Bernie Sanders Talks Wealth Gap, Rips GOP in Official Presidential Announcement

[brooklynite]

Source: Mediaite

Senator Bernie Sanders held a press conference this afternoon to officially announce his 2016 presidential run. He spent much of his announcement focusing on the wealth gap and railing against billionaires “literally able to buy elections.”

Sanders confirmed his run in some interviews yesterday, and he’s been making the issue of the middle class “disappearing” one of the major points of his campaign pitch.

He went off on Republicans for a bit for climate change denial, but pledged that he would not be running any negative ads and wants to keep his campaign focused on the issues.

And for those of you who know almost nothing about Bernie Sanders, we found out this week he once played a rabbi in a low-budget B movie.

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bernie-sanders-talks-wealth-gap-rips-gop-in-official-presidential-announcement/

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Observation that the Press Conference was moved outdoors. Response to the suggestion that doing in the Senate Press Gallery would be a violation of Senate rules (mentioned earlier today)?

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. He announced? Could have fooled me.

ON the day Ted Cruz announced, ALL Networks talked about it ALL Day...

When Bernie announces, crickets.

[brooklynite]

3. Actually he didn't...

He held a press conference...his formal announcement is on May 26th in Burlington, VT.

[joshcryer]

27. Interesting. Potential reason for that?

Have to file the right paperwork?

[Marr]

7. Yep, their first play is going to be the name recognition, no doubt.

That's Sanders' biggest hurdle out of the gate, and I've little doubt the corporate media will do everything they can to keep him as unknown as possible.

Still, we're almost to the point where internet and social media can compensate for television coverage.

[candelista]

15. His announcement is getting plenty of play.

This might continue for awhile, because the media likes conflict, and they see Bernie as running against Hillary, which is, officially, what he is doing. Remember that the corporate media are in a bind here. They would like to suppress Bernie's ideas, but they make money by covering him. It reminds me of Marx's remark to the effect that the capitalists will sell us the rope we use to hang them.

[dpatbrown]

18. majority

Corporate media doesn't need to do anything, because a large majority of potential voters in this country don't care and don't listen to ANY news. A sad situation at best. If Sanders campaigns on making football illegal, then they will pay attention.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

24. As usual the people who take notice are the activists or DU and Free Republic types

the left and right who engage in politics know full well who is running and so on

I wonder what would happen a year from now out in front of Jimmy Kimmel's studio in Hollywood asking people what they think of Bernie:

"Bernie who?"

They would say the same about most candidates, to be fair

[william cail]

23. He won't succeed

Karl Frisch says he doesn't have a chance. He's a joke candidate. He will go nowhere.

[arcane1]

2. There's a link to a video of his announcement, from FOX! Haha!

That word is getting OUT!!!

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

4. I heard Fox carried it live and MSNBC did not, is that true?

So he did say he was running, right?

[arcane1]

5. He has announced that he's running, but I'm not sure who covered it aside from the OP link

But he's in!!

[Mnpaul]

25. I heard that Fox was the only one

to carry it live. Exposing Fox News viewers to Bernie could be dangerous for Republicans. They are doing it to drag Hillary down but it may do more damage to the R's.

[candelista]

16. Yes. This is an example of the bind these corporations are in.

They have to cover him because exciting news sells. But then they end up spreading his gospel.

[donnasgirl]

6. For the first time

In many years I will go to the polls not holding my nose, finally a breath of fresh air.

[Shadowflash]

9. I mentioned that earlier

I won't have to hold my nose and vote.

[ananda]

10. I know. I felt the same way about Wendy Davis.

Feels good, doesn't it?

[Shadowflash]

14. Yup.

[tomsaiditagain]

8. Bernie will be a voice of sanity

in an insane world of money before anything that breathes the air to stay alive.

"If you aint got money, you aint nothing in this world"

[AzDar]

11. Bernie!!

[red dog 1]

12. K&R...Thanks for posting

"He once played a rabbi in a low-budget B movie"?
What was the name of the movie?
(I'd love to see Bernie in it)


"And Now There Are Three"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251405617

[Bluenorthwest]

13. "My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception"

He's also apparently in "Sweet Heart's Dance" in an uncredited role...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120488/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096200/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2

[Punx]

17. It will be very interesting...

To see how the MSM tries to dismiss and diminish him. I imagine they will use the "Ignore" strategy as long as they can. Being part of the Democratic primary is smart on his part as he shouldn't be excluded from debates and the media will have to pay some attention even as they breathlessly fall over themselves over some Rethug with 2% of the primary vote. I think he is a decent enough man not to be a spoiler which is why he's not going the 3rd party route.

Will there be some version of the Howard Dean scream at some point? The Oligarchs can't be happy with him.

[brooklynite]

20. Oh, for pity's sake...

...the "MSM" (Fox News excepted) is only interested in a good story that draws an audience to their programming. If Bernie is "newsworthy", he''ll get coverage.

Howard Dean had already crashed and burned in the Iowa Caucus (coming in third); press coverage had nothing to do with it.

[Punx]

21. Change "Newsworthy"

To "Entertaining" and I'll agree with you.

No disputing Dean came in third, but just a day or two before he talked about breaking up big media and all you saw on tv was that clip. Entertaining no doubt.

[brooklynite]

22. All you saw was WHAT clip?

You saw the "Dean Scream" because, as you point out, it was "entertaining". And that happened AFTER he had lost in Iowa.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

26. They won't be able to ignore Bernie

Bernie will play them not the other way round.

[project_bluebook]

19. He will be much better at handling economic issues then Obama or Clinton.

He's got my vote!

[freshwest]

28. Hurrah! n/t