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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders Invokes MLK Legacy as He Aims for Black Votes [View all]thereismore
(13,326 posts)234. You are such a warrior for truth, yet you embrace Hllary regardless
of her lies and outrageous things she has said about black children. The double standard is painfully obvious. You are losing credibility, and for whom? For Hillary. She ain't worth it.
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You act as though he is a liar. He is not, and you cannot document that he is.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#10
What does that have to do with the fact that MLK was fighting for BLACK sanitation workers?
bravenak
Nov 2015
#12
Go back to your link. Lots of good info on what Bernice King has to to with MLK.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#13
You're trying to make something out of nothing--people know that about you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#26
Someone publicized an email you apparently sent that says otherwise r.e. Clinton.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#41
So the other poster truthfully represented what you said. Interesting.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#45
People do "know about you", brave! As a strong, compassionate, intelligent, brave woman
Cha
Nov 2015
#78
"You don’t get to use Martin Luther King Jr. as your “Imaginary Black Yes Man”!!!" Damn Straight!
Cha
Nov 2015
#86
And when the same person is de-blacked and called "self-hating" for not supporting a candidate?
Scootaloo
Nov 2015
#142
I just cannot hear talk of that woman or the reason why I should accept that crap.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#170
I hate discussing that person. I refuse to hear the excuses as to why I should accept such nasty
bravenak
Nov 2015
#169
Bravenak, people focus on you because you post a lot and are very confrontational.
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#181
Ok, it must just be a complete coincidence that its your posts that provoke that response
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#191
Agree completely ..... all Bernie Sanders supporters cause huge anger here with their
polly7
Nov 2015
#202
Well said, Rose.. they can't make the case why BS left out the "racial component of MLK's fight
Cha
Nov 2015
#74
Golly, Dr Einstein. Have you ever known me to not be ready to make my case?
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#219
She didn't say he's a liar. She pointed out he oddly chose to focus only on the general wage issue
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#218
He's not a "liar", he just happens to not mention certain facts when they don't support his "record"
George II
Nov 2015
#224
He was fighting for black sanitation workers, but his poor people's campaign was for poor people
femmedem
Nov 2015
#15
JHC, bernie.. way to try to rewrite history.. "I just want to note, MLK Jr was fighting for BLACK
Cha
Nov 2015
#32
Inclusive.. yeah, because the meaning of what MLK's life work was has no impact on their
Cha
Nov 2015
#57
he's for damn sure not like the perfect picture his fans paint. All the hiding of imperfect bernie
Cha
Nov 2015
#54
The only sanitation workers striking were Black. What is the sanitization of history?
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#97
"People sanitize history and try to co opt our movements and leaders at times."
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#104
Is it "tone deaf" to not mention that the signers of the Declaration of Independence were all White?
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#115
And I say say whatever I want no matter who I am voting for. See? Smh back atcha
bravenak
Nov 2015
#127
It gets left out, we notice, then we are jerks for wanting our history specified. Fine. You win.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#143
'Even' promise free healthcare and college tuition while breaking up the banks?
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#198
So, does Sanders get partial credit in this history lesson or not at all? nt
thereismore
Feb 2016
#231
No. It counted against him for leaving out the fact that the workers were black men
bravenak
Feb 2016
#232
Just tell me you are running these threads just to make Bernie a better candidate
thereismore
Feb 2016
#239