Post by Logan on Feb 17, 2016 0:49:43 GMT -6
Sanders surrogate Killer Mike sparks controversy with ‘uterus’ comment at Atlanta rally
ATLANTA -- Killer Mike, a rapper who has become a frequent surrogate for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, ignited a controversy here at a Sanders rally on Tuesday night for saying that a uterus alone doesn't qualify someone to be president.
Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, was among a series of African American supporters who spoke ahead of the Vermont senator at a raucous gathering at the campus of Morehouse College, a historically black institution.
During his remarks, Killer Mike relayed a recent conversation with an activist named Jane Elliott, whom he said told him: "A uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States. You have to have policy that's reflective of social justice."
In a race featuring Hillary Clinton, who would be the country's first female president, gender has been an undercurrent throughout the contest, with several previous controversies emerging.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/17/sanders-surrogate-killer-mike-sparks-controversy-with-uterus-comment-at-atlanta-rally/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-politics%3Ahomepage%2Fcard
ATLANTA -- Killer Mike, a rapper who has become a frequent surrogate for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, ignited a controversy here at a Sanders rally on Tuesday night for saying that a uterus alone doesn't qualify someone to be president.
Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, was among a series of African American supporters who spoke ahead of the Vermont senator at a raucous gathering at the campus of Morehouse College, a historically black institution.
During his remarks, Killer Mike relayed a recent conversation with an activist named Jane Elliott, whom he said told him: "A uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States. You have to have policy that's reflective of social justice."
In a race featuring Hillary Clinton, who would be the country's first female president, gender has been an undercurrent throughout the contest, with several previous controversies emerging.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/17/sanders-surrogate-killer-mike-sparks-controversy-with-uterus-comment-at-atlanta-rally/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-politics%3Ahomepage%2Fcard