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still_one

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31. I thought you were. Thanks. As has been pointed out below to me, you specified that.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:02 PM
Jul 2016

The terminologies going around, I am not always savvy to.

Sorry about my misunderstanding

Tamron Hall just laid waste to them EffieBlack Jul 2016 #1
Yes she did. A great job by her. George II Jul 2016 #119
Idiots JoePhilly Jul 2016 #2
the entire country is pretty much sick of the infantile Buster crowd. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #3
I would sure would not broad brush Bernie Supporters with that. I would venture that the vast still_one Jul 2016 #10
I am not talking about Sanders supporters, I'm talking about the Busters, who are a kook fringe geek tragedy Jul 2016 #17
I thought you were. Thanks. As has been pointed out below to me, you specified that. still_one Jul 2016 #31
To clarify...G_T said "Busters" , the ones screaming at John Lewis , not the vast majority of Bernie pkdu Jul 2016 #20
yes, I'm leaving Bernie's name out of the discussion because he has nothing to do geek tragedy Jul 2016 #43
my bad geek. Sorry about that, and appreciate the clarification still_one Jul 2016 #46
Skinner gave us some very good guidelines the other day emulatorloo Jul 2016 #83
Thanks still_one Jul 2016 #108
geek tragedy was very specific in who was named Blue_Adept Jul 2016 #23
Thanks, I am not always familiar with the terminology being used. Appreciate the education still_one Jul 2016 #37
Agreed. I can readily distinguish Busters from Bernie Supporters SticksnStones Jul 2016 #25
Thanks still_one Jul 2016 #47
I wish the media would try to make that distinction. lapucelle Jul 2016 #57
Well I guess that's the business they're in... SticksnStones Jul 2016 #96
There's a young female anchor on CNN, lapucelle Jul 2016 #113
LOL. It is curious... SticksnStones Jul 2016 #132
We keep hearing 90%. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #45
Can you find that response on the linked poll detail? whatthehey Jul 2016 #102
Yes. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #103
Page reference? Not seeing it... whatthehey Jul 2016 #121
Hah. Like that response! George II Jul 2016 #122
When was this interview? still_one Jul 2016 #4
Just now. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #7
Just now. One or two screamers outside behind the stage set-up. nolabear Jul 2016 #8
Thanks. Kind of what I suspected, one or two screamers. I am convinced that if they are truly still_one Jul 2016 #16
Small but mighty EffieBlack Jul 2016 #22
Like mosquitoes. nolabear Jul 2016 #29
I hope they don't have Zika.............. I know, bad joke still_one Jul 2016 #34
Well, apparently they do suffer from the limited brain development that tblue37 Jul 2016 #158
.............. still_one Jul 2016 #161
with MSNBC microphones on their lapels? GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #147
ASSHOLES leftynyc Jul 2016 #5
He's addressing it now. I'm just shocked at the ignorance and immaturity of shouting him down. nolabear Jul 2016 #6
John Lewis has faced a better class of bastard than these idiots. nt auntpurl Jul 2016 #52
John Lewis and his peers were not well behaved in the 60's Armstead Jul 2016 #110
You mean because they used their heads to beat other people in the fist, say on the jtuck004 Jul 2016 #114
They protested in meaningful ways. Screaming "No TPP" at Elijah Cummings nolabear Jul 2016 #145
+1 one_voice Jul 2016 #153
If we're lucky, they'll destroy their "movement". NurseJackie Jul 2016 #9
Talk about infantile HERVEPA Jul 2016 #15
Cope. NurseJackie Jul 2016 #19
lol Cha Jul 2016 #50
I also. (As best as I can manage.) NurseJackie Jul 2016 #71
What the world needs now is love sweet love~ Cha Jul 2016 #80
One thing for certain is they are hurting the movement, and are not a reflection of the majority of still_one Jul 2016 #26
Maybe more rational minds will prevail. Considering the damage being done ... NurseJackie Jul 2016 #36
Yes, the stakes have never been higher still_one Jul 2016 #44
With every passing day, the most fanatical of Bernie's supporters keep marginalizing themselves more scheming daemons Jul 2016 #11
The nutjobs are behaving more like they actually hate him than care about seeing any of his Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #149
Tamron Hall: "There are people in our audience yelling things" EffieBlack Jul 2016 #12
Wow! That is an outstanding response. n/t Tatiana Jul 2016 #18
Yes they did.nt sufrommich Jul 2016 #27
This is what maturity looks like. They can talk to me when they've fought that fight. nolabear Jul 2016 #30
Love him. Optimism > cynicism JaneyVee Jul 2016 #33
+1000 Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #42
Mahalo for that, Effie.. no tv here. Cha Jul 2016 #55
A great man. auntpurl Jul 2016 #59
What else can be said about the incredible Rep. Il_Coniglietto Jul 2016 #66
They really did! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #75
For those not by a television, what was said? Tatiana Jul 2016 #13
Entitled children RandySF Jul 2016 #14
But they have suffered so much! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #24
Where is my whipped soy? RandySF Jul 2016 #28
No! Not that! (shudder) workinclasszero Jul 2016 #39
I had to explain to a friend that people who have the means and connections to travel to Philly EffieBlack Jul 2016 #35
Bingo!!!!! tonyt53 Jul 2016 #51
Yeah wish I had the cash $$$ workinclasszero Jul 2016 #60
^^^This!!! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #79
Please don't generation bash. Turin_C3PO Jul 2016 #49
Nice generation bashing there, bro, no WONDER millenials want nothing to do with you. cyberpunk Jul 2016 #92
Yep. I don't think I would have been able to control myself sufrommich Jul 2016 #21
Oh it's good I'm not there to see them screaming at John Lewis. auntpurl Jul 2016 #61
It's the "Freedom of speech for me, but not for you" crowd. MineralMan Jul 2016 #32
As a black male, I tremendously respect John Lewis. Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #38
Jesus,John Lewis dared to have a different opinion than sufrommich Jul 2016 #41
What does John Lewis know about oppression? EffieBlack Jul 2016 #68
When these assholes in the convention hall workinclasszero Jul 2016 #85
John Lewis has earned the right to express his opinion. And he has earned the right not to be rudely EffieBlack Jul 2016 #67
You "earn" a civil right by virtue of being American. Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #99
You'll of course provide us with specific and objective examples of this alleged LanternWaste Jul 2016 #88
Excellent response. Tatiana Jul 2016 #95
This is the same shit we saw in primary wars, time to let it go. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #139
You mistake my point. I'm not badmouthing him at all. Tatiana Jul 2016 #143
Please note I said 'seemingly'. Thanks for the clarification! emulatorloo Jul 2016 #155
Thank you. It broke my heart when John Lewis disavowed Bernie's work for civil rights. redwitch Jul 2016 #115
I suspect it is at the root of it, yes. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #156
They need to leave. gademocrat7 Jul 2016 #40
They have officially rendered themselves Bobbie Jo Jul 2016 #48
There was a small group standing at the barrier, just beyond his right shoulder. procon Jul 2016 #53
Wow, what a response from John Lewis! Iliyah Jul 2016 #54
Even describing it as grieving is a bit OTT treestar Jul 2016 #56
Lewis isn't above criticism. Vattel Jul 2016 #58
"idol worship" Bobbie Jo Jul 2016 #63
Ironic,isn't it? nt sufrommich Jul 2016 #65
"How dare John Lewis not worship our idol. And anyone who defends him is idol worshipping." EffieBlack Jul 2016 #76
Exactly.nt sufrommich Jul 2016 #77
Seriously. At this point the Busters are becoming a CULT in which the guru himself is irrelevant. anneboleyn Jul 2016 #120
How does "she stole it" and "bullshit" count as criticisms? sufrommich Jul 2016 #64
Fuck everyone who worships an idol. Vattel Jul 2016 #167
Of course people have the right to criticize him EffieBlack Jul 2016 #70
^^This^^ Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #90
It's a protest. Politeness is not the norm in such contexts. Vattel Jul 2016 #166
Oh good God! GMAFB! They weren't criticizing Lewis. NurseJackie Jul 2016 #74
he is above being heckled by snot-nosed overprivileged white punks though nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #78
What specifically leads you to construe criticism of those shouting him down as "idol worship?" LanternWaste Jul 2016 #89
booing a civil rights icon is not a form of constructive criticism La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #109
oh come on. they weren't critcisizing him. they were protesting because they are losers DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #146
Per the contributions in this thread, I'm glad to finally have a term for the Busters... Hekate Jul 2016 #62
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #69
Saved for posterity,a BoBs true colors...... sufrommich Jul 2016 #72
Could not believe that poster stated that. LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #81
Sounds like a Trumpkin posing as a precious snowflake Buster geek tragedy Jul 2016 #82
You mean there's a difference? nt sufrommich Jul 2016 #84
I think there are some who probably never intended to vote for Bernie BainsBane Jul 2016 #86
^^^THIS^^^ n/t Tatiana Jul 2016 #100
Yes! Seriously it always seemed that was the case. Idiots who kept saying they'd vote Trump anneboleyn Jul 2016 #125
Trumpkins are classic white racists who've internalized the Atwater hymnal geek tragedy Jul 2016 #87
What an Ignorant buster.. didn't know one damn thing. Cha Jul 2016 #91
Google must be broken. Gormy Cuss Jul 2016 #94
Ban that republican SOB like yesterday! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #97
What a stunning display of ignorance. Bobbie Jo Jul 2016 #98
Has never heard of John Lewis, but authoritatively states JL is "cowardly and corrupt" emulatorloo Jul 2016 #101
OMG! BooScout Jul 2016 #163
hmmmm .... they seem to be bizarrely proud of their ignorance etherealtruth Jul 2016 #168
Alerted EffieBlack Jul 2016 #73
You know DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #93
Self centered asses. All of them. Gman Jul 2016 #104
what they are doing has nothing to do with being Progressive! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #106
This kinda shit is why the Progressive movement keeps going back ward with the Public! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #105
Yes, these are suppose to be our educated kids, But kids are not taught history anymore, or rladdi Jul 2016 #107
Um, Lewis and MLK and other 60's civil rights activists were not always well behaved. Armstead Jul 2016 #111
That's bullshit. They fully understood that the prize was a long, sufrommich Jul 2016 #118
------------------------------ Armstead Jul 2016 #138
Please please don't compare them to John Lewis ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #157
Aren't you comparing Apples and Oranges? There isn't a double standard... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #127
I'm not one of them but I don't like to see them demonized Armstead Jul 2016 #134
+1000 Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #151
Those of us who actually came of age during the sixties... OilemFirchen Jul 2016 #152
I came of age in the 60's and remember it as well Armstead Jul 2016 #164
I wish they were constructively protesting; but are they really? DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #159
I'm afraid that disrespect begets disrespect... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #165
There is no justification for disrespect toward John Lewis. TNNurse Jul 2016 #112
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #126
So you think it's ok to yell at him during the Democratic convention? ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #129
God,get a grip. Failure to gush over Sanders sufrommich Jul 2016 #130
You're being deliberately obtuse. Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #135
Sure, "I never saw him" is an unforgivable insult. Unforgivable sufrommich Jul 2016 #140
+Infinity ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #142
There is nothing "thin skinned" about what I just posted. Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #144
God, you don't even realize how fucking paternalistic and insulting you sound. sufrommich Jul 2016 #148
Where am I being paternalistic? Where am I being insulting? Renaissance Man Jul 2016 #150
THE TRUTH won out ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #154
Ren Man DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #162
So what? ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #141
They are just closet Trump supporters that want to hang out with liberals because they are more fun world wide wally Jul 2016 #116
Yes, I saw it. It was mainly one person in the audience. 4lbs Jul 2016 #117
not all protestors are dems... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #123
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #124
Who the hell are you talking about? ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #128
He's talking about John Lewis's failure to be reverential enough in sufrommich Jul 2016 #131
Oh my fucking God ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #133
Here's a link to it online: sarae Jul 2016 #136
They been shouting down every interview. B Calm Jul 2016 #137
No MFM008 Jul 2016 #160
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