Bernie Sanders visits King Center, eats fried chicken with Killer Mike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AJC-AP

Daniel Malloy

Ahead of an evening rally at the Fox Theater, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has been making the rounds in Atlanta today.

First he stopped at the King Center, where he met with Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, and toured the civil rights leader’s crypt.

The Associated Press reported Sanders’ reaction:

After the meeting, Sanders said Martin Luther King Jr. has been “an inspiration to me for my entire life,” not just for his work to end racial segregation but because of his demands – often less remembered – for economic opportunity for all Americans, the central them of Sanders’ presidential campaign.

Sanders, a 74-year-old who participated in the famous 1963 march that concluded with King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, noted that the event was officially “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”

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[maxsolomon]

1. I love that photo so much my head might explode.

Run The Jewels, indeed.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I haven't had good fried chicken in forever.

Closest thing we can get around here is KFC, which at least is 'fried chicken'.

[Fawke Em]

16. Where do you live?

Next time I make some, I could send it to you.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

19. SW Ohio.

But I don't think fried chicken probably mails all that well, or that I'd trust it not to give me food poisoning after it's been mailed

[maxsolomon]

22. Here's the "best" in The Nati:

http://www.ronsroost.net/

My brother used to bust suds there.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

23. Thanks, I'll have to look it up before I go down to Cinci next time :) nt

[maxsolomon]

32. Honestly, I wouldn't bother

It's really off the beaten track on the West Side. I mean, it's where I grew up, but it's utterly charmless, and there's no way that there isn't better FC somewhere closer to downtown.

[1StrongBlackMan]

28. If you're in (near) Dayton, try ...

Misty’s Soul Food 4 Yo’ Soul.

[Fawke Em]

20. I'm in Tennessee... that's not TOO far away.

Maybe I can meet you in Kentucky.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

24. Heh, maybe we can do some sort of potluck regional celebration for Bernie's inauguration :) nt

[giftedgirl77]

3. Hahaha, that's just fucked up.

[TM99]

4. What is fucked up?

Do tell.

[Hiraeth]

13. yeah, fucked up in a good way.

[dinkytron]

25. Sort of like...."Not bad meaning "bad" but bad meaning good!"

[Fawke Em]

17. What's fucked up about it? eom

[riderinthestorm]

5. Heres Barack Obama meeting with Berenice King

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Barack+Obama+Bernice+King+Washington+DC+Marks+4H9DDVUE0Mwl.jpg

(If someone can get the picture to print, I'm on my cell and can't seem to get it. TIA)

[Omaha Steve]

7. Here it is

[riderinthestorm]

8. Thank you!

Thought I'd put this in early to forestall the HRC supporters pouncing on this thread to denounce Bernie Sanders meeting with her as a bad political move...


(See the HRC group. )

[pangaia]

31. Maybe you should have waited, then counter-attacked.. so to speak.

[AzDar]

6. Bernie!

[fbc]

9. Killer Mike - Reagan

[Mnemosyne]

10. When was this made? I cannot disagree with KM's "last word", I hated that miserable bastard. nt

[fbc]

11. Video: Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders in Atlanta

[Omaha Steve]

12. WOW!!!!

Thanks for posting.

OS

[malokvale77]

14. A man on fire! I like him a lot.

Thank you so much for posting that.

[Hiraeth]

15. FUCKING AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!! ATLANTA PRIDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[madokie]

18. F'ing A

Feel the Bern

I feel the bern down deep inside like I've never felt before.

[brooklynite]

21. Did he challenge Bernice King's antigay and anti-abortion opinions?

Or, any port in a a storm?

[Kalidurga]

26. So now meeting with esteemed leaders in the AA community is bad?

Or does he just have to do a public battle with them. Would that make you happy?

[TM99]

27. Will Clinton when she is in Alabama next month?

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/hillary_clinton_coming_to_alab.html

I am sure you will have all sorts of rationalizations for why this is different, am I right?

[chernabog]

29. Kinda makes me sad that Bernie still eats animals

as factory farming is probably the greatest cause of climate change.
And I think I've heard him talk about climate change before...

[alcibiades_mystery]

30. I'ma hafta change my signature

Just kidding.

Love Killer Mike!