25 things you may not know about Bernie, and 25 reasons to love him even more

[Aerows]

http://pdafund.com/component/k2/item/70-25-things-you-may-not-know-about-bernie-sanders

[Enthusiast]

1. Our Bernie!

[eridani]

2. Couple of selections

*Bernie is the only one running who voted to protect Glass-Steagall from Wall Street, a decade before the financial crisis, way back in 11/99.

*In 12/10, Sanders gave an 8.5-hour “filibuster” speech on the Senate floor, opposing the continuation of the Bush tax breaks for the 1%. He turned his remarks into a popular book, The Speech, and donated the profits to charity.

*Bernie Sanders is the only one running who has voted against NAFTA, voted against CAFTA, voted against Permanent Normal Trade Relations status for China...And, of course, he is currently helping lead the fight against Fast Track & against the TPP.

*Bernie Sanders has 4 children and 7 grandchildren.

*Bernie has lived on a kibbutz.

*Bernie once released a folk album. Fortunately, he kept his day job...

[merrily]

3. "I have 4 children and 7 beautiful grandchildren."

I love that Bernie always says it that way. Even though he has only biological child, he never says "step."

Similarly, I had to give kudos to Marie Osmond. When an interviewer asked which of her children had been adopted, she replied, "I forget."