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57. the fact is his career in the Congress he did nothing in terms of civil rights
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 12:32 PM
Apr 2017

no legislation sponsored. Not one word in a 45 minute speech announcing his candidacy about any issue of concern to African Americans a speech given on the day the Tamir Rice case report came down. He lost because he deserved to lose. He chose to campaign the way he did and govern the way he did that isn't the DNC's fault, its his.

We don't all have to be lock step. retrowire Apr 2017 #1
Women's rights aren't "extra" NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #3
I get that... retrowire Apr 2017 #7
Sorry if I misinterpreted NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #9
I'm with you. Thanks for backing off, I've got no damn patience today lol retrowire Apr 2017 #11
:) NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #14
Nice to see you and retro 'making up.' pangaia Apr 2017 #34
Hey when I'm wrong I'm wrong NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #85
Way to go. pangaia Apr 2017 #87
Nice to see you and riffraff 'making up.' pangaia Apr 2017 #33
Retrowire, let me give you a hug! athena Apr 2017 #95
:) thank you nt retrowire Apr 2017 #102
Nancy, I love you but NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #2
Well, that can still be the platform of the party without chasing pro-lifers out of the party!!! Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #66
"There have always been pro-life Dems" musette_sf Apr 2017 #91
Agree onetexan Apr 2017 #96
I consider myself pro life/pro choice. tavernier Apr 2017 #98
ditto onetexan Apr 2017 #99
Probably more so. tavernier Apr 2017 #100
Joe Biden voted for the "partial birth" abortion ban in 2003 karynnj Apr 2017 #108
It's all an economic issue bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #4
The problem isnt the pro life believers its the anti-choice ones cstanleytech Apr 2017 #5
I agree that there IS a distinction FakeNoose Apr 2017 #15
agree with you VigilantG Apr 2017 #31
First time I ever heard it put that way. Guess I have been sleeping. pangaia Apr 2017 #37
It's the key to getting Catholics back to the Democratic party FakeNoose Apr 2017 #62
I think most Catholics are still Democrats TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #73
Well spoken. pangaia Apr 2017 #75
Yeah, I agree with that. KPN Apr 2017 #68
The problem for the Democratic party is that younger generation is not as liberal on this issue. Yo_Mama Apr 2017 #70
YESSSSSSSSSSSS pls can we make room for the view that one can be so-called "pro-life" AND pro-choice Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2017 #84
That isn't what Sanders got criticized for dsc Apr 2017 #6
So you're contention is Plucketeer Apr 2017 #12
This is what he said dsc Apr 2017 #18
Some Democrats are progressive, and some Democrats are not. Plucketeer Apr 2017 #20
the words vote for the man might have been nice dsc Apr 2017 #22
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yes how dare the DNC let Black people vote dsc Apr 2017 #26
How far out of contention Plucketeer Apr 2017 #43
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So those old bits of footage Plucketeer Apr 2017 #47
the fact is his career in the Congress he did nothing in terms of civil rights dsc Apr 2017 #57
Yet he was rated 93% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #64
he voted the right way dsc Apr 2017 #65
If you say so. Gore1FL Apr 2017 #71
You all are just looking for reasons to go after Bernie. Nobody is fooled. nt m-lekktor Apr 2017 #42
Actually we dare to criticize BS when it's warranted Cha Apr 2017 #60
Yup sharedvalues Apr 2017 #74
+1. So transparent. JudyM Apr 2017 #81
Bernie's corrected himself. Has vouched for Ossoff and endorsed him. emulatorloo Apr 2017 #38
it was a gaffe in the sense dsc Apr 2017 #46
BS woudn't endorse him the day of the election.. he got Cha Apr 2017 #59
The Big Fat Problem was Jon Ossoff is PRO CHOICE and Cha Apr 2017 #67
BS refused to call Ossoff a "progressive" and said.. Cha Apr 2017 #63
IMO, he didn't need to 'support' Ossoff. Just needed to make a generic, positive statement. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #30
Exactly, dsc.. BS called "aggressively anti-cholce" Mello a "progressive" Cha Apr 2017 #53
Interesting that Sanders came out in support of this candidate. LiberalFighter Apr 2017 #8
He simply didn't know Ossoff, that's already been discussed. retrowire Apr 2017 #10
Perzactly! nt Plucketeer Apr 2017 #13
He's head of Democratic party Outreach. To not know about the Ossoff race is hard to believe KittyWampus Apr 2017 #32
Thumbs up! LiberalFighter Apr 2017 #72
Why keep repeating the same misinformation? Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #109
Yeah, very curious Cha Apr 2017 #69
You can be a Democrat, of course, but we don't have to vote for you OKNancy Apr 2017 #16
There is a common ground, actually. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #17
It's really the semantics... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #21
There is no common ground with anti-choicers. They are anti-women. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #27
The difference is personal belief vs forcing others to behave according to your beliefs. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #19
But you can't be a Democrat and anti-choice. That makes you a Republican. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #24
Therein lies the difference. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #25
That's why pro-choicers must not give an inch. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #28
There are several Dems who support the Hyde amendment. No one's screeching about them. JudyM Apr 2017 #39
Filling seats with anti-choicers is a great big FU to women. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #48
Filling with actual republican agenda candidates is worse, though. JudyM Apr 2017 #49
Being anti-choice is a big part of the Republican agenda. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #51
Yes, and being anti-environment and anti-voting rights, and anti-LGBT and anti-gun control and ... JudyM Apr 2017 #55
A woman's right to bodily autonomy is the foundation of freedom 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #61
I'd leave that part of the ballot blank before I'd ever knowingly vote for anti-choice bekkilyn Apr 2017 #82
The Issue W/Sanders Is He Consistently Insults The Democratic Party KittyWampus Apr 2017 #29
How many Democrats are "Pro Death"? mwooldri Apr 2017 #35
Pro-life - I'm laughing here. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #36
Exactly. F'in "Pro-Life" is a bs term. What's the alternative? JDC Apr 2017 #54
Nancy couldn't very well say otherwise. BigDemVoter Apr 2017 #40
Big difference Mz Pip Apr 2017 #41
I agree - Being Pro-choice is not a prerequisite to being a Democrat. Purity oaths are dumb. Lil Missy Apr 2017 #44
+ 1. MBS Apr 2017 #50
What about anti-choice? 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #56
So we should have no standards whatsoever, not even for basic human rights? (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #80
"Pro-choice is not a prerequisite to being a Democrat"? musette_sf Apr 2017 #93
THAT is a Purity Test. Lil Missy Apr 2017 #105
WRONG. Defending and upholding the sacred rights of HALF OF AMERICA musette_sf Apr 2017 #106
It is about choice still_one Apr 2017 #52
you can be 'pro-life' you just don't get to support people/policies that are not pro-choice nini Apr 2017 #58
On this issue of reproductive rights and access to abortion on demand, PatrickforO Apr 2017 #76
The terminology creates misperception of position... MedusaX Apr 2017 #77
I hope all democrats are "pro-life" RockCreek Apr 2017 #78
Uggghhhhhh bekkilyn Apr 2017 #79
Everyone is prolife. J_William_Ryan Apr 2017 #83
I look forward to all the angry threads melman Apr 2017 #86
reading these threads the last few days - wonder if there could be another option besides "pro-life" Kashkakat v.2.0 Apr 2017 #88
I call them pro-forced birth (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #103
I'd rather have a candidate who share 75% of my views NobodyHere Apr 2017 #89
Anyone who is an enemy of musette_sf Apr 2017 #92
Exactly. There is NO compromise when it comes to basic human rights. (nt) bekkilyn Apr 2017 #104
In Other Words, You Can Be Catholic TomCADem Apr 2017 #90
I wish they'd stop saying PRO-LIFE Skittles Apr 2017 #94
You can work to ensure that abortion remains safe and legal Bettie Apr 2017 #97
I am . . . BUT . . . Paula Sims Apr 2017 #101
Does Nancy Pelosi think it's OK for a Democratic representative andym Apr 2017 #107
Don't listen to her. Orsino Apr 2017 #110
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