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karynnj

(59,503 posts)
23. Absolute garbage - Sanders is not why women are dying, Latinos are being deported or against gays
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 03:08 PM
Jul 2017

The entire state of Vermont is a sanctuary state and the city that Sanders was once mayor of is a santuary city. In fact, Burlington and Chittenden county are refugee resettlement cities -- and that started in the late 1980s. I live in Burlington and see the activism against all the wrongs you list. There are many people who contributed to the attitute that goes beyond accepting to welcoming people -- and Bernie Sanders greatly contributed to that.

I absolutely do not think that Sanders will or should be the nominee in 2020. I do not even think he will run and, if he does, I doubt he will come close to what he did in 2016. However, your attack is nonsense.

What you are repeating is a smear that came out of the 2016 primaries. There was a preemptive strike on Bernie's very real civil rights credientials. Bernie took a year off college and worked to desegregate Chicago public schools. While Chicago was not the deep south, anyone who wants to argue that going against Mayor Daley's cops was child's play is crazy.

I thought BOTH nominees were more flawed than most previous nominees, but I was very angry that David Brock and others used a technique I associated with the Republicans - dishonestly smearing something that defines in a positive way their opponent. Now, Clinton herself had nothing to do with this, but she should have strongly reproached her allies who did this.

O'Malley is definitely busy loyalsister Jul 2017 #1
Totally agreed with all you said. O.K., almost. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #2
The expectations and early PACs must have been discouraging loyalsister Jul 2017 #5
Yes, yes and yes. Clinton was formidable in her own right and Sanders colorful and bright. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #6
I really think he would be a great executive. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #9
The worst public speaker I have ever heard. Lol. I totally agree with that. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #10
I hope O' Malley runs, ans wins! lunamagica Jul 2017 #3
Yes, but I do not know. There really are so many possibilities. Who knows what will come forward. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #4
Whoever runs BainsBane Jul 2017 #7
Lol, yes. Eom. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #8
Oh hell yes. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2017 #11
I'm over 70 and agree with you completely! FreeStateDemocrat Jul 2017 #14
Powerful Post 'Dude' Me. Jul 2017 #12
I would not call it 'dividing the party'... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #13
I thought I was clear in my OP that both O'Malley and Sanders appear to be creating their base. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #15
It is important to note that... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #19
O'Malley position is a higher quality of Liberal, Progressive, Democratic. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #21
If he runs and loses the primary as I believe he would...it could cause division and Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #17
I have not made up my mind about a 2020 Sanders presidential run... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #20
It is not a matter of guild...I don't forese that...what I so see is a loss if he loses the primary Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #29
I have no problem with O'Malley running...but I am absolutely against either Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #16
All I know is is that I won't be a returning Sanders voter. I'll be migrating elsewhere. Blue_Adept Jul 2017 #18
He'll be 79 by then..sorry but no, please don't sunonmars Jul 2017 #22
Absolute garbage - Sanders is not why women are dying, Latinos are being deported or against gays karynnj Jul 2017 #23
The destruction/chaos of our Democratic party and the splitting of the party helped to create pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #24
Bernie did not destroy the Democratic party karynnj Jul 2017 #25
I am not going to jump into primary discussion. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #26
You knew Bernie 50 years ago -- 1969?? karynnj Jul 2017 #27
There is documented conversation by Sanders. He speaks. I listen. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #28
Nonsense. KTM Jul 2017 #32
Nu uh. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #33
Yeah, theres the empty response we expected. KTM Jul 2017 #34
They have a GOP governor. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #30
Yes, we do have a Republican Governor - so does Massachusetts, even Hawaii had a Republican governor karynnj Jul 2017 #31
I didn't say anyone was responsible. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #35
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