2016 Postmortem

underthematrix

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77. I sent DNC an email expressing my concern about the vile much hated

Tue May 24, 2016, 04:25 AM

May 2016

mentally disturbed Cornel West and how insulting it is to the African American community to this ignorant hate-filled evil on the DNC platform committee.

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What this says about Sanders speaks volumes [View all] CajunBlazer May 2016 OP

Kissinger. tazkcmo May 2016 #1

Bush, Trump. 840high May 2016 #37

Kagan tk2kewl May 2016 #81

Sanders saves Hillary's butt in the general, and her supporters are apoplectic with rage! AgingAmerican May 2016 #2

He hasn't saved anyone's butt yet CajunBlazer May 2016 #7

Not yet, but AgingAmerican May 2016 #8

For the reasons I already gave CajunBlazer May 2016 #17

Debbie Wasserman Schultz - yeah wellcan't run the DNC worse than her hollysmom May 2016 #80

Whoo, you're a progressive - congradulations CajunBlazer May 2016 #86

Equal rights for all! Except black women. They matter but let's not make a big thing about it. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #129

You might want to edit your posts a little more closely. Stevepol May 2016 #134

What is your issue with him as a Senator? Gore1FL May 2016 #26

Probaly what he did tazkcmo May 2016 #29

yep Gore1FL May 2016 #34

To be fair, Sanders first spent a lot of time denying the VA had problems mythology May 2016 #118

I HAD no problems with him as Senator CajunBlazer May 2016 #40

I remember when "Shrill" was a sexist term when it was applied to Hillary. Gore1FL May 2016 #44

Is that all you've got? WEAK! CajunBlazer May 2016 #51

Not as weak as the OP, but you probably know that by now. nt Gore1FL May 2016 #136

I don't profess to be an authority on Cornel West CajunBlazer May 2016 #105

You used a professed lack of knowledge in the subject you started a thread on. Gore1FL May 2016 #137

agreed samsingh May 2016 #101

Hell, he couldn't save his own. okasha May 2016 #41

I see this is the new Sanders meme. FAIL riversedge May 2016 #15

No, this is my new meme AgingAmerican May 2016 #18

Deal with it. tazkcmo May 2016 #30

Bargining. JoePhilly May 2016 #54

bernie sanders supporters have the thinnest skin i've seen patsimp May 2016 #31

This thread was an HRC supporter freaking out. Gore1FL May 2016 #35

I guess you missed the collective pants-pissing over 'lesser of two evils' frylock May 2016 #38

No, I didn't miss it all, another example of stupid judgement CajunBlazer May 2016 #43

Dubya. Bam! pacalo May 2016 #3

Let's be honest... RazBerryBeret May 2016 #4

If it were up to me, Sanders would show more walking around sense CajunBlazer May 2016 #9

Interesting RazBerryBeret May 2016 #22

I actually think it's a pretty funny choice. I mean, I fully expect West to complain long and loud msanthrope May 2016 #5

Hell, maybe he would have gotten tickets if he had contibuted to the campaign CajunBlazer May 2016 #12

High Five! sheshe2 May 2016 #62

I really admire Cornel West. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #6

And what does that say about you? CajunBlazer May 2016 #13

That I am a pretty cool cat. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #14

An excellent example of self deception CajunBlazer May 2016 #20

Like Dracula in a mirror - that's me. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #21

That doesn't surprise me CajunBlazer May 2016 #46

That would be some self deception would it not? Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #65

No, its because vampires aren't reflected in mirrors CajunBlazer May 2016 #87

Well I tried. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #93

So am I. I have 840high May 2016 #39

Absolutely. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #68

African Americans for the most part hate him. sheshe2 May 2016 #25

"African Americans for the most part hate him." Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #28

Maybe you should read the AA Forum here. sheshe2 May 2016 #45

I do not identify as an African American so I will leave their group be. Juicy_Bellows May 2016 #50

Hey man, it's a free country, you can identify as Martian if you like CajunBlazer May 2016 #53

Well Hell! sheshe2 May 2016 #59

+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat May 2016 #100

Hey if he's critical of Sharpton, he's got my vote. 7962 May 2016 #145

I don't identify as AS, read it every day. nt msanthrope May 2016 #83

Absolutely! Bobbie Jo May 2016 #121

You got that right, Bobbie Jo. sheshe2 May 2016 #147

Many/most? people who post in the AA forum, including many of the moderators jack_krass May 2016 #61

Actually sheshe2 May 2016 #63

"Why is it an issue what color the hosts are and responders are?" Number23 May 2016 #71

We have an expression here. sheshe2 May 2016 #73

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #143

Busted up? I could give two fucks. Sheshe suggested jack_krass May 2016 #82

Yeah, your over the top, spittle flecked posts about the AA forum when most us don't know Number23 May 2016 #139

"most other posters there wouldn't know or care about you either" jack_krass May 2016 #142

The ONE AA poster that has been banned in the AA forum was every bit as hateful and disruptive Number23 May 2016 #144

Well said... SidDithers May 2016 #122

I don't understand the question Capt. Obvious May 2016 #104

"They" LiberalAndProud May 2016 #109

With his history of disparaging remarks about President I doubt his ability to make Thinkingabout May 2016 #10

Here's West speaking at the Million Muslim March... SidDithers May 2016 #11

Fox News chooses Bernie. way to go Bernie, get your followers wherever you can nt msongs May 2016 #16

The choice is mind boggling... n/t Lucinda May 2016 #19

Thanks for your concern. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #23

I find the Cornel hate pretty interesting Hydra May 2016 #27

Yup. I guess Harry Belafonte gets thrown in that fire, too. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #36

They used to talk a little stupid shit about Belafonte too but I think maybe they TheKentuckian May 2016 #55

Your post made my evening, TheKentuckian! RufusTFirefly May 2016 #57

That means my day had some measure of success and my Marley's ghostly chain a link shorter. TheKentuckian May 2016 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author TheKentuckian May 2016 #58

Cornel West praised Obama in June 2015. Eric J in MN May 2016 #24

I guess he is over that now. CajunBlazer May 2016 #47

He also picked Bill McKibben - Wow!! Plus a Muslim, an Arab, and a Native American. jillan May 2016 #32

Cornel West is a bad surrogate for Sanders and a horrible choice for platform committee Gothmog May 2016 #33

Reliably Spreading Establishment FUD - Meme 14 cantbeserious May 2016 #42

You are endlessly defending the in defensible CajunBlazer May 2016 #48

Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Much, Much Differently cantbeserious May 2016 #49

Really, imagine that.... CajunBlazer May 2016 #52

Well, I guess it's true what they say about Sanders fans CajunBlazer May 2016 #56

trying to defend him. AlbertCat May 2016 #107

If you think there is nothing to defend, you are indefensible CajunBlazer May 2016 #108

Rec'ed 1000x ericson00 May 2016 #64

CajunBlazer—I disagree with you. Cornel West … CobaltBlue May 2016 #66

CajunBlazer—I am glad it is not up to you. CobaltBlue May 2016 #67

Suck ups usually despise those who speak truth to power. Not surprised at your poor attitude. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #69

Yes. +1 840high May 2016 #70

Progressives who view other progressives as the enemy are deaf and blind CajunBlazer May 2016 #89

True progressives don't view progressives as the enemy. You can a lesson from that. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #99

Bernie's intentional sliming of the Obama Coalition has been widely acknowledged for months and is Number23 May 2016 #72

Thank you for that, 23~ Cha May 2016 #76

I thought platforms didn't matter? Warren DeMontague May 2016 #74

BS' fans can try to deflect from this forever but it's not going to work. There's no way Cha May 2016 #75

I sent DNC an email expressing my concern about the vile much hated underthematrix May 2016 #77

Mahalo for doing that, underthematrix.. I needed your post to Cha May 2016 #79

Yayyy. Great news. Thank you! underthematrix May 2016 #124

Perhaps you're just a lot more Conservative than Cornel West or Bernie Sanders. Cornel West has a highprincipleswork May 2016 #78

Care to expand on what you think his "racial prerogative" is? nt msanthrope May 2016 #85

Perhaps Cornel West, is a petty little man CajunBlazer May 2016 #90

A lot of people with heartfelt passion, good intent, and a lifetime of support and action in the highprincipleswork May 2016 #123

He's disrespectful of the one person so admired by the AA community and for that reason underthematrix May 2016 #125

I personally would have liked another choice, because I feel the pain and the hatred due to his highprincipleswork May 2016 #128

I understand but you just don't do what he did. There's no compromising on this underthematrix May 2016 #130

Sorry you can't get past it. highprincipleswork May 2016 #131

I cannot underthematrix May 2016 #132

I respect and understand that. highprincipleswork May 2016 #133

It's a great choice. We need REAL people pinebox May 2016 #84

So Cornel West = Racist but Henry Kissinger = Genius? TheSarcastinator May 2016 #88

Cornel is a not a racist. He's bitter because he thought he was underthematrix May 2016 #126

Cornel West is right AgingAmerican May 2016 #91

Then he is dooming the BLM movement chances of getting anything done CajunBlazer May 2016 #92

He has been a leader of BLM since it formed AgingAmerican May 2016 #96

Then the BLM needs a new leader CajunBlazer May 2016 #97

Not to worry... TwilightZone May 2016 #112

A leader AgingAmerican May 2016 #113

He's not a leader in BLM. TwilightZone May 2016 #116

Speaking of woefully uninformed... TwilightZone May 2016 #102

See post #96 WhiteTara May 2016 #110

Yes, my response was to #96 TwilightZone May 2016 #111

Oh! WhiteTara May 2016 #119

Lloyd Blankfein, Donald Trump hobbit709 May 2016 #94

Cornel West is a great choice. Orsino May 2016 #95

Cornel West would be a great choice if the only alternative was an ax murderer CajunBlazer May 2016 #98

Hilary supporters hate him because he criticized Obama AgingAmerican May 2016 #114

Calling the President a "Nigger" is not okay KingFlorez May 2016 #117

West is a despicable human being Sheepshank May 2016 #103

Cornel West reminds me of Donald Trump CajunBlazer May 2016 #106

It's disturbing that some approve of this appointment KingFlorez May 2016 #115

Funny stuff from Camp Weathervane who waited with bated breath for the "whitey tape" to surface. AtomicKitten May 2016 #120

It speaks nothing. Just more manufactured Hillirage and Brocky-balls. Raster May 2016 #127

given to bumper sticker 'insights' and demonization.....both Bill USA May 2016 #135

Wow, Bernie's pants must be tied up in an awfully big wad to make that move. kstewart33 May 2016 #138

Hillary is associated with DWS, who supports sending medical marijuana users to prison. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #140

K&R To expose the incredibly poor judgement of Bernie Sanders. eom MohRokTah May 2016 #141

Sanders thinks he knows it all. If anyone opposes him they are on his floppy disk list. LiberalFighter May 2016 #146