Comments by "Virginia Lawler" (@virginialawler7725) on "Bernie on What He and the Squad Have in Common" video.
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@anthae1 You really are too far gone to pay any attention to the facts that would contradict/correct your rant. But, I intend to at least correct your paragraph 3 because you make no attempt to speak truth. You must be challenged because folks who don't know much about Bernie could believe your screed...and spread your "misinformation," often called lies. You write, "under Bernie, any town..." etc.
An Illinois native, now 82, I first learned of Bernie in 1963, when he was a poli sci undergrad activist at the U. of Chicago. As a protester against school segregation, he crossed a police line and was hauled off to jail. The NAACP got him out the next day. He and others organized the first sit-in in the north, also a busload to DC to MLK's historic March for Jobs and Freedom and memorable "I Have a Dream " speech. Bernie had found his life's work young, as a warrior for civil, economic, environmental, gender, racial and social justice...and for peace. You...and everyone... should see the You Tube, "Bernie & Civil Rights in Chicago."
Along the way next, Bernie worked as a Head Start teacher, carpenter, writer/producer of educational materials...and...with a talented group of outstanding young Vermont musicians, helped produce a beautiful, moving recording of "This Land is Your Land." When a friend suggested he run for Mayor of Burlington, Vermont's largest city, he did... and won by 10 votes. He was re-elected to three more consecutive terms as a dedicated, progressive leader--one accomplishment being to save the city's beautiful waterfront as an area for All, not developed as condos, etc., for a Few. Hardly like, "any town in the Soviet Union, with Whites in gulags for their 'protection'."
All these facts would have been readily available to you in Bernie's public record, but you would rather rant than read and get educated about this accompished and truly beloved public servant. Is your condition because of the "brainwashing that you received?"
Elected and re-elected strongly by the citizens of Vernmont to the U.S. House, Bernie was then elected and re-elected also strongly, to be the state's junior senator, a post he holds still. His work to improve with nuance many bills earned him the informal title of Amendment King. Another title is "the longest-serving Independent in congressional history. Other important honors were selection as Man of the Year by both the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (different years). He also authored a book, Our Revolution, that climbed to #3 on The New York Times Best-Seller list.
As the relatively unknown junior senator from a small state, Bernie had earned more than 13,000,000 votes in his 2016 presidential run. As runner-up, he went out and held 39 rallies in 13 states in support of Hillary. It was important to beat Trump. After his rally in Raleigh, Amy Davidson Sorkin wrote in The New Yorker, "One of the many things that makes Donald Trump angry is that Bernie Sanders does not seem to hold grudges..." This year, he had a promising start in Iowa, NH and NV. He had funds and supporters. His years of work to increase the minimum wage had finally resulted in his bill passing the House. Truly disgusting that "Mitch," (R-Ky) won't release the bill to the Senate floor Still, SC was next. It was important to beat Trump.
But his colleague in Congress, the state's popular Rep. Jim Clyburn, didn't stay out of the primary. In fact, he went home and organized his voters for a surprise Biden win. Shortly thereafter, several other weaker candidates withdrew basically together and threw their support to Biden. Shortly after that, Bernie suspended his campaign, for two basic reasons. His team couldn't make the votes work for him in the remaining primaries, and, more importantly, as the coronavirus continued to surge, he could not expose his supporters to it. (Something we see has not bothered Trump one second).
Since then, Sen. Sanders has spoken to many groups and conducted many, many roundtables, town halls, panels. He has brought together both seasoned progressive leaders and introduced up-and-coming young progressives to a wider citizenry. He's been a dedicated, energetic speaker for Biden. It is important, still, to beat Trump. #NotMe.Us
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