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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Argues He's Not 'Harming' Democratic Party by Staying in the Race [View all]Stellar
(5,644 posts)112. pffttt! How can Black people trust Clinton after the 2008 campaign?
How Can Black People Trust Hillary Clinton After the 2008 Campaign?
Much much more: Huffington Post
I don't know why they would vote for Hillary Clinton but for one thing...she worked under Obama, the same way that Rahm Emanuel did and they elected him major in Chicago because he did. Now they are truly sorry. Bill Moyers
Much much more: Huffington Post
Hillary Clinton appears to be playing cynical racial politics again, as she did in 2008. Its just got a different look and feel.
Today, Clinton is wrapping herself in the flag of Obama to appeal to Black voters, arguing that shes the candidate who will address the needs of Black people. Shes got her surrogates attacking her opponents civil rights bonafides, and shes built a large stable of Black establishment players to support her. Clinton is proclaiming that Black Lives Matter and offering bold promises to fight systemic racism and inequality.
But its hard to believe shes serious about fighting for racial justice unless you pretend her 2008 campaign against Obama never happened. If you remember that period, theres good reason to believe todays promises are nothing more than lip-service to a community she sees as key to winning the nomination.
Clinton is now attacking Bernie Sanders for having criticized Obama, trying to take advantage of Black folks desire to defend the president. But it was Clinton herself who waged an incredibly nasty campaign of attacks and smears against Obama, going far beyond mere policy disagreements. A quick trip down memory lane reveals that Clinton has a history of employing race in a divisive, cynical manner.
*snip*
In 2008, Secretary Clinton damaged Obamas candidacy by validating right-wing racist memes and smears, and she could have cost him victory against Republicans in the general election. She also helped hamstring the Presidents ability to battle racism by supporting and legitimizing the right-wing fear-mongering that Obama would have an agenda to work for Black people at the expense of everyone else.
I don't know why they would vote for Hillary Clinton but for one thing...she worked under Obama, the same way that Rahm Emanuel did and they elected him major in Chicago because he did. Now they are truly sorry. Bill Moyers
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Bernie Sanders Argues He's Not 'Harming' Democratic Party by Staying in the Race [View all]
AntiBank
May 2016
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He isnt, we will be stronger when it is over. All liberals and Democrats will come together.
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#1
the day a candidate has to 'get out of' the primary for someone else is the day we all just
roguevalley
May 2016
#42
Less or more divisive than "the only reason I became a Democrat was because of Sanders"?
LanternWaste
May 2016
#122
Whatever, pal. I never called myself a saint and I never held myself to a higher standard
Feeling the Bern
May 2016
#127
Now hold on there, the actions of some supposed Hillary supporters are not the fault of Hillary
cstanleytech
May 2016
#91
So because Hillary according to you hasnt scolded them and Bernie has that means its her fault?
cstanleytech
May 2016
#98
I'd allege that too if my bias depended on it. Oppression allows us a moral high-ground
LanternWaste
May 2016
#123
Does it matter if the Democratic party survives if something better evolves?
DemMomma4Sanders
May 2016
#92
I dont think they were referring to Bernies ideas rather to Bernies opinion that he isnt causing
cstanleytech
May 2016
#37
Actually the only way we will get Trump is if idiots sit out the election because
cstanleytech
May 2016
#84
Using a person's record against them is negative. That kool aid is amazing
Feeling the Bern
May 2016
#25
Ummm. . .Hillary has contradicted herself so much. Go to youtube and look up the videos
Feeling the Bern
May 2016
#31
thats bullshit, the 1st sentence of your link proves it (they are worth 194,026-$741,030)
AntiBank
May 2016
#61
keep on barking at ghosts, bottom line is that Clinton is worth roughly 200 times what Sanders is
AntiBank
May 2016
#78
If he wasn't trying to hide he is a 1%er, he'd turn over his tax returns. nt
SunSeeker
May 2016
#133
Hillary and Bill have supported the Democratic Party their entire adult lives, unlike Sanders.
SunSeeker
May 2016
#131
There was nothing "rightwards" about getting 8 million poor kids health coverage. nt
SunSeeker
May 2016
#138
To be fair doesnt that happen in the majority of political races? One candidate attacks anothers
cstanleytech
May 2016
#99
Sanders is doing much more than that. He is claiming she is bought by Wall Street. nt
SunSeeker
May 2016
#103
If "a future to believe in" is an attack on clintons integrity, she obviously has a problem.
liberalnarb
May 2016
#108
She is unqualified. She knows very little about the budget or banking other than
JDPriestly
May 2016
#67
news flash, is a DEMOCRATIC Socialist, I strongly suggest you learn what that actually is
AntiBank
May 2016
#22
Of course he would say that, it's all about him and not about uniting the party.
Beacool
May 2016
#17
Nasty, bitter <<<< I would bet your yearly salary that if you polled 100,000 USA citizens
AntiBank
May 2016
#24
the nomination process has been systematically pinched, poked, slanted, infected with possible
AntiBank
May 2016
#43
Hillary never sued the party nor called the Democratic Party and its primaries "rigged."
SunSeeker
May 2016
#41
The Clintons racist remarks on African Americans...now they can't get enough of A.A
Stellar
May 2016
#63
The Clintons are not racists. African Americans don't have "Stockholm Syndrome."
SunSeeker
May 2016
#102
Isn't it wonderful that a man from a "monochromatic Vermont base" was supporting...
Stellar
May 2016
#116
Hillary was always involved in the civil rights movement, while Sanders left it to live in Vermont.
SunSeeker
May 2016
#117
They both have the potential to do that and thats why I will vote for whichever of the two wins
cstanleytech
May 2016
#89
The only people who care are not going to vote for you anyway. Go talk to the ones who will. n/t
jtuck004
May 2016
#47
How have we come to the point where the "frontrunner" looks to lose to Trump...
modestybl
May 2016
#88
Hell, he's trying to save a party from self-destruction. There may not be a Dem party by 2020.
floriduck
May 2016
#126