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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Killer Mike Says Bernie Sanders Is Like 'An Extension Of Dr. King' - HuffPo [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)94. Exactly!
And frankly it is not very subtle racism either.
Atlanta is huge for hip hop, and Killer Mike is but one of the greats from this awesome southern city.
One poster in this thread is just doubling down on the racist bullshit.
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Killer Mike Says Bernie Sanders Is Like 'An Extension Of Dr. King' - HuffPo [View all]
WillyT
Nov 2015
OP
When my I lost my home my gf and I lived with my black friend for six months...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#6
As a Pacific Northwesterner, I'm deeply offended. Salmon is the SOUL FOOD of my people.
betsuni
Nov 2015
#146
I'll never forget bringing a pumpkin pie to my friend's Thanksgiving celebration
boobooday
Nov 2015
#32
"at a lobster bake at Bush's residence at Kennebunkport, Maine, July 30, 1983."
arcane1
Nov 2015
#30
That is probably around 1983 with Clinton as Gov, Wallace as Gov and Bush as Pres.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#33
I thought he must have been a boxer or something. "Killer Mike" sounds like a boxer's name.
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#22
If he didn't win a "scientifically conducted" popular rapper poll, he's irrelevant!
reformist2
Nov 2015
#41
How many grammy's did Kanye West have when DU labeled his music garbage ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2015
#68
So if a rapper endorse the Vermont senator he become a paragon of virtue
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#99
I have no problem with celebrity endorsements... Good to see everybody get involved.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#27
That "two bit rapper" is a Grammy award winner and a passionate black activist.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#35
The point is you just compared a man who lectured at MIT to Honey boo boo and Brittney Spears.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#43
When one's job is to counter everything, eventually one ends up looking stupid.
arcane1
Nov 2015
#56
Keep digging that hole, Mags. And holla when you get to the other side.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#61
Killer Mike is a social activist with highly political lyrics. Beyonce is not. nt
Romulox
Nov 2015
#44
I don't care about the Grammy, I care about mocking an intelligent man who gives a shit.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#95
Pharrell, Beyonce, Snoop, Kayne, and Jay Z have endorsed Hillary Clinton...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#149
Hey, but some white guy likes okra. Isn't that more interesting than what Big Mike had to say? nt
Romulox
Nov 2015
#38
"Hate on Bernie because AA's don't like him. If one does, hate on them instead"
arcane1
Nov 2015
#88
I did a Google on how many posts there were on DU about Killer Mike before he endorsed Sanders
Number23
Nov 2015
#126
What part of "I am interested if DU was even the slightest bit interested in Killer Mike, his
Number23
Nov 2015
#134
Sister Souljah wasn't well-known until Bill Clinton dissed her publicly.
Major Hogwash
Nov 2015
#161
I can see why you get along so with the crowd that you do. You have adopted their laughable tactics
Number23
Nov 2015
#171
The man knows his history. He knows that Economic Equality, which some people
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#158
You make some good points. I doubt the sincerity of those that ignore the importance of
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#166