Democrats’ Fear of Offending BLM

A leaked document shows just how sensitive Democrats are to keep the Black Lives Matter movement appeased, Democratic Party staffers were told not to utter the phrase “all lives matter.”

Staffers at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee were also told not to discuss black-on-black crime with Black Lives Matter activists.

The phrase “all lives matter” was said in the Democratic memo to be the worst thing to say to Black Lives Matter activists.

Both issues were said to be “red herring attacks” that could irk the activists.

The document, dated Nov. 19, 2015, was sent to DCCC staff. It was allegedly obtained by hacker “Guccifer 2.0,” who of late has been exposing secrets obtained by breaking into Democratic Party computers.

David A. Clarke, sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, said he wasn’t surprised by the memo’s content. But Clarke believes Black Lives Matter is a political engine seeking to energize black voters in the 2016 elections for the benefit of left-wing candidates — and the Democrats know they need those votes in November.

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Clarke, an African-American officeholder who has been highly critical of BLM, said police actions pose a smaller threat to African-Americans than other risk factors.

“Black-on-black crime is a bigger threat to blacks,” Clarke told LifeZette Thursday.

The DCCC did not return a phone call from LifeZette, but in a Fox News story today, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s spokesman blamed the Russians for the hack.

The DCCC memo starts off with innocuous, introductory information. Black Lives Matter (referred to as BLM) is a “radical movement to end ‘anti-black racism.'”

But then the memo advises DCCC staff on how to handle things if they were approached by BLM members. Control of the size of the meeting is the first item mentioned.

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The phrase “all lives matter” was also said to be the worst thing to say to the BLM activists.

Pandering to the movement has certainly been the strategy of the party’s standard-bearer, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton has frequently made statements about a systemic problem with racism in both the police force and white America — even in her interview in the wake of the terrible Dallas slaying of five police officers on CNN.

Clinton also welcomed mothers of black men shot by police on stage during the Democratic National Convention.

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The DCCC memo indicates a remarkable fear of both offending Black Lives Matter activists and creating any condition that could cause confrontation in behind-the-scenes exchanges.

“If approached by BLM activists, campaign staff should offer to meet with local activists,” the memo reads. “Invited BLM attendees should be limited. Please aim for personal or small group meetings.”

A series of protests at Democratic events, including an August 2015 Seattle event at which Bernie Sanders was interrupted by BLM protesters, may have inspired the memo and the caution. Black Lives Matter activists have made it clear they will disrupt even Democratic events in their quest to promote their agenda.

Responding to the memo on Thursday, Black Lives Matter expressed disappointment on its Facebook page.

“We are disappointed at the DCCC’s placating response to our demand to value all Black life,” the BLM post reads. “Black communities deserve to be heard, not handled. People are dying … We demand, and are fighting every day for, a radical transformation of American democracy where all Black lives are valued. We expect that our elected officials will stop pacifying and take us seriously.”

The official Black Lives Matter organization did not respond to an email from LifeZette seeking comment.

The memo ends by advising staffers on what to say to assuage the concerns of BLM.

“A history of systemic racism continues to confront the daily lives of African-Americans,” the memo reads. “The country must look for ways to address this legacy and make sure Africans-American feel they are treated with fairness and dignity.”

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Clarke said a recent manifesto released by BLM documents how the movement’s activists are out-of-touch with black Americans, and addresses issues of little or no concern to black voters — such as global warming and the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

Recent unrest in Milwaukee brought the BLM movement and police-brutality issues home to Clarke — but the resulting criminal behavior, including destruction of small businesses, only frustrated Clarke with BLM more.

Riots broke out in Milwaukee after city police shot and killed Sylville Smith, 23, on Aug. 13.

The shooting came two years after the killing of Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown’s death kicked off long riots that continued after the prosecutor declined to press charges against the Ferguson police officer. Brown’s death launched Black Lives Matter, founded in 2013, deeper into the public sphere.

But like Brown’s death, the myth and the reality of the circumstances surrounding Smith’s death are very different.

“It was all over some guy who had a stolen gun when confronted by the police,” Clarke said.