Juan Cole: Bernie Sanders Launches "Political Revolution" With 100K Virtual House Partiers

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/31560-focus-bernie-sanders-launches-qpolitical-revolutionq-with-100k-virtual-house-partiers

Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from 7-8 to 80 or 90. He said it was a “historical night” and unprecedented to have these coordinated gatherings with an on-line streamed address so early in a campaign (in fact, it seems to me a little science-fictional– has this ever been done before?)

Sanders blasted the rich for getting richer while the US has more children living in poverty than any other OECD country, blasted corporations for evading taxes, insisted that it is “wrong that people are working 40 and 50 hours a week and still living in poverty.” He slammed 35% unemployment and underemployment rates among workers with a high school education or less. He criticized unaffordable tuition and unbearable student debt.

[sabrina 1]

1. I love seeing all these reports from around the country.

Thank you!

[appalachiablue]

2. Video by USA Today of the House Party in Washington, DC where Bernie gave his address

to thousands of people at more than 3,000 events all over the US noted on the Map. Excellent!


~ Video scenes of activity at the home before and after Bernie's address to those in the nation.

~ Map of over 3,500 events in homes and gatherings scheduled to watch Bernie's July 29 address to supporters.

[merrily]

3. There was a house party for Bernie in Mexico! Cool. Ex-pats, I guess.

Juan Cole wrote the first piece about Bernie that I saw that was not terrible in one way or another; and I appreciate that very much. However, I have to say, the house partiers were not virtual. They were there in the flesh. It was Bernie's presence that was virtual in all the house parties but one.

[appalachiablue]

4. Refreshments from the parties. Yum. One in Mexico and 2 events in Canada from the map, terrifico.

Supporters hold a 'Feel the Bern' banner outside a NYC event Wed. July 29



In two days I've seen nada in M$M except a very brief follow up posted here to the short, initial 'Time' piece I OPed. This tiny ABC link has a few party photos & comments; I'll do an OP. Bernie Blackout, still! while Trump rules- what a messed up Media. Absolutely it was real, live and in person, estimated 100,000 people all over the US feeling the Bern.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/bernie-sanders-claims-100000-involved-mega-grassroots-event/story?id=32770278

[merrily]

6. They'd much rather have billionaire fool Trump than billionaire buster Bernie.

[L0oniX]

5. K & R ...and please K & R every positive Bernie op in GD P