Dick Van Dyke Endorses Bernie Sanders: "A Man Saying The Emperor Has No Clothes"

[bananas]

Source: Real Clear Politics

Could this endorsement help Bernie Sanders attract elderly voters away from Clinton?

DICK VAN DYKE: In Bernie Sanders I see a man saying that the emperor has no clothes, while everyone around him insists they see clothes. Whether or not he makes it to the White House, I hope and pray that everyone hears the alarm he is sounding now, it may be the last voice we ever hear.


Read more: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/02/23/dick_van_dyke_endorses_bernie_sanders_a_man_saying_the_emperor_has_no_clothes.html

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. I concur with that statement.

[Kittycat]

3. +1

[Delphinus]

39. +2

[Herman4747]

55. You would know!

[Aristus]

2. I thought I had read somewhere that DVD was a Republican.

I'm glad to see that's not the case. I've been a fan for as long as I can remember.

[noamnety]

9. I just googled Dick Van Dyke and republican

and am sitting here laughing - because this is what I found from 2006!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2457305&mesg_id=2457313

I swear I didn't have your name in the search terms, or even DU!

[daleanime]

28. I thought Blue ray was more republican....

And DVDs were much more democratic?

[bananas]

4. Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke releases video endorsing Bernie Sanders

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3459981/He-maybe-voice-hear-Veteran-actor-Dick-Van-Dyke-releases-video-endorsing-Bernie-Sanders-calling-voters-hear-alarm-s-sounding.html

'He maybe the last voice we ever hear': Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke releases video endorsing Bernie Sanders calling for voters to 'hear the alarm he's sounding'

• Mary Poppins actor has released 30 second clip endorsing Bernie Sanders

• The 90-year-old said voters should 'hear the alarm' Sanders was 'sounding'

• Comes after he said Sanders had 'caught the eye and minds of young people'

By Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 06:17 EST, 23 February 2016 | Updated: 09:28 EST, 23 February 2016

Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke has released a video endorsing Bernie Sanders insisting the veteran Democrat 'maybe the last voice we ever hear'.

The Mary Poppins star, 90, backed Sanders, 74, during a 30 second clip released on YouTube and urged voters to 'hear the alarm he's sounding'.

The clip comes days after an interview in which he said the White House hopeful had 'caught the eye and minds of young people' and that 'this time it's going to happen.'

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[Jefferson23]

6. wow, he is 90 years old? Thanks for sounding the alarm. n/t

[roguevalley]

38. he is awesome

[Jefferson23]

5. That's it in a nutshell. IF you don't see the clear differences you'll be voting for continued

corruption. He seems like a nice man, unfortunately these endorsements
don't add up to much..BUT, so great his message is out there via the press.

Very nice, thank you.

[Yuugal]

12. I sure hope no one ever votes based

on "Hey! I like that guy from the TV show!" Yikes. Glad to have a vote but yikes!

[Jefferson23]

13. I doubt many do, and why many endorsements don't have a lot of power.

His message was clear and all it can do is have people pause, it
may reaffirm that even a wealthy man is telling you..our system is
corrupt so vote for this guy.

[Bad Dog]

7. He needed to do something to make up for his appalling cockernee accent.

His name is a byword for atrocious accents.

[Jefferson23]

8. ??

huh?

[Bad Dog]

10. From The Guardian

Dick van Dyke has experienced more than a half century of ribbing from fans about his famously off-radar “cockney” accent in Mary Poppins, the veteran US actor has revealed.
Speaking as he picked up a lifetime achievement award for humanitarian work at the Princess Grace Foundation Awards in Beverly Hills, Van Dyke said he would never be allowed to forget his turn as chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 Disney musical.

“People in the UK love to rib me about my accent, I will never live it down,” he said. “They ask what part of England I was meant to be from and I say it was a little shire in the north where most of the people were from Ohio.”

Van Dyke, 88, said he was completely unaware during the shoot that anything was wrong with his attempted cockney brogue. “I was working with an entire English cast and nobody said a word, not Julie [Andrews], not anybody said I needed to work on it so I thought I was alright,” he said.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/10/dick-van-dyke-brits-have-teased-me-for-50-years-about-mary-poppins-accent

[Jefferson23]

11. oh, ok ha ha. That is funny. I guess he is a really nice guy, no one wanted to tell him he needed to

work on the accent.

Thanks for the link.

[Bad Dog]

14. I never said he wasn't a nice guy.

When I was a kid I thought he was brilliant, also in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. One thing really upset me about that film was that at the end it was only a story. It was just a story in the first place, why couldn't the story part have remained as real (fictional) as the rest of it?

Bit of trivia, the guy who played the evil Baron Bombast also played Goldfinger.

[Jefferson23]

15. My comment was not intended to imply you didn't think he was a nice guy.

I never saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but I have seen Goldfinger. That crown is a riot, especially
the mustache.

[Bad Dog]

48. It's a daft film.

Good to watch with kids, he plays a nutty inventor single dad who "invents" a flying car. It's a good way to spend a wet Saturday afternoon. We get a lot of those over here.

[Jefferson23]

51. Thanks for the tip and welcome to DU.

I have a cousin who lives in London since she married a Brit..she loves it there
but not the weather.

[Bad Dog]

54. Thanks.

It's not all bad, some Summers are alright, but Jubilee year in particular (2012) was a complete wash out. Last few Winters have been very mild, but quite wet, and the Summer evenings are very long. On some days it doesn't get dark until about 10pm. The reverse is true in the Winter though.

Btw, I wasn't trying to imply that you were trying to imply something or other.

[Jefferson23]

58. No worries. My aunt, her Mom and Dad, visited there not long ago and the week was sunny most days.

They said that was very unusual, so guess they were lucky with the timing.

It's funny what you get accustom to, here it is beginning to get light out around
6am again..a little. I like the early morning hours and don't like the dark that
comes with winter..but it passes, thank goodness. Daylight until 10 pm is a long day!

[Bad Dog]

60. Not at the moment though.

It gets light at about 7 and dark about 5, which is quite good compared to December/January.

[LanternWaste]

52. I'd focus on that too if I had nothing of substance or relevance to add.

I'd focus on that too if I had nothing of substance or relevance to add.

[Bad Dog]

56. It's just as well that you do.

It's like talking to one of the Illuminati.

[tblue37]

16. At 90 he is still a handsome guy. nt

[oberliner]

17. Millionaires and Billionaires for Bernie?

Spike Lee, Dick Van Dyke, Ben and Jerry, Susan Sarandon - he's got some very wealthy folks in his corner.

[tabasco]

19. LOL. Yeah, Dick Van Dyke and Spike Lee are billionaires.

He's obviously shilling for billionaires like Susan Sarandon.

Your idiotic post reflects poorly upon you.

[oberliner]

24. It was meant as a compliment towards Bernie

Prominent wealthy people are backing his campaign.

They support his message ardently and are more than willing to pay their fair share.

[tabasco]

49. You got me!

I'm stupid.

[Kelvin Mace]

22. Do you seriously want us to list the number of billionaires/millionaires

backing Bernie versus HRC?

[oberliner]

25. Many more back HRC

But it's great that so many prominent wealthy people are eager to support Bernie!

[BlueCaliDem]

29. How does it feel, oberliner? Just a taste of what Hillary Clinton supporters get

from Bernie supporters like you, as those two illustrate. Doesn't feel good, does it?

[oberliner]

32. I like both candidates a lot

I would be thrilled with either of them as our president.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. That's right up there with the "Socialist in the mansion called The White House" I heard.

[oberliner]

26. Huh?

This is a good thing!

There are some great progressives who are very wealthy and are more than willing to pay their fair share.

These folks are proud to support the Sanders campaign.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

42. There are people in the media who have said some revealing things....

There was one pundit a while back that acted like Bernie wasn't good enough for Air Force One.

[TIME TO PANIC]

44. +1 LOL

[daleanime]

30. What? You haven't heard about the important.....

daleanime endorsement?

[oberliner]

34. Are you a millionaire or a billionaire?

Or maybe just on the borderline?

[daleanime]

41. borderline.....?

maybe....

[Jefferson23]

31. None attached to WS and none looking for favors for themselves.

Those guys will pay more in taxes with Bernie and they still support him.

[oberliner]

33. Guess what? Bernie Sanders actually has backers...on Wall Street

Meredith Burak is a third-generation Wall Street executive. At 32, she has worked in global wealth management for Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. She thinks Wall Street is one of the few places in the country where people can truly realize the American Dream.

And she's supporting Bernie Sanders for president of the United States.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/11/guess-what-bernie-sanders-actually-has-backerson-wall-street.html

They are few in number but they are out there!

[Jefferson23]

35. Yep, and those few will not have a seat at the table under Sanders..not even a bench.

Your advocacy for Hillary is amusing.

[oberliner]

36. I think either Democratic candidate would be a great choice for president

I don't really have a strong preference between them. I deeply loathe the candidates on the Republican side and look forward to the real battle to make sure our side wins the White House (be it Bernie or Hillary).

[Jefferson23]

37. uh huh. n/t

[LanternWaste]

53. Must maintain purity and receive endorsement only from the poor.

Must maintain purity and receive endorsement only from the poor.

[oberliner]

63. Exactly the opposite

It's great that people from all socio-economic backgrounds, including some of the very rich, are eager to lend their support to the Sanders campaign. It reflects well on his message.

[Sunlei]

18. Thats why I donate to Sanders, so people can finally hear what he has said for past 20+ years.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. People forget that after the Wall Street collapse there was talk of the end of capitalism....

All we did was postpone it with the bailout.

[Kelvin Mace]

21. Ah, the foolishness of youth

He'll choose better when he gets a few years behind him.

[deutsey]

27. Always a big fan of his

I agree wholeheartedly with his insight here.

[valerief]

40. Thank you, Dick! nt

[TIME TO PANIC]

43. K & R!

[Botany]

45. D.V.D. is old school O.G. he is the Godfather of hip hop

[blackspade]

46. K&R

[BlancheSplanchnik]

47. Wow...

Dick Van Dyke...how cool is he? Damn cool!

[Mike__M]

50. Coming soon to DU group:

Rob Petrie thrown under bus.

[CharlotteVale]

57. K&R

[lunamagica]

59. Disappointed, but I still love him.

[Lodestar]

61. LISTEN! Our wise tribal elders are speaking Truth! n/t

[Cavallo]

62. I'm happy to know Dick Van Dyke is alive.

Glad to see he's still with us!

[Lodestar]

64. AND so politically astute and active!!! n/t

[Judi Lynn]

65. So glad to hear this from Dick Van Dyke, an exceptional person. Thank you, bananas. n/t

[Octafish]

66. Thank you, Mr. Van Dyke!

Takes guts to state what is supposed to remain unsaid.