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2016 Postmortem

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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 09:14 PM Nov 2015

Bernie Sanders Goes Off Script During Major Speech And ANNIHILATES Donald Trump [View all]




During his speech on democratic socialism, Sen. Bernie Sanders departed from his prepared remarks and leveled Donald Trump for his racist rhetoric and tactics.


Sen. Sanders said:

I despise appeals to nativism and prejudice, a lot of which we have been hearing in recent months. And I do proudly believe in immigration reform that gives Hispanics and others a pathway to citizenship and a better life.

And while I am on that subject let me just say a real word of concern to what I have been hearing from some of the Republican candidates in recent months. People can have honest disagreements about immigration or about anything else. That’s called democracy, but people should not be using the political process to inject racism into the debate. And if Donald Trump and others who refer to Latinos as criminals and rapists. If they want to open that door, our job is to shut that door, and shut it tight. This country has gone too far. Too many people have suffered, and too many people have died for us to continue hearing racist words coming from major political candidates.


Sanders didn’t just destroy Trump and the entire racist subtext that many of the Republican presidential candidates are running on. He called on the American people to shut the racists down. Sen. Sanders was correct. We have a moral obligation to shut people like Donald Trump, who are trying to exploit some of the deepest wounds in society for political gain completely down. The reason the media should report on Trump’s remarks with a more critical eye is because he is damaging the country.

The Democratic candidate’s remarks about Trump were not in his prepared text. Sanders took a detour to express how strongly he feels about the damage that the Republican frontrunner is doing to our country. Trump is so afraid of Sanders that he is trying to get voters to believe that he is a communist. The reality is that Sanders is speaking a truth that Trump doesn’t want voters to hear.


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http://www.politicususa.com/2015/11/19/bernie-sanders-destroys-trump-it.html
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Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Nov 2015 #1
love this man. Hiraeth Nov 2015 #2
I think that was probably his biggest applause moment in the whole speech. n/t winter is coming Nov 2015 #3
Bernie Sanders our next president madokie Nov 2015 #4
Although the media is not about to shut down Trump over his racism, truedelphi Nov 2015 #5
Certainly anyone who supports a family of 4 with $30,000 or less should not pay income taxes. daybranch Nov 2015 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author daybranch Nov 2015 #12
O'Malley hibbing Nov 2015 #6
I thought changing the conversation... BobTheSubgenius Nov 2015 #7
It was surprised after month number one how well it was going artislife Nov 2015 #21
I suspect no one was more surprised than Bernie. winter is coming Nov 2015 #25
The veils are falling away artislife Nov 2015 #28
I don't think HRC understands the scope, for sure. The GOP has always Nay Nov 2015 #33
I think the leadership in both parties think "it's just another ordinary election". winter is coming Nov 2015 #40
I wonder, too. I do think the GOPs got an early frisson of fear over the number Nay Nov 2015 #41
Appeals to racism and fear work to energize the GOP base. guillaumeb Nov 2015 #8
Trump is the GOP azureblue Nov 2015 #9
PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #45
A new group like NATO that goes after the root causes of extremism would eliminate FOX "News". Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #10
I was interested to hear him review the history of what we did to countries like Iran MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #13
This quakerboy Nov 2015 #14
Agreed. Understand the sequence and context of the events senz Nov 2015 #18
True, take out the Trump aside, the speech was Gold artislife Nov 2015 #22
Holy hell he called out the SOS's friend Henry on what he did to Allende in Chile! Agony Nov 2015 #15
And rightly so. n/t winter is coming Nov 2015 #26
Yes... How-do-ya-like-DEM-apples? MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #29
"See you at the Bohemian Grove, Henry!" Ikonoklast Nov 2015 #37
That pic, you know that it was taken at an official event as SOS, right? Beacool Nov 2015 #38
Yes and... druidity33 Nov 2015 #48
Could be several... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #50
Yes, she was. Beacool Nov 2015 #52
Well... druidity33 Nov 2015 #53
Well, I guess that makes two of us! MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #49
Sander's makes Hillary look like a lost babe in the woods on foreign policy. Agony Nov 2015 #16
Sadly too many people in our party seem to think "good foreign policy" = Bombing Scootaloo Nov 2015 #27
So is LWolf Nov 2015 #30
Seriously? Beacool Nov 2015 #39
The Neocons are looking forward to her foreign policy that pushes American Exceptionalism. rhett o rick Nov 2015 #43
Thanks for sharing this here Segami. lovemydog Nov 2015 #17
The following is the transcript of a speech Sen. Bernie Sanders Segami Nov 2015 #19
Thank you Frank Zappa. lovemydog Nov 2015 #20
Haha.... Segami Nov 2015 #24
Great!! Thank you! nt artislife Nov 2015 #23
That was almost as good as O'Malley's calling Trump a carnival barker! blackspade Nov 2015 #31
Good for O'Malley too. Beacool Nov 2015 #36
this is another reason why I'm vehimately for Bernie olddots Nov 2015 #32
Bernie is so right!!! lark Nov 2015 #34
Good for Sanders!!!! Beacool Nov 2015 #35
Georgetown University. One of the premier centers of education for world affairs. erronis Nov 2015 #42
K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #44
End the destructive Divide and Conquer Game! Go Bernie! Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #46
(Trump) trying to get voters to believe Bernie is a Communist ? They've Joe Chi Minh Nov 2015 #47
Right on Brother Bernie! Fast Walker 52 Nov 2015 #51
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