With 12 hours notice - Bernie in Austin! (Pic from Twitter)

[TBF]

Last edited Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:06 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited to add: Official count just over 10,000 people at Austin Rally!!
2nd Edit: From facebook, confirmed 7000 in Dallas.

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And Verizon theater in Grand Prairie TX (Dallas):

[tazkcmo]

1. Damn Slackers!

Why aren't they at work? Don't they know it's Saturday and the Beautiful People are off and need to be fed, entertained and pampered? This really pisses me off! All that profit to be made by providing the goods and services so deserved by the Job Creators and all those Proles unchained from their benches? Some low level supervisor will be very publicly blamed for this just in case it was an executive decision made in a moment of weakness or dizziness. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!












sarcasm

[Punkingal]

2. OMG!

[tk2kewl]

3. can't be

there.is.no.revolution.eom

[AzDar]

4. " Surrender Bernie!! "

[TBF]

5. Right? I can't believe some of the nonsense

I've seen today. "So when Hillary's the nominee" ...

I thought it would be nice to see that Bernie has plenty of supporters, even in a smaller city w/only 12 hours notice.

Next we'll do the Dallas pics! He should be headed there now.

[TexasTowelie]

16. I wouldn't exactly call Austin small.

Estimated population of 912,000 at mid-year 2014 so it is probably at about 950,000 now. The metro area is over 2 million.

It doesn't hurt that there is beautiful weather today also.

[TBF]

18. :) Houston view ...

Looks smallish from here

j/k

[TexasTowelie]

20. I guess from the Houston perspective it might be considered small.

Of course I wonder if Bernie considered that while he was speaking about economic inequality, The Circuit of the Americas race track has been receiving a $25 million dollar a year subsidy from the state?

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/bernie-sanders-austin-venue-is-local-symbol-of-cor/nqY67/

At least they had some good weather though--probably a pleasant change compared to Iowa and New Hampshire.

[TBF]

21. Excellent example of why things need to change -

although I doubt they even looked that closely since they set this up 12 hours in advance. Same thing in Dallas - speaking at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie this afternoon.

[HubertHeaver]

26. The former Guv's boondoggle.

It was large enough and available on short notice.

[malokvale77]

25. Hey TT...

My daughter and brother are at the Dallas Rally right now. They were chosen to be on stage behind Bernie. I'm waiting for pics.

[Duval]

32. I know you are proud and they are excited. Great! nt

[malokvale77]

33. Very much so. Thanks. nt

[Kittycat]

43. Congrats!

How exciting

[TBF]

50. Pic courtesy of Lizzie Maldonado on Twitter

Lizzie Maldonado
@lizonomics

[TBF]

52. The stage from O-FLO on Twitter (hard to see tho)

[malokvale77]

61. OK

The high sign at the back is my brother. The tiny person on our left is my daughter.

[TBF]

53. Bernie on Stage -

Marcelina
@HighFive_Marz

Search #BernieinDallas on Twitter to find pics

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[Art_from_Ark]

66. Go Bernie!

[TexasTowelie]

58. Hey there!

I'm glad that they were selected to be on stage and I hope that they have a wonderful time at the rally. I'm certain that they will have some great stories and pics to go with it.

[PowerToThePeople]

6. =)

[AzDar]

7. ...

[The Traveler]

9. Two things

1) Thanks to you and this image I am once again wiping coffee off my monitor. Curses.

2) I am shamelessly stealing this and spreading it far and wide.

Trav

[PonyUp]

12. Perfect! n/t

[Divernan]

14. Spot on!

[grasswire]

29. OMG

I needed that.

EVen though I am pretty focused right now on the despicable collusion of the Clintons with Americans new plantations -- the prison industrial complex.

[Cal33]

45. That's a good one, the "Prison Industrial Complex." Causing incredible misery, pain and suffering

to massive numbers of fellow human beings for personal profit should be stopped. They are
bringing us back to the feudal times of the Middle Ages.

[Duval]

34. I stole it and sent it to my family! Too funny!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. OMG!

[FailureToCommunicate]

39. That part of the movie STILL gives me the creeps from a lifetime ago. NOW you gave me

an even scarier nightmare! Thanks a lot

[colorado_ufo]

42. Oh, my sides! That is too much!

ROFL!

[warrprayer]

59. You owe me

New keyboard!

[Octafish]

13. Exactly the same thought went through my mind.

[think]

8. 10,000 people show up with 12 hours notice. That's amazing.....

[TBF]

19. ... in TEXAS!!!!!

[magical thyme]

10. K&R

[PonyUp]

11. You just made a dozen people zoom in on this and start counting faces. n/t

[Milliesmom]

15. In the words of Trump

"That's a "bigly" crowd.


Go Bernie!!

[PonyUp]

17. YUUUGE I tell ya, YUUUGE!! n/t

[kgnu_fan]

22. K&R

[ybbor]

23. Why is he still in the race?

I mean come on? Nobody cares about him or his message. It is so old now.

Nothing to see here, move along.

There is a coronation coming!

[democrank]

24. With a disappointing turnout like this....

Bernie better drop out of the race. He`s going nowhere, I tell ya.

[Nanjeanne]

27. But it doesn't count because . . .

they are young

they are white

they won't vote

they don't know what they are thinking

they just want free college

they are just from liberal Austin

they don't understand what a real Democrat is

did I forget something?

[rhett o rick]

63. Yes, "They don't know that they should bow down before the Wealth, bow down before the Goldman-Sachs

god. We don't want to make the Wall Street gods mad."

[Iwillnevergiveup]

28. Well, I'll be

This makes me want to crank up "Giant" again!

YA HOOOOOOO!

[pdsimdars]

30. you do the math

(1) Democrats need big turnout to win
(2) Bernie generates big enthusiasm (what you need for big turnout)
(3) I know people hate math, but this is a no brainer.

Question: So why does the Democratic leadership try to quash their biggest asset for winning?

[Cal33]

46. The Corporate Power people, who are possibly pulling the strings, don't like it. And they

control the Republicans as well as some of the Democrats -- but not Bernie. So .....

[Duval]

31. WOW!!

The enthusiasm is so exciting. I just love it!!

[Depaysement]

36. Hope they show up at the polls!

[MrMickeysMom]

37. I signed up a bunch of people to register today in Pittsburgh!

I was so busy, I couldn't manage any march pictures, but I'm hoping someone else will. We had a wonderful rally, and this is where you get persons (as we did) to -

1) Register to vote (many are first time voters, some too young for primary)

2) Changed address registration

3) Changed affiliation of party (many, THAT one was interesting... many are changing from I or G)

This was March for Bernie day across the U.S. and Pittsburgh had a good one, even in the cold.

[Depaysement]

38. +1

Good for you!

[fun n serious]

40. I never saw Austin as TEXAS even tho it technically is.

I expected this in Austin for Bernie just as I would expect it in Portland OR.

[TBF]

47. Where are the transcripts? nt

[fun n serious]

57. Quit trolling me. I said nothing inflammatory!! nt

[cantbeserious]

41. We Us Together - Vs - No Can't And Impossible -- The Choice Is Clear

eom

[Enthusiast]

44. Kicked and recommended to the Max!

We will make sure none of the networks show that picture lest someone get the idea Bernie has support outside of a small group of communists.

[liberalnarb]

48. 12 hours???!!

Holy shit!

[TBF]

49. And confirmed 7000 in Dallas - 12 hour notice

The campaign set this up yesterday and the Bernie Sanders supporters responded!

[arcane1]

51. Why are they both the same picture?

[TBF]

55. Just doing searches on Twitter -

Here's a Dallas shot:



WFAA Dallas: (article with photos): http://www.wfaa.com/news/politics/live-bernie-sanders-campaign-rally-in-grand-prairie/58038161

[Land of Enchantment]

54. Love it!

Hope my professor friend from Texas State is there today!

[pacalo]

56. Impressive -- & this is in the South!

[amborin]

60. K&R

[Petrushka]

64. K & R

[C Moon]

65. I was talking to someone tonight. Don't know him that well, but he's the left-leaning type.

One of his biggest concerns is how jobs are being shipped over seas, and how companies are continually buying out each other and laying off employees—even foreign companies are buying US companies, and dropping employees.

He says that he is leaning toward Trump. He has no interest in Clinton because she represents the way things are. And as far as Bernie, he thinks Sanders wants to start giving away free education and free healthcare. So he believes Trump will be the best as President.

Later tonight, on FaceBook, I saw another old friend: a very liberal man. He's been living through hard times. He's frustrated because he doesn't have health care, and ACA is forcing him to either pay $780-$900 per month for insurance, or he will be fined $1500 for not having insurance. He said he can't afford what comes out to 2 car payments a month if he buys health insurance.

He said there were 2 candidates that he will vote for in the GE: Sanders or Trump.

We're not even into the GE, and I'm seeing folks on the left eye-balling Trump as a serious candidate. I fear if Clinton is the choice, the younger voters, who are enthusiastic about Bernie's changes, are just going to stay home come election day.

[TBF]

68. I've talked to similar folks

at local meetups here. That is why we need to keep building our movement on the side whether Bernie wins or not. We need a serious resistance because if it keeps going like this we are going to end up with Trump. I'm sitting down here in Texas watching the republicans freak out because they couldn't sell Bush and Rubio is a tool (but they can use him so they will - Cruz is out because no one likes him).

[Baadger]

69. I'm from Australia, but I'm in Austin on business at the moment

... and it was such a privilege to attend Bernie's rally on Saturday.

A notice about the rally appeared in my facebook feed on Friday night, and my partner and I immediately changed our plans for Saturday so we could go.

One of the things he said during his speech that really stuck with me was: "if we win Texas, then we win the nomination".

The time is now. The next few days are crucial. Bernie can win this. Please pickup the phone and motivate your friends. Grab your favorite YouTube video and send a link to everyone you know.

Australia is the USA's closest ally and friend. Where the USA leads, we follow. We want the best for you and Bernie Sanders is the man to lead us all towards a better future

https://goo.gl/photos/UrgKTbQ2srfJYvvb7

[TBF]

70. Thank you & solidarity - TBF.