Bernie Sanders following in Robert Kennedy's footsteps alongside the people.

[pantsonfire]

Earlier today Senator Bernie Sanders stopped his motorcade in Brooklyn and joined the picket line of Verizon Workers.

The farm workers movement, lead largely by Cesar Chavez, drew political support from Senator Robert Kennedy, who helped lead Senate hearings on the strike and even demonstrated his support by joining a picket line.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. Robert was great. Bernie is great.

[Skwmom]

2. Politicians that tried unsuccessfully to package themselves as the next Kennedy NEVER understood

it wasn't about the looks, it was about the soul.

[pantsonfire]

3. This speech probably helped to stop hate fueled riots, which MLK Jr. would not have wanted...

"I had a member in my family who was killed by a white man...instead off hatred towards all whites, we need love, wisdom and compassion toward one another, whether they be white, whether they be black..."
Video below...

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. Let's be honest: also about the MYTH.

McCarthy's chief counsel? Come on , now.

[pantsonfire]

5. Let's be crystal clear....

In December 1952, at the behest of his father, Kennedy was appointed by Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy as assistant counsel of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. McCarthy was a friend to the Kennedy family, and was the godfather of Robert's daughter Kathleen.However, Kennedy disapproved of the senator's aggressive methods of garnering intel on suspected communists.

After a period as an assistant to his father on the Hoover Commission, Kennedy rejoined the Senate committee staff as chief counsel for the Democratic minority in February 1954. That month, McCarthy's chief counsel Roy Cohn subpoenaed Annie Lee Moss, accusing her of membership in the Communist party. Kennedy revealed that Cohn had called the wrong Annie Lee Moss and he requested the file on Moss from the FBI. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had been forewarned by Cohn and denied him access, referring to RFK as "an arrogant whipper-snapper

When the Democrats gained the majority in the Senate in January 1955, Kennedy became chief counsel and was a background figure in the televised Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954 into McCarthy's conduct. The Annie Lee Moss incident turned Cohn into an enemy, which led to Kennedy assisting Democratic senators in ridiculing Cohn during the hearings. The animosity grew to the point of Cohn being restrained after asking RFK if he wanted to fight him.

For his work on the McCarthy committee, Kennedy was included in a list of "Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1954", created by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce.

[pantsonfire]

6. Another great moment from a Senator willing to stand up and be brave.

[NurseJackie]

7. Bernie knows a good photo-op when he sees one. Good for him!

But trying to draw a straight-line comparison between Bernie and RFK? Seriously?

I suppose you're free so to do, but I'm just not seeing it.

[pantsonfire]

8. Marching on a picket line....that was the connection, the footsteps....

....or do you dispute that? Did I say they were the exact same? I don't see Hillary standing alongside Verizon workers anytime soon, especially because she was paid $225,000 by Verizon to speak at one of their events.

[NurseJackie]

9. It appears that Hillary is more interested in conversation (talking and listening) with Verizon ...

... employee representatives instead of taking advantage of an obvious photo-op.

They paid her that much, eh? I guess they must really value what she had to say. Good for Hillary! She deserves it.

[pantsonfire]

10. Photo-op? Don't insult the man. He's joined thousands of picket lines...

...it's not unusual for him to do so.

[NurseJackie]

12. Of course it was a photo-op. A bit of grandstanding and posing for the cameras never hurts, eh?

But when it comes right down to it, it's Hillary's the one who's looking for solutions INSIDE and trying to understand the problem through communication, listening and talking ... rather than shaking fists and shouting angrily OUTSIDE.

[pantsonfire]

13. We wouldn't be a country if the INSIDE overrulled the OUTSIDE....n/t

[NurseJackie]

15. That's where the communication and discussions take place. Where do you think agreements are made?

It's certainly not the execs and protesters shouting back and forth between street level and office windows.

Hillary seeks solutions and understanding and finding common ground ... working for progress. Everyone has to give a little, not everyone gets everything they want. That's how it works. That's how grown-ups deal with conflict. Bernie appears to be happy just complaining about it, mugging for photos, and pretending like he accomplished something. In my opinion, today's photo-op was all about Bernie, not Verizon workers.

[pantsonfire]

18. Unions and Companies...thank you for our 5 day 9-5 work week.

I find your opinion judgemental, belittling and offensive. We clearly don't speak the same language, I'll go down the path less traveled and you can skip along your nice and paved pathway.

[rbrnmw]

11. Bernis is no RFK he isn't EMK either

[pantsonfire]

14. He's not, he's joined far more picket lines then RFK, yet...

RFK life was cut far too short. EMK? el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz..aka Malcolm X?

Who is Bernis(e) most like in your mind? (FDR, Stalin, Hugo Chavez, Larry David?)

[rbrnmw]

16. Edward Moore Kennedy

I was just kidding with you. Bobby would have made a great President.

[pantsonfire]

17. Ted Kennedy? ahh....he would've taken JFK's legacy to the next level.

I agree Bobby would've been better than his brother.
This comment by Hillary in 08 about staying in the race because "you never know whats going to happen" like when historically late in the primary season, "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June right before the convention."
She called it a "historical curiousity" (past half-way of video):