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2016 Postmortem
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The reason Bernie is so popular is because he says what careful politicians won't say.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2015
#2
Please don't make this about who I "typify", jay… You should know better...
MrMickeysMom
Sep 2015
#20
Here's a link to refresh you of the long-standing animosity/jealousy West and Smiley . . .
brush
Sep 2015
#67
Lots of similarities on real issues. No bs either. Can't wait for Brother Tavis too
Catherina
Sep 2015
#5
I'm glad, like Berny... Clinton has evolved on some issues... again... like Bernie
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#39
Sanders is a democratic socialist, so is West, so how is West worse than Jeremiah Wright?
HereSince1628
Sep 2015
#14
Wright wasn't a petulant asshole who hated Obama because Obama didn't hold him in enough
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#40
We'll see. I personally think truth vs. calculation is like Hare vs. Tortoise. nt
Bonobo
Sep 2015
#50
There are other well-known, prominent AA Sanders supporters without the baggage West carries. nt
brush
Sep 2015
#56
So you're saying he should have deliberately sought out a 'cool black friend'.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Sep 2015
#82
He isn't right, he's part of the petulant and irrational expectations set on Obama including
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#43
It doesn't matter what race a person is, racist tripe like "ni^^erized" shouldn't be tolerated among
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#77
I'm starting to think they did... this was an overtly tone deaf move... like hiring trump to speak t
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#38
That's irrelevant, it's NOT ok to call people racist names even in the same race!!! Where the hell
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#74
None of that is a bunch of racist tripe like West has said, it's not OK to call people racist names
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#76
Funny how the "listening" thing only works when you agree with the message, isn't it?
Bonobo
Sep 2015
#69
From people IN the AA community!!?!??!? Or are Sanders supporters going to dismiss that too!?
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#75