2016 Postmortem

blackspade

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28. No need for hyperbole.

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 07:20 AM

Jul 2015

Last edited Mon Jul 20, 2015, 08:24 AM - Edit history (1)

Social justice has always been a problem in this country.

I will direct you to this, which occurred after Netroot Nation:

"And like everybody in this room, I want to see an America where when young black men walk down the street they will not be harassed by police officers, they will not be killed; they will not be shot!" (Standing Ovation)

"To his credit, President Obama did something extraordinary the other day, he had the courage to go to a federal jail and talk about the absurdity of a criminal justice system in which if we don't change it 1 out of 4 male African Americans born today will end up behind bars. That is NOT the America we believe in."

"And that's why we believe it makes more sense to invest in jobs and education, not jails and incarceration!"

"And to our 11 million brothers and sisters who are living in the shadows today, we say loudly and we say clearly we are going to bring you out of the shadows and on a path toward citizenship. And we're not going to divide families up, brothers and sisters... we are the wealthiest nation in the world, there is nothing we cannot accomplish."

It would appear that your commentary is unfounded in the here and now.

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Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley Failed Their #BlackLivesMatter Test [View all] BooScout Jul 2015 OP

Big time. The clueless supporters are making it worse by being so paternalistic and bitter. bravenak Jul 2015 #1

BINGO! BooScout Jul 2015 #2

I love berniesoblack. bravenak Jul 2015 #3

lol BooScout Jul 2015 #13

This is the gist of it BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #4

He needs their votes more than they need him. bravenak Jul 2015 #6

+1 n/t Triana Jul 2015 #51

Sanders has never said that if you fix economic inequality Vattel Jul 2015 #5

And Hillary skipped the gathering. NealK Jul 2015 #7

Why don't you try being accurate for a change? BooScout Jul 2015 #9

If she had been at that gathering she would have been heckled too. NealK Jul 2015 #16

It's not that he was heckled... BooScout Jul 2015 #20

"To tell mother's whose children are dying in the streets to sit down and be quiet" NealK Jul 2015 #23

Watch the video... BooScout Jul 2015 #31

no he did not AnAzulTexas Jul 2015 #41

he watched them disrespect their own leader, by refusing to let O'Malley answer the question they magical thyme Jul 2015 #37

No shit. That should tell Bernie supporters that maybe sufrommich Jul 2015 #30

Ya think? BooScout Jul 2015 #62

Hillary's "fail" didn't cost her as much... Sancho Jul 2015 #11

"she gets a pass when she makes a mistake" NealK Jul 2015 #14

Primaries bring out candidates weaknesses... Sancho Jul 2015 #8

K&R for being absolutely right... giftedgirl77 Jul 2015 #18

Having been fooled before don't let your fear TM99 Jul 2015 #39

Unfortunately I live it... Sancho Jul 2015 #71

I was born in TN, TM99 Jul 2015 #76

Quick question: gregcrawford Jul 2015 #10

Do you honestly not see what you're doing when you sufrommich Jul 2015 #32

What a bullshit line of attack. blackspade Jul 2015 #12

His supporters lecturing black folks on his history is losing him support. bravenak Jul 2015 #15

You're misunderstanding. blackspade Jul 2015 #22

Everybody already knows it. We hear it day after day like a mantra. bravenak Jul 2015 #26

Who is "everybody?" blackspade Jul 2015 #54

We all know it. I got repeated so much this weekend I don't think there anybody who pays attention bravenak Jul 2015 #55

So your point is what? blackspade Jul 2015 #57

Your lectures suck to black people. Even if you are black and lecturing, other black people will bravenak Jul 2015 #58

Who is lecturing here? blackspade Jul 2015 #60

See you around. bravenak Jul 2015 #61

I'll be here. blackspade Jul 2015 #63

More explanatory?? Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #67

You're piling on, why? blackspade Jul 2015 #68

I have a real aversion Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #70

You have not engaged me at all. blackspade Jul 2015 #72

but what about the present??? BooScout Jul 2015 #17

No need for hyperbole. blackspade Jul 2015 #28

If they want answers and dialogue, maybe shouting down candidates at an event... Triana Jul 2015 #47

Sanders and O'Malley have every right to be confronted, it was the mode of attack. Vinca Jul 2015 #19

We can disagree as to the appropriateness of Bernie's response to the ambush, MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #21

+1 NealK Jul 2015 #24

+1 n/t Triana Jul 2015 #48

+1000 blackspade Jul 2015 #59

But that doesn't fit the narrative. The narrative MUST be preserved, facts or no facts. arcane1 Jul 2015 #74

Which Hillary elected not to take.... daleanime Jul 2015 #25

This is a despicable OP. bvf Jul 2015 #27

So one of most Liberal magazines in America..... BooScout Jul 2015 #38

Things change. bvf Jul 2015 #44

The New Republic is HARDLY one of the most liberal mags in America. marmar Jul 2015 #56

"(The New Republic is) is one of most Liberal magazines in America" brentspeak Jul 2015 #64

I'm not exactly sure what would be qualified JackInGreen Jul 2015 #29

I have yet to read the article or the subsequent comments; but, will tell you ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #33

Or maybe the Hillary people could stop treating civil rights as a test case Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #34

To Clinton, bvf Jul 2015 #36

I disagree that if Bernie or Martin had said "Sandra Bland" raouldukelives Jul 2015 #35

Those who control the economy control the government and by extension the so9ciety itself daybranch Jul 2015 #40

Little by Little . . . Gamecock Lefty Jul 2015 #42

Oooooh, the #BlackLivesMatter test, shit, I better study. Darb Jul 2015 #43

Much to do about nothing HoosierCowboy Jul 2015 #45

They're smacking O'Malley too, what's your insight into that? Darb Jul 2015 #46

BLM is now the status quo? MoonRiver Jul 2015 #50

Ya know it's a funny thing about this post. imthevicar Jul 2015 #49

Failed their "test"? That was more like a "pop quiz" ! John Poet Jul 2015 #52

Ummmmmm the Bern introduced the 'test' into the conversation BooScout Jul 2015 #66

Well, somebody failed HassleCat Jul 2015 #53

It's more like their supporters did artislife Jul 2015 #65

Bernie Sanders sees racism as a symptom of income inequality. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #69

Yep. Little Star Jul 2015 #73

And which of the two can an elected official have a greater impact on? Scootaloo Jul 2015 #78

Let me know if Clinton ever shows up to take it herself Scootaloo Jul 2015 #75

The candidate of "hardworking people, white people"? n/t eridani Jul 2015 #79

Good on Tia Oso and #BlackLivesMatter Activists! Cha Jul 2015 #77

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