Horseshit. Propaganda. Hogwash. I just wonder if she actually wrote that stuff, of if some staffer gleaned catchphrases from her speeches and mixed it with some progressive slogans and said "here, read this"... I heard some occasional yelling or chanting in the background, but I wouldn't expect them to mention it if it was any kind of protest. (that's aside from the cheering section chanting) I'm not going to hang out and watch Bernie do it; Johnny Carson is coming on in a few.

I've enjoyed the time I've spent here, but I don't have the time to wait almost five minutes for every page to load.

I appreciate all the work Johnny and Joe have spent on making this a great site. Best of luck to you. I mean that seriously.

Thank you, anyway.

For me, Enough is Enough, as someone once said. I've had enough of the Convention's fake togetherness. I'm not even going to watch Bernie.

Check out Jimmy Dore's great interview with Jill Stein today. He has a short interview with Tim Black at the beginning which is terrific. I think Jimmy may be considering going green. If he is he probably can't talk about it on TYT's anymore because unity and all that.

I don't want her out there anymore. There is NOTHING GOOD THAT will come of this.
- TP

That was the 'circle the wagons' sentiment, expressed to the DNC inner circle, in a post-NV email:

From: Tracie Pough
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:44 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Banfill, Ryan; Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Subject: VERY CONCERNED!!!!

Please share this video
It's also being reported Bernie signs are being taken from delegates.
sorry having trouble embedding video
http://usuncut.com/politics/portia-boulger-video-sanders/

Re: lucky you?

From:kaplanj@dnc.org
To: naomi@leberly.com
Date: 2016-05-02 18:29
Subject: Re: lucky you?

22 PM, Naomi Aberly wrote: >
How hard is it? > Any advice on how to further answer this - I replied with something about the campaign needing primary money and probably not counting victory fund money for too much at this point?

In a follow-up email, Sanders begged delegates to resist the urge to protest, warning that “our credibility as a movement will be damaged” if delegates walk out, turn their backs or boo.

I'll take him at his word that he believes this. Is he viewing credibility with respect to who in the Democratic Party finds "the movement" credible? That's one conclusion to draw from the statement.

It's one thing for Bernie to endorse Hillary, but it is unconscionable that he's working with the Clinton campaign as we speak to shut his supporters up.

He's got "ambassadors" on the coronation floor now trying to make sure his delegates don't boo when Hillary's name is mentioned.

He's jumped the shark. He wanted his delegates to come to Philly to vote for him (at great cost on their own ), but now he's trying to shut them up.

Bernie Sanders has unloosed the liberal genie from the Democratic bottle it had been confined in and it's refusing to be recorked.

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(I know this isn't an essay, simply an observation, inviting your comment and discussion as to whether we are finally at the threshold of instituting Change We Can Believe In (For More Than An Election Pandering Nano-Second)