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Bernie Sanders

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99th_Monkey

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Sun Jul 19, 2015, 12:55 PM Jul 2015

Bernie actually LISTENED to the BLM/NetRoots disrupters, and within a few hours [View all]

He rocks the house in Phoenix before 11,000+ peeps, including many AAs and Latinos, with this;

"And like everybody in this room, I want to see an America where when young black men walk down the street they will not be harassed by police officers, they will not be killed; they will not be shot!" (Standing Ovation)

"To his credit, President Obama did something extraordinary the other day, he had the courage to go to a federal jail and talk about the absurdity of a criminal justice system in which if we don't change it 1 out of 4 male African Americans born today will end up behind bars. That is NOT the America we believe in."

"And that's why we believe it makes more sense to invest in jobs and education, not jails and incarceration!"

"And to our 11 million brothers and sisters who are living in the shadows today, we say loudly and we say clearly we are going to bring you out of the shadows and on a path toward citizenship. And we're not going to divide families up, brothers and sisters... we are the wealthiest nation in the world, there is nothing we cannot accomplish."


That's my candidate! Thank you Bernie for actually listening and responding to BLM's passion and adroitly addressing the epidemic of black being murdered by cops. GO BERNIE!!
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Good on him! KeepItReal Jul 2015 #1
Bernie is downright righteous. tblue Jul 2015 #2
And he didn't need any internal polls to do so. Paka Jul 2015 #3
GO BERNIE GO!! Duval Jul 2015 #4
That is his greatest quality. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #36
+100 heaven05 Jul 2015 #5
Given the shit he went through a few hours earlier. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #6
He has said things like that before. The strategy seems to be to pretend he didn't. merrily Jul 2015 #7
Now who could possibly want to do a thing like that? pscot Jul 2015 #8
And why? Hmmmm? merrily Jul 2015 #9
You really think I didn't know that? 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #11
Great post. SoapBox Jul 2015 #16
There was no insinuation about you. merrily Jul 2015 #19
Cool dat nt 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #21
.... merrily Jul 2015 #22
absolutely! marym625 Jul 2015 #28
As MERRILY said just above... dirtydickcheney Jul 2015 #10
Yes, he has. merrily Jul 2015 #20
"Karl Roveian tactic ... that says 'turn your opponents actual strengths into a weakness'." Good GoneFishin Jul 2015 #23
The "no POC support" meme could be geared toward THIS result: ... Beartracks Jul 2015 #26
Everything you said. historylovr Jul 2015 #34
actually that was his message *before* Netroots. magical thyme Jul 2015 #12
Exactly. Too bad no one bothered to listen to that. historylovr Jul 2015 #39
He's soft on crime! Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #14
And he didn't even need to meet with his pollsters first. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #15
K&R NealK Jul 2015 #17
k&r polichick Jul 2015 #18
Awesome! peacebird Jul 2015 #24
Well done! n/t femmedem Jul 2015 #25
They spoke. He listened. marym625 Jul 2015 #27
That's excellent. lovemydog Jul 2015 #29
Funny how nothing he does seems scripted... Fearless Jul 2015 #30
Who else is feeling the Bern? Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #31
I listened to Up with Steve Kornake and Joan Walsh thought Bernie blew it, and the rest of the panel Larkspur Jul 2015 #32
Oh, hell, Joan Walsh TM99 Jul 2015 #35
Lately I'm disappointed in what I've read of Joan Walsh if true. I didn't realize she's appalachiablue Jul 2015 #41
Excellent! blackspade Jul 2015 #33
He's BERNIE-ZILLA!! nikto Jul 2015 #37
Bernie!! AzDar Jul 2015 #38
As activists, we expect/demand to be listened to... rbnyc Jul 2015 #40
K & R. Thanks for the post. Bernie also made those points to the 8,000 in Dallas and earlier appalachiablue Jul 2015 #42
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