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In reply to the discussion: Kos: A Black Man's take on NN/BLM dustup: "Black Folks No on Bernie? Really?" [View all]Maedhros
(10,007 posts)207. He's in office right now. [n/t]
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Kos: A Black Man's take on NN/BLM dustup: "Black Folks No on Bernie? Really?" [View all]
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
OP
It's a punitive, disgusting law. There's not any provision for training, just time out after 5 yrs
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#76
Hi, Dork! I suspect you've heard of the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#97
Yes. "For any thinking Black person to say Hillary is better for Black folks than Bernie is
Zorra
Jul 2015
#3
I have researched it and cannot find where he actually said that "quote" ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#26
America's entire Foreign policy is racist. Just like our old Imperial allies.
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#238
Yes ... though having a TV show does amplify that minority opinion. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#161
I am involved, deeply, in community service that puts me in close contact with Black folks ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#37
Congratulations!!! You win the Anonymous Internet Activist of the Year, DU Edition...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#132
And the "rules for an online forum" don't dictate discernible reality. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#43
I know that polling data suggests that Hillary has a wide lead so far over Bernie with AA,
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#39
According to the polls Donald Trump is the republican front runner-what does that say about polls?
luvspeas
Jul 2015
#203
Sure. But you have not explained why polls mean the OP should not post what he or she wants to post
merrily
Jul 2015
#171
Did. It's not responsive to my question and also an unwarranted slur on the OP. See Post # 188.
merrily
Jul 2015
#189
Good question. There is not. White people (I am one, so I can say this) have a pretty wide
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#93
It's like the PUMA crowd realized they couldn't wave the sexism card around
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#55
Wouldn't that be racism that dividing poor whites from poor Blacks? ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#134
And not the acknowledgment that there are racial issues that CAN be solved by economic ones?
zeemike
Jul 2015
#148
"Some issues are not about economics, some are issues of race." < That's what plantation owners and
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#61
They get pulled over by police more often, they're more likely to get arrested
gollygee
Jul 2015
#75
If you put your blinders on and only look at that incident, conventiently, poof, it's all
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#86
If you say so. btw - repeating doesn't make you any more compelling, lol. Take care. n/t
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#91
Not willful ignorance if the author has nothing useful or new, or particularly accurate. Just good
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#94
What color and political party were the people turning over school buses when I was
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#147
Well ... If he just had economic parity with his white neighbors ... n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#163
Obviously spoken by someone who has never driven a BMW while black. Switched to a prius
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#115
'However, then I read your posts in this thread and had to laugh.I find it absolutely incredible
Joe Chi Minh
Jul 2015
#242
No shit, good question. We were told the same thing by Clinton supporters in 2007
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#28
You are the one claiming to be speak for "mainstream African Americans", not me.
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
#58
"So, as a Person of Color ... Please stop!" is not trying to silence anyone?
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#59
No! To be clear, I have no problem with Black folks that support Bernie, and/or hate HRC ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#173
I do not support HRC ... I have said, time and again, I am undecided ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#174
Yes our blackness as a condition of approval dependent on correct thought.
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#33
I have two questions, but since other people beat me to the first one, here's the second
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#87
I would note that some of the most angry tweets I've seen about Bernie online from black tweeters
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#34
I don't read every twitter account of every black person out there.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#108
Neither do I. I'm just giving one set of reasons people assume Clinton support.
jeff47
Jul 2015
#110
Yep. I learned a long time ago that as much as people like Ben Carson or CLARENCE
randys1
Jul 2015
#212
Can't respond to the hidden post so I thought I'd throw it out there.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#107
This is OT, but that is one of the funniest names on DU as far as I'm concerned.
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#155
Sounds like some in the media are trying to drive wedges between Bernie and African-American voters
forest444
Jul 2015
#100
Oh come on. Politics is real. Dirty politics is absolutely real. Follow the money, mang.
Ed Suspicious
Jul 2015
#156
I agree with much of what you say, yet Bernie has NOTHING to apologize for on civil rights. Nothing.
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
#151
Thank you. Considering that most of the screeching is coming from the same cast of characters
corkhead
Jul 2015
#176
We white people need to know our history, accept reality, and work hard to fix the system
daybranch
Jul 2015
#167
Forget about that, black man. Let's talk about her, her husband, and their cheerleaders' racist
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2015
#169
Of course I think it's despicable, but Native Americans must realize that other minority
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2015
#241
Imagine the extent of the damage she could inflict on the poor, elderly, and handicapped as POTUS.
Zorra
Jul 2015
#255
Did he/his team not think that his campaign would extend beyond Vermont ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#213
Thank you. I will ... Well, actually I am watching what is happening. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#254
What on Earth do I find about the Senator's current positions that run counter to
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#258
I just find this whole "If you think THIS Democrat candidate hates black people, check out this..."
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2015
#216