Bernie Sanders
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So I had a seat on bench but when Bernie started to speak I got up and looked for a place to stand were the light wouldn't be in my eyes
Never found such a place. but I did find another area.closer to the stage to the North end . When he and Jane left there was a.crush up front but it became apparent that he was coming up my way and greeting people
I got to shake his hand and yell THANK YOU BERNIE!!! He. was grinning only inches away
I took a pic after he passed. by.
(sorry for the messy typing I'm not so great at texting on the subway.)
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)that i'tll be better when he wins. I'm voting before work tomorrow, with great pleasure. I've envied the folks in Vermont who could vote for him all this time. Now I/we get to do it too!
Donkees
(31,453 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)not getting older .... getting better all the time
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)OTOH "can't get no worse"
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)I will miss your sofa
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Which rally was this?
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)across the river from Manhattan.
Baobab
(4,667 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Baobab
(4,667 posts)A President sets the mood for the whole country in so many ways.
Pray!
Baobab
(4,667 posts)(Because of all the graffitti visible from the subway)
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Phun Factory or 5Pointz? That was torn down for more housing for the affluent. That neighborhood has undergone a major transformation. Most of the high-rises near that park went up in the last five or six years. The park itself is pretty new.
Baobab
(4,667 posts)I haven't been there in awhile.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)the 7 goes under ground.
NJCher
(35,729 posts)I hope to have that experience this coming June.
You must have been so thrilled!
It's an experience of a lifetime!
Cher
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)i wasn't even thinking "get a handshake" it just... happened - right place at the right time. The way it was set up, there was a section of chairs thoughtfully put out for people who couldn't or didn't want to stand for hours. There was fencing on either side - the rest of the crowd was on the other side of the fence. There could have been a nasty rush of people and I'm not good with that at all. And I'm sure he heard me yell THANK YOU BERNIE because I have a BIIIIG mouth.
NJCher
(35,729 posts)Did you get any vibes from the handshake?
How tall is Bernie?
Did you get a big smile with the handshake?
Cher
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)maybe we were on an elevated part of the land and the walkway he was on was lower? I was never there before. No vibes really - too excited. His hand was a little... puffy? Heh. I gripped it. He was grinning broadly but not looking right at me. Only a few people could get so close. Very very lucky.
In demos they give me the bullhorn because, I'm told, my voice carries.
NJCher
(35,729 posts)He's 6', according to the NY Times. The description of him made me smile:
When I first met Sanders in person on Church Street, there were big streaks of dried mud on his shoes and dried blood on his neck from what looked to be a shaving mishap. His hair flew every which way in a gust of wind. At six feet tall, he is wiry, but he walks with shoulders hunched and elbows out, like a big, skulking bird. From a distance, he looked as if he could be homeless.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/magazine/21Sanders.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&
OMD, did I laugh!
You might have a point about the elevation of the land, but it's also possible that as a "wiry" person, he comes across as smaller.
The reason I was interested in this point is that height is a big advantage in men going for leadership positions.
But of course there are always exceptions. I'm pretty sure Kerry is very tall.
Nevertheless, I think back on my career in business and education, and just about every leader I have known is very tall.
That is not to say that short people do not wield power--they just do it in a different way. From what I've seen, tall people might very likely be operating on info from very clever short people.
But I digress. The height thing is just interesting to me because of what I've read about leaders.
Cher
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)and the secret service sort of in front of him. so he lost a couple of inches that way? oh, now I'm not making sense anymore. past my bedtime. Nighty nite. Big Day tomorrow. (which it is already)
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)jillan
(39,451 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)when he spoke at a venue called Town Hall here. Other people got close and I was on the fringe. Last night was my lucky night.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)I knew I should have gone. I'm having a full blown MS flare right now and everything hurts so standing...no way. And I realized as I'm writing this, that tonight was it...no more NY appearances. PHOOEY!
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)I figured this was more my speed than the Prospect Park or Washington Sq. ones.
There was seating - the benches in the park and the campaign provided chairs too. That was nice. I can't stand around for hours anymore - but the time passed quickly. I had a friend with MS but we got out of touch. She got misdiagnosed by a lot of doctors before someone figured it out.