Jane Fonda Says Bernie Sanders Is the Only Climate Candidate

[G_j]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ecowatch.com/amp/jane-fonda-climate-candidate-2645422952

By Jessica Corbett

Octogenarian actor and activist Jane Fonda declared ahead of a climate action protest in California Friday that the U.S. needs a "climate president" and she is now backing Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is leading a grassroots movement challenging the Democratic Party establishment coalescing around former Vice President Joe Biden.

"We have to get a climate president in office, and there's only one right now, and that's Bernie Sanders," Fonda told USA TODAY prior to the Los Angeles rally. "So, I'm indirectly saying I believe you have to support the climate candidate."

... USA Today noted that Fonda previously donated to Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who have since ended their campaigns.

Sanders' Green New Deal proposal to tackle the global climate crisis and ensure a just transition to renewable energy has been hailed by climate advocates as a "game-changer." The plan, unveiled in August 2019, calls for "100% renewable energy for electricity and transportation by no later than 2030 and complete decarbonization by at least 2050."

Fonda's comments about supporting Sanders came ahead of the second Fire Drill Friday event in California. In October 2019, Fonda launched Fire Drill Fridays as a weekly civil disobedience campaign in Washington, DC that aimed to pressure U.S. policymakers to ambitiously address the human-caused climate crisis.

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[Journeyman]

1. I believe all our viable candidates have favored addressing the toxic climate in Washington DC . . .

[Ouimette]

2. Greenpeace Gives Joe Biden a B on Climate Change Report Card

https://time.com/5598313/jo-biden-climate-change-report-card/

[LizBeth]

3. Well then, Joe will just have to get better. All faith in the world he will get on it when he wins.

Here is why. This is years later. All our Democrats know to get on it. He is tied to Obama and Michelle, and they certainly know. I am confident Biden will get people in there that will get on it.

[Lulu KC]

4. I think he'd benefit from strengthening this now

Get together with Jay Inslee.
He has the room for it. We're all in this particular boat together--it will only help him with the vote, not hurt him, and it is the right thing to do.
I have faith that he will.

[LizBeth]

7. Day one in office the issue is resolved. He could have Inslee or someone just like, head it up.

So yes, it is easily solvable and I do not think it will take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Obama was addressing in his second term. HRC knew to go there. And it is four years later. Not something that will have me consider other than Biden.

[Lulu KC]

10. Nor I

but if there is one thing that may attract reasonable voters who are currently supporting his opponent, this might be it.

[LizBeth]

12. I agree. And i thank Fonda for being attention to this. So easy to do. Step into Washington

primary with this top on the agenda. I live in Oregon. We are big on this. And smart on this.

[Ron Green]

26. I wish we were smarter on this.

You know that if the absent Republicans got their way to put the “cap and trade” bill to a statewide vote, it’d go down in flames.

[BidenBacker]

31. Respectfully disagree with it being "easily solvable"

So yes, it is easily solvable and I do not think it will take a rocket scientist to figure this one out.

I'm not a "rocket scientist" but I am a rocket engineer who has recently worked on wind turbines. Climate change is a huge problem...not just a technical one but an economic one as well. The challenges to significantly curb it are daunting...not just how we're actually gonna do it but how exactly are we gonna pay for it which is every bit as important from a practical standpoint as the engineering issues involved.

IMO, it will take a Manhattan Project or Apollo Program-like effort to even begin to seriously address the issue...a major commitment of both manpower and resources. It will take a lot more than just mere arm-waving and unrealistic policies financed by God knows what source. How Bernie proposes to pay for such an effort after spending $30 trillion in a decade on Medicare for All is beyond me. I've seen estimates that it will take anywhere from $40 to $70 trillion to put an effective end to climate change.

I just don't see that happening anytime soon by any candidate, but at the very least we can get a federal government with leaders and agency heads who will even just admit that there's a very real clear and present danger. Maybe once we're all hip-deep in seawater and sweltering in December we'll finally muster up the will to act. Until then, Biden is just as good as Bernie and probably better since he can actually win the general election. If we lose this one that's just another 4 years of blindly heading down a path with a big brick wall at the end of it.

Apologies for being such a Negative Nelly...but there's a helluva lotta stuff to be pessimistic about these days. Guess we all have days like this and it's just my day. Perhaps I should just stop bitching and go design a nuclear fusion reactor tonight and then none of this will be a problem tomorrow.

[LizBeth]

8. Washington primary is a comin'. They can sit on stage together and have a discussion. I love our

Democrats.

[Demsrule86]

35. Green new deal has no chance of passing...Joe's plan has a shot.

He is fine...obviously his ideas have been excepted by more folks than Sanders ideas have.

[Sloumeau]

5. Since Bernie cannot beat Trump,

it doesn't really matter how good Bernie is on climate.

[OKNancy]

6. Short snip from Biden's site

Vice President Biden knows there is no greater challenge facing our country and our world. Today, he is outlining a bold plan – a Clean Energy Revolution – to address this grave threat and lead the world in addressing the climate emergency.

Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face. It powerfully captures two basic truths, which are at the core of his plan: (1) the United States urgently needs to embrace greater ambition on an epic scale to meet the scope of this challenge, and (2) our environment and our economy are completely and totally connected.

https://joebiden.com/climate/

[relayerbob]

9. Oh there ya go, posting facts again

"From coastal towns to rural farms to urban centers, climate change poses an existential threat ... " from the opening paragraph of Biden's climate change page

[Lulu KC]

11. Go, Joe, Go

[Peacetrain]

13. Well she is wrong... end of story

[delisen]

29. Please stop the sexist attack.

The term attention whore has no place in a party where women are woefully and dangerously underrepresented.

[Demsrule86]

36. Women are not underrepresented in our party for one thing and for another an attention can be

applied to a person of any sex...I would suggest you read up on the Democratic Party...it is an inclusive party we can all be proud of...

[NurseJackie]

15. Well... at least she has an acting career to fall back on.

[PJMcK]

16. Thanks, Jane

I always look to actors and musicians for guidance in life.

I haven't heard from Susan Sarandon lately. What's her viewpoint?

(sarcasm, if needed)

[G_j]

18. She has a life long history of activism

is this a problem for you?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Fonda

[PJMcK]

21. No, of course not

Ms. Fonda has been a life-long Democrat and supporter of progressive issues.

However, her comment that Sanders is the only candidate with a plan for climate change is hyperbolic at best.

[BidenBacker]

24. Bernie has a better record than Hillary did on climate change

Clinton wanted to use natural gas as a "bridge fuel". While natural gas has certain distinct advantages over other fossil fuels like coal and oil it is a major cause of methane pollution which is a FAR worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and would accelerate climate change greatly.

But it appears that in Jane's case gender trumped global warming in 2016 when she had a clear choice between the two. You call her endorsement "hyperbolic"...I might call it "disingenuous".

Still like her but that doesn't mean we can't call people out when they're inconsistent, be they friend or foe.

[ChubbyStar]

32. Then why wasn't that your post?

Your guidance comment was condescending and childish.

[PJMcK]

34. Nice response

Enjoy your evening.

[BidenBacker]

17. Jane's going back to her old haunt Hanoi to campaign for Bernie

Not sure why, though. Polls there show Sanders is already leading Biden 92% to 8%.

[G_j]

19. I was wondering when that right wing smear would appear

[BidenBacker]

20. Ever watch Stripes?

"Lighten up, Francis."

I like Fonda. Even if she did just endorse the wrong candidate.

[BidenBacker]

22. Given Jane's record for predicting presidents

I'm actually glad she just endorsed Bernie...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/15/jane-fonda-hillary-clinton-tribeca-film-festival

I guess she didn't quite care as much about climate change back in 2016.

[LizBeth]

30. Right. As soon as I read, I knew. As much as I would prefer otherwise, Jane feels

strongly about this. It is her issue. She is allowed.

[showblue22]

23. Bernie's campaign is spreading propaganda and lies about Biden and Climate change

This is insulting the intelligence of their own supporters. This is a flat out lie and they should be ashamed of themselves. Someone should call them out on it. They're colluding with the Sunrise movement to spread malicious lies.

Link to tweet

[comradebillyboy]

25. I don't think Hanoi Jane's endorsement is really going

to get Bernie a lot of votes.

[bluedye33139]

27. If you want maximalist environmental statements, yes.

If you want a rational candidate who can actually pass legislation, then that candidate might not be Bernie Sanders.

[bluestarone]

28. Well just another GOOD Democrats opinion! BUT

THIS Democrat does NOT agree! Joe will get the job done just as well!! Mainly because he will be able to beat tRUMP!! (THIS has to be done BEFORE taking on the climate crisis).

[BeckyDem]

33. K&R Thank you, Jane. For our children, vote for Bernie.

[Demsrule86]

37. No BeckyDem Sander would lose and our children would be far worse off with four more years of Trump.

[Skid Rogue]

38. I absolutely adore Jane Fonda.

I disagree with her choice, but she can do whatever she wants. IMO, when making these types of decisions, she always uses her heart and not her head. I wish her no different.