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23. My favorite was when I was told that if Muhammad Ali was politically active...

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:52 PM

Feb 2016

My favorite was when I was told that if Muhammad Ali was politically active he would be for Bernie Sanders. The presumptuousness and sense of entitlement that allows someone who doesn't really know the first damn thing about him to appropriate his legacy is mind boggling.

I hope nobody presumes to speak for him but himself.

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What I learned today in GD-P [View all] Empowerer Jan 2016 OP

Well, it sounds like high school history usually taught by a guy named "coach." BigGLiberal Jan 2016 #1

Ha ha - that's pretty funny. It would be even funnier if it weren't true... Empowerer Jan 2016 #2

Rosa Parks JI7 Jan 2016 #3

Oh, yes - I forgot about that one Empowerer Jan 2016 #4

I was stunned by that JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #19

On the flip side, wildeyed Feb 2016 #58

I am so glad I have largely stayed out of GDP today mcar Jan 2016 #5

I read the thread... jaysunb Jan 2016 #6

Great post, jayson. Number23 Feb 2016 #16

I avoid GDP brer cat Jan 2016 #7

I'm not sure if it's courage or insanity . . . Empowerer Feb 2016 #8

I hear you. brer cat Feb 2016 #9

Either way, tomorrow's going to be ugly around here Empowerer Feb 2016 #10

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #13

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #29

probably not as bad as what happens after South Carolina votes JI7 Feb 2016 #37

This ... BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #14

Hate to burst a bubble; but, ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #28

I'm not so sure about that Empowerer Feb 2016 #38

Okay. My optimism is stoked. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #39

you should have posted a pic of MLK with a quote about democratic socialism JI7 Feb 2016 #11

Thank you for all your posts, Empowerer. betsuni Feb 2016 #12

Hey, I learn something in GDP EVERY day! Number23 Feb 2016 #15

Back in the day that level of ignorance wouldn't been put up with on a Democratic board. Cha Feb 2016 #17

I learned this too JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #18

that thread made me so fucking angry JI7 Feb 2016 #35

Kwassa and iris JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #40

I'm starting to hate Bernie Sanders' supporters as much as I despise Hillary Clinton & her supporter Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #20

It almost sounds like you have nowhere to go, who do you support now? Is the history of randys1 Feb 2016 #22

None of the candidates are forward-thinking on the race issue and that's what's turning me off. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #31

Good thing for them I dont have anything to say about it because if I was in charge randys1 Feb 2016 #32

Thank you so much. Much appreciated. Sanders' dismissive attitude towards reparations was the Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #33

The lecturing you are being subjected to in that thread I dont dare link to otherwise randys1 Feb 2016 #41

indeed! The only way to check their arrogance is for Bernie Sanders to lose. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #42

GDP is unsafe to post on if you are a liberal, i hope it will become safe again after a nominee randys1 Feb 2016 #21

So glad you're hear, my friend. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #43

My favorite was when I was told that if Muhammad Ali was politically active... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #23

Actually, you were told that ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #30

i wonder if it's the same one that said blm endorsed Sanders JI7 Feb 2016 #34

And, John Lewis before, that! eom. 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #36

Put me in, Coach! wildeyed Feb 2016 #45

Here you go, Kid ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #47

If they know who Muhammad Ali and MLK will vote for, wildeyed Feb 2016 #44

Well ... They have, also, said they know who Wellstone (R.I.P.) would have endorsed ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #53

I am a Camp Wellstone alumni! wildeyed Feb 2016 #55

I appreciated the history and Lisa D Feb 2016 #24

+1 nt Quayblue Feb 2016 #25

Thanks, Quayblue! Empowerer Feb 2016 #49

I'm glad - thanks for telling me that! Empowerer Feb 2016 #48

The rewriting of history to justify a point of view Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #26

The real scary deal is no person on this planet will be working harder to elect Hillary randys1 Feb 2016 #27

Hartman is one of Bernie's more rational supporters. comradebillyboy Feb 2016 #60

On the plus side, wildeyed Feb 2016 #46

Charles Hamilton Houston is one of our greatest American heroes, and few people know anything about Empowerer Feb 2016 #50

Sold! wildeyed Feb 2016 #54

Here are a few: Empowerer Feb 2016 #56

Thank you once again... The Polack MSgt Feb 2016 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Empowerer Feb 2016 #51

"MLK and I would be bros." HassleCat Feb 2016 #52

About a man who never endorsed wildeyed Feb 2016 #57