Bernie Sanders: Laughing All The Way Through The Media Black Out

[merrily]

Bernie Sanders: Laughing All The Way Through The Media Black Out

Philip David Morton, Screenwriter, Journalist, Producer

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"We don't take money from billionaires, we don't take money from corporations," Sanders said early in his speech. "and we have raised the largest amount of any candidate from single donations." The crowd cheered in response. In fact the crowd cheered many times for more than an hour as he hit all the points he's been speaking out for his entire career.

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Maybe it's because he talks about the elephant in the room. And not just one elephant. He talks about herds of elephants. He comes out of the gate talking about how the GOP cares more about the oil companies than the world they are going to leave for their children and grand children, how war should be the last thing we aim for in global affairs, how he's sponsoring legislation for tuition free higher education for college students, how he backs big bank break ups, how he has a plan to tax wall street. Yes, you read that right. The list goes on and you don't know if you should laugh or cry. You want to laugh because someone is finally making sense. You want to cry because you've become so inured to the possibility of real change in a broken system bought by the capitalist elite that you've forgotten the word 'change' could even be a box on your checklist.

And you know what's stunning? Outside only two local news trucks. That's it. You would think a populist phenomenon like this would garner some media attention. "Well, when 3 giant corporations own the majority of the mainstream and easily accessible media, and the candidate they aren't covering is calling out that type of corporate corruption...connect the dots," offers Adam.

Whatever the reason, it seems you're not going to hear about it on the nightly news. So keep reading blogs like this one, there's a real populist movement in this country and it's happening under the media's radar whether they like it or not.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-morton/bernie-sanders-laughing-a_b_7969754.html

Good article. I heartily recommend reading all of it.

As the author said, read blogs like his. Write them, too, And get on social media. It really is up to us.

[SoapBox]

1. Yup!

And off topic but...those that belong to FB...can you give Bernie2016.tv some love (or likes)...they only have 1600 likes but they have been trying so hard to get us Bernie's speeches and rallies...they also have plans to create shows and be on air a lot more...FYI, they are all volunteer and surviving on their own time and dimes.

https://www.facebook.com/bernie2016tv

Can they be spread around more?

Thanks.

p.s...Bernie2016.tv NEEDS subscribers on their new YouTube channel...please go and view their short video about what happened with (the creeps) Viacom...thanks again.

Live.Bernie2016.TV
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC_yPTb_MIzNt725QKVW_y9A

Go Bernie! Go Berners!

[tavalon]

25. I'm replying so I won't lose the link

I woke up in the middle of my night.

One thing that concerns me is that low knowledge voters still use TV as their main source of "information". I hope that once the first debate happens, the lamestream media is forced to cover him.

[merrily]

33. Maybe, but with social media, there are (I hope) fewer low info voters than there were even four

years ago, certainly fewer than eight years ago. And, they would be in the older group who are going to love his desire to expand Social Security, something Hillary surrogate, McCaskill, tried to use against him. Older people are also going to love his plan for free public universities, as will younger people. Older people are also going to get his goal of Medicare for all better than anyone.

[frylock]

30. done

[merrily]

34. Done with joy. I LOVES me some bernie2015tv.

[retrowire]

2. The revolution will not be televised

it will be tweeted, blogged, posted and shared.

[Fast Walker 52]

3. exactly!!! It really does seem to be happening this time.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

12. The only time you'll know something's up with the MSM is when your TV screen goes black.

[Snotcicles]

4. WOW This thread just got a mention on Thom Hartman's show. Way to go merrily nt

[merrily]

35. Seriously? Cool beans! We ARE making a difference!

[marym625]

50. awesomeness!

Merrily ROCKS! Thanks for letting us know!

[staggerleem]

5. The corporate media can only handle one populist phenomenon at a time ...

... and Trump is already a tested, media-approved celebrity, so his campaign wins where the media is concerned.

[merrily]

8. Don't laugh at me too hard, but I think

there's a chance Trump will endorse Bernie unless Republicans make Trump the nominee.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

13. I could forgive him if he does that. Just to see heads explode!

[merrily]

18. After the way he's been talking about those running for the Republican nom, he's going to

have trouble endorsing any of them. Maybe he'll endorse Hillary, friend and wedding guest of Trump and "sister in law" of Jeb and Dimson (according to Dimson).

[AZ Progressive]

6. Bernie has a chance to make the corporate media look irrelevant

A big middle finger to the corporate media and to the right wing business community.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

14. He can borrow my finger for the photo shoot. It's been extended now for YEARS!

[HubertHeaver]

29. Mine is gnarled, arthritic, particularly ugly

and available

[merrily]

37. I think he already has. 29,500 attending a rally, publicized in advance only on the net?

Thousands showing up for him in states like Texas and South Carolina despite coverage that "runs the gamut" from blackout to condescension to outright smears?

GO, BERNIE!

[d_legendary1]

7. People still watch the news?

This is what my teenaged cousins tell me since they get their new from reddit and other media not associated with corporate.

[merrily]

9. They may, but they are trusting other sources more.

Hence my call for us to get on social media. Which reminds me. I forgot to stay in the Sanders Group exclusively enough today. After a few forays into GD: P, I need a shower and a break from DU, so off to social media I go.

[99th_Monkey]

10. I had hoped Rachael Maddow (or Chris Hayes) on MSNBC might be exceptions

but I guess they "got the memo" when Big Ed was promptly fired for
covering Bernie Sanders honestly & fairly.

Early on, Rachael had some "Wow! Look at these phenomenal crowds and all that
enthusiasm" coverage of Bernie. Now all Rachael can talk about is Whether Carley Forina
gets to debate at the "adults table" in the GOP debates. I swear, she spent 1/2 her show
on this the past 2-3 nights.

Christ Hayes sometimes seem to venture close to giving Bernie a little positive mention,
but it's pathetically oblique and sparse at best.

I think these ^ two were our last best hope of getting ANY M$M coverage, now they've
gone into silent mode with the rest of the M$M pack

[merrily]

19. +1

[navarth]

23. That is seriously depressing

I thought those two would hold the line, no matter what. Sad. I was disappointed with Rachel when she didn't follow KO to Current. Either way, it's when I pretty much stopped watching MSNBC. I had a feeling it was being maintained with the hosts they had, but I guess the Comcast buy was the end. Oh and by the way FUCK COMCAST. Did I mention FUCK COMCAST?

[99th_Monkey]

24. Yes, but then, things can change

and if I've learned anything yet about this primary election, ANY fucking
thing can (and probably will) happen.

i.e. some things simply can NOT be ignored forever, and I think Bernie's
surging candidacy is one of them.

Oh yah, and FUCK COMCAST!

[merrily]

38. Who owned it before Comcast? Disney? It's always been an establishment network.

Fired Donahue, fired Olberman, fired Cenk, fired Schultz. All did not fawn on the establishment enough for NBC news. Or for the establishment.

[navarth]

39. didn't Microsoft own it?

I don't really know for sure, but yeah: they are the establishment.

[merrily]

40. Yes, IIRC that's right. There was a Disney connection at one point though. Even a Bain Capital c

connection. The wiki of NBC reads like a who's who of Yooge Corporate America, my friend.


Where is Teddy Roosevelt, now that we really need him?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. They CAN'T air his actual speeches because they are about ISSUES.

[azmom]

17. [phone]

[merrily]

20. +1

[avaistheone1]

45. What you said!

[Stevepol]

15. Great article!

[Eric J in MN]

16. "the largest amount of any candidate from single donations"

I guess he meant "from small donations."

[merrily]

21. Or, donations from individuals?

[ChiciB1]

22. A Long Time Ago, It Was The "Hollywood Types" Who Helped

this country elect so many, back then liberal but now Progressives all over the country. It has all but dried up, give or take a few here or there who came out for Obama. If we see this surge again and more and more Big Voices start talking like this... Bernie really DOES have a chance! Yesterday I think it was the head of Apple or some big name came out in support of Bernie.

So GOOD to see this rising up again!

[merrily]

27. Co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, aka The Wizard of Woz.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

41. Like I have said before.

Now is the time for a real progressive populist movement, but the message needs to be clear and not overly complex and it needs to be repeated over and over to drive it home into the minds of the people.

Then Bernie will win

[cantbeserious]

26. Go Bernie Go - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go

eom

[merrily]

28. +1

[valerief]

31. Bernie is like a multi-million-person antiwar parade. M$M censored. nt

[merrily]

32. Thank goodness people trust social media more than deceptive corporate media.

[libdem4life]

36. Maybe he should start calling them out...all of them individually...

in a friendly sort of way. Like, Hmmm, I don't see CBS news here today, any else notice them? And go through all of them one at a time. One thing they Hate is being upstaged. And Bernie could do it in a "harmless" way.


Don't see it happening just happen on social media...not enough...many people, myself included don't use it.

[MannyGoldstein]

42. Thank Goddess for the Internet

The end of the MSM grows near.

[BeanMusical]

44. Yup.

[BeanMusical]

43. Thanks, merrily!

[merrily]

46. My pleasure, bean musical!

[GoneFishin]

47. Go Bernie!

[sabrina 1]

48. I will say again, and will keep saying it, the Corporate Media is no longer relevant. That is why

they could not stop OWS, BLM, and they can't stop Bernie either.

Most smart people gave up on them long ago.

Go Bernie!

[merrily]

49. Yup. It's up to us now.

[marym625]

51. K&R!

This is great stuff! I'm sorry I missed it when first posted!



#FeelTheBern
#Bernie2016

[azmom]

52. K&R

[LoveIsNow]

53. I Love Bernie, but...

Why post this article. It's 2 months old.

[merrily]

54. I posted it about 5 weeks ago. It had not been posted before and this is not LBN.

Someone just kicked it, obviously.

Seems as though a number of people enjoyed it and Thom Hartmann did mention it on his show. So I am glad I posted it. Not really understanding why you have a problem with it.

[LoveIsNow]

55. I thought you posted it today.

Didn't look at the date, and I thought it a bit counterproductive to post something so out of date.

My mistake.

[merrily]

56. It got kicked. No problem.