ABC News: In Iowa, Sanders Says He Will Address Racial Divisions

[LiberalElite]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/iowa-sanders-address-racial-divisions-33120120

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After bounding atop a blue trailer in a community park, Bernie Sanders quickly reminded people here that Iowa had helped elect the nation's first black president.

The next step, he said, is addressing racial discrimination and the recent shootings of unarmed blacks by law enforcement.

"I know that I speak for all of you that we are sick and tired of reading about and seeing videos of unarmed African-Americans being shot," Sanders said Sunday at a Democratic picnic. "We know that if those individuals were white, the odds are very strong that would not have happened to them."

During three days of campaigning before largely white audiences in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidate repeatedly vowed to address racism, police brutality and the nation's criminal justice system. It followed disruptions of the senator's appearances in Phoenix and Portland, Oregon, by Black Lives Matter protesters who say his message to cure economic inequality fails to address institutional racism.
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xposted in LBN

[DesertFlower]

1. he has to.

takib kweli was on bill maher the other night.

http://deadline.com/2015/08/is-bernie-sanders-fair-game-for-black-activists-bill-maher-talib-kweli-take-sides-1201499763/

[sabrina 1]

3. Hillary has to, and she has to explain her long history of supporting legislation that

has grievously harmed the AA community. Bernie has always addressed these issues, Hillary only in terms of 'getting people out of dependency'.

I think we now have to start discussing her role in the tough on crime legislation, what it has done to minorities, disastrous effects actually, where she stands now, and can we trust someone who has to change their minds on so many issues, so many times, mostly during election campaigns.

As someone for whom the issue of racism isn't just a campaign political football, but a longtime issue, I am not in the least worried about Bernie.

But should Clinton win this election, her close ties to eg, the Private Prison Industry, which Bernie was BANNED, is likely to prevent her from keeping any promises made in the election.

It is therefore imperative to elect the one person who has ALWAYS held these views, ALWAYS fought against racism, against legislation such as the Welfare Reform Bill with its dog whistle promotions etc.

I think it's time, assuming all this CONCERN is really about the ISSUE, to start demanding answers from Hillary on this issue.

It's odd really that those who are so 'concerned' are NOT 'concerned at all about a record on these issues that is abysmal.

[DesertFlower]

5. i'm a bernie supporter and i

agree.

[Doctor_J]

2. blm has sort of sucked all of the oxygen out of the campaign

Ongoing war, bloated and corrupt Pentagon, crumbling roads, oligarchy, minimum wage, unemployment and underemployment, and our disastrous education and healthcare situation are all on the back burner. This is a problem for the party.

[historylovr]

4. Racial justice is an important issue, but it cannot be the only issue.

As you say, there's a lot wrong with this country, and we don't need all of Bernie's energy and attention going toward one thing. Whether that is the goal or not, I don't know. A cynical person might think so.

[sabrina 1]

6. Only on blogs where there are people with an agenda. On Social Media eg, it is a huge issue, but not

wrt to Bernie who most people TRUST more than any other candidate with this issue.