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whirlygigspin

(3,803 posts) Tue Jan 19, 2016, 05:17 AM Jan 2016

Why African Americans are on FIRE for Bernie Sanders

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Why African Americans are on FIRE for Bernie Sanders (Original Post) whirlygigspin Jan 2016 OP

How can they be on fire for him if, as the video says, they don't know him? pnwmom Jan 2016 #1

Let me ask you a question. Would you have voted for Winnie Mandela, Joe Chi Minh Jan 2016 #7

Let me ask you this? Was Winnie Mandela the equivalent of Secretary of State pnwmom Jan 2016 #10

Wow, where the hell did that come from? kjones Jan 2016 #14

thank you for your comment whirlygigspin Jan 2016 #11

... um... they're not, really... Squinch Jan 2016 #2

God, I love me some Bernie! Feeling the Bern Jan 2016 #3

ummm... apparently not. Lil Missy Jan 2016 #4

I'm thinking probably not. leftofcool Jan 2016 #5

Believe democrank Jan 2016 #6

Because of Sincerity, Integrity, Reliability, Perserverence, Trust, Confidence... sorechasm Jan 2016 #8

You're welcome! whirlygigspin Jan 2016 #12

Nice try lykemike Jan 2016 #9

thank you for your comment whirlygigspin Jan 2016 #13

pnwmom

(110,301 posts)

1. How can they be on fire for him if, as the video says, they don't know him?

Reply to whirlygigspin (Original post)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 05:58 AM

Jan 2016

Right now the polls show African Americans are far more likely to support Hillary.

Things could change, but your title is wishful thinking, not reality.

Joe Chi Minh

(15,229 posts)

7. Let me ask you a question. Would you have voted for Winnie Mandela,

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 10:31 AM

Jan 2016

because she was married to the Nelson Mandela ?

Without their husbands super-star charisma, you'd never even have heard of either Winnie or Hillary. And I very much doubt that the Israelis would have voted for Golda Meir's hubby, if he'd taken up the cudgels, after she retired.

They probably wouldn't even have become politicians. You must take the African Americans for dolts. If anyone's wishful think it strikes me that it's much more likely to be you.

pnwmom

(110,301 posts)

10. Let me ask you this? Was Winnie Mandela the equivalent of Secretary of State

Reply to Joe Chi Minh (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 05:12 PM

Jan 2016

or the Senator of New York?

Did she have a law degree from one of the top Universities in her country?

The polls are showing most African Americans are not swallowing Bernie's empty promises. That doesn't make them "dolts" except in your partisan mind.

kjones

(1,059 posts)

14. Wow, where the hell did that come from?

Reply to Joe Chi Minh (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 20, 2016, 02:12 AM

Jan 2016

Argue if you want, but I can honestly said, I'd never expected to hear someone
diminishing a woman as little more than an appendage of her spouse on this
website.

whirlygigspin

(3,803 posts)

11. thank you for your comment

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 19, 2016, 11:29 PM

Jan 2016

the title is that of the video, as per DU rules and does not reflect any sort of wishful thinking but describes the expression of views of the people who are in the video itself.