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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Not Good Enough, Bernie! [View all]

HereSince1628

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137. Well, they've unfortunately stepped back to the first step in activism which is "Notice Us!"
Sun Aug 9, 2015, 11:41 AM
Aug 2015

They already were noticed.

A sizeable majority of the American people for almost 2 years have supported BLM's in calling for justice.

Obama set up a commission to look into the bias of police violence against black lives. That wouldn't have happened without broad political support.

Yesterday's Bow Down Bernie protest didn't achieve anything other than to take Seattle back to "Notice Us".

Well, Seattle and America noticed them. Having stepped backward to achieve that, I gotta wonder if BLM in Seattle is going to get beyond being just a disruptive force?

Not Good Enough, Bernie! [View all] MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 OP
Ham-handed B(ernie) S(anders)? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #1
Not all political ratfucking FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #2
You called Israelis "APES" today, and had a post hidden for it. Your credibility is about the same cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #33
I did no such thing FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #39
So was this another "FlatBaroque"? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #54
Looks like the poster was supporting our President against sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #119
Yes I support President Obama in his efforts to avoid war at all costs, but with some trepidation. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #147
BUSTED! bvar22 Aug 2015 #154
APE got your tongue? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #77
Yes, you did. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #127
Link to that please, thank you! sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #116
There's a link to his hidden post in my post #54. n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #117
twitter is mauling them. this is going to drive their cause into the ground. roguevalley Aug 2015 #3
Bernie allowed them to make fools of themselves MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #4
he did. I love bernie. someone is setting this up. If they don't belong to blm seattle roguevalley Aug 2015 #8
From what I have been told Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #76
Why not make a simple request directly from them? Bohemianwriter Aug 2015 #97
Such Fools. How dare they believe their lives matter. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #24
All you got is a strawman. Nobody here said that but YOU. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #28
Wrong. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #30
A most eloquent rebuttal. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #35
I don't need to rebut. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #80
The pictures sure DO say everything, don't they? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #81
Sadly you never read the article. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #85
And you know this how? Being offended at your wink wink picture means I didn't read the article? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #86
Lol~ sheshe2 Aug 2015 #90
Sadly we did... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #111
sad.... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #112
They also idiotically used a rightwing source to try linking Sanders to a white supremacist militia arcane1 Aug 2015 #152
Will you please post that link. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #155
No they don't because most of those people have nothing to do with the leadership or policy of PatrickforO Aug 2015 #145
Do you even KNOW what a "strawman" is? George II Aug 2015 #52
Thank you George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #56
Thank you George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #69
I thought we came a long way over the decades, but your two pictures demonstrate there is SO much... George II Aug 2015 #75
Yes... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #79
Exactly ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #105
Why do they only target Bernie? Looks very partisan since they don't attack any others events peacebird Aug 2015 #29
Because they mean to hurt HIS. This is targeted. glinda Aug 2015 #42
Yeah, look at all that low hanging fruit WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #44
I suggest you go to the AA Group. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #72
They can answer here. BLM is not targetting any other candidate, only Bernie. peacebird Aug 2015 #73
If you want "them" to answer, ask "them" in their group, okay? George II Aug 2015 #84
We got crickets sheshe2 Aug 2015 #110
I had the impression artislife Aug 2015 #131
And you can ask them there. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #104
I prefer to go directly to the source, which I have. DU doesn't represent sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #136
It is not the message. It is the tactics. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #41
Hillary Clinton was instrumental in jailing incredible numbers of MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #43
How dare you "lecture" whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #50
Did Hillary Clinton vote for the 1994 legislation as FIRST LADY??? No, but.......... George II Aug 2015 #62
Hillary LOBBIED Liberal members of Congress to vote for the thing MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #92
Hillary Clinton didn't vote for it, Bernie Sanders did. Nice video, but....... George II Aug 2015 #96
LOL. She whipped votes for it, but had nothing to do with it. MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #101
Ferguson Burns. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #114
I do expect that President Sanders will do more than what Obama and Holder did, which is: MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #115
Bernie is the President? sheshe2 Aug 2015 #120
Moreover, I find it fascinating that you demand that Bernie address it, MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #118
Most welfare recipients are white. But you knew that. nt SunSeeker Aug 2015 #123
Thank you! sheshe2 Aug 2015 #125
Blacks are more than twice as likely to be on welfare MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #134
69% of African Americans have NEVER been on welfare. SunSeeker Aug 2015 #140
Sorry, I was sarcastically riffing off Hillary's MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #146
When I googled that... sheshe2 Aug 2015 #124
LOL! MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #135
why is Obama not asked to address this? grasswire Aug 2015 #130
MHO... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #106
Really moving post...thank you. George II Aug 2015 #51
George. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #126
I think Bernie Sanders agrees with you and is supportive of the cause. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #53
During the GOP debate, they asked about this "most important civil rights issue.. R B Garr Aug 2015 #57
BLM matter, thanks R B Garr sheshe2 Aug 2015 #65
We all agree that black lives matter. But why pick on Bernie? There is no totodeinhere Aug 2015 #121
Because if you disagree with anything BLM says, MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #122
You don't own Michael Brown, and the troublemakers from yesterday don't either. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #139
Everyone knows the difference between a cause and a tactic. Even you. arcane1 Aug 2015 #151
It's really a surprise they were so obvious Hydra Aug 2015 #7
Especially to take the side... zentrum Aug 2015 #17
Qui Bono Hydra Aug 2015 #21
Yep. Follow the money. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #36
I agree. Someone is being used, they need to figure it out. bbgrunt Aug 2015 #38
It's a Rovian tactic to attack an opponent's strength. Attacking Bernie for his 50 years of support GoneFishin Aug 2015 #34
You nailed it. This is exaclty what is going on. Swiftboating Bernie on civil rights. jalan48 Aug 2015 #45
it is just like the bills during gw bush used to name that were completely opposite restorefreedom Aug 2015 #94
Me, too nikto Aug 2015 #70
Well, Bernie IS drawing the biggest crowds SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #103
Imo it was a question of tactics (which haven't worked worked as hoped for) Babel_17 Aug 2015 #142
I think you have a point... George II Aug 2015 #67
Sanders doesn't need sympathy. But somebody could be trying to take out Sanders AND magical thyme Aug 2015 #83
Hmmm, sheshe2 Aug 2015 #91
Wow malokvale77 Aug 2015 #108
+ 1 Thank you. senz Aug 2015 #12
They are merely puppets who do a terrible disservice to a very serious and timely cause emsimon33 Aug 2015 #78
Is it? GOOD. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #102
Saul Alinsky says hello Depaysement Aug 2015 #5
lol Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #15
You're still pulling that? shenmue Aug 2015 #89
Bernie is bringing out new voters. He has awaken a sleeping giant. I agree that the rhett o rick Aug 2015 #6
agreed roguevalley Aug 2015 #9
Went to a farmers market today in Port Orford, OR (population 1200) WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #60
I wish I could be as positive as you, rhett o rick. senz Aug 2015 #19
You have it all wrong. The RWNJ's claim they're Obama's camps. okasha Aug 2015 #31
As I see it one has two choices. Fight for you freedoms and liberties against the odds, rhett o rick Aug 2015 #133
Agree with you 100%. senz Aug 2015 #144
I appreciate your kind words even if I am not sure how to take the "level-headed" comment. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #148
Lately, my definition of "level-headed" is anyone whose words senz Aug 2015 #150
Yup. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #128
looks like swooning isn't limited to presidents / candidates Skittles Aug 2015 #10
Glad to see people waking up dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #11
Yes. peacebird Aug 2015 #32
Unfortunately someone wants to pit the POC against the Progressives and it seems to be working. jalan48 Aug 2015 #13
this this this this this this THIS !!! navarth Aug 2015 #66
Someone has already laid claim to those votes it would seem? SciDude Aug 2015 #129
Yup and they Puglover Aug 2015 #132
BINGO wezl Aug 2015 #153
Is ham handed kosher? Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #14
It makes me ill that they're being used this way. senz Aug 2015 #16
^This^ zentrum Aug 2015 #18
Amen..... daleanime Aug 2015 #22
exactly. magical thyme Aug 2015 #82
Agree whole heartedly. nt JEB Aug 2015 #149
They say Bernie is not talking about their issues passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #20
Their missoin was disruption, disruption doesn't involve listening. HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #25
Good thinking nikto Aug 2015 #71
That is the plan it looks like. glinda Aug 2015 #47
What? onehandle Aug 2015 #23
had they done this to HRC I would be just as opposed cali Aug 2015 #68
I was against them for doing it to O'Malley. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting magical thyme Aug 2015 #87
My wife and I wore our Bernie shirts in a very red state today. the results were very encouraging. punguin54 Aug 2015 #26
Remind them to give money! glinda Aug 2015 #48
And vote! Person 2713 Aug 2015 #64
Need both! glinda Aug 2015 #74
So why don't the blm people target the repukes who are a bigger problem? boomer55 Aug 2015 #27
They have taken sides in the primary. It's a campaign strategy. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #37
Because Bernie is the only one without security. Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #40
Exactly. glinda Aug 2015 #49
This is bullshit whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #55
You seem a bit angry at my thoughts whatcamacallit Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #59
and through it all V0ltairesGh0st Aug 2015 #63
That's the sixty four thousand dollar question isn't it? truebrit71 Aug 2015 #46
When I heard there was a hash tag BowDownBernie zeemike Aug 2015 #58
I think This Will Work Out Well... Billsmile Aug 2015 #61
The BLM movement has suffered a major setback as a result of this BS.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #88
I still say SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #93
True. "They" could be THEM. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #95
Heh. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #99
Well, they've unfortunately stepped back to the first step in activism which is "Notice Us!" HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #137
There's another post somewhere here that claims a Hillary connection... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #143
I see both sides here being STUPID world wide wally Aug 2015 #98
Shhhhh..... postatomic Aug 2015 #100
It already has backfired. This is not the Dean Scream era. People now have sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #107
People know... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #109
you know those flatlanders dsc Aug 2015 #138
Your threads generate some amazing replies Babel_17 Aug 2015 #141
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