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In reply to the discussion: Well Sen. Warren, Sen. Sanders, you're both on the record against Obama and Democratic Party. Nice [View all]padah513
(2,500 posts)I think the only thing anybody in leadership should be discussing right now is unity. All these self-inflicted wounds from them don't help; they just drive us in the party further apart and we wind up arguing for who knows how long. I believe that at some point cooler heads will prevail and we will find our way, but I have a different perspective about the Obama speaking situation that no one seems to be taking into consideration. If someone else brought it up before, then I apologize for not seeing it. My point is this. Democrats might be able to win elections without the African American vote, but it won't be easy, and admonishing perhaps the most popular African American in the country because as a "private citizen" he elects to make money at something he is extremely good at doesn't look good to many African Americans, myself included, no matter what the reason for the admonishment might be. These Republicans put this man AND his family through hell for eight years, and personally I think he deserves whatever the going rate is for his oratory skill x 1000. Look, I think the world of both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and would vote for either one in a heartbeat if they were running for President against a Republican, but I know more than a few people who were extremely pissed by their comments. It was the perception that he didn't have a right to make a living anyway he chose, only the way they chose. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying anyone on this planet is above criticism, but can't we as Democrats at some point stop throwing other Democrats under the bus? We have much bigger things to focus on, and Typhoon Trump is trying to destroy everything in sight, both for monetary gain for himself and his rich friends, and on behalf of a foreign entity. It's time to unify the party, and this Democrat on Democrat drama has got to stop!