Hillary Clinton

Blue Idaho

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29. This is such a slap in the face

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 10:39 AM

Apr 2016

To those heroic souls. The hyperbolic rantings of St. Burn's acolytes is really turning off many sane liberals. Instead of devoting his life to fighting for equality, Bernie fled to lilly white Vermont where he has spent a lifetime in congress apparently naming two Post Offices.

He needs to apologize for this kind of absurd rhetoric.

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omg.. Shailene Woodley compares Bernie to Nelson Mandela and MLK Jr [View all] Cha Apr 2016 OP

Cha it's great to let BS surrogates speak! Her Sister Apr 2016 #1

Sure they can speak.. but, this one as you can see, is offensive to African Americans and Cha Apr 2016 #4

When people speak they give themselves away! ~Their truer colors Her Sister Apr 2016 #9

I know.. this is just so completely wrong.. All of his surrogates have spouted really offensive Cha Apr 2016 #11

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. M.Angelou IamMab Apr 2016 #57

More of the "foot-in-mouth" phenomenon...How much worse will they get? Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #2

Just a kid really not have a clue about Black History or any history as Nerdy Wonda says.. Cha Apr 2016 #6

Wow! mcar Apr 2016 #3

It's outrageous, mcar.. she needs some history lessons fast! this makes Cha Apr 2016 #7

MLK and Nelson Mandela? Gimme a break! KitSileya Apr 2016 #5

And Sanders played up his part at Chicago University. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #13

Clueless n/t Tommy2Tone Apr 2016 #8

Well, to be fair, Bernie's already BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #10

She evidently has no clue what MLK Jr and Nelson Mandela went through in their Cha Apr 2016 #17

Every time she opens her mouth, she says something dumb obamanut2012 Apr 2016 #12

Well, here's a hint jsmirman Apr 2016 #15

hahahahaha obamanut2012 Apr 2016 #16

^THIS^ sarae Apr 2016 #19

I didn't even know who was Shailene Woodley. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #14

It's more proof of a campaign that knows it's losing. When they have reached ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #18

I'm just really curious to know what was possibly be in that girl's head to make Cha Apr 2016 #21

haahaaa misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #39

I always thought of him as a combination of The Old Elvis and... Walk away Apr 2016 #20

lol.. not exactly MLK Jr and Nelson Mandela material, what! Cha Apr 2016 #22

NO! Just...no! NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #23

Aloha, Riff~ Yes, it's stunningly offensive to MLK's and Nelson Mandela's memories and Cha Apr 2016 #30

K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #24

Good Morning, stonecutter, and Mahalo~ Cha Apr 2016 #35

Clueless about so any things SharonClark Apr 2016 #25

Well all three had two arms and two legs, what's the problem? George II Apr 2016 #26

They just trolling now? nt kjones Apr 2016 #27

BS' surrogates are off the chains (literally speaking) Iliyah Apr 2016 #28

This is such a slap in the face Blue Idaho Apr 2016 #29

25 years in Congress with a salary does not even come close to 27 years in prison. SaschaHM Apr 2016 #31

It's incredibly insulting to the memories of these two icons for Civils Rights.. In South Cha Apr 2016 #38

Slight mean joke inside (spoiler alert): CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #32

Now he's a civil rights icon? DesertRat Apr 2016 #33

Why must they appropriate the lives, honor, and sacrifice of others. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #34

what has Bernie EVER done that compares to Mandela & MLK? misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #36

Right.. like pasting his campaign logo to the Pope's pic & quotes.. I've seen desperate Cha Apr 2016 #40

As a South African who lived through the late-apartheid era Nonhlanhla Apr 2016 #37

Through your own honorable work to end apartheid, Nonhlanhla, misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #41

Let me qualify that I hardly changed the world Nonhlanhla Apr 2016 #44

Your contribution was far greater than that of Sanders. misterhighwasted Apr 2016 #49

Mahalo for your eloquent personal account and for your work in the struggle to Cha Apr 2016 #45

Thanks Nonhlanhla Apr 2016 #47

Excellent points. And John Lewis did not see it either. eom fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #56

I didn't realize there was an op back here JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #42

Yes, she most certainly should have picked a white person to compare bernie to.. Cha Apr 2016 #46

Is She A Comedian? otohara Apr 2016 #43

Nope, she's a pampered Simi Valley girl 2naSalit Apr 2016 #54

No words dlwickham Apr 2016 #48

MLK Jr? jmowreader Apr 2016 #50

I have no words... lunamagica Apr 2016 #51

That's offensive. savalez Apr 2016 #52

So far it seems that Bernie's surrogates are just awful at their jobs. Walk away Apr 2016 #53

She forgot Pope. fleabiscuit Apr 2016 #55

She should have led with Pope and forgot about MLK Jr & Nelson Mandela.. we know what the Pope Cha Apr 2016 #58

In a season of WTF!!!? surrogate statements, she is up there with the greats with this one. Lucinda Apr 2016 #59