Bernie Draws

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Monday August 10, 2015 · 10:17 AM PDT

2015/08/10 · 10:17

What kind of candidate ,with little name recognition, can draw over 20,000 people to a speech in a city across the country?
What kind of candidate can quell a determined protest movement ( BLM ) with just a few well chosen words?
Last night, Bernie Sanders turned away crowds of people at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon where he gave a rousing speech to an overflow audience.
In his remarks, he inextricably tied together income inequality, the lack of educational opportunities, and the incarceration and deaths of African-American peoples across the nation. there was no interruption as at previous events by the 'Black Lives Matter" protest movement.
He then touched on gender pay inequality, challenging men themselves to stand up for their female co-workers in the workplace.
The Sanders campaign moves to Los Angeles today.

The Dominionists have come to S/W Washington State

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Wednesday February 25, 2015 · 9:58 AM PST

2015/02/25 · 09:58

The three member Clark County Council voted yesterday 2 to 1 to mount " In God We Trust" placards in council chambers.
After 8o speakers voiced their concerns, Counselors Dave Madore and Tom Meilke pushed the vote through despite major opposition. The Chamber was filled to overflow with for/ against running about even.
Counselor Jenne Stewart voted against.
The measure was instigated by out of state lobbyists from the organization "In God We Trust America, based in Bakersfield Calif. The IGWTA has been active all over the country, and is becoming more successful in Blue states. Clark County is a heavily Red county.
The local newspaper, "The Columbian", normally a right wing mouthpiece, was inundated with comments from people aghast of the ruling.
While a local organization know as "Friends of the Carpenter" was approached to fund the manufacture of the placard, nothing was mentioned with regard to funding future legal challenges.

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