Occupy Wall Street endorses Bernie Sanders

[L0oniX]

Bernie Sanders gets all important Occupy endorsement for President
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/04/bernie-sanders-gets-all-important-occupy-endorsement-for-president/

Why Bernie Sanders Just Picked up a Historic Endorsement
http://www.attn.com/stories/1564/occupy-wall-street-endorses-bernie-sanders-president

Why Bernie Sanders Is the Only Populist Candidate for President
http://www.occupy.com/article/why-bernie-sanders-only-populist-candidate-president

We Are People for Bernie
http://www.peopleforbernie.com/

As a truly progressive candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, Senator Sanders has the chance to inspire millions of Americans with policy proposals that put the interests of the 99% front and center.

Franklin D. Roosevelt called out the “economic royalists” of his day. Senator Sanders is picking up the banner. He answers to “We the People” and not to the corporate and financial sectors. Bernie brings the kind of leadership that is necessary to building a real, living democracy.

The authors of this letter are veteran grassroots organizers of Occupy Wall Street, and are joined by many energized brothers and sisters we have met along the way. In September 2011, our efforts changed the narrative of American politics, helping to focus it on the issues of our time: inequality, surrender to the power of concentrated wealth, the corruption of our democracy by moneyed interests, and the need for solutions as radical as our problems.

much more at links

[Mnemosyne]

1. Pleased to be first to rec this OP. He really is the People's candidate, how long has it been? nt

[MissDeeds]

2. Excellent

K&R

[PowerToThePeople]

3. There is no third way occupy movement?

Color me amazed.

[Ken Burch]

6. You'd call them "Pre-Occupy".

[glinda]

9. haha!

[rhett o rick]

4. k & r. Thanks for posting. nm

[appalachiablue]

5. K & R

Like Occupy, Spain's INDIGNADOS occupied the streets of Spain for mass protests against austerity, inequality and corruption since 2011. In May, 2015 the Indignados movement assisted the election of two new Populist Mayors- Ada Colau in Barcelona, and Manuela Carmena in Madrid. Populist, progressive movements are rising and making change happen around the world.

"Indignados Make the Leap from City Squares to City Councils", GlobalVoices, June 8, 2015.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/08/spains-indignados-make-the-leap-from-city-squares-to-city-councils/

~ Indignados Across Spain Occupy the Streets to Protest Austerity, Inequality and Corruption ~

[swilton]

12. +++++++++++

[Paka]

7. And the hits keep coming.

OWS represents a strong force in grassroots action.

[mstinamotorcity2]

8. I like

Bernie Sanders.

[yuiyoshida]

10. me too

[captainarizona]

11. any black or brown groups endorse bernie?

Bernie needs minorities to endorse him. President Obama did not pull ahead of Mrs. clinton until the black community joined white anti-war democrats in 2008.

[swilton]

13. If Sanders was running his campaign by Clinton's rules

that might apply.

But his campaign is mutually exclusive in style and substance.

[Enthusiast]

14. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[MrMickeysMom]

15. Wiggling my fingers!

I can't think of a better endorsement that the MSM will not know how to interpret… To do so, gives what the people want priority… Let's see… who owns the media, now?

K&R

[99Forever]

17. The People's Political Revolution grows and unifies.

[Jester Messiah]

18. Nice!! [nt]

[LWolf]

19. Great news! nt

[WillyT]

20. K & R !!!

[L0oniX]

22. "Occupy" the White House ...with Bernie.

[bobthedrummer]

21. We are the 99%! K&R n/t

[SoapBox]

23. K&R'd a whole bunch.

[PBass]

24. Not to be rude, but we already know Bernie has the Occupy vote.

The big question is whether he can get the votes of moderate Dems (a much vilified group here on DU, which leads me to wonder if the answer might be "no&quot .

Nobody can win a national election without a broad constituency.

[Indepatriot]

25. Can you say "Concern Troll"?

I knew you could! My wife is a teacher and liked HRC before her 2008 shenanigans. She's as moderate as they come and she LOVES what she's hearing from Sanders so your "concern" is unwarranted. Rest easy on you feinting couch...

[L0oniX]

28. ^^^this^^^

[NorthCarolina]

26. So that's the plan then?

"moderate" Dems won't ever support Sanders, so the only option left is for progressives to acquiesce to the "moderate" candidate, aka Hillary, as per the usual. OK, got it.

[Dont call me Shirley]

27. K & R