2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)You are not addressing the hides at all. Those are STILL wrong, and the only reason I am even marginally interested in this topic.
But if you are going to claim swiftboating, then I WILL need to see a link.
What legit news source (or any source) has claimed that he was not involved, in some marginal way, with civil rights activism while he was in college? Link, please.
And second, Bernie Sanders involvement with civil rights is NOT comparable to what Kerry did in Vietnam.
And third, are you accusing the Clinton campaign of swiftboating? Because that is also offensive. You can post anything you want about her on this site right now and get away with it, but if you want my respect, then you damn well better have some proof of that too. Because that is a big, nasty, hateful thing to say if you were actually paying attention when it happened FOR REAL.
Believe me, if this story was anything at all, I would be interested. But so far, I can't even be bothered to read the articles, because it is just bullshit campaign drama. EVERYONE knows Sanders went to a few civil rights meetings and protests. Most of us also know that he has been way overselling the extent of his involvement. And that is what this kerfuffle is over. Just campaign BS on both sides. They are pushing back and forth, trying to control the narrative. Politics as usual.
People need to grow some skin if they want to hang on this site, I swear.....