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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Will Meet With #BlackLivesMatter Activists Today. [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)55. That would explain the first part. But the protectee is not a slave to the secret service.
If Clinton says "let them in", they Secret Service might say "that's a bad idea because ______". If she then says "Let them in anyway", they get let in.
Hillary's events would bring them tons of publicity, so why wouldn't they target her.
If this were true, they'd have loved to have reporters in their meeting with her. Oddly, they declined tons of free publicity.
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I can't go digging thrugh all of DU right now, but have seen numerous posts to that effect
Armstead
Aug 2015
#17
YOU are trying to conflate the first instance with the second instance for sympathy
R B Garr
Aug 2015
#35
Bernie has been working with BLM activists since Net Roots Nation. O'Malley and Hillary have
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#90
BLM is a flat organization. Not all chapters know what every activist is doing.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#94
I think that calling out the rudeness rather than embracing your candidates composure and grace of
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#96
I am going to tell you right now. You are doing it wrong. The National BLM spokesfolks have
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#84
The first time, his aids met with BLM activists, as planned. The second time, he left when his
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#81
K&R I hope this is a big step that will help get #BlackLivesMatter's message out
lunamagica
Aug 2015
#4
BLM "talking points & planned questions, which Yancey shared EXCLUSIVELY with New Republic"?
99th_Monkey
Aug 2015
#5
That would explain the first part. But the protectee is not a slave to the secret service.
jeff47
Aug 2015
#55
I wonder if she will be able to tell the Secret Service what to do when she is Prez?
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#58
I've been saying for weeks that Hillary's secret service detail would not let anyone near her.
Stellar
Aug 2015
#40
Pshaw, it's much more fun to try to discredit a group trying to save the lives of minority members
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#46
Funny how things went from very public to no public in just a couple of days. nt
Snotcicles
Aug 2015
#68
I'm sure they will be asking Hillary probing questions about the things she has done to (oh, I mean
kath
Aug 2015
#43
Why the big deal now when she has actually been quietly meeting with Black Lives Matter activists
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#82