2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sorry Clinton - you are no Progressive.... [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)I know that. Political expediency. No saint. Just as guilty except, he knew. Better than she did, he knew the implications, spoke on it, and voted it in. He went against principle just like she does. He does his quietly. Hers is in public. This campaign all of the racist dog whistles have come from the grass roots, and not her grass roots or salons. Period. This time was worse. Hillary and Obama split the black vote. Bernie? No. Not happnin.
If black folks get excited enough to google him they see the articles, read them and read the comments section to see what people really think. It ain't pretty. Often I wonder why conservatives are nicer to me online and in person. I had a lady with crazy abourtion stickers give me free tickets to the Van Gogh exhibit here in town the other day. No preaching. Just decided I wanted to go. They are nice to me everywhere I go. Never call me names even if they know my politics. Hillary peeps too. Nice.