My counter point to that damn TIME Magazine opinion piece.

[retrowire]

Here's my counter point to THIS blatant lie of an opinion piece.

http://time.com/3996001/bernie-sanders-black-lives-matter/

"Headline: "Bernie Sanders is Mending His 'Race Problem' Just Fine"

Bernie was interrupted mid speech in Seattle by 2 "Black Lives Matter" protestors when they took the stage and demanded the microphone. One of the women held out her hand for the microphone, instead of calling security, or telling them to get off the stage, he extended his hand for what he assumed was a handshake. She took her hand back, she wanted the microphone. She needed the voice on stage. Bernie understood this and gave her the microphone, and stood back quietly as the 2 women took the stage.

Bernie could not have handled the situation in a less gracious way. He gave them the floor because since he was an activist before he was a politician, he could understand why they were doing what they did.

The very day after 2 protestors from the "Black Lives Matter" movement interrupted his stump speech in Seattle, Bernie released a new Racial Justice plan to the masses.

Bernie has been dealing with "Black Lives Matter" since the beginning of his campaign, most notably on the stage at a Netroots Nation event from earlier in the campaign. Protestors shouted from the audience "Say her name." Bernie said her name at following speeches, along with many other names, and he's been the only politician in the 2016 race to do so.

He's also the only one to say the statement, "Black Lives Matter" without sprinkling it with a variation of "All Lives Matter" or any other phrase to take away it's value.

Many supporters like myself point to his history of 40 years of fighting for civil rights for all minorities. For some, that's not enough. But even in denying that, one can clearly see that he's working harder than any other candidate to work with "Black Lives Matter". His recent appointing of Symone Sanders to be his Press Secretary is another step in the right direction, she is an active member of the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

This has given the Bernie Sanders campaign a direct link to the pulse of the "Black Lives Matter" movement and will greatly benefit both parties.

To say that Bernie Sanders is ignoring "Black Lives Matter" is to make a statement that couldn't be any further from the truth. Bernie Sanders is showing himself to be an excellent ally to the "Black Lives Matter" movement, and they will propel each other far in the coming year."

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Time magazine is a bias piece of crap

Time should come to the inner cities and see what is going on instead of producing this rubbish. It is obviously being fed. Where I live Black people are actually organizing the grassroots campaign for Bernie and started several months ago when Bernie decided to run.

[azmom]

2. He had hired Symone before the protest. She

Opened Bernie's rally that same evening.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Very good letter - if you'd permit a few little edits (italicized)?

Bernie was interrupted mid-speech in Seattle by 2 "Black Lives Matter" protestors when they took the stage and demanded the microphone. One of the women held out her hand for the microphone, but instead of calling security, or telling them to get off the stage, he extended his hand for what he assumed was a handshake. She took her hand back; she wanted the microphone. She needed the voice on stage. Bernie understood this and gave her the microphone, and stood back quietly as the 2 women took the stage.

Bernie could not have handled the situation more graciously. He gave them the floor because, having been an activist before becoming a politician, he could understand why they were doing what they did.

The very day after two protestors from the "Black Lives Matter" movement interrupted his stump speech in Seattle, Bernie released a new Racial Justice plan to the masses.

Bernie has been dealing with "Black Lives Matter" since the beginning of his campaign, most notably on the stage at a Netroots Nation event earlier in the campaign. Protestors shouted from the audience, "Say her name." Bernie said her name at subsequent speeches, along with many other names, and he's been the only politician in the 2016 race to do so.

He's also the only one to say the statement, "Black Lives Matter" without sprinkling it with a variation of "All Lives Matter" or any other phrase to take away its value.

Many supporters like me point to Bernie Sanders' history of forty years of fighting for civil rights for all minorities. For some, that's not enough. But even in denying that, one can clearly see that he's working harder than any other candidate to work with "Black Lives Matter." His recent appointing of Symone Sanders as his Press Secretary is another step in the right direction because she is an active member of the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

This has given the Bernie Sanders campaign a direct link to the pulse of the "Black Lives Matter" movement and will greatly benefit both parties.

To say that Bernie Sanders is ignoring "Black Lives Matter" is to make a statement that couldn't be any further from the truth. Bernie Sanders is showing himself to be an excellent ally of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, and they will propel each other far in the coming year.

[retrowire]

4. i always question my writing

you are an excellent editor. thank you!

[senz]

10. Good edits, The Velveteen Ocelot

Loves me a fellow English major.

I'm usually satisfied if I can figure out what people are trying to say (though this was nowhere near that bad) but I totally agree that a letter/comment written for publication is much more persuasive without grammatical errors. Helping out in that regard is helping the cause.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. It's a good letter. Send it to Time; I hope they print it.

Glad to have been of some small assistance - I've worked as an editor/writer in some capacity for about 30 years so now I can't stop myself from doing it.

[retrowire]

7. well that explains it then!

I did submit it. and I hope they print it as well. if not.... oh well! we tried!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Years ago I had a subscription to Time and really liked reading it.

But about 15 years ago - maybe about the time of Bush's first "election" - it started to suck, and got worse and worse. I wouldn't use it to line my cats' litter box now.

[99th_Monkey]

6. Time Magazine: "Oligarchs Rule America, so populists can just buzz-off"

[SoapBox]

9. Good.

And my partner saw something today...

Black Manners Matter.

[senz]

11. It's true.

Some might take that as a request to "tone it down," but it's not; it's good advice for anyone who wants to win others to their side.