Brooklyn councilman electrifies Sanders rally: ‘You’re goddamn right’ he’s waging ‘war with reality’

[NWCorona]

"New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams fired up a crowd in Brooklyn over the weekend with a rousing endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for president.

“What [New York Daily News] said about Bernie Sanders is that he is at war with reality,” Williams told a large group of supporters in Prospect Park on Sunday. “And I thought to myself, ‘You’re goddamn right.”


Because too many people’s reality in this borough, and in this city, in this nation needs to be at war with,” he continued. “Too many people’s reality is struggle. And maybe if you’re not at war with reality, you’re not focused enough.”

According to the councilman, the Sanders campaign represented a “political revolutionary moonshot.”

“From an eight-hour workday, to no child labor, from LGBT rights, to women’s suffrage, from the Civil Rights movement, to freeing the slaves, were all revolutionary moonshots,” he insisted. “In fact, the birth of this nation was a revolutionary moonshot. The people who say it cannot be done, please move out of the way of the people who are doing.”

“I’m proud today to endorse the next president of the United States of America, Senator Bernie Sanders, who will bring the revolutionary moonshot, baby!” Williams concluded."

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/brooklyn-councilman-electrifies-sanders-rally-youre-goddamn-right-hes-waging-war-with-reality/

[libdem4life]

1. Love it. Wish these politicians who just came out for Bernie,

especially POC (Politicians of Color), had done so sooner. Nina Turner has been out for a while. But bonus points to all...in any case.

I think perhaps this may be reflecting some of the last days switching. No one knows how to categorize the "new demographics" and they change rapidly.

[NWCorona]

3. I agree but cognizant to the that that most people just didn't know him like that.

I think there's gonna be some serious contemplation going on in the voter booths!

[CentralCoaster]

4. Sanders just can't seal the deal with POC.

Or, maybe he can.

[NWCorona]

7. I'm not sure if it's a matter of sealing the deal

But a matter of gaining trust IMHO and it doesn't happen overnight.

That said, I think he's made tremendous inroads. Spike Lee endorsed Bernie and that's amazing to me!

[CentralCoaster]

8. Clinton knew that her strength was name recognition, history in south.

And she benefited from the primary schedule.

We're fighting uphill but we're winning more and more.

[NWCorona]

11. Bernie truly started from the bottom

And look where he's at now. Hillary has the system behind her and she still can't stop the Bernie train!

[passiveporcupine]

18. A lot of people are resistant to a politician who doesn't have name recognition

Many people want to go with the winner and in the beginning when Bernie wasn't known, nobody would even bother to check him out to compare him to Hillary...until his rallies started hitting their state and their local news. Suddenly the crowds got their attention and they started to wake up. That's why the size of Bernie's rallies are so important.

I wish people would be more involved in politics, but it is what it is. Maybe the youth vote will stay more connected because of the seeds of revolution.

[cui bono]

20. Plus the Clinton campaign came out fighting with their 'whisper' campaign painting Bernie as racist,

tone deaf. If not for that and lack of name recognition and media coverage - which allowed the 'whisper' campaign to take hold.

If not for dirty politics and a corporate media, Bernie would be winning hands down. It's clear that as people get to know him he becomes the preferred candidate by most.

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[libdem4life]

6. Yes, that has been his uphill climb. But the exposure and

maturing of his campaign in New York...native son and all...is providing much higher exposure, and a bit more MSM coverage, as now we have a "horse race".

That will ultimately bring them out even if they (MSM) don't want him to win. It sells.

[NWCorona]

12. A race for sure!

Tomorrow night will be a 🎢 ride!

[libdem4life]

16. Oh, yeah. n/t

[CorporatistNation]

23. Fuck Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May Bernie Prevail Over The Wall Street Madam!

[polichick]

2. "revolutionary moonshots" - Love it!

[NWCorona]

5. I thought the same when I read that.

When did we stop reaching for that "brass ring" as a nation?

[libdem4life]

14. When it got held up so high that only money could reach it.

And a big reason Sanders had even been able to move up and get really competitive has been the social media of the people. That can't be bought.

So the next intentional roadblock will be the Superdelegates.

[Dragonfli]

15. It happened right after the "intellectual leveraged buyout" or AKA "hostile takeover" of the Party.

[font size="3"][center]It's Al From's Democratic Party..the rest of us just live here. The takeover.[/center][/font]

...When the Democrats through the DLC became beholden to big money and power, there was really no place left for the rest of us. The money and power folks did not need to stand for the lesser of us in the party. They did not have to take positions which would benefit us.

The power grab was described by one DLC member as the "intellectual leveraged buyout" of the party.

The Wise Geek says that a leveraged buyout is also known as a hostile takeover.

A leveraged buyout is a tactic through which control of a corporation is acquired by buying up a majority of their stock using borrowed money. It may also be referred to as a hostile takeover, a highly-leveraged transaction, or a bootstrap transaction. Once control is acquired, the company is often made private, so that the new owners have more leeway to do what they want with it. This may involve splitting up the corporation and selling the pieces of it for a high profit, or liquidating its assets and dissolving the corporation itself

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[Dragonfli]

9. K&R

[me b zola]

10. K&R

[vintx]

13. Thank God not everyone is cynical and afraid.

It takes courage and commitment to make progress.

The status quo isn't good enough for us

[Fantastic Anarchist]

25. We definitely deserve better than the status quo.

If we had anything resembling class consciousness, we'd understand that we are being pillaged and bullied. We'd understand that we deserve far better than what we are getting.

[vintx]

40. More and more people are catching on.

Which is why it was so important to DWS to help Shillary as much as possible.

[felix_numinous]

17. K&R!

[cui bono]

19. Another silly outlier.

Sure are a lot of them around lately.

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[ScreamingMeemie]

21. I wonder how many people Brock has, combing through this, looking for

code words.

That said, let me be the first to post some spin, so we can practice:

He seems angry and disjointed.

[Enthusiast]

22. Kicked and recommended!

[NCTraveler]

24. "War with reality." No doubt about it. Nt

[Fantastic Anarchist]

26. You're more intelligent than that obtuse post.

I'm confident that you understood his point.

[beedle]

28. "Screw the poor if they aren't onboard with Hillary"

IS that from the "Establishment Democrat rule book", or the "prosperity gospels"?

[NCTraveler]

29. I'm not sure where it is from. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's from beedle. nt.

[beedle]

31. I'm not the one disparaging a person because he's standing up for the poor. nt.

[NCTraveler]

32. I even attempted to google the quote you requested attribution for. Seems it is yours, as I stated.

Is it not your quote?

beedle

28. "Screw the poor if they aren't onboard with Hillary"

IS that from the "Establishment Democrat rule book", or the "prosperity gospels"?

Seems it is yours.

[beedle]

35. try googling

- Partisan hack makes light of Brooklyn Counsellor for saying "Too many people’s reality is struggle"

[NCTraveler]

36. I would rather you not move down the road until attribution for the first quote is covered.

Who's quote is it?

[beedle]

37. someone paraphrasing you.

... did you ever find Bernie's quote where he said "I am visiting the Pope'?

[NCTraveler]

38. Now on to the Pope? What? Have fun. lol. nt.

[beedle]

39. No quote?

okay, maybe just google 'paraphrase' ... it will help you be a better debater.

[Kip Humphrey]

27. "The people who say it cannot be done, please move out of the way of the people who are doing.”

one of my favorite quotes ever!

[Sheepshank]

30. Sanders waging a war with reality???

Bwahh haa haa haaaa...and the truth behind the unicorn is released.

[NWCorona]

33. I can see you aren't ready for what he's saying

That's OK tho

[Nanjeanne]

34. Watched this live. He was fantastic!

[bananas]

41. Bookmarking, I'll have to watch it later, sounds great! nt

[bananas]

42. Bookmarking, I'll have to watch it later, sounds great! nt