Rapper’s comments at Sanders rally spark controversy

There comes a time in every campaign when a surrogate causes a headache for a candidate.

The rapper also said he would vote for a number of women to lead the country, but he would not vote for Clinton. Much of this positive press was lost, however, when Mike quoted a comment from activist Jane Elliott in an apparent reference to rival Hillary Clinton and her supporters. But that’s actually only a part of what he said. What’s particularly ironic about his speech is male politicians have been telling women to “hold on” for centuries and wait their turn, too.

“Paying women fair wages is social justice”, he said. “You have to have policy that’s reflective of social justice, ‘” he recalled. The abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America labeled the rapper’s comments “inappropriate and sexist” and called on Sanders to denounce them. “There is only one candidate whose polices align with that of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”, Killer Mike told the crowd.

What is there to say here?

Check out some of the tweets and the comments in context below. Bernie Sanders’ most outspoken celebrity supporters, but the insurgent candidate may wish he skipped a beat with his recent remarks on gender and the 2016 campaign. Hence his general criticism of the Democratic frontrunner, and the quotation from Elliott about having a uterus. “Just wait awhile.’ ‘Hold on, young people in this country, just wait awhile, ‘” the rapper said.

Critics countered that it doesn’t matter whether a woman said it first. Jane Sanders found herself being carried away by the mood and the music, not by the clip of him speaking.

Clinton says she is a “pragmatist”. I believe one day there will be a woman president. That’s a question about which reasonable progressives can, and do, disagree. His campaign, fueled by promises of “political revolution” and small dollar donations, has proven a surprisingly robust challenge to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

What did Mike say at Morehouse College in Atlanta, exactly? After a very rough start with black activists who were frustrated that Sanders elevated class concerns over race, the senator has moved quickly but not flawlessly to correct course.

Rapper Killer Mike touched off controversy when he spoke before Vermont Sen.

I am infinitely more concerned about economic issues such as income inequality and the mess of our infrastructure than I am about women’s issues – if by that we mean breaking the glass ceiling of the presidency. “Hes talking all the time in other places.” Nine months into his insurgent presidential campaign, that ad stands out as a symbol of Bernie Sanders effort to spark a grassroots political movement competing with the more traditional campaign of Hillary Clinton. The disagreement is over whether women are in line or already in the building.