Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: The original writer of 'Not good enough, Bernie' that was made into an OP & posted two [View all]catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)...is just how hard it is to attack Sander legitimately. Lacking a clear avenue of attack you have to be ready to swing either way at every opportunity. Bernie was kicking off in Burlington and with a black population of 1.2 percent you would expect to find about 60 blacks in a crowd of 5000.
What's the actual count?? I have no idea, but if the writer can get you counting she has already won. Conversely if a sizable black presence was found she could accuse him of filling the crowd with non-local blacks for political gain. If I were writing the headline would then read "Is Bernie Guilty of Black-Stacking?" See-I got "Bernie" and "Guilty" right there side by side and never even actually accused him of one damn thing. Heads I win, Tails he loses...
Now some here have accused the supporters of another candidate of smearing Bernie. I don't buy it. A single blogger laid in ambush and she was gonna hit Bernie with SOMETHING. And in our world every hit, fair or foul will be posted here. If there was any failure it was in vetting the source.
We just need to post the truth and move on.