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60. "I don't have to help Bernie Sanders with anything. I am a journalist, not a political consultant"
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 11:45 PM
Sep 2015
Terrell J. Starr ?@Russian_Starr
I don't have to help Bernie Sanders with anything. I am a journalist, not a political consultant.
12:52 PM - 2 Sep 2015 18 18 Retweets
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The money shot, right here..

"Of course, it’s not fair to blame Sanders for the vitriol of trolls. But at a time when he’s trying to build a relationship with black voters, his supporters can have a significant effect on his image."

Exactly. Mahalo, leftofcool!


That is a great article Gothmog Sep 2015 #1
if you really wanna stay awake nights, the rightwing attack here at DU And elsewhere randys1 Sep 2015 #2
I agree. So riversedge Sep 2015 #36
Results... Major Nikon Sep 2015 #80
Thanks for showing me, I think I am done here...fuck this. they win randys1 Sep 2015 #82
I completely understand, and hope you stay. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #106
A 3-4 - SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #105
They hate me too but when they pass me in the grocery store they cant tell I am a liberal. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #97
Yep. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #107
Wow! nt Walk away Sep 2015 #132
Well, people are free to vote for whichever corporatist suits them nichomachus Sep 2015 #3
Why should we trust ANYONE in Washington DC? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #14
This was posted at TOD by Donna Dem4Obama underthematrix Sep 2015 #4
BS has been as hateful to PBO as many in the GOP, which is why I can/will NEVER support him. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #7
eh...but is primary-ing a sitting President who chooses to run for re-election Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #13
The only time the primary challenger was successful, the challenger won the general election jfern Sep 2015 #50
Oh, I understand the history Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #53
Yes it is, it's political suicide and the wrong thing for Sanders to say. My issue with Sanders is.. uponit7771 Sep 2015 #70
and crickets about the new police chief Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #75
oh, I remember that article--and being shocked. riversedge Sep 2015 #40
I know he's not a typical politician, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #110
Poppycock! zappaman Sep 2015 #5
Their problems run much deeper than the Clinton campaign. Trust me on that. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #8
I don't know what to do with that JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #10
And the hilarious efforts to whistle past the graveyard continue. And continue. And continue Number23 Sep 2015 #20
I thought you knew that it is always your fault. Remember white privilege? randys1 Sep 2015 #34
I'm not sure if this is sarcasm, but it is truth. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #111
This forum is regularly accused of driving wedges and stakes.... betsuni Sep 2015 #61
If the 231 subscribers to this group JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #65
Abolutely on target The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 #86
Side bar JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #87
Ha!! Number23 Sep 2015 #88
I have found that a bit odd... onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #99
You and 99% of this board have found that very "odd" indeed. Number23 Sep 2015 #100
They think their faces are clean JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #102
I plan on being brutally honest. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #104
I brought that up "out there" JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #101
Threads like that are just...I don't even know tishaLA Sep 2015 #52
Yet it always seems to be they who accuse others of being in an "echo chamber." nt betsuni Sep 2015 #62
Honestly, that thread should be in 'Creative Speculation' emulatorloo Sep 2015 #94
I wish it were. zappaman Sep 2015 #119
All about political expediency and disinformation emulatorloo Sep 2015 #133
Yes, it's very willful. zappaman Sep 2015 #134
Yep. That appears to be the latest meme. The same crowd that posted love letters to Ann Coulter Number23 Sep 2015 #135
It's not just on Twitter his supporters are just plain over the top FloridaBlues Sep 2015 #6
Journalist writes that Bernie fans can be hostile and dismissive The Polack MSgt Sep 2015 #9
That's the headline! Walk away Sep 2015 #24
Or even better.. hostile dismissiveness! Number23 Sep 2015 #25
Nailed it. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #117
I rarely read Twitter Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #11
Where are they???? Walk away Sep 2015 #26
I see them over at DK all of the time Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #28
Well, then Bernie and his supporters shouldn't get their panties in a knot.... Walk away Sep 2015 #32
Exactly Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #35
Yep. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #112
I posted my opposition to West on the threads here quite a lot brush Sep 2015 #127
OT- The posts on GDP are really...interesting today Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #12
I'm just letting loose and saying what I really think JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #15
I can't say I blame you Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #16
I'm posting something JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #17
"They can't handle hearing how they are acting the fool!" Number23 Sep 2015 #21
Been there and done that one Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #29
I have alluded to this before. This is not the first time black posters here have had to watch our Number23 Sep 2015 #31
Oh, I've remember the gay blogs of that time Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #44
Excellent article! Thanks for posting it. Walk away Sep 2015 #18
Becoming??! Washington Post is about four months too late on this Number23 Sep 2015 #19
Now now JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #22
I know. It's #BLM's fault for making black folks think that we actually fucking MATTER Number23 Sep 2015 #23
The one where she JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #27
BLM is so polite, nice, non combative compared to the way it would be if they randys1 Sep 2015 #39
Reverse that! More people should do so. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #114
Thanks randys1 Sep 2015 #129
That Comment Section is Hilarious lib87 Sep 2015 #30
They think...or assumed Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #33
We've Always Been Wary of White Progressives lib87 Sep 2015 #37
Yep. Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #42
Yeah this is ugly portlander23 Sep 2015 #38
"We want Bernie to win, so knock this shit off." SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #115
Great article. Thanks for the post. riversedge Sep 2015 #41
Are they actually Sanders' supporters? Or are they just racist shit stirrers? mhatrw Sep 2015 #43
The whole point is that nameless, faceless and mostly uneducated people on the Internet are Number23 Sep 2015 #45
Well said! Spazito Sep 2015 #46
Heh. Actually I should have said "black people don't owe Sanders or any other candidate anything Number23 Sep 2015 #47
Yep, at least two AA members earned 'time-outs' for their trouble... Spazito Sep 2015 #48
And I appreciate them so much. nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #109
+1000 Lisa D Sep 2015 #51
+1 Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #59
+1 betsuni Sep 2015 #63
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2015 #71
+1000 ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #73
Yep and this is still going on gollygee Sep 2015 #98
JAG has had to learn this the hard way today Number23 Sep 2015 #120
Wow. That thread's a mess. gollygee Sep 2015 #121
And accusing him of only caring about "rich" black people. They couldn't high five the poster Number23 Sep 2015 #131
There's nothing hard about it! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #123
!!! Number23 Sep 2015 #130
Yep + a googol (spelled correctly). nt SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #108
Wow! I guess the black vote really does matter to some people. mhatrw Sep 2015 #68
Why do you stay here, why does your spirit never rest? betsuni Sep 2015 #69
Black folk are engaged, just not with Sanders uponit7771 Sep 2015 #72
Have you ever thought to reach out to black spaces? JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #74
I don't even know what this post is supposed to mean. Number23 Sep 2015 #89
Everything Number23 wrote in posts JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #66
Are white progressives that are clueless about racism really progressive? brush Sep 2015 #128
Don't Forget the Conspiracy Theories lib87 Sep 2015 #49
In the meantime Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #55
You and Your Facts lib87 Sep 2015 #57
Nailed it. Number23 Sep 2015 #58
Exactly! ismnotwasm Sep 2015 #79
TEH HILLARY SURROGATES!!!1111!!! nt betsuni Sep 2015 #64
Oh I love those products of weak minds! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #67
"Of course, it’s not fair to blame Sanders for the vitriol of trolls." KeepItReal Sep 2015 #54
"But at a time when he’s trying to build a relationship with black voters, his supporters can have Cha Sep 2015 #91
Nasty, nasty, nasty responses.....that poor guy got inundated! MADem Sep 2015 #56
"I don't have to help Bernie Sanders with anything. I am a journalist, not a political consultant" Cha Sep 2015 #60
Bernie was fighting for everyone sgtbenobo Sep 2015 #77
Couldn't resist coming into the AA forum and flinging your feces, eh? zappaman Sep 2015 #81
I tried to alert on this post Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #84
If the admins review all alerts SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #113
Wow, you went out of your way to be completely horrible in that post. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #85
BS doesn't need enemies with the supporters he has on the internet. I love it! Cha Sep 2015 #90
Can someone please ban this crap! leftofcool Sep 2015 #96
I blocked him JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #125
How did *you*? SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #116
Blocked - Group Host JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #124
more disinformation from hillary's hit squads....oh well , what do we expect? bowens43 Sep 2015 #76
Actually, they're facts that BS' supporters can't handle. Cha Sep 2015 #92
"hillary's hit squads" zappaman Sep 2015 #93
So People of Color are now members of Hillary's Hit Squad? leftofcool Sep 2015 #95
.. Cha Sep 2015 #118
It isn't appropriate to come in here and talk about this group this way gollygee Sep 2015 #122
Trash the group JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #126
Ha! pinebox Sep 2015 #78
Well, this certainly set off a shitstorm in GDP for the usual suspects. zappaman Sep 2015 #83
Another attempt to *help* Bernie, SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #103
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