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July 15, 2015

Dear Congress:

July 15, 2015

Awesome quote about Bernie...

Found on Veterans for Bernie

July 15, 2015

Why Media Doesn’t FeeltheBERN for Presidential Contender Bernie Sanders – It’s Complicated

The only people who make more money from the establishment than politicians is the mainstream media who cover them … they don’t ever want to change it,” The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur tells TheWrap

Bernie Sanders is a soft-spoken former small-town mayor-turned-socialist agitator who’s been drawing big crowds — but that hasn’t equaled big coverage. The 73-year-old Vermont senator has been the surprise of the presidential campaign so far, attracting supporters by the thousands who are gravitating to his populist, anti-Wall-Street message.

“I think he’s being taken very seriously right now … people are talking about him and I think he has a lot of serious things to say that should be paid attention to,” Christopher Hahn, radio host and former aide to New York Senator Chuck Schumer told TheWrap.

But media attention on Sanders has been minuscule compared with that of Hillary Clinton — who’s been a fixture on the cable and broadcast networks since President Obama took his second oath of office — and Donald Trump, whose bombast makes him irresistible to news producers.

So why is a two-term Senator, former Congressman and Mayor who’s drawing the biggest crowds taking a backseat to Hillary and the Donald?

The difference between Barack Obama in ’07 and Bernie Sanders in ’15 is that somehow the establishment knew Obama was safe and he wasn’t going to bring real change to politics or the media, whereas they have a legitimate fear that Sanders means what he says and he would overturn their apple cart,” former MSNBC anchor and longtime host of popular progressive commentary show “The Young Turks” Cenk Uygur told TheWrap.

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Remember, the only people who make more money from the establishment than politicians is the mainstream media who cover them … This system made them rich — they don’t ever want to change it.”

More here: http://www.thewrap.com/why-media-doesnt-feelthebern-for-presidential-contender-bernie-sanders-its-complicated/

July 14, 2015