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18. That really surprised me too, though it may be a generation gap

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:58 AM

Nov 2015

Then again I remember in 2009 West talking on Tavis's show about how Obama was ignoring "the leaders of the black community", when it struck me that they thought that still meant "them", and that kind of made me sad.

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Sanders: I would lose if election decided by black voters [View all] RandySF Nov 2015 OP

With good reason.. hey where's your buddy Cornel West, bernie? Cha Nov 2015 #1

Professor West is harmless compared to HRC sucking up to Netanyahu Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #2

Calling Dr West Calling Dr West.. he's bernie's go to.. where is he when you need him. Cha Nov 2015 #3

So you are a Bibi fan ? so you rather war than peace Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #4

Yeah, get out there and get that African American Vote.. bernie.. make sure you take your pal Cha Nov 2015 #5

Well i'm proud to be black and voting for sen. sanders Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #6

Bernie is as honest as the day is true. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #7

He sure is Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #12

Fact checking sites indicate he is no more honest BainsBane Nov 2015 #127

Hillary is overwhelmingly popular wtih Americans.. I love it! Cha Nov 2015 #8

What are you talking about? Have you wandered on to the wrong thread??? Walk away Nov 2015 #104

If the primary were held tomorrow Bernie would simply lose! Walk away Nov 2015 #105

Off topic, but since you brought it up....like it or not (and Clinton probably does NOT like it).... George II Nov 2015 #119

HRC doesn't like it ? Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #122

Once again, He's the leader of Israel and Israel is one of our closes allies..... George II Nov 2015 #124

if you say so Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #125

Not standing by you. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #10

He's speaking truth to power, as he always has. nt mhatrw Nov 2015 #24

BS can have the one who hurls racist slurs at President Obama. Hillary has John Lewis.. Cha Nov 2015 #25

Yes, Hillary has Obama & Lewis & Bibi & Obamacare & drone strikes & Wall Street & the TPP. mhatrw Nov 2015 #27

Haha! Hillary has the great civil rights leader, John Lewis! Cha Nov 2015 #30

Hillary Clinton boasts of support from "white Americans" azurnoir Nov 2015 #97

BINGO!! George II Nov 2015 #120

Your continued smearing of Sanders and his supporters does nothing davidpdx Nov 2015 #133

Not before she did..... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #70

What a poor poor attitude. davidpdx Nov 2015 #130

Another half truth. Fearless Nov 2015 #9

What else would you expect Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #13

Uhhh yeah RandySF Nov 2015 #22

And elections are not bring held today ibegurpard Nov 2015 #11

Thank you paul ofnoclique Nov 2015 #20

AA voters, especially women, are the most loyal core voters for the Democratic Party. Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #14

But bernie has Dr Cornel West who makes racist slurs against President Obama. that didn't Cha Nov 2015 #15

Certainly not! Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #16

Another example of bernie in a bubble. Who does that to court the African American vote? Cha Nov 2015 #17

That really surprised me too, though it may be a generation gap Recursion Nov 2015 #18

It is sad. Cha Nov 2015 #31

One Educated Black Man Calling Out Another Educated Black Man That Gave Us TPP cantbeserious Nov 2015 #28

I HOPE you do not approve of racial slurs. bravenak Nov 2015 #35

Bravenak, you truly disappoint me davidpdx Nov 2015 #135

"if the election were held today" JI7 Nov 2015 #19

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis supports Hillary for President.. Thank you Rep Lewis! Cha Nov 2015 #21

"If the elections were held today, just among the African-American vote, we would lose." mhatrw Nov 2015 #23

Yeah, BS is "struggling to gain traction" all right. Smooth move uniting with Cornel West. Cha Nov 2015 #26

One Educated Black Man Calling Out Another Educated Black Man That Gave Us TPP cantbeserious Nov 2015 #29

There is nothing "Educated" about racial slurs. nt SunSeeker Nov 2015 #96

Criticism Of A Sell-Out President By An Educated Man Is Spot On Target cantbeserious Nov 2015 #110

Racial slurs are not "criticism." They are offensive attacks on an entire race. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #121

IF THE ELECTION WERE HELD TODAY. Flock the Hill and all deceivers. merrily Nov 2015 #32

I'm glad Bernie admits to having an African American Problem. bravenak Nov 2015 #33

How would you help him more than his press secretary, Symone Sanders? jfern Nov 2015 #37

By ACTUALLY telling him the truth. bravenak Nov 2015 #40

Bernie doesn't have BIll's charisma jfern Nov 2015 #47

Then he needs to find an edge. bravenak Nov 2015 #50

Bernie's go to .. Cornel West's racist slurs against President Obama.. Cha Nov 2015 #34

I saw people making many excuses for that language. bravenak Nov 2015 #36

Oh yeah, what do they care? I'm mean really.. after the way too many treated #BlackLivesMatter Cha Nov 2015 #39

Treated me the same. bravenak Nov 2015 #43

Exactly, because you tried to tell them to stop treating them that way.. then they went after you Cha Nov 2015 #45

They don't even remember treating ME like that. Many think I was bullying ALL of THEM. bravenak Nov 2015 #52

Of course they do. Orwell lives in their funny little bubble. Cha Nov 2015 #54

Well it looks pretty silly. bravenak Nov 2015 #56

Well many of your friends do remember rbrnmw Nov 2015 #109

It was. Glad you have a memory. bravenak Nov 2015 #111

Were people condoning his exact language? jfern Nov 2015 #41

Didn't I just say that? bravenak Nov 2015 #42

I think most people would agree that he should have used better language jfern Nov 2015 #49

Using the word 'but' is the thing. You could have ended it at the word language. bravenak Nov 2015 #51

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I am a person of color. The darkest color. You sure are busy. bravenak Nov 2015 #82

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What are the excuses for the horribly racist treatment recieved by blacks after Netroot and Seattle? bravenak Nov 2015 #86

Too busy. Cha Nov 2015 #99

So would AA voters. More Wars on Some Drugs. More income inequality eridani Nov 2015 #38

Are you AA? Because I see you know what is best for us at all times and I find myself frustrated. bravenak Nov 2015 #44

Share the results of your survey demontrating that African Americans don't want-- eridani Nov 2015 #46

I did not say they don't want things. But your approach is very paternalistic and suffocating. bravenak Nov 2015 #48

In what way is Sanders delivery on issues problematic? eridani Nov 2015 #53

Trying to assault me with imagery of the death of an innocent black man is not fair. bravenak Nov 2015 #55

Yes--I do do it with white people, many of whom were pretty pissed off about it in 1992. eridani Nov 2015 #57

When you do that. We stop listening. bravenak Nov 2015 #58

fine. Go ahead and vote for more prisons n/t eridani Nov 2015 #59

That was passive aggressive. bravenak Nov 2015 #60

I don't do poll threads or psychoanalysis threads n/t eridani Nov 2015 #61

I noticed. bravenak Nov 2015 #63

What did you expect? This board has more than 260 separate issue groups eridani Nov 2015 #65

I expect people to want to know HOW to attract voters. bravenak Nov 2015 #67

Sanders has attracted more small donors than any candidate in history eridani Nov 2015 #68

That does nothing to help him with the AA vote or any other demographic. bravenak Nov 2015 #69

So, what was Obama polling at in November of 2007? n/t eridani Nov 2015 #71

So, where is Bernie's reserve of Black voters? And his delegates that Obama had? bravenak Nov 2015 #74

Obama didn't get superdelegates until he pulled ahead of Clinton eridani Nov 2015 #79

He got more endorsements by this time. bravenak Nov 2015 #81

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You sure are busy. bravenak Nov 2015 #64

Oh the irony Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #75

Ummm hmmm. bravenak Nov 2015 #76

Too busy. Cha Nov 2015 #100

Scared are you? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #73

Obviously.nt bravenak Nov 2015 #77

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Be careful here. Calling another DUer "deluded" is frowned upon leftofcool Nov 2015 #88

Somebody else musta thought so too.. Cha Nov 2015 #101

You know thats against TOS right? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #89

You are sounding pretty desparate. Nobody is listenting to you. upaloopa Nov 2015 #91

"Shot your wad?" Could you be a little more sexist? Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #103

Oh the irony.. Kentonio Nov 2015 #106

Well that says a lot doesn't it. upaloopa Nov 2015 #108

John Lewis Civil Right Icon Endorses Hillary! "I'm for Hillary Clinton in 2016" Cha Nov 2015 #66

and this time he means it sahel Nov 2015 #93

Don't be jealous and don't be dissing John Lewis. Cha Nov 2015 #94

you are mistaken sahel Nov 2015 #95

He switched because his district voted overwhemly for Obama lunamagica Nov 2015 #98

That's right I remember reading that. These people try to make something of it. Like he doesn't Cha Nov 2015 #132

Taken out of context! Proserpina Nov 2015 #72

How? bravenak Nov 2015 #78

He hasn't doen it in the last six months how is he going to do it in the next four? upaloopa Nov 2015 #92

So what's the plan? Trying to convince AA voters that economic justice will solve all their upaloopa Nov 2015 #87

He also needs Latino ,women and senior voters FloridaBlues Nov 2015 #90

No shit, captain obvious. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #102

Well, since many African American voters may have Stockholm Syndrome- KittyWampus Nov 2015 #107

He who fails to pick up the Obama coalition... workinclasszero Nov 2015 #112

Statement is probably factually correct. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2015 #113

"I'm just not well known in the African-American community" postatomic Nov 2015 #114

This was already posted UglyGreed Nov 2015 #115

Honest assessment. He knows where he is and what he needs to do, going forward. Hiraeth Nov 2015 #116

Why does Sanders think he would lose? brooklynite Nov 2015 #117

Good question.. Why does he? The pollster he hired told him so? Cha Nov 2015 #134

Hmmmm, seems like Sanders just dealt a whole deck of "race cards"! George II Nov 2015 #118

Well to be fair, it's not like his supporters on DU or Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #123

He had a path, up until Netroots and Seattle BainsBane Nov 2015 #126

KICK DesertRat Nov 2015 #128

Aside from Blacks, Jamaal510 Nov 2015 #129

Thank you for bringing that up, Jamaal. Cha Nov 2015 #131