2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:18 PM Jun 2016

"He's not your milquetoast left-winger. He's kind of a badass left-winger."

Sanders has been impressive to watch.

Bernie Sanders launches 2016 Presidential campaign

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pulled out all the stops Tuesday at his presidential campaign launch in Burlington, as he outlined his role in "a political revolution to transform the country — economically, politically, economically and environmentally."

"Brothers and sisters, now is not the time for thinking small," he told a large crowd at Waterfront Park. "Now is not the time for the same old same old. Now is the time for millions of working families to revitalize American democracy."

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"He's not your milquetoast left-winger. He's kind of a badass left-winger." (Original Post) NCTraveler Jun 2016 OP

Yes he has. nt villager Jun 2016 #1

And for this I am grateful because we haven't seen a liberal fighter (albeit flawed)... aikoaiko Jun 2016 #2

I agree with that. Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #3

Thank you libodem Jun 2016 #4

Thank you. 840high Jun 2016 #5

And it can't stop with just him. Scootaloo Jun 2016 #6

Like the quote. Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #8

We need more like him! herding cats Jun 2016 #7

To paraphrase what Elizabeth Warren said last night .... MichaelSoE Jun 2016 #9

villager

(26,001 posts)

1. Yes he has. nt

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:34 PM

Jun 2016

aikoaiko

(34,161 posts)

2. And for this I am grateful because we haven't seen a liberal fighter (albeit flawed)...

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:34 PM

Jun 2016

...like this in many years. We needed to see this even if it is temporarily inconvenient.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

3. I agree with that. Nt

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:36 PM

Jun 2016

libodem

(19,288 posts)

4. Thank you

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jun 2016

Very nice of you to bring this out.

840high

(17,196 posts)

5. Thank you.

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:01 PM

Jun 2016

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

6. And it can't stop with just him.

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:10 PM

Jun 2016

To misquote one of hte better political movies I've watched recently (even if the film isn't recent) - you can't be no ghost, you've got to be a spirit.