"Here's Why Black People Should Think Twice Before Voting For Hillary Clinton"

[berniepdx420]

by Michelle Alexander, the author Of "The New Jim Crow," outlines the presidential candidate's support for some questionable policies

snip...

What a lot of black voters aren’t aware of, however, is how the 1994 Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of his presidency helped mass incarceration become more efficient with the “three strikes” implementation, a provision that imposed life sentences on anyone convicted of a violent felony after two or more priors. Former President Clinton also signed into law the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which gutted welfare. He repealed the Glass-Steagall Act in 1996 -- a Depression-era banking law that kept different kinds of banking institutions separate -- which, arguably, led to the 2008 housing crisis and disproportionately affected black homeowners.

Alexander, who touched on mass incarceration and welfare in her piece, says Clinton must be judged by her husband's record on this because, in a way, it's her history too.

...snip

Interesting read....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-black-voters_us_56ba797fe4b08ffac12328f0

[MoonRiver]

1. How special, another post instructing "black people."

Because of course they don't know what is in their best interests.

[berniepdx420]

2. Attack the messenger when the message is embarrasing to you.... a losing strategy.... argue the

facts of Michelle Alexander's article... don't attack me for sharing it...

[MoonRiver]

3. You chose to post this dribble.

And I'm not the one who should be embarrassed.

[berniepdx420]

4. again.. attack the messenger because you can not argue the facts... we see through the your tactics

[MoonRiver]

9. AAs overwhelmingly support Hillary over Bernie.

Those are your "facts."

[berniepdx420]

10. what was the AA vote breakdown in NH?

[LanternWaste]

5. Attacking the alleged premise rather than the messenger...

His allegation, "What a lot of black voters aren’t aware of, however..." is unsupported by evidence. A losing strategy, also...

(space provided free of charge below to rationalize his allegation as something other than what it is, as your bias clearly depends on doing so...)

[berniepdx420]

7. First of all the author is a woman. and here's the quote...

"What a lot of black voters aren’t aware of, however, is how the 1994 Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of his presidency helped mass incarceration become more efficient with the “three strikes” implementation, a provision that imposed life sentences on anyone convicted of a violent felony after two or more priors."

[whatchamacallit]

8. So who are you upset with

The AA author voicing her opinion or the DUer posting that opinion? You need to get your head on straight before barking out your auto-indignation.

[beam me up scottie]

11. The author is AA, why do you want to silence her voice?

Is she only allowed to discuss the issue of she supports your candidate?

[MoonRiver]

12. Of course she can, and should express her views, irregardless of who she supports.

But according to most polls at least, her views do not reflect those of most AAs. Time will tell.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. So you want to silence a black voice?

Speak for yourself. Please. Do not pretend to talk for others. That tactic is now beyond stale.

And you should go buy and READ The New Jim Crow

[MoonRiver]

15. Of course I don't.

I will put the book on my reading list. Sounds like a good read.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. It is a good intro intro the crisis

[MoonRiver]

21. Should be very interesting.

[Empowerer]

18. And this is at least the third time this poster has posted this article

Maybe they're getting paid per post?

[MoonRiver]

22. Hmmmm

I did not know that.

[Faux pas]

6. Kickin'

[speaktruthtopower]

13. Wouldn't surprise me at all

if Bernie starts getting traction among black voters.

[Empowerer]

17. This black person thanks you for posting this AGAIN, in case we missed when you posted it yesterday

Today you think it's "an interesting read" but when you posted the same article YESTERDAY, you told us it was "an amazing read ..!" http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511198481

And when you posted ANOTHER article DISCUSSING this article, you said it was "a good read." http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511198439

You can stop posting this article now. We got it. Black people shouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton. (We actually heard you the first time . . .)

[KingFlorez]

19. We know, we know

Hillary Clinton is a racist and Bernie is calling her out for it. We get it, we get it, we get it.

[berniepdx420]

20. lol... can you spell obfuscation ?