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Ms. Toad

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70. The OP did not specify any particular gathering

Sun Dec 2, 2018, 11:27 PM

Dec 2018

I'm responding to the OP as written.

If there is more to it, it ought to be included in the OP. I have no idea which gathering or which speakers the OP was discussing, since the OP was a blanket statement.

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The credibility of a gathering is damaged when that gathering invites speakers to that event who [View all] still_one Dec 2018 OP

Sounds like a GOP gathering. Sneederbunk Dec 2018 #1

Or a gathering of JPR types. Squinch Dec 2018 #2

No, the other anti-Democratic hostiles -- much smaller but even Hortensis Dec 2018 #9

He Alone Can Fix It emulatorloo Dec 2018 #3

Hmmmm, all I know is that some participants in such a gathering actively worked to suppress still_one Dec 2018 #4

That's exactly what happened.. Cha Dec 2018 #18

Yes 2018. Corrected emulatorloo Dec 2018 #66

I knew Cha Dec 2018 #67

You guys are so clever the way you sort of disguise who you are bashing....... rgbecker Dec 2018 #5

you think stating the facts is bashing? Gee, "us guys" better be more creative still_one Dec 2018 #6

There is nothing factual in the OP - Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #27

Based on the criteria setup in the OP, it is logical and factual. "The credibility of a gathering still_one Dec 2018 #31

except that the gathering was not defined at all Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #69

One of the guest speakers called Obama a field negro. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #57

The OP did not specify any particular gathering Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #70

It was The Gathering. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #71

Had the OP actually identified a specific event, I would have responded differently Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #73

You're wrong.. the OP is exposing Cha Dec 2018 #16

Now what's this? yardwork Dec 2018 #44

The Gathering still_one Dec 2018 #7

Well stated, still_one. It's beyond Cha Dec 2018 #8

I feel slow on the uptake, but am not sure which meeting you are referring? salin Dec 2018 #10

My guess is hey're trying not to openly bash Democrats. Iggo Dec 2018 #11

sarandon, cornel west, cenk.. etc are Not Cha Dec 2018 #12

Exposing them by getting cute about avoiding naimg them? Iggo Dec 2018 #14

Well the OP is Not "bashing Democrats".. Cha Dec 2018 #15

I said I apologize for the error. Iggo Dec 2018 #17

Thank You. Cha Dec 2018 #19

I honestly didn't know the reference. Until other OPs went up about the lack of diversity salin Dec 2018 #20

It's understandable.. I've Cha Dec 2018 #21

I am NOT bashing Democrats, including Senator Sanders, but questioning the credibility of a group still_one Dec 2018 #35

Charles Pierce on cenk.. Cha Dec 2018 #13

So what? What did he say that was particularly insightful in that tweet you thought so important? JCanete Dec 2018 #23

Haha.. Charles Pierce called out cenk for Cha Dec 2018 #24

and he really showed everybody by saying that....all those specifics. Usually burns land better JCanete Dec 2018 #25

Charles Pierce:"Or is it simply the Cenk Don't Know Squat Caucus?" Cha Dec 2018 #26

THank You Cha Me. Dec 2018 #32

Yes, Charlie Pierce knows exactly what he's talking about.. Cha Dec 2018 #36

... Me. Dec 2018 #39

what? give me a break. People have a range of opinions. And there are more valid ones than ours. JCanete Dec 2018 #22

Let's have David Duke lecture us on Civil Rights still_one Dec 2018 #37

Fair and balanced. /nt yardwork Dec 2018 #43

Right...exactly the same thing...nailed it. nt JCanete Dec 2018 #48

Opinions like Cornell Wests? sheshe2 Dec 2018 #59

Yes, opinion like Cornel West's, etc. Not everything anybody says is ever JCanete Dec 2018 #60

Done. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #62

West endorsed and campaigned for Jill Stein. lapucelle Dec 2018 #63

Oh boy! Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #28

Josh Marshall on BS.. Cha Dec 2018 #29

Someone pls give me a stronger hint or link or something? I want to know who was there. brush Dec 2018 #46

Hi brush.. Cha Dec 2018 #47

Thanks, Cha. brush Dec 2018 #49

The 2003 flick might be more interesting though still_one Dec 2018 #50

More reality Cha Dec 2018 #54

I Quite Agree Me. Dec 2018 #30

Depends on the purpose of the gathering. yardwork Dec 2018 #33

Good point. still_one Dec 2018 #34

Unless the gathering had no credibility to begin with...nt SidDithers Dec 2018 #38

Exactly. Cha Dec 2018 #41

Post removed Post removed Dec 2018 #93

"..it's crystal clear it was programmed with the idea Democrats would blow the midterms." Cha Dec 2018 #40

They must be so disappointed. yardwork Dec 2018 #42

Yeah, too bad for them and Great for our Country Cha Dec 2018 #45

Woah Woah Woah.... sheshe2 Dec 2018 #78

cornel west is full of Gaslit, Hateful, Fearmongering Shite.. Cha Dec 2018 #79

That is all I can think of from West. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #81

P.S Cha Dec 2018 #83

Ha! sheshe2 Dec 2018 #84

Doesn't it! I'll Cha Dec 2018 #85

The AP described a it as a "pep rally" rather than as an event to be taken seriously. N/T lapucelle Dec 2018 #51

Lol sheshe2 Dec 2018 #53

Then the AP was Cha Dec 2018 #55

Well shit...someobdy at the AP has spoken...why should anybody take that opinion seriously? nt JCanete Dec 2018 #86

"People have a range of opinions." betsuni Dec 2018 #87

still true...but there's details and then there's just you repeating the circle jerk stuff. JCanete Dec 2018 #88

Fake news!1111!!! betsuni Dec 2018 #89

That's an embarassing comeback. Do you want to explain to me just how upstanding the news JCanete Dec 2018 #90

What does "upstanding the news" mean? betsuni Dec 2018 #91

I don't know....you are the one that broke up that sentance. "how upstanding the news was" is what JCanete Dec 2018 #92

Still don't know what "upstanding the news" means. betsuni Dec 2018 #94

I take that as you'd rather just stick to the snarks rather than any content. nt JCanete Dec 2018 #95

"stick to the snarks" betsuni Dec 2018 #96

Both ABC News and US News and World Report carried the "pep rally" story. N/T lapucelle Dec 2018 #97

Some local civil rights leaders were also upset with this event Gothmog Dec 2018 #52

Looks like BS missed an opportunity.. Cha Dec 2018 #56

Race has been Bernie's Achilles heel. Caliman73 Dec 2018 #74

Glaringly so. Thanks, Caliman. Cha Dec 2018 #76

"I thought progressive politics was about lifting the voices of common people. betsuni Dec 2018 #64

Yikes! sheshe2 Dec 2018 #72

This event was evidently poorly planned Gothmog Dec 2018 #75

Good points, betsuni! Imagine that.. his Cha Dec 2018 #77

yeah, by people missing the real point of establishment and elitist, which is that it JCanete Dec 2018 #80

What is the point of calling Democrats establishment elites? betsuni Dec 2018 #82

Yeah, they should look in the mirror. Cha Dec 2018 #98

BTW, was at a holiday house party filled with suburban Democrats last night Cha Dec 2018 #58

I wonder how many books sanders sold at this event? Gothmog Dec 2018 #61

K&R betsuni Dec 2018 #65

the gathering was always about promoting Sanders JI7 Dec 2018 #68

This is hilarious. Was there some kind of #GetBeto memo this week? Cha Dec 2018 #99

Charles Pierce Tweet on The Gathering and Beto.. Cha Dec 2018 #100