2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Voters in NH Unconvinced by Sanders [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)....even with a Democratic-controlled Congress, he couldn't get much of his agenda passed.
Now we have a Republican House and Senate and he can't get much done due to their racism and deliberate obstruction.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and his fanatics raised all kinds of hell. They insulted President Obama. They even called for him to be primaried. Michael Moore claimed that the president will only be known for being "The First Black President". Highly insulting, incredibly racist!!
Fast forward to today and Bernie Sanders and his fanatics are asking black voters to support him AFTER treating the president like shit.
Even more important, only NOW are we supposed to become politically nuanced, accepting that Bernie Sanders will have a hard time getting his agenda through. But when it came to President Obama, there was no such nuance. There was no such understanding. When many of us POC members of DU tried to explain how the president was facing racism in Congress and deliberately being obstructed, we were told to shut up and sit down (in so many words).
Now Bernie Sanders and his fanatics want us to **give Bernie some time** and be understanding that he won't be able to do much until his second term? Really? He won't be able to do much UNTIL we get a Democratic-controlled House and Senate! Really?
Where was this understanding under Obama?