MSNBC BREAKING Bernie Sanders collapses

[ewagner]

apparently while attending a funeral....

was taken to hospital...just announced...no link yet!

[DainBramaged]

1. MSNBC-Bernie Sanders collaspes

No immediate word

[xray s]

delete

dupe

[xray s]

2. get well Bernie

we need you

[brentspeak]

3. Hope for the best

Get well, Bernie.

[Talismom]

4. Oh God no! He'd better recover...if this country looses another

patriot my tin-foil hat is gonna fly off with my head!

[Wind Dancer]

11. This is horrific!

I just heard the news and feel physically sick.

You know Bernie is one of my favorites, let's hope and pray this isn't serious.

:hug:

[Talismom]

25. Oh buddy, when is this gonna stop? What are we gonna do? n/t

[raysr]

13. KKKarl??

[DainBramaged]

5. Glad some of us watch real news not Fucked views or CrapNotNews

He has to get better sending life waves to him now

[bear425]

6. Hope he's okay! Sending healing thoughts his way. n/t

[rockymountaindem]

7. Maybe he was just overcome by emotion

if he was at a funeral. He wouldn't be the first person to have that happen.

[maddezmom]

8. sending good thoughts your way, Bernie

get well we need you.

[cal04]

9. link up

saying prayers hope he's ok

Rep. Bernie Sanders collapsed Sunday while attending the funeral of a Vermont National Guardsman killed in Iraq.

Sanders left the service while it was still going on in the gymnasium at Richford High School, then fell to the floor in the lobby. Ambulance crews were attending to him.

There was no immediate word on his condition, or what prompted the collapse.

Sanders was attending the funeral of a National Guardsman who was killed in Iraq late last month.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060205/ap_on_go_co/congressman_collapse_1

[raysr]

14. You'll never see

the monkey collapse at a soldier's funeral!

[burrowowl]

10. Oh,my god NO!

Not Bernie!
I hope it is nothing serious.

[cali]

12. Link to Globe article

Bernie was attending the funeral of a VT soldier killed in Iraq. Get well quickly Bernie, it's hard to think of anyone who could represent us so well.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/02/05/us_rep_bernie_sanders_collapses_while_attending_funeral/

[Wind Dancer]

15. Encouraging news from the article.

"Sanders left the service while it was still going on in the gymnasium at Richford High School, then apparently fell to the floor in the lobby. He lay on the floor outside a restroom for a few minutes before being helped into the restroom. Ambulance crews attended to him for more than half an hour and then he walked to the ambulance unassisted.

"I feel all right," he told reporters as he left the building. "My wife had a flu. I'm fine."


If you hear anything from the local news, please let us know. Thanks for posting this info.

[Catch22Dem]

17. Encouraging indeed

There's been a downright NASTY stomach bug going around here. Everyone I know has had it, including me. Hours on the crapper (both ends) then you wake up the next day feeling drained, but otherwise ok. The day after that, you're fine. Very strange.

[Wind Dancer]

24. Glad to hear you are feeling better now.

I know those 24 hour bugs are absolutely brutal.

[rocktivity]

26. I get what I call "Easter bugs"

Every mid-April through mid-May, the same same thing happens to me. The symptoms come out of nowhere, hit like a tidal wave, and completely disappear within a day or two.

x(
rocknation

[Tom Joad]

16. Soldier's funeral? Never see Bush at one of those.

[Hissyspit]

18. I imagine it was stressful.

And that that might have something to do with why he collapsed - whether he is catching the flu or not.

[leftchick]

28. To Be honest he could never go to one

you can not pre-screen funeral attendance. :eyes:

[maddezmom]

20. thanks for the link

sounds encouraging

[burrowowl]

22. Thanks for link!

I got that flu or whatever and it was bad!
Here in NM many people got pneumonia afterwards, but I'm sure Bernie is in good medical hands!
We need a good Senator!
Bernie, get lots of rest and get well soon!

[pstans]

46. Bu$h doesn't even attend funerals

[leeroysphitz]

19. We NEED Sanders and that's a FACT....

Bernie's a hell of a public servant and I know we are all deeply concerned and hoping he is/ will be all right but let's not get crazy with the tin-foil just yet. People get sick.

[ZombieGak]

21. if we had a multi-party system we'd have PLENTY of Bernie Sanders

Bernie is truly a treasure and I hope he's OK.

But that's there are so few true Progressives in Congress is a damning indictment of our political system. Bernie is so valuable because he's beat the immense electoral odds other Progressive face.

If we had a true multi-party system... and that's only possible if we have proportional representation... we'd have plenty of other Progressive heroes.

[cal04]

23. according to this article he walked to the ambulance

Ambulance crews attended to him for more than half an hour and then he walked to the ambulance unassisted.

“I feel all right,” he told reporters as he left the building. “My wife had a flu. I’m fine.”

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/NEWS/60205001

[TriMetFan]

27. Well I already sent him a e-mail hope he feels better:

"I hope you are feeling better Sir. Because America needs you more then you will very know. I just wish there was 200 Bernie Sanders in our Government. How much better our Nation would be. Again I hope you are feeling better. And Thank You for all your work."
What a great man and it is sad that if some-one like him gets sick we all think the worst. Like bush and thugs might have had something to do with it. It really is sad that we can't trus our own Government.

[WCGreen]

29. Jesus Christ...

I didn't click on because I thought it was the Football Star....

then I realized....

Hope he is well...

[greenpagan]

30. O SH!T!

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Collapses at Military Funeral, "All Right"

Sun Feb 05, 2006 at 01:32:21 PM PDT

AP reports:

RICHFORD, Vt. - Rep. Bernie Sanders collapsed Sunday while attending the funeral of a Vermont National Guardsman killed in Iraq.

Sanders left the service while it was still going on in the gymnasium at Richford High School, then fell to the floor in the lobby. Ambulance crews were attending to him.

There was no immediate word on his condition, or what prompted the collapse.

Sanders was attending the funeral of a National Guardsman who was killed in Iraq late last month.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060205/ap_on_go_co/congressman_collapse_1

COMMENT: Bush Black Ops must be poisoning his food &/or hitting him with lasers. I was afraid of something like this happening.

[henslee]

31. Bernie Sanders Alright After Collapse

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3637574.html

...but he was able to walk to an ambulance without assistance....

"I feel all right," Sanders, 64, said as he left the building. "My wife had a flu. I'm fine."....

Sanders left the funeral for Sgt. Joshua Johnson while it was still going in the Richford High School gymnasium, then fell to the floor in the lobby. He lay on the floor for a few minutes before being helped into a restroom... Medical crews attended to him for more than a half hour before he walked to an ambulance.

[regnaD kciN]

32. I hate to be pessimistic...

...but if you need a medical crew to work on you for more than an half-hour, you're not "all right."

Has anyone received further word on his condition?

[Tiggeroshii]

33. Yeah, there's probably sometthing far worse

I'd like to know his condition. Probably has a heart condition we don't know about...

[tavalon]

34. Probably a TIA

trans ischemic attack. Not that bad in and of itself but a sign that you need to watch for strokes and get your cholesterol under control and weight and so on.

[dweller]

38. no, that might be you, or me

or some other citizen that might get a 10 second-to-10 minute checkover, but for any rep of the gov't, they will receive the ultimate of care, and in this case a good thing. I doubt they left any stone unturned in checking him out.

sending good vibes from here too.

dp

[stop the bleeding]

35. I feel bad for asking but who is Bernie Sanders? Am I drawing a blank

or maybe I missed something like the sky is blue, and thank you in advance for not flaming me.

[BlueEyedSon]

36. Theres always google

[stop the bleeding]

37. Thanks for the help n/t

[Auntie Bush]

39. Bernie is a Rep for VT and a good one. Always votes with the Dems

He is the only Socialist Rep. and is beloved by Vermonters and it seems a lot of others.

[stop the bleeding]

41. He sounds like my type of guy, It amazing what you learn everyday - Thanks

:toast:

[BlueEyedSon]

47. http://bernie.org/

http://bernie.org/

[Strelnikov_]

40. Progressive Independent Congressman From VT

Running for the Senate in 06 to fill Jeffords seat.

One of the good guys.

[stop the bleeding]

42. what are his chances for Senate - good or bad? I would guess good if

everyone is happy with his voting record.

[greenpagan]

44. Bernie is a shoo-in ...

Bernie is a shoo-in if he doesn't get knocked off like Paul Wellstone by the Bush-Cheney Crime Family Swineery.

http://www.bernie.org

[cascadiance]

55. I think Vermonters will make sure to vote him in!

He represents so many of them already in the House as it is as a very popular congressman for that district. The big question in Vermont is who takes over his spot in the House if and when he becomes Senator. We need someone of his stature to keep the House "in order" too!

[Jim Lane]

43. Link to Demopedia bio of Bernie Sanders

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Bernie_Sanders

[Jersey Ginny]

53. I had the same question, Thanks for asking it for me. n/t

[rocktivity]

45. Treated for flu and released

According to the Washington Post, "Medical crews attended to him for more than a half hour before he walked to an ambulance. His chief of staff...said the congressman was treated...for a combination of flu and dehydration and was released in time to watch the Super Bowl."

Whew...

:headbang:
rocknation

[freefall]

51. Whew! indeed. We NEED Bernie and many more like him! n/t

[cascadiance]

54. Thank you god!

We truly need Bernie... For a moment I was wondering if he'd been victim to some newly Gonzales bless bioterrorist actions by the new NSA gestapo that's being proposed!

[Mizmoon]

48. Sending out good vibes to Bernie

You gotta love a man who is openly Socialist despite all the trouble such a label can bring.

According to Forbes he's okay:

http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/02/05/ap2501217.html

[greenpagan]

49. Re: Sending out good vibes to Bernie

http://bernie.org

[deutsey]

50. I hope this wasn't anything serious

[bunny planet]

52. Please get well Bernie, you are one of the hopeful, deeply kind and

ethical people we have in our government. One of the very few. Your friends, family, and your country need you.

[David Zephyr]

56. Best wishes for Congressman Bernie, my favorite congressman.

Here's hoping he is Senator Sanders.