Bernie Sanders: "I welcome you all,” he said, “to the political revolution of 2015.”

[kpete]

We will “give these guys an offer they can’t refuse,” he shouted in the jam-packed gym, vowing to bust up the banks, bring down the billionaire class and smash the political establishment.

“So I welcome you all,” he said, “to the political revolution of 2015.”


Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont during a sweep through Iowa on Sunday. His wife, Jane, said, “He’s feeling the weight of ‘Wow, people really need this.’” Credit Jim Young/Reuters


The presidential election is, of course, in 2016, but Mr. Sanders can be forgiven for living in the moment. By overtaking Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire in some polls and drawing tens of thousands of people to his events on the West Coast, as well as thousands in Iowa and Nevada, Mr. Sanders, 73, has recaptured the enthusiasm that fueled the 2008 Obama campaign, with T-shirts that say “Feel the Bern” and show an image of floppy white hair and glasses replacing the famous image in the Obama “Hope” poster by Shepard Fairey.

Finally, a decent NYT piece regarding Sanders:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-evokes-obama-of-08-but-with-less-hope.html?emc=edit_th_20150821&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=4500752&_r=1

[onehandle]

1. Embedded in the URL: 'bernie-sanders-evokes-obama-of-08-but-with-less-hope'

And 'mad-as-hell supporters' in the article itself.

Interesting.

[leftofcool]

2. Should I be getting out my pitchfork?

"Take down the billioniare class" Anyone know how this will be done since billionaires don't usually keep their money in the US?

[kpete]

3. no pitchforks necessary

if EVERYONE voted
& EVERY vote counted
we could have the government we SO desperately need to REPRESENT us

WE THE PEOPLE
MUST VOTE


Peace,
kp

[SonderWoman]

4. Instead of "taking down the billionaire class"...

How about we just raise their taxes and use that money to pay down our debt. Or does that sound too reasonable?

[leftofcool]

5. You are way to reasonable.

[Zorra]

6. k&r for the political revolution of 2015. nt