THE WORLD IS WATCHING -- Just got this inspiring message in Facebook

[BigBearJohn]

"My wife and I are attending Bernie's speech at Franklin Pierce University in NH this morning and ran into
two girls who came here from Denmark for 17 days to volunteer for Bernie Sanders. They are so passionate
and urge people to understand how important his election is to the rest of the world--including them.

They are going around NH this weekend to get out of the vote before the primaries and plan on going to
Boston and a couple other areas as well. Truly incredible.

The world is watching. The world is feeling the Bern!"

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“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” – Vince Lombardi

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

"What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you'd be happy.
So, why are you so afraid of change?" – Karen Salmansohn

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[reformist2]

1. Not that they can vote, but I think we know who the world wants to win! :) :) :)

[LWolf]

2. Thank you

for sharing this uplifting, positive message.

[BigBearJohn]

3. TOTALLY my pleasure

[99th_Monkey]

4. Great reminder! Thank you!

I was just thinking about this today, especially in the wake of the UK and Canada
progressive wins, and how Bernie's candidacy represents the US version of this
wave of international progressive awakening.. Very inspiring.

Thanks again

[BigBearJohn]

5. back atcha my friend

[BigBearJohn]

6. remember this...

[liberal_at_heart]

7. K&R

[senz]

8. A Bernie supporter reporting from Iowa posted quotes

from young volunteers including one from a young woman of another country who came here to help his campaign.

Yes, it is incredibly moving that people around the world are becoming aware of his campaign and how he could make the world a better place for everyone.

I love your positive OPs, BigBearJohn. It gets so crazy around here, we need more viewpoints like yours.

Thanks for another good OP!

[BigBearJohn]

15. Thank you Senz. People like you make it worthwhile.

[DiehardLiberal]

9. YES! YES! YES!

Thank you!!

[BigBearJohn]

16. Cheers!

[NJCher]

10. this is very touching

It's really something, isn't it, that two people who don't even live here see how important this opportunity is (the opportunity to have this one candidate who is unblemished by corruption from the financial industry).

I'll bet that if we made up a list of elected gov't representatives who are not corrupted by Wall Street money, we wouldn't even reach 10. That's taking from both the House and the Senate.

I saw Hillary protesting how Bernie's position that Wall St. money expects something in return is not the case. She then went into her new framing technique, using Obama as an example of someone who took Wall St. money and did nothing for them in return.

I said (to the TV), "I have two words for you: Tim Geithner."

How can this woman even keep a straight face when she says such ridiculous things? Oh yeah, it's perfectly acceptable to put the fox in charge of the hen house.


Cher

[BigBearJohn]

18. too true for words

thank you

[elmac]

11. Thank you for posting & making an interesting point

I believe the world wants to see someone steady at the helm, lets face it, the world is wary of the cowboy USA, tired of wars that we start, they want, as we want, a leader that can't be bought and can't be used as a tool for the military industrial complex.

[BigBearJohn]

31. VERY well said -- thank YOU

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. THE WORLD IS WATCHING. GO BERNIE!

[cantbeserious]

13. Thank You For Sharing This Wonderful News

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[BigBearJohn]

19. Pleasure is all mine, believe me.

[glinda]

14. I have read a great many people from other Countries hoping for Sanders to win.

[Dragonfli]

17. I think the world is also watching the everlasting neocon wars and would prefer a USA President

That Unlike Hillary will not continue the neocon dream into a war with Iran with a dash of Kissinger genocidal foreign policy.

Many other countries saw her vote for a war in Iraq, her tenure as SOS and many also saw her shout out to her mentor Kissinger (note to the uninformed, most of the world does not want a permanently destabilized and terrorist breeding Middle East and many countries want a trial where Kissinger is concerned, remember, we are one of only a very few countries that protect war criminals and consider them mentors).

Our grand mistakes and military adventurism make the world for them unsafe as well.
They have to live on the same blue marble as we do after all.

[Enthusiast]

20. Kicked and recommended!

[emsimon33]

21. Thank you!

I travel internationally a lot and I agree that the world is watching us and they do not like what they see except for Bernie!

[BigBearJohn]

22. HOORAY!

[Duval]

23. Thanks BigBearJohn. K&R

[BigBearJohn]

28. Cheers!

[truedelphi]

24. "The revolution will be brought to you by a twelve year old"

Forgetting which very modern poet said this, but it rings true, especially given how many young people
are really out there rockin' and rollin' the world for real change.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

25. Imagine

these 2 girls from Denmark coming here FOR 17 DAYS in support of Bernie. That length of time would up-end anyone's life, and yet, here they are.

BigBearJohn, anecdotes like this are going to get spread around big time and skyrocket donations to Bernie's campaign. Thanks so much for posting.

K&R

[BigBearJohn]

29. It moved me, let me tell you.

[HooptieWagon]

26. Is foreign media covering him better than US media?

Just curious, I would have though he would be fairly unknown abroad.

[Fumesucker]

34. Something tells me the Bernie coverage here is uniquely bad

[LittleGirl]

36. The European media is

MUCH Better than the US media. Euronews is one of the best and it's broadcast in multiple languages.
Indeed the world is watching.

And Trump got a lot of media exposure here because of his bombastic mouth. How could you not know about Trump?
But I've seen a lot of information covering Bernie too. In fact, Europeans are very much paying attention because you know, The Leader of the Free World is being elected and they hope to goodness we don't elect another Bush war monger.

Democratic Socialism is not a dirty label here. It's called fairness and Europeans know it best. Remember, we're taking a lot of refugees here and they are really trying to help those people. But we get more reports about the refugees here too. Lots and lots of coverage.

The US media has blocked that out. And we all know why.

[HooptieWagon]

37. Thanks!

Media coverage of Bernie in the US is picking up a little. Some good, some bad, but even the negative coverage sends people to google to find out more about him. Young people especially, and they love Sanders.
He was pretty much unknown in US a year ago except to hardcore lefties, like me!

[LittleGirl]

45. I think it was

Ed Schultz or Keith Olbermann that introduced me to Bernie back in 07 or 08. I thought about Bernie being President way back then and I probably would have voted for him instead of Obama. As soon as Bernie spoke, I knew he was a good man and a rare politician. #FeelTheBern! You're welcome.

[bigbrother05]

38. They kind of gave us a pass on the 1st W term (SCOTUS), but were dumbfounded by 2004

Obama has rebuilt our world reputation, but a GOP win from that clown car would likely bring universal derision beyond your wildest imagination.

Think they like the idea that we could elect a Socialist, regardless of the modifier, but either Dem would bolster their faith that the US has righted the ship and can be counted on to lead.

BTW, was in Germany 2002-2006, so not just speculating on their reaction.

[LittleGirl]

46. Yes,

I lived in Germany from 07-09 and experienced the same. I'll never forget hearing "you re-elected that guy (W)!" That fact just blew them away.

And, I used to work in IT and for the main server in Ohio (in 04) that recorded and reported election results for the state to have its IP address changed the night of the election is something that makes me believe some hokey stuff happened that night. I do not trust electronic voting. I tend to only trust paper ballots that take much longer to count because, well, they can be recounted too. Hopefully, our elections are safe because we know that 2000 and 2004 was messed up.

Indeed, the Germans would love for us to vote in a socialist. At least the ones we know do.

[senta]

41. Another European for Bernie

I follow your presidential campaign as a German and very impressed the way Bernie is running his campaign very successful und will send every month $ 100 You guys keep it up! Karlheinz Nellen

[LittleGirl]

47. How nice of you!

Thank you for your support and Bernie could certainly use it. Nice to meet you and welcome to DU.

[senta]

43. Bernie in European mews media?

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I read German, Swiss and Austrian newspapers on internet and all they mentioned Trump, Clinton , Cruz. Only a few times Bernie in "Der Spiegel" a German news magazine and also, an extensive article in Frankfurter Allgemeine about Bernie and Hillary(comparable with NY Times) . Karlheinz Nellen

[longship]

27. BigBearJohn deserves a BigBearHug.

[BigBearJohn]

30. You haven't been hugged 'til you've been hugged by a BIG man. (or so I've been told - lol )

[WillyT]

32. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[Martin Eden]

33. What would the WORLD think of President Trump, or Cruz, or Rubio ... ?

I can understand why they're pulling for Bernie!

[SoapBox]

35. I'll repeat what so many have said...The World is Watching.

Go Bernie!

[redruddyred]

39. makes me embarrassed that i haven't put more time in.

i've literally caught like three or four viruses since the campaign began up here; unable to remain healthy.

we're not going to see another one like this guy for some time, but proud that my state is poised to show up the rest of the country with this primary decision.

[rhett o rick]

40. It isn't just the 99% in the USofA that is depending on us, it's the 99% of the world.

This class war goes way beyond our borders. Peoples around the world are watching.

[Le Taz Hot]

42. Tell me any other campaign has people coming from all over the world

to campaign. It doesn't exit. I've heard of people coming from Brazil, Canada, the U.K. and Australia to campaign for Bernie. That is just incredible!

[KentuckyWoman]

44. I like Bernie

but I'd be surprised if the vast majority of the citizens around the world even know we are in the primary process, let alone have an informed opinion on who should be POTUS.

[HooptieWagon]

48. There's a few world citizens commenting up thread.

It sounds like they're paying attention. I hope we don't blow it for them. I don't want to see another war-mongering president.

[KentuckyWoman]

49. Oh I'm sure there's more than a few.

Agreed that a small minority around the world are watching. I have no doubt world leaders and political junkies around the world are watching. If the people we are bombing are even able to come up for air long enough to notice (which I doubt) they are probably watching too.

Thing is one of Bernie's ideals is that we vastly reduce our footprint around the world. I believe he'd be thrilled if we got to a place where our own people were not so egotistical to assume the whole world is just holding their breath on our every move.

[olddots]

50. so many people in America have felt like Amereca hasn't been America

since J.F.K. was murdered .

The world is watching .