Bernie Sanders is the only white guy that showed up

[marym625]

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In case anyone is confused about Greg Palast's Facebook/Twitter post

Twitter Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) tweeted at 0:15 PM on Tue, Sep 15, 2015:
#BlackLivesMatter: I don't endorse candidates — but I also don't tolerate bullshit over facts... https://t.co/MfPM7itQQM
(https://twitter.com/Greg_Palast/status/643865830166523905?s=09)

Facebook, posted by Hell Hath No Fury, http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251595938

"When the Congressional Black Caucus asked me to present my discovery of the illegal purge of Black voters in Florida, only one white guy showed: Bernie Sanders. Hillary: MIA. I'm tired of hearing that Sanders doesn't reach out to Black folk. He's been on the front lines since Selma. I don't endorse candidates — but I also don't tolerate bullshit over facts." - Greg Palast

Please note what he's talking about. This report GOP Led Purge Threat To 3.5 Million Voters

http://www.gregpalast.com/gop-led-purge-threat-to-3-5-million-voters/

As you can guess, the greater majority of those voters are black.

It started with this

http://www.gregpalast.com/the-great-florida-ex-con-gamernhow-the-felon-voter-purge-was-itself-felonious/


He followed up that report with this

From White Sheets To Spreadsheets
http://www.gregpalast.com/from-white-sheets-to-spreadsheets/

They're about the new Jim Crow and how black voters are being legally purged from the voter's registrations in multiple states.

Which I posted about months ago.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026325830

Greg Palast won the Sidney Hillman Award for this investigative journalism.

Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast) tweeted at 9:33 AM on Wed, Dec 10, 2014:
Honored to announce we've won the @SidneyHillman Award for our stories on Crosscheck http://t.co/3OdXusXDuY http://t.co/ADKp6heC2j
(https://twitter.com/Greg_Palast/status/542733833158656000?s=03)

That is what Greg Palast is talking about. That is the report he delivered to the Congressional Black Caucus. That is what every person in the House and Senate were invited to. That is where the only white guy that showed up was Senator Bernie Sanders

On Edit: Check your name on the cross check voter purge list. Click Here

[AtomicKitten]

1. None of us should tolerate bullshit over facts.

k&r feeling the bern

[marym625]

2. Absolutely!

Greg Palast is by far more trustworthy than any other journalist around.

People may not like it but this is truth!

#Bernie2016
#FeelTheBern

[AtomicKitten]

5. Saw him speak in 2002. He doesn't suffer fools gladly.

I am delighted he spoke up.

Thanks for the thread. Cheers.

[randys1]

6. Love Greg, and it is no surprise he would make sure people knew about this

as it pertains to Bernie.

Greg knows what is really important and just how terrible some people are and that it is all about degrees.

I wish more people knew who he was, bought his dvd's and books and above all I wish some major network would employ him so people could learn the real truth.

[Unknown Beatle]

34. You just said it,

the reason some major network won't employ him is precisely because he tells the real truth. The media is owned by major corporations and major corporations fear that people will know the real truth.

[merrily]

3. Great post, Mary. Just one tiny change:

That is where the only white guy that showed up was Senator Bernie Sanders

Senator Sanders was the only white person to show up.

The no shows included white women. Including Democratic women.

[RufusTFirefly]

4. Pssst! Mary! You're off message!

Today's officially sanctioned talking point (Sorry. Only limited time for debate) is that Bernie has a race problem.
Please try to keep up.



In the mean time, we regret to inform you that we must throw Mr. Palast under the bus. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

[sabrina 1]

23. Well, maybe it's the 'message' here, but that old meme is so OVER everywhere

else. I always feel sad for people who cling to a talking point long, long after the rest of the world has forgotten what they are talking about. There is something really old and musty about it.

Meantime Bernie has gained so many more supporters and many, many minority voters. Their struggle to continue that old talking point, has had not the least effect on his campaign, in fact I've actually heard people who did not know him when they started with the lies about Bernie's record, get really ANGRY when they looked him up for themselves.

One such person was Lil B, the rapper who USED to be a Hillary supporters, but switched when he learned that Bernie had been fighting for Civil Rights since even before he entered politics.

He said how impressed he was and then began to wonder 'what was Hillary doing while Bernie was out getting arrested fighting for Civil Rights'? So he looked it up and he realized that it was Bernie, not Hillary who was the one who fought for AAs.

Old talking points grow boring and rather pathetic after they pass their shelf life.

[rhett o rick]

43. I don't know what H. Clinton would say what her goals in life are but I bet gaining wealth

comes in higher than helping the 99%. She has done good in the gaining wealth category. From my perspective, Sen Sanders isn't that interested in gaining wealth. He obviously thinks that helping the 99% is very important.

Another thing about Sen Sanders is that he has for many years been available for "Brunch with Bernie" every week on the Thom Hartman Show. I wish I knew how many shows he has done. Thom says that Sen Sanders is the only politician that he has been able to get to appear without a furnished script.

One more thing. Am I wrong or isn't it racist to use racism solely for the purpose of advancing one's agenda?

[Autumn]

7. Did I hear correctly that only 6 members CBC showed up to meet with Bernie the

other day? Thanks for posting this. I do like Greg Palast.

[jeff47]

10. Yes, 6 were there in person.

Several others had schedule conflicts (they weren't in DC) but expressed they would have liked to be there.

Btw, Clinton's sending staffers instead of meeting with the CBC.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/253448-hillary-staff-to-meet-with-black-caucus

[TheFarS1de]

8. The thing is they will not acknowledge any positve points you make

You can post links , show graphs whatever , they will just ignore you and try the next Fox technique they can . Honestly the amount of times they just continue in their diatribe while ignoring the arguments presented is almost comical .

But keep refuting the crap with truth and hopefully they will run out of stupidity .....maybe .

[rhett o rick]

42. It's a waste of time. Their attraction to their candidate is totally authoritarian.

I am sure there are exceptions. But ask them why they support their candidate and they will us words like "winner", "experienced", and "tough". They want a strong big brother or sister to take care of them. They will ignore facts in favor of perceptions of toughness. They willingly give up freedoms and liberties for the promise of security. Fighting for freedoms and liberty takes fortitude and willingness to take risks. They prefer the comfort of their denial bubble.

[madfloridian]

9. Thanks. Palast played an important role...but...

the right people didn't listen. They are still not listening.

[dorkzilla]

11. I love Greg

He personally schooled me about how easily electronic votes can go missing/get hacked/etc etc. I was happy he took the time to educate me. I’m a better person for it.

[frylock]

13. I've been to two of his lectures and book signings..

he is entertaining as well as incredibly informative.

[Fawke Em]

21. I do, too.

As a former reporter, myself, he's of the mold I tried to emulate.

I also love the classic "newsman" fedora and trench coat.

[WillyT]

12. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[liberal_at_heart]

14. K&R.

[Uncle Joe]

15. I'm sure the corporate media will be covering this disclosure extensively

in the days and weeks ahead!





After all it would show a high degree of journalistic integrity in presenting Berni's biopic to millions of unknowing Americans and the corporate media is nothing if not a beacon of light and truth!


I eagerly await their coverage of this aspect whenever speaking of Bernie and race.


Thanks for the thread, marym.

[Enthusiast]

30. Precisely.

[Uncle Joe]

39. Enthusiast.

[99Forever]

16. Ut oh...

... gonna be some hair on fire over @ Camp Weathervane.

Under the bus with you, Greg Palast!

[SMC22307]

35. And "Black Twitter." Wonder if...

@angryblacklady (Imani what's-her-name) has threatened to burn down the internet... again.

[LondonReign2]

17. I'm surprised white supremicist Sanders showed up

Must have been just to mock the CBC, huh?

[dorkzilla]

22. no, he went just so he could ignore them!

The whole time Greg spoke The Socialist sat there with his fingers in his ears saying "lalalalaIcanthearyoulalalal"!

[Luminous Animal]

26. Stop it. Bernie has. Just stop it.

[LondonReign2]

32. Sorry, I thought the sarcasm was clear enough that it didn't need a tag

Though I understand with some of the Clintonista's rhetoric we are in Poe's Law territory here.

[MannyGoldstein]

18. Nice try, Sandernista!

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Of course, we now know that Bernie just showed up to LEARN some new tricks so HE can suppress minority voters in the primaries.

Trying to spin a negative as a positive - just like a Sanders Supporter. Next you people will be telling us that Volvos belch Skittles instead of CO2.

Regards,

TWM

[valerief]

19. He has a long, long history of doing that. It's gotten so bad Kanye West is **this close** to

announcing, "Bernie Sanders hates black people."

[liberal_at_heart]

20. Thank you. Bernie has a stellar record of fighting for civil rights, and people trying to make

his relationship with the AA community an issue are grasping at straws because they can't find any real dirt on him.

[Ikonoklast]

40. Republican tactic: You deny your opponents strongest position and then challenge him to prove it.

Hillary (Former Republican Returning To Her Roots) Clinton.

[cantbeserious]

24. Thank You For Sharing

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[d_legendary1]

25. He's got a long history of civil rights

yet it doesn't stop his critics from stating the "what have you done for me lately" line to discredit his service to all of the people he's helped over the years.

[ALBliberal]

27. After Hillary's awful BLM conversation that she had a heads up for....

Her response about going to talk to white people? .... Can you imagine if Bernie had done or said same?
That's when I gave up trying to reason with her supporters on this board.
I totally trust Bernie to walk the walk like he always has with AAs and other minorities middle class old young you name it. He's the real deal. He's got this!!

[Live and Learn]

28. Great catch. nt

[Enthusiast]

29. K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations!

Thank you, marym625!

There is no greater measure of a man's character than his past words and actions. Shall it be carved in stone.

[raouldukelives]

31. K&R There are those who invest in corporations.

And there are those who think everyone deserves to have a voice in our democracy.

[AtheistCrusader]

33. Any Hillary supporters want to venture a guess where she was that day?

I'm genuinely curious. I want to know what was deemed more important than this.

[MADem]

37. Organizing the JOINT MINORITY OUTREACH FORUM, perhaps?

"The Democratic Caucus of Congress has also asked Palast to appear Thursday morning before the hearings to explain the latest from his investigations of vote fixes and the Bush-bin Laden family connection. Palast will also be a panelist on a joint Minority Outreach Forum sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus and Senator Hillary Clinton. "I'm happy to speak to Republicans, too," said journalist Palast, "but I haven't received a request to drop by Dick Cheney's bunker."

http://www.gregpalast.com/palast-to-testify-at-us-civil-rights-commission-thursday-july-15th/


Why would you expect SENATOR Clinton to attend a HOUSE event?

[seaglass]

44. I think you must be invisible MADem. :-) n/t

[MADem]

45. That's fine. Truth will out, eventually. nt

[AtheistCrusader]

48. You know, I might have to just walk that one back. Mea Culpa.

Thank you for a reasonable response, and data to support.

[ancianita]

36. K & R and thanks for a great post.

[emsimon33]

38. Wishing won't make it so, Hillary. Bernie's record speaks for itself

He has been an unwavering supporter of minorities and marched with Dr. King when Hillary was still a registered Republican.

[turbinetree]

41. YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..................................

FEEL the BERN

I sure do.........................Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooo

Honk----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[Dont call me Shirley]

46. Greg Palast - Real.

[MisterP]

47. they said they don't care, remember? what he's done, what he's supported for decades

doesn't matter and it's bigoted to say it does: all that matters is who you are, and you are whatever you say you are, and it's the height of viciousness to question any of this twaddle

[Uncle Joe]

49. Kicked and recommended...

wait a minute, I've already kicked and recommended this thread.

Oh well, thanks again, marym.