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pangaia

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12. Your post reminding me of that speech brings tears to my eyes.

Thu May 28, 2015, 06:55 PM

May 2015

That was one of the 2 or 3 greatest speeches in American political history.
I remember exactly where I was, with my then girlfriend in Cincinnati, OH, after working tirelessly on his campaign there. We were both in such tears through the whole speech I couldn't even see the television screen. And he WON Hamilton County.

And the line that finished me off.....
" I would rather have Roosevelt in a wheelchair than Reagan on a horse."

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Per The Nation, Bernie supported Jesse Jackson in the 1988 presidential primary race. [View all] JDPriestly May 2015 OP

I voted for Jesse Jackson in the California primary upaloopa May 2015 #1

So did I. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #2

So did I. Nt Stardust May 2015 #3

the lily white state of Vermont caucused for Jackson cali May 2015 #4

Jesse, 1984 Democratic Convention speech: Bluenorthwest May 2015 #5

At the time I was a kid enamored of Reagan and Republicans but that speech CreekDog May 2015 #7

Your post reminding me of that speech brings tears to my eyes. pangaia May 2015 #12

Thanks for posting that. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #31

A tremendous, iconic speech enigmatic May 2015 #34

So? No one is calling him a racist. His campaign, however, SUCKS when it comes to optics KittyWampus May 2015 #6

He declared a couple of days ago. pangaia May 2015 #13

yeah, you all keep denying that thread which started this all m-lekktor May 2015 #21

At least he did not bus a bunch of people in and do an invitation only gatherings like the Rs do. jwirr May 2015 #23

48 hours nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #24

Has Hillary had any campaign events open to the public yet? Bernie has had at least half a dozen so sabrina 1 May 2015 #41

Why would ANYONE be asking about his "stance on race"?? 7962 May 2015 #8

:>)))))))))) pangaia May 2015 #14

Me too. My favorite was years ago when we used to race our crawler tractors. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #30

Snort. pangaia May 2015 #37

Kinda made you cranky, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #39

Were you there watching ???? pangaia May 2015 #40

A trailer plow. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #42

I voted for him in the NY primary. rickford66 May 2015 #9

so did I G_j May 2015 #32

The PUMAs have their fingers in their ears Doctor_J May 2015 #10

using the puma card? why the fuck did i come in this thread to have a jab at serious conversation. seabeyond May 2015 #17

Why would a racist support Jesse Jackson? Enthusiast May 2015 #11

no one called him a racist. everyone knows this. and still the meme keeps being pushed. why? seabeyond May 2015 #16

because of the false claim that people who fight against economic inequality Ken Burch May 2015 #22

History tell us focus can be in one direction and minorities fall to the wayside. Why would any dem seabeyond May 2015 #26

You've never had any reason to think Bernie would let minorities fall by the wayside. Ken Burch May 2015 #27

you are not listening ken. henceforth, we have not been at the table. it is exclusively economics. seabeyond May 2015 #29

Bernie is going to say all that. Ken Burch May 2015 #33

i have said repeatedly, we have time to listen. i have also stated i would not make an issue seabeyond May 2015 #35

this is grand, what he did in '63. as are all his votes supporting minorities thru out his career. seabeyond May 2015 #15

Bernie and Hillary both need to address not just race Skidmore May 2015 #18

And he did that when Jesse was being falsely accused of antisemitism Ken Burch May 2015 #19

I voted for him in the PA primary. femmocrat May 2015 #20

I've always figured that Paul Simon was pushed to stay in through the Illinois primary Ken Burch May 2015 #28

You mean the REVEREND Jesse Jackson? See, Bernie Sanders is some kind of religious nut. hughee99 May 2015 #25

Not good enough, Bernie whatchamacallit May 2015 #36

Nothing will be good enough until that economic, foreign policy, corruption, capture, and civil TheKentuckian May 2015 #38