It changes it (Reply #80) - Democratic Underground

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Thu Feb 4, 2016, 03:20 PM

vdogg (1,384 posts)

80. It changes it

Because according to some on the board we're all lemmings who will follow any minority leaders endorsement no matter what our personal feelings about Bernie or Hillary.

The condescension has gotten really thick around here lately.

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110 replies	Author	Time	Post
Former NAACP head Ben Jealous to endorse Bernie Sanders [View all]	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	OP
That's a really solid endorsement for Sanders.	mythology	Feb 2016	#1
Wow! That is a great endorsement!!	jillan	Feb 2016	#2
I think we're seeing the tip-top of an avalance, myself.	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#5
I can't wait to see what the msm is going to say now that they can't say - but Bernie doesn't	jillan	Feb 2016	#6
Bernie is NOT doing well with "minority voters" ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2016	#29
At least your supposed champion for POCs can count on Bain Capitol	Android3.14	Feb 2016	#39
Post removed	Post removed	Feb 2016	#42
Well dude	greiner3	Feb 2016	#44
You know what...1SBM has said this repeatedly	Chitown Kev	Feb 2016	#59
I think the way 1SBM is being alert-stalked on this forum is disgraceful.	MADem	Feb 2016	#110
So you think..	cannabis_flower	Feb 2016	#46
HRC AA supporters state these high profile AA endorsements are outliers	Arazi	Feb 2016	#49
I may be white, but I'm the mother of a PoC, so I do understand the challenges he	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#55
Oh don't misunderstand, I don't have a problem with it at all!!	Arazi	Feb 2016	#58
Thanks.	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#61
Sooo true. I take people at their word here	Arazi	Feb 2016	#65
Realize this is the same group of posters	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2016	#66
The two DU Hillary supporters spin off websites are awful	Arazi	Feb 2016	#77
Ido with bullies the only thing that works	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2016	#79
This endorsement has just happened.	SheilaT	Feb 2016	#60
AAs were supporting Clinton in 2008, too, until they were assured	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#63
I'm thinking along those lines also.	SheilaT	Feb 2016	#68
It changes it	vdogg	Feb 2016	#80
I think a lot of people here chuckling and cheering wouldn't recognize Ben Jealous if he	MADem	Feb 2016	#90
I'm the OP and I know who he is, which is why I posted it. eom	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#97
Good for you! nt	MADem	Feb 2016	#100
Endorsements don't have to have universal impact to count.	Gore1FL	Feb 2016	#101
I've known who Ben Jealous was for years--mainly because of his rather unique looks.	MADem	Feb 2016	#102
You're right I didn't know who Ben Jealous was nor does his endorsement, or any other,	A Simple Game	Feb 2016	#107
"Your post on the other hand does nothing to advance the conversation."	MADem	Feb 2016	#109
It shows HRC's black support is continuing to erode.	Ken Burch	Feb 2016	#91
I do too.	Le Taz Hot	Feb 2016	#57
Yes! This is a wonderful nod to Bernie. Thank you Ben! n/t	Avalux	Feb 2016	#3
knr	amborin	Feb 2016	#4
Fantastic. My feelings on endorsements are pretty simple . . .	Nanjeanne	Feb 2016	#7
I'm with you. Many musicians whom I really like	Ed Suspicious	Feb 2016	#13
What was fascinating to me is that a lot of pop stars endorsed Hillary	JonLeibowitz	Feb 2016	#14
Henry Rollins is a thinker and a truth teller. I loved that one.	Ed Suspicious	Feb 2016	#16
Yes if you are a cynical contrarian you'll be right more than you might think. n/t	JonLeibowitz	Feb 2016	#19
It shows the difference between artist and entertainers.	TIME TO PANIC	Feb 2016	#47
Wow. Great way to phrase it!	Fawke Em	Feb 2016	#52
I was surprised	Dark n Stormy Knight	Feb 2016	#94
you echo my own sentiments	navarth	Feb 2016	#85
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!	WillyT	Feb 2016	#8
KnR	me b zola	Feb 2016	#9
That is a great endorsment!	blackspade	Feb 2016	#10
Awesome endorsement... nt	retrowire	Feb 2016	#11
The endorsements for Sanders are now starting to increase in frequency and intensity	Betty Karlson	Feb 2016	#12
The former head of the oldest black civil rights corporation	Chitown Kev	Feb 2016	#62
Bernie, on his way to being GOOD ENOUGH	Hiraeth	Feb 2016	#15
K&R	leftcoastmountains	Feb 2016	#17
Awesome news indeed!! The Bern keeps gaining momentum in NH, and across the nation. n/t	99th_Monkey	Feb 2016	#18
Wait! How is this possible?	SheilaT	Feb 2016	#20
Ben Jealous is the FORMER Executive Director of the NAACP ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2016	#25
Relax. We get it. We don't expect you to be swayed by endorsements.	Ed Suspicious	Feb 2016	#33
"... He said, as he whistled past the graveyard, secure in his self-delusion ..." eom	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2016	#37
That is a good endorsement ... I wonder what the NAACP will do? eom.	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2016	#21
The NAACP can't endorse...	Chitown Kev	Feb 2016	#64
Excellent!	SoapBox	Feb 2016	#22
Important endorsement. nt	Duval	Feb 2016	#23
k and r	panader0	Feb 2016	#24
Very good news.	democrank	Feb 2016	#26
K&R nt	raouldukelives	Feb 2016	#27
But Mitch Hank said on his show this morning, along with former Madison mayor Dave Cz	AllyCat	Feb 2016	#28
But I thought Bernie said he wasn't going to appeal to PoC?	frylock	Feb 2016	#30
There should be an AA rally in SCarolina for Bernie	Funtatlaguy	Feb 2016	#31
Great endorsement	angrychair	Feb 2016	#32
I'm waiting for the HRC AA supporters to come along and denigrate	Arazi	Feb 2016	#34
Opposed to the Sanders supporters who want to throw Sanders under the bus.	iandhr	Feb 2016	#70
Word salad	Arazi	Feb 2016	#71
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Feb 2016	#76
Love to see what?	Arazi	Feb 2016	#78
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Feb 2016	#84
It's against DU TOS to call out other members	Arazi	Feb 2016	#86
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Feb 2016	#92
I didn't link a post. That's against the TOS	Arazi	Feb 2016	#93
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Feb 2016	#95
Kicked and recommended! I'm glad to hear that Ben Jealous will endorse Bernie Sanders.	Enthusiast	Feb 2016	#35
Much better.	arely staircase	Feb 2016	#36
Excellent!	lark	Feb 2016	#38
K & R	AzDar	Feb 2016	#40
Anyone else besides me	SheenaR	Feb 2016	#41
K&R	CharlotteVale	Feb 2016	#43
K & R. Wow. Ben Jealous is an outstanding leader. Excellent endorsement!	appalachiablue	Feb 2016	#45
K & R!	TIME TO PANIC	Feb 2016	#48
THIS is a Big Deal!	Le Taz Hot	Feb 2016	#50
K n R	snagglepuss	Feb 2016	#51
K&Rnt	stage left	Feb 2016	#53
Great endorsement!	in_cog_ni_to	Feb 2016	#54
Excellent endorsement for Bernie.	beam me up scottie	Feb 2016	#56
Love this endorsement	Oilwellian	Feb 2016	#67
I am sorry.	iandhr	Feb 2016	#69
It's impressive to me that Bernie received the endorsement of the former head of the NAACP.	Autumn	Feb 2016	#72
I looked but I didn't see your OP before I started one this, I will delete mine.	Uncle Joe	Feb 2016	#73
Whoa	gyroscope	Feb 2016	#74
Impressive endorsement. k/r	AtomicKitten	Feb 2016	#75
Congratulations - Jealous is a good catch.	Empowerer	Feb 2016	#81
Ben Jealous is the real deal. As for social justice warriors, he's right up there with Julian Bond.	JackBeck	Feb 2016	#82
Your post is a great endorsment of the endorser!	Number23	Feb 2016	#99
It's a great endorsement.	Starry Messenger	Feb 2016	#83
I'e Been Looking For THIS POST!	ChiciB1	Feb 2016	#87
Fantastic endorsement!	cui bono	Feb 2016	#88
As Bernie says, support in the African American community is building!	monicaangela	Feb 2016	#89
A great endorsement from a man I admire, Ben Jealous has been a true and active friend to the LGBT	Bluenorthwest	Feb 2016	#96
a thousand kicks !!!	navarth	Feb 2016	#98
He's the only candidate that support BLM and fought for racial justice in his life	Feeling the Bern	Feb 2016	#103
Hunh?	Empowerer	Feb 2016	#104
Hillary will be jealous.	Helen Borg	Feb 2016	#105
That is a damn solid endorsement. Quite a coup for Team Sanders (nt)	Recursion	Feb 2016	#106
Excellent! Jealous is a social justice warrior	klook	Feb 2016	#108

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