Did you guys see Birdie Sanders - video at link

[malaise]

on the podium at the Bernie rally - how clean and refreshing

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/25/bernie-sanders-rally-bird-portland-oregon-portlandia



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In the city where TV show Portlandia popularized the phrase ‘put a bird on it’, one flew right up to the Democratic presidential candidate’s podium
Bernie Sanders: ‘I think there may be some symbolism here. I know it doesn’t look like it, but that bird is really a dove asking us world peace.’
Bernie Sanders: ‘I think there may be some symbolism here. I know it doesn’t look like it, but that bird is really a dove asking us world peace.’ Photograph: Steve Dykes/AP

A tiny bird interrupted presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ rally in Portland, Oregon, on Friday afternoon, to the thunderous applause of the crowd.

Welcome to Portland, senator Sanders, where the sketch comedy show Portlandia popularized the refrain “put a bird on it” as a way to parody the city’s hipster aesthetic.

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This is really cool

[eleny]

1. yup!

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[malaise]

2. Rachel was so delighted about this

It's really sweet

[eleny]

3. darnit but i even got misty when it flew off

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[tomm2thumbs]

7. clip for those where YouTube works better

It's abbreviated, he was talking about education beforehand

[Duval]

9. My husband and I did, too.

[napkinz]

4. :)

[polly7]

6. Aw, the poor little thing probably got his feet tangled going by on his first ever flight.

[malaise]

12. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. That's an improvement.

[FuzzyRabbit]

5. Feel the bird!

[ConsiderThis_2016]

8. Live!

[Duval]

10. We're listening on TV, but not everyone has one.

Thanks for posting!

[Tree-Hugger]

11. Well.....

That made me a bit teary-eyed.

[malaise]

13. It was a gorgeous moment

All the smiles at the rally were authentic just like Bernie

[Lizzie Poppet]

14. Yep...in person!

Mostly on the screen (I was pretty far away from the podium), but it was still an absolutely amazing moment. Bernie was knocking it out of the park, too. It was all definitely worth the wait and long lines.

[malaise]

15. Lucky you

That was a precious moment

[Lizzie Poppet]

16. I'd been kicking myself for missing the earlier Portland rally.

I'm not a big fan of crowds or lines...but this was so very, very worth it.

[malaise]

19. Definitely

It was a lovely moment

[oregonjen]

28. It was worth the wait!!

Had a great time and felt really energized after, even though I was exhausted! Getting teary this morning, hoping WA, AK, and HI go for Bernie.

[B Calm]

18. That little bird knows Bernie would bring about world peace.

[trof]

20. Why do birds suddenly appear

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

[napkinz]

21. posted by Enrique ...

[malaise]

23. The best thing that happened to a rally all season

Love it

[napkinz]

24. imagine if that bird done that at a Trump rally

[malaise]

27. Cruz would be worse

Jebus would have sent the bird

Don't forget the eagle went for Trump

[napkinz]

29. :)

[malaise]

30. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahhah

[napkinz]

31. ...

[Jenny_92808]

33. I love your sense of humor

because it is so true.

[malaise]

34. LOL - Thanks Jenny_92808

[trof]

25. Damn. That brought tears.

I'm not sure why, but it did.

[napkinz]

26. it was a beautiful moment, and that's a beautiful song

[malaise]

22. Three little birds; Tomorrow Robins will sing

Don't worry 'bout a thing
'cause every little thing's gonna be alright!!

[socialist_n_TN]

39. Love "Three Little Birds" by Marley............

Of course I like anything by Bob Marley.

[malaise]

44. Both of us bro

Seriously this bird on Bernie's podium has delighted folks everywhere. Even M$Greedia is talking about Birdie

[Jenny_92808]

32. I saw it. I love that Bernie shows pure love and I think this is a symbol of his love.

And btw, the story of Snow White stands for a very strong person despite the wrong portrayal by the right (who are wrong in portraying women as possessions of men.....like trump does).

[malaise]

35. The best part of the bird at the rally

was the lovely smiles from Bernie and his supporters - it doesn't get more authentic than that.

[L. Coyote]

36. Never before has one bird gotten so many tweets. #BerdieSanders 268K trending #1

Put the video in the OP please.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BirdieSanders

#BerdieSanders

Jim Roberts Verified account @nycjim
#BirdieSanders might be the best political development of the year.
http://mashable.com/2016/03/25/bernie-sanders-bird/


Shab Asgharnia ‏@shabdamn 2 hours ago
#BirdieSanders makes my heart flutter.


People For Bernie ‏@People4Bernie 1 hour ago
This #BirdieSanders post didn't get enough tumblr love. if you're over there give a reblog
http://artofalivee.tumblr.com/post/141700519792/i-love-birde-and-i-love-bernie …


GrrlScientist ‏@GrrlScientist 1 hour ago
The birds have spoken: Birdies For Bernie!
http://blogs.forbes.com/grrlscientist/?p=1332 … #birds #BirdieSanders #FeelTheBern #FeelTheBird


The Progressive Mind ‏@Libertea2012
RT: #BirdieSanders is cute but how does the media miss a major American…
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/politics/bernie-sanders-bird-portland-oregon-symbolism/index.html … #BernieStrong


Rachel J Corey @kirryface
#BirdieSanders demands free health tweetment for all!
http://racheljcorey.storenvy.com/products/16341756-birdie-sanders-bernie-sanders-bird-shirt-mens …

[malaise]

37. Lovely

Thanks

[napkinz]

38. hi L Coyote ...

Last edited Sat Mar 26, 2016, 03:02 PM - Edit history (1)

I'm not very computer literate, and I don't tweet. But could you tell me how to save a gif from TWITTER. When I right-click on a jpg, I get the choice to "save image as" but no such choice exists when I right-click on gifs that I see on Twitter. Also, when I right-click on videos on Twitter, it doesn't offer me the URL address.

thanks

[L. Coyote]

40. Capturing the URLs from Twitter isn't too difficult

Bring up the menu (right-click the image) and select "Copy image location" and just paste that in DU. Do a preview to make sure it is an image that displays in DU.

Some images in the feed need to be followed back to the poster. Click the time stamp to bring that forward.

Videos can be pasted in if YouTubes, so just grab their URL from the share tab below the video. Find a YouTube already embedded? Just open it in YouTube first so you have that available.

[napkinz]

41. when I right click-on an IMAGE on Twitter, I get the "copy image location" and "save image as"

but I don't get those choices when I right-click on GIFS on Twitter

I get only these choices when I right-click on GIFS on Twitter:

Save Page AS
View Background Image
Select All
This Frame
View Page Source
View Page Info
Inspect Element

(and I have the same problem saving GIFS from Facebook)

[L. Coyote]

47. Yes, they are treated as Flash files I think. You can dig for the URL in the source code.

[napkinz]

50. flash files, source code ...

I guess I have A LOT more to learn.

but I thank you so much L Coyote for sharing the information with me

[malaise]

46. Here are many of them - hilarious and a nice report

http://heavy.com/news/2016/03/birdiesanders-photos-best-funny-memes-tweets-birdie-bird-visits-bernie-sanders-portland-rally/

It’s hard to find anything more heartwarming than this. During Bernie Sanders’ rally in Portland on Friday, the crowd started laughing about a little bird’s antics. But then when Sanders started talking about the bird, it landed on his podium, seemingly “endorsing” his presidential candidacy. The crowd went absolutely wild.

The bird stuck around for awhile. Sanders later joked that the bird was a really a “dove” asking that they end all war. The crowd cheered and the Internet has been going wild ever since. Fans even created a #BirdieSanders hashtag to commemorate the rare heartwarming moment in the middle of what has been a pretty crazy presidential race.

[napkinz]

48. thanks malaise ...

I just wish I knew how to save GIFS from ANY Twitter page. I don't tweet but I do from time to time look at Twitter pages and I've only been able to save JPG images, never GIFS. I wish I knew how others have been able to save GIFS on Twitter.

(I think I'll pose this question in a thread of my own, but I'm not sure what's the proper forum to do so. Maybe "The Lounge"?)

[malaise]

49. I don't Twitter either

I'm pretty clueless about these things

[napkinz]

51. clueless ... well, at least I'm not alone :)

[3catwoman3]

58. You are definitely not alone.

I remember thinking I was pretty hot **** when I figured out what a hyperlink was -

[malaise]

59. I call the youngsters and learn from them

They know way more than me

[napkinz]

60. I never had trouble finding URLs for and saving the graphics I post

... until I started looking at Twitter recently. And there's a lot of good material on Twitter.

[malaise]

61. I'm fine with URLs and I can usually view image info and find

the address. But I don't use Twitter so I wouldn't know what to do.
I have no doubt you'll 'master' Twitter pics and graphics.

[jwirr]

43. This last one is beautiful. I hope that we get a chance to

buy that from the Bernie Store.

[Habibi]

42. What I especially love about this

apart from the pure joy of everyone seeing it live, is Bernie's ability to be right there, in the moment, letting it happen. He didn't ignore it so he could stick to a script, he let it be, and let his own delight shine.

[malaise]

45. Well said

Trump supporters would probably have shot it

[Kalidurga]

52. I saw it a whole lot of times cuz it's a sweet video...

My first thought was about how joyous the crowd was when the bird showed up. They were absolutely love struck. And that is how I feel when I see birds flying about the grocery it's happened about 3 times it's cool watching them. I know they will get out eventually cuz they will at the very least trip the security system alarm and a manager will have to see that they find a safe way out. Anyway, look how happy everyone is they are really really happy and it doesn't matter for that moment what the issues are we can deal with that later, right now there is something bigger to think about and that is our connection to all living things.

[malaise]

54. Infectious happy as opposed to fake smiles

It was a truly beautiful moment

[Kalidurga]

55. I mean this in the best way possible

it was like watching children playing. I felt very young myself watching that and I am not really all that young. I think moments like that reveal what a person really is deep down. It might not even be how they are most the time maybe most the time people think they are surly or something but when they see a bird, a dog, a kitten, or a squirrel or whatever they smile big and in that moment they are very happy I think that is what they really are despite how others might see them. Maybe they just need more nature walks to be happier on the outside too.

[malaise]

56. +1,000

I agree

[Sparky 1]

53. Mother Nature just endorsed Bernie Sanders!

[kentuck]

57. Feel the Bird Bern !