So, who said Bernie was a racist?

[Andy823]

I keep hearing all kinds of things about this, yet I can not find the thread. Am I missing something, or was it a post in a thread? Does anyone have a link?

I don't believe he is a racist, and I find it hard to believe anyone here, other than a troll, would make such an insane remark.

[Nye Bevan]

1. Absolutely nobody (nt)

[Andy823]

2. Really?

So what's going on with all the posts about it?

[MissDeeds]

4. Nothing but flame bait

[DanTex]

17. Yes, really.

Some people, on and off of DU, expressed disappointment that Sanders didn't address race issues in his campaign kick-off speech. That's what this is about. Nobody accused him of being racist.

[Peacetrain]

3. I am going to follow this thread in hopes of finding out

what all this hub bub is about..I can't find the thread either.. not that I looked that hard..but I did go back a couple of pages.. nothing nada..

[Andy823]

5. I looked also

But could find nothing at all. I thought maybe the thread had been locked and was further back, but I did go back a ways, but found nothing.

[Peacetrain]

6. Maybe its one of those things that takes on a life of its own

but you would think there would be something a person could find to see what started the ball rolling..

[Andy823]

18. I checked the link below by BKH70041

I found no one that called Bernie a racist. As others have said it was just made up by one poster, and grew. Just more stirring things up to cause trouble if you ask me.

[seabeyond]

9. it started late, two nights ago with an OP. sanders is NOT A RACIST. written by brother ivan.

no one had declared sanders was a racist. but, that did not matter. took off after that.

two days of it now. now i have people saying, they never saw it, but has to be true, cause pro sanders people say it is.

wow....

[seabeyond]

7. no one. lol. absolutely, no one. ever. i will bet 100% of duers KNOW sanders is NOT a

racist. let along state, suggest or imply he is.

no one.

but... pro sanders wants nothing to do with facts. they like holding this one close and using it often, even if NO ONE said it.

[jberryhill]

8. This guy

Right here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026748442

He gets bonus points for keeping "Bernie Sanders" and "Racist" alive in yet another headline on DU.

That's why this keeps going 'round and 'round.

[cyberswede]

11. .

or maybe...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026745686

[seabeyond]

12. it doesnt help the many pro sanders who continually say it is true, even though they never saw it.

has to be true, cause another pro sander person said so.

this OP is far from the only one keeping it alive. it would help if the same ole, pro sander people would start calling it out too, instead of kickin the thread that started it all.

i will take note, you say nothing to those people that are actively feeding it to become a fact.

[Andy823]

16. So let me see

Someone started the shit and instead of doing anything about it, you are trying to blame me? Wow! Why don't post to the guy that started the shit and put the blame at his feet, or is he one of your buddies?

[PowerToThePeople]

10. Not hard to find if you are looking.

[seabeyond]

13. it is not there. but, another one doing an excellent job keeping this alive. hey, i bet

there will be those, calling our this OP as keeping it alive, challenging you too.

any minute now

1, ... 2, .... 3.....

anytime....

[BKH70041]

14. This thread started it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6737025

Along with this statement:

"It is due to all of the above that I have to say that when Sen. Bernie Sanders kicks off his presidential campaign with a suggestion that he is launching a "political revolution to transform our country," and yet makes zero mention of any of the issues that burden people of color in this country, my response is simply..."Not good enough, Bernie."

At most it was implied.

And note by search, I have said nothing in any of the threads about this. This is just an observation from reading the various threads on the topic.

I don't know the blogger who wrote the above, but it was irresponsible, and that's being kind. What it was would get me kicked off the board for having said. As you can see I support Hillary Clinton, but to expect Bernie Sanders to cover everything his campaign is to be about at the kickoff rather than generally hitting a few of the highlights is unrealistic.

Now, if 6 months from now he hasn't addressed these issues at all, that's different. But right off the bat hitting on everything he's about? Just not possible.

And that's true of any candidate.

[treestar]

15. No one.

Exaggeration reigns as usual.

[el_bryanto]

19. Nobody said that Bernie was a racist that I can see

People did assert that Bernies supporters at DU were insensitive to African American Concerns at best, though.

Bryant

[seabeyond]

20. sure, and women, and gays as htey have literally told us our social justice concerns are.....

insignificant, dont matter, are minor, or..... the big one, will be addressed thru economic justice. you know, maybe some will trickle down to social injustices.

yes. that has been said. we have had lots of conversation about that.

i kinda feel this immense push insisting (you are the first pro sanders i am aware of that has actually full stop, said no to the racist accusations) that if we discuss social vs economic then we will be called out for calling sanders racist. as if, it is just another attempt to shut certain people up.

readily i admit, that has been a conversation about some of duers populist group that have flat out told us, our concerned are not the focus.

certainly far from all pro sanders.