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Martin O'Malley And Bernie Sanders Interrupted By ‘Black Lives Matter’ Activists At Progressive Conference

Hillary Clinton skipped the gathering.

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Sam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
Posted: 07/18/2015
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"Black Lives Matter" protesters interrupted Democratic presidential candidates Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during their appearances Saturday at Netroots Nation, a progressive conference being held in Phoenix this year.
O'Malley was interrupted after just one question during a panel discussion with Jose Antonio Vargas, and Sanders had barely begun speaking before he was cut off.

O'Malley only took about 1 q before #BlackLivesMatter action started. @joseiswriting ends panel: "Unfortunately, Sen Sanders is waiting..."

.@BernieSanders now on stage. He is first greeted w/ "We love you Bernie!" chants, then #BlackLivesMatter protesters interrupt his intro.

Demonstrators began chanting, "What side are you on?" during a Q&A session with O'Malley. O'Malley allowed the protesters to finish, but drew boos when he said that "black lives matter, all lives matter, white lives matter," according to Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel. O'Malley later admitted that he made a mistake in his choice of words, and said he did not mean any disrespect.

O'Malley answers protesters by saying all police departments should publish records on shootings, have civilian review boards. #NN15

O'Malley gaffes with this crowd: "Black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter." Huge groans and boos. #NN15

Sanders was quickly interrupted when he spoke and told protesters that he agreed with them.
 Sanders tried to continue speaking, but Vargas eventually ended the panel early.

To folks who ask me why I didn't stop protestors: We cannot silence people of color and women of color #BlackLivesMatter. #nn15

While O'Malley and Sanders had a difficult time speaking on Saturday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, chose not to attend the conference and was campaigning in Arkansas instead.

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