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21. I think he's moving towards Warren's position too. But what amazes me is the number of Bernie
Mon Sep 28, 2015, 05:41 PM
Sep 2015

supporters who are breaking their fingers pretending that he's ALWAYS been at Warren's position. That he's always been a strong advocate for racial justice. He has not and his campaign could not make that more obvious.

Even his press secretary has clearly stated she's made this argument to him.

“One of my suggestions, he took it and ran with it on Meet the Press, is that racial inequality and economic inequality are parallel issues,” she said. “I [told him,] you know, economic equality is an issue. It’s something we need to address. But for some people it doesn’t matter how much money you make, it doesn’t matter where you went to school, it doesn’t matter what your parents do. It doesn’t matter that Sandra Bland had a job and was on her way to teach for her alma mater. It doesn’t matter. None of that matters.”

Bernie Sanders took to the advice, Symone Sanders said. She also confronted him with one of the criticisms he faced earlier in the summer, when Black Lives Matter activists rejected his statements about his past civil rights movement work. http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bernie-sanders-campaign-adds-young-black-woman-as-new-public#.rl5wb1k1y


If Bernie was such a stalwart advocate for racial justice, it would not be the hallmark of the criticism against his candidacy (along with his stance on guns and the lingering concern from many that he is not a member of the Dem party). So this idea that everyone has just made all of this up in order to criticize him is incredibly stupid and bizarre.

Where I'm at right now is I think Mr. Sanders is the best candidate and rather than protect him against criticism like this, I want to be one of the people pushing him as hard as I can towards a better position because I think it needs to happen.

Then he is very lucky to have you among his supporters. And it will be people like you that get him into the White House.

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I've never understood this bit Number23 Sep 2015 #1
Exactly Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #2
A lot of white people think that gollygee Sep 2015 #3
This is the impetus behind the desperate waving around of any brown person that even so much Number23 Sep 2015 #7
Good points gwheezie Sep 2015 #4
Your whole post is fabulous but this bit is magic Number23 Sep 2015 #8
Like 23 says, this is genius randys1 Sep 2015 #18
K&R! stonecutter357 Sep 2015 #5
I think the problem goes deeper than Sanders, honestly. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #6
Great post gwheezie Sep 2015 #16
I love this group. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #20
Bernie portlander23 Sep 2015 #9
Please read Sen Warren's comments from today tishaLA Sep 2015 #10
I did portlander23 Sep 2015 #11
First, let me apologize if my post sounded curt tishaLA Sep 2015 #12
:D portlander23 Sep 2015 #13
I am enjoying your interaction here. Well done. randys1 Sep 2015 #19
If Bernie HAD been a strong voice on racial justice Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #14
Every word of this post is truth. Number23 Sep 2015 #22
This is a fabulous post. Is this the thread that lead you to post your OP on Warren in GD?? Number23 Sep 2015 #15
Unrelated portlander23 Sep 2015 #17
I think he's moving towards Warren's position too. But what amazes me is the number of Bernie Number23 Sep 2015 #21
My only suggestion portlander23 Sep 2015 #23
And my only suggestion is that alot of folks here need to understand that most of the people in this Number23 Sep 2015 #24
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