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From Savannah Now
By KARSON HOAGLAND
Though the doors didnt open until 5 p.m. Sunday night, those attending Bernie Sanders Town Hall at the Johnny Mercer Theater began arriving more than an hour before.
By the time the doors actually did open, hundreds were lined up outside the Civic Center. Varying ages, most in their mid-20s, stood in anticipation of getting a good seat. Some literally ran to the front row as they entered the theater.
The lower level of the theater was at 60 percent capacity within minutes. Half an hour later, the balcony had to be opened.
As 6 p.m. came and went, periodic chants of Feel the Bern rang out in anticipation of the Vermont senator. The venue reached capacity, which is around 2,500 seats, and volunteers frantically searched the rows to find vacant seats for the stragglers.
Finally, Mayor Edna Jackson took the stage amid, first, a chorus of cheers, and then, a chorus of boos.
She welcomed Sanders to the stage by talking about his longtime passion to break down walls of discrimination.
The thousands in attendance stood and cheered as Sanders took the stage, waving, followed by a chant of Bernie, Bernie, Bernie!
Sanders began the town hall by talking about his campaign a campaign that he says has garnered more than 800,000 individual contributions averaging around $30.
So, I do not represent the billionaire class or corporate America, Sanders said.
Throughout his one-and-a-half hour speech, Sanders spoke on many topics, including economic disparity, the legalization of marijuana and education.
He went into particular detail about the correlation between high youth unemployment and the large number of incarcerated persons.
It seems to me that it makes a lot more sense for us to be invested in education and jobs for our kids rather than jails and incarceration, Sanders said.
And it costs less money for us to send a young kid to the University of Georgia than to lock them up, he said as the crowd began to cheer. Lets send them to the University of Georgia.
One of his longest applauses of the night a 20 second standing ovation came when he talked about introducing legislation that would make public universities tuition-free.
People should not be denied going to college because they dont have enough money, he said.
The audience was also supportive when Sanders began talking about legislation that would take marijuana out of the controlled substances act.
Im not advocating smoking marijuana, he said, and a few booed in the crowd. It doesnt make it legal, it just means that youre not breaking the federal law. The reason we introduced that legislation is because Ive talked to too many people whose lives have been destroyed because of the police records they get for possessing marijuana.
Sanders said he advocates that full legalization of marijuana should be up to individual states.
His one mistake for the night was accidentally calling Savannah Atlanta. He quickly made it up to the crowd by playing it out as a confused mans joke.
It is Georgia, right?
Sanders said that the main message he wanted to get across at the town hall Sunday was one of unity.
Yes, I am here to ask for your support to become your next president, but Im also here to ask for more than that the only way we transform America is when millions of people stand up and we come together.
Though the doors didnt open until 5 p.m. Sunday night, those attending Bernie Sanders Town Hall at the Johnny Mercer Theater began arriving more than an hour before.
By the time the doors actually did open, hundreds were lined up outside the Civic Center. Varying ages, most in their mid-20s, stood in anticipation of getting a good seat. Some literally ran to the front row as they entered the theater.
The lower level of the theater was at 60 percent capacity within minutes. Half an hour later, the balcony had to be opened.
As 6 p.m. came and went, periodic chants of Feel the Bern rang out in anticipation of the Vermont senator. The venue reached capacity, which is around 2,500 seats, and volunteers frantically searched the rows to find vacant seats for the stragglers.
Finally, Mayor Edna Jackson took the stage amid, first, a chorus of cheers, and then, a chorus of boos.
She welcomed Sanders to the stage by talking about his longtime passion to break down walls of discrimination.
The thousands in attendance stood and cheered as Sanders took the stage, waving, followed by a chant of Bernie, Bernie, Bernie!
Sanders began the town hall by talking about his campaign a campaign that he says has garnered more than 800,000 individual contributions averaging around $30.
So, I do not represent the billionaire class or corporate America, Sanders said.
Throughout his one-and-a-half hour speech, Sanders spoke on many topics, including economic disparity, the legalization of marijuana and education.
He went into particular detail about the correlation between high youth unemployment and the large number of incarcerated persons.
It seems to me that it makes a lot more sense for us to be invested in education and jobs for our kids rather than jails and incarceration, Sanders said.
And it costs less money for us to send a young kid to the University of Georgia than to lock them up, he said as the crowd began to cheer. Lets send them to the University of Georgia.
One of his longest applauses of the night a 20 second standing ovation came when he talked about introducing legislation that would make public universities tuition-free.
People should not be denied going to college because they dont have enough money, he said.
The audience was also supportive when Sanders began talking about legislation that would take marijuana out of the controlled substances act.
Im not advocating smoking marijuana, he said, and a few booed in the crowd. It doesnt make it legal, it just means that youre not breaking the federal law. The reason we introduced that legislation is because Ive talked to too many people whose lives have been destroyed because of the police records they get for possessing marijuana.
Sanders said he advocates that full legalization of marijuana should be up to individual states.
His one mistake for the night was accidentally calling Savannah Atlanta. He quickly made it up to the crowd by playing it out as a confused mans joke.
It is Georgia, right?
Sanders said that the main message he wanted to get across at the town hall Sunday was one of unity.
Yes, I am here to ask for your support to become your next president, but Im also here to ask for more than that the only way we transform America is when millions of people stand up and we come together.
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Bernie PACKS HOUSE in Savannah (Original Post)
liberalnarb
Nov 2015
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peacebird
(14,195 posts)1. I am thankful Bernie is running for President.
Many many people now #FeelTheBern! I think the primaries are going to be a shock to some in Camp Weathervane.
liberalnarb
(4,532 posts)2. I'll be even more thankful when hes our newly elected President Sanders
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)3. number of donations
Bernie Sanders had a million on donations at the end of September:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-claims-more-1-million-donations
While this article says he now has 800,000 donations, I think it's actually 800,000 donors.
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)4. See that's the thing
This one line encompasses this whole election process. We, WE must get involved. I need to know what I can do to help.
"but Im also here to ask for more than that
the only way we transform America is when millions of people stand up and we come together.
ladyVet
(1,587 posts)5. The line that struck me the most:
the only way we transform America is when millions of people stand up and we come together
This is how it will be done. We must stand up to the business as usual crowd and fight for the country we want, the one we know is out there, struggling to hang on. By the people, of the people, for the people. Not fucking corporations or millionaires.