The Black Lives Matter movement has made it clear that “All Lives Matter” is not an acceptable substitute. Martin O’Malley, one of the five white faces on CNN’s debate stage Tuesday night, tried to calm an angry crowd at Netroots Nation this summer by saying that all lives matter and soon found himself apologizing for his “gaffe.”
Debate moderator Anderson Cooper did bring up race, but rather than asking a question himself, he for no good reason directed the audience to Don Lemon, who brought up a young black man on a video feed to ask, “All Lives Matter or Black Lives Matter?” Bernie Sanders was up first and quickly answered, “Black lives matter.”
.@CNN, is there really only going to be one question about race tonight? #DemDebate
— deray mckesson (@deray) October 14, 2015
DeRay Mckesson, the Black Lives Matter leader who has recently been spending his time meeting with Democrat presidential candidates to push the Campaign Zero initiative, noticed that Cooper then passed a different question to Hillary Clinton.
I need to replay the tape but I think Anderson asked Clinton a different question re: race than the video question. #DemDebate
— deray mckesson (@deray) October 14, 2015
@deray He did. He asked her what she would do for black people that President Obama hasn't.
— King Darrell (@OriginalKingD) October 14, 2015
@deray Yep he did. He changed it to what could she do for AA that Pres. Obama couldn't. So wack.
— Little Sally Walka (@MalikaTika) October 14, 2015
@deray She still should have directly answered the video question #BlackLivesMatter #DemDebate
— Fanshen (@fanshen) October 14, 2015
@deray He did. She got a more policy-based question, rather than #AllLivesMatter vs. #BlackLivesMatter
— Danny Barringer (@HeavyFe_H) October 14, 2015
@deray he did!!! He redirected the question when he got to her. He did not ask her if BLM
— Khalia Ii (@KhaliaIi) October 14, 2015
@deray you are correct. Only 2 candidates (Sanders and Webb- I think) were directly asked the question. Hillary got asked a different one
— Unapologeticallyello (@iBiteiStrike) October 14, 2015
@deray Yeah, that's exactly what happened. He asked her about how she could address racism better than Obama has.
— H. Poteat (@NSQE) October 14, 2015
@deray they did rephrase the question for her!
— Wilnelia Rivera (@wilywill319) October 14, 2015
@deray he did. he pivoted away from #blacklivesmatter. #demdebate
— AllSportsEverything (@ItsShanaRenee) October 14, 2015
@deray yes a softball question. bullshit
— Cousin Cole (@COUSINCOLE) October 14, 2015
@deray he did. I was eager for her answer.
— W.C. Red (@WCRed816) October 14, 2015
@deray he did ask her a different question. well, he phrased it differently. which is unfortunate.
— stina❤️✨ (@buckybarnesing) October 14, 2015
@deray yup, he did. He gave her a pass to not have to choose either. Boo.
— ahimsa2u (@shsstl) October 14, 2015
@deray she did get a different question. completely dodged the #blacklivesmatter answer.
— emanuel in 480p (@emanusant) October 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/RichardSBent/status/654116810636324864
@deray He did. Blatantly.
— Really bitch? (@fuckYOUimgreat) October 14, 2015
@deray you are correct. Webb was the only one who had the courage to say all lives matter, before expounding. Hillary dodged.
— no free rides (@KMacinNWI) October 14, 2015
@deray He did. Somehow only three candidates got the explicit #BlackLivesMatter question. @andersoncooper just dropped the ball
— Will Ralls (@willralls) October 14, 2015
