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109. Huh? So you think it's smart to alienate AAs by needlessly bashing our popular ex-pres...
Tue May 2, 2017, 08:06 AM
May 2017

who just happens to be black?

There was no reason to bash him on the speech fee or his alleged "blind spot" on the economy while he was president.

Not smart at all. trump is president. He's screwing up left and right and she's criticizing Obama.

Go after trump, for God's sake. Obama is out of office. There is no need to even mention him.

WTF?

If she runs in 2020, that's going to come back to haunt her. Sanders alientate AAs and lost the southern primaries and never recovered.

I thought Warren was smarter than that.

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey May 2017 #1
Both of them.... chillfactor May 2017 #2
I share the same sentiment as chillfactor. 😝 Kittycow May 2017 #8
I know what you mean.. they really stepped into it.. Cha May 2017 #91
They need to put their fire on the GOP. hrmjustin May 2017 #3
Exactly Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #9
It's nuts. He gets to speak. All ex presidents do it. It will Alice11111 May 2017 #81
Me too Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #114
... Alice11111 May 2017 #135
I definitely don't want either of them. Cha May 2017 #92
I do agree with you...all this nonsense in an attempt to reach out to the mythical voters who Demsrule86 May 2017 #4
Just maybe it's not an attack (oh horrors, questioning how we operate!) but valuable counterpoint. JudyM May 2017 #5
Just who do you think kcr May 2017 #7
So because Obama is black any and all criticisms of him have a racial component? BeyondGeography May 2017 #11
Why, thank you for a shining example of who this was meant to appeal to! kcr May 2017 #13
Hey, I love Obama, I think cozy relations with Wall St. are a loser for Dems and I'm glad BeyondGeography May 2017 #17
You know what? I'm not a fan of Wall St and their place in our government, either. kcr May 2017 #18
Way off base... as if their goal is to appeal to RW racists. JudyM May 2017 #28
I know, right? Unca Jim May 2017 #46
And, I disagree.. they had no clue who President Obama Cha May 2017 #86
Research Cantor Fitzgerald before getting on that anti-Wall Street bandwagon brush May 2017 #99
Cantor Fitz needs to be publicly regulated like any other private seller of financial instruments BeyondGeography May 2017 #100
+1 putitinD May 2017 #105
Which ones are? KPN May 2017 #40
Ditto. JudyM May 2017 #15
Ditto? kcr May 2017 #16
Exactly! KPN May 2017 #38
You have a valid point, but I think it is important now Alice11111 May 2017 #82
Well, quite a few Democrats here at DU by my count. KPN May 2017 #36
I agree. It Is verboten here. Alice11111 May 2017 #83
AMEN! Unca Jim May 2017 #44
Equating Democrats and President Obama to the Trump party is an attack The Polack MSgt May 2017 #10
Neither Sanders nor Warren want to do away with capitalism. They do believe our JudyM May 2017 #14
Pretty much all Democrats believe that emulatorloo May 2017 #52
BS' "distastedful" accusation @ Pres Obama and him Cha May 2017 #90
Thank you. Saved me some time. Good post. KPN May 2017 #35
Just maybe they didn't know what they were talking about. Cha May 2017 #88
I heartily agree heaven05 May 2017 #6
Yes yes yes yes YES! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #12
Is this politics or team sports? Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #19
+1 leftstreet May 2017 #22
The Trump Party aren't the Cubs or the Yankees The Polack MSgt May 2017 #49
Nor do we need goosetepping sycophants stifling critical self-reflection and innovation... Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #71
Heh The Polack MSgt May 2017 #73
I'm not entirely sure what "both sides" you're talking about. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #80
Oh you don't know what "politics" is? That's what BS and Cha May 2017 #89
I would like to think I do. If not, I'm going to hit my alma mater up for a refund. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #134
I'm with you... Wounded Bear May 2017 #20
Agreed!! LovingA2andMI May 2017 #77
100% agree, MSgt. sheshe2 May 2017 #21
Can you believe this?! Cha May 2017 #101
More purity bullshit snort May 2017 #23
+1... And to think, in Poli-Sci courses, it's taught that the GOP is the only Top-Down Organization. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #43
More UNITY busllshit snort The Polack MSgt May 2017 #53
For better or worse, the Democratic Party snort May 2017 #66
ALL purity bullshit comes from progressives, for lack of a better word or term. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #127
BS & EW are playing politics.. snipping from the sidelines about Cha May 2017 #136
Can we quit picking at these wounds and have a little more about every Democrat's positives? Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #24
Can you talk to EW about this? Cha May 2017 #111
lots of us are Bernie and Liz backers . . FairWinds May 2017 #25
Why is Warren now attacking Obama as having lost sight of the economy... brush May 2017 #29
What?! EW went after Presidnet Obama on the Economy?! Cha May 2017 #97
I found EW's attacks on Pres Obama.. another thing she conveniently Cha May 2017 #103
I thought she was smarter than that. Why alienate such a huge part of the Dem base? brush May 2017 #107
I know.. she's whistling in the wind if she thinks ignorantly Cha May 2017 #110
"Their views".. sure as hell weren't right on this View.. Cha May 2017 #93
The Democratic establishment seems unable and unwilling . . FairWinds May 2017 #117
Just stop with your silly "establishment" buzzword.. Cha May 2017 #118
OK, so I read the article that you cited . . FairWinds May 2017 #119
But blaming Obama for that when the repugs obstructed him at every turn is disengenuous at best brush May 2017 #125
I am very disappointed in them. usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #26
No they aren't... that is just ridiculous. demmiblue May 2017 #27
I doubt if they were trying to garner support among the deplorables. RVN VET71 May 2017 #30
Do you know which firm he'll be speaking to, and what he'll be speaking about? Tarheel_Dem May 2017 #79
Yes!! k&r UtahLib May 2017 #31
what is her goal or point in saying such divisive things? onetexan May 2017 #32
Totally sounds like it, onetexan Cha May 2017 #106
Thanks Cha, makes alot of sense onetexan May 2017 #113
Right, onetexan. And, that last sentence is the Cha May 2017 #115
Not smart to alienate AAs if she plans a 2020 run. Not smart at all. brush May 2017 #108
OMG a Democrat said something critical about Democrats!!! LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #33
** PERFECT ** Kirkwood May 2017 #41
See reply #10 - Equating Obama and the Democratic party to the Trump Party is an attack The Polack MSgt May 2017 #57
OMG, hyperbole much? LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #70
Right on, L3. Good last line, especially. Fighting against democratic principles is what this is. JudyM May 2017 #112
"critical"? It was a "distasteful" attack.. equating Cha May 2017 #94
Huh? So you think it's smart to alienate AAs by needlessly bashing our popular ex-pres... brush May 2017 #109
Seriously? you are going to play the race card? LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #120
Get a clue. It's not playing the race card to say Warren should not make the same mistake Sanders... brush May 2017 #122
throwing other people under the bus so it makes you look good isn't acceptable onetexan May 2017 #116
"....make the rest of the Democratic party look" LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #121
This has nothing to do with self critical analysis onetexan May 2017 #123
So let me get this straight LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #124
you can stop with the justification now onetexan May 2017 #129
Ok I'll stop justifying my position LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #137
Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio May 2017 #34
UNITE!!! DO NOT DIVIDE Left-over May 2017 #37
RIGHT! TELL THAT TO BS AND EW!!!!! Cha May 2017 #98
Unbelievable. I thought DU zentrum May 2017 #39
Wish they would go by DU rules. No bashing Dem figures, aka Obama. brush May 2017 #128
wtf? MountainFool May 2017 #42
You clearly have not one clue about what President Obama Cha May 2017 #85
Criticism cuts both ways BainsBane May 2017 #87
LOL NurseJackie May 2017 #95
Don't fall for it. Saviolo May 2017 #45
I just posted something regarding why Hillary lost. lovemydogs May 2017 #47
I've seen a lot posted here that is the opposite of the exit polling too emulatorloo May 2017 #62
If the comments of these two were posted here on DU, SCVDem May 2017 #48
Makes you wonder DownriverDem May 2017 #51
Guess what? DownriverDem May 2017 #50
yes, pick one MountainFool May 2017 #55
There are two main parties, and plenty of struggle in each party. David__77 May 2017 #54
and both have endorsed anti-choice candidates BainsBane May 2017 #56
I know! Definitely did Not see this coming. Cha May 2017 #96
More Attacks on President Obama from EW.. Cha May 2017 #102
I find this recent construction of working class BainsBane May 2017 #104
What statements is your OP referencing? aikoaiko May 2017 #58
Specifically these 2 The Polack MSgt May 2017 #61
It may be more about integrity than micro-demographic strategy. aikoaiko May 2017 #63
That's it? G_j May 2017 #68
I'e been pushing back against "Both Sides" BS for at least 12 years The Polack MSgt May 2017 #72
It's not 'both sides', though muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #74
well gee G_j May 2017 #75
What Nonsense The River May 2017 #59
they're playing into Trumps hand TNLib May 2017 #60
The arrogance! mikehiggins May 2017 #64
My view is that these statements from the last 2 weeks The Polack MSgt May 2017 #69
+1 n/t. okieinpain May 2017 #65
No real reason to even mention this except to gain tactical political advantage. They know nikibatts May 2017 #67
K/R..... LovingA2andMI May 2017 #76
Thank you. If I hear "white working class" many more times, I think I might just explode. Tarheel_Dem May 2017 #78
Totally agreed, OP. Starry Messenger May 2017 #84
Sanders would NEVER withdraw his comments but I wish Elizabeth would, or at least Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #126
Warren is all about building a grassroots Resistance movement countryjake May 2017 #130
I'm encouraged by the use of "our party" The Polack MSgt May 2017 #132
"Our party"?? Which party do you think she's building? countryjake May 2017 #133
Unity padah513 May 2017 #131
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