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cali

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5. stepping up?

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #4)

Sun May 3, 2015, 01:20 PM

May 2015

He's long been a leader on social justice issues, and no all dems sure as shit do not vote the same on social issues.

I can't deal with the odd stuff from you anymore

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We all know about Sanders' economic justice positions. What about Social issues? [View all] lumberjack_jeff May 2015 OP

His record on civil rights is vast and unassailable AgingAmerican May 2015 #1

He's been consistent even when it was deeply unpopular. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #7

Consistency is rare. Bernie is a gem. NotoriousRBG May 2015 #22

How about the fact that he was a student organizer for SNCC cali May 2015 #2

but...but...he's a pot smoking hippie that needs a haircut! nt daredtowork May 2015 #3

He doesn't smoke pot and he doesn't need a haircut. Even when he was young he had short hair. MADem May 2015 #8

His hair is fine LeftInTX May 2015 #18

He'll have to catch a lot more shit before his "hair press" matches what SECSTATE Clinton has MADem May 2015 #19

how about throwing some of that on his campaign wedpage? true, he mentioned equal pay for women, seabeyond May 2015 #4

stepping up? cali May 2015 #5

So... "Go Hillary - 'cuz Jeff wants Bernie!" lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #6

I want Bernie, but I find your comments on this thread to be fairly smug and very straight centric. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #12

It's become "social vs economic bullshit" - which in itself is amazing. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #21

I get that you're angry, and I see some vague outlines of what you might be talking about. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #9

"all the dems vote the same on social issues" NaturalHigh May 2015 #13

Two guys agree with you, so you freak out and run away?? AgingAmerican May 2015 #17

I'd stop digging now. hifiguy May 2015 #24

Bernie Co-Sponsored the States Right to Medical Marijuana Act Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #10

The Democrats being in bed with business is really pissing me off. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #25

My impression is Bernie has greater intolerance of poison-pills than many dems HereSince1628 May 2015 #11

That's the thing that really irks me about centrists using social issues as liberal bonafides. Marr May 2015 #14

That's what makes them neo-liberals and neo-conservatives. leveymg May 2015 #15

Sanders is great on social issues. MineralMan May 2015 #16

Anyone who's paid attention to Bernie Sanders knows he's very good on "social issues." Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #20

Not according to a certain small cadre hifiguy May 2015 #23