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portlander23

(2,078 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 04:17 PM Sep 2015

Stand with 99 percent, back Bernie Sanders

Stand with 99 percent, back Bernie Sanders

Recently, Bernie’s campaign speech was interrupted by a group representing “Black Lives Matter.” They wanted attention paid to the number of young black men killed by the police. Bernie realized he needed to be more responsive to a group of people who suffer injustice in our country. So Bernie changed.

They educated him and he now makes the case for reforming our judicial system, better police training and an end to violence against black lives.

What other candidate, in either party, would have given over the microphone, stayed on stage, and then given thoughtful voices to their concerns? Not many, I think.

Visit the Chicago-based group “African-Americans for Bernie Sanders” on Facebook to find out more. See what you think.

Feel the Bern.

Kay Harned

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