Did you guys see Birdie Sanders - video at link [View all]

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on the podium at the Bernie rally - how clean and refreshing

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/25/bernie-sanders-rally-bird-portland-oregon-portlandia



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In the city where TV show Portlandia popularized the phrase ‘put a bird on it’, one flew right up to the Democratic presidential candidate’s podium
Bernie Sanders: ‘I think there may be some symbolism here. I know it doesn’t look like it, but that bird is really a dove asking us world peace.’
Bernie Sanders: ‘I think there may be some symbolism here. I know it doesn’t look like it, but that bird is really a dove asking us world peace.’ Photograph: Steve Dykes/AP

A tiny bird interrupted presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ rally in Portland, Oregon, on Friday afternoon, to the thunderous applause of the crowd.

Welcome to Portland, senator Sanders, where the sketch comedy show Portlandia popularized the refrain “put a bird on it” as a way to parody the city’s hipster aesthetic.

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This is really cool