Sanders campaign CONFIRMS his identity in 1963 chicago arrest photo

[restorefreedom]

Arrest photo of young activist Bernie Sanders emerges from Tribune archives

Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.

The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon. An acetate negative of the photo was found in the Tribune's archives, said Marianne Mather, a Chicago Tribune photo editor.

"Bernie identified it himself," said Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the campaign, adding that Sanders looked at a digital image of the photo. "He looked at it — he actually has his student ID from the University of Chicago in his wallet — and he said, 'Yes, that indeed is (me).'" Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, was traveling Friday near Reno, Nev., on the eve of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bernie-sanders-1963-chicago-arrest-20160219-story.html

[onehandle]

1. Then after a very brief 53 years he became a Democrat.

For a few months.

[restorefreedom]

2. hillary got booed for that very comment last night

just sayin

[onehandle]

7. Wait...

I haven't confirmed that after he was pressured to kinda say he was a Democrat, that he is still a Democrat.

Hold on...

[restorefreedom]

12. huh? if you are referring to a news item, sorry i have no idea

what you are talking about.
if it is just garden variety snark, lets remember who has a long history of progressive votes with dems and a record of trust and integrity.

yes, him

have a bernie good evening!

[Jenny_92808]

30. +1

[passiveporcupine]

40. if it is just garden variety snark

consider the source.

[roguevalley]

92. Bernie is a dem thru and thru because he

Lives it. She is still a gold water girl

[juxtaposed]

27. pain gives one resolve when spoken to power, hrc never put her ass on THE line for anything!

[Carolina]

98. Touche, bingo, exactly

[jalan48]

32. He's what many of us call a real Democrat.

[Kittycat]

41. Actions speak louder than words.

[PonyUp]

3. He's more of a Democrat than Shillary ever will be. nt

[bigwillq]

5. Congrats on 600 posts!

[panader0]

14. Yes

[pacalo]

15. Swooooosh.

[frylock]

74. Dude is money with that short range jumper

I'd like to see him work through a couple screens for a catch-and-shoot fall away.

[passiveporcupine]

43. Please stop with the ugly names.

It's unbecoming of a DU member and especially a Sander's supporter.

[JonLeibowitz]

4. What a disgusting sentiment

[onehandle]

9. KITTENS!

[juxtaposed]

29. just sad

[DisgustipatedinCA]

65. Not actually a kitten. That's Bruce Rappacat. nt

[ALBliberal]

72. Made me laugh!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

75. There's a schnauzer who attended a pet day care with this cat. He's sure it's Bruce. nt

[pacalo]

8. He earned it.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

28. I like that - He earned it.

wow

[pacalo]

57. Thank you.

[libtodeath]

10. He is taking the Democratic party back to where FDR intended it.

[Jenny_92808]

36. +1,000,000,000

The Revolution has begun and Bernie is a wonderful leader. I am so enthusiastic in supporting him.

[UglyGreed]

17. It is really a shame

that he is more of Democrat than most who claim to be isn't it???

[pinebox]

19. Who the hell cares?

Deal with it.

[thereismore]

25. Hahaha that's beautiful. The pineapple tie OMG. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

93. Now THAT image might just go viral, and overload the intertubes!

[pinebox]

100. heh

[1monster]

101. I think I've just found the picture to use on my home made 2016 yard sign!

Absolutely perfect!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

21. Do you vote for labels?

[passiveporcupine]

48. Yes, unfortunately, too many people here do

[Qutzupalotl]

23. How long was Hillary a Republican?

[SoLeftIAmRight]

26. Sanders was never a republican

...

[passiveporcupine]

51. excellent rejoinder

[Motown_Johnny]

55. So party loyalty trumps policies for you?

The party should only exist to forward progressive policies.


Believing that progressive policies exist only to sustain the party is crazy.



I don't care if he calls himself "Late for dinner". So long as I agree with his policies and he earns my trust I can support him.

[enigmatic]

64. For a good chunk, yes

The Party, whether it Democratic or Republican, is a Religion to them. It's all about The Party, not the ideals that construct it. That can be bartered away if the price is right.

That's why the US polictical system is as broken as it is right now, and the reason why both party memberships are at an all-time low.

[840high]

71. .^that

[CentralMass]

59. Well since there weren't any around, he had to step up.

[GreatGazoo]

63. Are you claiming that all Democrats were against Civil Rights?or was that just Goldwater supporters?

[whatchamacallit]

67. Let us know when you unearth a photo of a "real democrat" like Hillary getting arrested

at a civil rights demonstration. Pathetic.

[frylock]

73. Yeah, and nobody cares but a handful of resentful democrats.

[frylock]

81. I can't imagine the hatred one must have built up inside to come in and shit on a post like this.

And to be Frist!!1 on top of that. And on a Friday night, no less.

[MellowDem]

83. The Democratic Party...

isn't respectable or progressive, he's forced to associate with them because we have a 2 party system and he doesn't want to hand the election to Republicans, so good for him for being willing to associate with the party of DOMA, private prisons, war on drugs and no public option, of corporate fealty and the full backing of a candidate that used dog whistles in her last campaign, in order for the greater good.

Being a Democrat means shit. Being a progressive means a lot.

[JDPriestly]

99. From the point of view of his policies, he is more, far more a Democrat than is Hillary.

His views on economic as well as social issues are staunchly Democratic.

Hillary was still a Republican in the 1960s. Still a Republican while Bernie was being arrested for civil rights protests.

Bernie is a better Democrat than Hillary any day. He stands for working people. Hillary ?????????????

Takes money from Wall Street and every wealthy person she can. And she takes as much as they are willing to give.

If we as Democrats are to continue to have a party and exist in the political spectrum of America, we have to get the big money out of politics.

Bernie is walking the walk.

Hillary is not.

Actions speak louder than words.

Feel the Bern!

[Jamaal510]

102. Here are

some jury results:

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:59 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: SOP for GDP. Toughen up.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Come on. This doesn't deserve an alert. Lets take this system seriously and stop abusing it.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Called a candidate who is popular within the party "Shillary." Nuff said.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Lead, follow or get the bell out of our way. But don't think you can tear us apart by being childish. Not working!

Oh, and this is RW talking points.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Fairgo]

104. are you talking about the jersey,

or the philosophy. It truly matters these days.

[californiabernin]

105. For 53 years he was better than a democrat.

Still better than most.

[TBF]

107. It's more important to me that he cares about the underdog -

he has been fighting for those of us in the lower classes for decades. He can call himself whatever he wants and I will vote for him. You can take that back to the DNC HQ and let them know.

[thereismore]

6. Photo

http://www.trbimg.com/img-56c7bb9b/turbine/ct-willis-wagons-school-segregation-chicago-1963-photos-20160218/750/750x422

[Gregorian]

11. Ruffling establishment feathers for fifty years!

[Eric J in MN]

13. Bernie Sanders was protesting a plan to build a school from mobile homes

...in a black neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.

:large

[Kittycat]

50. And Rahm sold out those neighborhood schools to charter schools

Third way!

[frylock]

80. Hero

[UglyGreed]

16. Go Bernie

?1432850496

[Jenny_92808]

38. I haven't seen that one before

and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! Thanks for posting it UglyGreed.

[UglyGreed]

47. When I google for

Bernie images I find something new and exciting almost every time. I feel like a little kid in a candy store once again.

[Ino]

18. So the video is Sanders for sure!

What a great photo!

[juxtaposed]

33. yes.. same everything,, and a little shook-en up, looking at his face. Not many ppl. would put them

selves on the line for others.. Neither Clinton has ever done this..

[thereismore]

34. OMG yes. The video even shows the photographer (flash at 0:17) who took the photo.

The perpetrator (Bernie) has white pants and a dark hoodie with straps. The straps are visible in the photo and also in a closeup of the arrest in the video. Also, a watch. It is undoubtedly Bernie Sanders! No doubt about it. Bernie has to use this in an ad in SC!

[kath]

20. It looks like Bernie is in photo #5 of that series as well - same dark hooded top/jacket, light-

colored pants and shoes, dark socks.

[beam me up scottie]

22. Well how do ya like that, Capeheart?

And the rest of the naysayers who wanted to diminish his record.

[restorefreedom]

24. ok, who has "capehart doubles down again" in bernie bingo?

oh, everyone? ok, mark your cards....

[lasttrip]

56. I thought the same thing.

Peace.
LT

[beam me up scottie]

61. *you've just been blocked by Jonathan Capehart*

[lasttrip]

68. Wait, not again!

Oh well.
Peace.
LT

[DisgustipatedinCA]

69. I found a way to get around Capehart blocking me.

I spent my vacation throwing rocks at that guy, so he blocked me. But someone sent me this really useful URL: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=capehartj&src=typd

You can see and respond to every one of his tweets using this URL.

[frylock]

86. Muahahahaha...

:tents fingers:

[DisgustipatedinCA]

109. I don't permit him to talk about other subjects without me bringing up his lies.

I'm not the only person doing this either. I don't think he likes me very much.

[frylock]

111. This fool doesn't even have the strength of character to admit he was wrong.

Make him own it.

[rpannier]

89. Who the hell is Jonathan Capehart?

Is he a real person or a name used to signal somebody is an idiot?

[beam me up scottie]

90. Well right now he's both.

He's the idiot who claimed that a picture of Bernie in the Chicago archives was really someone named Bruce Rappaport. When he was proven wrong by the award winning photographer who took the picture (who produced more images) he had a temper tantrum and started trolling people on Twitter. Much hilarity ensued and he subsequently blocked every single Bernie supporter.

He's one reason why we're making such a big deal out of this footage.

Details here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511234915

[Chasstev365]

31. The Media Sucks!

A self proclaimed "Goldwater Girl" can insinuate that Bernie Sanders was not really a Civil Rights Activists and therefore blacks should support her. So much like the swift-boating of a war hero in John Kerry by a spoiled, daddy protected, champagne unit, AWOL loser in George W. Bush. If the media would do their fucking jobs, these bull shit stories would never be allowed to fly in the first place.

[Eric J in MN]

35. Did Hillary Clinton personally imply that? NT

NT

[Chasstev365]

42. No!

She uses surrogates to do her dirty work in not so whisper campaigns. Maybe John Lewis shouldn't have questioned Bernie's commitment to Civil Rights before he knew the score.

[ALBliberal]

79. I never saw him. I never met him. I fear Mr. Lewis might regret these words.

[GeoWilliam750]

85. Probably not much really

Senator Sanders seems likely to understand, forgive, and work with Mr Lewis, whether Mr Lewis did this of his own free will or not. I rather suspect that Secretary Clinton - and the core Democratic Party establishment - would not be as forgiving if Mr Lewis supported Senator Sanders, and Secretary Clinton won the nomination and the presidency.

[ALBliberal]

87. I do agree Bernie would never hold a grudge and indeed has so much

respect for Lewis he has already forgiven him. Also agree that the reverse situation would not bode well politically for Mr. Lewis. What I was getting at was that Mr. Lewis may feel regret in his heart on a personal level not a political level. I also think it's possible that Lewis was not fully aware of the extent and seriousness of Bernies activism.

[GeoWilliam750]

91. I also hope that Mr Lewis regrets this on a personal basis

As some one who went through so much at the time, one wants to believe that his sense of justice is undiminished. If he did this at some one else's bidding, I would hope that he can recall the courage of his youth.

It is also entirely possible that he genuinely believes Secretary Clinton to be the best choice, and did this because he thought it best. Whatever his choice may be, however, I would hope that he would reflect on the needs of his constituents, then act with untiring fearlessness and resolution, unmindful of personal consequences.

We are at a tipping point in history, and the matter is finely balanced. The addition of even a light touch from either side can have epoch-making consequences.

[ALBliberal]

95. I agree with your eloquent summation.

[Jenny_92808]

46. What you said

is sooooooooooooooo true!

[Mike__M]

37. ...

[img][/img]

[beam me up scottie]

45. I like that one!

[Jenny_92808]

49. I join you

in that sentiment

[passiveporcupine]

62. Me too!

[myrna minx]

58. I like that!

[Nyan]

66. Yes...absolutely!!!!!!

[CentralMass]

70. I'm in the long long line with you.

[catchnrelease]

77. Great photo!

This is OT but it struck me how different the police look in this photo vs how they look when arresting protesters now with all of their military gear etc. The cop on his right is still tweaking Bernie's arm in a pretty bad way though.

[JimDandy]

84. Yes, it looks painful and his face shows it is.

[me b zola]

78. Look at how Bernie's right arm is being jacked up

He looks like he is in a lot of pain

[FailureToCommunicate]

94. Excellent! Me too!

[valerief]

39. Bah. Bernie says. Nothing matters until someone's wife, who wasn't there, says who it is

to Capehart.

[hughee99]

44. If John Lewis didn't see him there, do his efforts

Count?

[Jenny_92808]

52. I have always respected Lewis

but I was really irked by this wrong that he did.

[quantumjunkie]

53. As an AA, Bernie is a HERO and a National Treasure! K&R nt

[krawhitham]

54. k

[Jenny_92808]

60. Bernie has a very long record

of standing up for people....all people, and a I love him for it.

[ybbor]

76. I dunno...

He kinda looks like this guy I knew who was not even alive yet at the time, but damn I think it could've been him, or one of his relatives or another male who was in that area around that time, or ...

Oh yeah,

[Truprogressive85]

82. Look at that a young Bernie using his white privilege! What as Hillary doing ??

and don't tell me she was too young either to do anything

because than you know nothing about Civil Rights Movement

[Chicago1980]

88. Is this some damn equivalency test?

[Truprogressive85]

96. nope

I give credit to those who go out their to defend people like me

is that problem with you ?

[Lazy Daisy]

97. I always love

the resisting arrest charge. If that's the only charge, how did you resist arrest if there was no arrest to begin with?
Times haven't changed all that much have they?

[californiabernin]

103. Put it in an ad. nt

[Senator Tankerbell]

106. Bernie was the original superpredator!

[EndElectoral]

108. Has Capehart and Shizzel ever apologized?

[restorefreedom]

110. not that i have heard. nt

[Motown_Johnny]

112. Kicking

Just 'cause I love this thread

[restorefreedom]

113. thx :) nt