Will Bernie Sanders Tell Liberty University That Black Lives Matter?
Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has had a rough couple of weeks when it comes to reaching out to the Obama coalition, particularly black voters. Already the subject of suspicion because of his longstanding emphasis on reaching out to white voters, things came to a head when #BlackLivesMatter protesters interrupted Sanders at the Netroots Nation conference in July, and his response prompted a fierce social media blacklash.
Things seemed to get a little better, in that Sanders at least began to try and make the right noises about black issues, even if his policy priorities continued to come up short. In a speech to the SCLC, Sanders added a voting rights chuck to his act, but still made Citizens United his only SCOTUS litmus test, and in his speech to the Urban League, Sanders read off the names of the #BlackLivesMatter fallen, but again failed to offer policy priorities that came close to those of his Democratic rivals. Still, he was at least trying.
Then, on Wednesday, came the announcement that…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
6 responses to Will Bernie Sanders Tell Liberty University That Black Lives Matter?
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Kick Frenzy August 7th, 2015 at 01:08
Does anyone seriously think that he needs to vet a potential SCOTUS member about civil rights?
I mean, he’s obviously going to go progressive, so minority rights are pretty much a given.
Citizens Untied (what a misnomer!) is one of the worst things to happen to our government and political process… evar.
Tommie August 7th, 2015 at 01:29
As a Black man, i wish my people would look at his record during the days of MLK, he was actually out their risking everything to help us when it was popular to be racist and he continues to this day! IMO!!!
Kick Frenzy August 7th, 2015 at 03:39
If that’s “In My Opinion”, then.. no, it’s not.
As in, it’s not your opinion because you’re stating fact! :)
Tommie August 7th, 2015 at 04:50
Sometimes, i say that because people ask for source and i do not remember where i read it or watched it, so i add IMO!
Kick Frenzy August 8th, 2015 at 02:41
Right on… I can understand that.
In this case, finding out the truth is pretty easy… so you should be safe to just state it as truth. :)
greenfloyd August 7th, 2015 at 03:05
A part of the “black lives matter” campaign has become something of a political litmus test. Let’s tie him up and throw him in the well. If he floats he’s our guy. If he sinks into the murky depths, he obviously did not believe blacks lives matter. So, as another angry old white guy, I claim it unfair. This test is only applied to white people, and as a rule we don’t dance or float too well.
That’s the level of absurdity I saw at Netroots. Only to be topped by Bernie going to so-called Liberty University
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/organizations/liberty-university