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RandySF

(59,897 posts)
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:40 PM Jul 2016

Sanders delegate incites shouting match at Texas delegation breakfast.

A Texas delegation breakfast Tuesday morning broke out in a screaming match as a Bernie Sanders delegate told the crowd he was “condemning our presumptive nominee.”

The comment came during a unity effort, during which the delegate, Russell Lytle, was expected to talk about the Sanders revolution and then segue into ways to work to elect Democrats across the state.

Chaos erupted after his comment as Hillary Clinton supporters and delegates booed the speaker and chanted Clinton’s name.
“We’re just in a state of shock because that’s not what we were told was going to happen,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.

However, Hinojosa said most delegates quickly denounced Lytle's comment.
“Within minutes, Bernie delegates started coming to me and said, ‘We are really sorry. This is not what we planned to do. We do not agree with this,'" Hinojosa recalled.

He said some Sanders delegates then went back on the stage to address the situation and apologized for Lytle’s remark. Lytle has since turned in his credentials and released a statement apologizing for the remark.


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/texas-delegation-bernie-sanders-226204#ixzz4FXObnhyg
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Sanders delegate incites shouting match at Texas delegation breakfast. (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2016 OP
If people aren't going to listen to their candidate, they need to have their credentials revoked. MADem Jul 2016 #1
Yes, I had a post hidden so be careful saying this. redstatebluegirl Jul 2016 #35
Where do these outbursts and unjustified hate come from? JaneyVee Jul 2016 #2
Maybe they are related to the angry and mean trump supporters demosincebirth Jul 2016 #21
Maybe from the same place as your hyperbole. jalan48 Jul 2016 #22
I dont think you know what that word means JaneyVee Jul 2016 #23
You call it hyperpole LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #26
Right wing and left wing hate machines double teamed Hillary. lapucelle Jul 2016 #33
It's the same shit peddled here... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #3
^^^^^ (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jul 2016 #4
Sanders's Texas delegates did NOT make excuses for him geek tragedy Jul 2016 #9
I understand your frustration RonniePudding Jul 2016 #20
It seems to me LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #28
At least he had DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #5
Hah...is it sad that when I reached the end of this article sarae Jul 2016 #17
No, I thought the same thing. auntpurl Jul 2016 #25
he wound up doing the correct thing by turning in his credentials geek tragedy Jul 2016 #6
Oh wonderful! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #14
his fellow delegates made things right, this makes geek tragedy Jul 2016 #18
Makes you wonder LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #29
probably just a momentary meltdown, nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #30
Good, the anti-Democratic fraud turned in his credentials. BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #7
The key line in the article is the following: still_one Jul 2016 #8
Staying positive - that's the ticket!!!!! tonyt53 Jul 2016 #13
Revoke this **ckin Trump supporters credentials workinclasszero Jul 2016 #10
At least they can't lay this at the feet of crypto-Hillary supporters anymore. Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #11
Sigh...another who needs to have their credentials pulled RonniePudding Jul 2016 #12
He surrendered his credentials LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #31
+1 RonniePudding Jul 2016 #32
So there are now two revolutions? A revolution within a revolution is called... glennward Jul 2016 #15
I was there Gothmog Jul 2016 #16
Thanks for your first hand account DesertRat Jul 2016 #36
Is there a point to tantrums like his? Or is it all for attention? LonePirate Jul 2016 #19
Ohh what change can happen in a day. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #24
After the delegate made national news,... DonViejo Jul 2016 #27
The only way to deal with these people is to pull them out of the convention liberal N proud Jul 2016 #34
Well thank god. About time their credentials started getting pulled. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #37

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. If people aren't going to listen to their candidate, they need to have their credentials revoked.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:43 PM
Jul 2016


They either support their candidate--AND his wishes as to how he wants his delegation to behave--or they should just go home. This isn't about THEM--it's about the guy they are supposedly representing.

lapucelle

(18,417 posts)
33. Right wing and left wing hate machines double teamed Hillary.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 02:03 PM
Jul 2016

And lots of people hang out in echo chambers where the hate gets confirmed and amplified.

tallahasseedem

(6,716 posts)
3. It's the same shit peddled here...
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:44 PM
Jul 2016

the board is swarmed with Bernie supporters that say hateful things about our candidate, then the apologizers show up and say that it's only a small percentage, blah, blah. The fact remains that we can't have a conversation about our candidate without the breakthrough Bernie crap. I hope Skinner will enact some new rules after the convention so we can continue to have a conversation without online jeers and boos from Bernie's side.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
9. Sanders's Texas delegates did NOT make excuses for him
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jul 2016

and most people who voted for Sanders in the primary are NOT defending that shit here.

 

RonniePudding

(889 posts)
20. I understand your frustration
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:52 PM
Jul 2016

The one thing here that has irked me are those who are eager to dismiss the fact that the emails were hacked by Russia for the purpose of disrupting our process. They are wrong, according to at least 2 cyber security firms and the FBI feels it's serious enough to investigate. These same people also seem to dismiss Trump's ties to Russia as well.

When you're that eager to poo poo those concerns it sets off alarm bells for me as far as what their true motive is.

LoverOfLiberty

(1,438 posts)
28. It seems to me
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 02:00 PM
Jul 2016

that after a rocky start yesterday, Democrats are doing a pretty good job of keeping things orderly.

The thing that impresses me is that we aren't using a heavy-hand to put down dissension.

I think quietly replacing disruptive delegates and those that publicly pledge to support a non-Democrat is the right approach.

Listening to their grievances doesn't cost anything.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
5. At least he had
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:45 PM
Jul 2016

the decency to turn in his credentials. There is that.

That the REST of the delegates from his state did not agree with him was good to see!

sarae

(3,284 posts)
17. Hah...is it sad that when I reached the end of this article
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:49 PM
Jul 2016

my first thought was, well, it sounds like things are improving?

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
25. No, I thought the same thing.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:55 PM
Jul 2016

At least there is some Hillary-supporting pushback, AND some accountability.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
6. he wound up doing the correct thing by turning in his credentials
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:45 PM
Jul 2016

he's an outlier, sounds like the rest of the Sanders delegates are behaving more than 100% appropriately.

he'll always have this in his google history, lucky guy

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
7. Good, the anti-Democratic fraud turned in his credentials.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:45 PM
Jul 2016

Now when do the rest of the dead-enders face reality and do the same?

still_one

(92,539 posts)
8. The key line in the article is the following:
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jul 2016


"However, Hinojosa said most delegates quickly denounced Lytle's comment.
“Within minutes, Bernie delegates started coming to me and said, ‘We are really sorry. This is not what we planned to do. We do not agree with this,'" Hinojosa recalled."

I prefer to focus on that
 

RonniePudding

(889 posts)
12. Sigh...another who needs to have their credentials pulled
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:48 PM
Jul 2016

Why are these people even in Philly? It's illogical.

LoverOfLiberty

(1,438 posts)
31. He surrendered his credentials
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 02:02 PM
Jul 2016

sounds like peer pressure may have worked.

Another opportunity to point out that most Sanders supporters are not engaging in this behavior.

Gothmog

(146,018 posts)
16. I was there
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:48 PM
Jul 2016

The sanders campaign head and the clinton campaign head asked us to listen to the sanders delegates. The entire sanders delegation is 75 people and 20 to 30 of the young ones walked in arm in arm. The kid who condemned our presumptive nominee apologized and had his credentials suspended or he gave these credentials up.

There will be roll call vote tonight. Sanders is speaking to the Texas delegation tomorrow

Gary Mauro is the head of the Texas Clinton campaign snd Gary ask the we accept apology and be nice to the sanders delegates

LonePirate

(13,448 posts)
19. Is there a point to tantrums like his? Or is it all for attention?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:52 PM
Jul 2016

I fully support any delegate who wishes to speak in praise of Bernie and Bernie's goals. I draw the line at being patient with ranting lunatics whose behavior resembles that of a crying three year old.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
24. Ohh what change can happen in a day.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:55 PM
Jul 2016

Glad he got the mocking he should have. Sad the other Sanders supporters had to apologize for his Trump like outburst.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
27. After the delegate made national news,...
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:59 PM
Jul 2016

of course Lytle "turned in his credentials and released a statement apologizing for the remark." Disruption = mission accomplished

liberal N proud

(60,352 posts)
34. The only way to deal with these people is to pull them out of the convention
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 02:07 PM
Jul 2016

They have had their day, now the convention must move on to electing Democrats.

And just because people didn't get their way, does not give excuse to throw temper tantrums and be disruptors. It is exactly how my republican brother acts when we get together. Hence the reason I no longer get together with him or even talk to him.

Maru Kitteh

(28,348 posts)
37. Well thank god. About time their credentials started getting pulled.
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 02:46 PM
Jul 2016

Go home asshole. Grown-up, real Bernie supporters will take over from here, ones that actually want to see his dreams put into action.



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