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Jack Thurston ?@JackNECN 5h5 hours ago
BERNIE BARN: These two really #FeelTheBern with new @BernieSanders artwork! MEET THEM: http://goo.gl/TmAi7N #VT
The side of the barn needed to be painted anyway," Tanych chuckled.
Lebowitz said she was thrilled to see how well Muck captured Sanders' energy. In the mural, he appears to be mid-speech, perhaps pondering a weighty issue.
"You can see the concern in his eyes, which is something I really like," Lebowitz said of Muck's work. "Bernie is clearly very concerned about the future of America. And I think [Muck is] great at capturing emotion in her portraits, which is a great quality in a portrait artist."
The barn mural may be one of the grassiest examples yet of the kind of grassroots support fueling the Sanders surge. His exuberant base is turning out in droves to rallies around the country, then spreading the Vermont Senator's core message that income inequality is a crisis that demands attention.
The Barn is in Vermont and they plan on keeping it even after the election!
"I think Bernie will always be an icon in Vermont," Lebowitz said, smiling. "The people of Vermont know Bernie. It's always going to be great to have a portrait of Bernie."
Bernie has the most creative supporters!
Sen. Bernie Sanders Calls out the Neocon Warmongers and Dick Cheney by Name on the Senate Floor!
Many people have waited for YEARS to hear this. Waited for our Representatives to TELL THE TRUTH about these Criminals, who are now trying to get us into MORE WAR, this time with Iran.
They have tried to undermine President Obama's efforts to avoid war with Iran, along with their neocon, warmongering buddy, Netanyahu, using OUR troops to fight yet another unnecessary War For Profit while they and their chicken hawk buddies reap the profits. Sanders reminded the world today of the cost of their Wars For Profit to those who were sent to fight them, and to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Today, Bernie Sanders did what he does so well, he told the TRUTH about those tragic wars:
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Peace Warrior Bernie Sanders Storms The Senate And Calls Out GOP Warmongers
Sanders said:
Those who have spoken out against this agreement, including many in this chamber, and those who have made every effort to thwart the diplomatic process, are many of the same people who spoke out forcefully and irresponsibly about the need to go to war with Iraq one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of our country.
Sadly, people like former vice president Dick Cheney and many of the other neo-cons who pushed us to war Iraq were not only tragically wrong then; they are wrong now. ]Unfortunately, these individuals have learned nothing from the results of that disastrous policy and how it destabilized the entire region.
I fear that many of my Republican colleagues do not understand that war must be a last resort, not the first resort. It is easy to go to war, it not so easy to comprehend the unintended consequences of that war.
As the former Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, I have talked to veterans from WWII to Iraq, and I have learned a little bit about what the cost of war entails. In Iraq and Afghanistan, we have lost 6,700 brave men and women, and many others have come home without legs, without arms, without eyesight.
Let us not forget that 500,000 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan came back to their families with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The suicide rate of young veterans is appallingly high. The divorce rate is appallingly high, and the impact on children is appallingly high. God knows how many families have been devastated by these wars.
And we should not forget the many hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women, and children who died in that war, and those whose lives who have been completely destabilized, including those who are fleeing their country today with only the clothes on their back as refugees. The cost of war is real.
The left has presented a united front on the Iran deal. The liberal leaders in the Senate have had President Obamas back because they understand what is at stake. The Iran nuclear agreement is a matter of war and peace.
As Sen. Sanders pointed out on the Senate floor, the same people who lied to us about Iraq, now want the American people to believe them about the Iran deal.
Republicans have less than no credibility on this issue, and Sen. Sanders did his country a great service when he reminded everyone about the GOPs record of pro-war lies.
He predicted the horrors the neocon wars would bring back when they started their lies and deceptions, and he was right then.
Thank you AGAIN Bernie for TELLING THE TRUTH! And for standing up for this country against these criminals who should be hiding in their undisclosed locations, breathing a sigh of relief that they are not sitting in a jail cell for the rest of their lives (which they should be and would be if it were up to me).
Joe Biden speaking in Pittsburgh to Bernie Supporters says: 'Vote For Bernie' 'He's a good man'!
Joe Biden says vote for Bernie in PittsburghA group of Bernie supporters at the Pittsburgh Labor Day parade were told by Biden to vote for Sanders, saying hes a good man.
Joshua Sickels, who helps run grassroots efforts in Pittsburgh said Biden gave him a thumbs up and said, Bernie is a great guy!
In a speech before hundreds of steelworkers, Biden proclaimed that the media liked to portray him as a populist and said, Theyll probably say (Im) competing with Bernie Sanders, who is doing a helluva job by the way.
Biden has made other very revealing statements recently that while not mentioning Bernie by name, were in complete agreement with Bernie's campaign against Citizen's United.
His remarks about the corrupting effects of money in politics a few weeks ago, can be found here:
Joe Biden on Money in Politics: A Hell of a Way to Run a Democracy
He specifically called out the argument that candidates cant disarm because their opponents wont. The first place youve got to start is the Democratic party. No matter how much you love me or somebody else, you have to demand of us that we demonstrate we understand. We can do something about the corrosive impact of massive amounts of money.
I think Biden has seen the awful effects of money in politics and seems to be very impressed with Bernie, subtly implying that HE, Bernie, is doing what needs to be done.
Sanders grabs 9-point lead over Clinton in NH. Tightens Gap in Iowa!
Poll: Sanders grabs 9-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. Tightens gap in Iowa!Sanders is the favorite of 41 percent of Democratic voters in the NBC News/Marist poll out Sunday morning, compared to 32 percent for Clinton. Vice President Biden has 16 percent support in the Granite State.
Clinton topped Sanders in New Hampshire, 42 percent to 32 percent, in a similar poll in July.
Another NBC/Marist Poll out Sunday found that Sanders is gaining ground on Clinton in Iowa, where her lead over the Vermont senator has shrunk 13 points since July.
She now takes 38 percent support in Iowa, compared to Sanderss 27 percent.
No Name Recognition just months ago.
Blackout by the Corporate Media
No Huge Corporate Money.
No help from the Dem Party.
DNC working AGAINST him.
Why is this happening?
Because Bernie is right!
The People DO still have the power to change things, but only IF they are united!
People Power is the reason for this amazing phenomenon!
Dear Bernie Supporters. Keep up the Good Work!
#BernieCanWin
African Americans Feeling the Bern Start Grassroots Effort in Brooklyn, NY for Bernie!
Stan Williams ?@stanlwilliams Aug 22
Here at @afropunk with @People4Bernie listening to stories on why #BernieSoPunk @BernieSanders #Feelthebern
Me and @MouBerningluv @ a Bushwick for Bernie screen printing party! #FeelTheBern @BernieSanders
Stan Williams ?@stanlwilliams Aug 24
1st African American for @BernieSanders meeting here in NYC. Details to come. #FeelTheBern @People4Bernie
Stan Williams is an activist, organizer, is part of OWS and is a symbol, imo, of how so many of the recent protest groups, Occupy, Black Lives Matter, eg, are joining forces to finally address the serious, the VERY serious issues this country is facing.
He was not overly impressed with Hillary's reaction to Black Lives Matter:
So @HillaryClinton wants #BlackLivesMatter to come up with policy points so a polarized congress can shut down bills. I'll give suggestions.
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Stan Williams ?@stanlwilliams Aug 18
What @HillaryClinton said to #BlackLivesMatter was akin to telling women 2 write policy to get equal pay as men and if they didn't, too bad.
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Stan Williams ?@stanlwilliams Aug 18
Glad #BlackLivesMatter is confronting @BernieSanders. He's showing us he will make changes while @HillaryClinton tells us it's our problem.
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He supported the actions taken by BLM to get the attention of politicians. He was very impressed by Bernie's response who listened, didn't tell them to go work on some policies themselves, but drew up a plan, apparently it was in the works before the protests, and demonstrated his deep passion for issues that concern African Americans.
I think @BernieSanders campaign slogan should be #WeDoThisTogether #FeelTheBern
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Stan Williams retweeted
deray mckesson ?@deray Aug 9
The "violence" framing in the initial draft of the Sanders Racial Justice platform is powerful. & I look forward to seeing him expand this.
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The meeting did take place in NY. They made several strategy proposals to introduce Bernie to African Americans only one third of whom are familiar with him. You can see the minutes from that meeting here:
http://pastebin.com/m7QHtNN2
There are many other minority groups around the country joining the Bernie Movement also:
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Today we asked a couple of our young African-American millennials at Afropunk music festival why they love Bernie and here's what they had to say. Enjoy!
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Remember that amazing kid? He is incredible. As he says here, 'Bernie's only problem is GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE! Posted one of his early videos in this Group!
And what all this says is that smart people of all demographics know that the people must be united because when they are 'they cannot be defeated'.
We have allowed division to diminish the people's power.
Bernie is changing that!
You can follow Stan Williams on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/stanlwilliams
"Sitting next to Bernie on flight home very proud that he's from VT. Feel the Bern!"
https://twitter.com/johncohnvtSitting next to Bernie on a plane when i got this on FB. Showed him...and he liked it ! #FeelTheBern
Sitting next to Bernie Sanders on flight home very Proud that he's from VT. Feel the Bern !
Bernie is still mingling with ordinary people, on planes, on trains and I've read he often just drives with a friend to get to DC from Vt.
People do worry about him but I guess he wants to stay in touch with the people he feels most comfortable with as long as he can.
Phish for Bernie! Bernie has the most cool supporters!
Hilarious! Billionaires Try To Shut Down Bernie Sanders Headquarters!
Lol! Bernie's supporters are fantastic!
It will definitely make you laugh.
PPPolling: Bernie Sanders is the most popular candidate on either side of the aisle in New Hampshire
This is from Public Policy Polling:
Ayotte/Hassan a Toss Up; Clinton/Sanders Generally Lead GOP Field
He's doing better than Hillary by one point against Bush.
And better than Clinton against Trump and Rubio!
More and more polls are showing Bernie closing the gap with Clinton as more and more people get to know him.
#BernieCanWin
West Virginia Poll: Clinton 36%, Sanders 32%!
W.V. Poll Clinton 36% Sanders 32%The report noted that all respondents knew who Hillary was, while one third did not know who Bernie was. Yet!
Poll: Democrats running for WV gov locked in dead heat
Clinton was recognized by nearly all of the surveys respondents while Sanders could not be rated by a third of respondents.
Bernie rises in polls as people get to know him. Several polls are now showing him going into the 30s while half the country still doesn't know who he is.
So a lot of work still to be done to introduce Bernie to as many people as possible, but amazing work considering its only been a few months, Bernie is doing it without Corporate money, without the backing of the DNC, and starting out with practically zero name recognition.
Watch Young Senator Barack Obama Campaign for Bernie Sanders in 2006
Watch Young Senator Barack Obama Campaign for Bernie Sanders in 2006?t=28
Obama also teased Sanders about his cult following in Vermont.
"How do you campaign where everybody knows you?" he asked. "I mean, what's the point?"
Sanders would go on to win his race with 67% of the vote.
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