General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Bernie, There Will Be No Revolution Without Reproductive Rights [View all]Rilgin
(787 posts)Here is a statement on Mello attributed directly to Bernie by the use of quotes.
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/20/524962482/sanders-defends-campaigning-for-anti-abortion-rights-democrat
Sanders pushed back against the criticism. "The truth is that in some conservative states there will be candidates that are popular candidates who may not agree with me on every issue. I understand it. That's what politics is about," Sanders told NPR.
"If we are going to protect a woman's right to choose, at the end of the day we're going to need Democratic control over the House and the Senate, and state governments all over this nation," he said. "And we have got to appreciate where people come from, and do our best to fight for the pro-choice agenda. But I think you just can't exclude people who disagree with us on one issue."
See the use of quotes, that is what Bernie actually said on his support for Mello. Does that sound anything like boosting Mello for the future of the party or dismissing a pro-choice agenda other than the fact Mello is a Democratic party mayoral candidate running against a republican. Mello is clearly on the pro-life side and would not be my candidate in a primary but his record and the event itself has been clearly inflated to be used as just another way of hitting Bernie and your use of quotes is one of the tools people use to ascribe to someone words they do not use which have an extreme meaning.
I have given you the actual words of Bernie Sanders. Please find where he said that Mello is a "future star". And btw, this is almost exactly what Nancy Pelosi said on meet the press when asked about other pro-life democrats. I support both Nancy and Bernie and would not misquote either one or ascribe words and meanings that they do not use.