Bernie Sanders
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The civil rights movement also became a home for him. He became leaders of an NAACP ally called the Congress of Racial Equality at a time when most civil rights activists were black. He was arrested while demonstrating for desegregated public schools in Chicago. (No big deal, says Sanders: You can go outside and get arrested, too! he jokes. Its not that hard if you put your mind to it.) He once walked around Chicago putting up fliers protesting police brutality. After half an hour, he realized a police car was following him, taking down every paper hed up, one by one. Are these yours? he remembers the officer telling him, holding up the stack of the fliers.
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)eom
arcane1
(38,613 posts)ChazInAz
(2,535 posts)All the more reason to vote for him.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)And could have faced a court martial for desertion during his time defending Alabama during nam. So there is a precedent.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)The Administration of War Criminals.
It really is time for Bernie!
Fritz Walter
(4,281 posts)One was an over-privileged, over-inebriated moron whose daddy always bailed him out whenever he ran afoul of the law.
The other -- by these accounts -- was arrested for taking a stand for justice, when there was so much injustice in the world.
Please, let's compare him to Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King and others who stood up for what's right.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)Well, after reading about some guy who wanted to fly the rebel flag comparing himself to the Jews in Nazi-dominated Europe, any comparison is valid. Bush was arrested. Sanders was arrested. They must be twins!
daleanime
(17,796 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)Duval
(4,280 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Initech
(99,915 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)calimary
(80,699 posts)Three if you count dick cheney.
Vinca
(50,170 posts)And, of course, there's the matter of war crimes.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Just testing out the new argument that supporters of another candidate may be trying in the near future.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)He doesn't want to talk about it now in the way I feel most comfortable which is hyped up campaign rhetoric with logos and expensive videos! He talked about unemployment in the black community, so that means he wants black people to be shot by police! He hasn't "evolved" so he must be suspect!
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)I think Bernie could do a better job of communicating his record and it would be fair to ask him to do a better job, what is not fair is to completely ignore his record and focus on attacking him when their own candidate has not been nearly the leader on civil rights issues that Bernie has.
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)HRC has an anti-minority record in general. She was for mass incarceration/tough on crime/three strikes and the war on drugs to appeal to white voters against scary black people; she is on video as being against immigration and "illegals." Her 2008 campaign reached unknown heights for racist dog whistles. So to attack Sanders on this is ridiculous frankly because it just brings hers out.
And you will notice that the most strident screamers about black men being shot! are not themselves of swarthy hue. They are using it as a campaign strategy which is even more insulting. And they will scream down any PoC who disagrees with them too. It's a great campaign strategy and I hope the McCaskills keep it up.
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)Just sayin.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)do you have a link please?
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Here is a post with HRC in her own words
http://www.democraticunderground.com/128017073#post37
The rest of the thread has a new Republican attack ad also using her words.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)A large part of their analysis was Obama did better with minority voters. So this time around she's gung-ho on minorities. She has an excellent plan to fight the previous battle.
What baffles me is the people who can't remember allllllll the way back to 2008. Much less back to 2001. But they can totally remember what she did before becoming First Lady, and that is considered way more important than her last campaign or her time in the Senate.
(I expect to get a laundry-list of "co-sponsored" legislation, where she signed on after someone else did the heavy lifting)
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)They've been building this strategy since losing in 2008. And then they must have seen some polls that made them think putting on her best Warren impression is the way to go. Hillary is running to the left of Hillary and it is somewhat embarrassing. McCaskill's attack from the right was much more realistic. But I guess they now have O'Malley to attack from the left. It might work, we'll see.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN A LIFETIME OF WALKING!!!1!!11!!!
Nay
(12,051 posts)walking the walk way before any of these other doofuses even stopped being Republicans. Think about that for a minute. This guy is the real deal and has the real history to back it all up with.
Who are you gonna go with? The talker or the walker? It's as simple as that, and as important. Are we done with talkers yet? Are we done with 'leaders' who only espouse the correct view when expedient?
zeemike
(18,998 posts)Yes bet that was 50 years ago and he has evolved since then...into a racist because he has not pandered to it lately.
You are only as good as your last sound bite.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)something like "that was friggin' decades ago".
So that just means he's been fighting for civil rights for decades. That's a good thing.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)can do to change that.
cui bono may I ask where I can find your post about his civil rights record? I would like to share this with other people when the opportunity arises. Thank you very much for your time. <3
PatrickforO
(14,516 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)didn't have to be black to wake up and find your sore maced ass in jail.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)azmom
(5,208 posts)Which, when you think about it, is actually the opposite with Hillary
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)He really does care!
azmom
(5,208 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)The others pale in comparison...vote for Bernie Sanders.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)navarth
(5,927 posts)The title and numerous places in that article smell a bit like they're trying to do a subtle paint job on Bernie as radical, ooh scary.
Maybe I'm wrong.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Go Bernie!
Triana
(22,666 posts)Bernie Sanders is a radical.
Bernie Sanders is a socialist.
Bernie Sanders can't win.
That's the entire article in a nutshell. And these memes will be repeated over and over ad infinitum by all the mainstream outlets.
It's intended to discourage anyone from wholeheartedly supporting him and most of all - from voting for him.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)The article is kind of crappy and negative. But it has some bright spots like this:
Triana
(22,666 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)This was great to hear, thanks for posting it.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Yeah, I'm supporting HIM. All the freaking way. He's a TRUE progressive!!
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)to be confident in Mr. Sanders's ability to reach out to minority voters, and win the presidency if he were to become the nominee.
The man has an unwavering moral compass, and is down-to-earth too.
onecent
(6,096 posts)peace13
(11,076 posts)...who went on to become certified war criminals. It takes DUI's and questionable deferments to hold the office of POTUS!
demwing
(16,916 posts)unlike our illustrious President
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Warner C. White, a white minister who was a civil rights activist in Alabama and Mississippi, said during an interview:
White's band of clergymen were never attacked. Did his skin color offer him protection?
"Oh no I don't think so, at all," he said. "Lots of white people were attacked. Heavens: look at the number of murders there were back then."
Was he ever fearful for his safety?
"Yes, absolutely."
Where was that?
"Back in Chicago," White answered. "That's where I met the real hostility from whites."
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/news/
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)How could anyone not like this guy?
wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)he is rare
C Moon
(12,188 posts)Puglover
(16,380 posts)by Thom Hartmann.
Bernie has been there from the beginning in spite of the nasty horseshit that certain posters are trying to peddle.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)I like that guy. Been listening to him off and on for years.
jacquelinethomson123
(2 posts)Great posting!