2016 Postmortem

Squinch

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160. Then Bernie should instruct his followers to stop saying he was a civil rights leader, activist

Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:50 PM

Feb 2016

and/or hero.

John Lewis isn't losing any credibility with anyone other than a little sliver of people who are willing to throw an undeniable American hero under a bus.

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Sanders criticism grows pointed at black community forum [View all] ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 OP

If you get the video please post it bravenak Feb 2016 #1

knock em dead, buddy! bettyellen Feb 2016 #3

Yeah!!!! Thx! bravenak Feb 2016 #6

Kill it! morningfog Feb 2016 #10

I hope so I'm leaving! It better go well, I hate not doing well. I lose sleep. bravenak Feb 2016 #37

here Enrique Feb 2016 #46

Well, how the hell long have people been saying this same thing to him? He's either purposely Squinch Feb 2016 #2

He has an ideology where he believes that social issues boston bean Feb 2016 #64

MLK thinks the same thing about racial issues and economic issues. retrowire Feb 2016 #81

While I agree that economic.. one_voice Feb 2016 #135

Does it really matter, the race of the president to be solving the race problem? retrowire Feb 2016 #136

The fact that you just dismissed.. one_voice Feb 2016 #137

i didnt ask why it mattered that obama wasnt able to speak about it retrowire Feb 2016 #140

Your first sentence in response to me bringing up.. one_voice Feb 2016 #141

facepalm* retrowire Feb 2016 #143

President Obama reminds me of Jackie Robinson on this issue. redwitch Feb 2016 #164

This is the same old "all boats rise on a rising tide" argument, and it doesn't address the issue. Squinch Feb 2016 #156

yes he is, through blm. nt retrowire Feb 2016 #157

Oy. Squinch Feb 2016 #159

and then also through his approach retrowire Feb 2016 #161

No, he doesnt AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #101

Well the only other possible alternatives then are that he doesn't get the problem, or he Squinch Feb 2016 #153

He has addressed all these issues AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #155

Yes. That's the ticket. All those who oppose him must just be stupid and stubborn. That'll Squinch Feb 2016 #158

He wants the white working class to back him. He's said so Recursion Feb 2016 #147

Yep. Exactly. That is his intended constituency. Squinch Feb 2016 #154

Hell, he may even be right, tactically Recursion Feb 2016 #163

They are sensing that he just doesn't get it pandr32 Feb 2016 #151

Racial problems are not the fault of Wall Street. Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #4

While social justice issues are not specifically attacked by the Wealthy 1% rhett o rick Feb 2016 #18

You can no more stick to the topic at hand than Bernie can. upaloopa Feb 2016 #41

So a self-professed 1% white dude... AOR Feb 2016 #72

actually your recognition of that would make you better at such an event still_one Feb 2016 #80

John Lewis Is Losing Credibility By The Minute With His Nonsensical Declaration... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #133

Then Bernie should instruct his followers to stop saying he was a civil rights leader, activist Squinch Feb 2016 #160

Sounds like another HRC-packed audience, just like the last debate. valerief Feb 2016 #5

"the establishment" strikes again? bettyellen Feb 2016 #7

I caught the very end, maybe last few minutes, streaming. pangaia Feb 2016 #42

I don't think so. It was a forum of voters put together by a Sanders endorser. upaloopa Feb 2016 #47

OMG farleftlib Feb 2016 #50

This is satire right? Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #69

Is this from the onion... I thought the onion was shut down!!! uponit7771 Feb 2016 #91

Get used to it. We're about to enter the HRC-packed primary stopbush Feb 2016 #77

Being from Minnesota I know something about the group that hosted this forum... Bjorn Against Feb 2016 #8

Clinton turned down their invitation to speak. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #13

I know, and the audience no doubt knew that as well Bjorn Against Feb 2016 #21

Good to know this; thanks! (eom) mak3cats Feb 2016 #28

Good post. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #30

thank you for the info! Dems to Win Feb 2016 #100

She wouldn't be scripted on the spot... That speaks volumes... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #65

I think he earned their respect. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #75

I think you're right RoR... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #78

Thanks for the context. n/t winter is coming Feb 2016 #26

Thanks, more info about this group is welcome ms liberty Feb 2016 #38

From NOC's page.... loyalsister Feb 2016 #39

It's a wrap. JRLeft Feb 2016 #9

I just watched bravenak Feb 2016 #129

This actually is good for him. He needs to learn Arazi Feb 2016 #11

At least he didn't snap farleftlib Feb 2016 #14

He did snap though ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #17

What is the source of your quotes? nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #20

It's in the article in the OP... nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #29

I saw him say that, and, I might add, rightly so. pangaia Feb 2016 #44

What do you expect? Someone so Proud to be "Liberal" is always fair to liberal candidates.... JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #103

It sounds like the appropriate response to me farleftlib Feb 2016 #22

I haven't watched the live feed, but... white_wolf Feb 2016 #24

He didn't snap. The lady who accused him of being afraid to say Black must have missed his entire thereismore Feb 2016 #35

That poster will continue to ignore you farleftlib Feb 2016 #45

No really, he needs to work on this. He does have a POC problem Arazi Feb 2016 #19

I just don't see this POC "problem" farleftlib Feb 2016 #36

The polls don't lie. He's got an uphill climb Arazi Feb 2016 #49

It's good he was there to be challenged farleftlib Feb 2016 #52

The AA DUers are clear he's got to figure out how to connect Arazi Feb 2016 #56

Yes there are a handful of AA DUers who support HRC and make that claim farleftlib Feb 2016 #59

No there are DU AAs here who support Sanders Arazi Feb 2016 #60

Thanks Arazi Paulie Feb 2016 #95

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #120

I'm a regular on DKos, that was my recollection Arazi Feb 2016 #123

Clinton told this group to fuck off jberryhill Feb 2016 #40

Are you saying South Carolina Blacks are less important? ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #43

What did she say about reparations jberryhill Feb 2016 #93

I've read, not seen, that she, Obama and Sanders are against general reparations Jarqui Feb 2016 #142

What did she say on the reparations question? jberryhill Feb 2016 #118

No, she was in Minneapolis at the same time. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #145

Yes, Clinton declined to attend. Bernie is there. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #85

This ^^^ thereismore Feb 2016 #138

Clinton turned down the chance to talk at this event. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #12

Isn't she off doing a fund raiser in Mexico? kath Feb 2016 #16

I haven't seen any indication that she enjoys meeting with anyone except the super-wealthy. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #23

She was in South Carolina doing a town hall with predominantly an African American crowd. nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #32

oh, I guess she is fundraising in Mexico tomorrow then kath Feb 2016 #48

Nope, she won't be in Mexico. Please stop spreading false information. nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #54

It's her campaign treasurer who will be in Mexico, fundraising. stranger81 Feb 2016 #71

Like a bag man? frylock Feb 2016 #117

+1 AOR Feb 2016 #122

Wow. Reading all this makes me want to watch some of my old episodes of The Untouchables. frylock Feb 2016 #124

The Don was a piker... AOR Feb 2016 #125

Not gonna say it, but I'll throw CCS out there.. frylock Feb 2016 #128

Got ya... AOR Feb 2016 #134

What did she say on reparations? eom Arazi Feb 2016 #121

I actually watched it live Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #15

Thanks for the report. frylock Feb 2016 #27

The out of nowhere "scared to say black" with no basis in fact sounds like the staged b.s they Skwmom Feb 2016 #108

Senator Sanders, when did you stop beating your wife?! (haha, he didn't have a good answer, haha) nt Electric Monk Feb 2016 #115

That black audience had their own BLM moment! thereismore Feb 2016 #25

They did!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bravenak Feb 2016 #131

The angry Native man was Clyde Bellecourt, cofounder of AIM Mike__M Feb 2016 #149

Can't be a savior to everyone KingFlorez Feb 2016 #31

The twitter feed tells this story better. Some frustration some praise some criticism for Clinton Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #33

Went to Politico and read the whole article. ms liberty Feb 2016 #34

Politico isn't known for their unbiased journalism. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #53

watch the video and see if the Politico story does it justice Enrique Feb 2016 #51

Hillary Clinton was in South Carolina taling to a predominately African American crowd. nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #55

As in, she'd rather spend her time with a friendly audience loyalsister Feb 2016 #86

Telling Uponthegears Feb 2016 #98

Jury Results ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #102

How did you get the jury duty if you are a poster in this thread? Paulie Feb 2016 #105

I'm the one that alerted. I just changed "yours" to "alerters" nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #106

Stop alerting. You're horrible at it. Paulie Feb 2016 #107

Can you give me credit for at least being transparent? nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #109

I agree malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #110

Duly noted. frylock Feb 2016 #119

Let me make this clear Uponthegears Feb 2016 #113

I appreciate your passion. You have a good heart. nt ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #114

Thanks Uponthegears Feb 2016 #116

That good hearted person alerted on you to get your post hidden Paulie Feb 2016 #139

You'd never know from the article in the OP, but that was a pretty good conversation with Bernie and aikoaiko Feb 2016 #67

Minority voters malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #57

Cause he's the only one offering up everything else and the moon... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #62

Clinton still should explain her position. nt. malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #66

She declined to attend. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #87

So should Bernie..... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #90

Reperations malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #99

He's the dream seller FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #146

No, he wasn't criticized for his position. wildeyed Feb 2016 #166

A good portion of Clinton voters ARE minority voters.. women blacks Hispanics gays ... are largely uponit7771 Feb 2016 #96

At least he showed up. eom Fawke Em Feb 2016 #58

Hate to bust up this party Uponthegears Feb 2016 #61

Well, that went well...... Beacool Feb 2016 #63

it did actually Enrique Feb 2016 #68

No you are wrong. The crowd was intense and rightly so. But Sanders dealt with it rhett o rick Feb 2016 #70

As I said, watching it live - it was a tough crowd that Sanders did well with - not perfect but Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #73

If bernie aupporters are saying he could have done better boston bean Feb 2016 #74

a Bernie supporter posted a video of the entire event Enrique Feb 2016 #76

Not at all. One should always do better - Sanders included Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #82

he looks as intolerant of dissent with him as his supporters bigtree Feb 2016 #79

That was a great moment. He was telling the truth. Audience didn't mind it Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #83

Sanders better get used to people disagreeing with him bigtree Feb 2016 #88

Oh I think people in New England disagree with him too Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #92

Anyone familiar with New England rural life knows that NO ONE gets off the hook easy Armstead Feb 2016 #165

But Hillary "will only talk to white people" then. smh nt retrowire Feb 2016 #94

Please that was simply uncalled for. white_wolf Feb 2016 #104

I was surprised bravenak Feb 2016 #132

Bernie is there, Hillary declined. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #84

Well, Sanders has Killer Mike and Cornell West to explain himself... I'm sure they'll uponit7771 Feb 2016 #89

I'm sure Hillary gets it though and will fix their problems. CentralMass Feb 2016 #97

Bernie's the one who's been saying he'd improve his poll numbers oasis Feb 2016 #144

Politico of course fails to mention that he got a standing ovation Bjorn Against Feb 2016 #111

Just watched the video, and the event wasn't nearly as intense as the article makes it out to be HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #112

That sounds like some major spin Aerows Feb 2016 #126

Ok. I watched. bravenak Feb 2016 #127

Sanders showed up. HassleCat Feb 2016 #130

He wants the white working class Recursion Feb 2016 #148

Well, intensifying those divisions helped the GOP and Ruling Class to win, ever since Nixon Armstead Feb 2016 #162

After all the harm the Clintons and Third Way have caused black people WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #150

When is Hillary ever put in this position? 7wo7rees Feb 2016 #152