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In reply to the discussion: Bernie is blowing it on NPR right now .... [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)107. Yes, he supports hunters, but voted to ban assault weapons and voted for background checks
So I guess that could be considered a 'fine line'.
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Yes, he supports hunters, but voted to ban assault weapons and voted for background checks
AgingAmerican
Jun 2015
#107
How has Hillary talked about it other than just getting rid of the confederate flag? n/t
betterdemsonly
Jun 2015
#7
Exactly, we are all equal. Do we need a separate campaign for African Americans? I don't think so.
TheNutcracker
Jun 2015
#54
My Native American friends don't like it when I ignore them and simply talk about African Americans.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jun 2015
#13
You'll get the hang of it, don't worry. madokie is always a class act & valuable asset to DU..
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2015
#185
Well, then, it's a good thing that Erich isn't being inerviewed on NPR, isn't it?
KamaAina
Jun 2015
#59
Not in my family of mixed race children. I'd have to state the whole list every time I talk about
jwirr
Jun 2015
#71
Thanks, I respect your analysis. This is exactly what I know Bernie to be in interviews & in life.
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#28
I can't bear to listen to BS, but thanks for that analysis. Sounds about right. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2015
#87
You just referred to addressing African American social issues as "pandering"
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#29
Plus one! It's a little primary season divide and conquer by the establishment candidate
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#46
He probably doesn't want to reveal how he really feels about it. Bound to wound some segment of his
kelliekat44
Jun 2015
#30
I agree with nadin, just come right out and say what you think he really feels about it. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2015
#36
As a president of the US, will be facing all issues, not just the ones the person may be
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#37
You say the questions was snarky, not as snarky as the response, yep, you know Bernie was snarky.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#45
Yes I listened, this is why I made the remark about his snarky answers. Apparently you did
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#117
And he did not speak of other subjects except to run back to his "economics". Also,
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#44
As I have been told repeatedly by Blue Dog Dems over the years in every presidential election. . .
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#47
That was before 9/11, before the mass shootings, before ISIS, before wage disparity.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#58
Nice to see you're an acolyte of the Lindsay Graham School of Political Savvy.
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#79
I disagree, he specifically couched BLM into economic issues... that's wrong on it's face. I can be
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#139
Depending on who one may support, a candidate is either blowing it, pandering, or triangulating.
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#49
OK, you've convinced me. Bernie gave a bad interview, so I'm voting for Hillary.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2015
#65
No. I haven't listened to it yet, and I certainly wouldn't take your word for it.
Comrade Grumpy
Jun 2015
#116
Exactly Raine..it's actually "dishonest" to claim the "OP is dishonest" when it was kwassa's Opinion
Cha
Jun 2015
#176
Bernie's not perfect. like so many of his campaigners on DU want us to think. that's for damn sure.
Cha
Jun 2015
#184
The transcript reveals just what I said, but doesn't reveal Bernie's tone saying it.
kwassa
Jun 2015
#140
I noticed a similar thing in an interview I saw which touched on gun control...
Gloria
Jun 2015
#148