Bernie is changing the face of the Democratic party & this is what it looks like!

[pinebox]

[Armstead]

1. Turning on the popcorn popper for this one

[pinebox]

4. Hillary supporters are going to flip lol

[UMTerp01]

2. DISGUSTING nt

That SOB Cornel West who referred to President Obama as the first "niggerized" President. WOW!!!

[pinebox]

7. But never mind the racist 3am ad Hillary ran against Obama, right? lol........

[UMTerp01]

12. Stick to the subject.....

I have openly said that I haven't forgotten about the racial overtones of Hillary's 2008 campaign, but this is 2016 and the subject you posted is about Bernie Sanders. Why does every critique have to basically be "but what about Hillary"? Its lame. Is Hillary in this thread or did you post about Sanders picking Cornel West?

[pinebox]

18. CP time, "off the res", all that jazz. But yet, well....there ya go!

Do I disagree with West's comments? Yes. That being said, I am calling you out on your hypocrisy how your candidate always gets a pass on everything despite her actions. West also isn't running for POTUS, is he? Hillary and Bernie are.

It was a smart move on Sanders part to pick one of the biggest POC activists around.

[JaneyVee]

13. That was a superpac ad...

And it wasnt racist, it was a knock on experience.

[angstlessk]

35. All you have to do is say a "hillary supporter will" and they do!

It's like a siren call

[nc4bo]

51. That's there newest come back. You, pinebox, are OT.

Now come 'ere 'n git yer lickin'

[arcane1]

17. Break those Barriers!

Correct that Record!

[liberal_at_heart]

3. This will piss a lot of Democrats off.

[pinebox]

5. Corporate Democrats :)

[Cheese Sandwich]

6. source? source? source? Is joke or what?

[pinebox]

9. It's DAMN REAL! XD

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-scores-platform-concessions-from-democratic-national-committee/2016/05/23/e9ee8330-20fc-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html?postshare=7621464024229714&tid=ss_fb

[Cheese Sandwich]

16. O.M.G!!!!!

Holy crap. I didn't see that coming.

[dreamnightwind]

44. Wow, great people Bernie picked!

And here's a shock, DWS picked Barbara Lee of Oakland, she's excellent. Lots of dreck though in the Clinton and DWS picks.

edit to add: Bernie's fifth pick:

Sanders’s choices include James Zogby, a pro-Palestinian activist who is president of the Arab-American Institute in Washington and a frequent commentator on Arab-Israeli issues.

On Saturday Zogby noted recent government shifts under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that consolidated his right-wing power base.

“His behavior has been shameful, but so too is the extent to which Israelis, Americans and others continue to enable his malevolent rule,” Zogby wrote.

[dana_b]

8. I hadn't heard this

I think that's awesome! I love Dr. West

[pinebox]

11. Head explosions incoming lol

[dana_b]

14. Ah, maybe but they shouldn't be too

Surprised as he is one of Bernie's biggest supporters and has been at his side for a while now.

[pinebox]

15. True.

[JaneyVee]

10. So a 1%'er who makes $30k per speech is cool?

http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2013/08/tavis_smiley_and_cornel_west_time_to_sit_down.html

[floriduck]

30. Cooler than $225,000 a speech. And West would give us transcripts. Wanna go there?

[JaneyVee]

39. $225,000 is better than $30,000.

[floriduck]

49. Especially when you hide the contents, yes.

[One Black Sheep]

19. This is wonderful news!

[pinebox]

20. Indeed it is!

[dana_b]

21. Link to a story on this:

https://morningconsult.com/alert/elijah-cummings-will-chair-dnc-platform-committee/

Bill McKibben and Barbara Lee will be on it too!! 😀

[felix_numinous]

22. Kick!!

[UMTerp01]

23. Cornel West was put out there to try and sway Black voters! This was his result!!!

Epic fail sir!!!! But please proceed Senator

[arcane1]

26. Brock-puppets have a terrible sense of humor.

Just like most conservatives.

[UMTerp01]

31. I'd rather a "terrible" sense of humor than a terrible sense of reality

....like most Sanders supporters who think he's going to win the nomination.

[arcane1]

32. Hey, that's original. Just like the last 3,000 times it was copy/pasted.

That new memo should be ready any time now.

At least you admitted it

[UMTerp01]

37. Yup....and now 3001...

AND WHAT?!!!

[Buddyblazon]

52. Brock Puppet...

Lol

[floriduck]

33. Thank goodness you can't get on a jury right now.

[UMTerp01]

36. I don't give a single damn...

Am I really supposed to care much about a discussion board jury system? The day I start caring about that is the day it becomes clearly obvious I'm pathetic and have no life. But thanks for your interest into my jury service. Bye now.

[asuhornets]

24. Oh No!!!!! n/t

[anotherproletariat]

25. I think the plan is perfect. Put all those special people on the platform committee

where they use up their time on something really, really meaningful.

[Cheese Sandwich]

34. This is a keen observation. It's a way of herding them into the Democratic Party

It defuses a potentially strong third party challenge, while having no material effect. The platform doesn't really matter because it doesn't bind anybody, and anyway the Bernie crew is the minority on the committee.

The only significant effect of this is that it shows that a campaign like Bernie's is able to force the Democratic Party to make a concession. It shows that the establishment has a weak spot in the armor. A serious challenge can force them to react. But it's not at all clear that the concessions will ever be anything more than symbolic.

[disillusioned73]

27. k&r..

[Ron Green]

28. K and R!

Despite what a bunch of grumpy neolibs, conservadems, third-way hirelings and other Hillary supporters are wringing their hands over, Cornel West is a most important and welcome voice on this committee.

Change is hard, Folks. Get on board!

[Smarmie Doofus]

29. Works for me. K and R nt

[mythology]

38. It kind of serves as an example of why Sanders has

Struggled so much with black voters. Having a delusional idiot like West who is so out of touch with black voters serving as an important ambassador is really a bad choice. It makes Sanders look completely out of touch.

[One Black Sheep]

41. Wow, bitter much?

This is just the start of the changes Bernie will bring, get used to it. Don't be scared of change. In the meantime, here ya go...

[pinebox]

48. West is delusional?

Tell us more on which stances you disagree with as it relates to West please.

[insta8er]

40. While I like to believe this, a link to a credible source would be great.

[pinebox]

47. Here you are

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2035737

[randome]

42. When you've finally accepted the fact that you lost...

...you change the terms of the game so you can claim you won! Oh, we're so happy for you, pinebox!

Jesus Christ, do you really think the vast majority of voters -not to mention DUers- are against Sanders naming members to the committee?

Many have objections to toilet-mouthed Cornel West but we'll see how it goes. That's what you have failed to understand during this entire primary, and may simply be incapable of understanding -we're a team, whether you want to believe that or not.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Ichingcarpenter]

43. I've seen him debate and he will be a powerhouse on the platform committee

advocating for justice, equality , fairness and the truth.

West addressed his frustration about some critics of the Occupy Wall Street, who remark about the movement's lack of a clear and unified message. West replied by saying:



It's impossible to translate the issue of the greed of Wall Street into one demand, or two demands. We're talking about a democratic awakening...you're talking about raising political consciousness so it spills over all parts of the country, so people can begin to see what's going on through a set of different lens, and then you begin to highlight what the more detailed demands would be.

Because in the end we're really talking about what Martin King would call a revolution: A transfer of power from oligarchs to everyday people of all colors. And that is a step by step process.[71]

[cali]

45. I so will McKibben. Great picks. All of them.

[Optimism]

46. Fantastic choices by Bernie!

I would expect nothing less.

[Joob]

50. This is pretty awesome. Imagine the changes if he was President