Democratic Primaries

dware

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70. You write for the Onion

Reply to James48 (Reply #32)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 12:18 AM

Jan 2020

don't you?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Article in which Sanders defends George Wallace. [View all] nolabear Jan 2020 OP

Boy oh boy... cwhile847 Jan 2020 #1

Wait...what? Resorting to statements candidates made on the record to journalists? lapucelle Jan 2020 #4

Oh no! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #9

And not misquote? Can't have that! Scurrilous Jan 2020 #22

I'm not worried. And my thoughts are complex. nolabear Jan 2020 #5

Did you say the BS campaign was "desperate" when this Cha Jan 2020 #21

I totally agree with you... myohmy2 Jan 2020 #25

I thought this looked familiar: George II Jan 2020 #26

smh Cha Jan 2020 #36

JPR is a literal graveyard so they are coming back here. UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #38

Echo. sheshe2 Jan 2020 #54

There are African Americans in the working class too-- dawg day Jan 2020 #27

Yes, it does seem like Biden is in a glass house as far as his race record goes. Aaron Pereira Jan 2020 #61

Are you serious? dware Jan 2020 #67

Welcome....... dware Jan 2020 #68

myohmy George II Jan 2020 #2

HahAhaHaaH! LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #10

I'm a strong opponent of Sanders, but this is 58 years old and out of context. Beakybird Jan 2020 #3

I believe the idea of the OP is to point out first what the gop will drag up Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #6

um uh, the gop ain't dragging that up, they love racist white men. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #11

Yeah, but they are major hypocrites PatSeg Jan 2020 #16

How is it out of context? It's the actual article. nolabear Jan 2020 #7

Actual article? Mike__M Jan 2020 #72

BS was a candidate for governor of Vermont at the time. It's called vetting. N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #8

I'm quite sure that you're correct in assuming Sanders' is praising Wallace's OneMoreCupOfCoffee Jan 2020 #31

If you read the article, Sanders comments about Wallace were ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 #12

Don't mean to imply it does. But at that time, and I lived it, nolabear Jan 2020 #15

"Wallace is sensitive to what people feel they need." dawg day Jan 2020 #30

Wallace certainly wasn't sensitive to what BLACK people felt they needed. George II Jan 2020 #37

Read the damn article. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #13

If you could refrain from attacking me we could have a conversation. nolabear Jan 2020 #19

I didn't attack I attacked your post. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #24

There is so much of this taking stuff out of context this year it's hard to keep up. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #44

This is a really old article, but it underscores the many skeletons in Bernie's closet calguy Jan 2020 #14

This!! There's soooo much out there. Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #18

The Biden one was about busing and it is twisted a bit...it was from 1975 Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #47

Talk about gaffes. Just unwise to cite GW to get his point across. The OP does show how vetting emmaverybo Jan 2020 #17

For this thread Gothmog Jan 2020 #20

Wait a minute. In 1972 Wallace was a Democratic candidate who renounced segregation, right? aikoaiko Jan 2020 #23

I don't think Wallace began renouncing segregation until 1979. George II Jan 2020 #28

In 1979 after being paralyzed by an assassin's bullet, the man responsible for Bloody Sunday lapucelle Jan 2020 #33

Arthur Bremer shot Wallace in 1972 aikoaiko Jan 2020 #39

You need to read more carefully. Like I said, Wallace asked for forgiveness in 1979 lapucelle Jan 2020 #41

Never knew he said this. sheshe2 Jan 2020 #57

... lapucelle Jan 2020 #29

It was 1975 the Biden article you guys had...and this is 1972...of course when it is Bernie... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #48

What a hoot! James48 Jan 2020 #32

I wonder if Governor Wallace's victim John Lewis thinks it's a hoot. lapucelle Jan 2020 #34

Time to work what polls? Are you planning on becoming a poll worker? N/T lapucelle Jan 2020 #35

I never fail to be impressed how fast Bernie supporters turn nasty. nolabear Jan 2020 #42

He won't win the primary despite all the faux surges...People want Trump out and Sanders Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #50

You write for the Onion dware Jan 2020 #70

Maybe he had him confused with Henry Wallace? TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #40

Bernie is right - demagogues are sensitive ("aware" is a better word) to what people are feeling. jg10003 Jan 2020 #43

Now that's a thoughtful reply. nolabear Jan 2020 #45

thank you. jg10003 Jan 2020 #46

Article in which Joe Biden bragged about receiving an award from George Wallace Tarc Jan 2020 #49

From you article...this is from the Trump team you know...not exactly as you present it. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #52

4 years later, the weathrvane shifted according to public sentiment Tarc Jan 2020 #62

"We (Delawareans) Were on the South's Side in the Civil War"? SMC22307 Jan 2020 #55

Pretty simple. nolabear Jan 2020 #58

So, white appeasement, basically Tarc Jan 2020 #63

What? Should he pretend otherwise? We don't even know how he said it. nolabear Jan 2020 #64

That is historically accurate...Maryland was too...they were not allowed to secede either of them... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #65

"His love of George Wallace..." SMC22307 Jan 2020 #51

Well Back and white...newspapers are so interesting. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #53

Indeed! SMC22307 Jan 2020 #56

I read that later he says he will vote for the GOP rather than Wallace nice try though. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #60

I'll give you that one. It was misleading. The article stands. nolabear Jan 2020 #59

Now we're going back 48 years? Polybius Jan 2020 #66

Actually no. I don't think he's evil for it. Nor do I think nolabear Jan 2020 #69

Because a leopard never changes his spots..as far back as can be found Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #73

So I guess I'm no good Polybius Jan 2020 #77

Wrong. LOOK AT THE PICTURE! James48 Jan 2020 #71

I was just saying what this party really needs is to re-litigate stuff from 50 years ago Recursion Jan 2020 #74

Bernie in 1972: Wallace is like Hitler. Eric J in MN Jan 2020 #75

KnR NCProgressive Jan 2020 #76