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Showing Original Post only (View all)Racial Profiling Alleged At Bernie Sanders Rally In St. Paul [View all]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016BY MIKE MULLEN
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A handful of black activists are claiming they were racially profiled and denied a privilege they hadn't even asked for. The claims led to an ongoing fight on Twitter; the messy fallout is another example of the fragile alliance of liberals, radicals, and youths Sanders has to capture and preserve to overcome Hillary Clinton.
Initially the tale unfolded in a long train of tweets from a number of different people. Fortunately, someone in the affected group gave a more comprehensive version of the story to the This Week in Blackness podcast, which retold that side's story yesterday. A group of seven young black women had gone to the rally to hand out fliers to raise awareness about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and its effect on the local African immigrant population.
After they arrived, someone from the Sanders campaign approached the group, and asked if they'd want to stand on the platform behind the candidate during the speech. These spots are prime real estate for winding up on local or national TV coverage, and event planners are known to go out of their way to throw together a collage of people with varying ages, looks, and races.
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Soon enough, a campaign organizer had a change of heart. Someone had tipped Sanders' people that this group was planning a disruption of some kind during the senator's speech.
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The Sanders staffer approached the crowd waiting to get on stage, and identified a handful who were no longer welcome to those special spots. The moment was caught on cellphone video, later tweeted out by one of the people barred from the stage. According to the people involved, the campaign worker pointed out black attendees, only, including some who weren't even affiliated with the activist group
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Interesting how all the posts are multiplying with "allegations" about Sanders as HRC's numbers drop
guillaumeb
Jan 2016
#2
It's so fascinating that you are willing to completely dismiss this story because you find it
Number23
Jan 2016
#9
it does matter if those supporting him are doing this, the fact is most black people don't hate
JI7
Jan 2016
#15
You don't get to tell an AA focused forum discussing something that happened to other AA people
Number23
Jan 2016
#18
I've learned so much from DU, I could write a book. For YEARS I never understood why the American
Number23
Jan 2016
#117
So he gets a free pass forever because of some marches and some votes in Congress?
pnwmom
Jan 2016
#77
He has stated it many times on DU. But even if they didn't know, the name of this forum
Number23
Jan 2016
#53
Well now you know. And instead of chasing him into this forum to discuss whether or not he's
Number23
Jan 2016
#58
"this is not the first time I've posted here before" It's amazing how many people that are clearly
Number23
Jan 2016
#66
And you wonder why black folks aren't "feelin' the bern". Look no further than the nearest mirror.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2016
#11
I don't diagree with anything you say. I'm just asking why would the Sanders campaign invite
Akicita
Jan 2016
#38
O'Malley was mayor of Baltimore. He's had lots of practice pandering. Based on the conditions there
Akicita
Jan 2016
#71
actually i think compared to african americans in other parts of the country the ones in Baltimore
JI7
Jan 2016
#95
Thanks. I don't know much about the conditions in Baltimore except what's been on the
Akicita
Jan 2016
#107
I put up the links on some of the News stories feature those organized protests on that thread here
FrenchieCat
Jan 2016
#46
the whole human race is an anti-bernie conspiracy except the sanders forum lol nt
msongs
Jan 2016
#6
You are actually going to have the nerve to come in the AA GROUP and post that garbage
Coolest Ranger
Jan 2016
#100
"Are you saying they're part of some kind of conspiracy to help Hillary?" Yes.
kristopher
Jan 2016
#23
The only people that have ever called Sanders a "racist" has been his supporters
Number23
Jan 2016
#44
What are the precise numbers, and on what objective measure are those numbers based?
LanternWaste
Jan 2016
#7
BEYOND transparent. Though they -- as usual -- claim to have posted here before
Number23
Jan 2016
#67
The black people on the stage were told to get off -- even ones not part of this group. n/t
pnwmom
Jan 2016
#80
Said we "niggers" (exact word) better vote for Sanders and some other stuff.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2016
#88
Oh now, LS, I'm sure he meant "nigger" in his most complimentary and persuasive terms
Number23
Jan 2016
#89
Of course. We "niggers" need to stop being so sensitive and know our place.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2016
#90