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Bernie Sanders

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:41 PM Jul 2015

Bernie from 1962 to Present...

Great hair in 1972...

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Bernie from 1962 to Present... (Original Post) Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime Jul 2015 #1

I like it that he endorsed Jesse Jackson for President in 1988 virtualobserver Jul 2015 #2

Pretty sad that in 2015 Bernie has to fend off the "he isn't concerned enough with minorities" meme. leveymg Jul 2015 #3

And back in the early 60's, one of his his opponents was a "Goldwater Girl" n2doc Jul 2015 #4

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. K&R.....

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:44 PM

Jul 2015

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

2. I like it that he endorsed Jesse Jackson for President in 1988

Reply to daleanime (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:48 PM

Jul 2015

I went to see him when he was campaigning in San Antonio.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

3. Pretty sad that in 2015 Bernie has to fend off the "he isn't concerned enough with minorities" meme.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 12:49 PM

Jul 2015

Of course, it's just an old political dirty-trick right out of the Lee Atwater playbook. It isn't just racially divisive. The concern meme has been used to divide Democrats many times in several forms, "he isn't concerned with people like us", insert religion, ethnicity, racial group.

It's an ancient political dirty-trick, and I remember it being used as far back as 1968 to divide and sequester the Eugene McCarthy and RFK wings of the Party. Here it is again.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. And back in the early 60's, one of his his opponents was a "Goldwater Girl"

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 04:29 PM

Jul 2015

Yet is now seen as the 'champion' of minority rights! How things change when money is involved.

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