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15. "That's not who I am"

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 10:48 PM

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Always the same stupid excuses.

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Progressive House candidate responds to criticism over past comments about Black Dems [View all] lapucelle Saturday OP

Congressional Black Caucus PAC response lapucelle Saturday #1

Ugh! Glad h's getting well deserved "Backlash" for Cha Saturday #22

Emily's List response: lapucelle Saturday #2

My comments "were taken out of context!!!" sheshe2 Saturday #3

Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of tokenization in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle Saturday #6

I knew there was a reason I didn't trust those clowns fujiyamasan Yesterday #79

"That's not who I am" mcar Saturday #15

This is a problem MustLoveBeagles Saturday #4

A lot of people with very different perspectives see what they want to see in these stories, I think. WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #5

William Lawrence certainly saw what he wanted to see, and it is a different perspective. lapucelle Saturday #8

He sounds immature. yardwork Yesterday #93

I want to be clear that I'm not a fan of the Sunrise Movement. But the quotes that you're posting weren't just him WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #108

I would be inclined to agree with you except there's a larger pattern. yardwork Yesterday #109

Marx wasn't wrong when he talked about the inherent contradictions of capitalism and I believe there are inherent WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #110

We certainly have cracks to exploit. yardwork Yesterday #111

"And every effort to fix things gets blocked." WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #112

That is the fundamental problem in the U.S. yardwork Yesterday #114

There's nothing progressive about a young white guy claiming that Black imperialists are the problem, lapucelle Yesterday #113

. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #115

It is not JustAnotherGen 22 hrs ago #119

Uh huh. BannonsLiver Saturday #41

How you experience Amerikkka JustAnotherGen Yesterday #101

Platner 2.0. Here we go again. AloeVera Saturday #7

You told me that you put me on ignore. lapucelle Saturday #9

Oh, snap! sheshe2 Saturday #24

. MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #49

Busted! MineralMan Yesterday #95

I've no idea JustAnotherGen Yesterday #103

Is this the common element? They both said / wrote terrible things about Black people lapucelle Saturday #10

The question should be Boo1 Saturday #13

Yeah here we go again mcar Saturday #17

I don't think the flag in question is red. N/t AloeVera Saturday #25

Then what is it? nt mcar Saturday #31

It's the colour of a weaponized nothing-burger. AloeVera Yesterday #51

Translation RandySF Yesterday #63

Not DSA. Israel. Sympthsical Yesterday #84

First they came for... Behind the Aegis Yesterday #85

Oh, it's a whole thing Sympthsical Yesterday #86

This message was self-deleted by its author AloeVera Saturday #45

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Yesterday #59

There is one common denominator that keeps popping up. sheshe2 Saturday #27

I have no hope that the backers of these people will ever learn, she mcar Saturday #32

Sadly true, mcar. sheshe2 Saturday #46

Oh I agree, but I don't think we're talking about the same one. AloeVera Saturday #39

... sheshe2 Yesterday #55

Ok. AloeVera Yesterday #57

What's Trumpier than a white man complaining that Black people are standing in his very entitled way? lapucelle Yesterday #94

Exactly! yardwork Yesterday #98

Most people in this country, at least most Democrats and left leaning people, are not happy with the Israeli Government Quiet Em Yesterday #71

This is the crucial point. yardwork Yesterday #89

If the defense of the slaughter of brown Muslim children is not racist I don't know what is. AloeVera Yesterday #96

Who is defending the slaughter of children? yardwork Yesterday #100

"I said 'Black' 50 times!" just popped into my head. betsuni Saturday #48

Yup. It's becoming a pattern and it's starting to seem like it's intentional. Quiet Em Yesterday #67

Planter's a Sexual woman abuser, and Sanders Cha Saturday #26

See post #39. Nt AloeVera Yesterday #68

They both said stupid stuff that came back to bite them on the ass? EX500rider Yesterday #52

May the far left has a problem. RandySF Yesterday #61

They are both flawed and probematic men who run as Democrats? Quiet Em Yesterday #66

Here we go, it's starting. Lawrence is "flawed". AloeVera Yesterday #70

I was going easy on him. Quiet Em Yesterday #72

sleep on it, but when you wake up ask yourself why to think an ass like this is helpful in any way Quiet Em Yesterday #73

Something about U.S. Middle East foreign policy being the most important single issue, apparently. betsuni Yesterday #80

And it's getting really old and ridiculous Quiet Em Yesterday #81

Top anti-Democratic attacks 2028: betsuni Yesterday #83

Keep asking who benefits. yardwork Yesterday #102

Has Bernie endorsed this guy? nt LexVegas Saturday #11

Yup. N/T lapucelle Saturday #12

Jamie Raskin recently endorsed William Lawrence. nt PufPuf23 Saturday #35

Ugh...This is a seat that is currently held by the GOP. LeftInTX Saturday #47

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Yesterday #64

Defangs the white left? mcar Saturday #14

You see, the real problem is that Black imperialists are defanging white leftists. lapucelle Saturday #19

Won't somebody help the poor, poor white men? mcar Saturday #20

They love to play the victim... see Cha Saturday #38

Republican voters think whites face the most discrimination, have fewer advantages. betsuni Yesterday #74

Horseshoe threory Boo1 Yesterday #82

Like Platner, Lawrence is a white man who grew up in affluence and centers himself. lapucelle Yesterday #92

I think it's time to start looking at influences. yardwork Yesterday #97

Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of racism in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle Yesterday #107

HUGE.RED.FLAG. Skittles Saturday #29

Black voters save our democracy over and over. yardwork Saturday #16

This! mcar Saturday #18

They do MustLoveBeagles Saturday #28

I'll never forget the Black Caucus standing up to Dubya being awarded the presidency by the SC Skittles Saturday #30

I was cheering them on MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #62

I WAS TOO Skittles Yesterday #75

I remember those types saying Black Democratic voters have Stockholm syndrome. betsuni Saturday #21

Pretty sure that was Manny Goldstein that posted that crap. sheshe2 Saturday #44

I think it was WillyT, but Third Way Manny mocking Obama was also garbage, yet so popular. betsuni Yesterday #54

I believe you are right, betsuni. sheshe2 Yesterday #60

Never did get along with Manny. MineralMan Yesterday #99

True... sheshe2 Yesterday #106

Ohhhh, boy, dude.... electric_blue68 Saturday #23

After what happened with Platner MustLoveBeagles Saturday #33

yup Skittles Saturday #34

I was a Platner skeptic who softened and became a supporter MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #58

Guess what, bill. The whole quote, in context, is even MORE niyad Saturday #36

let's hope it's not another "nazi tattoo moment" Skittles Saturday #37

Let us indeed hope. niyad Saturday #40

Oh no! I'm getting him and candidate in AZ mixed up.... LeftInTX Saturday #42

"...the white left..." MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #43

It is bizarre sarisataka Saturday #50

I know, Stupid. Is that how they want Cha Yesterday #87

The context sounds even worse. RandySF Yesterday #53

In context it's clear what he meant, and it's awful. yardwork Yesterday #90

Here is Lawrence's statement on X. AloeVera Yesterday #56

CYA RandySF Yesterday #65

He can't walk back the fact that he singled out Black politicians and voters. yardwork Yesterday #91

Lawrence has all the Cha Yesterday #69

I would like to thank those people on this forum who support the black community Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #76

You're welcome, and as usual, Black Americans are holding the line. yardwork Yesterday #104

There's no walking back or dressing it up RandySF Yesterday #77

There is a small but sadly growing segment on the left that seem to think they need to imitate MAGA to win Quiet Em Yesterday #78

Look at who is funding them. yardwork Yesterday #105

Another "blow it all up" progressive awesomerwb1 Yesterday #88

Kick MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #116

... lapucelle Yesterday #117

. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #118

Aloha Kick Cha 17 hrs ago #120