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Good job Mr. Sanders.

moat — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:57:27 +0000

In reply to Stab me and sink me!

Good job Mr. Sanders.

Here is but onre instance of

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:43:44 +0000

In reply to Why refuse to call out Trump as racist?

Here is but onre instance of Trump availing himself of the cited ambiguity:

Huh. Removed. Wish I could remember exactly what it was...

Stab me and sink me!

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:39:02 +0000

In reply to Why refuse to call out Trump as racist?

Stab me and sink me!

Its not the first time he's said it ( odd that AFAIK, no one has jacked Trump up about it)

Yes! If asked, temporizing

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:34:08 +0000

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Yes! If asked, temporizing gives cover to the bestial

I guess one could say, " well, I wouldn't have volunteered it, but you've got me backed up against the wall, and I'd be lying to say he is not."

BERNIE ON FIRE! "TRUMP A

jollyroger — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:29:37 +0000

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BERNIE ON FIRE! "TRUMP A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR"

Right now on CNN Town Hall.

I forgive taking a pass on " racist"

I love this guy!

I've been back and forth on

HSG — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:13:55 +0000

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I've been back and forth on whether it's important to call Trump a racist or if it's sufficient to point out the ugliness and hate in his rhetoric and his fascist campaign style. But JR nails it here. He's a racist. At a minimum, if asked, we need to call him one.

Bill de Blasio has no doubt:

jollyroger — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:26:27 +0000

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Bill de Blasio has no doubt:

Bill de Blasio ✔ ‎@BilldeBlasio I didn’t realize this was in question. Behaves like a racist, speaks like a racist…of course @RealDonaldTrump is a racist. 4:14 PM - 12 Mar 2016 · Brooklyn, NY, United States

I was remiss in eliding a

jollyroger — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:08:29 +0000

In reply to Why refuse to call out Trump as racist?

I was remiss in eliding a link to the details of Trump's 650,000 fine for accommodating the racism of his close mob friend.

Serendipitously Brian Lehrer

jollyroger — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:45:11 +0000

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Serendipitously Brian Lehrer had a segment on this topic this morning.

Perhaps showing more granularity than Tumulty ( or i) a caller lobbied against "racist"

Bigot was his cogent suggestion!

For those unfamiliar with the

jollyroger — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:48:06 +0000

In reply to Actually, that might have

For those unfamiliar with the earlier works of the Bard of Hibbing...