2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: In 2012 Third Way was promoting Martin O'Malley as a "hot prospect" [View all]Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)I respect what you're saying here. You're posting facts. I don't disagree with your facts.
But my opinion is different. It's beyond obvious I don't trust O'Malley. People don't have to agree with me at all. That's fine. You don't agree with me. That's fine.
But some of the O'Malley supporters seem extremely defensive about it, like they don't want any criticism at all.
I also posted facts. O'Malley appeared at a Third Way think tank event in 2011 and they invited him back in 2012, and he went back and got his picture taken there. That's a fact. Other Democrats don't do that. Liz Warren would never get invited there. Bernie Sanders would not either. If it doesn't bother people, fine. It bothers me.
Some people in Baltimore said his policing policies were horrible and abusive, including the head of the Baltimore NAACP. The NAACP and ACLU sued O'Malley over tens of thousands of false arrests stemming from his zero tolerance policing policies. Other African American community leaders have spoken out as well. Some O'Malley fans apparently think these concerns don't matter. And when I mention it they call me a troll and a sock puppet. I don't know why it's so hard for some people to believe that there is a different side to Martin O'Malley.
I'm not talking about you. You responded very polite. Other people seemed to get crazy defensive to this OP, which is all facts and photos. All the other candidates are accountable for their records and O'Malley doesn't get a special pass.