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In reply to the discussion: Bernie's coming onto the House floor! [View all]Her Sister
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You: "Strawman, hate progressives'
Me: Buh-Bye!
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There were a lot of people watching, so many that it temporarily shut down the Senate's server.
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#32
Don't need to Google it. Been living as a Democrat since I could vote - about 45 years.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#49
What I find irritating is the suggestion that if the democratic Party does something Bernistas like
Nitram
Jun 2016
#82
Thrilled he showed up but thinking today's Dems needed any nudge from him is silly
Rose Siding
Jun 2016
#132
I think it was probably the most fatal mass shooting in our history that did it.
Rose Siding
Jun 2016
#134
Did Bernie organize a sit in or a march after those events and I missed it? n/t
Sheepshank
Jun 2016
#254
Yes, partly, the Dems would not have have done this if they hadn't known they had the support
kerry-is-my-prez
Jun 2016
#196
Precisely why Bernie is such a standout, proving time and time again he's on the right side of history.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2016
#232
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#272
Remember when Bernie stood alone against tax cuts, do you know who else did that?
flamingdem
Jun 2016
#14
Who's taking anything away from Sanders? Why can't Sanders be a hero then and Lewis a hero now?
randome
Jun 2016
#18
Yep those two and all the other people who have the balls to back them up. I have the feeling that
kerry-is-my-prez
Jun 2016
#189
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#273
The poster I was responding to was referring to Sanders' pseudo-filibuster after a tax vote in 2010
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#244
Well you said Amen to a Post that was giving credit to Bernie or his movement for the Sit-IN
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#348
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#275
Implying that Sanders is irrelevant & impotent is an insult, i.e. an attack.
99th_Monkey
Jun 2016
#21
But no one said or implied that. John Lewis is responsible for this sit-in, though. That's all.
randome
Jun 2016
#36
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#279
No one needs to show John Lewis how to have backbone. They just need to look at his
Squinch
Jun 2016
#90
"Give it a rest"?? Why do you think you can demand that? We are supporting Democrats
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#145
Funny that. I support the Democrats that are fighting for gun control. How about you?
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#150
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#288
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#286
Wow. This is... I just can't. Read up on John Lewis before you say something like this.
Squinch
Jun 2016
#91
I think you will be surprised to see that many Democrats will start speaking back to power
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#146
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#282
Funny that they have been very, very quiet until Sen Sanders rallied many, many to speak up to
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#143
I think the 49 murder victims might have had a little more to do with it (nt)
LongtimeAZDem
Jun 2016
#4
You really think that our party would allow this if Sanders campaign had gone as quick as Kucinich's
That Guy 888
Jun 2016
#149
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#293
I think more than anyone by miles, it was John Lewis who motivated today's stand.
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#16
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#295
Mr. Lewis has had "so many with him" for much longer than this election season
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#48
I know this was not intentional on your part but minorities and women
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#57
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#300
Hero Congressman John Lewis and Congresswoman Katherine Clark are leading the sit-in.
MerryBlooms
Jun 2016
#55
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#304
With every move Bernie makes, America regrets more and more it did not nominate him.
DrBulldog
Jun 2016
#73
ummmm, nooooooooo... not at all... it wasn't Sanders who started the sit in
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#198
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#306
And sorry to those who want to give him credit for this, but he generally votes against gun control.
Squinch
Jun 2016
#88
Yep, constituent views are exactly the same as corporate interests from your state.
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#122
I'm disappointed in Bernie. This sit-in is a mistake. The bill is a travesty.
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#126
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#308
This is part of the revolution. The Democrats in Congress have been buoyed by
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#152
Who said anything about Sanders. I can't understand the need pretend that Sen Sanders hasn't
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#330
I have not said anything but good things about Rep. Lewis and yet you keep
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#333
Interesting that you won't commit yourself as to supporting the People's Movement
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#345
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#311
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#313
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#315
I am not a hater, just a clarifier, because people in this thread seem to be thanking Bernie for the
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#339
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#317
Considering he is a Senator and not a Congressman, this is a good thing
Feeling the Bern
Jun 2016
#184
Thank you for the correction. IT was not needed, but thanks. Understand that Congressman is easier
Feeling the Bern
Jun 2016
#256
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#320
You know, Sander's would be the first person to say he had nothing to do with it.
peace13
Jun 2016
#332
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#322
And that leader was John Lewis. How small of so many to try to take that away
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2016
#240
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#325
My guess is that it is a coping mechanism; anything good that the Democrats do this seaon
LongtimeAZDem
Jun 2016
#251
YEAR 2013: Rep. John Lewis adds arrest # 45 - after Peaceful SIT-IN Capitol ~ in 2013
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#327
Honestly I just went back to the convo above and you're not making sense to me sooooooo
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#353
Yes in 2013 got arrested for a sit-in in front of Capitol to try to advance immigration reform.
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#269