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marym625

(17,997 posts)
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:45 PM Jul 2015

Bernie Sanders said her name! Sandra Bland

Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and too many others

Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) tweeted at 2:39 PM on Sun, Jul 19, 2015:
I will #SayHerName. Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and too many others.
(https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/622853321221541889?s=03)



Seriously brought me to tears

Looks like, for whatever reason, he deleted and retweeted.

Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) tweeted at 2:58 PM on Sun, Jul 19, 2015:
Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and too many others.
(https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/622858056582438912?s=03)

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Bernie Sanders said her name! Sandra Bland (Original Post) marym625 Jul 2015 OP
I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #1
Amen to that! marym625 Jul 2015 #13
See this is the thing whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #2
They don't think that, they don't care about the issue of minorities. People who will lie sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #4
Well said. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #10
They better expect their lies to be squashed. We've had enough of these sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #17
+1 - I think you gave the best explanation of "the lie" erronis Jul 2015 #12
What you said! marym625 Jul 2015 #14
And keep in mind that there are not only Democrats involved in our primaries. jeff47 Jul 2015 #19
Sunlight is the best disinfectant AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #24
+10000000 CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #26
It's "swiftboating" plain and simple. Old Karl Rove trick. Attack your opponent's greatest strength corkhead Jul 2015 #33
Well, it's an attempt at Swift boating, not very well done and with sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #34
"Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican... corkhead Jul 2015 #36
+100% Enthusiast Jul 2015 #50
They are race baiters. And I am not talking about BLM. morningfog Jul 2015 #57
Yes, they are. Shades of 2008! You would think they would have learned sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #58
He said it at the rally in Dallas too marym625 Jul 2015 #3
I look forward to seeing him say it in Houston tonight n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #7
so jealous marym625 Jul 2015 #9
What would be really great next artislife Jul 2015 #5
he has always listened marym625 Jul 2015 #15
I gotta head out artislife Jul 2015 #18
They were definitely ambushed marym625 Jul 2015 #20
This is why... SoapBox Jul 2015 #6
authentic and real! exactly! marym625 Jul 2015 #16
This is very powerful, He knows what it takes to start a revolution juxtaposed Jul 2015 #8
+1bazillion! marym625 Jul 2015 #11
This LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #21
+1000 marym625 Jul 2015 #22
darn link is broken. n/t Triana Jul 2015 #23
I think he deleted and re tweeted marym625 Jul 2015 #27
Not good enough!!11!!!1! Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #25
nope. but it's a great fucking start! marym625 Jul 2015 #28
I was kidding. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #30
Oh of course! marym625 Jul 2015 #43
Fer sure!!11!! bvf Jul 2015 #32
But there will be another "litmus test" concocted for Sanders guillaumeb Jul 2015 #29
Yes, several posts on Twitter made clear it would not stop the shouting. madfloridian Jul 2015 #35
Good. Its about time. JaneyVee Jul 2015 #31
excuse me? marym625 Jul 2015 #44
What about PBO? Phlem Jul 2015 #37
Good question. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #38
Obama isn't the problem , but him becoming president really exposed the racism JI7 Jul 2015 #39
I was meaning more of a solution than a problem. Phlem Jul 2015 #40
he deals with the issue everyday JI7 Jul 2015 #41
oh. Phlem Jul 2015 #42
He doesn't and hasn't. marym625 Jul 2015 #45
I just find it curious that the Third Way is insulated from this event. Phlem Jul 2015 #46
I don't know if they declined the invitation marym625 Jul 2015 #47
True dat. Phlem Jul 2015 #48
Yep marym625 Jul 2015 #49
The FBI is investigating Prism Jul 2015 #51
I know I do, but we can't ever feel the fear, marym625 Jul 2015 #52
That is my man! TM99 Jul 2015 #53
Me too marym625 Jul 2015 #54
Now that made me laugh! TM99 Jul 2015 #55
Glad I could make you laugh marym625 Jul 2015 #56

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
2. See this is the thing
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:49 PM
Jul 2015

People want to pretend they'll have yank support for PoC out of him like a tooth on a string. It's easy for him to say because he believes it. He always has.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
4. They don't think that, they don't care about the issue of minorities. People who will lie
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:55 PM
Jul 2015

about a candidate with as long a record as Benrie has on Civil Rights, do NOT care about the issue itself, they are desperately trying to stop his momentum, they are trying to HIDE his record, or smear it before people themselves get to know it.

No one who knows Sanders, NO ONE, could tell those lies, and care about the people he has spent his entire life working for.

The lie will die a quick death before long, but they won't stop.

This is what all the corporate money buys, negative campaigns, dirty tricks, lies and deceptions, in an effort to keep the whole rigged system propped up.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
17. They better expect their lies to be squashed. We've had enough of these
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:15 PM
Jul 2015

corporate funded smear campaigns that have destroyed the chances of many good candidates. But not this time, I hope they waste all their billions of corporate dollars giving us the opportunity to tear down these rovian tactics and expose them for the public to see. Up to them, they can either focus on their own candidate's positive traits, or continue to attack Bernie. THAT is going to backfire on their own candidate.

We don't start it, Bernie won't do it, but if they do it, then they better not cry when they get it all handed back to them in shreds.

erronis

(15,257 posts)
12. +1 - I think you gave the best explanation of "the lie"
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:07 PM
Jul 2015

It's a sad state of affairs when money buys advertising, buys votes, even buys "robots" to pollute open forums.

I'm not sure how other countries do this but I think that the more advanced ones take personal/corporate money away from influencing elections.

Of course, the USoA is not advanced anymore, in many areas.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
19. And keep in mind that there are not only Democrats involved in our primaries.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:21 PM
Jul 2015

There are lots more people with giant piles of cash who would love a giant fracture within the Democrats before the general election.

Ratfucking isn't just about the primary.

 

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
24. Sunlight is the best disinfectant
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:32 PM
Jul 2015

And the more they do this to Bernie, the more people will say "WTF is going on here?"

Purple heart bandaids 2.0

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
33. It's "swiftboating" plain and simple. Old Karl Rove trick. Attack your opponent's greatest strength
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 05:17 PM
Jul 2015

regardless of the truth.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
34. Well, it's an attempt at Swift boating, not very well done and with
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 05:19 PM
Jul 2015

hundreds of thousands of volunteers now destroying the lies, they won't get very far not to mention Bernie's own record.

It will all just backfire on their own candidate.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
36. "Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican...
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:21 PM
Jul 2015

people will vote for the real Republican all the time."
Harry S. Truman

marym625

(17,997 posts)
3. He said it at the rally in Dallas too
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:52 PM
Jul 2015

I was hoping he would have said it yesterday at NN. I am so glad he said it.

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
5. What would be really great next
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 03:55 PM
Jul 2015

is to see him tweet on #Berniesoblack and poke fun at himself. That would be epic.


He is listening. I knew he was mentally curious rolled up with empathetic.

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
18. I gotta head out
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:15 PM
Jul 2015

but I seem to remember when he first came out on stage, the moderator asked him if he knew what was going on and he said no.

I could be making this up....gotta run, though. I did just watch the live stream first without seeing the comments that came after so I trust my memory.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
20. They were definitely ambushed
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:28 PM
Jul 2015

I don't have an issue with anything but how the organizers handled it.

I also have to run. Have a great rest of the day

 

juxtaposed

(2,778 posts)
8. This is very powerful, He knows what it takes to start a revolution
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:04 PM
Jul 2015

yesterday was probably reflective for him, bringing him back to his collage days organizing NVDA's.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)
21. This
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:29 PM
Jul 2015

makes me weep for her. And for them all. My tears fall.

Today, I say her name as well.

Sandra Bland



Thank you, Bernie.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
27. I think he deleted and re tweeted
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:35 PM
Jul 2015

Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) tweeted at 2:58 PM on Sun, Jul 19, 2015:
Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and too many others.
(https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/622858056582438912?s=03)

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
29. But there will be another "litmus test" concocted for Sanders
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 04:39 PM
Jul 2015

in an attempt to derail his momentum. His message resonates with working people on the left and the right.

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
37. What about PBO?
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:30 PM
Jul 2015

He has no effect on BLM? He's in office right now.

Why are we yelling at Sanders and O'Malley?

Why Does PBO get a pass?

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
40. I was meaning more of a solution than a problem.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 07:15 PM
Jul 2015

He's in office right now for sometime. Why can't he pick this issue up and run with it? Why do Bernie and O'Malley get the brunt of it?

marym625

(17,997 posts)
45. He doesn't and hasn't.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 07:22 PM
Jul 2015

#BlackLivesMatter has been very vocal about both President Obama and Eric Holder and their lack of saying or doing anything of consequence. They just didn't have the venue with them as they did with O'Malley and Sanders

marym625

(17,997 posts)
47. I don't know if they declined the invitation
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 07:38 PM
Jul 2015

Weren't invited, knew about it so didn't show up, or what. Frankly, it's a shame because I think it would have been handled very differently by HC, and not as well.

That said, makes no difference to me. They both did okay. O'Malley apologized for a stupid remark and Bernie is doing the right thing. So, I'm good with it

Phlem

(6,323 posts)
48. True dat.
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 07:46 PM
Jul 2015

I see Bernie is still pissing off all the right people and is getting good reviews. A positive.

 

Prism

(5,815 posts)
51. The FBI is investigating
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:20 PM
Jul 2015

I was wondering if the DOJ was going to get involved, googled, and the answer is yes.

We need to know what happened to this woman.

White people need to feel as fed up as African Americans about this shit.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
52. I know I do, but we can't ever feel the fear,
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:23 PM
Jul 2015

The loneliness, the outright feeling that you are hated, the worry, etc

Good to know that the FBI is involved. I hope it makes a difference this time.

You might be interested in this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251460831

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
53. That is my man!
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:54 PM
Jul 2015

Sanders is the real deal.

And this person of color who supports BlackLivesMatter fully supports the best candidate for people of color!

Thank you Mr. Sanders, thank you very much!

Damn, this is bringing me to tears.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
54. Me too
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 10:03 PM
Jul 2015

And I am not a person of color. Hell, I'm so white my brother says I'm translucent



Thank you for responding here.

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
55. Now that made me laugh!
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 10:05 PM
Jul 2015

My love is that white with gorgeous long red hair.

I call her my fairy princess.

Thank you!

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