Massive crowds turn out for LA’s Bernie Sanders rally
It was a packed house last night with over 27,000 “Berners” supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cheering, chanting and stomping in support of his campaign rally in Los Angeles.
The plan, which was unveiled on Monday, would attempt to abolish various forms of discrimination and acts of violence against people of color.
Stone has been making the rounds, talking up the businessman’s candidacy this week despite a messy split from the campaign over the weekend – it says he was fired; he maintains he resigned.
So, there you have it: Lil B is for Bernie Sanders, for Black Lives Matter, and against cursing Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump has a message for Black Lives Matter – I’m no Bernie Sanders.
Sanders, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, spoke before the AFL-CIO executive council last month. “No one’s really been saying anything about Hillary Clinton besides that she’s a woman and running for office”, Lil B told the news outlet.
“I wish people grew up in the hood and grew up with adversity and seen sh-t”, he said.
“We must pursue policies that transform this country into a nation that affirms the value of its people of color”, the post said. “We don’t have the money but when people stand together there is nothing we can’t accomplish”.
“It’s so easy to be critical of an agreement which is not flawless”, Sanders said.
Earlier in the day, Sanders was just starting to address several thousand people gathered shoulder to shoulder at Westlake Park when two women took over the microphone.
As a presidential candidate, Sanders has focused heavily on income inequality, but he has recently become more vocal and specific about the need to combat poverty in the African-American community and “institutional racism”.
As we reported Sunday, the Black Lives Matter activists scolded Sanders supporters, calling them “white racists”.
Bernie Sanders arrived at Seattle on Saturday in order to attend two events.
“That will never happen with me”, Trump said.
“This land does belong to you and me, it belongs to all of us and not a handful”, Sanders said to members of National Nurses United who were at the site and also listening by phone and web.
The tough-talking billionaire bragged he would never let protesters take the microphone from him – like they did to the Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont.