Those Must be Some Great Speeches | Bernie Sanders

If Secretary Clinton gets paid $225,000 for each individual speech to Wall Street and Goldman Sachs, then those must be some great speeches! And if they're so great, then she really ought to let us see them.

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Bernie Sanders is a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. Sanders previously served as mayor of Vermont’s largest city for eight years before defeating an incumbent Republican to be the sole congressperson for the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife Jane and has four children and seven grandchildren.

Bernard “Bernie” Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents and grew up in a small, rent-controlled apartment. His father came to the United States from Poland at the age of 17 without much money or a formal education. While attending the University of Chicago, a 20-year-old Sanders led students in a multi-week sit-in to oppose segregation in off-campus housing owned by the university as a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) officer. In August of 1963, Sanders took an overnight bus as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech firsthand at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

After graduation, Bernie moved to Vermont where he worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker. In 1981, he was elected as mayor of Burlington as an Independent by a mere 10 votes, shocking the city’s political establishment by defeating a six-term, local machine mayor. In 1983, Bernie was re-elected by a 21 point margin with a record amount of voter turnout. Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care, women’s rights, youth programs and the arts. In 1990, Sanders was elected to the House of Representatives as the first Independent in 40 years and joined the Democratic caucus. He was re-elected for eight terms, during which he voted against the deregulation of Wall Street, the Patriot Act, and the invasion of Iraq.

In 2006, Sanders defeated the richest man in Vermont to win a seat in the U.S. Senate as an Independent. Known as a “practical and successful legislator,” Sanders served as chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where he authored and passed the most significant veteran health care reform bill in recent history. While in the Senate, Sanders has fought tirelessly for working class Americans against the influence of big money in politics. In 2010, he gave an eight-and-a-half hour filibuster-like speech on the Senate floor in opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy. In 2015, the Democratic leadership tapped Bernie to serve as the caucus’ ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.

Known for his consistency on the issues, Senator Sanders has supported the working class, women, communities of color, and the LGBT community throughout his career. He is an advocate for the environment, unions, and immigrants. He voted against Keystone XL, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, wants to expand the Voting Rights Act, and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

[iconoclastic]

Hillary is the kind of person we call super-politician. No conscience, no empathy; we can talk about why she ended up that way, but first we have to bring her to heel.

[brainbytes]

Bernie, remember to hit hard in Sunday's debate!

[joel]

ANNOUNCEMENT: This weekend Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana and Maine vote. I'm confident Bernie will win 3 out of the 4, those being Nebraska, Maine and Kansas while Hillary takes Louisiana. Then on Tuesday Mississippi and Michigan vote, I think is fair to say she will take Mississippi but it'll be interesting to see what happens in Michigan. SO IF YOU ARE IN THE NEXT ROUND OF STATES VOTING ! GO AND VOTE ! TAKE YOUR WHOLE FAMILY !!! (especially Michigan we REALLY have to do well there)

[emonopoly]

I'll say it again, love this...Bernie getting aggressive about exposing Hillary is great for the campaign!!! Of course mainstream media will say he's attacking her for stating FACTS..nothing new

[thomasmackelly]

This is a good line Bernie. Use it everywhere.

[parkerwilkinson]

All for Bernie but this was not in Lansing, MI. I was there.

[marikoth]

Make the transcripts public #WENEEDTOFEELTHEBERN.

[redko_]

Wasn't this done in Lincoln, NE?

[OfficialViceGrip]

This was in Lincoln, NE not Lansing!!

[o_o]

KEEP ON BERNIN', BERNIE! I am the cheapest SOB alive, and you made me spare a YUGE amount of money for your campaign.
Why? I can't afford to live under Hillary or a Republican!

[grvonny]

At this point I'm not sure who is going to win this but I at least LOVE that he is a YUGE thorn in her (Shillary) side! HAHA #FeeltheBern!!!!

[randys]

Bernie needs to press this issue in the next debate. I understand he's not the type to run a negative campaign but these speeches are are serious issue and they *_must_* be addressed.

[marvintpandroid]

And will we see this on the main stream news... no... they are all in on the big confidence trick.
Do your bit, put this on your facebook, tell your friends, share it at work.

[nw]

I am sorry but I won't vote for a liar...

#bernieorbust

[Oceanz]

Not as Good as the one a Few days ago, but still on Point.

[levicoffman]

Big mistake standing in front of a podium that says "Lied". We live in a visual media.

[fatih.tavukcu]

Still not Lansing, still not Michigan. Please fix, this is in Lincoln Nebraska.

[MrInternetMan]

Sorry to say, Bernie... Real sorry to say this... I don't think we have a chance anymore. Not after super Tuesday.

[rakashael]

Dear Bernie,

The reason that many millennials are not showing up to vote is because we STILL feel like our vote won't matter! The electoral college still puts our fate in the hands of billionaires. Anyone who has seen Adam Ruins Everything can see that. We don't see a point in voting, and so we don't show up. How will voting make a difference in the general election? If you can address this, I think so many of us millennials will have hope enough to actually take action. I want to #FeeltheBern!

[LoverOfTheBayou]

the speech will be all blacked out or cut