Sanders was NOT invited to the protest on the 14th. Students "surprised and upset at his actions"
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Its actual videos, taken from multiple angles, which reflect the entirety of the event.
He did not crash the stage, he did not steal the mic from another speaker, he did not bring his own megaphone.
Thats whats in the video. Watch it.
I dont disagree that Miss Levitan does not like his stance on gun policy, and was upset by what happened. It is completely disingenous to spin that into "Bernie stormed the stage, shoved aside others, and brought his own megaphone," none of which happened nor is argued by Miss Levitan in her tweet.
I don't recall asking you for this before.
Is asking for a link to a specific post offensive to you?
But you knew that. Your questions have all been answered, but maybe you're looking for something else. 
... the Parkland survivors were COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED in their intention, their desire and their decision to intentionally exclude him. I don't blame them one iota--not a single whit!
Can you please specify which post is an "untruth?"
Because I'm not seeing any.
You need to provide some actual evidence for your attacks.
"Put up or shut up" is a frequent request on DU, and you should honor that.
And you accuse others of "playing a game."
The tweet made it clear that he was not invited as a speaker, and why that decision was made. That certainly hasn't been misrepresented here.
Is that clearer?
Just a sincere note of support & encouragement.
Because that is who SHE is.
The difference between the 2 of them is glaringly obvious.
She's been fighting for Human Rights a long time
There's never been any question where she stands as to the rights of many vs a few with big NRA money dictating their vote.
Whether one wants thanks or not.
... I think we've seen this type of behavior before.
what one is thinking so well. Thank you for the needed smiles and giggles. 
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because answering them requires one to face uncomfortable truths. I guess that's one way to look at it.
Is that what you mean by "a term for what I am doing here?"
I thought it was called, "continuing to stay on the topic, even though that topic might make someone uncomfortable" to the point of calling anyone who disagrees with them "liars," "those who cling to falsehoods" and ersatz Republicans.
I think Bernie will be ok if you chilled out. You keep saying "I'm done here" then you jump back in...
paying attention knows the answer to that.
When one sees a congressperson who is clearly so "interruptable" what's to stop one?
I was so glad to see they knew his record.. we figured they did at the time. These KIDS are smart.. too smart for the pols and the NRA.
when he interrupted Sandy Hook's congresswoman by pushing through the crowd and up onto the platform. She did try to lead a "Let her speak" chant before he got to the front, but the disturbance from the crowd as he and his police escort pushed through was too loud.
You know, Sanders was specifically not invited. Not only that, he crashed the event anyway and left immediately after his brief "sick and tired" rant. The Democratic congresspeople who were invited spent an hour there, speaking, listening to all the student speakers, and chatting with attendees.
There's no getting around it, this was a particularly contemptible and unprincipled publicity stunt and a contemptuous finger at the Democratic colleagues who were invited. Now it turns out the insult was extended to the students themselves.
Very badly done, Sanders.
I'm acronym deficient... 
Thank you.
I Came And Mugged (for the cameras).
1 student, followed by 1 legislator and so on. BS rudely interrupted one of his own colleagues to get his own way.
Classy.
Why is it you want to ignore the fact the twitter trolls were attacking these kids?
had more to say before she was interrupted with the grand entrance.
But clearly it wasn't very important.
What good purpose did it serve to interrupt her?
of course.
What could she possibly have been saying that more relevant and important than a very, very important man who was not invited to speak there?
and didn't have time to understand what he was doing then, they certainly have now.
You know, of course, that Sanders interrupted Congresswoman Esty, who represents Sandy Hook? He pushed up where she had been standing, requiring the head organizer to move aside for him also, spoke, left, and THEN Representative Esty was able to continue.
She undoubtedly lost track in the first week after the murders of 20 small children, btw, of how many hours she spent with their grieving parents, much less in the years since. She knows all the children who died by name and their favorite ice creams.
THIS nice woman.
There are SOME things, Hassin, you shouldn't try to excuse away. Just find another thread and change the subject.
true believers in the party who would probably follow him. Those're strongly attracted to media telling them how awful Democrats are, so I can't imagine why they wouldn't.
Imo, it would best if those who despise Democrats leave the party, a little hit yes, but one with payoffs. It's like the white racist males some want us to woo back from Trump. Both groups' contempt for Democrats muddies our image and message, and we need to replace them with people who can play well with other factions.
I could never have swallowed that or that there wouldn't be other important factors to consider.
I do remember when I was 7 thinking Nixon would be a better president than Kennedy because he was older. My first election. In my defense, at least he actually was older. But most of all, I think even then I was immune to shining knight illusions. At least, the whole Camelot schtick left me unimpressed, and the royal family stuff offensive. Boring, but I was already oriented to competence and achievement.
Likely this generation coming of age with Trump may have fewer shining-eyed innocents. Human nature is what it is, though. Only somewhat more will bother to look up candidates' records, even if they're no farther away than their laps.
Glad to see that you're taking it in stride. I'm pretty amazed to see how many (here and elsewhere) are trying so hard (so very very hard) to deflect the well-deserved criticism. I'd probably respect them more if they'd just "man-up" and admit that he failed to properly handle the fact that he wasn't invited (or, more accurately: that he was intentionally not invited.) I'm sure it must be embarrassing for Bernie's fans to see him make such an obvious (and totally avoidable) mistake... but someone needs to let them know that they're really not helping things by making excuses for socially unacceptable and "entitled" behavior.
All I'm saying is that it serves no good purpose for a handful of people (here and elsewhere) to try and dismiss the concerns and feelings of those students who worked so hard to make the protest/rally come together, and those students and organizers who felt that an uninvited someone tried to hijack it for selfish purposes.
There's only one truth and that's the truth of a random twitterer. That video was obviously doctored by the Washington Post.
There sure were a lot of students who were angry he showed up.
Here's another C-Span video where you can hear Esty finish her remarks.
what a horrible man.. that is it, I regret my primary vote!! ( as I stomp off into the distance)
He had two bullhorns. After he gave one to her, he walked off and shortly thereafter gave the other to Sanders.
Glad I could clear that up for you.
....because the one she had wasn't working. So, are you claiming that the "dude" raced at warp speed down the steps and through the crowd to get to where Sanders was in a mere 30 seconds or so to hand him a bullhorn that wasn't working? How did he find him in that crowd so quickly?
Quite a stretch if you ask me.
And what do you say about all the students chanting at Sanders, about Esty "Let her speak, let her speak"? They recognized him as being disruptive.
Bottom line, he wasn't invited and as such shouldn't have been there to disrupt the event and interrupt the speakers who were on the steps of the Capitol.
No, you didn't clear up anything for me, but.............
The guy (I said "dude" because it fit in the subject line) with the bullhorns is Aaron Torop, one of the organizers. You can see him at the beginning of the video walking Nancy Pelosi to the stage and then starting the event. Pelosi even mentions him in her opening remarks. In fact, you can see him floating around during the whole event.
He's easy to spot; beard, red shirt, yarmulke.
After leaving Esty, it took Torop & Levitan about a minute to meet Sanders with the other bullhorn.
No, I didn't hear all the students chanting "Let her speak, let her speak". I did hear a few of them chanting it though.
Before and after Sanders' lengthy speech (a whopping one minute and 7 seconds) did you hear a lot more students chanting "BERNIE! BERNIE! BERNIE!"?
"I read it on twitter and here at DU."
Your welcome. 
who has a path cleared by armed police so he or she can hijack a student event.
and in bad taste.
Why didn't he request to be added as a speaker.
"To all those that are attacking us for having him at the event"
Because the anti-Bernie warriors were attacking a high school student organizer over Bernie speaking for approximately 30 seconds.
Talk about using the event for your own agenda...
Speaking just for myself, I know that I would never feel so entitled that I'd barge in uninvited.
Who shows up uninvited, muscles their way onto a stage, interrupts the message of the congressional representative of a victimized community, and leaves without listening to a single word the student survivors and activists had to say?
Who does this?
Miss Levitan seems annoyed with the the crowd more than anything, and the screaming.
From another video, that was actually the second time he spoke to students there, and this was on his way out, so perhaps that fed her frustrtaion, who knows.
I was suprised that THAT was the speech that people were upset was interrupted... its not as if Bernie came over and cut her off, it was that the crowd went nuts when he started passing through nearby, and the speaker realized that is what was happening. After Bernie spoke, she returned with a few more seconds then introduced a student.
this to Bernie. Interrupted him and upstaged him while he was speaking just to get a photo op for attention, especially after not being invited specifically for his/her gun record votes. The privilege on full display. 
and are just cherry picking. His behavior was boorish and self-serving, just like what has been described here. You have picked a couple rah rah moments about students reacting to an element of surprise. The organizers knew his record on guns and didn’t invite him. He interrupted the Sandy Hook speaker, unbelievable. You obviously didn’t watch it live.
We are where and when we are now, and you are going to go with "well, that's what Twiter said" ???
There are multiple videos in this thread via which you can use your own eyes and ears to actually witness what happened.
As for the armed guards... those were Capitol Police. I dont know how much say any Senator has as to the level of their police/Secret Service protection when traversing a crowd, but if you watch the video of him before that speech - as he was leaving the premises - he is instructed to follow those Capitol Police.
Do a google search for "Bernie Sanders escorted by capitol police" or "Bernie Sanders escorted by armed guards" and see the company you are keeping by pushing that line regarding this event, who is making that argument, and why.
... trolls and Russian bots.
Thank god the kids were attacked on twitter.
Sid
It's the "catch-all" accusation that's meant to deflect all disagreement and criticism. Ugh.
...primaries began, I thought Bernie was weaker than Hillary and Martin on gun issues. I think he has to represent his voters, though... he should probably make a strong anti-gun stance a part of every appearance, now. He's definitely still running for President.
That's over. We've moved on. This is about CURRENT EVENTS.
Who have the final say on this?
she.
They are in deep denial and it doesn't matter a bit.
Thank Goodness the KIDS aren't
This OP isn't attacking him. It's one that's giving him well-deserved criticism. Besides, the "Sanders Rule" isn't a cloak of invisibility that's intended to protect him from every critical question or curt analysis that can be written about him.
I described that increasingly small group of Democrats who adhere to the belief that an actual liberal cannot win the presidency and, accordingly, it is their duty as "loyal Democrats" to villainize "the left's" most prominent spokesman with the divisive BS tactics we see carried out by the adult Sanders-haters replying to Ms. Levitan's tweet.
But . . . HEY . . . nice diversion
to someone who oversees the torture and killing of incompetent inmates, BUT prominence is largely a function of exposure, media or otherwise, and I am pretty sure I have read right here on our pages about how Sanders is sucking up all the press "air" and our other leaders aren't being heard.
Magnitsky. Not with profiting from toxic dumping in Latino communitiy of Sierra Blanca Tx.
Definately NOT Progressive and Hardly Liberal.
'Strong' is not the word I would use either.
He is truly just an Independent.
What exactly that means as to Liberal or Progressive, who knows ..
well said, thank you..
