Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Profound Speech Since We Lost MLK

[Uncle Joe]

(snip)

It is not hyperbole to suggest that Senator Bernie Sanders's June 12, 2019 Democratic Socialism Speech was as profound as any delivered by either of the two men who Sanders frequently quoted: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a speech in which the Vermont senator revealed that his campaign, and accompanying "political revolution", offer a unique vehicle for societal transformation—from what President Jimmy Carter described as "an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" to the realization of the promise offered by President Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address: "government of the people, by the people and for the people."

Sanders brilliantly coupled a condemnation of the tyranny of capitalist oligarchy with FDR's recognition that democracy and freedom are unattainable in the absence of economic security. That message was so powerful that all three major corporate-owned cable networks—Fox "News", CNN and MSNBC—abruptly terminated their live coverage mid-speech. They did so before Sanders outlined what he described as a "21st Century Economic Bill of Rights".

Bernie noted that income and wealth inequality have soared to levels not seen since the onset of the Great Depression. "Three families," he said, “control more wealth than the bottom half of our country, some 160 million people."

That was actually an understatement. As of 2017, America's three richest "individuals"—Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffet—own as much wealth as the bottom 160 million, according to a report released by Institute for Policy Studies. "If left unchecked," Josh Hardy, the study's co-author observed, "wealth will continue to accumulate into fewer and fewer hands."

(snip)

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/06/15/bernie-sanders-delivered-most-profound-speech-we-lost-mlk

This is a good read.

[NYMinute]

1. 11th OP on the same speech

and common dreams?

[KPN]

23. 11th? It's the only one I could find. And what's with the Common Dreams rancor?

What's up with all that?

[MrsCoffee]

2. And the waters parted.

[Me.]

4. Walking On Water Begins At Noon

[sheshe2]

94. 23 Psalm. nt

[Me.]

96. Must Say...REally Appreciated Your Thread

on a wonderful speech giver

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12192165

[sheshe2]

104. Thank you dear, Me.

Goddess. I dayum near cried hearing his words.

Edmund Pettus Bridge

Selma, Alabama

2:17 P.M. CST

AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, President Obama!

THE PRESIDENT: Well, you know I love you back. (Applause.)



It is a rare honor in this life to follow one of your heroes. And John Lewis is one of my heroes.

Now, I have to imagine that when a younger John Lewis woke up that morning 50 years ago and made his way to Brown Chapel, heroics were not on his mind. A day like this was not on his mind. Young folks with bedrolls and backpacks were milling about. Veterans of the movement trained newcomers in the tactics of non-violence; the right way to protect yourself when attacked. A doctor described what tear gas does to the body, while marchers scribbled down instructions for contacting their loved ones. The air was thick with doubt, anticipation and fear. And they comforted themselves with the final verse of the final hymn they sung:

“No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you;

Lean, weary one, upon His breast, God will take care of you.”

And then, his knapsack stocked with an apple, a toothbrush, and a book on government -- all you need for a night behind bars -- John Lewis led them out of the church on a mission to change America.

snip

Selma is such a place. In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history -- the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham; and the dream of a Baptist preacher -- all that history met on this bridge.

It was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills; a contest to determine the true meaning of America. And because of men and women like John Lewis, Joseph Lowery, Hosea Williams, Amelia Boynton, Diane Nash, Ralph Abernathy, C.T. Vivian, Andrew Young, Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., and so many others, the idea of a just America and a fair America, an inclusive America, and a generous America -- that idea ultimately triumphed.

https://thedailybanter.com/2015/03/07/president-obamas-full-selma-50th-anniversary-speech-prepared-delivery/

[Me.]

105. ...

[sheshe2]

106. One more thing.

A hero. He nearly died on that bridge. His scull fractured. Look at the love and respect between these two men.

Hard to believe that John Lewis was booed at the DNC convention. Why was he booed? Simple answer. He supported Hillary.

[Gothmog]

120. I was there for this planned stunt

I was a Clinton delegate. The Clinton campaign had a great “whipping infrastructure” in place. My whip wanted me of the planned stunt of booing Congressman John Lewis 20 or 30 minutes in advance. According to my whip, sanders was asked to stop this stunt and declined

[yardwork]

3. Did podium bird attend?

[Trenzalore]

5. Most profound speech in 50+ years?

Kool-Aid.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Somebody had to do it eventually,

it might as well as have been Bernie.

I agree with the author of the OP's analysis.

[sheshe2]

21. Pretty sure the author forgot this guy.

Lot's more of his speeches listed at the link.

https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/jan/09/barack-obamas-12-most-memorable-speeches/

[Uncle Joe]

25. I doubt it

Ernest A. Canning is a retired attorney, author, Vietnam Veteran (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968) and a Senior Advisor to Veterans For Bernie. He has been a member of the California state bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, he has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science. Follow him on Twitter: @cann4ing

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/06/15/bernie-sanders-delivered-most-profound-speech-we-lost-mlk

As a major party candidate, Bernie's Economic Bill of Rights policy proposals are unmatched in modern American History in their scope and depth in regards to fundamental, structural and social change.

My own personal opinion is that if Bernie's EBR were to pass here in the U.S. all manner of social stress would most definitely be reduced to a lesser or greater extent and we; might actually improve our ranking as a nation on the world wide happiness scale and give Scandinavia, Finland along with other such nations stronger competition.

[sheshe2]

34. Well, with all due respect...

The Author, Ernest A. Canning's , title says differently.


Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Profound Speech Since We Lost MLK


That was 50+ years ago. Obviously the author never listened to any of the 12 speeches high-lighted at my link, such as these:

• March 7, 2015 — Civil rights march anniversary speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.

• Jan. 5, 2016 — Anniversary speech regarding Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Obama, moved to tears, said, “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad,” and called for action to control gun violence.

• June 26, 2015 — Mass shooting eulogy in Charleston, S.C. The president sang “Amazing Grace” to highlight his theme in the aftermath of a white supremacist’s shooting spree inside a black church.

• Jan. 20, 2013 — Second inaugural address. Obama talked about locations marking milestones in the fight for rights for women, black and LGBT people. “Lincoln’s is the only other second inaugural address that was better than the first,” Rowland said.


https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/jan/09/barack-obamas-12-most-memorable-speeches/

[Uncle Joe]

36. With all due respect...

those were all wonderful speeches by President Obama; a master of oratory of this there is no doubt.

I believe as the author does in the word of profound to literally mean and result in massive societal change.

Bernie's proposals would be as a 21st Century New Deal.

[BannonsLiver]

141. The OP has nothing but contempt for President Obama

Not pure enough, and maybe other reasons. We have seen this movie before with a lot of the Junior Senator’s devotees.

[sheshe2]

156. Sad, yet true.

No matter. He was the best President of by lifetime and will continue to help our Democratic Party. The man is inspirational and loved and respected around the world.

[Gothmog]

157. Agree-the hatred of President Obama is sad

[Uncle Joe]

159. That's also false, now you're batting two out of two so far.

[charlyvi]

73. Obama's speech on race was far more profound than Bernie's FDR lite.

[sheshe2]

74. Thanks for the link.

I am planning to listen to everyone of them again. I will weep, laugh, cheer and feel proud of the man I think to be the best President in my lifetime.

Thanks, charlyvi.

[charlyvi]

78. Anytime, Sheshe2.

[sheshe2]

95. Love ya, charlyvi!

[BeckyDem]

75. Sanders did well, he always does.

I like him, he is sincere.

[LanternWaste]

153. You're confusing analysis with opinion. Again.

[grantcart]

37. How could this speech be better than Sanders clarion call to primary President Obama?

The jealousy that Sanders die yards have that Obama is universally acclaimed a better statesman than Obama is palpable.

Up next from commondreams "Sanders could have taken Obama on the basketball court"

[JI7]

110. hahaha, just saw it was from commondreams

of course , can't see any other place with something like this. maybe jacobin or counterpunch .

[SidDithers]

7. Oh FFS...

It was the same stump speech he always gives.

It was such a transformative speech, he dropped behind Warren in recent polling.



Sid

[Trenzalore]

12. I expect more tales of miracles to increase with Warren gaining ground

[Eliot Rosewater]

30. We are doomed if people buy into this crap.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. It would be nice if he could ditch the '60s-era jargon.

"The tyranny of capitalist oligarchy"? Really? Bernie's speeches sound like rhetoric you'd hear at a Socialist Workers' Party campus meeting in 1966.

[pangaia]

42. "The tyranny of capitalist oligarchy" may sound 'old' but it is the absolute truth.

[MarcA]

64. Of course it is, but it is not allowed by the followers of neoliberalism. n/t

[comradebillyboy]

66. Ah yes, the dreaded neoliberals.

[dalton99a]

45. Bernie spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union, and has never come back

[pangaia]

102. Jeeze, I can not believe somebody wrote that here...

[JI7]

112. haha, pretty much

[nycbos]

140. Help help I'm being repressed.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

9. On July 15th 1979

100 million people watched this speech

[LibFarmer]

10. oh man

and I thought Bernie made a dead body wake up or something.

[Uncle Joe]

11. No but if Bernie's policy proposals

ever become law, there will be fewer dead bodies.

[LibFarmer]

13. Are you serious?

[Uncle Joe]

14. Apparently you are not.

[George II]

87. Something like Lazarus, wasn't it?

[SidDithers]

15. Bernie stans should stop trying to link him to MLK...

it’s not a good look.

Sid

[Uncle Joe]

18. That's ironic I feel the same towards those that would separate them,

we do agree on one point, it's not a good look.

Joe

[tymorial]

49. You're kidding right?

[mcar]

50. Separate them?

Bernie and MLK? When were they together?

[Uncle Joe]

54. Their policy proposals, ideals and history of protest.

[mcar]

55. Are you serious?

History of protest? You cannot seriously be comparing Sanders' limited protest experience with that of the great civil rights leader.

[Uncle Joe]

56. They both protested nonetheless for the same policies that were largely

unpopular with white America.

Bernie was younger than Martin but they stood for the same values.

[mcar]

57. Wow!

OK then.

[Uncle Joe]

58. ...

Peace to you mcar.

[greatauntoftriplets]

68. I'm younger than both of them.

And I wanted to be a freedom rider at age 12. Sadly, places like Selma are a long way from Chicago and I lacked the wherewithal to get down there.

[SidDithers]

59. Did MLK ever chain himself to a black woman?...

Well, DID HE???

Sid

[mcar]

62. Did MLK ever have to pay a $25 fine for protesting?

Really, there's just no comparison.

[Grasswire2]

82. You still here? nt

[OilemFirchen]

89. Do you see a SidDithers2?

Well?

Do you?

[SidDithers]

91. I never left...

How ‘bout you?

Sid

[sheshe2]

100. That is not nice.

Please stop.

Sid is a valued long time member here. Sid has been here since 2002. You have been here less than a year. Stay calm, we are a pretty great group here if you get to know us, Grasswire.

[SidDithers]

117. Grasswire has also been a member since 2002...

however, like so many other rabidly anti-Hillary posters that posted at DU during the 2016 primary, they declined to agree to the new "don't bash Hillary and other Democrats" Terms of Service after the conclusion of the primary.

Guess they realized they'd no longer be able to post shit like:

"Honestly, Bill and Hill make the Bushes look like slackers."
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1771028

"I used to think the Bushes were grifters. Bill and Hill took it to a new level."
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1774318

"It is not accurate to say she plays the game according to the rules. Unless the rules mean that it's okay to break the law."
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1859597

There's lots and lots more like that. Google site search is a really useful tool, and people have to own their histories.

Strange that they'd want to come back to a website that so curtailed their freedom to bash Democrats during 2016.




Feel free to come at me anytime, Grasswire2. I've got the receipts.

Sid

[sheshe2]

129. Aaaah.

Alrighty then.

[mcar]

150. Wow! You sure do have the receipts

[BannonsLiver]

155. Btw the OP of this silly thread rec'd all of those posts.

[Uncle Joe]

158. That's false

The first two links are the same thread and I didn't recommend the third one.

[sheshe2]

61. IKR.

[BannonsLiver]

142. There is a lot of slightly disturbing delusional thinking in this thread.

It’s sort of amazing to me to see the level of disconnect from reality.

[mcar]

151. After the past 2 years, it is more than disconcerting

[George II]

88. No need to separate them since they never ever met.

[murielm99]

19. The same goes for FDR.

He is no FDR.

[KPN]

24. Oh brother.

[charlyvi]

71. In fact, much of BS's speech was lifted from FDR's fourth inaugural address.

But to his followers, it's all Bernie.

[MineralMan]

16. Hmm...well, his speech cost him a couple of points in the polls,

letting Elizabeth Warren move up a little. So, it did have some effect. By putting the Socialist nametag around his neck, I think he put paid to his chances of receiving the Democratic nomination, frankly.

[BlueWI]

65. Politics is more than a horse race.

It's a dialogue about public issues of substance, and the inability or unwillingness across our political leaders to discuss the excesses of capitalism hurts everyone.

Kudos to Sanders for having the political courage to raise the issue of income inequality prominently and persistently. He deserves more credit for doing this with audiences across the nation at a time when the leading candidates, save Warren, have far less to say about these issues.

[Gothmog]

138. sanders is below 15% in South Carolina

Link to tweet

[SouthernProgressive]

17. " Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Profound Speech Since We Lost MLK"

It's pathetic that someone could even type something so offensive.

[Uncle Joe]

20. A little information about the author.

Ernest A. Canning is a retired attorney, author, Vietnam Veteran (4th Infantry, Central Highlands 1968) and a Senior Advisor to Veterans For Bernie. He has been a member of the California state bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, he has received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science. Follow him on Twitter: @cann4ing

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/06/15/bernie-sanders-delivered-most-profound-speech-we-lost-mlk

[KitSileya]

60. Is he the new HA Goodman? nt

[Gothmog]

139. What happened to H.A. Goodman?

[Recursion]

113. So he's yet another graybearded white dude stuck in 50 years ago. Got it.

Bernie definitely knows his base.

[sheshe2]

130. He works for the Sanders campaign.

He is an employee.

[Uncle Joe]

134. I don't believe that changes the truth of the article.

I believe it as well, the future will be the judge.

[sheshe2]

136. IMHO, yes.

It changes everything.

[KitSileya]

146. Like Sander's supporters didn't care that Sirota wrote articles attacking other candidates,

Senator Sander's "opponents", while actively trying to get a job in the campaign? I guess journalistic integrity isn't important to some.

[SouthernProgressive]

147. Pathetic and offensive someone could type such a thing.

These are the foolish things that are sending Sanders backwards. It's so interesting that his supporters are his worst enemy, by far.

[Uncle Joe]

148. I believe the author nailed the article. n/t

[SouthernProgressive]

149. I'm sure you do.

That was never in question.

Sanders own hires are what's crushing him.

[NoMoreRepugs]

22. Bit of a stretch to call it the most profound speech

in half a century to put it mildly. I appreciate the enthusiasm but it is just a well crafted version of some of what Bernie has been saying for years.

[KPN]

26. Wow. The rancor is palpable here. I don't get it frankly. Yeah, maybe the article overstated the

significance of Sander's speech, but the responses here sure do signify a lot.



I'm surprised folks don't think these statements and underlying points of view expressed in a speech by a Presidential candidate who actually came pretty close to being nominated the last go round aren't somewhat significant:

"Money becomes evil not when it is used to buy goods but when it is used to buy power…Economic inequalities become evil when they are translated into political inequalities." Political inequality ... leads to more dangerous economic inequalities.

Extreme inequality is dangerous ... it paves the way for demagogues to exploit widespread anger and despair, as occurred in the 1930s. "Then, as now, deeply-rooted and seemingly intractable economic and social disparities led to the rise of right-wing nationalist forces all over the world."

"In Europe,the anger and despair was ultimately harnessed by authoritarian demagogues who fused corporatism, nationalism, racism and xenophobia into a political movement that amassed totalitarian power, destroyed, and ultimately murdering millions of people ..."

[Uncle Joe]

31. I believe the rancor is below normal at this point

and am mildly encouraged.

I believe as for the significance, the future can only be the judge, if it were to come into being....

[BlueWI]

111. I appreciate the news about Sanders that you share here.

DU is atypical of Democrats nationally when it comes to Sanders. Most of the anti-Sanders contingent won't bother to listen but will type pre-formed opinions repeatedly.

Sanders' outspokenness on income inequality and oligarchy is an important contribution to the politics of our time, and he still has a lot of support in this campaign, third at worst, but probably second in the polls. So his statements will continue to influence the direction of the party.

[lunamagica]

114. Sanders never came close to being nominated the last go round

[mtnsnake]

161. Some of the rancor is from people trolling the forum, obviously,

although some of it might be from bona fide DU'ers who are simply letting their hatred get the best of them. Hard to say.

[lillypaddle]

27. I call BS

[nycbos]

29. It not a coincidence that Bernie Sanders's initials are BS

[lillypaddle]

32. ya think?

[nycbos]

28. So Bernie is MLK now?

[LibFarmer]

38. A few more recitals of the stump speech

and he will be Caesar, Pope, Jesus and god ... in that order.

[nycbos]

63. I was going to say Lincoln.

Was does the Gettysburg Address have on Bernie?

[BannonsLiver]

143. No, he's JC himself

Wait till you see what he does with a couple of fishes and a loaf of bread.

[brooklynite]

145. Jeremy Corbyn?

That doesn't sound promising.

[leftofcool]

33. Blah, blah, blah and blah

[MineralMan]

35. I heard one of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches in person.

I was in the back of the crowd for his 1965 "How Long? Not Long" speech in Alabama. I also heard Bernie Sanders' speech. There is no possible comparison between the two. MKL electrified his audience. His speech changed the direction of my life, from being an aspiring engineer to becoming a writer who helped people do things in several areas. MLK's speech inspired hope in his audience, for things that still have not been realized.

Bernie's speech is not what that writer said it was. Not even close. it was a campaign speech by a candidate who is slipping in the polls. It was a speech by a candidate for President, running for the second time for the Democratic nomination. It wasn't a bad speech. It was a pretty good speech, actually. But it was not the speech that writer characterized it as being. Nope.

[Gothmog]

92. I have heard Congressman John Lewis tell his "preaching to chickens" story four times in person

That is a great speech and would love to hear a few more times

Link to tweet

[qazplm135]

39. maybe since Jesus...

I mean that's what people are saying.

[mtngirl47]

40. I didn't hear the whole Bernie Sanders speech, but last night on

Bill Maher, George Will said it was so close to FDR's 1944 speech that it bordered on plagiarism.

[Uncle Joe]

43. Bernie repeatedly quoted Franklin Roosevelt to great effect while proposing

to complete FDR's (which he never survived to see)second bill of rights with his 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights.

A 21st Century New Deal.

[Gothmog]

93. FDR was not a socialist

Link to tweet

[Hekate]

41. And to think I turned it off when I heard him assert, again, that....

...the solution to every problem is economic. Sexism, homophobia, racism, the death of the planet itself -- never mind the State withering away, these evils shall cease to exist with an entirely economic remedy. It's so clear; why even address them by name?

Then I, having heard this before from BS, quite independently turned off the tv and walked off in my benighted state, not knowing the soaring rhetoric I was about to miss. FDR, MLK, and BS, oh my.

PS: I happen to agree with him that oligarchy is evil, and that unregulated capitalism destroys democracy. Really I do. But other things also destroy democracy, and must be named for what they are.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. Seriously?

Comparing Bernie to MLK borders on offensive; it's at least weapons-grade hyperbole.

[MineralMan]

47. When Nothing Else Is Working - Try A Little Hyperbole.

Hype for short.

[tymorial]

48. Oh but it's not. Didnt you see? They said it wasn't

[tymorial]

46. By saying it's not hyperbole doesnt make it true.

Most profound.... I just cant.

[msongs]

53. we didnt "lose:" MLK - he was murdered, executed, gunned down in cold blood. nt

[NYMinute]

67. Would MLK supporters ever have boo'ed John Lewis?

Would MLK supporters have promoted voting for Jill Stein or Trump so he may have another shot at the presidency?

[Renew Deal]

69. lol

[WhiskeyGrinder]

70. Good lord, no.

[Tarheel_Dem]

72. This is just soooooo....

[George II]

80. That's a classic animated gif, thanks!

[Tarheel_Dem]

81. It's exhausting. Trying so hard to equate BS with the likes of MLK is a sure sign of desperation.

And the worst part is, it simply doesn't work.

[sheshe2]

108. And....A whole lotta

[Tarheel_Dem]

123. YES! YES! YES! It seems so desperate, and a bit disrespectful.

[Tarc]

76. Bernie can barely make a dent in the PoC vote

Trying to tie him to MLK is downright vulgar.

[EffieBlack]

98. And this kind of insulting, bone-headed rhetoric from his supporters is a primary reason why.

[Gothmog]

121. Without support of African Americans, sanders will not be the nominee

[Skid Rogue]

77. You've got to be kidding???

Next, Sanders' supporters will wonder why he doesn't do well with African American voters.

[Cha]

84. Exacty what I was thinking,

Skid.

[George II]

79. No he didn't. Did you see this? Did BS sing any hymns?

[Grasswire2]

83. Uncle Joe, I appreciate your sincerity, courtesy, and advocacy for Bernie's proposals.

It's clear that you are a patriot and a good American.

And you have done so without tearing down any other Dem candidate. Bravo!

No snark from you. So refreshing.

Thank you.

[betsuni]

85. I guess "profound" is another one of those words with a new meaning.

Like democratic socialism.

[George II]

90. I was thinking something similar, "profound" isn't necessarily a positive description.

[dalton99a]

86. The same author who predicted the largest political scandal since Watergate:

https://www.laprogressive.com/panama-papers/

[EffieBlack]

97. Lol!

No, he didn’t actually write that.

I don’t know whether to or or

[LibFarmer]

99. I did all three

Comparing BS with MLK Jr. takes a really really psychedelic dissonance.

[EffieBlack]

103. And they wonder why black folk aren't falling down at his feet.

Not only that, they’re PISSED OFF that we’re not - after all, we owe him a lifetime of gratitude because he dabbled in civil rights in college.

[betsuni]

107. Even after what happened at She the People, Bernie still appears to think that

the Bernie/MLK relationship is real and should be repeated.

[Trumpocalypse]

101. Hysterical I love The Onion

[sheshe2]

109. Bwahahahahaha

Thanks.

Dayum I needed a laugh!

[grantcart]

115. Snort

[George II]

118. Funny you said that, I thought it was Borowitz.

[Gothmog]

122. I also love the Onion

[highplainsdem]

116. Sigh. Labeling a speech profound doesn't make it profound. It was little more than his standard

stump speech, drawn out to mind-numbing length, delivered in an even more tired rant than usual -- all in an attempt to link Sanders to MLK and in particular FDR. Only people who are already Sanders true believers are likely to have bought those comparisons, or to have considered it a profound speech.

I very much doubt it seemed convincing to anyone else.

It was a rhetorical Hail Mary pass, but outside the circle of true believers, it failed.

[George II]

119. MLK never met FDR, and BS never met MLK. They only happened to be about a half mile apart...

....in Washington DC back on August 28 1963, along with hundreds of thousands of others:

[Uncle Joe]

124. Most of white America at that time was a galaxy apart.

[Cha]

126. And, besides that.. whadda know.. the guy who

wrote "the most profound speech since MLK" works for BS.

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

128. Bazinga!

[Cha]

135. ...

[Cha]

125. Besides the guy who wrote the article

apparently works for BS.

Link to tweet

[sobenji]

127. Actually that is hyperbole

[Uncle Joe]

131. The future will be the judge.

[George II]

132. The future has judged - aside from a guy who works for the BS campaign who said that and....

....the man who wrote the speech, David Sirota, the profundity of the speech has already been dismissed. Even Sirota, who tweeted "It really was that good" has deleted that tweet.

[Uncle Joe]

133. Space time and all that stuff.

[brooklynite]

144. The present is already judging...

Sanders' poll numbers are dropping.

[Skidmore]

137. ....

[awesomerwb1]

152. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Was Bernie riding a unicorn or walking on water when that celestially magnificent speech was given?

[LanternWaste]

154. Posts like this illustrate exactly why I refer to him as a Sacred Cow

His congregation is on message though... regardless of the accuracy of that message.