Standing room only at Bernie Sanders rally in Council Bluffs Iowa. Hillary couldn't fill this hall..

[Playinghardball]

[HassleCat]

1. Fun stuff

It's fun to go to rallies for alternative candidates, underdog candidates, third party candidates, whatever the case may be. Back in 1980, I think it was, we got Barry Commoner on the ballot by filling a convention hall with 1500 people and all yelling "Aye!" to approve the motion to nominate him. It was a lot of fun, certainly a better experience than attending Jimmy Carter's "victory" party and watching him come on the TV and concede before our polls even closed on the west coast.

[daleanime]

14. It's even better.....

to work towards what you believe in.

[HassleCat]

17. I believe in Democrats

Some more than others, of course. But when it comes time to throw down against the Greedy Oppressive People, no hesitation here.

[LiberalElite]

2. welll, maybe with the right food....

[Divernan]

21. She pulled that at Dartmouth yesterday; lured college students w/free food!

HRC offers free food on college campus - pretty slick!
Yowza! Yowza! Yowza! Getcher free food right here! So far, HRC's events are either pay-a-hefty-fee-to-attend, private, no-press-allowed, soiree at some multi-millionaire donor's palatial estate, OR get a free bus ride or free food.

The event was originally scheduled to be held at a private Rope Ferry Road home listed on real estate websites for $3.8 million, with members of the public invited to attend by signing up ahead of time. Campaign spokesman Harrell Kirstein said the planned location was switched to the Bema on Thursday afternoon because of “large local interest.” Both the OP link and mine refer to an estimated 850 in attendance - I'd like to know the origin of that estimate.

Many people interviewed said that they had planned to attend the Rope Ferry Road event, but others said they came upon the Bema event by chance as the buzz spread downtown Friday. Hanover resident Joanna M. Long, 83, was among that group, saying she found out about the event at CVS when she was wondering what all the traffic was about.

Clinton spoke for about a half-hour at the sun-soaked amphitheater, which saw long lines for patriotic cookout fare like hamburgers, apple pie and lemonade before the former first lady and secretary of state took the stage about 2:30 p.m.

Plainfield’s Thom Wolke, 56, attended wearing a homemade shirt bearing Sanders’ name and the phrase “don’t waste your vote.” He said he found parts of Clinton’s remarks to be “disingenuous,” including her vows to fight Citizen’s United.

Wolke said he found it to be “distasteful” when Clinton brought up Freddie Gray, the black Baltimore man who died after being taken into police custody in April, calling it a “tragic, terrible incident that is obviously now in the court system.” Wolke said he was bothered that Clinton then talked about reports that Gray experienced lead poisoning as a toddler.

http://www.vnews.com/home/17603554-95/clinton-recalls-time-at-dartmouth

[cui bono]

25. Wow. So that's how she gets the youth out?

Wolke said he found it to be “distasteful” when Clinton brought up Freddie Gray, the black Baltimore man who died after being taken into police custody in April, calling it a “tragic, terrible incident that is obviously now in the court system.” Wolke said he was bothered that Clinton then talked about reports that Gray experienced lead poisoning as a toddler.

Is she victim blaming? Where's the outrage over this? Maybe there should be an OP about this.

[arcane1]

26. His family had recently won a lawsuit regarding the lead poisoning as a child.

There's an anti-poverty thing going on regarding impoverished families living in old buildings that still have lead paint in them.

Here's a good article on the topic:


Many of those problems began when he was a child and living in this house, according to a 2008 lead-poisoning lawsuit filed by Gray and his siblings against the property owner. The suit resulted in an undisclosed settlement.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/freddie-grays-life-a-study-in-the-sad-effects-of-lead-paint-on-poor-blacks/2015/04/29/0be898e6-eea8-11e4-8abc-d6aa3bad79dd_story.html

[cui bono]

28. Thanks for the info. n/t

[Kalidurga]

27. I have no problem with this.

I think it's cool making speeches a party like event complete with food and music. Perhaps we should have this attitude more often have parties around the theme of politics and just shoot the breeze and discuss issues. It certainly seems more fun than slinging mud at each other and calling people poopy heads over political differences.

[Indepatriot]

3. C'mon, she could fill it with Wall Street cash...

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Iowa again.

He he he.

[savalez]

5. C'mon, I guarantee you Hillary would attract as many people.

It's ok to support a candidate but keep it real. Geez.

[L0oniX]

6. This is the Bernie Sanders group. We're voting for Bernie Sanders.

If you want to speak for Hillary there is a group for that ...and it ain't this one.

[savalez]

8. Picked up the post from the main page and did not notice the group.

Interesting though that you see me pointing out a fallacious claim as support for another candidate.

[Ed Suspicious]

10. You see, perception is reality, which is precisly

why we work so hard to spread the good news about Bernie and why you all work so hard to minimise Bernie every chance you get.

[daleanime]

15. +1

[Enthusiast]

34. +2

[L0oniX]

9. "I guarantee you Hillary would attract as many people." is supporting Hillary.

See ya l8r

[roguevalley]

12. we are. we're celebrating Bernie. That is about as real as it gets. :D

[Divernan]

22. You are in no position to guarantee anything!

She imports "supporters" to events, or lures college students w/free food, and she STILL, I repeat, STILL can't come near Bernie's numbers. You get real and read the news accounts.

[Paka]

7. Gotta love it!

[HereSince1628]

11. Sanders is a fad soon to gain an 'e'. When he fades all will be well

in the land of establishment democrats

[Playinghardball]

13. Hillary is the one fading.....

[daleanime]

16. And you're hoping for this?

[HereSince1628]

18. Silly.

[Playinghardball]

24. ‘Feel the Bern’

[rhett o rick]

30. The 1% would love that. But gloat while you can, it's time to throw out the billionaire's

and their lackeys. The people want to get the billionaires out of politics, I am guessing you are ok with the billionaires. Nice to choose the rich side. But look around. There is a movement coming. A movement to throw out the corruption and graft.

[HereSince1628]

32. People see in this what they want

It's interesting how interpretation depends on projection.

[azmom]

19. Bernie! Ride or die

[Plucketeer]

20. How many

burgers and lemonades can one speaking engagement pay for?

[Divernan]

23. Don't forget the apple pie, served by HRC's unpaid interns!

[bluestateguy]

29. Bernie people keep telling us not to underestimate him

And I agree, but your people would be sorely mistaken if you underestimated Mrs. Clinton.

[rhett o rick]

31. Granted she has Wall Street, Goldman-Sachs in particular, and the billionaires behind her.

But the people are tired of the status quo with it's graft and corruption. They want a candidate with integrity.

[Tobin S.]

33. I'm not.

Hillary is going to have most of the money on the Democratic side. Money isn't everything, but it's a big part of the fight in American politics. Bernie has been gaining on her in a big way in the polls, but she is still the frontrunner at this point and I think she has brought in three times as much money as Bernie so far.

Bernie has a good chance, and I know he sure as hell isn't going to underestimate Hillary. That's what really matters.