Comments by "Virginia Lawler" (@virginialawler7725) on "Five Reasons Not To Sit Out This Election" video.

  1. Jack Skellingtonton Glad it's gotten up to 5,400 now!
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  2. Jack Skellingtonton Sen. Sanders has more and more informative posts on today's big issues up every day. All useful, important reads. Am glad the readership here is up to 6,227+ now (Oct. 20)! An IL native, 82, I first learned of Bernie when he was an undergrad activist at the U. of Chicago, against school segregation, etc. He'd found his life's work young as a champion for civil, economic, educational, environmental, gender, racial and social justice...and peace. I recommend to all the You Tube "Bernie & Civil Rights in Chicago"... #NotMeUs
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  3. Olivia Pierre I so agree. Mine, too, and I'm 82. My first vote was for JFK. I wrote a bigger comment way up above in a long row of such under Jaren C's post, specifically under @LittleRockElevators, just in case you might find it of inerest.
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  4.  LittleRockElevators  I'm 82 now. An IL native who I first learned of Bernie in '63 from newspaper photos that are still recirculating. He was an undergrad activist at the U. of Chicago protesting segregation, especialy school segregation. Crossed a police line at a demonstration, was arrested, the NAACP got him out the next day. Organized what's considered the 1st sit-in in the north. Organized a busload to DC for MLK's March for Jobs and Freedom and famous "I have a Dream speech." The You Tube video, "Bernie & Civil Rights in Chicago" is impressive. Bernie had found his life's work young, as a champion for civil, economic, environmental, gender, racial and social justice...and for peace. First elected by 10 votes to be Burlington's mayor, he was re-elected for three consecutive terms. Then served in the House, now in the Senate. Was named "Man of the Year" by two national veterans' groups, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, different years. In his 2016 run for president, as a little known junior senator from a small state, he still won more than 13,000,000 votes...in spite of shocking shenanigans by the DNC, chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (who lost that post because of it), Donna Brazile, etc. A fine debater, he should be runing for his 2nd term now. Known as "the Amendment King," his $15 Minimum wage effort, over many, many years, started with 0 co-sponsors but had 30+ when it passed the House in the spring of '19. It's gone nowhere since because majority leader, Mitch McConnell, R-KY, has refused to bring it to the Senate floor for a vote. His Medicare for All had the right stuff to rank up there with Social Security as a great, historic benefit for our nation as a whole. Etc. It's hard for me...and for millions of us...to vote for Biden, but I/we will because we simply all must do everything we can to defeat "the worst president in our nation's modern history," as Bernie identified Trump early on. Bernie would never have called the coronavirus a Hoax, delayed dealing with it, said it would go away overnight like a miracle, etc. It's not too strong to say 215,000 of us have died because of Trump and his inept administration. He simply must not be permitted to continue his 20,000+ lies to us, damaging and embarrassing our nation. #NotMe.Us
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