{"id":11847,"date":"2016-05-23T00:38:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T07:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=11847"},"modified":"2016-05-23T00:43:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T07:43:46","slug":"fear-and-loathing-at-the-nevada-democratic-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2016\/05\/23\/fear-and-loathing-at-the-nevada-democratic-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear And Loathing At the Nevada Democratic Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The chaos that erupted at the Nevada Democratic Convention has already been noted for <a title=\"Meanwhile, At The Nevada Democratic Convention\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2016\/05\/14\/meanwhile-at-the-nevada-democratic-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\">outright violence<\/a>.\u00a0 Bernie Sanders supporters claimed that many of their delegates were denied entry, and that sudden rule changes were pushed through <em>before<\/em> the convention items were supposed to be voted on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6ol-9ZO5y4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bernie Sanders supporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LmWt4aCTRG0\" target=\"_blank\">explain it<\/a> thusly:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LmWt4aCTRG0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Sanders campaign has openly <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/ballot-box\/dem-primaries\/280216-combative-sanders-condemns-nevada-dems\" target=\"_blank\">condemned<\/a> what went on <em>vis a vis<\/em> the machinations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ralstonreports.com\/blog\/sour-grapes-revolution-rocked-paris-hotel\" target=\"_blank\">Leftwing pundits<\/a>, like Nevada&#8217;s own <a title=\"Nevada\u2019s own \u201cNapoleon XIV\u00bd\u201d Throws a Temper Tantrum\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2013\/12\/19\/nevadas-own-napoleon-xiv%c2%bd-throws-a-temper-tantrum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Napoleon XIV\u00bd<\/a> Jon Ralston, defend what happened and belittle the Bernie supporters, it is nonetheless very clear that some Bernie Supporters are taking this way to personally and way to <a href=\"http:\/\/ace.mu.nu\/archives\/363521.php\" target=\"_blank\">violently<\/a>, up to and including <em>death threats<\/em>.\u00a0 Specifically, <a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2016\/05\/17\/chairwoman-of-nevada-dem-convention-getting-death-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">death threats<\/a> aimed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ralstonreports.com\/blog\/sample-voicemails-left-state-democratic-chairwoman-roberta-lange\" target=\"_blank\">state Democratic Chairwoman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/evil-raccoon-relishes-death-threat.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"evil raccoon relishes death threat\" width=\"599\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/evil-raccoon-relishes-death-threat.jpg 599w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/evil-raccoon-relishes-death-threat-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The DNC national convention will be entertaining to watch.\u00a0 As the veritable Iowahalk put it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2016 DNC trying to relive the 1968 DNC; if the 1968 DNC tried to relive the 1920 DNC, they&#39;d literally have to wear KKK robes.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Burge (@iowahawkblog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iowahawkblog\/status\/733770628155707392\">May 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBYjZTdrJlA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>P.S.<\/strong>, for a report on what happened at the Nevada Republican Convention, check out the report by <a href=\"http:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2016\/05\/16\/fear-and-loathing-in-reno-what-i-saw-at-the-nevada-state-gop-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wombat Socho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatblog\"><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalhat\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Fear And Loathing At the Nevada Democratic Convention\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The chaos that erupted at the Nevada Democratic Convention has already been noted for outright violence.  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