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In reply to the discussion: Joy Reid: why are black potential candidates getting singled out for attacks by Bernie people? [View all]
LonePirate
(14,331 posts)2. That separating line between the far left and far right is practically indistinguishable nowadays.
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Joy Reid: why are black potential candidates getting singled out for attacks by Bernie people? [View all]
pnwmom
Aug 2017
OP
That separating line between the far left and far right is practically indistinguishable nowadays.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#2
I have long believed that many Bernie supporters were actually alt-right psyops accounts.
apnu
Aug 2017
#41
I still can't even mention Hillary to some of my Bernie-supporting friends and family.
LisaM
Aug 2017
#56
For all too many of those people the rigging consisted of the fact black people had the temerity
dsc
Aug 2017
#101
it's inelegantly worded, as it could mean either 90% voted for Clinton or 90% refused
fishwax
Aug 2017
#29
At debate watching parties I was surprised to learn how many normally outspoken Dems were just weary
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#211
More like a few vocal "Sanders" supporters the media loves giving airtime/ink to
Freethinker65
Aug 2017
#5
Agreed. These folks are using Sanders name to create divisions and he should disavow it. There's a
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#52
Plus gazillion, is that a number? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#70
"Unless the leader (who is specifically invoked in that article posted above)....
George II
Aug 2017
#159
It seems you are saying we should accept all right-wing sources like Breitbart, Fox News, Moonie
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#170
I think you've already established that you're unable to see certain things.
lapucelle
Aug 2017
#193
Maybe you shouldn't ignore it. Find out what she's responding to. There have been...
brush
Aug 2017
#106
meh, Bernie is ranking member of the Budget Committee and has his hands full
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#26
I haven't always been a big fan of his (no secret, that) but when his team did criticize
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#42
Naw, he can walk and chew gum at the same time. Obama spoke out against Dr Wright while running for
uponit7771
Aug 2017
#78
You're right. They are Bernie "detractors", as they detract from Bernie's message.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#82
Dunno, a few folks in this thread getting super-defensive or pretending Reid fabricated it.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#102
Racism is insidious. On the left, it often shadows an individual's ideas about meritocracy...
haele
Aug 2017
#157
I really wish these racist "leftists" wouldn't have attached their wagon to Sanders.
Weekend Warrior
Aug 2017
#28
The same Nina Turner who supported Sanders and nearly signed on as VP on the Green Party ticket?
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#44
She's well aware that these people claim to support fringe candidates without any chance of being
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#57
Some folks act like the bus wouldn't be rolled on top of her if she challenged Bernie.
SaschaHM
Aug 2017
#95
Oh my! She's quite a character, isnt she? (Did she endorse Stein, or am I thinking of someone else?)
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#195
OK... the guy who called Obama niggerized is loathed by black politico and loved by Bernie Bro ....
uponit7771
Aug 2017
#96
Yet, Rep. John Delaney the only Democrat to announce a presidential run for 2020.
rogue emissary
Aug 2017
#37
Hmmm.... what a mystery that is. You'd almost think the answer was plain as day.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#47
The fact that he's white means he's not viewed as a contender or a threat by the Bernie wing.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#151
I'm glad Joy Reid is shining a light on this. Also, regarding that 90% figure she quotes...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#39
It's not always easy to understand what motivates otherwise intelligent people.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#154
And I believe she was out on the campaign trail with him a few days after the convention.
George II
Aug 2017
#203
It's poorly written, but I think she meant the more probably 90% voted for Clinton. n/t
tammywammy
Aug 2017
#54
Joy is saying the opposite. She's saying 90% of Bernie supporters DID vote for Hillary,
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#59
Yes but in MHO the Russians have enablers, this would be a perfect Russian wedge issue but I don't
uponit7771
Aug 2017
#84
Yes, but the trick is figuring out where the point is. Seems like it's the ones
Squinch
Aug 2017
#88
It isn't "one guy". it is a trend. Visit wayofthebern @ Reddit for example.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#76
Sanders primary "person" here. These Bernie detractors exist and are loud as fuck.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#135
I think we've come to realize that the 2008 PUMA's, 2016 busters, and 2020 Harris-Booker haters are
Renew Deal
Aug 2017
#68
Minority people and women who've managed to reached the highest ranks of politics
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#111
Unless you want to have a party that is all white male, then you don't kneecap women and minority
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#145
The "Never Kamala" crowd are not on our side, and never have been. They're our political enemies
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#116
the author singled out the only three possible black candidates, and then
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#176
"Being groomed" suggests the belief in smoke-filled backroom deals where an heir-apparent...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#206
It's 2017, not 2020. People attacking potential candidates three years out are not doing
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#212
The article is false then. Chuck Schumer is in the Senate. So are others Mnuchin has given to. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#223
Oh you mean Nina Turner, who is aching to endorse Republicans, Greens, and Libertarians?
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#107
Please share the Republican and Libertarian policy you and Ms. Turner find so captivating!
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#142
You keep misreading her tweet. She says that 90% of Bernie supporters voted FOR Hillary.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#112
At this point, assume that they're just pointing at a grammatically confusing sentence...
SaschaHM
Aug 2017
#117
Dude, stop with the willful misinterpretation. Joy is talking about the 10% that DIDNT vote for
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#120
I noticed that as well. Several msnbc personalities displayed a sort of contempt for sanders.
George Eliot
Aug 2017
#248
We all love Joy Reid! ..... until she says something about bernie and/or his supporters
Lil Missy
Aug 2017
#156
Classic Joy Reid promoting a division between Bernie supporters v supporters ofMainstream Democrats.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#168
I'm sure you do. Her audience loves her when she puts down Bernie supporters or Bernie.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#192
I think that some people are unaware that many of us can think for ourselves, and...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#202
I remember the CONTRAST between the two women. Joy Reid's calm and thoughtful demeanor -VS-...
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#216
The ones promoting the division are those who attack Kamala, Booker, and Edwards
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#225
Bernie people are still holding out hope that he'll run again in 2020. They have to cut Kamala,
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2017
#222
She meant the opposite. 90% DID vote for Clinton, as she knows from her own reporting.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#251
She has reported that the vast majority of Bernie voters voted for Hillary in the general. So has
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#266
What the fuck is she talking about? Does she have any evidence that black candidates are being
JCanete
Aug 2017
#267
Are they all basing that trend on the same article? That's not called a trend.
JCanete
Aug 2017
#283
MSNBC group think. Look at the interests of the extablishment. Perez over Ellison.
George Eliot
Aug 2017
#287
90%?? If true, that is seriously fucked up. No wonder there is so much antipathy towards Sanders
kerry-is-my-prez
Aug 2017
#272
She is saying that 90% of Bernie supporters ended up voting for Hillary. That's clear
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#273
The 90% IS real. At least 90% of Bernie supporters voted for Hillary in the general.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#278