Mr. Sanders goes to Washington

[cal04]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/10/mr-sanders-goes-to-washington/

In case you haven't tuned into C-SPAN Friday, you might have missed that Sen. Bernie Sanders has been talking. And talking. And talking.

Summoning his inner Frank Capra, the Vermont independent has been speaking on the Senate floor virtually non-stop since 10:24 a.m. ET - all in an effort to show his opposition to the temporary extension of the Bush-era tax cuts that President Obama and Republicans have agreed to.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's staff - which runs the floor - also says it's not a filibuster.

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An email from Sanders' office reported that the Senate video server had temporarily shut down because more than 12,000 users were trying to watch the speech.

[spanone]

1. great title!!! and a great senator

[quazimojo]

2. Go Bernie!

I hope the American people are watching! Here lies the truth.

[Common Sense Party]

3. Sanders/Grayson 2012?

[quazimojo]

5. Stick a fork in me, I'm done!

Yes i'm done.

[JDPriestly]

4. Wow. The link is going to be e-mailed all over the country tonight.

This will be the speech of our time.

[BlueJac]

6. I love it

[angstlessk]

7. That was exactly what I thought when reading what he was saying

PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE BIG BUCKS TO PURCHASE CONGRESS PERSONS!

[spanone]

8. k&r

[L. Coyote]

9. JOIN US: ***** Official LIVE BLOG Senate = Tax Cuts Debate *****

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9744049

This DU thread is going longer than some filibusters :rofl:

[Goldstein1984]

10. How did we finally find a leader in an moral vacuum like D.C.?