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Cha

(295,899 posts)
96. yeah, some BS fans have gone that CT road.. we had some on here, too. “Clintons did it,”
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 03:01 AM
Aug 2015

snips from your link, workingclass.. mahalo

“It this a legitimate group? Have their official media accounts said anything concerning this? Could be paid subversion,” wrote another.

The doxxing began.

“Apparently one of the women, Marissa Johnson, was a Sarah Palin supporter some time back. You can probably draw your own conclusions…” wrote one.


Yeah, that was BFD on du.

snip//

It’s not everyone. On Reddit, it’s easy to find hundreds of comments discussing how best to understand, respond to, or support the activists. And it’s hard to tell the allegiances of online conspiracy theorists — and impossible to underestimate the penchant for mischief online. But many of the comments were similar to those heard in person at Sanders events over the last month.

snip//

"The Sanders campaign did not respond to two requests for comment on supporters and the conspiracy issue"


So they are well aware of how some of these supporters are acting in his name.

Tio Oso..

“It’s very insulting and completely tone deaf and really indicative of the level of vitriol and derision that very specific Bernie Sanders supporters are exhibiting and began to exhibit right away — which is 100% racist, it’s discriminatory, it’s very anti-black,” she said.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/online-and-in-person-bernie-sanders-white-supporters-advance#.wmA6mdxow

#BlackLivesMatter.

It's all over DU as well leftofcool Aug 2015 #1
damn straight. And it should be called out and bannable. & T msanthrope Aug 2015 #25
I think Elon James White says it best: sufrommich Aug 2015 #2
OMG! I missed this one! I love it. leftofcool Aug 2015 #3
Although funny, that stuff has been spread around like crazy. Some even here... Stellar Aug 2015 #5
That's a good one! George II Aug 2015 #9
hahahahaha KMOD Aug 2015 #11
omg Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #12
Wait... SidDithers Aug 2015 #31
Ultra badass! n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #80
I'm betting there were/will be comment after comment ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #39
If that's the case, they would be freaking idiots. blackspade Aug 2015 #59
And on the Clinton Soros payroll BainsBane Aug 2015 #71
Love Elon James White! Mahalo, su! Cha Aug 2015 #94
Heh! ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #111
K and R leftofcool Aug 2015 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #6
Shhh JackInGreen Aug 2015 #22
Welcome to DU... SidDithers Aug 2015 #35
I think it's important to realize this is a small number of Sanders supporters davidpdx Aug 2015 #7
Maybe in the "real world", but certainly not on ths site. George II Aug 2015 #8
DU is not representative of the real world davidpdx Aug 2015 #10
Quotes from DU about disruptive protests by LGBT in the past: Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #13
I seem to be on your mind ... a lot! I'm flattered; but, please stop, you're making me blush. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #43
You got cited there only once, I could have done far more. The behavior is not equitable. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #92
Only once TODAY; but you seem to have that post ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #93
I'd love to see this sorry "Gotcha!" game extended a bit further Number23 Aug 2015 #103
Down the rabbit hole... msrizzo Aug 2015 #227
And you were talking about a lesbian disrupting an invitation-only party at a lesbian couple's house MADem Aug 2015 #104
ALL THAT MATTERS IS HOW THE ROOM FELT ABOUT THE EXCHANGE!!!! Puglover Aug 2015 #169
Keep helping your candidate with that kind of talk! MADem Aug 2015 #171
Yep, they really don't get it do they? nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #217
Thank you. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #172
TY 840high Aug 2015 #208
^^^^THIS^^^^ Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #50
This shit again? Puglover Aug 2015 #155
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Purveyor Aug 2015 #175
Thanks Puglover Aug 2015 #176
They do not want to hear it nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #170
Well said, Bluenorthwest Aerows Aug 2015 #195
K & R Iliyah Aug 2015 #14
Buzzfeed Lol whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #15
TOP 18 TIMES BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS CROSSED THE LINE Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #18
Haha yup whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #19
Thus Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #20
What, because I was mean to whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #23
yeah, just like that. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #28
I'm not here whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #30
Every time this subject comes up Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #32
Which subject? whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #33
Yep. nt sufrommich Aug 2015 #38
That's for sure. 840high Aug 2015 #209
I wonder what exactly is on the list of "non-offensive" things Sanders supporters could actually do. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #224
Ha yup whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #225
Something like this... Agschmid Aug 2015 #16
I do not expect any response to my points or questions. But that just makes my point all over again. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #17
...and if you point out Sanders supporters acting like obnoxious idiots, you're told Chakab Aug 2015 #21
"..there's a serious fucking issue with the behavior of a lot of his supporters that needs to be Cha Aug 2015 #212
Sigh... WIProgressive88 Aug 2015 #24
i am kinda hoping that the attack on women, state by state, can get their toe in seabeyond Aug 2015 #34
That is definitely a social justice issue.... blackspade Aug 2015 #60
For many, conspiracy theory is a pejorative term OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #26
None of that deals with the particulars of the OP BainsBane Aug 2015 #244
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #27
Sanders supporters are "creepublicans, teahadists, and libertarians." Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #49
SOME of his current supporteres ARE heaven05 Aug 2015 #51
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #52
that's the second time heaven05 Aug 2015 #55
I have absolutely no idea why your other post was hidden Number23 Aug 2015 #72
My guess BainsBane Aug 2015 #73
I have no idea either. blackspade Aug 2015 #82
That hide was bullshit. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #113
#notallberniesanderssupporters gollygee Aug 2015 #116
Sorry, you got a hide, heaven.. For Expressing your View of how you Felt at a BS rally.. WTF?! Cha Aug 2015 #95
"...tear down the only candidate who truly believes in the Black Lives Matter cause" Android3.14 Aug 2015 #29
NO democrat cares about blm, only the one and only independent. brilliant. seabeyond Aug 2015 #36
This is bs heaven05 Aug 2015 #41
Which parts, please, are bull pucky? Android3.14 Aug 2015 #67
The suggestion that they are targeting Bernie in particular BainsBane Aug 2015 #75
Those are very poor assumptions on their part.[n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #46
DU rec...nt SidDithers Aug 2015 #37
In order to win, we need a big tent, Right? jomin41 Aug 2015 #40
BIG Tent" is practically speaking an excuse for embracing conservative positions. TheKentuckian Aug 2015 #115
" in the center of the rest of the west pony loving fringe leftist"? kwassa Aug 2015 #181
I'm not sure what is unclear. What has you hung up? TheKentuckian Aug 2015 #230
Buzzfeed? L0oniX Aug 2015 #42
6 TIMES BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS WERE MEAN ONLINE Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #44
Next? Your caps lock got stuck on? L0oniX Aug 2015 #45
Damn you Capt. Obvious! LondonReign2 Aug 2015 #57
Someone's obviously interested in keeping this two week old story alive... raindaddy Aug 2015 #47
"Someone's obviously interested in keeping this two week old story alive..." blackspade Aug 2015 #63
No one in this OP is a Clinton supporter. So INCREDIBLY damn sick and tired of Sanders supporters Number23 Aug 2015 #74
I think you misunderstood my point. blackspade Aug 2015 #81
I sincerely apologize if I misunderstood. Number23 Aug 2015 #84
It's all good. blackspade Aug 2015 #85
this is a great post , i agree with both, i support sanders but having a hard time with many of his JI7 Aug 2015 #100
Yup!!!! raindaddy Aug 2015 #122
I think it will be remembered for far longer than two weeks BainsBane Aug 2015 #76
We disagree on a lot of things, but this is not one of them. blackspade Aug 2015 #83
I trust BLM to hold their feet to the fire BainsBane Aug 2015 #90
I agree! Hold everybody's feet to the fire! leftofcool Aug 2015 #106
What do you do when the opposing candidate is too pure to attack? Z_California Aug 2015 #48
+ AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #154
Embarrassing. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #53
"The crowds are mostly white and mostly" voted for Obama over Hillary. Blue State Bandit Aug 2015 #54
This line: BainsBane Aug 2015 #56
I've often said that I thought he'd shut these people down. That he hasn't has actually been Number23 Aug 2015 #70
Tio Oso is right on target.. And, those saying it's "time to move on" and "this OP is trolling".. Cha Aug 2015 #99
"The Sanders campaign did not respond to two requests for comment on supporters and the conspiracy.. Cha Aug 2015 #98
I'm so sick of this conspiracy nonsense from some Sanders supporters... blackspade Aug 2015 #58
Wow Hillary supporters will believe anything AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #61
This is about #BlackLivesMatter.. your conspiracy theories aren't working. Cha Aug 2015 #211
white supremacist liberal = n1gg3r reconciledinunison Aug 2015 #62
You really should consider a self delete on this one. blackspade Aug 2015 #64
"N****r" and "white supremacist" are not even remotely the same thing. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #65
So much dishonesty and just flat out stupidity in this post it's hard to know where to start Number23 Aug 2015 #69
+1000 blackspade Aug 2015 #86
it's almost like the right wing religious moralist types JI7 Aug 2015 #101
When trying to determine which insult is worse... Lancero Aug 2015 #89
Not even remotely. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #114
Not even slightly equivalent. gollygee Aug 2015 #117
and this is still up...and it went through the jury process Chitown Kev Aug 2015 #119
Makes you wonder doesn't it? leftofcool Aug 2015 #126
Wow. 840high Aug 2015 #213
maybe if OA hadn't bragged how little they knew about Sanders, hadn't flipped out AFTER they were MisterP Aug 2015 #66
"after they were handed everything they asked for" BainsBane Aug 2015 #77
You make a good point here blackspade Aug 2015 #87
It's just not true that Sanders wasn't discussing BlackLivesMatters issues before NN15. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #120
Actually he was discussing these issues. 840high Aug 2015 #214
I find it astounding BainsBane Aug 2015 #221
Yes, and this bears repeating. msrizzo Aug 2015 #228
Kicked and FUCKING Rec'd. Vox and Buzzfeed (along with an endless slew of black writers and activist Number23 Aug 2015 #68
K and R leftofcool Aug 2015 #78
Yep. I keep hearing this over and over ... from Hillary supporters. Can't say I have heard it GoneFishin Aug 2015 #79
BLM should hold all candidates feet to the fire. leftofcool Aug 2015 #107
Bring up racial injustice issues. They are a pressing problem. Don't cheapen them by ending every GoneFishin Aug 2015 #112
I didn't mention Sanders at all. leftofcool Aug 2015 #127
That's pretty selective hearing on your part BainsBane Aug 2015 #118
It is as thought people are just covering their ears where BLM is concerned. leftofcool Aug 2015 #129
Why I think this OP is trolling. delrem Aug 2015 #88
Keep playing this shitty game nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #91
That you even DARE call out the OP on "divisiveness" after the CT thread you posted on Aug. 9 scarletwoman Aug 2015 #121
You do realize that we have now some information nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #125
Okay, you just go right ahead and double down. scarletwoman Aug 2015 #139
And you tripple down in calling a Latina nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #141
Funny, I don't see the words "white supremacist" appearing anywhere in any of my posts. scarletwoman Aug 2015 #159
This is the game today. She will scream that you and I and the Man in the Moon called her a white Number23 Aug 2015 #162
It is not a game nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #164
Exactly what I planned to do. scarletwoman Aug 2015 #165
And now you are accusing me of mental illness nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #166
I couldn't agree more. Nice to see you again, sw Number23 Aug 2015 #167
Thank you. I'll be stopping by. scarletwoman Aug 2015 #168
Yup, that is what is now being implied nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #163
Jury results Aerows Aug 2015 #192
This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #201
Don't let some destructive Hillary supporters get to you jfern Aug 2015 #202
Last time I left was due to open antisemitism nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #204
Don't let them push you out. 840high Aug 2015 #215
This place will get epic nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #219
Bookmarking... SidDithers Aug 2015 #246
Yeah, that was one of the dumbest fucking threads ever. zappaman Aug 2015 #182
yeah, some BS fans have gone that CT road.. we had some on here, too. “Clintons did it,” Cha Aug 2015 #96
It's time to move on jfern Aug 2015 #97
No, it is not time for BLM to move on. leftofcool Aug 2015 #108
I mean the slander of the article jfern Aug 2015 #109
I agree about the slander of Hillary. leftofcool Aug 2015 #110
Give it a rest. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #102
Divided, we fall and it sure is damn working is all I have to say. mmonk Aug 2015 #105
In case anyone can't believe, or wants to deny that this has been going on, scarletwoman Aug 2015 #123
+1000 Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #124
Here you go nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #133
translation: Kali Aug 2015 #191
Yep. And this same poster is in every BLM thread talking about "divisive" all of this is Number23 Aug 2015 #128
Here nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #132
I am not a Mister. You couldn't even get that bit right Number23 Aug 2015 #135
I do not know your gender nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #136
The "shitty game" is the one that's been called out by damn near every GENUINE progressive voice Number23 Aug 2015 #137
Looks at oneself nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #140
You can consider me to the Arch Duchess Ferdinand. It makes no difference to me Number23 Aug 2015 #143
Whatever nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #146
Nice post, kiddo. zappaman Aug 2015 #183
And as much as you like to toot your own horn around here, if you had any "new information" to back Number23 Aug 2015 #138
Are you shitting me? On DU nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #142
Yeah, that's what the problem is. Number23 Aug 2015 #144
Yes, people like you who silence folks nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #147
I have never silenced anyone. But if you want to be on the side of racists, trolls and the folks Number23 Aug 2015 #150
Keep calling me a white supremacist nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #152
I've never called you a white supremacist. I've never even implied it. So if you're hearing that Number23 Aug 2015 #156
Yes you did, heavily nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #158
It's absolutely maddening - and, unfortunately, entirely predictable. scarletwoman Aug 2015 #145
Please continue to call a Latina and Immigrant nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #148
And the fact that so many of them are suddenly NOT white just makes all of this even more insane Number23 Aug 2015 #149
So now I have to scan my Mexican Passport for you to believe me? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #151
You can keep screaming and pretending that I called you a white supremacist. That never happened Number23 Aug 2015 #160
You did nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #161
If you were called a "white supremacist", why not reference the post number and the words used? George II Aug 2015 #194
See above, and I guess we have our answer. George II Aug 2015 #229
I read this whole thread top to bottom. sheshe2 Aug 2015 #173
Between this hysteria and the DESPERATE attempts upthread to YET AGAIN change the topic away Number23 Aug 2015 #174
Don't worry, due to people LIKE YOU nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #179
I will! Number23 Aug 2015 #198
Jury Results Gigabear Aug 2015 #205
And with that last laughable bit of fuckwittery, I am out of here Number23 Aug 2015 #207
Okay....this might be the most ridiculous alert I've ever seen Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #245
For you...heavily implied nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #178
Do you seriously think that only white people disagree with you? jfern Aug 2015 #153
If you're going to jump in, can you at least ask something that's based on something that someone Number23 Aug 2015 #157
I hope the alerter got the message. William769 Aug 2015 #193
I've gotten I don't know how many jury decisions from this one thread alone! Number23 Aug 2015 #197
Well please know that I do what I can to help watch your back William769 Aug 2015 #199
I can't thank you enough Number23 Aug 2015 #206
+1000 zappaman Aug 2015 #222
Hey Number23 sheshe2 Aug 2015 #196
What's amazing is someone repeatedly accusing you of calling them a "white supremacist" zappaman Aug 2015 #184
I saw the term used to describe some of the people in the Seattle crowd BainsBane Aug 2015 #190
a third or fourth degree personal insult at that Kali Aug 2015 #231
I love divisive people nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #235
prove it Kali Aug 2015 #237
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #239
no you did not, wrong again Kali Aug 2015 #240
It isn't just one person BainsBane Aug 2015 #243
Shitty call out not that I would ever, in my life alert on this, since juries don't work nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #130
+1000 leftofcool Aug 2015 #131
Denial is not just a river in Egypt nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #134
234 recs too BainsBane Aug 2015 #189
I did not say that nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #200
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #232
Speaking of very divisive people nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #233
thought you were leaving, oops credibility damaged again Kali Aug 2015 #234
Yup planned to. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #236
yup Kali Aug 2015 #238
Bullies justify their behavior all the time nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #241
... Kali Aug 2015 #242
wow, so much crap , the H operatives are always plumbing the depths for shit to hurl..... bowens43 Aug 2015 #177
Predictable response leftofcool Aug 2015 #180
Shhhhh shenmue Aug 2015 #188
Sorry, No CT.. this is from #BlackLivesMatter. Just bc you want to sweep it under the rug.. not Cha Aug 2015 #210
Kick & Recommended. William769 Aug 2015 #185
Kick and Rec...... revmclaren Aug 2015 #186
"If we all stand together ..." slipslidingaway Aug 2015 #187
+1 glinda Aug 2015 #203
Strongly unrec. 840high Aug 2015 #216
Yep. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #218
Kick KMOD Aug 2015 #220
Buzzfeed has a news division? Will wonders never cease. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #223
Kicking this thread because it needs to be read again and again! leftofcool Aug 2015 #226
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