Bernie Sanders: white people “don’t know what it’s like to be living in a ghetto...

[onehandle]

...You don’t know what it’s like to be poor.”



http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-ghetto-gaffe-highlights-campaigns-struggle-race

[beam me up scottie]

1. This was last week's poutrage.

Try to keep up, today's is Bernie hearts Inhofe!

[Wilms]

5. They both work on VA and Rural Health Care issues.

And I believe really good work was done. Perhaps that is how they became friends.

Not too bad if you ask me.

[beam me up scottie]

6. Of course, CNN was fishing for clickbait to hook gullible rubes.

And it worked, people had a cow over a perfectly reasonable statement.

BREAKING: BERNIE DOESNT HATE HIS COLLEAGUES

[Wilms]

8. Perhaps it should be highlighted.

He works positively with the staunchest of republicans.

[beam me up scottie]

10. Intelligent adults realize that already but it couldn't hurt to repeat it.

Bernie does work well with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and knows when to stand up to them as well.

[Purveyor]

7. They have nothing left. Their quiver is empty...so to speak.

[JonLeibowitz]

2. Full Quote:

Tell you another story, I was with young people active in the Black Lives Matter movement. A young lady comes up to me and she says, you don’t understand what police do in certain black communities. You don’t understand the degree to which we are terrorized, and I’m not just talking about the horrible shootings that we have seen, which have got to end and we’ve got to hold police officers accountable, I’m just talking about every day activities where police officers are bullying people.

So to answer your question, I would say, and I think it’s similar to what the secretary said, when you’re white, you don’t know what it’s like to be living in a ghetto. You don’t know what it’s like to be poor. You don’t know what it’s like to be hassled when you walk down the street or you get dragged out of a car.

And I believe that as a nation in the year 2016, we must be firm in making it clear. We will end institutional racism and reform a broken criminal justice system.

Seems like today is recycling day.

He is pretty clearly referring to his conversation with the BLM activist, channeling her thoughts and comments.

[nichomachus]

12. Well, he can't be like Hillary

She just makes up a new lie every day. I'd rather someone who told the truth over and over again.

But I suppose we'll know more when we get the transcripts of her $250,000 speeches. I'm sure those will clarify her position.

[EndElectoral]

13. Thanks for posting the context.

[Number23]

15. The "I would say" make it as clear as possible that he's not quoting a BLM activist and that those

are his thoughts.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Look on the bright side

some people are indeed recycling. It is important to get into the habit.

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[Purveyor]

3. So desperate that 'we' are hauling out a week old misspeak that didn't get traction the first

time around, are 'we'?

Guess posting predictwise polls over and over and over again got tiring...

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. If you're resorting to old-news faux poutrage...

...then you lack even novelty to make your posts worth reading. Ignore time.

Buh-bye...

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Good try.

What's the menu special for this week?

[Bluenorthwest]

11. Hillary: "I can see Nancy Reagan from my house!!!"

"It may be hard for your viewers to remember how difficult it was for people to talk about HIV/AIDS back in the 1980s and because of both president and Mrs. Reagan — in particular Mrs. Reagan — we started a national conversation, when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it, and that too is something I really appreciate with her very effective low-key advocacy. It penetrated the public conscience and people began to say, hey, we have to do something about this too."

I love that she opens by jabbing at the memories of others, then proves she never knew nor retained a single fact about AIDS, Reagan, Bush none of it.

But you were saying?

[Gore1FL]

14. Umm Dictionary much?

ghet·to
ˈɡedō/
noun
1.
a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ghetto

[Luminous Animal]

16. Actually, white people generally do not know what it is like to live in a ghetto.

"Ghettos" were/are allowed to exist to house minority poor… those who white poor did not want living in their own neighborhoods. Ghettos were a result of redlining, bigotry and racism. Their denizens were and are mostly black and brown receiving little city and public services other than police surveillance and harassment.

We don't say ghetto any more. We say "urban poor" which every dog-whistled is tuned to "black."

[ibegurpard]

18. most of them don't