded me of with his comment and how I view Hillary and her supporters today-conservative, status quo Democrats. But then, we've already seen the smears about Bernie's activism by the Clinton camp so this fits right in with their conservative narrative. I'm glad to see so many people standing up to Trump's hate-just like I was happy to see so many people in the streets opposing the Vietnam War when I was young. That's how things change. I don't want to see violence either but that's what people like Trump are pushing.

ChiciB1

(15,435 posts)
67. I Completely Agree AND I Will Do Whatever I Can To Highlight
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 02:29 PM
Mar 2016

what Trump has lit a fire under. It's been simmering for a long time as most of us know. It's GOOD that this is happening now, BEFORE we actually elect THIS MAN, and IMO BEFORE this country elects Hillary. For those who want to keep searching for snippets here and there about how awful/gob smacking terrible "some" votes Bernie cast in the past, it's the job of us who here and HAVE experienced the past to speak as loudly as we can about our experience.

Bernie and Trump have tapped into the unrest, but there is a very distinct difference about what Trump is doing as opposed to what Bernie is doing.

People here say Bernie is attracting Trump voters, and he may be to some extent, but NOT THESE kind of voters! Bernie's rallies have grown and grown despite what the POWER BROKERS in this country are trying to shut down. They were once called ROBBER BARONS and the people back then paid dearly for what they did. That's why so many of us support Bernie.

Whether anyone here wants to accept it or even see it all, Hillary is very much part of the POWER BROKERS. I wish people were willing to really SEE this. We CAN NOT elect a President and then think OUR job is done because that's where WE have failed. NOW, both Parties are having to face blow back from the people.

IT'S MUCH MORE clear to visually see what Trump has done whereas on the other hand Hillary is presenting herself as someone many of us know she's not. I DON'T buy the argument that because we see her changing her stand on issue after issue that she will really govern that way. To me that's wishful thinking. We can no longer tinker with failed policies and a leopard rarely changes it's spots. SHE IS A HAWK and this country is now seen as War Mongers!

Accept it or not, but because she's been involved with the DLC/Third Way ConservaDems for so very long, THEY want things to stay the same. So of course, there IS so much more information out there about her, but to ignore what she's done that's been detrimental to "we the people" should be a warning of what's to come.

So, in my mind it's no longer if there's going to be a REVOLUTION, it's whether the REVOLUTION needs to be bloody or can this country actually come together for a REVOLUTION that will bring people together.

There can be no doubt that what's on the other side leaves us no choice but to vote for her if she's the nominee. I'm working to make sure she's not. I'm not sure how many people even realize what it's taken for him to stand up to all THIS POWER! It's really quite amazing and it has shaken up the apple cart of those who are really GREEDY BASTARDS! I've never seen a candidate in my lifetime that I really feel will WORK as hard as he can for the people. We ALL know we aren't going to get instant gratification, or at least we should know. Still, this is the time to send the POWER BROKERS their lump of coal!

Hillary will only do small things, and even the fact that I might have to vote for her does disgust me. I can't gloss that over in ANY way. I don't like her, I don't trust her, I don't think she really cares who she has to run rough shod over, and I DON'T think she's what this country needs right now.

WHY would the POWER BROKERS be fighting back so hard against what the people of this country seem to want? WHY do they want Hillary? For me, the answer is that she will "have their back," and many will believe she's doing it for us.

Still, this time around I may be given NO choice but to vote for someone I DO NOT want to be the leader of this country! Should she become the nominee, it will be a hollow victory for her that so many of us feel this way.

We all know they have us backed into a corner, let's just keep trying to STAY out of the corner. It's not hard to see how many people Bernie has excited, and it's not a real stretch to realize that should she become the nominee she will have HAD A LOT of EXTRA, EXTRA help and perhaps a LOT of funny business thrown into the mix. What they're doing behind the scenes may never be known and it's sad that we even think this way. Anyone who's ever watched HOUSE OF CARDS can imagine this reality.

While Trump supporters are vocal in their hate and act like Nazi's, let's not say either one of our candidates want their supporters to act like HIS supporters! At least I haven't seen Democratic rallies like his so far.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
22. You're *proud* that Team Hillary doesn't want to get involved?
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:10 AM
Mar 2016

What a bizarre thing to say. I wouldn't fault them for not getting involved (as you said, it's dangerous), but to be proud of them for choosing not to stand up to this openly racist movement?

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
31. Terrible. Just awful. Getting angry about
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:25 AM
Mar 2016

racism, sexism, misogyny, warmongering... Yeah, you're right. Team Hillary has no place in this.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
33. I'm very glad that I'm supporting a candidate
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:34 AM
Mar 2016

whose supporters ARE speaking out against Trump's dangerous racism, violence, misogyny and Fascism.

Proud of Bernie supporters!

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,110 posts)
57. lol, Hillary's ALWAYS on the sidelines with her finger in the wind... why her campaign is tanking!
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:43 AM
Mar 2016

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
65. Yes somebody is going to get hurt
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 02:22 PM
Mar 2016

stopping fascism may even mean somebody getting KILLED.

That is the cost of freedom. Glad to know we cannot count on Team Hillary, or at least their supporters.

deminks

(11,006 posts)
3. Ven der Donald tells us ve is de Master Race
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:10 AM
Mar 2016

ve Heil (ffft) Heil (ffft) right in der Donald's face.

This photo, I predict, will be right up there with the photo of the woman with the tea bag hat and purple heart bandaids, and the man with the 'moran' sign photo in the annals of time. When they look at this in history books, these will be the remains of the day.

Stryder

(450 posts)
52. Moran boy
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:30 AM
Mar 2016

jumped to mind first for me.
Ah the good ole days, more stooopid than dangerous.
There's some major cracks in the dam now though.
This ain't gonna be pretty.
But what do they say? "May you live in interesting times"
Got that covered. One seldom realizes they are witnessing
history as it happens.

malaise

(267,847 posts)
56. Yep
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:41 AM
Mar 2016

Ran into some JAmerican friends early this morning - here for the big track and field event next week. They are looking at options here in Jamaica - Trump scares them.

homegirl

(1,419 posts)
58. Iconic photos
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:44 AM
Mar 2016

Thanks for reminding me to assemble them in my graphics file for future use. Peace.


 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
4. Oh, great.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:12 AM
Mar 2016

Now the meme may be "old white ladies support Trump". Unless, of course, "old white ladies support Hillary".
As an old white lady who supports Bernie, I am hoping that the attempt to shove old white ladies, en mass, into any politician's pocket, would just stop.

She is pretty fucking scary.

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
17. She's old enough to know better
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:04 AM
Mar 2016

Odds are her father or uncles suited up to fight Nazis. She shames them.

maryellen99

(3,782 posts)
19. She might be native German
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:07 AM
Mar 2016

The guy on the left posted on Twitter and FB that she told him and the guy on the right that "back in my day we used to...and gave them the Heil Hitler salute. It's possible that her father and uncles were Nazis.

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
23. Could be
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:13 AM
Mar 2016

Then she's old enough to remember what hell the Nazis created in Germany, from Night and Fog to the aftermath when Germany was reduced to a divided occupied pile of rubble. "They who forget history..."

asjr

(10,479 posts)
35. I am right there with you! In all my years (83) I have never seen this country in such bad shape.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:40 AM
Mar 2016

liberalmike27

(2,479 posts)
43. This Isn't New
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:01 AM
Mar 2016

They've been here all along, skittering along within the seamy under-belly of society. Trump has just lifted it up, exposed it to the rest of us, and sadly made it OK for them to speak up and shirk their PC. Just remember, they're only 25% of the entire electorate, and have problems within their own party even, and that's only 25% who are voting. Primaries usually bring 33% of the registered.

It's just a highly visible a-hole group. And thank our wonderful right-wing media. Sure makes Hillary look good by comparison--hey, maybe that's what it's all about. Yet Hillary is still having a hard time in the polls against this schmuck.

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
55. Yup. We like to think of ourselves as the good guys
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:40 AM
Mar 2016

Many times we have been. However, we've been to the dark side equally as many times.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,110 posts)
59. At least Bernie and his supporters are not afraid to take on these fuckin' Nazis! Where is Hillary?!...
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:47 AM
Mar 2016

{cue the crickets... chirp chirp chirp...}

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

Response to kpete (Original post)

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
9. If this is what this is, she may want to re-think that. A photo can be used for any purpose.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:49 AM
Mar 2016

Spoofing like that, if true, sort of reminds me of Bill Murray dressing up like a zombie and surprising already edgy people who have a shotgun.
The results may not be good. Or as expected.

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
15. She has a wedding band and a cigarette on one hand, and what looks like credentials or a pass around
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:01 AM
Mar 2016

Last edited Sat Mar 12, 2016, 01:55 PM - Edit history (1)

her neck, with buttons I can't make out.


(Edited to remove a question)

mak3cats

(1,573 posts)
25. Portia Boulger is the social media director...
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:15 AM
Mar 2016

...of Women for Bernie Sanders.

https://www.facebook.com/portia.a.boulger

?w=105

The woman in the photo is not Ms Boulger, at least to my eyes.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
46. Woman in OP photo: Tshirt says "Make America Great Again". Right Wing Authoritarian Follower.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:12 AM
Mar 2016

Slogan is dog-whistle for "Take back my country" or "Make America White Again".

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
16. Please verify before spreading that around.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:03 AM
Mar 2016

I'm seeing it posted on her facebook page over and over (by OTHER people, not her!), but also replies like this: "And for the record, Mrs. Boulger, thanks for all the good work you do. I'm not certain why, but some idiot on twitter is claiming that you are the woman photographed giving what appears to be a Nazi salute at a Trump rally. Hopefully the truth will keep the crazies from bothering you, but please be careful and report any harassment you may receive to law enforcement. All the best."

Depaysement

(1,835 posts)
13. Strangely, it fills a void
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 09:57 AM
Mar 2016

And provides an "answer" to both profound misconceptions and real grievances. And it's an absurd answer.

The void is the atomized individual's powerlessness. The real grievances are wage and wealth theft, conducted by the 1% and their allies, perpetuating an unequal and unfair system. And the profound misconception is that this is all the fault of "minorities."

And of course some people are just nuts.

 

Jenny_92808

(1,342 posts)
32. The propaganda video you posted said
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 10:34 AM
Mar 2016

"Give me liberty, not social security"

Pure propaganda against socialism.

griloco

(832 posts)
60. sorry.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:51 AM
Mar 2016

It was only intended to show the Bellamy Salute. I didn't watch it all. I've replaced it with one educational rather than propagandist. I think....

nxylas

(6,440 posts)
44. Reserving judgment until I know who the woman is and what she was doing
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:03 AM
Mar 2016

I don't believe in jumping to conclusions. For all I know, she could have been hailing a cab. And even if she was doing a Nazi salute, she could have been protesting Trump's fascist tendencies. I don't discount the possibility that it's exactly what it looks like, I just prefer to know all the facts.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
48. She's not protesting TheRump. Tshirt says "Make America Great Again"
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:14 AM
Mar 2016

... which is dog-whistle for "Take back my country" or "Make America White Again" (starting with deporting supposed 11 million spanish-speaking 'illegals').

And you don't hail taxis with stiff-armed salutes.

Springslips

(533 posts)
70. I agree.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 08:54 PM
Mar 2016

How do we know she is not being ironic. Like "Oh they thing we go around like this!" ( does salute)
It is always best to not jump to conclusions. If we are truly different than the Trump crowd then we wouldn't have a mob mentality ourselves.

gordianot

(15,226 posts)
50. Give it time and that sort of monstrosity will come home to roost.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:21 AM
Mar 2016

In the 1980's I knew some kids who put a burning cross in front of a very old African American church. Some argued they did not know what that meant. That particular salute is well known world wide. Like the kids with the burning cross found out that particular symbol is as unmistakable as flipping your index finger in the air.

Cameras are every where and you will be found and identified.

TxDemChem

(1,918 posts)
54. I posted it to FB this morning
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:36 AM
Mar 2016

I wonder what coworkers of people like this say after seeing such a picture

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
68. This gives me hope. Because it will tank him in the GE
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 02:52 PM
Mar 2016

There aren't enough bigots to win a GE. He can't win with this girl he brought to the dance.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
69. I have grandchildren...
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 07:08 PM
Mar 2016

I try to be a better person because of them. I wish every one did the same.

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