2016 Postmortem

KingFlorez

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117. Calling the President a "Nigger" is not okay

Tue May 24, 2016, 12:10 PM

May 2016

If that's the sort of crap Sanders and his supporters overlook or excuse, then they really have no place in the Democratic Party. Criticism is the President is fine, but calling "Nigger" and comparing him to George Zimmerman is just deranged racism.

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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