From Clay Jones on his political cartoon “Scary Berners,” Bernie Sanders at the Nevada Democratic Convention, and throwing chairs
A whole bunch of bad stuff went down at the Nevada Democratic Convention over the weekend.
Supporters for Bernie Sanders disrupted the proceedings by throwing chairs and later threatening the state chairwoman in a fight over delegates. They’re threatening to take the fun all the way to Philadelphia, too. So much for unity.
Sanders has said he doesn’t support the violence or death threats, but he’s not actually doing anything to rein in his supporters. If you’re going to demand that Donald Trump calm his people down, you should do the same when your crowd gets chair-throwing-happy.
He could at least tell his supporters to stop calling Roberta Lange, the chairwoman of the state party, with death threats to her and her family. They could also stop giving out her private phone number.
Bernie Sanders is not going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee. That doesn’t mean he should drop out as many of Clinton’s supporters are suggesting. The man has a right to take his campaign all the way through California to the convention in Philly. His platform is important, and the party needs to listen. That said, his supporters should realize Bernie isn’t going to win, demand his voice in the platform, and support their party unless they want to see three more John Roberts on the Supreme Court — or worse, three Gary Buseys.
If you’re going to live by “Bernie Or Bust,” then bust is exactly what you’re going to get.
I can’t support candidates. I can’t give them money. I can’t campaign for them. That said, I’d really like one of those Bernie shirts. Not because I’m on Bernie’s team (I’m not on Hillary’s either). I just think they look cool.
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You are confusing the #bernieorbust people with the sheeple on Clinton and Trumps team. This is the false mindset that has been developing in this country for many years. “People will mindlessly vote for either party”. Bernie supporters have brains, it’s not about the party, it’s not about our candidate “telling” us to behave. We see the corruption inherent in the system. We see Clinton’s lies and Trump’s stupidity. And we are told once again to behave. Tell me, did the colonists behave when they were breaking free from English rule? Did they change the system from within? Did they quietly just vote for who they were told to vote for? NO. You need to get your facts straight on what really went down during the NV convention. Not only did Sanders loose the chance for gaining delegates, but Clinton did too. There were 8 points that needed accomplished, only two were taken care of because the chair purposefully did not follow the rules set down by the State of Nevada. All Nevada voters lost something that evening, not just Bernie supporters. Stop being a tool of the system, get your head out of your ass, and start using your obviously underused critical thinking skills.
What damn chairs was thrown?