Bernie Sanders campaign kickoff.
brianlux
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Stumbled across this article today and was super glad to see Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, will be speaking at Bernie Sanders campaign kickoff next week. Will be watching this closely:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/21/bill-mckibben-bernie-sanders/27738317/
"Bill McKibben, a Vermont environmental activist and author, will speak at the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign kickoff in Burlington next week, according to a Sanders spokesman.
"Bernie's sponsored the most aggressive climate change legislation in Congress," said Michael Briggs, a spokesman for the Sanders campaign. He added that McKibben and Sanders both worked to stop the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and participated in a New York City climate change march last fall.
"Bernie is the ultimate what-you-see-is-what-you-get politician," McKibben said in an email. "There's no fancy moves and no adroit spin, just relentless day-in day-out advocacy for working people, and for a working planet. Bernie's been in the forefront of all the crucial environmental fights of recent years, always willing to knuckle down and do the hard work of fighting the big corporations."
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., are also expected to speak — with free ice cream in tow.
Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, will launch his campaign from Burlington 5 p.m. Tuesday at Waterfront Park."
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/21/bill-mckibben-bernie-sanders/27738317/
"Bill McKibben, a Vermont environmental activist and author, will speak at the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign kickoff in Burlington next week, according to a Sanders spokesman.
"Bernie's sponsored the most aggressive climate change legislation in Congress," said Michael Briggs, a spokesman for the Sanders campaign. He added that McKibben and Sanders both worked to stop the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and participated in a New York City climate change march last fall.
"Bernie is the ultimate what-you-see-is-what-you-get politician," McKibben said in an email. "There's no fancy moves and no adroit spin, just relentless day-in day-out advocacy for working people, and for a working planet. Bernie's been in the forefront of all the crucial environmental fights of recent years, always willing to knuckle down and do the hard work of fighting the big corporations."
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., are also expected to speak — with free ice cream in tow.
Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, will launch his campaign from Burlington 5 p.m. Tuesday at Waterfront Park."
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I'm pulling for Bernie or Jill Stein. Fuck that DINO bitch Sillary.
Also...climate change exists and so does Kevin Bacon...not sure what you're getting at.
Probably the only candidate who
"knew then" what lots of others still don't.
Also, the RINO thing is laughable when Republicans do it. Always reminded me of Pearl Jam superfans deciding who is and who isn't a "true fan". That Democrats have now adopted it speaks to how both our parties have become two sides of the same coin.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Gore I do not believe would have invaded Iraq, while McCain very well may have bombed Iran. So there is that.
Does Carter or Mondale embark on Iran/Contra? Probably not. Doubtful also that Carter would have invaded Grenada.
If we got President Dole we would never have known Monica Lewinsky. Also unclear what the state of Hillary's political career would be today.
Shit, as I'm typing this maybe a lot of things would be different.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
http://terrific-top10.com/2013/06/12/top-10-historical-altered-photos2/
What we know is this...
George Tenet was both Clinton and Bush's CIA director. He was the one who told W that the case on WMD was "a slam dunk". Al Gore was one of only 10 democrats who supported the first gulf war and was very hawkish on saddam during Clinton's final years. With or without 9/11 Saddam was going to be dealt with in some capacity as the sanction was collapsing and he was firing on countries enforcing the no-fly zone. Gore/Lieberman would have absolutely been "hawkish".
In hindsight we like to tell ourselves that things would have been different but there is very little evidence to support that.
To keep the thread on topic though you can be certain that only a President Sanders will keep you out of another war. Stay away from nominating Hillary if the end of military action is your number one cause.
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Again man...you're not paying attention...please follow the flow. Some of us are discussing whether a Gore/Lieberman administration would have behaved differently. I am not certain they would have. It is an answer we cannot know. They certainly would have dealt with Saddam in some way. It was inevitable. Please take Circle in the Sand by Christian Alfonsi off your vast bookshelf and read it again.
Why not just say, "it's an answer we cannot know" like you did after I called you out? You are slippery BS, I'll give you that.
It was only "inevitable" with GWB, Cheney and the neocons in office. Circle in the Sand or not.
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