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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]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)110. None of that matters because this isn't about ...
What either entertainer has done for the community ... and everything to do with a BLACK entertainer, that most of DU had never heard of before he came out for Bernie. And, KM, certainly, wouldn't be a topic of discussion; but for, his being Black and having endorsed Bernie.
And, we both know it.
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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