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In reply to the discussion: Meet Bernie Sanders' 2018 challenger [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)You said he wasn't referring to "black people" and you used scare quotes, is Ben Carson not a black person? How about Condoleezza Rice - do you not consider her black either?
While I despise those politicians in my mind it is NEVER okay to use bigoted slurs. Personally I try to hold Democratic candidates to a higher standard than anonymous Internet users when it comes to bigotry.
And yes, that WAS easy, all we have to do is look for the evidence on Facebook and POOF! There it is! Took me two minutes to find out those screenshots are accurate.
The rest of his unhinged statements are also still available for viewing so see, it's not a conspiracy to slander poor, misunderstood Jon. No one edited his posts, no one used them out of context, no secret agenda to take down a promising Democratic candidate (I'm not saying you're making that argument but others have). No one has anything to explain except Jon and he's not talking.
Oh and his passion for helping the homeless doesn't include people with substance abuse problems so I don't particularly find that admirable. Especially when turning them away on cold Vermont winter nights can be a death sentence. He also uses his shelter GoFundMe account for personal expenses, so again, not impressed with his brand of Christian charity.
We do agree that he isn't a threat to Bernie.