Memo to Clinton supporters: It makes no sense to punch women for supporting Sanders

[QC]

It makes all you people look very bad to behave so brutally. Please cut it out immediately!

Thank you.

http://nypost.com/2016/05/15/wendell-pierce-arrested-for-allegedly-hitting-bernie-sanders-supporter/

[AgingAmerican]

1. Its their GOTV effort

Cognitive dissonance and GOTV dont mix well

[NuclearDem]

2. After what happened in Nevada this weekend

Sanders supporters have no business lecturing other people about violence.

[Prism]

5. Throwing a water bottle and chalk

Vs smacking a woman in the head.

Yes, those are equivalent.

Suddenly everyone's real sketchy about whether or not smacking a woman is a really bad thing.

But now, apparently it's the same thing as tossing a plastic bottle and chalk slogans.

Domestic abusers take note, I guess.

[puffy socks]

8. Throwing a water bottle can cause

bad injuries
They are lucky no one got hurt from it
and just because I point this out doesn't mean I think it's OK to hit a Sanders supporter.
No one knows exactly how far Bernie's supporters will go though. There's already been one who threatened to cut out a superdelegates tongue.

[Prism]

15. One of Clinton's supporters actially *did* assault people

You wonder, "How far will they go?!"

Uhm. Yeah, yeah, look over here. Here's how far a Clinton supporter did go.

Don't get so wrapped up in theoreticals when you have actual instances before you.

[puffy socks]

24. So because this fool got lucky

its tossed out as nothing?
Yet it was Bernie suppoters threatening people , one arrested for threatening to cut out the tongue of a supe delegate
All forgiven
Thats a sure sign of a cult.

Bernie lost

He LOST! Deal with it.

[Agschmid]

39. They both are assault IMO.

[NWCorona]

12. Yes they do

[jillan]

40. Hillary supporter screaming "Fuck you Bitch" at Bernie supporter is okay with you?

Get off your throne.

Hillary supporters have a history of being bullies.

[NuclearDem]

56. The entire Sanders campaign has been one of lawsuits, threats, and slurs.

Stalking and threatening superdelegates, vile racist slurs being thrown at African Americans, provoking violent confrontations with other campaigns' supporters and threatening riots have been your campaign's tactics since day one--yes, the very day Sanders announced Sanders supporters were already acting like this.

So boo hoo. Your grave concern for sexist slurs didn't apply to Barbara Boxer ("Shut up, bitch" this weekend), the numerous female superdelegates and surrogates called "whores", and every slur under the sun levied at Hillary. If you don't like people acting this way, you shouldn't have done it in the first place.

[jillan]

57. You sound angry and are rambling.

[NuclearDem]

59. Just resist the urge to send me $27.

[Prism]

3. I bet she was a BernieBro

Which means she pretty much had it coming.

I can say this, because people who keep telling me they're feminists have co-signed the sentiment.

If only she had learned to be quiet and not have opinions the assailant might have been tired of hearing.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

4. Anybody who would use this incident this way has a clear agenda.

[NWCorona]

13. If this would have been a Bernie supporter...

[KittyWampus]

20. Sanders supporters have been engaging in violent, harassing behavior for months now

and it's escalating.

So where was your concern before today?

[NWCorona]

26. I've acknowledged extreme elements on both sides.

[TwilightZone]

6. Perhaps you should tell the one person who did so.

The rest of us agree with you.

Note: making blanket assertions of a candidate's supporters based on the actions of *one* of them is pretty silly. One might say that it makes no sense.

[rhett o rick]

9. "the rest of us agree with you." Isn't that a "blanket assertion"??

Clinton has chosen to side with the Wealthy Oligarchy that will not lose no matter what the cost. I am not surprised at the dirty tricks by the DNC and the Corp-Media with many election irregularities thrown in. Look who you chose to "lie down with", you will get fleas for sure.

[TwilightZone]

11. It's a lot closer to the truth than "one person represents the actions of the entire candidate base"

Unless you think I'm the only person who thinks violence against women is unacceptable.

This place just keeps getting funnier.

[rhett o rick]

14. I wonder if those that support the wealthy side in this class war think that 2.5 million children

homeless and 16 million living in poverty is funny.

[TwilightZone]

18. That might have been the biggest non sequitur in the history of the internet

Congratulations.

[rhett o rick]

19. Maybe I misunderstood you. You seemed to indicate that you thought this was funny.

I think a lot of Clinton supporters agree and that's why they are so arrogant.

While they fight for bigger profits for Goldman-Sachs and a bigger bank account balance for the Clinton family, there are those that are fighting to help those among us that are suffering. Clinton and Goldman-Sachs are capitalists and their number one goal is to amass more and more wealth. I dont think that's funny.

[JaneyVee]

7. I love the smell of a desperate campaign in its final death throes.

[rhett o rick]

10. If you are referring to the desperation of punching women in the face, then I understand.

Although I wouldn't gloat. I believe in karma.

[KittyWampus]

21. Nice to see you are finally decrying violent, harassing behavior.

[rhett o rick]

31. Ah, very clever.

[liberal from boston]

50. Go Bernie

So funny--remember "Pride Goeth Before A Fall." Suggest you read about a former Nevada Democratic Congressman a Hillary supporter who was so disgusted at the Clinton Camp antics at Nevada Convention that he tore up his ballot & walked out. http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511975215

[Prism]

16. Why do Clinton supporters have such a hard time not assaulting women?

It's a question that needs discussion, I think. Clearly, Clinton needs to rein her supporters in.

[KittyWampus]

22. So on some level you do accept the aggressive Berniebro behavior exists...

by trying to do a "false equivalency" play.

[Prism]

25. Geeses and ganders, mon ami

If Sanders has to explain and apologize for every fart that ever traveled over twitter, I think the least Clinton can do is pipe up about assaulting women in the face.

Don't you agree?

I mean, she is all about women's issues. I'd think assaulting women would kind of be in her wheelhouse.

[RufusTFirefly]

28. Not good enough, Clinton supporters!

Very bad optics!

[Prism]

30. Why isn't Hillary speaking out?! n/t

[TSIAS]

17. This type of behaviour comes from the top

I hope Sec. Clinton addresses this issue, promptly.

Funny how MSNBC ran this on their crawl, but never mentioned that Pierce had assaulted a woman AND a Sanders supporter.

Seems they are auditioning to be the house organ of a Clinton presidency.

[B Calm]

23. Someone on the Hillary campaign should tell her supporters it's not nice to beat up women.

[underthematrix]

27. I don't believe the woman's story

Wendell Pierce has NEVER EVER been accused of being hot tempered, easily provoked. Never. So I don't believe her. Wendell has a witness and there's probably video because most hotels have cameras to monitor the hallways.

[Starry Messenger]

36. You are correct, there is more to this story.

http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/05/16/wendell-pierce-arrest-police-report/

Pierce's side of the story is he followed the Bernie fan and her friends to their room as they argued about Clinton and Sanders -- but stayed outside the room. He claims they tried to pull him into the room ... as he tried to run away.

Hopefully he'll get to tell his side of what happened soon.

[underthematrix]

43. Yes. I hope they drop the case. I want him to get the same

benefit of the doubt as any white man.

Trying to destroy our icons is not okay with me.

[Starry Messenger]

46. I admire him a lot too.

I was sure his side wasn't getting told.

[LoverOfLiberty]

29. Oh ffs

This is ridiculous, of course we know that assault is a bad thing and there is no excuse for it. Don't try to paint us all with the same brush as a single drunk idiot who will hopefully learn his lesson.

[rhett o rick]

44. I see you are a low post Hillary supporter new to DU. Oh wait you've been here for 14 years

but only recently started posting. We welcome to DU and to my ignore list. Nothing personal, but Bob-Bye

[jamese777]

32. O.K., I got the message

I promise not to assault any women while I'm on my way to, actually voting for, or leaving after voting for Hillary Clinton and my wife makes the same promise.

[Nye Bevan]

33. I hereby pledge never to punch a woman for supporting Sanders.

Also, I will never scream the "b" word at any female politician, even if I dislike what she is saying.

[seabeyond]

35. Right on.... Nt.

[seabeyond]

34. Yes, it was wrong. He was arrested as he should be. Not justifying, validating, or excusing....

as we so often see with Sanders supporters and their aggressive bullshit.

Good. He was arrested.

[Tarc]

37. Memo to Sanders supporters: It makes no sense to call Sen. Boxer a bitch

for supporting Clinton.

[jillan]

41. Maybe she shouldn't have insulted Bernie supporters? She deserved it.

[Tarc]

42. So do we say the same about the people in the OP?

Two can play at this game, my dear.

[jillan]

48. Some poster on DU is not an elected official or even a surrogate.

too funny

[Tarc]

54. I didn't think you'd actually comprehend it

[Prism]

45. A perjorative and assault are not similar things

It's interesting you would belittle violence against women in this way.

"Well, hitting a woman in the face is practically the same as name calling, really."

Is this more Clintonian feminism at work?

[Tarc]

55. You're belittling assault as well. But since it was against someone who criticizes Sanders

you're a-ok with that, eh?

[jamese777]

38. What Nancy Pelosi said

"I have a responsibility to elect a Democratic House because when we get a new President, as I said, whoever she may be."— Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

[rhett o rick]

47. Welcome to DU.

Nothing personal but Bob-Bye

[jamese777]

51. Thanks but been here for years

Just didn't post.
You take good care now.

[frylock]

49. This is so rad.

Watching Hillary Supporter whine about broad brushes is fucking rich.

[MaeScott]

52. Amen and kicked.

[WhiteTara]

53. You are so right and

it makes no sense to scream at women and children going to a rally for an opposing candidate and it makes no sense to throw chairs and threaten people with violence that don't agree with you. It makes all "you people" look very bad to behave so brutally. Please cut it out.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

60. I'll try. It's very tough not to go around punching female friends and strangers who support him.

Lol!