Democratic Primaries

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts) Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:20 AM Aug 2019

Bernie Sanders and rapper 'Killer Mike' talk race, faith and hurt in America

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"I catch a lot of flak for supporting an old Jewish guy," Render half-joked. "And you’ve caught flak -- your campaign -- for supporting validation by a rapper from the South Point. We've both taken some nicks for each other."

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render met at the Renaissance Marriott in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, to discuss campaign issues.

The two met in an empty carpeted room, sounding like old battle buddies as they talked about some of the most prescient issues of the 2020 election: socioeconomic racial injustice, health care, millionaires and billionaires and white supremacy.

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"It's not just Trump and his policies. It's what he thinks, because he thinks human life is -- you rob, you steal, you cheat, you step on people -- and you make a billion dollars," Sanders said. "You're talking about a very, very different subset, right? We don't have to step over people sleeping on the sidewalk, our kids going to college education, that is what we are showing them."

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They spoke on health care, the private prison complex, education and casting an eye around the world for inspiration in America.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-rapper-killer-mike-talk-race-faith/story?id=65037577

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Bernie Sanders and rapper 'Killer Mike' talk race, faith and hurt in America (Original Post) Uncle Joe Aug 2019 OP

this 'Killer Mike' ? stonecutter357 Aug 2019 #1

This Killer Mike Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #3

I'm sure he'll turn out as many Black votes as he did in 2016. brooklynite Aug 2019 #2

and Killer Mike is Representative of who again? still_one Aug 2019 #4

Ask the audience members who Killer Mike is representative of. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #5

My point was Joe that he speaks only for himself, and he has been all over the board on everything still_one Aug 2019 #8

As do all American citizens still one. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #9

Of course, and I understand you were just presenting it as it is without judgement either way still_one Aug 2019 #10

We all make judgments on what we agree or don't agree with. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #11

Memories... SidDithers Aug 2019 #6

Did they talk guns too?... SidDithers Aug 2019 #7

Killer Mike who endorsed Jill Stein and said Hillary and Trump were the same. SharonClark Aug 2019 #12

How helpful to Democrats was Killer Mike in the 2016 General Election? oasis Aug 2019 #13

stonecutter357

(12,697 posts)

1. this 'Killer Mike' ?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:29 AM

Aug 2019

Bitch we be that shit that's right
Number two boo boo straight caca (yeah)
I smoke ganja with a dreadlocked rasta
Move like Frank you gon' die like a hassa
Move like Jesus die like a martyr
Hell of a choice when you riding a Lamonta
Trynna get some hoes in the hot car
How far is we away, man? Not far
The greatness they claim, not all
Are not, we are those juggernauts
Me El, we hail
Like a young Che Guevara and Fidel
Castro, cash flow, car full of females
Bad hoes, we in the DR
Any fuck rapper boy gettin' out of line I pray the preacher beat him to the goddamn ER

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

3. This Killer Mike

Reply to stonecutter357 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:50 AM

Aug 2019

Reagan
Killer Mike
The ballot or the bullet, some freedom or some bullshit
Will we ever do it big, or keep just settling for little shit
We brag on having bread, but none of us are bakers
We all talk having greens, but none of us on acres
If none of us on acres, and none of us grow wheat
Then who will feed our people when our people need to eat
So it seems our people starve from lack of understanding
Cos all we seem to give them is some balling and some dancing
And some talking about our car and imaginary mansions
We should be indicted for bullshit we inciting
Hella children deaf and pretending it's exciting
We are advertisements for agony and pain
We exploit the youth, we tell them to join a gang
We tell them dope stories, introduce them to the game
Just like…

Source: LyricFind

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

2. I'm sure he'll turn out as many Black votes as he did in 2016.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:36 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

still_one

(92,219 posts)

4. and Killer Mike is Representative of who again?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:55 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

5. Ask the audience members who Killer Mike is representative of.

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:10 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

still_one

(92,219 posts)

8. My point was Joe that he speaks only for himself, and he has been all over the board on everything

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:32 AM

Aug 2019

sometimes changing on a daily basis

He is a celebrity

I also understand you were just presenting as it is without interpretation

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

9. As do all American citizens still one.

Reply to still_one (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:36 AM

Aug 2019

P.S. Being a celebrity doesn't prevent them from exercising their First Amendment right.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

still_one

(92,219 posts)

10. Of course, and I understand you were just presenting it as it is without judgement either way

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:38 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

11. We all make judgments on what we agree or don't agree with.

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:39 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

6. Memories...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:11 AM

Aug 2019

Atlanta’s Killer Mike Just Helped Bernie Sanders Win the White House in 2016

This time for sure.

Sid

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

7. Did they talk guns too?...

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:20 AM

Aug 2019

Rapper Killer Mike: 'I don't trust black leadership that wants to de-arm black people'

And from Bernie:

The people in my state understand — I think pretty clearly — that guns in Vermont are not the same thing as guns in Chicago or guns in Los Angeles. In our state, guns are used for hunting. In Chicago, they’re used by kids in gangs killing other kids, or people shooting at police officers [or] shooting down innocent people. We need a sensible debate about gun control which overcomes the cultural divide that exists in this country, and I think I can play an important role in this.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/4/18236537/bernie-sanders-gun-control-president-campaign-2020