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Quiet Em

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72. I was going easy on him.

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #70)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:35 AM

17 hrs ago

He's more than flawed.

That's the nicest thing I can say .

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Progressive House candidate responds to criticism over past comments about Black Dems [View all] lapucelle 20 hrs ago OP

Congressional Black Caucus PAC response lapucelle 20 hrs ago #1

Ugh! Glad h's getting well deserved "Backlash" for Cha 18 hrs ago #22

Emily's List response: lapucelle 20 hrs ago #2

My comments "were taken out of context!!!" sheshe2 20 hrs ago #3

Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of tokenization in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle 19 hrs ago #6

I knew there was a reason I didn't trust those clowns fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #79

"That's not who I am" mcar 19 hrs ago #15

This is a problem MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #4

A lot of people with very different perspectives see what they want to see in these stories, I think. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #5

William Lawrence certainly saw what he wanted to see, and it is a different perspective. lapucelle 19 hrs ago #8

He sounds immature. yardwork 7 hrs ago #93

I want to be clear that I'm not a fan of the Sunrise Movement. But the quotes that you're posting weren't just him WhiskeyGrinder 6 hrs ago #108

I would be inclined to agree with you except there's a larger pattern. yardwork 6 hrs ago #109

Marx wasn't wrong when he talked about the inherent contradictions of capitalism and I believe there are inherent WhiskeyGrinder 6 hrs ago #110

We certainly have cracks to exploit. yardwork 6 hrs ago #111

"And every effort to fix things gets blocked." WhiskeyGrinder 5 hrs ago #112

That is the fundamental problem in the U.S. yardwork 5 hrs ago #114

There's nothing progressive about a young white guy claiming that Black imperialists are the problem, lapucelle 5 hrs ago #113

. WhiskeyGrinder 5 hrs ago #115

Uh huh. BannonsLiver 18 hrs ago #41

How you experience Amerikkka JustAnotherGen 7 hrs ago #101

Platner 2.0. Here we go again. AloeVera 19 hrs ago #7

You told me that you put me on ignore. lapucelle 19 hrs ago #9

Oh, snap! sheshe2 18 hrs ago #24

. MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #49

Busted! MineralMan 7 hrs ago #95

I've no idea JustAnotherGen 7 hrs ago #103

Is this the common element? They both said / wrote terrible things about Black people lapucelle 19 hrs ago #10

The question should be Boo1 19 hrs ago #13

Yeah here we go again mcar 19 hrs ago #17

I don't think the flag in question is red. N/t AloeVera 18 hrs ago #25

Then what is it? nt mcar 18 hrs ago #31

It's the colour of a weaponized nothing-burger. AloeVera 17 hrs ago #51

Translation RandySF 17 hrs ago #63

Not DSA. Israel. Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #84

First they came for... Behind the Aegis 15 hrs ago #85

Oh, it's a whole thing Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #86

This message was self-deleted by its author AloeVera 18 hrs ago #45

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 17 hrs ago #59

There is one common denominator that keeps popping up. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #27

I have no hope that the backers of these people will ever learn, she mcar 18 hrs ago #32

Sadly true, mcar. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #46

Oh I agree, but I don't think we're talking about the same one. AloeVera 18 hrs ago #39

... sheshe2 17 hrs ago #55

Ok. AloeVera 17 hrs ago #57

What's Trumpier than a white man complaining that Black people are standing in his very entitled way? lapucelle 7 hrs ago #94

Exactly! yardwork 7 hrs ago #98

Most people in this country, at least most Democrats and left leaning people, are not happy with the Israeli Government Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #71

This is the crucial point. yardwork 8 hrs ago #89

If the defense of the slaughter of brown Muslim children is not racist I don't know what is. AloeVera 7 hrs ago #96

Who is defending the slaughter of children? yardwork 7 hrs ago #100

"I said 'Black' 50 times!" just popped into my head. betsuni 18 hrs ago #48

Yup. It's becoming a pattern and it's starting to seem like it's intentional. Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #67

Planter's a Sexual woman abuser, and Sanders Cha 18 hrs ago #26

See post #39. Nt AloeVera 17 hrs ago #68

They both said stupid stuff that came back to bite them on the ass? EX500rider 17 hrs ago #52

May the far left has a problem. RandySF 17 hrs ago #61

They are both flawed and probematic men who run as Democrats? Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #66

Here we go, it's starting. Lawrence is "flawed". AloeVera 17 hrs ago #70

I was going easy on him. Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #72

sleep on it, but when you wake up ask yourself why to think an ass like this is helpful in any way Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #73

Something about U.S. Middle East foreign policy being the most important single issue, apparently. betsuni 16 hrs ago #80

And it's getting really old and ridiculous Quiet Em 16 hrs ago #81

Top anti-Democratic attacks 2028: betsuni 15 hrs ago #83

Keep asking who benefits. yardwork 7 hrs ago #102

Has Bernie endorsed this guy? nt LexVegas 19 hrs ago #11

Yup. N/T lapucelle 19 hrs ago #12

Jamie Raskin recently endorsed William Lawrence. nt PufPuf23 18 hrs ago #35

Ugh...This is a seat that is currently held by the GOP. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #47

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 17 hrs ago #64

Defangs the white left? mcar 19 hrs ago #14

You see, the real problem is that Black imperialists are defanging white leftists. lapucelle 19 hrs ago #19

Won't somebody help the poor, poor white men? mcar 19 hrs ago #20

They love to play the victim... see Cha 18 hrs ago #38

Republican voters think whites face the most discrimination, have fewer advantages. betsuni 17 hrs ago #74

Horseshoe threory Boo1 15 hrs ago #82

Like Platner, Lawrence is a white man who grew up in affluence and centers himself. lapucelle 7 hrs ago #92

I think it's time to start looking at influences. yardwork 7 hrs ago #97

Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of racism in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle 6 hrs ago #107

HUGE.RED.FLAG. Skittles 18 hrs ago #29

Black voters save our democracy over and over. yardwork 19 hrs ago #16

This! mcar 19 hrs ago #18

They do MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #28

I'll never forget the Black Caucus standing up to Dubya being awarded the presidency by the SC Skittles 18 hrs ago #30

I was cheering them on MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #62

I WAS TOO Skittles 17 hrs ago #75

I remember those types saying Black Democratic voters have Stockholm syndrome. betsuni 19 hrs ago #21

Pretty sure that was Manny Goldstein that posted that crap. sheshe2 18 hrs ago #44

I think it was WillyT, but Third Way Manny mocking Obama was also garbage, yet so popular. betsuni 17 hrs ago #54

I believe you are right, betsuni. sheshe2 17 hrs ago #60

Never did get along with Manny. MineralMan 7 hrs ago #99

True... sheshe2 6 hrs ago #106

Ohhhh, boy, dude.... electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #23

After what happened with Platner MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #33

yup Skittles 18 hrs ago #34

I was a Platner skeptic who softened and became a supporter MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #58

Guess what, bill. The whole quote, in context, is even MORE niyad 18 hrs ago #36

let's hope it's not another "nazi tattoo moment" Skittles 18 hrs ago #37

Let us indeed hope. niyad 18 hrs ago #40

Oh no! I'm getting him and candidate in AZ mixed up.... LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #42

"...the white left..." MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #43

It is bizarre sarisataka 18 hrs ago #50

I know, Stupid. Is that how they want Cha 14 hrs ago #87

The context sounds even worse. RandySF 17 hrs ago #53

In context it's clear what he meant, and it's awful. yardwork 8 hrs ago #90

Here is Lawrence's statement on X. AloeVera 17 hrs ago #56

CYA RandySF 17 hrs ago #65

He can't walk back the fact that he singled out Black politicians and voters. yardwork 7 hrs ago #91

Lawrence has all the Cha 17 hrs ago #69

I would like to thank those people on this forum who support the black community Keepthesoulalive 17 hrs ago #76

You're welcome, and as usual, Black Americans are holding the line. yardwork 7 hrs ago #104

There's no walking back or dressing it up RandySF 16 hrs ago #77

There is a small but sadly growing segment on the left that seem to think they need to imitate MAGA to win Quiet Em 16 hrs ago #78

Look at who is funding them. yardwork 7 hrs ago #105

Another "blow it all up" progressive awesomerwb1 14 hrs ago #88

Kick MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #116

... lapucelle 1 hr ago #117