Joe Biden Calls On Bernie Sanders To Condemn Backers’ Vicious Attacks

[wyldwolf]

Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) should be more forceful in urging his supporters to tamp down their verbal attacks on party officials. Some of Sanders’ voters sent vicious emails and left threatening voicemails with Democratic officials in Nevada over the last few days.

“That’s not Bernie,” Biden told reporters in Columbus, Ohio. “And what Bernie’s going to have to do if that happens again — he’s going to have to be more aggressive in speaking out about it.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-attacks_us_573cde04e4b0aee7b8e8ec22

[BootinUp]

1. Biden praised Bernie as well. nt

[eastwestdem]

2. Yeah, that's not happening. Bernie clearly enjoys the upheaval. nt

[grasswire]

3. another one?? nt

[reddread]

9. hail hydra, immortal hydra!

[kayakjohnny]

13. Cripes, you're making it obvious.

Learn a little finesse for fuck sake.

[eastwestdem]

16. This is not a finesse-appreciating crowd. Found that out quickly! nt

[Trenzalore]

4. I really wish Joe would have run nt.

[reddread]

11. he did.

quite a few times.
if he had a flamethrower
he could not catch fire.

[Hortensis]

20. I don't know. He is wonderfully likable and might just

have rivaled Ronald Reagan for presidential warm fuzzies.

But Bernie "should be more aggressive" sounds like the same lovable, squishy "I pride myself for getting along with everyone" behavior that made it so easy for the ruthless GOP to roll him and put Clarence Thomas on SCOTUS.

He's probably what that situation needs about now, so good, but I actually really like Biden leading a blitzkrieg on cancer.

[Fawke Em]

5. Maybe he would if there were vicious attacks.

But there wasn't any.

[reddread]

12. I beg to differ!

wait, do you mean from bernie supporters?

never mind

[taught_me_patience]

18. Umm..voicemails have been posted on the internet

Jezebel ran a story today...they contacted some off the callers. They are real.

[Fawke Em]

28. Yelling bad names at people isn't an "attack."

It's stupid and certainly not polite, but it's not against the law.

Telling someone you wish they were dead in some fashion is bad and I don't condone it, but it's not the same thing as telling them you are going to kill them. One is uncouth and the other is against the law.

The fact is that there were no physical attacks by Bernie supporters. In fact, the only physical attack that has occurred is by a Hillary supporter on a Bernie supporter.

[griffi94]

6. Under the bus Joe

Along with Mother Jones, Jezebel, and Wonkette.

[QC]

10. I wish somebody would put the under the bus cliche under the bus.

It got worn out years ago.

Maybe the Central Committee will send out some new snarking points soon.

[WhiteTara]

14. If it weren't such a regular occurrence then

maybe you wouldn't see the phrase so often.

[peace13]

7. Hey Joe, watch the video!

Save your breath. About the vicious emails...follow up with the authorities. Bernie has no control over those losers! Do your research Mr, Vice President!

[QC]

8. Biden should have been decent to Anita Hill, instead of

acting like he was Clarence Thomas's PR agent.

[Octafish]

25. Thank you.

"If you want to get along, go along." -- Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)

[Mike__M]

15. He should definitely "look into it"

Maybe even tell someone to "cut it out."

[imagine2015]

17. Has Biden called on Hillary to condemn backers physical attacks on Bernie supporter?

[ibegurpard]

19. what vicious attacks?

Are you talking about the threats and slurs?

[wallyworld2]

21. I am sure it will happen again

What is he talking about?

From RAWstory

Bernie backers ‘reality check’ Nevada violence: Video proves we only ‘lifted a chair in frustration’

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/bernie-backers-reality-check-nevada-violence-video-proves-we-only-lifted-a-chair-in-frustration/comments/

In a “Reality Check” post on Sanders’ official Reddit site, a supporter from California explained that the Nevada Democratic Party had “lied about this.”


“[T]he fact is that the incident is on video, and it is crystal clear that 1.) no one threw a chair; a man lifted a chair up and was hugged by other Berners; and 2.) they lied about this,” the author of the post said.

“Some irrelevant man lifts a chair in frustration and the media calls on Bernie to stop preaching violence,” another supporter added. “It’s insane the lengths the establishment will go to stop democracy.”

“Okay, but it was pretty fucking stupid of him to lift the chair,” one supporter from Minnesota charged. “Nothing good comes from a dude waving a damn chair in the air. Don’t give them a reason because they will exploit it.”

Raw Story could not confirm that any other chairs were thrown at the Nevada Convention on Saturday.

Note that even RAWstory continues the meme that there was a chair thrown, when it was clear that the chair was lifted and put down.

This projecting of violence onto Senator Sanders is wrong

[TheKentuckian]

22. Sanders should call a press conference and show the video of violent chair lift and hug out.

Caustically as he can muster apologize for "the violence" utilizing air quotes.

Call for the arrests of the death threat nut jobs whether they be gas lighting Clinton supporters, Republican plants, or disturbed supporters of his hoping they get both the corrections and care they clearly need.

Wonder where the concern is for actual violence like his campaign office being shot up or an actual assault.

Hammer away at the message.

[jillan]

23. Sanders should give the middle finger to the DNC and run as an independent. He would win in November

But he wouldn't do that. Unfortunately.

[Nye Bevan]

24. Uh-oh. Joe is now officially a despicable corporatist Third-Way Hillarian. (nt)

[Eric J in MN]

26. Bernie Sanders did condemn that.

Sanders' statement says:

'Our campaign of course believes in non-violent change and it goes without saying that I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals.'

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/statement-nevada/

[TimPlo]

27. So Biden is commenting on

The plan the DNC is using to plan for Clinton dropping out and the DNC handing it to Biden. If that happens as I am thinking it will play out him adding fuel to the DNC fire is going to seem self serving jerk shit when he tries to steal the nomination.

*Just so and HRC pawns I am just guessing so don't bother asking for proof as I have been asked in other threads for proof about some future prediction.

[oldandhappy]

29. The veep believes MSM