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Democrats Fear Violence At Convention: "Don't Want To Go Back To '68 Riots"
zero hedge ^
| 5/19/16
| tyler durden
Posted on 05/19/2016 6:09:22 PM PDT by Nachum
Any way you slice it, the Democratic National Convention coming up in Philadelphia in late July promise to be tumultuous.
Though Hillary Clinton and the party insiders long ago expected the 2016 primary to be a formality (which conspicuously few hopefuls in the race), the grassroots voters are feverishly demanding Bernie, and vehemently against the establishment candidate who is widely known for her duplicity and dishonesty.
As California Senator Diane Feinstein makes clear in this short and sweet video below, the establishment fears the riots and backlash that could come from a contested, or at least highly protested, convention as Sen. Sanders vows to continue the fight until the last ballot is cast.
Instead, she and other figures inside the Democratic party are trying to nudge Sanders into dropping in order to save face and avoid damaging the partys share in the duopoly of political power.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; clinton; convention; democrat; democratic; democrats; dnc; hillary; hillaryclinton; pennsylvania; philadelphia; sanders; violence
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To: Disestablishmentarian
So.... the DNC Convention might end up looking like this ?
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:23:09 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: tbw2
Yes. This will be 1968 all over again.
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:24:07 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Biggirl
In 1968 Chicago, the police fought back, hard. Leaving lefties with bleeding skulls kind of hard. The police had the full backing of their mayor.
Now, not so much.
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:30:46 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Sounds like U district, Fremont, and lake union. Oops! I forgot Broadway.
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:31:11 PM PDT
by
imfbi
(my posting name is geography not an occupation.)
To: Nachum
They will. Just wait. All part of the plan to further overtake the Dems (not that they needed any help). Just optics, folks.
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:34:17 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: beethovenfan
“Hope it outdoes 1968!”
As riots go, it was pretty tame. I was blocks away from it (I had been at the Museum of Science and Industry with my grandfather) and then we watched it on local TV. A little blood, a little tear gas, a little wood shampooing.
Just like the REAL Mayor Daley said: “Gentlemen, let’s get this thing straight, once and for all. The policeman is not here to create disorder. The policeman is here to preserve disorder.”
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:37:48 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
To: The Antiyuppie
I still admire Daly, the senior, for his actions in ‘68.
To: Nachum
Recreate 68 baby! They will bern the city down.
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:48:52 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: Fred Hayek; ExTexasRedhead
“Maybe the Democratic Party will crash and burn in Philthadephia.”
Oh, I hope so!
To: lee martell
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posted on
05/19/2016 7:58:28 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: Nachum
“Do you love it, do you hate it, there it is the way you made it!”
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:04:48 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: Nachum
“Do you love it, do you hate it, there it is the way you made it!”
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:04:49 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: Nachum
“Do you love it, do you hate it, there it is the way you made it!”
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:04:49 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: Nachum
“Instead, she and other figures inside the Democratic party are trying to nudge Sanders into dropping in order to save face and avoid damaging the partys share in the duopoly of political power.”
Bernie probably doesn’t give a crap about “damaging” the Democrat “duopoly” and probably can’t be “nudged” either since Bernie has always been a socialist and NOT a member of the Democrat party until just a few months ago as a matter of convenience.
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:19:34 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: PROCON
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:44:31 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common any more.)
To: UCANSEE2
I've a feeling it might be worse. Police still had a handle on things back then as crazy as it was. I was just a kid but remember1968 was just a bad bad year:
Chicago Riots 1968
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:47:15 PM PDT
by
Karliner
( Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28- 8:38"...this is the end of the beginning."WC)
To: UCANSEE2
I've a feeling it might be worse. Police still had a handle on things back then as crazy as it was. I was just a kid but remember1968 was just a bad bad year:
Chicago Riots 1968
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:47:15 PM PDT
by
Karliner
( Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28- 8:38"...this is the end of the beginning."WC)
To: Snickering Hound
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posted on
05/19/2016 8:49:00 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common any more.)
To: Nachum
The Democrats want to skip 1968 and go right to 1917.
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posted on
05/19/2016 9:20:57 PM PDT
by
Dr.Deth
To: All
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posted on
05/19/2016 9:40:11 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(You can't spell "HILLARY" without the letters "L, I, A, R" !!)
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