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GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:54 PM Apr 2016

Racists were trolling Twitter today, agreeing with Bill Clinton "for once"

When BLM showed up at Clinton's half empty small room rally today, Clinton threw out his collection of strawmen while the crowd of dozens tried to get him to move on.

Bill Clinton would not move on. He escalated to telling the people who were risking arrest and brutality to get urgently needed progress and stop the killing of unarmed black children in this country:

"You are defending the people who killed the lives you say matter! Tell the truth!”


Earning him attaboys from some of America's biggest racists.

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Racists were trolling Twitter today, agreeing with Bill Clinton "for once" (Original Post) GreatGazoo Apr 2016 OP
Not surprising. His comments were horrible. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #1
His point was fair ... Onlooker Apr 2016 #2
"who seems to think that economics and race issues are the same" jack_krass Apr 2016 #4
Expect that to play over really well in the GE, if Hillary is our candidate. npk Apr 2016 #3
Bill is going after Trumps racist supporters... Segami Apr 2016 #5
 

Onlooker

(5,636 posts)
2. His point was fair ...
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:07 PM
Apr 2016

... His point was simply that by "superpredator" Hillary was referring to gang leaders, but the Bernie campaign which is largely a white campaign is desperate to frame the argument differently. Bernie's supporters are trying to exploit BLM, which refuses to endorse anyone, in their own opportunistic way -- just as Bernie became a Democrat for opportunistic reasons, now his movement is trying to steal the show from BLM.

BLM has every right to their objection, since they are a movement fighting for black lives when even among the Democrats you have Bernie who seems to think that economics and race issues are the same and the Clintons who have a mixed record on race issues, but a good enough one to win them substantial AA support.

npk

(3,660 posts)
3. Expect that to play over really well in the GE, if Hillary is our candidate.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:10 PM
Apr 2016

Bubba is going to be fair game since he has put himself front and center in this primary. This is why I never liked Hillary running.

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