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In reply to the discussion: Bernie admits need to get schooled on African-American incarceration* [View all]musette_sf
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Bernie admits need to get schooled on African-American incarceration* [View all]
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
OP
The only reason a senator and 30 year pol - especially one supposedly so excellent on civil rights
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#107
We wasted all that time in 2015-16 on a divisive campaign on such an uniformed candidate...
brush
Jun 2018
#58
Very sad. We had to fight all that divisiveness, plus Putin's bots, repug vote suppression/hacking..
brush
Jun 2018
#74
Bernie has some blind spots--some areas where he is unquestionably going to a well that is outdated
JCanete
Jun 2018
#100
what a helpful folllow up...so glad you chimed back in. I certainly learned something. Why bother?
JCanete
Jun 2018
#204
I remember when she told us the biggest worry for small town people was the opioid epidemic...
Hekate
Jun 2018
#16
Yep, a lot of time was wasted fighting against a woefully uninformed opponent in a divisive campaign
brush
Jun 2018
#63
all of it really has to do with power and money though. All the rest of it happens/ happened
JCanete
Jun 2018
#104
I guess he evolved since the campaign because just 18 months ago he thought AAs...
brush
Jun 2018
#65
Right. He thought most drug dealers in jail were African American. I stand corrected.
brush
Jun 2018
#97
Ok .. for the sake of argument, assume Mic's numbers that Soledad quoted are wrong and let's
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#109
He's a progressive who wants to be president. He should be much better informed than that.
brush
Jun 2018
#125
He's not "95% of Americans." He's a senator who was running for president and claiming to be
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#127
Yes, when Bernie moves to the left - it's "evolving." When it's anyone else, it's "pivoting"
ehrnst
Jun 2018
#156
Why is that any less ignorant? Seriously, he went to Ferguson and had no idea what was written in
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#28
Nope, following the news and deeply disappointed is more accurate. But hey, you don't care...
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#30
A direct quote from Bernie reported by one of his most fervent supporters is "Bernie hate?"
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#73
I guess if he didn't spend so much time hating on the Democratic party people might start
MrsCoffee
Jun 2018
#166
Yeah, I guess calling the party an absolute failure is just pointing out some flaws.....
MrsCoffee
Jun 2018
#171
I followed the news about Ferguson, Other towns with similar problems, and also the
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#83
A Democrat/progressive candidate should be aware of that. Also that AAs are not drug dealers.
brush
Jun 2018
#69
Cute. But Clinton was actually referring to crack dealers as super predators, not AA youth.
brush
Jun 2018
#80
Yup. It is encouraging to watch what women can do when someone steps on our basic right as a person
Wwcd
Jun 2018
#124
Months ago when she said she wasn't running again. Consider yourself enlightened.
brush
Jun 2018
#70
No one seriously believes Hillary has closed the door on another run in 2020...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#85
Oh please. Hillary has moved on and Sanders should too. We have a deep bench of young...
brush
Jun 2018
#90
Oh please, how I wish you were right... but then why would Hillary say...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#128
A few months ago? Really? She's indicated much more recently that she's run her last campaign.
brush
Jun 2018
#130
Even that is not quite accurate - as some of the African Americans (and whites ) in prison are from
karynnj
Jun 2018
#56
If I am reading this correctly, only 1.52% of people in Vermont are African-American.
Sophia4
Jun 2018
#59
It's not the number imprisoned, but the ratio of African Americans to whites...
cynatnite
Jun 2018
#121
There is so much wrong with this...OK to discriminate in a small state with a low Black
Demsrule86
Jun 2018
#159
It's proof that racial injustice exists in Vermont and Bernie doesn't know that.
cynatnite
Jun 2018
#123
The number of African-Americans in Vermont remains small compared to other states.
Sophia4
Jun 2018
#236
About 1.5% of Vermont's residents are African Amer, but represent almost 11X whites incarcerated:
George II
Jun 2018
#228
What is your source for a population of 8,000 for African-Americans in Vermont?
Sophia4
Jun 2018
#234
I would still be worried, but that number would not get the press that the California
Sophia4
Jun 2018
#240
I don't think you can say someone was schooled if they are not in the conversation.
aikoaiko
Jun 2018
#71
What fun. Suddenly, evolving on the issues is fine and The Intercept is suspicious.
betsuni
Jun 2018
#133
Soledad misquoted @mic. She DIDN'T misquote Sanders or take him out of context
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#179
Now that the tweet is gone because it was wrong will you self delete the thread? nt
Quixote1818
Jun 2018
#165
Not "debunked" at all. She quoted Sanders correctly. That's the basis of discussion here.
NurseJackie
Jun 2018
#181
So, if I wanted to find a list of his major legislative accomplishments, where would I look?
NurseJackie
Jun 2018
#180
And nothing YOU'VE said obscures the fact that Bernie hasn't clue one what to do about any of this
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#212
I noticed that "super predators" was thrown in there, without full context! Revealing? Perhaps.
George II
Jun 2018
#225