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jillan

(39,451 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 08:30 PM Mar 2016

When Bernie was Mayor he supported the city's First GAY PRIDE Parade in 1983

In 1993 Bernie voted AGAINST Don't Ask Don't Tell

In 1996 Bernie voted AGAINST the Bill Clinton's DOMA bill.

At the present time Bernie is a cosponsor of the Equality Act, which would expand the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other anti-discrimination laws to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.

Just sayin'

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When Bernie was Mayor he supported the city's First GAY PRIDE Parade in 1983 (Original Post) jillan Mar 2016 OP
Consistency. revbones Mar 2016 #1
When you're consistent during your whole career you don't have to worry about saying one thing jillan Mar 2016 #3
And Sincerity. Herman4747 Mar 2016 #4
Bernie has been there from the get go. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #2
Agreed! I must tell you that when HRC endorsed Hillary I almost fell over. jillan Mar 2016 #5
And, according to Hillary, Ron and Nancy were the Grand Marshals! RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #6
And he took a lot of grief for it, too. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #7
Thanks for those links. jillan Mar 2016 #10
K&R liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #8
Wow... I thought that was Reagan tk2kewl Mar 2016 #9
Snicker!! jillan Mar 2016 #14
Bernie is "The Real Deal"... AzDar Mar 2016 #11
Cool. bigwillq Mar 2016 #12
I didn't know that explicitly, but, of course he would, he's on the right side of everything pdsimdars Mar 2016 #13

jillan

(39,451 posts)
3. When you're consistent during your whole career you don't have to worry about saying one thing
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 08:32 PM
Mar 2016

to one group of people, and another thing to another group of people.

You say what you believe and don't find yourself in these moments.

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)
2. Bernie has been there from the get go.
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 08:32 PM
Mar 2016

Too bad many of the people who need to hear this message are hearing noise from some instead.

When his message should have been loud and clear and filled with his awesome history of positions, it was often muddled up by the noise created by some.

While Bernie himself could have used some media consultant help here and there, I think for the most part if his message hasn't been heard it was not his fault, but was the fault of others creating the "noise" drowning it out.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
13. I didn't know that explicitly, but, of course he would, he's on the right side of everything
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 08:50 PM
Mar 2016

What a man of integrity.
And it seems like only the people with integrity in themselves can see it. The others seem blind to it.

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