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Bernie Sanders' Campaign Said He Would Give A Speech On Race. Then He Scrapped It.
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Bernie Sanders Campaign Said He Would Give A Speech On Race. Then He Scrapped It.
The scene tonight from a sudden turn of events in Flint, Mich. He does not have those experiences. He is a white Jewish man," a Sanders spokesman told reporters. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/bernie-sanders-flint-michigan-speech-black-voters
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Bernie Sanders' Campaign Said He Would Give A Speech On Race. Then He Scrapped It. (Original Post)
mcar
Mar 2020
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NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)2. Of course he did
There was no minority person there except Cornell West and Nina Turner.
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sheshe2
(83,928 posts)4. You forgot Killer Mike!
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NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)5. Oh yes ... was he there?
(and is he still black?)
If I were to vote in a presidential
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sheshe2
(83,928 posts)7. Dunno if he was there.
Pretty sure he is still black.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)3. So he bails on a "racial equality" town hall in Mississippi to give a speech on race in Michigan....
...and he winds up not delivering that, either.
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NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)6. Racial issues were never important to Bernie
He always thought of it (and still thinks) it is a non-issue.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Not. Even. Trying. Anymore.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)9. Bernie probably didn't want to do it in the first place
and even if he did, he wouldn't know what to say anyway. Racial issues are parsecs away from his one and only stump speech.
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NYMinute
(3,256 posts)10. Bernie giving a talk on racial equality
is like a cheetah giving a talk on the virtues of vegan diet.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)11. Here's his tweet about the speech:
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