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Octafish

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Sat Feb 27, 2016, 05:16 PM
Feb 2016

What a really smart person found said:



Spike Lee: Bernie Sanders 'Will Do the Right Thing'

Filmmaker officially endorses Democratic candidate in audio clip


By Kory Grow February 23, 2016

Filmmaker Spike Lee has officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. In a one-minute SoundCloud, the Do the Right Thing director told South Carolina to "wake up" and throw their support behind the Vermont Senator during the state's Democratic primary, which will be held on Saturday.

"I know that you know the system is rigged," Lee said in the recording. "For too long, we've given our votes to corporate puppets. ... Ninety-nine percent of Americans were hurt by the Great Recession of 2008, and many are still recovering. And that's why I'm officially endorsing my brother Bernie Sanders.

"Bernie takes no money from corporations," he continued. "Nada. Which means he is not on the take. And when Bernie gets in the White House, he will 'do the right thing.' How can we be sure? Bernie was at the March on Washington with Dr. King. He was arrested in Chicago for protesting segregation in public schools. He fought for wealth and education equality throughout his whole career. No flipping, no flopping."

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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/spike-lee-bernie-sanders-will-do-the-right-thing-20160223



Thank you, Juicy_Bellows! Your kind words mean the world to me. Live Long and Prosper!

Please also keep up the good fight. Our dreams and deeds are how we make the future we ALL deserve.
this is one of those things bigtree Feb 2016 #1
Correct me if I'm wrong... SidDithers Feb 2016 #2
of course, that's correct, Sid bigtree Feb 2016 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #9
wow bigtree Feb 2016 #10
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #11
like I said, that's a hell of a campaign appeal bigtree Feb 2016 #12
Yeah, I don't think you're on the right board... SidDithers Feb 2016 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #14
What is this bullshit about how black votes are earned in an utterly different way to white votes? Kentonio Feb 2016 #4
you'd need to consider the primacy of the federal government bigtree Feb 2016 #6
Which is why I said a freely concede that there are huge trust issues there. Kentonio Feb 2016 #7
You are wrong. Bernie Sanders has an excellent record of supporting Civil Rights Octafish Feb 2016 #15
You must not have read my post, octafish of DU... SidDithers Feb 2016 #17
No, I wrote what I wanted to write. Octafish Feb 2016 #18
Well, it's completely unrelated to what I wrote... SidDithers Feb 2016 #20
No, it is completely relevant to what you wrote. Octafish Feb 2016 #22
OK. For the second time... SidDithers Feb 2016 #23
So what? My post is about African American support for Bernie Sanders. Octafish Feb 2016 #24
You're the one that posts a completely unrelated reply... SidDithers Feb 2016 #25
Not really. Blacks who vote typically vote for the democratic candidate regardless of whether Vattel Feb 2016 #19
You live in such a Manichean universe PufPuf23 Feb 2016 #27
K n R snagglepuss Feb 2016 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #8
I think that black voters should vote as they think best. MineralMan Feb 2016 #16
Yes, black people must be asleep! zappaman Feb 2016 #21
oh geez... tazkcmo Feb 2016 #26
Kind of off topic but Juicy_Bellows Feb 2016 #28
I appreciate that very much. Our time here isn't long. Octafish Feb 2016 #29
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