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Bernie Sanders

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Cheese Sandwich

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Sun Jun 28, 2015, 02:53 PM Jun 2015

Bernie Sanders ARREST RECORD Revealed [View all]

In Chicago, Sanders threw himself into activism—civil rights, economic justice, volunteering, organizing. “I received more of an education off campus than I did in the classroom,” Sanders says. By his 23rd birthday, Sanders had worked for a meatpackers union, marched for civil rights in Washington D.C., joined the university socialists and been arrested at a civil rights demonstration. He delivered jeremiads to young crowds. The police called him an outside agitator, Sanders said. He was a sloppy student, and the dean asked him to take a year off. He inspired his classmates. “He knows how to talk to people now,” said Robin Kaufman, a student who knew Sanders in 1960s Chicago, “and he knew how to do it then.” He was a radical before it was cool.
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The civil rights movement also became a home for him. He became leaders of an NAACP ally called the Congress of Racial Equality at a time when most civil rights activists were black. He was arrested while demonstrating for desegregated public schools in Chicago. (No big deal, says Sanders: “You can go outside and get arrested, too!” he jokes. “It’s not that hard if you put your mind to it.”) He once walked around Chicago putting up fliers protesting police brutality. After half an hour, he realized a police car was following him, taking down every paper he’d up, one by one. “Are these yours?” he remembers the officer telling him, holding up the stack of the fliers.
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http://time.com/3896500/bernie-sanders-vermont-campaign-radical/
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Bernie Sanders ARREST RECORD Revealed [View all] Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 OP
Is America ready for a KNOWN CRIMINAL in the White House? arcane1 Jun 2015 #1
Yes cantbeserious Jun 2015 #2
Yes indeed! arcane1 Jun 2015 #4
My kind of hardened criminal! ChazInAz Jun 2015 #56
Obama's predecessor had numerous arrests Doctor_J Jun 2015 #3
Hmmmm...oh ya... SoapBox Jun 2015 #11
Please do not compare the two Fritz Walter Jun 2015 #29
A fair comparison HassleCat Jun 2015 #51
Hell yes..... daleanime Jun 2015 #9
Absolutely. jwirr Jun 2015 #13
Absolutely!! Duval Jun 2015 #22
W underpants Jun 2015 #26
Hey ...they voted George W Bush in for a second term. L0oniX Jun 2015 #27
Why not? We had three administrations of actual war criminals in the White House. Initech Jun 2015 #31
Uh, the Supreme Court already selected one! n/t RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #44
Hell yes! lonestarnot Jun 2015 #48
Hey, we've already had at least two. calimary Jun 2015 #50
We already had one. Wasn't Dubya arrested for DUI? Vinca Jun 2015 #59
JUST BECAUSE HE WENT TO JAIL FOR IT DOES NOT MEAN HE TALKS ABOUT IT!!!1!!11!!! Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #5
Exactly BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #6
I could respect it if they would actually pay attention to his record Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #8
I have not understood this at all BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #10
Interesting. Excellent post for an OP in GDP. snagglepuss Jun 2015 #19
Did Hillary say she was against immigration? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #38
We were discussing it in a thread today BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #42
Her campaign advisors are doing an excellent job of fighting 2008 again. jeff47 Jun 2015 #61
Exactamundo BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #62
Precisely right. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #16
And campaign talking LWolf Jun 2015 #14
And this is exactly the point that needs to be made, over and over. Bernie was Nay Jun 2015 #20
+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #54
I'll test out one too. zeemike Jun 2015 #23
Someone already responded to me a month ago when I posted his civil rights record and said cui bono Jun 2015 #63
John Lewis goes back 'friggin' decades also'. Bernie is the real deal and there is nothing sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #65
:) trueromance May 2016 #69
Being arrested demonstrating for civil rights in the 1960s = badge of COURAGE!!! PatrickforO Jun 2015 #7
Exactly. The cops were beating the hell out of white college kids at the time. You Nay Jun 2015 #21
Kicked and recommended a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #12
The more you know, the more you love Bernie azmom Jun 2015 #15
He has real civil rights experience camapaigning against segregation Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #40
He is a rare gem. azmom Jun 2015 #47
Yes, but what about all the folks here who tell us he doesn't care about POC? nt valerief Jun 2015 #17
Who is best positioned to take on what needs to be done to ensure a thriving democracy? Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #18
This is great News! Hell, Bernie has Florida sewn up! These Dumb F**** down here LOVE a criminal. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #24
K & R L0oniX Jun 2015 #25
Yes but that article navarth Jun 2015 #28
K & R GoneFishin Jun 2015 #30
Bernie represents the best in a presidential candidate Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #32
I hate the article. It's the media's meme now. The meme is this: Triana Jun 2015 #33
Yes I see what you mean... Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #34
His youth is IMO a profile in courage. n/t Triana Jun 2015 #35
Talks the talk, and continues to walk the walk Babel_17 Jun 2015 #36
Bernie, Bernie, he's our man! Let's give Bernie a great big hand! kestrel91316 Jun 2015 #37
He's the real deal civil rights activist! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #39
Everything in that article is one more reason Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #41
You GO Bernie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Give 'em hell. onecent Jun 2015 #43
As opposed to the unknown criminals of the past.... peace13 Jun 2015 #45
Apparently, Bernie actually OWNS a pair of walking shoes demwing Jun 2015 #46
+100 nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #57
K&R raouldukelives Jun 2015 #49
Bernie risked his life to do that work. merrily Jun 2015 #52
Finally some positive press coverage. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #53
This man went to jail for Civil Rights d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #55
He was protesting while someone else was a Goldwater girl n/t wilt the stilt Jun 2015 #58
Bernie is real Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #64
Awesome! C Moon Jun 2015 #60
Your OP just got a shout out Puglover Jul 2015 #66
Oh really that's cool Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #67
Well done jacquelinethomson123 Oct 2015 #68
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