Guess who was stumping for Bernie tonight?

[jillan]

Edit to add this pic <3




http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/19/dick-van-dyke-emcees-sanders-rally-reno-nightclub/80597616/

Dick Van Dyke emcees Sanders rally at Reno nightclub

Dick Van Dyke has been voting in presidential elections since casting his ballot for Harry Truman in 1948. But until this year, the last time the Television Hall of Fame actor actively campaigned for a White House contender was in 1968, for anti-Vietnam War Democrat Eugene McCarthy.

Now the 90-year-old Van Dyke —still acting in small roles in movies and TV shows, and still quick with a genial one-liner — finds himself stumping for Democratic contender Bernie Sanders.

How cool is that?

[Jackilope]

1. How cool? Pretty darn cool! I have always liked Dick Van Dyke.

Thank you for sharing!

[roguevalley]

15. there is no show cooler and holds up better than the dick van dyke show. I love this man. AWESOME!

[Tanuki]

32. FLOTUS Michelle Obama has said it was her favorite show

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/five-things-you-dont-know-about-michelle/

Dick is a righteous Democrat. Nice pick-up for Bernie.

[MaeScott]

33. Wow. Cool. nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

53. I had such a crush on Laura.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

54. Great interview with DVD on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast this week

Nothing political, long-form interview of more than an hour with Dick Van Dyke. Lots of stories. Including some about Mary Tyler Moore (no dirt or sensationalism, at least by today's standards).

Great, great interview.

His hour+ interview on Marc Maron's WTF a few years ago is well worth finding as well.

[TIME TO PANIC]

2. K & R!

[CharlotteVale]

3. I think that is very cool.

[cantbeserious]

4. The Coolest

eom

[SMC22307]

5. I can't believe he's 90.

(More likely I can't believe I'm 50+.)

Thanks for stumping for Sanders, Mr. Van Dyke!

[appalachiablue]

7. I saw that about his support for Bernie recently. Good for him. He looks

fantastic, gave up drink and smoke, married again several years ago. Great health.

[Skwmom]

6. He told Lawrence O'Donnell cable news was propaganda. Smart guy. n/t

[uponit7771]

8. Cornell West?

[tokenlib]

10. Intelligent guy, heard him talking today...

..and what he said about the neo-liberalism, and neo-cons was quite good.

[uponit7771]

58. He label Obama "n-word-izzed" again?

[cui bono]

55. Well it wasn't Kissinger.

[uponit7771]

57. Yeah... Much worse

[cui bono]

61. Cornell West is much worse than Henry Kissinger?

Did you google Kissinger yet or are you still talking about someone who you admitted you don't know much about?

.

[senseandsensibility]

9. How cool? Very cool.

The coolest, actually!

[tokenlib]

11. Why is Trully Scrumptious rattling around in my head...??

Oh yeah, the kids used to torture me with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on endlessly...

[jillan]

14. Supercalifragilsticexbalidocous - however you spell it!

He really has had a great career.

[Art_from_Ark]

24. I saw that a few years ago-- the first time since 1968, maybe

It brought back a lot of good memories...

I first saw the movie after my mom had gotten me the Scholastic book of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which shows the cast on the cover.

[senseandsensibility]

12. I went to the link,

but wasn't able to see who was in the picture in the OP with DVD. Who is it?

[jillan]

13. I'm not sure - it was on twitter.

[whathehell]

39. I think it's his wife..

He did, in a recent Tavis Smiley interview, mention his marriage to a much younger woman.. Oh well...

[senseandsensibility]

42. Actually, I was asking about the man in the second picture.

Kind of looks like his son. Do you recognize him?

[JDPriestly]

16. Fantastic. He is one of the greatest performers ever. Wonderful!!!

[frylock]

17. Love DVD! Every time I see him or hear his name, I can't help but think..

of the classic Mark & Brian Dick van Dyke song. Older DUers from SoCal may know what I'm talking about.

[stevenleser]

18. A good guy and a great win for the Bernie camp

Wonder how badly he would be thrown under the bus if he had endorsed Hillary.

[SunSeeker]

23. LOL

[stevenleser]

25. Right? Of course I don't have to wonder. I know the ad hominem nastiness that ensues

if you fail to support Bernie.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=658816

[SunSeeker]

45. Yup. nt

[avaistheone1]

19. Wonderful! A terrific endorsement.

[hifiguy]

20. I hope to look as good at 65 or 70 as

Mr Van Dyke does at 90. Always enjoyed his work a lot.

[hay rick]

21. K&R

[Duckfan]

22. I would have never guessed.

But very, very cool indeed.

Damn. If I still lived in Nor-Cal I could have driven up I-80 and been there.

[pacalo]

26. Pretty damn cool.

“Woodrow Wilson, in 1913, said there’s an invisible force running the country, and he blamed the banks and the corporations and the insurance companies. And since then it’s only gotten worse. Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) warned us about the military-industrial complex. Jimmy Carter, in an interview recently, said he couldn’t get anything done (as president) because of the power of the lobbyists. It’s at a place where the election is almost a little charade they let us go through. I think the thing is rigged. It’s been brought up so many times before, but nobody ever listens. And somehow, Bernie got their attention.”

How did he manage to get voters’ attention?

“I don’t know,” Van Dyke said with a laugh. “He’s got a fire in his belly, there’s no doubt about that. The rest of the candidates act as if the problem he brings up doesn’t exist. And for god sakes, they’re afraid to say so.”

[jillan]

41. Awesome clip! Thanks for sharing.

[6chars]

27. I was gonna guess Ellen Page for some reason.

Dick Van Dyke? Wow.

Just on a random note, the video below is charming. A flash mob came to serenade him on his 90th birthday. See what happens.

[Avalon Sparks]

29. Loved the video

Thanks for posting!

[TexasBushwhacker]

46. Here's a music video he did with his wife

[bvf]

28. Love this guy, and loved the DVD show.

This is very, very cool.

He was great in Cold Turkey, too.

So happy to see he's still going strong, and that he wants to pitch for the cause.

[renate]

30. I don't care whether he supports Hillary or Bernie

(I'm glad he supports Bernie)

I'm just happy that a lovely person like Dick Van Dyke supports a Democrat. Damn, what a smile

[magical thyme]

31. damn millenials!

Too cool!

[jillan]

44. Laugh out loud!!

[AzDar]

34. K & R

[cyberswede]

35. He just wants free stuff.

[HereSince1628]

36. Well there's a Chitty-chitty-bang-Bang!

[raouldukelives]

37. K&R Now that is good company. Thank you DVD! nt

[whathehell]

38. Uber cool. Saw him on Tavis Smiley recently..Still upbeat and sharp as a tack.

[LWolf]

40. I've been a fan since I was 4 years old.

Of his character in particular in my favorite childhood movie.

Once, back around 1988 or so, I was walking with my family on a path down to some docks in so Cal; nobody was around, until I looked up and saw this man walking toward us. He looked familiar. When we got closer, he put his hands in his pockets, hopped off of the walk into the road to make room for my family, and noticed my eyes getting big. He grinned, winked, and gave a little wave, and we all kept going.

I'm happy, of course, that he is supporting Bernie. I'm even happier that he's 90 and still out there, active and involved.

[doxyluv13]

43. Saw Dick at a Jane Lynch performance in Beverly Hills.

Iy was a real show business crowd and several actors who had worked with Dick approached him. You could tell he really remembered them all, quite a feat in a 70 year career. You could tell they adored Dick.

So glad he's for Bernie.

[Enthusiast]

47. Kicked and recommended to the Max!

[FailureToCommunicate]

48. The last time Dick Van Dyke campaigned was for (my first candidate also) Eugene McCarthy? How cool

is that!

[itsrobert]

49. Nice

Glad he supports one of our candidates.

We both share the same Birthday. 38 years apart. And no, I am not 128 yrs old.

[valerief]

50. so cool! nt

[Rose77]

51. cool. hugs to the van dykes

[flamingdem]

52. How cool, and he looks great nt

[cui bono]

56. "He’s got a fire in his belly, there’s no doubt about that."

“Woodrow Wilson, in 1913, said there’s an invisible force running the country, and he blamed the banks and the corporations and the insurance companies. And since then it’s only gotten worse. Ike (President Dwight D. Eisenhower) warned us about the military-industrial complex. Jimmy Carter, in an interview recently, said he couldn’t get anything done (as president) because of the power of the lobbyists. It’s at a place where the election is almost a little charade they let us go through. I think the thing is rigged. It’s been brought up so many times before, but nobody ever listens. And somehow, Bernie got their attention.”

How did he manage to get voters’ attention?

“I don’t know,” Van Dyke said with a laugh. “He’s got a fire in his belly, there’s no doubt about that. The rest of the candidates act as if the problem he brings up doesn’t exist. And for god sakes, they’re afraid to say so.”

Smart guy.

.

[Armstead]

59. Dick just nailed it absolutelty...

@The rest of the candidates act as if the problem he brings up doesn’t exist. And for god sakes, they’re afraid to say so.”

[kgnu_fan]

60. smile....

[MrMickeysMom]

62. Oh, ROB!