Press Conference coming up @5:45 est. Why is the DNC Trying to Silence Nina Turner?

National Nurses United is reporting a major press conference on the DNC treatment of Sanders surrogate Nina Turner last night. The back story is that Nina had been asked to second Bernie Sanders nomination but the DNC refused to let her speak or participate and Nina wants to set the record and rumors straight.

An all-star list of performers, including Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley, and Kendrick Sampson, will headline a media availability today to respond to efforts by the Democratic National Committee to silence former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, a leading and prominent African American surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Akron City Councilwoman Tara Samples, filmmaker Josh Fox, Women for Bernie co-founder Portia Boulder, and National Nurses United Co-President Deborah Burger will also participate.

What: Media Availability: Why is the DNC Trying to Silence Nina Turner?

When: Today, July 27, 5:45 p.m.

Where: Inside media tent, adjacent to Wells Fargo Center, DNC Convention

Participants:
◾Susan Sarandon
◾Danny Glover
◾Rosario Dawson
◾Shailene Woodley
◾Kendrick Sampson
◾Portia Boulger, founder, Women for Bernie
◾Filmmaker Josh Fox
◾Akron Councilwoman Tara Samples
◾NNU co-president Deborah Burger, RN

(partial list)

Turner has also been a sharp critic of DNC interference in the primary process, as has been well documented in the recent e-mail leaks.

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And his attempts to claim that nothing happened to her.
Would like to give him the benefit of the doubt, since I knew him personally at one time, and assume he talked to her BEFORE this happened, or that he's just nitpicking around technicalities, but it's still a major disappointment.

He was NEVER like this before Hillary. The change is too much and too rapid to be anything but Hillary's goons issuing DIRECT and pointed orders.

Otherwise, it means I'm a horrible judge of character.

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Everything and everyone they touch turns to shit.

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be starting soon, they are setting stuff up still it looks like.

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She's brave, uncompromising, eloquent and charismatic. It would be wonderful to see the next phase of the movement spearheaded by people like Nina Turner and Kshama Sawant.

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that we have been hoping would come forward.

She would be a TREMENDOUS asset.

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because Nina has the potential to be a major leader in the 'political revolution' that the DNC wants to stop. She strikes fear in the establishment ...Go Nina!

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So I think it's a safe bet that she'll be joining Steins campaign soon.

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

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Or "were with Nina"

Hard to tell. Smile

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Said they called her a "Bleeding Heart Liberal."

That doesn't sound like TYT, lol! I think she may have mixed them up with another network.

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a couple other celebs that I am not familiar with.

Doesn't look like Nina is gonna be there?

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They are basically just stating their dissatisfaction with the DNC.

They just said she is delayed but they are hoping she comes.

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who's speaking now is a little unhinged.

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I liked how they shuffled her to the back like it was over, and then went on asking questions. It was a good way to handle it.

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they brought her on. She just seemed to walk up and start demanding to be listened too. And you're right. She got moved to the back of the line after Sarandons eyes got pie shaped.
lol

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to the Devil -- Hellery.

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The source, familiar with some of the details but not authorized to discuss them, said the DNC also cut Turner and another prominent and effective surrogate, actress Rosario Dawson, from the promotional video that aired just before Sanders' remarks during Tuesday's roll call. Sanders reportedly fought the moves, but was not able to overturn the decision.

And from the comments, Tulsi Gabbard nominated Bernie Sanders
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announcement?

Gotta love those "Hillary Bro's" always being the adult in the room:

Here’s just a sampling of what some of our larger past donors have been writing to us:

"I have been a supporter (including substantial financial support!) for many years. Why have you wasted so much space on Bernie Sanders? What has he ever accomplished?”
"I had donated to you before, but no more - I guess I’m not a Progressive. I am a Hillary supporter.“
"I have donated generously to CD for years but now I'm with Hillary.”
“I would love to throw you a few bucks as I have done in the past, but I am a Hillary fan. Contributing at this time will not be possible.”
"It's time for women who have worked hard to get their chance. Sanders had no substantial long-term vision and he didn't offer much in Congress over 30 years! He was a bum till he was 30, while HRC worked circles around him."

Looks like the haters abound all through the Democratic Party.

I am more convinced than ever that the Democratic Party is now just a less racist version of the Republican Party...

So can't wait to vote Green...

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to support Bernie and those comments in the message.
Typical Hillary supporters being bullies just because they posted articles on both candidates
Sigh.
So they don't care anymore about the other issues the site covers that other sites don't?

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...these people were probably never subscribers or Sanders supporters. they just found a link and bothered to write and complain. it would seem that CD would be against their sensibilities all along if they now claim they are supporting Clinton, so i don't buy it.

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Yeah, I was wondering if they were Hillary insiders or paid Hillary trolls - they sure sound like it!

Why would any large donor even bother writing something that made them sound that freaking weird?

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Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.

A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.

Disappointing, but let her take the time she needs.

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What would it take to get Nina Turner at the top of the Green ticket, and what do you think would happen if it happened?

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pushing the idea of Nina for VP with Jill. I've sent messages to both women, more than once, and neither of them has told me to stfu. So I still have hope.

If the DNC was mean to Nina [I don't have the details] it will go a long way towards making her a nationally known person. It might be rough on her personally, but it's good politics.

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Bummer. Sad

She say anything huge?

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Maybe The Young Turks will have footage?

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for making this link available. Got there a bit late, but I'm still there waiting to hear from Nina!

(I'm always trying to locate Political Rev. TV, now I learn that they've got another address).

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where's Nina? This selection election is so messed up. I think the first thing the Greens and the other outside coalitions need to do is get some good geeks. I mean their feeds are terrible technically. Maybe teh google and the evil corporations are making it harder but seriously we need to be able to counter the media with feeds links and you tubes that work. Getting this out there where people can actually watch and hear what's happening is important.

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to cleveland.com's Henry Gomez, and Nina confirmed that the DNC folks barred her from speaking for Bernie's nomination.

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If she manages to weasel into the White House - watch out, world!

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of a convention is exactly why no one should vote for the Dems. It's extortion disguised as a democratic election. I read somewhere that the toothless captured UN is even making noises about this blatant rigged coronation. It's just sick. People are so inundated with fear that they believe this shit.

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I've been watching for the past two days, aghast at one story after another of purposeful stripping of delegate's credentials, threats of arrest, intimidation, etc and what's really going on that we're not hearing. Thuggery, Turd Way-style.

Here's a few:

The Real News and Democracy Now also have excellent content. A few from them:

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THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC"

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I'm not going to repost the links because most seem to be of questionable origin, but I'd like more info on the seat fillers the is supposedly DNC bringing in and telling to cheer for Clinton, after Sanders supporters walked out.

I guess if you want to "create" unity, that's one way to do it... Fabricate it entirely.

The Democrats could be in for a rude awakening in November, and all because they shoved Horrible Hillary down everyone's throats...

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Doing this to her is just sickening. She got all the way out there and then the HillaryBots didn't even have the decency to tell her that she had been cancelled, they made Bernie do it. The only rationale for not letting her speak is that they don't trust her, they want to stage manage every detail of this convention, even down to what the signs say.

Not letting her speak is insane! This will resonate with many people, and people won't vote for Hillary. She's harming the very people that she needs if she is going to win.

This happened in 2000 as well, the left was taken for granted.

I was #NeverHillary in the first place, but I am seriously considering voting for Trump, just to take one away from her for what she did to Nina.

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Top Sanders Backer: I Was Kicked Off the Convention Program and "No Reason Was Given"

Turner said that prior to Tuesday she had been asked by Sanders to be part of the nominating and seconding speeches for Sanders before the roll-call vote on Tuesday. "I was told it was going to be me and Tulsi," she said, referring to Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), another top Sanders supporter. But when she arrived at the convention on Tuesday afternoon, she saw that nobody from the Democratic Party was there to greet her or help her prepare for her appearance. She then heard from Sanders: The Clinton campaign did not want her on the stage.

Why? "No reason was given," Turner said. Was it because she might not have been willing to endorse Clinton? Again, she said, "No reason was given." She said she still doesn't know exactly what happened. She noted that she had not submitted any prepared text to the convention managers and had not spoken to them about her remarks. She said she had arrived with the expectation she would be on the stage to nominate Sanders or second his nomination.

What about Sanders? Did he resist or push back against the Clinton campaign on her behalf? "Sen. Sanders is in a difficult position," she said. "I don't know. I don't want to say."

What happens next? At the press conference, her supporters demanded that somehow the Clinton campaign had to remedy the situation and find a way to honor Turner. When Turner was asked this, she said, "I don't know. I am still trying to figure out all that happened."

#ImWithNina

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as vindictive payback for "deserting" her for Bernie.

This sort of petty cruelty is what we can expect on a routine basis, if She is elected.

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