Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): Sanders not a 'true friend' to blacks

[Cali_Democrat]

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"It’s good to have new friends but I would prefer to have true friends," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters on a conference call with reporters convened to tout Clinton's record with the black community.

Hillary Clinton has been a true friend to the African-American community for more than 40 years. During that same period of time, Bernie Sanders has been largely missing in action.”
Jeffries was joined by NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes and South Carolina Minority Leader J. Todd Rutherford, who announced his endorsement of Clinton on Wednesday.

The message from all three remained the same--despite his rhetoric on the stump, Sanders has been missing in action from the issues most important to the black community for the majority of his career. And that this "new" tack from Sanders isn't as credible because of his history.

The Clinton campaign has worked to shift attention to races in South Carolina and Nevada, states with more diverse electorates where Clinton is outperforming her rival.


http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/268987-clinton-surrogate-sanders-not-a-true-friend-to-black

[shawn703]

1. Big money establishment politician supports big money establishment politician

Big surprise.

[virtualobserver]

2. I'm embarrassed for Mr. Jeffries

[mgmaggiemg]

3. agree..thanks for commment ;)

[Skwmom]

4. So what has Clinton done for African-Americans? n/t

[cali]

5. Okay.

[BlueMTexpat]

6. Thanks for posting, Cali_Dem!

[Jefferson23]

7. You could tag team with another group, make it a twofer and easier for you:

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The Forward and Nathan Guttman Feb 10, 2016 4:04 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511193977

Carry on. lol

[Nuclear Unicorn]

8. Who can forget Secretary Clinton's work on --

[m-lekktor]

9. endorsing is one thing, proclaiming he is "not a true friend" is over the top ridiculous. nt

[Dems to Win]

10. Quite a slam of a Senator with a 100% rating from NAACP

Luckily there are others who study Bernie's record and come to a different conclusion.

Four state representatives in South Carolina have endorsed Bernie

Rep. Justin Bamber:




see last paragraph: http://www.sltrib.com/home/3510760-155/story.html

He's been on CNN, explaining his switch from Clinton to Bernie:

https://twitter.com/PoppyHarlowCNN/status/696085401837166592 (video is embedded in this tweet if you follow link)

Rep. Bamberg is also co-counsel to the family of Walter Scott, who was killed by police.
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Also Reps. Joe Neal, Terry Alexander, Wendell Gilliard have endorsed Bernie

[catnhatnh]

11. Where were you in '62?

Bernie: Being Arrested For Desegregation: As a student at the University of Chicago, Sanders was active in both the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1962, he was arrested for protesting segregation in public schools in Chicago; the police came to call him an outside agitator, as he went around putting up flyers around the city detailing police brutality.

Hillary:1962 April 15 — Goes with church youth group to Chicago to hear Rev. Martin Luther King. Hillary’s minister, Don Jones, takes Hillary and others backstage where she meets Rev. King.

Which affected her deeply as shown here:
Hillary:1964 — In the fall goes door-to-door for conservative presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.

[fun n serious]

12. "I can't find a scintilla of evidence." says Hakeem Jeffries wrt Bernie and revolutionary change

accomplishments in his 34 years of his career (Sanders)

He goes into great detail of Hillary's accomplishments. Video here.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/02/11/hakeem-jeffries-black-caucus-hillary-clinton-intv-ctn.cnn