Line Formed at 5:30am TO HEAR Bernie Sanders Speak About Democratic Socialism at 2pm Today

[Segami]

Mo Elleithee ✔@MoElleithee
The @GUPolitics #BernieAtGU event starts at 2pm.

The line began at 5:30am.

Who says young people aren't engaged?

8:54 AM - 19 Nov 2015

Line formed at 5:30am to hear Bernie Sanders speak about Democratic Socialism at 2pm today at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

This crowd looks dedicated enough to spend a few hours standing in line to vote on primary voting day.



Official live stream of speech is here.


Bernietv will also be

&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"> live streaming here.



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/11/19/1452058/-Line-formed-at-5-30am-to-hear-Bernie-Sanders-speak-about-Democratic-Socialism-at-2pm-today

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. They're so lucky to have this opportunity to hear this particular speech in person!

I would have been right there with them.

I can't wait to hear this. It's going to be GREAT. Probably the complete opposite of a warmongering speech.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Segami]

5. Lucky they are!

[bobbobbins01]

2. Is there any room left? I'm about an hour's drive away.

Not sure if I should try checking it out or if I missed the bus.

[aidbo]

7. Do it!

The more the merrier.

[bobbobbins01]

9. I'm doin it!

If anything, I'll tailgate. There have got to be some college kids there I can party down with.

[aidbo]

10. :)

[daleanime]

30. ........

[bigwillq]

3. Cool.

K and R

[Segami]

4. Just look at those, bored, unenthusiastic

students with nothing else better to do than sit around at 5:30 in-the-morning, waiting for a Democratic Socialist candidate to come and speak to them........is there something wrong with them???

[Le Taz Hot]

14. No doubt waiting for

"free stuff."

[erronis]

41. Sort of like the paid attendees at Trump's or the required attendees at rw religious schools. (NOT)

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

49. I hear the Bernie Phones are being released next week in the "Bernie Store"

They are free while they last!

[kath]

62. yeah, college students just loooooove waking up at 5 a.m.to go wait in a line.

Especially to see a politician.

[aidbo]

6. Some folks in line are thinking,"damn, wish I'd thought to bring a chair!"

[Truprogressive85]

8. Look at those young Socialists waiting to hear from Comrade Sanders! seen Raygun warned us lmaoo

Looks like those students are fed up with the status quo and want something different

[Ed Suspicious]

11. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the photo was "Look at those young, disengaged people

who are counted on to not show up at the polling place to cast their votes."

[Le Taz Hot]

15. Every time someone makes that claim

it's just incredulous to me. They've done all this volunteering, all the campaigning, they're coming out in droves, talking about him on social media just to NOT come out and vote for him?

[merrily]

43. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128073142

[merrily]

44. Please see the post linked in my reply 43.

And hi.

[jeff47]

12. And remember, none of these people pass "likely voter" screens in polls. (nt)

[merrily]

45. Please see the post linked in my reply 43.

[WillyT]

13. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[ejbr]

16. But if they have

Republican SOS they will be waiting longer than a few hours... Just sayin'

[Cosmic Kitten]

17. Remember when Hillary gave a speech at Georgetown?

[AtomicKitten]

24. uh oh

[Cosmic Kitten]

25. nice ;~)

[nc4bo]

35. oh dear

Ooooh Myyyyy.

[Art_from_Ark]

57. LOL

[Segami]

64. LOL..

On reading that, I instantly heard George's voice say 'Ooooh Myyyyy' looped, over and over....

[daleanime]

31. Bookmarked

for later.

[spooky3]

58. Both Clintons draw crowds at GU. Students must have tickets

In advance. I don't think Sanders' speech had an advance ticket procedure.

[Cosmic Kitten]

61. And that explains the empty seat?

[spooky3]

71. I don't know what explains that. That speech may have

Been limited to certain people with certain credentials and may have occurred before students, faculty and staff were permitted to enter. It is a private university and can limit access. Sanders' speech was open only to people with a GU ID.

It is ridiculous to imply that Sen. Clinton couldn't fill Gaston Hall if the speech were open to people with GU IDs.

I just saw the Business Insider article someone posted below. I'm not sure how credible it is, but it's just as likely that people who "won" tickets in the lottery (these are always free of charge) didn't yet arrive or decided not to use them--in which case that would have been pretty rude, as many other students would have gone.

[kath]

65. Ohhhhh Myyyyy. When are those pics from?

[Cosmic Kitten]

70. Georgetown University December 3, 2014.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the Georgetown Institute For Women, Peace and Security and it seems like hardly anyone showed up.

Clinton's remarks on "Smart Power: Security Through Inclusive Leadership" were delivered at Georgetown's Gaston Hall, an auditorium that seats more than 700 people. However, based on tweets from those who attended the event, many seats were empty. .

http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-spoke-at-georgetown-and-hardly-anyone-showed-up-2014-12

[Lorien]

72. Hahaha!

Yep, she's "the frontrunner" alright!

[99Forever]

18. I'm not seeing many super delegates or CEOs in that line

And where the hell are the white supremacist Volvo driving Berniebros ONLY signs?

[DianeK]

19. will c-span be carrying this?

anyone know?

[99Forever]

20. Sorry. I don't know.

I don't have cable or sat.

[Cosmic Kitten]

21. Live NOW!!!!

http://www.georgetown.edu/Bernie-Sanders-at-GU-2015

[aidbo]

22. linky

http://www.c-span.org/video/?400961-1/senator-bernie-sanders-address-democratic-socialism

live right now, not sure if that will be a perma-link.

[kenn3d]

23. Live from Georgetown Univ

&feature=youtu.be

[DianeK]

28. Thanks-

I just found it on free speech tv..i can't watch online ..at work and can't take up that much bandwidth

[plus5mace]

52. They are probably too busy smoking marijuana.

Berniebros are so disgusting. I hate them with a white hot rage that berns with the heat of a thousand suns. I've demanded multiple berniebros denounce their racial and genital privileges and kneel before me, their intellectual and moral superior. Can you believe not a one would accept? They should call themselves Bernies Klan because they are all the worst kind of bigots!

Get out of my party berniebros!

[brooklynite]

26. Sanders is getting a loud reception from his supporters...

...but this is a policy speech, and not a campaign rally. The question will be whether he can give a compelling message to the larger Democrat electorate.

[artislife]

50. The peanut gallery has arrived.

Welcome!
If you could find a seat on the Left. .not right, left.

Thank you.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. Woot!

[slipslidingaway]

29. knr thx nt

[Lordquinton]

32. Sanders has college kids easy

Hillary's plan for them is more of the same, which is another generation of indentured servants, Sanders is offering an end to the debt mill, which is what we need.

[Nye Bevan]

33. Hey, good for those young people!

It's great to see them taking such an interest in politics.

[still_one]

34. It is a good presentation, but none of the networks are covering it. CNN and MSNBC are talking

terrorism. Unless this gets more nationwide coverage, it will be very difficult to get traction.

I wish he would have presented this a couple of weeks ago, because unfortunately, I believe most of the coverage will be saturated with terrorism

[Robbins]

40. DOn't kid yourself

none of cable networks would ever aired this.

[still_one]

42. I am not kidding myself, I am listening to the speech on the link supplied in thi thread, and seeing

that none of the MSM is covering it, and that is really sad.

Only thing being talked about is terror, terror, terror

[KamaAina]

36. Is Phish opening for him or something?

[Enthusiast]

37. Kicked and recommended!

[Duckfan]

38. He's doing a good job of giving an historical context

Good time for people/voters to get better understanding of what Bernie's been saying all this time.

We've understood what he's saying, but many have not.

[AtomicKitten]

39. Georgetown for Bernie 2016

[zentrum]

46. Wow. This

…is what means to me he's already won. A whole generation of young people are now being educated about true progressive values. He is a movement builder and these events are like teach-ins.

[senz]

63. +1 This is what America needs.

[kenn3d]

47. #BernieAtGU Trending

#BernieAtGU is trending >20K tweets
Finished his speech (including a lot of foreign policy).
Taking questions now.

[sabrina 1]

53. That's great!

[sabrina 1]

48. Ssshh, none of those actual human beings matter. They are not 'scientific' like the tsunami of

'scientific' polls that are flooded the internet that don't include THOSE unscientific people for one thing, or anyone who doesn't own a landline! Lol!

I get a sense of desperation watching the almost hourly posting of polls!

[artislife]

51. The polls cracked me up.

They just do.

[reformist2]

54. I fully believe the polls are a pack of lies. These crowds showing up for Bernie, that's the truth.

[winter is coming]

60. I wonder about them. If you've got millions to spend on ad buys, you've got money to spend

on sketchy polls.

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55. How many people

would brave waiting in long lines under a cold, wet day just to hear Hillary speak??...

Attendees line up in the rain on Healy Lawn at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, to hear Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

[Eric J in MN]

56. He should have given the speech in a bigger room so that

...people who wanted to attend wouldn't have to get in line at 5:30AM.

[spooky3]

59. Agreed.

[kath]

66. Any idea how many people the room held,and if there was an overflow area or live CCTV coverage there

[Eric J in MN]

67. I don't know, but

...based on the video of the audience, I'd guess there were about 400 seats. I didn't notice any empty seats.

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68. Gaston Hall....

"..Gaston Hall is an over 700-seat hall where national and international dignitaries have spoken since the turn of the last century. Convocations, honorary degree ceremonies, lectures and musical and dramatic performances are also held in this historic venue..."

http://maps.georgetown.edu/gastonhall/

[kath]

69. Thanks!