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Hillary Clinton

BlueCaliDem

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19. And for all we know, they *are* Trumpettes, but because Sanders has done nothing to calm

Reply to stopbush (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 03:02 PM

Jun 2016

the waters by saying loud and clear that he does NOT condone this sort of behavior - instead of his mealy-mouthed, "naughty but you have the right to protest" shtick - and call upon his supporters at those YUGE rallies to stop, he could have put public distance between the antics of those "burn the country down" nihilists and hiding Teapublicans and his supporters. He failed to do so (big surprise ) and thus he owns it.

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NYT reporter getting threats after this article went up [View all] BootinUp Jun 2016 OP

Sad. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #1

I understand disappointment. I don't get murder threats. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #2

and this is why I dont care about puffy socks Jun 2016 #14

Extremism of any stripe Stuckinthebush Jun 2016 #3

Reporters will see what we have endured for close to a year now! Her Sister Jun 2016 #4

"Maybe now people will start speaking up against bullying and harassment!" caquillo Jun 2016 #8

These jerks are worse than Trump supporters. stopbush Jun 2016 #5

And for all we know, they *are* Trumpettes, but because Sanders has done nothing to calm BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #19

And they wonder why superdelegates are reluctant to come forward. displacedtexan Jun 2016 #6

Good gawd DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #7

I like this response savalez Jun 2016 #9

Weaver will say she's lying that she feels threatened by those calls SharonClark Jun 2016 #10

blech sarae Jun 2016 #11

We don't need MFM008 Jun 2016 #12

it also comes from making people feel the government is evil, media is evil, etc. BootinUp Jun 2016 #13

No. There's no sexism involved. None. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #15

Unfortunately we will still see chaos at the convention..sanders is such a poor beachbumbob Jun 2016 #16

Are these the "new voters" BS & JS are so proud to have "brought into the process"? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #17

scraping the bottom of the barrel. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #18

k & enthusiastic r!!!! LAS14 Jun 2016 #20

Bernie supporters really give Democrats a bad name. Walk away Jun 2016 #21