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fleabiscuit

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35. A constant reminder that the individual determines their own truth.

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #24)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:57 AM

Jan 2019

Sometimes facts be damned.

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NYMag - Bernie Sanders and the Lies We Tell White Voters [View all] TomCADem Jan 2019 OP

Why have you put up this old article? nt DURHAM D Jan 2019 #1

Because Senator Sanders' statement is recent and will continue to be relevant. emulatorloo Jan 2019 #3

Because It's Still Relevant? Me. Jan 2019 #4

Yes emulatorloo Jan 2019 #5

Absolutely! Cha Jan 2019 #15

November 2018 Is An Old Article? TomCADem Jan 2019 #7

omg, he really said that shit yo ... damn, Sanders is ... not with it uponit7771 Jan 2019 #22

I'm glad that quote from BS that is bolded Cha Jan 2019 #2

"In neither statement did Sanders indict voters for backing racist candidates." babylonsister Jan 2019 #6

I think BS' quote is Not very smart. Cha Jan 2019 #14

It's disqualifying. I cannot support someone who says things like that. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #23

It's almost surreal that there are Cha Jan 2019 #30

Can you imagine the uproar from progressives if an actual Democrat said something that offensive? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #31

Yes, I can.. they would be rightfully Cha Jan 2019 #33

It's not very smart, and it's terrible. NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #32

Exactly Riff.. and the article from Cha Jan 2019 #34

Besides the out and out Archie Bunker bigots andym Jan 2019 #8

that makes sense, maybe they are ignorant of what rascism really is. nt elmac Jan 2019 #10

trollmuch mentalslavery Jan 2019 #9

Can't handle BS' being called out on his quote? Cha Jan 2019 #13

Meh jalan48 Jan 2019 #11

Another Bernie bashing thread....Hurray! chwaliszewski Jan 2019 #12

BS has his own shovel he digs with. Showing the hole he digs isn't bashing. nt fleabiscuit Jan 2019 #16

Well said. emulatorloo Jan 2019 #20

I had no idea whatsoever that Bernie was disliked here at DU... chwaliszewski Jan 2019 #26

And with good reason. Things like this are inexcusable. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #28

I chuckle at his supporters' hand-wringing and fretting... just because he's being quoted. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #27

Nobody is bashing Bernie. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #24

A constant reminder that the individual determines their own truth. fleabiscuit Jan 2019 #35

Yep. ucrdem Jan 2019 #17

NO MORE CODDLING populistdriven Jan 2019 #18

Kennedy also made a contribution to getting Medicare passed ucrdem Jan 2019 #19

This is an important reminder, especially on a day R B Garr Jan 2019 #21

True! Yes. Especially today. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #25

"failing to upbraid bigots". Especially true for today! R B Garr Jan 2019 #29

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jan 2019 #36