Ben Tweets

I like Ben Jealous and respect him.  (He's a Civil Rights activist and leader and a former NAACP president.)   I also disagree with his opinion in every one of his Tweets below about the Democratic Party platform.  I'd argue he's far too optimistic.  

He'd argue I'm far too cynical.  

And he might be right but I've always believed that no matter how many packets of Kool-Aid you add to a gallon of piss, it's still just a gallon of piss, regardless of the flavor -- that sums up my response to the 'great victories' of the never, ever matters Democratic Party platform.

1. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  2h2 hours ago

   Ben Jealous Retweeted Bill McKibben

   Proud to fight alongside Deborah Parker, @billmckibben, @CornelWest, @ninaturner & @NomikiKonst to #StoptheTPP

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   Bill McKibben @billmckibben

   The great @BenJealous demanding that the Democratic party actually oppose the #TPP

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2. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  3h3 hours ago

   Ben Jealous Retweeted Katie Halper

   Proud to stand with all our sisters and brothers in the #PoliticalRevolution to #StoptheTPP!

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   Katie Halper @kthalps

   .@BenJealous, @CornelWest & @ninaturner put people over profits w/ @BernieSanders #DemPlatform #NoTPP #stillSanders

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3. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  3h3 hours ago

   Ben Jealous Retweeted Derrick Johnson

   Pleas RT & support @MSNAACP in standing up for justice!

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   Derrick Johnson @DJohnsonMSNAACP

   Stopped 52 Times by Police: this was #RacialProfiling and predatory policing. #Outrageous http://abcn.ws/29WFD17  @MSNAACP @NAACP

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4. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  3h3 hours ago

   Everyone should aspire to be the @serenawilliams of what they do. #SerenaWilliams #22

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5.  Ben Jealous Retweeted

   John Nichols ‏@NicholsUprising  5h5 hours ago

   Urging opposition to #TPP, @BenJealous tells #DemPlatform session: "Let's not be bureaucrats. Let's be leaders."

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6.  Ben Jealous Retweeted

   SBruce ‏@shollybru  5h5 hours ago

   #DemPlatform WE ARE WATCHING ... proud of Berners! @ninaturner @BenJealous @CornelWest love, Iowa #feelthebern #bernieorbust

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7.  Ben Jealous Retweeted

   CTC ‏@citizenstrade  5h5 hours ago

   Thank you to @BenJealous, @CornelWest & the thousands of other Americans tirelessly fighting together to #StopTPPNow

   

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8. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  5h5 hours ago

   .@HillaryClinton is against the TPP. @BernieSanders is against the TPP. Let’s not be bureaucrats – let’s be leaders. #StopTPPNow

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9. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  15h15 hours ago

   God bless @SenTurner & all our fellow @BernieSanders supporters on the #DNCPlatform Committee! http://ln.is/blogs.wsj.com/washwi/puAZ0 … #OurRevolution

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10. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  15h15 hours ago

    Tonight we won real victories incl. getting a $15 federal minimum wage and union pension protections in the platform! Good work. Good night!

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11. Ben Jealous ‏@BenJealous  16h16 hours ago

    The Maryland delegation is working hard in #OrlandoFL to help create a platform all @TheDemocrats can believe in!

    

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