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22. Thank you for the post...glad to hear from someone that was physically there!

Reply to karynnj (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 09:56 PM

May 2015

I got most of the speeches...started online on a site, eventually turning up the volume on Ed's Show and then had to scramble back online when MSNBC cut Bernie off (never thought about C-SPAN)...then missed the very end for a phone call. Assuming the speech will pop up in links someplace...I would like to listen to it again, uninterrupted.

Oh...and after Sabrina posted up the Bernie store link, placed an order for some stuff!

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Descriptions of what it felt like to be at the Bernie Sander's kickoff [View all] karynnj May 2015 OP

Thanks for this, Karyn! I feel an excitement with Bernie that I haven't felt in many years. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #1

describe, if you will, the diversity of the crowd bigtree May 2015 #2

Its true, VT is not demographically diverse, aikoaiko May 2015 #3

Of course you know that VT's lack of diversity is Bernie's fault, right? cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #4

if you really want to know my 'implication' bigtree May 2015 #7

Why did you ask... weren't you able to see the picture? cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #15

Did you listen to the speech today? iamthebandfanman May 2015 #18

I don't think he addressed immigration... lunamagica May 2015 #28

FDR addressed "race" directly in his SOTU of 1944. bvar22 May 2015 #35

This is very annecdotal but I met the first few Bernie volunteers nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #21

Very legitimate question. jwirr May 2015 #23

Write and ask him. He is highly rated on all minority issues, race, gender, LGBT as well JDPriestly May 2015 #25

All you need to do to get an answer to that question is to look at his record. Eg, on LGBT rights he sabrina 1 May 2015 #26

I think you might want to consider that Bernie, democratic socialist that he is, pulled karynnj May 2015 #29

first of all, thank you for this excellent perspective bigtree May 2015 #34

Burlington is a refugee resettlement town - so there is more diversity than you would karynnj May 2015 #6

thanks, karynnj bigtree May 2015 #10

I think you need to learn a little more about his decades long record of fighting for the rights of sabrina 1 May 2015 #27

well we know bernie marched for civil rights in 63 questionseverything May 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author moondust May 2015 #12

it's probably whatever the state of vermont is, the problem would be if he starts having events in JI7 May 2015 #13

Mahalo Karyn.. It sounds wonderful for you.. so glad you could be there! Cha May 2015 #5

Very cool. Agschmid May 2015 #9

Thanks so much for this. Paka May 2015 #11

As someone here said recently, 'now I Want to vote for someone!' That's it. appalachiablue May 2015 #31

Exciting.. thanks for the report. mountain grammy May 2015 #14

I love BERNIE! GO BERNIE GO!!! iamthebandfanman May 2015 #16

recommended H2O Man May 2015 #17

K & R !!!! Thespian2 May 2015 #19

My impressions from the media paning to the crowd nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #20

Thank you for the post...glad to hear from someone that was physically there! SoapBox May 2015 #22

K&R Solly Mack May 2015 #24

I wanted to go, but I wasn't up for the 4-hour drive all alone. And 4 hours back. valerief May 2015 #30

are you in NH ? JI7 May 2015 #36

No, Mass. nt valerief May 2015 #37

K & R !!! WillyT May 2015 #32

huge K&R azurnoir May 2015 #33