2016 Postmortem

artislife

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65. It's more like their supporters did

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:23 AM

Jul 2015

The thing that both candidates have is that they are far superior to the third candidate.

I don't think this stops either campaign, but I do hope that the tone deaf section of Bernie's side realize this isn't a battle of the bands like competition. This is about REAL life and experience.

Experience that they know nothing about, they need to stop trying to "get it" "empathize" and "suggest". No, they need to say "I don't know what is going on. I need to stop and listen. Actively. And I need to realize that I am not the smartest person in the room.

And answering a question just to answer it isn't smart. Let someone else have the floor. Your life may change for the better because of it.

I kind of wish I hadn't remembered this site when I was all excited about talking about Bernie to the masses. I wanted to feel the same joy I had backing Obama. Well, guess what.

Racism is not so easy to eradicate. This is a great flushing of all our systems to get this dreck up and OUT.

We have work to do, a planet to save, lives to save and futures to make brighter.

Lets get on it.

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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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