2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie rioter's excuse for rioting: there were "too many bars".
Yes, a Bernie delegate actually went on MSNBC and said that. There was not enough food served and too many bars close to the event. That explains the death threats, sexist slurs, and chair throwing. I mean, you're at the Paris, you just gotta taste the appletini at every one of the bars. What, wait until after the event? No way! This, America, is what Bernie has to offer you.
Then she said that, well she didn't actually see any chair throwing. She did see a guy pick up a chair, but someone else stopped him before he could throw it, and they "hugged it out." Aww. What an adorable angry drunken mob.
And after all that, Bernie issues a statement that is a version of Trump's "it's a beautiful thing when people commit violent acts in my name."
Can there be a better representation of everything the Bernie campaign stands for? Some 30% of his delegates to the convention were too lazy to even show up. The ones that were there got themselves hammered. And they blame it not on themselves, but on the fact that there were too many bars. And then in their drunken stupor, they realize that there are more Hillary delegates there than Bernie delegates, and instead of accepting the math, they riot.
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Even the MSM is admitting it now.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)"I love you, man!!"
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YouDig
(2,280 posts)puffy socks
(1,473 posts)"....did see a guy pick up a chair, but someone else stopped him before he could throw it, and they "hugged it out." Aww. What an adorable angry drunken mob. "
Bernie's supporters have been trying to justify this since the convention.
We all know darn good and well had that been a Hillary supporter they'd be calling for the execution of the person picked who the chair and tried to kill all the Bernie supporters in the room
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Ahhhhh, to be one of the ninety nine.
YouDig
(2,280 posts)the delegates to "take over" the convention, maybe they thought a little juice would make things more lively.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)hammered for less than ten bucks.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Surely a committed revolutionary wouldn't give in to such temptations.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)Correct that record!
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)First in getting hammered and a madness of demanding they control rather than the majority. It's Sanders oligarchy, he likes fewer ruling.
peace13
(11,076 posts)If raising a voice when the system is stolen is wrong then we are in big trouble. I call bull on you blaming this on Sanders. Those people on the floor were reacting with their own feelings after witnessing a hyjacked process. This is crazy talk!
YouDig
(2,280 posts)Same story as the entire primary. Bernie just doesn't have the people behind him.
In this case, the mad Bernie supporters were also drunk, and chaos, death threats, sexist slurs, and chair throwing ensued.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)YouDig
(2,280 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)YouDig
(2,280 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I got thirsty and bought a Diet Sprite at the gift store. It cost me $4.50. That is a lot of money for a plebeian. I was determined to get my money back! I played the slots and won $18.00 and quit. I made my point.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Cash in quarters later. After a few doubles.
YouDig
(2,280 posts)too long.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)L A to Vegas in not too far a ride.
They don't make money on me. I am not a gambler, drinker, or partier.
YouDig
(2,280 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)JRLeft
(7,010 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)peace13
(11,076 posts)....I guess it was good that Hill wasn't around or the tazers would have been ablaze in such a riotous scene! Pretty amazing that you can watch Faux and get this crap out here. Sad.
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Dem2
(8,168 posts)YouDig
(2,280 posts)...mostly because I didn't know that you had to drink at each one before you could vote; man, caucuses are weird.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)seems like hillary's fans spend an awful lot of time parked in front of telly these days - makes ya wonder how they find the time to post
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)YouDig
(2,280 posts)SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)YouDig
(2,280 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)No more tomato references!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)You mean everybody who gets drunk doesn't issue death threats to children, babble vile sexist slurs, and throw chairs?? Who knew?
chascarrillo
(3,897 posts)Member since: Mon Apr 18, 2016, 07:35 PM
YouDig
(2,280 posts)John Poet
(2,510 posts)Nobody rioted, not even in Nevada.