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In reply to the discussion: Reality Check for Democrats: Would Martin Luther King Be Supporting Bernie? [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)136. Ha! I was hungry tho
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Reality Check for Democrats: Would Martin Luther King Be Supporting Bernie? [View all]
Octafish
Feb 2016
OP
So, what makes Hillary more "Black"? She doesn't lecture at all, does she? HRC never dissed Obama?
leveymg
Feb 2016
#15
I call B.S., Her divisive posture on Obama, MLK, Jessie Jackson, Rev. Wright, will slowly reveal
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
#34
So you, Brave in AK, like to be liked. That's some fiercely independent spirit right there!
thereismore
Feb 2016
#53
Weak sauce. I remember Sen. Byrd. He changed. People change. Maybe Hillary did she does not
thereismore
Feb 2016
#59
So one of them was white, but Hillary specifically singled out black kids to be super-predators.
thereismore
Feb 2016
#92
I think that mean that you know she is a racist and you are OK with it because
thereismore
Feb 2016
#106
With such thoughtful post as yours how could anyone even think of voting for anyone but Hillary? n/t
A Simple Game
Feb 2016
#89
Because Jill Stein should be running for the Democratic nom? Maybe they'd want her instead.
bravenak
Feb 2016
#94
Careful there, I think I hurt my neck following you on that tangent. n/t
A Simple Game
Feb 2016
#111
So what has she done for you or said to you that makes her so attractive?
Bohemianwriter
Feb 2016
#95
Worse than that, bravenak, he's telling you to remember your place. I'm shocked by the casual ...
marble falls
Feb 2016
#200
You dont like being lectured to by white people about what MLK was really about?
Jackie Wilson Said
Feb 2016
#153
That's your excuse for being completely and totally WRONG WRONG WRONG again?
99Forever
Feb 2016
#143
Sorry to hurt your feelings. The article quotes Dr. King to show what Dr. King said.
Octafish
Feb 2016
#10
Based on his words and her record, do you think Dr. King would endorse Hillary Clinton?
Octafish
Feb 2016
#28
If somebody can resurrect Martin, Malcolm, the martyred Kennedy brothers, and make...
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#175
I was referring to the suggestion he would be endorsing this candidate or that candidate.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#186
Wow. Thanks, DSB! So *both* Rep. John Lewis *and* Andrew Young have endorsed Hillary Clinton!
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#198
I think it's like all those "MLK Day Sales" promos you see, selling everything from autos to
Tanuki
Feb 2016
#204
What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger? -MLK
kristopher
Feb 2016
#44
Things have gotten worse in Detroit, Flint and a lot of Michigan towns I know.
Octafish
Feb 2016
#54
''Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.''
Octafish
Feb 2016
#97
“What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?”
Octafish
Feb 2016
#119
One thing that's clear: some people have a hard time thinking outside their comfort zone.
Octafish
Feb 2016
#145
When you use ''fuck'' in the reply titles it gets picked up by search engines.
Octafish
Feb 2016
#161
Thanks, very important points! Dr. King did appreciate the phone call from JFK.
Octafish
Feb 2016
#148
No, MLK wouldn't. He didn't support and candidates in his life. Why would he?
Feeling the Bern
Feb 2016
#126
I think he'd support Clinton just like most of the Civil Rights leaders from that period.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#133
Among the populace, the only man greater than Rep. John Lewis is MLK Jr. himself.
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#147
I agree. When I lived in Georgia, Lewis, Bond, etc., were my favorites. We also had a character
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#149
There is no living figure closer to Dr. King than his own kin than Andy Young.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#177
Cornell West support Bernie Sanders and Sanders associates his campaign with him
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#199