Agreed, but then Bernie ALWAYS handles himself with dignity and aplomb, unlike typical politicians. This is why Bernie keeps rising in the polls and will soon be our nominee. (Reply #19)

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19. Agreed, but then Bernie ALWAYS handles himself with dignity and aplomb, unlike typical politicians. This is why Bernie keeps rising in the polls and will soon be our nominee.

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After reading and watching all the video's, I think Bernie had a no-win situation on his hands. [View all]	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	OP
Of course.	mmonk	Aug 2015	#1
I don't think it could have been handled better.	daleanime	Aug 2015	#2
Agreed, but then Bernie ALWAYS handles himself with dignity and aplomb, unlike typical politicians. This is why Bernie keeps rising in the polls and will soon be our nominee.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2015	#19
the only thing the campaign missed	questionseverything	Aug 2015	#20
He did do the right thing, and critics who say otherwise are being less than honest.	arcane1	Aug 2015	#3
Precisely.	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	#15
Correct me if I am wrong...	notadmblnd	Aug 2015	#4
It was not a Sanders event.	jeff47	Aug 2015	#11
the old white guy has not choice but to step aside and allow those strong voices to be heard	Supersedeas	Aug 2015	#65
I can't say strong. Loud, but there really was nothing profound spoken that made it strong	notadmblnd	Aug 2015	#66
and yet, even as we kabitz over the adjectives that we use about the protest	Supersedeas	Aug 2015	#69
yes, and most are missing it	notadmblnd	Aug 2015	#70
I suspect Clinton operatives are behind the BLM protestors.	Impedimentus	Aug 2015	#5
Nah, I suspect the GOP	jeff47	Aug 2015	#13
I don't even suspect them.	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	#18
First of all, President Obama gets 1000s of threats a week, a WEEK.	underthematrix	Aug 2015	#30
You were alive, were ya?	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	#51
Well they are not going to gain any minority votes that way	notadmblnd	Aug 2015	#25
They're playing a zero-sum game. Loss of D votes is a win to them.	jeff47	Aug 2015	#35
Their stunt will not cause a loss of D votes for Sanders.	notadmblnd	Aug 2015	#41
That's pretty obvious	AgingAmerican	Aug 2015	#45
It's not Clinton. This is a right wing ratfuck.	backscatter712	Aug 2015	#54
Agreed	kenfrequed	Aug 2015	#61
Hi did the right thing and, in the end, the protesters have been exposed as RWNJs	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#6
Nicely said. Thanks. n/t	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	#21
LOL. My daughter attends a women's college	azmom	Aug 2015	#22
Um...	Maedhros	Aug 2015	#42
She is VERY COOL! Authentic ........Good Choice!	KoKo	Aug 2015	#60
I think they are their own individuals and not paid shills	artislife	Aug 2015	#7
They essentially 'caged' him. No matter what else he did other than walk away..	Triana	Aug 2015	#8
His body language was not fear, but annoyance and confusion.	philly_bob	Aug 2015	#9
Several people have hypothesized that the goal was to be arrested.	jeff47	Aug 2015	#10
There's no "technically" about it	jberryhill	Aug 2015	#16
Yes, just meant it did not rise to the level where most people would press charges (nt)	jeff47	Aug 2015	#17
That is absolutely the goal of these kinds of actions.	joshcryer	Aug 2015	#67
Bernie did fine.	Adrahil	Aug 2015	#12
From a Bernie supporter...thank you for that.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Aug 2015	#23
I don't think there was a good way to handle it	gollygee	Aug 2015	#14
It was not Bernie's rally. He was an invited guest and let the invent sponsor handle it.	Skwmom	Aug 2015	#24
I learned this up thread. I appreciate you correcting my misapprehension. n/t	A HERETIC I AM	Aug 2015	#27
Not all DUers would agree..	Dawgs	Aug 2015	#26
Some are immune to facts.	arcane1	Aug 2015	#28
baloney. He handled it with dignity and compadsion	cali	Aug 2015	#31
Agree. Amazing to see some use it for political purposes.	Dawgs	Aug 2015	#37
Yes, but those DUers are disingenuous and only trying to score points.	Maedhros	Aug 2015	#43
Or, he could have ceded the mic to these women ...	1StrongBlackMan	Aug 2015	#29
I like the way he handled it	Travis_0004	Aug 2015	#33
Yes ... assholes will be assholes. n/t	1StrongBlackMan	Aug 2015	#34
Little problem with that.	jeff47	Aug 2015	#40
This ^	bvf	Aug 2015	#44
I don't think they had "concerns"	tularetom	Aug 2015	#53
Okay ... but President Obama is doing something and ...	1StrongBlackMan	Aug 2015	#56
You know, he really could...	tularetom	Aug 2015	#59
huh? that's what he did. He tried to engage with them. they wouldn't even shake the	cali	Aug 2015	#55
Why should anyone expect him to do that?	noiretextatique	Aug 2015	#63
He definitely did the right thing and if you watch the video, you'll see him smile	mnhtnbb	Aug 2015	#32
Good post but this is already old news.	fbc	Aug 2015	#36
I can think of 17 candidates who _DON'T_ think that Black Lives Matter....	Mustellus	Aug 2015	#38
There's no hope for them, they hate... no room for conversation	uponit7771	Aug 2015	#64
I agree.	Blue_In_AK	Aug 2015	#39
I think he did the right thing, too	Politicub	Aug 2015	#46
Bernie has grace, pure and simple, grace.	Dont call me Shirley	Aug 2015	#47
Yes. The crowd should have booed them down and then left.	JDPriestly	Aug 2015	#48
I agree. Hillary needs to weigh in, if nothing else than to reduce	bbgrunt	Aug 2015	#57
Yes or No...are these women officially affiliated with Black lives Matter?	SoapBox	Aug 2015	#49
Something I thought might be of interest.	SusanCalvin	Aug 2015	#50
thank you for posting this. posting to view later tonight.	Hiraeth	Aug 2015	#52
It's unfortunate	AndreaCG	Aug 2015	#58
BLM tried to get him to do something ill thought out	Hydra	Aug 2015	#62
+1	davidpdx	Aug 2015	#68
I think Sanders did very well.	NCTraveler	Aug 2015	#71

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