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Bernie Sanders Turns On the Charm at Conference of Black Journalists
By Joseph P. Williams, Staff Writer Aug. 9, 2019, at 6:03 a.m.
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Sanders took the stage to a smattering of cheers, and he quickly won over the audience with a variation on his standard stump speech, leavened with well-timed wisecracks and his passion for attacking Wall Street. He says his plans to make college and healthcare free, and pay for it by taxing the rich, would "disproportionately" help black communities.
He stood up after each question from a panel of interviewers, presumably to allow him space for his standard gesticulations, and when one of the interviewers asked if she could stand too, quipped, "We can dance, too, if you want."
The audience seemed to be with Sanders, issuing a few "uh-huhs" and "yeahs" when he described how he would pay for his programs by taxing Wall Street wealth. He even disarmed a heckler who demanded he "answer the question!" about his plan to forgive student debt.
He fired back without missing a beat, describing how his plan would lift the burden that keeps young people struggling under debt, unable to buy a house or start a business and "give(s) them a shot for a decent life."
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-08-09/bernie-sanders-gets-warm-reception-at-conference-of-black-journalists
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Sanders intro at about 41:00 mark
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The National Association of Black Journalists U.S. Presidential Candidates Forum features candidates running for U.S. President who have accepted an invitation to participate in a special forum during the 2019 NABJ Convention & Career Fair.
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