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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThings you don't really need to know: Bernie's campaign manager was kicked out of college
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Nearly 30 years ago, after Weaver was expelled from Boston University for anti-apartheid protesting, the St. Albans and Highgate native signed up to work for Sanders' ultimately unsuccessful 1986 gubernatorial campaign.
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http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/bernie-begins-sanders-launches-his-political-revolution/Content?oid=2628543
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Things you don't really need to know: Bernie's campaign manager was kicked out of college (Original Post)
cali
Jun 2015
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underpants
(182,883 posts)1. Good thing to get kicked out for
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)3. Jeff went on to graduate from Georgetown Law School.
Weaver, raised in the St. Albans area, first met Bernie as a 20-year-old volunteer in Sanders 1986 campaign for governor. He later worked on Sanders campaigns for the U.S. House and on his 2006 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Weaver was a legislative assistant in Sanders congressional office and worked his way up to chief of staff in the Senate office. He is a graduate of Georgetown Law School, which he attended while working for Sanders
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-announces-campaign-management-team-with-strong-vermont-grassroots-experience/
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-announces-campaign-management-team-with-strong-vermont-grassroots-experience/
My older brother went to school with him and our families have always been friends.
Go Jeff!
Go Bernie!
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)4. The right wing considered Mandela a terrorist back then. nt
Autumn
(45,120 posts)5. I got to admire anyone who gets kicked out of University for anti-apartheid protesting.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)6. He could frame the notice and hang it on the wall...proudly.
Especially if John Silber signed it!