Sanders gets standing ovation after NAN speech, chants of "Bernie! Bernie!"

[Barack_America]

Bernie Sanders makes the case against Hillary Clinton at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network conference

Bernie Sanders likes and respects his rival Hillary Clinton, he just thinks she isn't up to being President of the United States...

..."She's an extremely intelligent woman with a wonderful résumé, a whole lot of experience," said Sanders, who recently had to walk back comments he made campaigning that she wasn't "qualified" to be leader of the free world...

..."If you believe that those issues can be addressed by establishment politics and an establishment economy, you've got a very good candidate to vote for, but it's not Bernie Sanders," he said. "That's the truth."...

..."What Dr. King understood was of course you have to destroy segregation … but then he said, what does it matter if you desegregate a lunch counter, but you don't have the money to buy the damn hamburger?"

...He was greeted warmly by the crowd, some of whom peppered his speech with "preach" and "tell it."

Sharpton praised him for making time in his schedule just hours ahead of his CNN debate with Clinton, and introduced him as the senator "who has changed the conversation in this election."

At the end, Sanders got a standing ovations and the crowd chanted, "Bernie! Bernie!" several times.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sanders-argues-clinton-al-sharpton-conference-article-1.2601344

In contrast:

Hillary Clinton Gets Tepid Response at Black Activist Conference

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/13/hillary-clinton-gets-tepid-response-at-black-activist-conference/

What to do, Reverand Sharpton, side with the leaders of old...or new?

[JimDandy]

1. NPR reported that they also rushed the podium to get autographs and selfies with Sanders.

Something you'd normally hear about a rock star or big celebrity.

[Barack_America]

2. Wow. Thanks for posting that.

I think this is a fairly significant story.

Who will Sharpton endorse, given the wildly different reception from members of his network?

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. PREACH BROTHA BERNIE!

Also whatever happened with Sharpton... Was he going to endorse Clinton? I remember her saying "Ma lips ah sealed" when asked about it.

[Barack_America]

4. I was thrilled to hear how enthusiastically he was received.

Kept checking in at work.

[Barack_America]

5. Full video here:

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. Damn that was good... thanks for sharing!