~Bernie in Greensboro, NC~; Retrowire's DU LIVEBLOG!!! UPDATED with bernie selfie!!!

[retrowire]

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Hello everyone!

So I'm getting ready for my first Bernie rally today, and just so I can keep you all updated on Bernie's first campaign race visit in the Tar Heel State, I'm going to be posting right here, LIVE as the event carries on today.

Here's the details of the event!

Doors open at 6PM, event starts at 7PM. No idea when it lets out.

And even though the doors open at 6PM, you can expect me to start live blogging now!

Also, I'll be uploading photo's of the event in realtime to this shared Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM

So if you want to just click that link, and refresh it every once and a while, you'll see all the photos that I upload from my phone at the event.

I also have a higher quality camera that I'll be using for photos, those will not be uploaded in real time. I'll make a photo thread of those when I get home after the event, at which time, I'll write a nice little article for you guys!

That said, I'm super excited to do this!

This will be my first time ever attending a political event.

So log in, keep pressing f5 to refresh this page, sit back and enjoy the perspective of a political greenhorn like myself.

Also, feel free to ask me questions at anytime, I may not get to all of you, but I'll try. Whatever I miss, I'll get to after the event.

Let's FEEL THE BERN!

UPDATE: welp! that was terrific! I'm sorry about the slowdown in my posts during the speech. I had to pay attention to the man. It was incredible and as of now my brain is a bit scrambled.

So there's a few pictures in the link above for you to peruse, but that ain't all there is!

Tomorrow, I will write up an article describing my first political rally, accompanied with all the best photos I took!

Tonight was terrific and so incredible. I got chills, I screamed, I even cried a little. Bernie Sanders truly is something different, and I am incredibly proud to volunteer for him and do whatever it takes to get him in the white house.

Also, I shook his hand and got a selfie with the man himself!!! My wish came true!!!!

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AND MRS SANDERS

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sorry about the angle of the shots, people were crushing us against the rails!

[Snotcicles]

1. Cool. nt

[retrowire]

2. Cool indeed!

Check it out, you're in the photo album for being the first liveblog post!

Haha, I'm just testing the system I've got set up.

[think]

3. Hope you have a fantastic day! Look forward to your updates & pics!

[retrowire]

5. Thank you! We shall!

My wife and I are going, and this is both of our first political event.

Well, except for that one time she attended the grand opening of an Earth Fare grocery store and our Mayor was there to cut the ribbon. :/ It counts damn it!

[sabrina 1]

4. This is so great! I LOVE the New Media where we get facts as they unfold.

We'll be checking in all day to see what is happening.

[retrowire]

6. Excellent!

The revolution will not be televised. It will be live blogged, tweeted, shared and posted.

[sabrina 1]

9. We can only be grateful when the old media stays away from Bernie's events.

We don't need their 'spin' on politics.

Btw, look out for Bernie2016TV who will probably be there also.

It's amazing how people, like yourself and so many others have become citizen journalists, undermining the efforts of the Corporate Media to send their 'message' rather than report as they should be doing.

Lol, reminds of when Hillary went to the Senate to ask for funding 'so we can get our message out' because, she said, people were not 'getting our message' now due to other media, like AJ and RT among others.

I wondered why on earth Congress would be asked to do this, to fund a 'message'. And no one seemed to think this was disturbing, at least not in DC.

[senz]

30. Wow. I hadn't known that about H asking the Senate.

It says a lot about how she sees the American people. It's as if we were this mass that has to be manipulated in just the right way.

[sabrina 1]

108. See my post #107 below to Hedda Foil re Hillary's remarks as to why

Repubs should not cut the State Dept's Budget. She referred to all the relatively new State Channels, Al Jazeera, RT, CCTV eg, and how successful they were. That WE were losing the 'Information War' and she wanted to set up a network for the US to change people's perceptions of the US.

Hillary to Senate on State Dept Funding 201

Meanwhile she says Al-Jazeera, CCTV and Russia Today are killing it: "Al Jazeera is winning. The Chinese have opened up a global English language and multi-language television network, the Russians have opened up an English language network. I've seen it in a couple of countries and it's quite instructive."

Clinton says she is leading an effort to spread U.S. propaganda through new media, with twitter feeds in Arabic and Farsi.

Lol, the reason all those other channels are successful, is because they report real news, which she more or less admitted.

[hedda_foil]

105. When did Hillary go to Congress for $$$? Please have a link, please, please, please!!!

[sabrina 1]

107. It was in 2011 when Repubs were trying to cut the State Dept Budget.

She went before the Senate to explain why the State Dept needed more money. See her remarks here. They are to me, and were at the time, quite chilling:

Hillary Clinton Says Al Jazeera Is Putting American Media To Shame

Hillary Clinton was defending her department budget in front of the U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities committee this morning on C-Span.

She says a major reason the State Department needs money is because "we are in an information war and we are losing that war."

Clinton said private media is not good enough to handle the job: "Our private media cannot fill that gap .....

She mentions that China has launched its own English Speaking network CCTV (which is pretty good btw) And Russia too has done the same with RT. She states they are all doing a better job while the US isn't 'getting its message out'.

This is what I found to be disturbing:

Meanwhile she says Al-Jazeera, CCTV and Russia Today are killing it: "Al Jazeera is winning. The Chinese have opened up a global English language and multi-language television network, the Russians have opened up an English language network. I've seen it in a couple of countries and it's quite instructive."

Clinton says she is leading an effort to spread U.S. propaganda through new media, with twitter feeds in Arabic and Farsi.

Propaganda! And she said without any awareness that this could be viewed as a problem.

Here's another link talking about Hillary's references to these networks WHY these other channels are resonating with so many people. It's worth reading:

Why Al Jazeera is Better

[hedda_foil]

109. Many thanks, Sabrina. So the "public diplomacy" budget didn't let her buy a network or two?

Too bad.

[sabrina 1]

110. Lol, well the Repubs were trying to cut the budget, though I'm sure

they wouldn't have a problem with spreading around more propaganda.

What's remarkable is they didn't get WHY people were watching AJ back during the Bush years. We got NEWS, not LIES and propaganda there. So while she grudgingly praises them she is planning to do the opposite of what they do.

[leftcoastmountains]

7. Thank you for doing this I will certainly be watching!

[retrowire]

11. Yay! Awesome! n/t

[artislife]

112. Wish I had seen this

But I watched the live feed and then had to go meet a client.

Love reading this thread and loved seeing the photos you shared!

[ZM90]

8. Cool!

I would love to see Bernie come to OK as well. You are so lucky getting to attend a Bernie rally . Hey maybe it will happen I mean he does have a 50 state strategy after all.

[retrowire]

10. I really wonder where he gets the energy to do it!

He's a machine!

[ZM90]

13. Yeah he is very energetic. In fact he is so energetic he doesn't even look like he is in his 70s.

He looks late 50s to early 60s at the most. I bet he walks a lot because walking does help keep you healthy. I know I walk at least once a week and I'm 25 but look about 16 - 19 age wise.

[retrowire]

12. This is a TEST POST. :)

All Liveblog entries by me will be in the form of replies to my OP. That way, they get an automatic timestamp.

So be sure to refresh this page and scroll downwards to see the latest entries!

[zazen]

14. driving two friends there who can't get in line until 5 PM--I'm wondering if it'll be too late?

Do you think they'll be able to move the venue to the colliseum if there are a lot more than the 5k limit at the special events center?

We're driving from the Triangle.

I'll be sure to use your link to find out how big the crowd is getting. Hate to get there and have my friends not be able to get in.

[retrowire]

16. We'll certainly keep you updated friend.

We're coming from RTP as well!

I thought the event was in the coliseum!

Oh, I just checked and it's in the Special Events Center next to the coliseum.

Thank you!

[zazen]

17. I know--max capacity 5,000? Yipes! and thanks for the updates

I'll PM you with more details.

[sabrina 1]

47. I think when they have an overflow crowd they put mics outside, maybe big

screens so people can hear at least. Don't know about this venue though. Good luck and I hope you all get in!

[retrowire]

15. First post!

Alright everyone, here's the first update.

Wife and I are at home right now, getting ready. We've got our custom handpainted rally signs ready, we haven't eaten really either!

Anyways, the event is approximately 1 hour and 3 minutes away for us, so we'll leave at 2:30pm. We want to get there EARLY. We do expect a large crowd and a long line so, we're gonna try and get ahead of that.

Will we get close seats?! Will we get into the pit?! WILL WE GET A PICTURE WITH BERNIE?! Stay tuned to find out!

[daleanime]

18. Excellent!

Looking forward to checking in with you, after the kids soccer game.

[retrowire]

120. thank you!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[retrowire]

19. Rally Signs Ready! New photo in drive.

getting ready to leave now, rally signs are ready!

[retrowire]

20. We have departed!

First stop, Mexican food! Then picking up SD card for camera.

[cal04]

21. This just posted to Twitter. Looking forward to all your posts

Capacity is abt 6000 4 the event room 2nite. Come early 2 make sure u get a great seat 2C Bernie speak! #BernieinNC
https://twitter.com/NCForBernie

[senz]

32. And think of all the joy that's going to fill that room...

[retrowire]

22. Mexican food is terrific!

check the google drive to see the food that is preparing me to feel the bern!

... in more ways than one. lolol

[retrowire]

23. Getting Gas!

And then we're off!

[smokey nj]

24. I hope that's not from the Mexican food.

[retrowire]

35. lmao. good one. n/t

[sabrina 1]

49. Lol!

[Babel_17]

25. Best wishes your way! (nt)

[retrowire]

115. Thank you!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[Duval]

26. Thanks so much, retrowire. I am

still recuperating from a virus, and cannot go! I will feel a part of it, because of you!!

[retrowire]

116. I'm so happy to help!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[in_cog_ni_to]

27. Thank you, retro!

Have fun! Can't wait for the event to start!

[wendylaroux]

28. You're awesome!!!!!

Thank you!! Have fun!!

[retrowire]

117. no, thank you!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[cantbeserious]

29. Excellent Signs

eom

[retrowire]

118. thank you!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[senz]

31. This is great, retrowire! Looking forward to your on-the-scene report!

[retrowire]

119. thank you!

be sure to check out the google drive link now that its complete with photo and video!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By_AwDVj_xg2QWZYZm1qcEpCSmM&usp=drive_web

[retrowire]

33. Just arrived and we are early!!

just arrived and heard a guy say "hey we brought about 70 people where does the line start?" that's devotion! awesome!

Just uploaded a photo at the front of the line. nothing behind us yet! we are 3 hours really after all!

really awesome to hear people in real life talking about bernie!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. Sweeeeeeeet!

I hope everyone brought 70 people!

Go Bernie!

Did you get a good spot in the line? How many people are there?

[retrowire]

39. around 80 people i can estimate now. eom

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. You're going to have GREAT seats!

Woot!

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. Your signs are GREAT! But,

I don't see your latest pic.

[in_cog_ni_to]

38. Mmmmm...that Mexican food looks soooooo good!

Great pics! Keep 'em coming!

[retrowire]

40. people standing around talking about Bernie.

words that come up.

socialism
I'm here to hear what he says, then I'll decide.
he's the best choice

[retrowire]

41. There is a literal ARMY of volunteers here

they're chanting, FEEL! THE BERN!

they are fired up! the energy is going to be immense!!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

42. Exciting!

Your wife is very pretty! Saw your pic - you're such a cute couple!

I'm psyched for the rally to start!

Feel the Bern!

[retrowire]

45. thank you! wooo!! eom

[retrowire]

43. 2 hours left and we're sitting in line

there's a jackass sitting behind us line.

nonchalant kind of guy who likes to joke around.

"this guy running for president? mayor? just kidding."

"maybe that guy identifies as female. who cares about that PC stuff anyways"

:/

[retrowire]

44. new photo of the line behind us

you can't see where it ends.

oh and look at that, a professional cameraman. local news perhaps?

[retrowire]

46. fox news is here

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they're interviewing people in the line. there's plenty of cameras here actually!

[mwooldri]

60. Fox news corp or an affiliate?

Wfmy and wxii have given Bernie press.... wghp not so much. If it's wghp maybe they're trying to make up?

[retrowire]

106. fox news channel 8

I guess that's an affiliate? sorry to get your question so late! they were interviewing people in line.

[barbtries]

48. kicking and bookmarking.

i'm following your photo page...it's great to see you are young.

[retrowire]

50. new photo, line out the door!!! wow! 2 and a half hours left!

also, my wife and I have met a wonderful couple by the name of Robert and Mary.

Robert gave us homemade Bernie buttons!

[mwooldri]

61. We're here too! Nt

[sabrina 1]

62. That is wonderful that there are other DUers there also.

[retrowire]

51. I'm so excited! one hour left until doors open

[in_cog_ni_to]

52. I'm not seeing your latest pics

on Google Drive for some reason.

I hope there's a huge crowd there for him!

[retrowire]

53. i think theyre slow to upload but anything

that doesn't show up live, I will show tonight. there are some technical difficulties on googles part, but they will show up soon.

[in_cog_ni_to]

56. Okay!

I'll keep looking for them.

[retrowire]

54. we're standing and getting ready to go in!!! eom

[Le Taz Hot]

55. You're not going to believe the energy.

By the time you walk out you're even more determined to do everything you can, spend every dime you can afford (and some you can't afford) to make sure this man is the next president of the United States.

I went to the one in L.A. and, after being in politics for 40 years, had never experienced anything like it and I've been to my share of rallies. Truly, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

[sabrina 1]

63. Are you there also Taz??

[Le Taz Hot]

66. LOL!

No love, wrong coast. I was just letting retro know what to expect. I can't wait to see the pictures.

[sabrina 1]

67. But we can feel the energy all the way over here! Lol!

[Le Taz Hot]

71. I know!

Waiting for Bernie TV to show the live action. There's a thread in GD-P with another DUer who is there and he's/she's saying that the venue only holds about 5,000 and there are easily 10,000 waiting in line to get in AND there's more coming! And this is in the South. And the California polls showing he's under 20% against Hillary and most of the people out here don't even know who he is yet. And it's only September. And . . . and . . . and . . .

[haikugal]

78. Could you give me a link to BernieTV? I want to be sure it's the right one, Thanks!!

[Le Taz Hot]

79. Here's a good live feed.

http://www.wral.com/news/video/14897019/

[haikugal]

82. Thanks!! WooHoo!!

[barbtries]

85. thank you

i'm so happy to see it being streamed!

[retrowire]

57. just uploaded a new photo of how close i am.

in the pit, against the rail baby!!! feelthebern!!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

58. WOOHOO!

We're going to get some GREAT pics!

[retrowire]

59. why yes,

yes you are.

[zazen]

75. my daughters are near the front too--getting great photos! (sitting in Green Bean in G'boro)

My eldest said, "everybody here is so nice!"

Have fun!

[TBF]

64. You two are awesome -

thanks for sharing this with us!

[leftcoastmountains]

68. I think they may be having problems with wifi

overload. Bernie2016TV having problems with
connection at this point.

[mwooldri]

70. Greensboro coliseum has lousy wifi.

And you have to pay for it. Event organizers usually have to get their own wifi set up.

[retrowire]

65. oh yeah,

we're going deaf tonight.

[mwooldri]

69. I dont think there's any seats left.

Im glad we came when we did. I knew how to skip the lines (legitimately - there's many entrances here to the coliseum) but to ensure a seat you had to be in within the first 15 minutes.

[leftcoastmountains]

72. Bernie2016TV just said there are about 6k people inside

another 2500 outside. I don't know how accurate that is.

[sabrina 1]

76. Wow, that's a huge number!

[Catherina]

73. Lucky you. Yell some for me please! n/t

[retrowire]

74. symone sanders!

woo it begins! an NC state student takes the stage. Muslim, hoping for equality.

[Stellar]

77. +1

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HuffPo

[cantbeserious]

80. Love That Sculpture

eom

[haikugal]

81. Thanks Retrowire! You rock!!

So excited....

[haikugal]

83. You two are gorgeous!!

Thanks so much for doing this!

[retrowire]

98. aww thanks! :)

feel the bern!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

84. Deafening crowd roars!

GO BERNIE! He's rockin' the house!

[barbtries]

86. that's great

i'm watching the live stream and want to see a shot or two of the crowd too. requesting please?

[retrowire]

93. wish granted!

http://imgur.com/QPyAsqu

[barbtries]

104. lot of people showed up

that is exciting. thank you

[SoapBox]

87. He is on FIRE!

And the crowd is raucous.

He's loosened up lately...loved the Ya'All thing!

[retrowire]

99. oh that got great laughs.

"its two words where I'm from!"

lmao

[in_cog_ni_to]

88. THAT was an amazing speech!

I can't wait to see your pics! Safe travels going home! Be careful!

[KoKo]

89. It was Incredible...and he didn't have Teleprompt or Script!

He adjusts his speech to the crowd....!

This one was FIRED UP AND READY TO GO! Incredible Energy

I hope he can walk around and unwind from this incredible Speech and the Crowd Response. It's gotta be something very special for him to hear.

Thanks for the posts and the others here who did their best to report and did a good job!

[retrowire]

94. yes it was!!

I got teary eyed when he SAID THEIR NAMES.

Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray.

I love Bernie!

[SoapBox]

90. And I gotta say to retrowire and Mrs. retrowire...

You two are adorable!

Thanks for the "selfie while driving" shot.

[retrowire]

91. i thank you!

sorry about my terrible liveblog! I had to pay attention!

more pictures to come!

and guess what...

My wife and I got a selfie with Bernie.

YESSSSSSS!!!!

[retrowire]

92. Proudest image of the night.

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[SoapBox]

95. No way!

You folks got that up and close with Bernie?!?!

Wow!

[in_cog_ni_to]

96. Oh, retro - that is a picture to be cherished

and framed! I'm so happy you were able to get that! Very nice picture!

[retrowire]

97. not to brag but...

we got a selfie with Jane too.

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there's more to come and I'll write up my full experience tomorrow!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

100. OMG! That's fantastic!

Now you have selfies with the future POTUS and the future FLOTUS! How cool is that?

Can't wait to read about your exciting night!

[cal04]

101. Great Pics! Thank you so much

for sharing

[PersonNumber503602]

123. Cool pic! He looks really red though. Is that just the lighting?

[retrowire]

124. my phone sucks!

he was not that red in person. lol

[MrMickeysMom]

102. Big ole K&R, retro!

There is no bad angle to these pix?

[daleanime]

103. Great job!

Thanks a lot!

[TM99]

111. Awesome!

I grew up a few hours west of Greensboro. I love and miss the entire area. It warms my heart to see such an awesome turn out of folks in my home state for Sanders.

Thank you for the eye-witness report and the photos.

[retrowire]

114. No problem, I was very grateful to help.

And afterwards we had the best Thai cuisine at a place called sakuras! omg!

[TM99]

121. Sounds great.

I am a big fan of pad thai and tom kha.

[sabrina 1]

113. Those pictures are just amazing! You weren't sure if you even get close when you

started today! I love them! Can't wait to read your OP when you get some rest and have time to write it.

[L0oniX]

122. Most excellent.

[blm]

125. Now THIS is the DU I know and love!!!!

Pro-active and PRESENT!!!!!!

[MannyGoldstein]

126. Fan-@#$&ing-tastic!

Thanks so much for thinking of us!

[bucolic_frolic]

127. My Different Take on Bernie and Trump

Americans have been lied to for more than 50 years. 1963, Vietnam, Watergate,
Iran Hostages, Reagan, Bush I, S&L Scandal, Market Hype, Consumerism, Bill &
Monica, Bush v. Gore, 911, WMD's, 0% interest rates, Housing Crisis, GOP Congress,
Obama as populist. We've been media-hyped into a stupor, and we're coming out of it.

Trump is popular because he's not lying, he really believes the venom he spews. He
has little in the way of handlers or focus groups. If he did he wouldn't have that hair.

Bernie Sanders is tell us the straight dope on economic and political reality. We are
victims of a system that is skewed to the top. He is explaining it all in terms ordinary
people can understand. He is a man of wisdom, he is not lying, he knows everything
that is in the best interest of working people and America for the long run. He is the
real deal.

Go Bernie!

[draa]

128. Very cool

You folks sure look happy. Wish I was there to join in the fun.