CPT wrote:I don't listen to the JRE regularly (just too much content), but I did listen to his conversation with Bernie, and based on (only) that, I'm not surprised he's endorsing him.
Also think it's a good move for Bernie to accept it. Unless I misunderstand his base, they won't be bothered by it, but it might bring in some new support.
It's again a very vocal minority or ones who "represent" a minority.
Most people, whether they fall in some sort of minority (race, disability, religion, sexuality etc) or not, are fairly reasonable and understanding. But it's those who "speak for others" that tend to be (naturally) the biggest voice and they'll have a core staunch supporters but I don't really believe that most people in the LGBT community who were going to vote for Bernie are going to change their vote because of this.
I fall in a minority group where I'm from and for sure Joe has made fun of my community (for comedic purposes) but those instances a few and far in between and having been listening to JRE for many years, I think I would've got even a small suspicion that he was racist, transphobe or anti-whatever by now but I think it's the complete opposite.
