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JudyM

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13. Powerful story. Letting Chris tell his story at his own pace says a lot about Bernie's focus. It's
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:41 PM
Jun 2016

a metaphor for how real these issues are to him and that he takes time to listen, and has, over the years. He's not more focused on serving corporate masters and how much can we market in a sound bite. That's his whole thing. He won't serve corporate masters. He's paying big money by the second to air this, and he is saying underneath: people's lives, people's suffering in our system is far far more important than the money.

I'm ferklempt, as my dad would say... Choked up with the emotional beauty of this powerful statement of an ad, which is about far more than, but represented beautifully by, Chris' story.

Thank you, Bernie. For showing how deeply you care. For modeling a leadership ethic that echoes in the heart as a resonance of our deeper humanity. For being more than a storefront-depth politician.

And anyone who wants to poke at this because I'm expressing my genuine emotion, well, you're just showing your cold, bloodless heart.


Wow... TeeYiYi Jun 2016 #1
That is a beautiful ad. n/t djean111 Jun 2016 #2
Yep, only one candidate has called the drug war a "failure" Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #3
And some probably thought of him as a superpredator. n/t winter is coming Jun 2016 #4
Good ad! zappaman Jun 2016 #5
Well, that made me cry. I hope for a great future for Chris. Luminous Animal Jun 2016 #6
That is some powerful film making as well. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #7
Thank you, ellen. This is what Bernie is all about. senz Jun 2016 #8
Beautiful. KeepItReal Jun 2016 #9
That is a great ad. YouDig Jun 2016 #10
Oh, shit. Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #11
Thank you, elleng. Thank you. nt antigop Jun 2016 #12
Powerful story. Letting Chris tell his story at his own pace says a lot about Bernie's focus. It's JudyM Jun 2016 #13
Amen. lostnfound Jun 2016 #22
Awesome ad and money well spent. Skwmom Jun 2016 #14
That man is beautiful... lmbradford Jun 2016 #15
Loved it. morningfog Jun 2016 #16
Absolutely Beautiful... thank you! 2banon Jun 2016 #17
Did he only release it on the internet? itsrobert Jun 2016 #18
I don't know. elleng Jun 2016 #19
Enthusiastic K&R. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #20
*Very* heavy. pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #21
I'm n tears madokie Jun 2016 #23
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