But some of those in the meeting said they were still “interested in seeing” if he responds to their argument that tackling racial injustice needs specific policies beyond Sanders’ general commitment to reducing inequality. These tweets also resulted in 9,300 new followers for Sanders – 2.5 times more followers he usually gets in a day – propelling his follower count up to over 513,000 followers.
Advertisement
Among those who helped tweeting, however, was none other than Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, himself. He also is in favor of repairing America’s crumbling infrastructure by fixing roadways, bridges, and the many other areas of infrastructure that have been neglected. “The result is a corrections system collapsing under its own weight as the prison industry gets rich and countless innocent men, women and children are ensnared in their trap”. But when it comes to family values and social justice, Sanders points to the lack of federally mandated paid maternity leave as “appalling”. Because nearly all of that wealth and income is going to the top 1 percent. “There is a whole lot of work that has to be done, but this is an issue where we can bring out bipartisan support“.
“I’m here to connect to younger people, ya know, and for me, thats everybody here in the room”, said faux Sanders, who also described the Bill of Rights as a a “rambling, terrorist manifesto”. Sanders went on to say that, “you should not be making a profit by putting people in prison”. With huge yachts, and jet planes and tens of billions. The glaring horror of this has been that the more people who sit in American jails and prisons, the more money these companies make. They are struggling to put a roof over their heads, and some of them are sleeping out on the streets.
Many of us will be working for Bernie in New Hampshire. “Have you heard anyone use the word poverty yet?” If all truth is God’s truth, as the adage goes, we don’t need to be afraid of hearing truth from anyone, no matter how unlikely the messenger. Do you think it’s moral?
(4) Finally, Bernie’s proposed spending on education and infrastructure aren’t really “spending” at all, but investments in the nation’s future productivity.
O’DONNELL: You want to raise the corporate taxes? For their part, the students and administration of Liberty University should be commended for welcoming a voice that was sure to challenge their political beliefs. It is not surprising that he did not receive the “thunderous applause or the enthusiasm that greeted Senator Ted Cruz” earlier this year.
Advertisement
Though hyperbolic, this message appears to be resonating: In a time of anxiety about the country’s economic future, the latest Post-ABC News poll shows Sanders cutting into Hillary Rodham Clinton’s once commanding lead for the Democratic presidential nomination.
