Leaked Memo Told Dems: ‘Don’t Offer Support’ For Black Lives Matter Policy Positions

[calinewarkwc69]

The memo lists several suggestions for how Democratic congressional candidates should handle an encounter with a Black Lives Matter activist.

WASHINGTON ― “Don’t offer support” for the “concrete policy positions” of Black Lives Matter protesters, the chief organization charged with electing Democrats to the House of Representatives warned its

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[lovedforaday]

Dems remain wishy-washy and spineless, what's new. I get they're afraid of alienating anyone, but still.

[shanrina]

Wishy-washy and spineless is the perfect way to describe the Democratic party these days. Alienating some people in the short term by taking a stand when they need to (and this is pretty damn necessary) would make for a healthier party in the long run, IMO.

[calinewarkwc69]

Basically... like, most of the people they're trying to placate we don't fucking want anyways.

[shanrina]

Exactly.

[ponyboy]

white people ain't shit verse 4564513231321

House Democrats were also advised to say that police violence requires a national conversation, and to acknowledge that “a history of systemic racism continues to confront the daily lives of African Americans.”

if only... there was... a way... to start this... conversation...

[ponyboy]

true!

[arisma]

Every other leak has been handwaved away, this one will be too.

[spyral_out]

I'd bet money that the utter lack of accountability in our political system is the primary reason for voter disillusionment. It is for me. I still vote, but I don't honestly believe it makes a single bit of difference on any real level.

[arisma]

If it's not primary it's got to be right up there. We've hit a level of blatant that is nigh on impossible to ignore.

[amw]

OT: I so wish we had a Trump in Mexico live post rn. It would be the perfect opportunity to drunk blog. Potential epic clusterfuck. Most likely big ol' heap o' nothing. No American reporters on the ground. Press stranded in Arizona. Photos of a helicopter allegedly transporting the nominee. It's like OJ all over again. Watching English and Spanish live blogs in parallel. Joint press conference of two of the least popular people in the country. The only thing that could make it better is a gavel.

[amw]

From the Guardian Spanish liveblog: ¿Donde está la bandera Americana? nnnnnnn this could be the greatest press conference everrrr.

[ponyboy]

keep us updated or submit something, cause 🍿🍿🍿🍿

[amw]

You can follow on Univision, Guardian ES and Guardian EN. Probably a few other places too, but I'm not up on all the Hispanic media in the US. Nothing on Fusion that I can find.

Latest lolz courtesy of the White House press secretary .... "It is not uncommon, of course, for leading presidential candidates to make overseas trips. One of the highlights was a trip to Germany, where the president spoke in Berlin to a crowd of about 100,000 Germans who warmly received him and enthusiastically cheered his speech. We’ll see if Mr. Trump is similarly received." 😆😆😆

I'd submit but I think it's a bit late now?

[amw]

Sorry for the hijack OP!

[calinewarkwc69]

it's all good. I'm trying to get an actual post together for this-- but someone submitted one that I needed reformatted, so I'm waiting so I don't steal anyone's thunda