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She will evolve on this issue through pressure from her grassroots. bravenak Nov 2015 #1
So, today she is still advocating for disproportionate incarceration of PoC but Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #3
This is my main issue with her. bravenak Nov 2015 #7
Really. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #22
I mentioned it during the last debate. Not her. I was suspended. bravenak Nov 2015 #26
I find it suspect that you assume what people care about. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #27
I have been experiencing racism since I was in diapers. And PROTESTING THAT!! bravenak Nov 2015 #29
Indeed. Sick and tired of hearing how immaterial it was for white people to join Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #33
Some people want so much recognition. bravenak Nov 2015 #34
What a shit response to a very painful experience. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #36
I was beaten up many times for being black. I have sympathy for HER. bravenak Nov 2015 #37
I'll let her know that you dismiss the people that she loves most in the entire Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #39
Let her know my sympathy for racist things always goes to the victim. bravenak Nov 2015 #40
You must live amongst a pile of assholes if all they are looking for is a pat on the back. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #41
They want recognition so bad that it grates on my nerves. bravenak Nov 2015 #42
What Bernie was doing as a youth was a magnificent act of valor. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #43
Is was not to me an act of valor. Even if it was to you. bravenak Nov 2015 #44
Bernie went down south to sign up voters. He participated in the 1964 Freedom Summer. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #45
How many beatings? bravenak Nov 2015 #46
You have no clue, Fortunately, at the age of 7, I had parents that instructed me Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #51
Thank you. Just like civil rights work was SAFER for whites. bravenak Nov 2015 #52
Of course. But that does not mean it was safe. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #54
And my gratitude goes to those who suffered most. The others were there. They helped. bravenak Nov 2015 #57
Of course Bernie is not on his level. But Hillary is like 5 steps down. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #63
I believe he is a bit older that her and it was the right time. bravenak Nov 2015 #66
She interned for Gerald Ford and worked the 1968 convention for Rockefeller. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #69
That interning does not matter to me. Nor does the Rockefeller thing. bravenak Nov 2015 #71
I laughed so loud the cats got excited. You are really going with the argument that she Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #73
Being a girl was way harder then. bravenak Nov 2015 #74
I'm 58 years old. I've lived my life as a fierce feminist mostly around poverty Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #75
And Bernie completely ignores what is going on in his base. bravenak Nov 2015 #76
Okey-doke. Kissing a black baby trumps killing a black baby. Cuz Hillary loves Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #77
So, lets ignore the building of relationships to focus on welfare. bravenak Nov 2015 #78
Um. No. But how the reform was structured would harm black families the most Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #79
I know this!!! My family was affected! bravenak Nov 2015 #80
Funny that. Hillary never talks about a government job. Bernie do, Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #81
Many blacks got good Jobs under Bill. We remember. bravenak Nov 2015 #82
Yeah. YOU got lucky as hell. 60% black unemployment in Baltimore. Subsidize that. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #84
Was that under Bill or after the crash? bravenak Nov 2015 #85
Baltimore, Philly, DC… There is not one Democrat that has given a flying fuck. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #86
Detroit. Nobody ever cares about black areas. They live in white areas. bravenak Nov 2015 #87
Don't waste your time, LA. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #47
I bring folks up to my level of racial understanding. bravenak Nov 2015 #49
No you don't. You advocate for Hillary Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #88
My end goal is to work on her too. bravenak Nov 2015 #89
You will never find anything from Bernie as ignorant and bigoted as that. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #90
Bernie would not notice me speaking for about 40 years. bravenak Nov 2015 #91
While Hillary would be working overtime to put you in prison Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #92
I can avoid prison. Never have been there yet. bravenak Nov 2015 #93
Jury results, 3-4 leave Lancero Nov 2015 #55
Thanks! beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #56
Juror #3 got it so right. 840high Nov 2015 #61
I like Bravenak. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #58
I respect people who have a history of activism. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #60
I do not think following me and insulting me is the best face to put forward. I was having a bravenak Nov 2015 #67
He was arrested over segregation in Chicago. Have you been arrested for civil disobedience? Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #48
I have been arrested for being black. No charges. Had a gun put to my head by the police for bravenak Nov 2015 #50
I asked you if you have ever been arrested for political activism. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #53
Living black is political activism. bravenak Nov 2015 #59
When did Hillary ever put her liberty on the line for that sentiment. Bernie did. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #64
She made a big risk in her China speech for women. Pissed off all the right people. bravenak Nov 2015 #65
Nixon went to China. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #70
But when she went she was BOSS. bravenak Nov 2015 #72
+1 BeanMusical Nov 2015 #110
Only while she needs them. jeff47 Nov 2015 #14
Meh. bravenak Nov 2015 #15
Exactly. 840high Nov 2015 #62
Why wait for Evolution humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #115
No. bravenak Nov 2015 #116
Because, you feel humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #117
The revolution is stupid. bravenak Nov 2015 #118
Maybe if you would rethink humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #119
Maybe if they learned how to be intersectional, they'd get more takers. bravenak Nov 2015 #120
Monochromatic revolution humbled_opinion Nov 2015 #121
I have already discussed the demographics of his crowds. bravenak Nov 2015 #126
And of course you were alerted. Results to follow when they are in... nt stevenleser Nov 2015 #123
Jury Results: 6-1 to keep... stevenleser Nov 2015 #124
Jesus. bravenak Nov 2015 #125
Actually, legalizing would pave the way for the ultimate corporate power grab. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #2
Legalizing it means I can grow a plant or six in my sunny front room. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #4
You are SO RIGHT. It is a massive difference. Night and day actually. nt Bonobo Nov 2015 #10
No. Janeyvee thinks you should lose your house jberryhill Nov 2015 #98
So you're pro-criminalization??? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #12
Cocaine Is Schedule 2!!!!! billhicks76 Nov 2015 #19
You need to wake up if you think any criminalization of marijuana is acceptable. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #24
Hillary's Too Little Too Late Still Criminalizes It billhicks76 Nov 2015 #129
Nope. I'm for decriminalization. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #111
So you use weed yourself but you're defending Hillary's position? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #113
Oh god. Oh god. WTF? nt Bonobo Nov 2015 #13
It's a bold stand against Monsanto jberryhill Nov 2015 #99
You know, i really want Clinton to come out in favor of slaughtering kittens jeff47 Nov 2015 #16
Me too. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #96
It's like you're speaking English. The words are right, but the meaning is lost... Scootaloo Nov 2015 #23
What she is saying is that it should be legal for pharma companies jberryhill Nov 2015 #105
That's pathetic jberryhill Nov 2015 #97
That is the most ridiculous response so far. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #102
When was the last time you bought non corporate alcohol? JaneyVee Nov 2015 #109
so wait, so clinton is against free enterprise? Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #122
Bill Clinton should have been arrested and imprisoned jberryhill Nov 2015 #104
De-Schedule Cannabis fredamae Nov 2015 #5
Yet again Bernie is on the correct side while.. WDIM Nov 2015 #6
She not evolving on anything. She is still marching to corporate cadence. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #9
Well done, LA. Thank you for this OP. nt Bonobo Nov 2015 #8
You are welcome! Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #11
K&R n/t jtuck004 Nov 2015 #17
She's A Pandering LIAR billhicks76 Nov 2015 #18
Along with free Community Colleges not 4 year colleges. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #20
+1 Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #21
Message from Bernie Catherina Nov 2015 #25
Thank you Bernie! passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #31
Nailed it. aidbo Nov 2015 #32
Excellent! Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #83
Why are you telling DUers what to do? zappaman Nov 2015 #28
I did say please. That makes a request, not a directive. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #30
OP is asking for Sanders supporters to not parrot a shit meme. joshcryer Nov 2015 #95
Why are you interrogating du'ers? Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #103
Why are you smashing a representation of another DUer in your sig? cui bono Nov 2015 #108
Where did you get your graphic in your sig line? beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #114
THIS! pinebox Nov 2015 #35
Did anyone else think this was about Hillary's stance on cannibals? betsuni Nov 2015 #38
You don't want to be around when they get the munchies! dreamnightwind Nov 2015 #68
Yeah, her position is simply a safe policy trajectory. joshcryer Nov 2015 #94
Yup. Typical pandering without substance. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #100
Yes - The Flip Flopper In Chief - Has - Flopper Flipped - Yet Again cantbeserious Nov 2015 #101
The state of dispensing medical cannibus use is pretty much at near a total glinda Nov 2015 #106
K&R azmom Nov 2015 #107
I was wondering how long it would take her to "evolve" on that too. BeanMusical Nov 2015 #112
Well pot should be legalized immediately, and PatrickforO Nov 2015 #127
Drug warrior Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #128
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