Bernie Sanders Announces New York TWU Endorsement, Press Conference 4/13/2016 [FULL SPEECH]

[Donkees]

Streamed live less than 1 hour ago
BREAKING: NY Transport Workers Union endorses Bernie Sanders! Bernie Sanders hosts a press conference in Brooklyn, New York to announce a new endorsement in his campaign for president. The Transport Workers Union represents more than 150,000 workers from some of the more notable industries in the United States, including railroad, gaming, airlines, transit and utility and university services. Today, the founding NYC-based New York TWU announced their endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President. The Democratic presidential candidate will also discuss his efforts to reach voters in New York and provide an update on his campaign ahead of the primary election on Tuesday. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a news conference to announce a new campaign endorsement.

[SamKnause]

1. He is heading over to the Verizon picket line !!!

That's my candidate.

[Plucketeer]

5. Yup!

Let's list all the picket lines his opponent has trod.

[Jennylynn]

7. Hillary Picket Line Count!

[Jennylynn]

6. Mine Too!!

Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!

[tiredtoo]

9. Live on MSNBC now. EOM

[SamKnause]

10. Thanks for the heads up.

[floppyboo]

19. )#*&^%)_$(^ MSNBC

Reporting Sanders walking over to picket failing to mention his TWU endorsement - even had the nerve to mention - he has a few unions behind him like CWU AND SOME OTHERS - This is plain rude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[floriduck]

22. No, malicious and willfull blindness on MSNBC/COMCAST's part. nm

[curiouso]

25. Trash talkin'

I watched Howard Dean lament Bernie's campaign tactics, saying this is the first time he's ever seen his good friend Bernie go negative. Dean has endorsed Hillary Clinton, but told the MSNBC audience that he still has great regard and respect for The Bern. Which begs the question of why Tweety Bird never asked if this is the first Hillary Clinton campaign Dean has seen go negative. Apparently neither Dean and Tweety wanted to go there.

[RoccoR5955]

12. Mine too.

TWU was my dad's union!

[appalachiablue]

2. Bravo Bernie, NY Transit Workers and the Empire State New York! 7 Days to GOTV!!

[GoLeft2004]

3. K & R

nt.

[Plucketeer]

4. Excellent news!

We need MORE unions to join the Revolution! After all, it's THEIR Revolution too!

[George II]

8. The announcement is either incomplete or misleading. This is only TWU Local 100, which...

....is the New York local. It has only 38,000 members, not more than 150,000 members.

[stupidicus]

18. no it's not

The Transport Workers Union represents more than 150,000 workers from some of the more notable industries in the United States, including railroad, gaming, airlines, transit and utility and university services. Today, the founding NYC-based New York TWU announced their endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President.

there's just you issuing the usual baseless charge, or showcasing some really abysmal reading comp skills

anything to belittle Bernie, no?

[George II]

24. You said it: "the founding NYC-based New York TWU announced their endorsement", which is...

....Local 100 with about a quarter of the 150,000 members (actually 38,000 transit workers and 4,000 in other industries).

Did you watch his announcement? See the backdrop?

As a matter of fact, Local 100 doesn't even represent all TWU members in New York City - Local 101 represents members in Brooklyn and Queens and Local 106 represents members in the Bronx.

There are almost 100 locals in the National TWU, the national union hasn't endorsed anyone yet, and there isn't even a mention of Local 100's endorsement on the National TWU website.

So, what were you saying about "abysmal reading comp skills"?

[stupidicus]

26. thanks for conceding that there was a clear distinction made

between the national and those that endorsed -- the simple, very narrow, and ONLY case I made, but apparently it is too complicated for you to properly or honestly process, and despite it serving as the foundation for your garbage to begin with that it rebuts.

and of course it dovetails nicely with the headline as well

Bernie Sanders Announces New York TWU Endorsement

so you know where you can stick your little emoticon, no? You remain guilty as charged, and have merely doubled down with another example.

thanks

please proceed

[George II]

27. I didn't concede anything - my original comment was that the excerpt below the video...

....was either incomplete or misleading. That has been proven to be the case (maybe I should have said AND instead of OR?)

[stupidicus]

33. of course you did, tacitly

The distinction between the local and the national was made, and you've neither addressed nor rebutted that indisputable fact, ergo the tacit concession.

"....is the New York local. It has only 38,000 members, not more than 150,000 members."

What I specifically addressed -- your false charge/s.

The author was under no obligation to satisfy the standards of Hillarians who'd have found absolutely nothing wrong with the veracity or depth/breadth (numbers breakdown from the national provided to local that endorsed) of the info provided had the shoe been on the other foot

Face it, your effort at nitpicking nonsense indicts nothing or nobody but you.

[Peace Patriot]

29. You're sure you're not George the Third?

King of the anti-revolution? Monarch who sent the Red Coats to kill lots of rebellious colonists and execute our Founders? Mad George? Clueless George? Lost the Americas for the Empire George? Major owner/investor in the British East India Company George? Stamper of teabags George?

Or does your name mean Bush Jr.?

Cuz that's how you sound, trying to denigrate this important endorsement of the anti-Bush, anti-monarchist, pro-revolution BERNIE SANDERS.

[George II]

31. Just following the lead of the Sanders crowd that denigrated the endorsements of...

....AFSCME, AFT, NEA, SEIU, UFCW, Planned Parenthood, etc.

From their example, I though this is what is supposed to be done?

[kadaholo]

11. Fabulous News, Donkees!

Thanks TWU! You are helping to transport Bernie to victory!

"What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the hand full of billionaires." -Bernie

[KPN]

13. Booyah!!!

Go Bernie!!! Go New York workers!!

[Betty Karlson]

14. THAT is a major endorsement.

And all Clinton has is yet another editorial board.

[George II]

32. See post #31:

AFSCME, AFT, NEA, SEIU, UFCW, and more. Yeah, just another editorial board, nope. Those unions and the rest represent more than 15 million members nationwide, not just 38,000.

Yep, just another "editorial board".

Funny thing, though. Usually the endorser holds a press conference and announces their endorsement. Sanders had to do his own announcement? Odd.

[Buddyblazon]

15. Workers endorsements vs...

corporate rag endorsements.

[dorkzilla]

16. As we say in da Bronx

Dis is friggin' YUGE!

[840high]

21. YYYuge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SoapBox]

17. Thank you NY TWU!

[appalachiablue]

20. The Support Grows, Smart People Know!

[Enthusiast]

23. Yay, Bernie! Yay, TWU! Way to go, Donkees!

[Cheese Sandwich]

28. so cool

thank you!

[Peace Patriot]

30. SPLENDID!