TODAY: Bernie delivers 2 million signatures to White House

[Iwillnevergiveup]

Social Security Works

Watch Live at 12:30pm!
Senator Bernie Sanders delivers 2 million of your petition signatures to the White House


The president is set to include a major Social Security benefit cut in his budget on Wednesday. President Obama is proposing the so-called chained CPI, which would cut cost-of-living adjustments for all current and future Social Security benefiaries.

Over two million people took action, and today, live at 12:30PM EDT, Senator Bernie Sanders is going to deliver YOUR Petitions directly to the White House telling Obama: No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.

Over the last few years Wall Street has thrown every commission, gang, sequester and supercommitee they could come up with at our earned benefits. Each time, you have risen to the occasion.

Now we're bringing the fight to the White House. Watch it live!

Thank you.

Michael Phelan,
Social Security Works

p.s., click here to help Social Security Works keep our Social Security system working with a donation of $5.

[MotherPetrie]

1. K&R

[steve2470]

2. k&r nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

3. Between this

and the story warrior1 posted, the White House is going to get deluged with petitions, and I'm very, very happy about that.

[Cleita]

4. God bless Bernie. If only we could clone 99 more of him. n/t

[Iwillnevergiveup]

5. Dear Cleita

Totally agree with you, but I'd even settle for a super majority so we could get some things done in this country that need doin'!

[Armstead]

6. He's not a Democrat but he's a DEMOCRAT

[Volaris]

14. I've wondered about that...

as in, (and this is a question I guess for the Mods) if Bernie ever had to face a DEMOCRATIC Party nominee in his home state, would the Site Admins be all twitchy about who was getting our "support" on this board? Yes, Sen. Sanders sits with the Democratic Caucus, but he IS a registered Independant. My guess would be, just based on semantics, this is DEMOCRATIC Underground, not Liberal Underground...

I'm not trying to start a fight, I am just curious now as to how that would all break down.

If it's been adressed, please point me to the relavant thread.

[cali]

16. he won't. Both the national dem party and the state party support Bernie

Surprised?

[Volaris]

29. Honestly I'm not sure if I am or not...

and thanks=).

[forestpath]

7. K&R

[Iwillnevergiveup]

8. In just a little over one hour

2,000,000! Wonder who will receive them????

[99th_Monkey]

9. One of those signatures is mine!!

Got an email notification this morning that Bernie was going
to "deliver" it today. You gotta love Bernie. Sad thought
that it takes an Independent anymore to carry Democratic
water.

[arcane1]

10. Go Bernie!!

[donnasgirl]

11. Bernie is a great man

One of the signatures is mine but there should be at least 50 million, everybody should get behind the man.

[bullwinkle428]

12. Ignore 2 million signatures at your own peril.

[rhett o rick]

25. You know you are addressing a lame duck president. nm

[timdog44]

13. Don't fail to call the

White House and let them know what you think. 202-456-1111. Very nice young staffers ready to take your message on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

[Liberalynn]

15. Thank you Bernie and thank you all those that signed!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

17. Oh my, oh my

Just got an e-mail from a friend who suggested we send Bernie picture postcards from where we live to THANK HIM for taking this on. Boy, that almost deserves another thread!

[rhett o rick]

26. Please start such a thread. I will send one way or the other. Great idea. nm

[Iwillnevergiveup]

30. You're right, rhett o rick

Will do - thanks!

[rhett o rick]

37. I dont have any picture postcards at the moment. I am sending regular with "We Love Bernie" in large

block letters. And to my Senators, sending a postcard saying, "Sen Sanders Our Best Democrat."

[dotymed]

18. Wall street? Wasn't it the WH that did the "throwing" at the behest of

wall street?

"Over the last few years Wall Street has thrown every commission, gang, sequester and supercommitee they could come up with at our earned benefits. Each time, you have risen to the occasion. "

[shraby]

19. One thing is certain...he won't have to hand them through a locked gate.

[limpyhobbler]

20. cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=MEel9qqUBv8

[Liberalynn]

23. Did they actually deliver them yet?

I tuned in late.

[limpyhobbler]

32. Seems like it.

Organizers of the rally said they delivered petitions to the White House with more than 2 million signatures.

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=16497ADC-3E59-4AFF-AFC4-21B3D5670C90

[Liberalynn]

35. Thanks for the link

They did a good thing. I am wondering what the response was if anything from the White House staff when they actually received the petitions.

[limpyhobbler]

33. Here's a clip from Bernie Sanders website

[Liberalynn]

36. Thanks for sharing the link

I admire Bernie so much for what he is doing.

[Rockyj]

39. I truly love him as a human being

that really cares about America & the American people!

[ballardgirl]

21. AARP

I just checked the AARP site and had to really dig for an article on the chained CPI. It should have been the banner headline! No wonder many folks have not heard of this.

[MannyGoldstein]

22. "He delivered WHAT?!"

"Tell him... ah... I got this!"

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

44. Um...

[Mnemosyne]

24. K&R nt

[Marr]

27. Bet you $5 the Obama Administration will make several references to

'braving a backlash from their own party to make a deal' in the next few days.

To Third Way types, this sort of liberal outrage is a badge of honor. It's their Serious Person credential.

[forestpath]

28. +1

[marcusc81]

31. God bless Mr Sanders

[In_The_Wind]

45. Hello ~ marcusc81

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[limpyhobbler]

34. K&R. Thanks

And here's a video clip from today's rally.

[whathehell]

38. Thanks for posting the vid, Limpy......Bernie is absolutely great. n/t

[PinkFloyd]

40. I love Bernie...

It's a horrible shame that more people in congress weren't just like him. He's one of the rare few who genuinely seems to care and it's not just a ruse that he puts on right before the election.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

41. Pretty sure

many, many of us signed those petitions - how gratifying it must be to Bernie! But now we must thank him. He's not a young man, but is one of the hardest-working, most passionate elected representatives I've ever seen.

Here's one idea:



http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022643702

[ProfessionalLeftist]

42. One was mine. Thank you Bernie Sanders! n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

43. I thought that I was reading a DUers posts here in January that PBO

wasn't going to introduce a chained CPI? Perhaps I have to go back to find those posts and see if I can make sense of it?