O'Malley and Sanders lead thousands of marchers to SC state house for the MLK Day rally

[bigtree]

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Beth Rousseau ?@BethWOLOTV 2h2 hours ago
@BernieSanders joins thousands of marchers for the #MLK rally. #KingDayattheDome




Ken Thomas ?@KThomasDC 1h1 hour ago
@BernieSanders marches on MLK Day in Columbia, S.C.




Gabriel Debenedetti ?@gdebenedetti 59m59 minutes ago South Carolina, USA
Also at the head of the march: @MartinOMalley




Tyler Jones ?@TylerMJones 25m25 minutes ago
Gov. @MartinOMalley leading thousands of marchers to the SC state house for the MLK Day rally in Columbia.




Gabriel Debenedetti ?@gdebenedetti South Carolina
Clinton, Sanders, and O'Malley are all set to speak here in Columbia, SC after the latter two marched downtown

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, bigtree.

[virtualobserver]

2. They make a nice team

I like seeing them together.

[Stellar]

4. hear, hear!

I can go for that.

[JDPriestly]

51. Yes. O'Malley seems like a great guy.

[Stellar]

3. Hillary must be there somewhere...

surrounded by her secret service detail, and we just can't see her...

[bec]

25. She was

but she did not walk. O'Malley and Sanders got there at the same time, but we had to wait for Hillary to show up.

[Skwmom]

34. She didn't walk in Iowa either. What gives? n/t

[bec]

43. I don't know

Maybe we should asking to see her health records, too.

[cannabis_flower]

46. That's what I've been thinking

Bernie is older but he has energy. He is fit. I hate to remark about it but Hillary is big - and not in a good way. She looks like she's gained a considerable amount of weight and I was wondering how healthy she is.

[hopemountain]

68. she is not big.

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not sure whether she exercises. she is very busy with her campaign and probably does not have time to exercise.

[TexasBushwhacker]

71. At 68 I'll be puffy and flabby too

I'm a Bernie supporter but I don't think body shaming someone pushing 70 is appropriate.

I do expect an update about her blood clot though, at some point.

[hopemountain]

74. as will i be, texasbushwacker.

and i agree that the body shaming is not appropriate - at any age.

[TexasBushwhacker]

75. Actually I'm fluffy already. Have been for a while

Do I like it? No. Like many overweight people I lost a lot and put most of it back on. Like many women, I gained weight after menopause. For a whole my brother and his wife would nag me about my weight. I finally told them I'm fat, NOT BLIND.

[hopemountain]

78. we are members of the

same "club".... the fluffies!

[SCantiGOP]

73. thanks for a ridiculous post

Makes your candidate look really good.

[ViseGrip]

5. They are all to speak there, where the heck is Hillary?

[Fuddnik]

14. Probably couldn't find her comfortable walking shoes.

[George II]

37. You didn't see her speak? It's been all over the news today.

[libdem4life]

57. She speaks a lot and walks very little. You know...talk the talk, and walk the walk.

Unless she is too ill, has new shoes that aren't broken in, or wasn't prepared for the cold, she gives the finger to her "fans". Oh, and she certainly would not impress those closest to her pocketbook...the 1%...not many of them out there, I'd wager.

I expect if from Bernie, if course, it's old hat. But really, really glad to see O'Malley, too. Glad to see the "real" Democrats out walking with the people to honor one of the greatest champions for the middle and underclass of All Races, Creeds and Nationalities.

[Stellar]

6. Bernie....PLEASE wear a hat!!!

PLEASE!

[Kalidurga]

8. LOL

He has lived in Vermont for years. You have no idea how much a kick us Northerners get from seeing Southerners all bundled up in what we think of as balmy winter weather. If it's above zero it's a nice day.

[Stellar]

10. Got'cha...but I live in Chicago and it is now '0' and that doesn't include the win chill factor...

I'm almost as old as Bernie (and with respect) he needs to put a damn hat on if he's going to be out there campaigning everywhere.

[LiberalElite]

24. I know, I always am telling people to wear a hat too (I'm in NYC) BUT

according to the Weather Channel the weather in Columbia, SC today is 45 degrees with a wind chill of 40.

[roguevalley]

31. I remember going for a walk once in shorts, short sleeves and a sleeveless windbreaker. A friend

driving past told me it was 36 degrees. Such is break up in Alaska

[Stellar]

39. with a windchill factor of 40 degrees?!

Okay, then he's Okay. I forgot he was in S. C. I'm still cold and I haven't left my house, but I got to make it to the gym.

Some one may have to get him a hat when he goes back to Iowa and/or NH. My suggestion.....

https://www.spreadshirt.com/bernie-sanders-2016-hat-A103532745?

[LiberalElite]

44. I love it - BTW I think the Bernie Store should stock winter hats like

Obama did.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. I'm in Minnesota and I never wear a hat.

People from cold climates get used to it. Bernie is from Vermont; he can take it. (The actual reason that I won't wear a hat is that they smoosh my hair and make me look even dorkier than usual.)

[Stellar]

41. Some day you're gonna be old.

And, you'll appreciate a hat.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

47. I am old - retired 4 years ago. But I have a lot of hair.

[Stellar]

49. Ah so, a nice hat will still go a long way, even up there in Minnesota.

I didn't realise what a little hat did for me until I put one on one cold morning. Been wearing one every since.

I've been retired since 2001 (early retirement).

[stage left]

55. Here in SC

You need a hat for the relatively hot sun. Especially even if you have a bit of a receding hairline. A burnt scalp is no joke.Bernie would look great in a hat.

[Armstead]

76. He's from New England....

[HerbChestnut]

7. That's great to see.

This is what our party should be all about.

[Kalidurga]

9. Beautiful

I am glad I spent another minute scanning the latest page.

[bigtree]

12. no blah blah blah

[TIME TO PANIC]

16. Bernie marched with MLK himself.

[leftofcool]

22. Except he didn't

[retrowire]

26. But he was in the March on Washington. Which MLK was in. nt

[TIME TO PANIC]

28. He did In 1963 in D.C., while Hillary was supporting Barry Goldwater.

Not cool.

[bigtree]

32. as an 18-year-old

An undated photograph of Hillary Rodham, center, during her days as a student at Wellesley College, from 1965 to 1969.

As the nation boiled over Vietnam, civil rights and the slayings of two charismatic leaders, Ms. Rodham was completing a sweeping intellectual, political and stylistic shift. She came to Wellesley as an 18-year-old Republican, a copy of Barry Goldwater’s right-wing treatise, “The Conscience of a Conservative,” on the shelf of her freshman dorm room. She would leave as an antiwar Democrat whose public rebuke of a Republican senator in a graduation speech won her notice in Life magazine as a voice for her generation.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026540633

[TIME TO PANIC]

40. I know, I wish she kept those values.

[LiberalLovinLug]

36. Not in the front row, but he was in the march WITH MLK and all the other protesters

Hillary was doing something else.

[hedda_foil]

72. She could not possibly have voted for Goldwater or anyone else in '64.

Voting age was 21 back then.

[bigtree]

13. kick

[Duckfan]

15. Do you suppose SC voters were wondering where Hillary was?

Very telling IMO.

[bigtree]

21. probably a SS issue

...she was waiting on the statehouse steps.




Jack Kuenzie ?@JKuenzie 1h1 hour ago
@HillaryClinton praises removal of flag, women of civil rights movement at #KingDayattheDome #sctweets

[A Simple Game]

29. She probably couldn't walk that far, I imagine she had to ride for health reasons. n/t

[bigtree]

38. it's almost certainly a Secret Service protection

...for the safety of the crowd, as much as for the former first lady.

The SS detail would have been distracting from the march and a major inconvenience to the crowd.

[A Simple Game]

42. That or it would have been too embarrassing to rope in the press again.

But I'll stick with the health reasons until I know for sure. She's not in that good a shape you know.

[onenote]

50. You know more than her physician? Good to hear from you Dr. Frist.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hillary-clinton-medical-records

[A Simple Game]

58. I didn't see any medical records at the link you provided with the title of

Clinton Releases Medical Records Showing She's 'Fit To Serve As President'

I know the title says medical records but all I saw a letter from a doctor, perhaps I missed the records? Would you recheck your link please?

[onenote]

66. I thought you had her records since you offered a different medical opinion than her doctor.

[madfloridian]

17. Thank you for those wonderful pictures.

Very moving.

[valerief]

18. Hillary saw MLK live with her youth minister, so she can skip the march in

good conscience.

[TIME TO PANIC]

19. K & R !

[Duval]

23. K&R!!!!!

[retrowire]

27. I'm cool with a Sanders/O'Malley ticket. nt

[mountain grammy]

33. Thanks for the thread and great pictures..

[Spitfire of ATJ]

35. Where's Hillary?

On the other side of the rope?

[forest444]

45. Sanders-O'Malley is starting to sound really good about now

Sanders-Clinton would be nice too; but it might tempt Wall Street to play God just a little too much.

[awake]

48. That will be a great ticket!

I was just about to post that then I saw your post.

[forest444]

53. Great minds think alike.

Having O'Malley as Vice President, moreover, would be good life insurance for President Sanders.

[thereismore]

52. Hillary didn't walk? I demand to see her health records.

Not really, but why didn't she?

[azmom]

54. Kick

[Number23]

56. The ignorance in this thread is almost on par with the greatness of the content of this OP

All three Dem candidates showed up to honor one of the greatest Americans this country has ever produced. It's a great thing, and yet all it does is create sniping from a certain crowd here.

[libdem4life]

59. With all due respect, it's just one more mark that she's not "one of us". She absolutely should

have been leading a march. That's what she says she wants to do...lead the nation.

She doesn't think certain common things apply to her. And no, this is not sniping in the least...it is commentary, it is a pattern and absolutely appropriate.

And as for ignorance????? Where does that come from...people expressing displeasure? Because that's mostly what's on this thread.

[Number23]

60. Anyone making this about her instead of about MLK says far more about them than it does about HRC

And ain't none of what it's saying is good.

[libdem4life]

61. See, that's the problem. It's His Day, it's His Memory, it's His Legacy. Then again, maybe you

have a point...because it's not about Her. (just her actions...or lack of them, in this case)

There are voters still undecided...especially POC voters. You're going to tell me this little slight doesn't make a difference?

[Number23]

62. I am telling you already and am telling you again -- not that I think it will make the slightest

bit of difference.

It doesn't matter. It's only a "slight" to those with absolutely nothing else to do or feel slighted about. And those to whom it DOES matter are telling far more about themselves than they understand.

[libdem4life]

63. Well, OK then. But help me out, as I fall into your category, what does it tell you about me that

I don't understand. Now, you have me fascinated.

Oh, and I have lots to do (been posting all day...off work) and I don't feel in the least slighted by her absence. On the contrary, I think it says....oh, heck, read your last sentence. In fact, it's come to be expected.

In the Sales Biz and in others, it's called the Prima Donna Complex.

Prima donna is a term that comes from the Opera, and literally means first woman, in Italian. Because the ladies that starred in operas were often egotistical, demanding, and flamboyant, the term prima donna came to mean anyone who acted as if they were a world-famous talent. The term is not an insult if you're talking about an actual opera star, but if anyone else is called a prima donna, it means they're terribly vain.

Just sayin'

ETA: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/prima%20donna

[Number23]

65. You have derailed this thread enough with your pointless fixation on everything in it but MLK

and the solidarity shown by the three Dem candidates in honoring him. I'm done helping you.

[libdem4life]

67. Check out Post #56 ... the only thing I derailed was insults from you. I even added, with all due

respect...which is common for me.

It took nothing from this thread...you are not that powerful. It's all about leaders honoring a Great Leader on His Day and adding to their own leadership status by honoring others. Make of it what you will.

I need no help.

Over and out.

[JI7]

69. this is what i mean with some being more Hillary haters

Than sanders supporters.

What should be a positive thread about sanders and O'malley becomes about attacking Hillary.

[Number23]

70. Exactly. I already knew what you meant but this is exhibit 765,294 of what you're talking about

And they don't get that the ONLY ones being demeaned are those engaging in this pointless, idiotic behavior.

But they'll be the same ones K&R'ing the next iteration of someone trying to claim MLK's legacy. Hard to tell if it's more tone deaf or embarrassing.

[CharlotteVale]

64. K&R

[PatrickforO]

77. That's one thing I love about Bernie and O'Malley

Both of them are out there with the people marching. Clinton is absent.

And what I really love about Bernie is he got on that picket line. He actually got out there and joined strikers to show his support. How long has it been since THAT happened with a candidate for president? If I hadn't already been convinced (which I was the minute I saw his platform) THAT would have put me firmly in Bernie's camp.

As I am now.