Eric Garner's daughter released a powerful ad for Bernie [UPDATED with a comment from Erica Garner]

[Luminous Animal]

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Last week we made a commercial to express to the world exactly why I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for President. The Sanders team allowed me and my team full creative control of this video so this message is 100% my message and my views! They had a totally different idea of what should be done, but true to form with Senator Sanders, he listened to me, didn’t tell me he knew better and I was not practical and this is what we produced.

The Senator didn’t reach out to me all of a sudden because he needs help with Black people. He didn’t put out a press conference announcing that we would be working together. He didn’t force me to frame my support of him around a subject matter that special interest groups that support him can get behind. They said we are glad to have your support, how do you want to plug in. You will see a lot of Black leaders handing out endorsements, think to yourself, have they historically been a rubber stamp for the establishment? I hope this expresses why I think Bernie is our guy!

http://www.officialericagarner.com/2016/02/11/erica-garners-commercial-endorsing-bernie-sanders-for-president/

[valerief]

1. Great ad! Made me teary.

[Dretownblues]

2. Wow just wow

Most powerful ad I've ever seen

[Cheese Sandwich]

3. I cried.

The truth is on our side.

[Luminous Animal]

18. So did I.

[beam me up scottie]

4. .

[restorefreedom]

5. bernie...fighting for justice nt

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[Kip Humphrey]

20. thanks.

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Its carries the tone-deafness of "All Lives Matter".

[restorefreedom]

30. i meant it as an inclusive term

fighting for injustices and economic wellness for everyone

i changed it to "justice" and left it at that.

[wilsonbooks]

6. I wonder if this is getting air time in South Carolina?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

91. Great question.

I wish I knew. Kicking in the hopes we receive an answer.

[dsc]

7. this is an honest question

If when Treyvon Martin's mother endorses Hillary it is evidence that she is exploiting tragedy, then why isn't this evidence Bernie is doing so? I think both people have every right to do what they are doing and endorse who they want but I have seen thread after thread and post after post savaging Hillary as a race baiting, tragedy exploiting viper for her endorsements so I do wonder just what the difference is.

[Luminous Animal]

8. Did I make that argument? No I did not. I suggest you ask someone who did.

[Odin2005]

12. Because it is Hillary trying to racialize the primary elections.

[Fawke Em]

16. She did endorse Hillary.

And no one said Hillary was exploiting tragedy.

[dsc]

19. Oh really? Go ahead and look around, it literally happened yet again, just today

[Chakab]

23. Why don't you bump those threads and pose this question directly to the handful of posters who

made such a claim?

[Bonobo]

54. I think you're right. It's either exploitation by both or by neither.

Can't be both ways.

Which do YOU think it is?

[dsc]

57. I am on the record as saying it is neither

I think people should endorse who they want, how they want, and when they want. I said that in 2004, I said that in 2008, and I have consistently said it this time.

[Bonobo]

64. My opinion is that it can be seen both ways.

What lies at the heart of the matter is the definition of "exploitation" and the judgment as to the candidate's sincerity.

If there is sincerity at the heart of it, and if the "endorser" approves of the use, I can't say it is "exploitative".

And I have never called it exploitative. You can check the record on that as well.

[Jefferson23]

9. Beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time. Obviously the victims families are participating

willingly and I get why they want to and it is courageous of them to do so.

With that said, these kinds of things make me a bit uneasy, advocacy which I support
but there is sometimes a fine line of exploitation..I don't want to see that happen.

Not accusing anyone in either camp, I just hate that they even need politicians
to help them...we should be way past this level of injustice.

[Luminous Animal]

14. Here is what Erica had to say about making the ad.

http://www.officialericagarner.com/2016/02/11/erica-garners-commercial-endorsing-bernie-sanders-for-president/

Last week we made a commercial to express to the world exactly why I am endorsing Bernie Sanders for President. The Sanders team allowed me and my team full creative control of this video so this message is 100% my message and my views! They had a totally different idea of what should be done, but true to form with Senator Sanders, he listened to me, didn’t tell me he knew better and I was not practical and this is what we produced.

The Senator didn’t reach out to me all of a sudden because he needs help with Black people. He didn’t put out a press conference announcing that we would be working together. He didn’t force me to frame my support of him around a subject matter that special interest groups that support him can get behind. They said we are glad to have your support, how do you want to plug in. You will see a lot of Black leaders handing out endorsements, think to yourself, have they historically been a rubber stamp for the establishment? I hope this expresses why I think Bernie is our guy!

[Jefferson23]

33. Thank you, as I said, I don't doubt either camp, and I especially trust Bernie.

I just hate that they need this kind of outreach for anyone to hear them.

After the John Lewis statements today, I am hating politics period right now..too sad.

[stage left]

10. That is one amazing ad.

[tokenlib]

11. Wow! The tone of her voice, the reflective tone just hits you..

Her tone, and Bernie's speaking are powerful.

[silenttigersong]

13. Eric Garner

[virtualobserver]

28. hearing her say that she had to watch her father die on national tv

turning that horrifying event into positive activism.

She is very impressive.

[benny05]

15. It's very Powerful (this is a big K & R)

I got teary eyed.

I hugged my loved ones at home.

[TheProgressive]

17. wow...

[RedCappedBandit]

21. Great vid. nt

[arendt]

22. Malcolm X gets a mention in a presidential campaign. WOW! n/t

[femmedem]

24. Beautiful. Beautiful.

Hearing her speak was so much more powerful than any traditional campaign ad.

I am glad this full version exists. I hope she can/would like to do a shorter version for TV--even though every visual and every word and every memory in this video is perfection.

[Uncle Joe]

25. That's a most powerful testament.

Thanks for the thread, Luminous Animal.

[Cleita]

26. Wow!

This made me cry.

[PonyUp]

27. Under the Hillary bus she goes! n/t

[LiberalArkie]

29. Thank You

[Matariki]

31. Oh fucking hell.

Aside from any individual political campaign, that is one powerful ad.

I hope that runs on prime time around the country, not because it's an ad for Sanders, but because the personal impact of police injustice should be seen and understood by everyone in this country.

[onecaliberal]

32. Powerful!

Made me bawl....

[840high]

47. me2

[senz]

34. This is beautiful and very moving. You know who else needs to see this?

The police.

Over and over again, until they feel.

[Matariki]

75. +1

[Blue_In_AK]

35. Excellent ad.

Thank you, Erica.

[emmadoggy]

36. Excellent. nt

[magical thyme]

37. Erica Garner just tweeted she'll be holding a twitter press conference tomorrow at 4pm

and will also post a statement on her youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-6PukV2pbdsULdOMNCOpjg

[me b zola]

38. I just want to hug her

Not because she is backing Bernie. I want to hug her because she is hurting.

[Thespian2]

39. Amazingly

Powerful...

[senz]

40. At the end, Erica says of Bernie, "He's not scared. He's not SCARED."

And then you think, Bernie's a 74 year old man, and he's the only one not scared to run on the truth.

I know the Hill folk always laugh at us for this, but damn. That's heroism.

[Jackilope]

50. That really hit me. The whole ad.

This election is so much more than Supreme Court justices or the economy. We all need to be fearless and come together and demand that injustices have no place in the US.

F the notion that politics is "a contact sport" and using division amongst us. I want real action and movement, not weasel words that turn into "My bad. Sorry. This just can't be done."

[rhett o rick]

67. Bernie Sanders may not come across as scared but he fully knows the risks

he is taking and putting his family at risk. I wish I had a link but when he was deciding to run for president he made a statement that he knew the risk that he and his family would face and was willing to take if millions would stand behind him. When I read that I literally felt guilty for asking him to take that risk. The Billionaires that support Clinton, in my opinion, are willing to do a lot in order to keep the profits rolling in. That's why they support Clinton. Yet I fear for the safety of Sen Sanders.

[HooptieWagon]

41. Tears.

[gelatinous cube]

42. Powerful.

This impossible to describe without using that word. K&R.

[GoneFishin]

43. Wonderful heartfelt video. Thank you Erica.

[Cassiopeia]

44. Wow.

That's a powerful video.

[Avalux]

45. Bravo Erica! Amazing ad YOU made!

She's right about Bernie, he's a protester. He's an activist. He has NEVER been afraid to speak out for truth and has NEVER sold himself out. Maybe that's one of the reasons people like him. He is a living example that it's our duty to speak up and not be afraid anymore.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

46. Please share!

[cantbeserious]

48. Curae Leves Loquuntur Ingentes Stupent

Light griefs can speak deep sorrows are dumb.

[MynameisBlarney]

49. Oh wow

Powerful, powerful stuff.

[John Poet]

51. K & R eom

[fierywoman]

52. truth to power

I cried. Bernie speaks truth to power -- goddess please protect him!

[myrna minx]

53. Powerful.

[passiveporcupine]

55. What a beautiful woman

Very strong ad. May her spirit and battle fight on forever.

[highprincipleswork]

56. Made me cry.

We shall overcome.

Some day.

It may not be this year. It may not be next year.

But,

We, and by that I mean all of us

shall overcome someday.

[Vattel]

58. False arrest, choke hold, death.

An autopsy was performed the next day. “On external examination of the neck, there are no visible injuries,” according to the final report. On the inside, however, were telltale signs of choking: strap muscle hemorrhages in his neck and petechial hemorrhages in his eyes. No drugs or alcohol were in his system.

[Rafale]

59. MLK BLM

Well, today I heard the old guard of the civil rights movement speak out. Honestly there hasn’t been much progress in the civil rights movement since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated until recently. I sometimes doubt the old guard has the energy to move forward. Sometimes I wonder if they have been coopted into a failing system. However, there is a new generation, new leaders moving forward and one of them is in this video. Unlike the old, coopted guard of today, the new generation are learning the difficulty Rev King experienced. Like King, they are called terrorists, malcontents, and numerous racial epithets. They protest every week, sometimes every day, albeit without press coverage unless you count social media feeds. People underestimate them, but they will influence the future.

[Nyan]

60. Erica Garner is a very brave woman

Her activism is so inspiring, and her words of endorsement are absolutely on point.
Thanks for sharing this.

[LWolf]

61. .

[MissDeeds]

62. Wow. That's powerful

As a Bernie supporter, I am deeply honored that Erica Garner supports Bernie. He speaks for all of us.

[Arazi]

63. I saw my dad die on national tv

She's so strong and amazing

[SammyWinstonJack]

65. Sad and powerful.

[snort]

66. "I believe Bernie Sanders is a protester"

That is a very very good ad.

[rhett o rick]

68. How sad that some Democrats are blinded by authoritarian loyality and can't see what we are fighting

for.

[Luminous Animal]

69. Kick.

[JDPriestly]

70. All police officers who abuse their authority including without exception officers who kill

unarmed civilians should be subject to a trial in a federal court. We need a federal law that imposes criminal penalties for that kind of abuse of power by a law enforcement agent.

These cases should be tried by federal prosecutors in front of federal judges.

Federal prosecutors are less likely to consider local political factors in deciding whether to prosecute, and federal judges have lifetime appointments that should immunize them somewhat from the political pressure on judges in state courts.

[senz]

71. Excellent suggestions, JD.

I know you're not "a kid," but if you ever felt like it, it would be cool if you ran for office in your city/state. You have a good mind for it.

[libodem]

72. Kick

Well worth wstching.

[mhatrw]

73. This is perhaps the best "ad" made for anything that I have ever seen.

I do not even think this can be called an ad because the level of sincerity portrayed is unprecedented in the history of advertising.

[quantass]

74. VERY IMPRESSED with all of Bernie's commercials. Inspiring, Thought-Provoking. nt

[Luminous Animal]

76. It is not Bernie's ad. Ir is her ad.

[EdwardBernays]

77. I'm admittedly very emotional today

But damn if that isn't powerful.

[Enthusiast]

78. Kicked and recommended to the Max!

[WillyT]

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

[johnlucas]

80. Thank you Erica Garner!! It's time!! Bernie Sanders 45th President of the United States!!

Somehow we found a 100% REAL one in the politics game.
Not partial. Not trace. But 100% REAL.

Erica Garner has PROVEN it!
Bernie Sanders is THE ONE to vote for in this 2016 election for President.
The REAL ONE! THE REAL DEAL!!

If Obama didn't run in 2008, this wouldn't be possible.
That campaign set the coalition that paved the way for a Bernie Sanders to run totally from the grassroots.
He's not looking for politician endorsements or even union endorsements.
He's getting endorsements from people fighting from the ground floor.
That says it all.

John Lucas

[LittleGirl]

81. Happy to kick and rec

tears.
I had to watch my father die on national tv. oh gawd, that just hurts so bad.

[geardaddy]

82. Wow...

Such a powerful ad.

[Tiggeroshii]

83. I think one of the greatest things about this ad is it will now likely push Hillary to make one with

Trayvon's mom, allowing both these women to have a platform to tell their stories to the American people. It will be the first time they have something like that without the filter of the media framing it for them.

[99th_Monkey]

84. Stellar video endorsement. I also love the statement she makes, that it's HER message

not what Bernie had in mind at first -- He Listens!

[JudyM]

85. ^^^this^^^ What a touching ad. I hope it goes viral.

[AzDar]

86. Beautiful!

[secondwind]

87. The Garner family was awarded 6 million dollars .. I hope she gets to move out of the ghetto... for

her sake, and her daughter's...

Very moving video

[Iwillnevergiveup]

88. Oh, Erica

I cannot fully express the combination of grief and hope that I see in you in this video. To watch one's father die in such a brutally public display is profoundly unimaginable for me. But I can say to you that you and your daughter are not alone. The man you love and call "Pop Pop" will live on in millions of our collective memories and in the spirit of the work that we all do.

[senz]

89. Everyone should see Erica's eloquent statement of grief and hope.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

90. Powerful. NT

[bigwillq]

92. K and R (nt)

[WillyT]

93. Evening Kick !!!

[WillyT]

94. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[SMC22307]

95. Missed this the first go-round. Kick. (n/t)

[senz]

96. Thread kick with admiration for Erica Garner.