Bakersfield, CA Community Meeting | Bernie Sanders
Bernie visited Bakersfield, California to talk about the major issues facing the city and the state of California as a whole.
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Bernie Sanders is a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. He is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. Sanders previously served as mayor of Vermont’s largest city for eight years before defeating an incumbent Republican to be the sole congressperson for the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife Jane and has four children and seven grandchildren.
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders was born in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents and grew up in a small, rent-controlled apartment. His father came to the United States from Poland at the age of 17 without much money or a formal education. While attending the University of Chicago, a 20-year-old Sanders led students in a multi-week sit-in to oppose segregation in off-campus housing owned by the university as a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) officer. In August of 1963, Sanders took an overnight bus as an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech firsthand at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
After graduation, Bernie moved to Vermont where he worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker. In 1981, he was elected as mayor of Burlington as an Independent by a mere 10 votes, shocking the city’s political establishment by defeating a six-term, local machine mayor. In 1983, Bernie was re-elected by a 21 point margin with a record amount of voter turnout. Under his administration, the city made major strides in affordable housing, progressive taxation, environmental protection, child care, women’s rights, youth programs and the arts. In 1990, Sanders was elected to the House of Representatives as the first Independent in 40 years and joined the Democratic caucus. He was re-elected for eight terms, during which he voted against the deregulation of Wall Street, the Patriot Act, and the invasion of Iraq.
In 2006, Sanders defeated the richest man in Vermont to win a seat in the U.S. Senate as an Independent. Known as a “practical and successful legislator,” Sanders served as chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where he authored and passed the most significant veteran health care reform bill in recent history. While in the Senate, Sanders has fought tirelessly for working class Americans against the influence of big money in politics. In 2010, he gave an eight-and-a-half hour filibuster-like speech on the Senate floor in opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy. In 2015, the Democratic leadership tapped Bernie to serve as the caucus’ ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.
Known for his consistency on the issues, Senator Sanders has supported the working class, women, communities of color, and the LGBT community throughout his career. He is an advocate for the environment, unions, and immigrants. He voted against Keystone XL, opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, wants to expand the Voting Rights Act, and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Here's a thought. Driscoll's Berries has some highly visited recipe videos which they use to promote their products. If people linked this video maybe more Driscoll's consumers would become aware of the questionable business practices they use to generate their profits. As money is the only thing these corporations respect, this is maybe the only way to convince them to become more humane in their treatment of their employees.
The people are so engaged in this conversation. Also, traditionally Bakersfield is a conservative county. The liberal are rallying tonight…
California, we can do this! Let's make sure a Democrat is in the white house to protect DACA!!
This is what UPSETS me about some Americans, especially the White Americans who supports Trump! The UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS CANNOT HIRE THEMSELVES …. AMERICAN'S HIRE THEM! Why can't these Racist Whites get this thru their narrow-minded racist minds? These Americans does NOT WANT the illegals to become legal, why, because they can't get away with paying them 6bucks a DAY!
I am shocked by what I've just heard here.. what the hell is going on in america.. ???
my love 4 this man grows with every passing day!!!!
Someone who just listens and doesn't drown out the voice of the people.
313 : 0! I smell devastating victory. Californians, let's do this!
These are the people that harvest our food, we should treat them fairly and with respect. I've worked shoulder to shoulder with these people as one of the few gringos that didn't think ag work was beneath me. They work their asses off and they are exploited.
When Clinton and Trump refuse to debate, they are refusing to let these voices be heard on a national stage.
Shame on them.
California has the opportunity to save our country & our environment. #votetogether #wethepeople
I didn't know Bernie was in bako.
hey bernie all the way. i live in bakersfield. and i have not much to say other than many people will drop thier faith in the goverment if he doesnt win. even to the point that laws will be disobeyed and not just by me. We should call for a revote in new York. Bernie is real progress people support him with everything you got. hes the only candidate who cares for people.
Bernie is such an amazing presidential candidate, he truly cares about all people, never has there been a candidate like this before, Bernie is full of so much energy and is everywhere!
Meanwhile, Hillary is hanging out with her billionaire donors. Sad!
People who aren't supporting Bernie should ask themselves why their candidate isn't doing these types of forums.
Bakersfield. Bakersfield!!!!
Why people love this man…he lets the people speak. For him its a learning experience not a campaign photo op
BERNIE, I love you and I want you to WIN! The DNC has been playing games in A VERY OPEN DISCERNABLE CONSPIRACY to FORCE CliNtoN upon Democrats as the PARTY candidate. I HAVE A PLAN that I AM BEGGING ALL YOUR SUPPORTERS WHO ARE DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS to consider. READ MY OPEN PLAN BELOW TO NONVIOLENTLY MAKE THE DNC ALLOCATE THE DELEGATES/SUPERDELEGATES in the DISINTERESTED MANNER (that is: Delegates act in the place of CONSTITUENTS [voters] AND IN GOOD FAITH cast votes THAT REFLECT CONSTITUENTS DESIRES and NOT THE DELEGATES OWN PERSONAL PREFERENCES. PERIOD.) that DELEGATES of ALL PARTIES ARE EXPECTED TO DO. SINCE the DNC has DECIDED to let SUPERDELEGATES CAST VOTES ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN DESIRES the DNC is not acting in GOOD FAITH for the INTERESTS OF CONSTITUENTS there is A PRESSING NEED FOR THE PEOPLE TO FORCE the DNC to DO IT RIGHT. IN ORDER TO TEACH THE DNC WHO IS BOSS in the event that they FUCK THE PEOPLE AND YOURSELF AT the convention YOU MUST TELL THEM NOT TO VOTE FOR CliNtoN. Trump is FAR LESS FRIGHTENENING AND THREATENING TO DEMOCRACY THAN WHAT THE DNC IS PULLING. TRUMP WON'T be able to BAN MUSLIMS etc BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WON'T HAVE IT. THEY WILL PROTEST EN MASSE. The DNC MUST UNDERSTAND that INDEPENDENT VOTERS do not care for the DNCs BS! TELL THE DNC that YOU ALL will MAKE A MASS EXODUS AWAY FROM CliNtoN ANY WAY YOU WISH. AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT EVEN if that means a TRUMP POTUS because THE PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGIVE THE DNC for it's ARROGANCE. OTHERWISE YOU YOURSELF and ALL THE PEOPLE ARE VALIDATING THESE ACTIONS BY THE DNC AND ACTING AS SPINELESS COWARDS. I have ALREADY voted by absentee ballot for you in CA. I am prepared to vote for TRUMP in the general at this point AND WILL SEE HIM WIN if DECISIVE ACTIONS AIMED AT THE DNC ARE NOT ACHIEVED. "SO GIRD THY LOINS UP AS THAT OF MEN"~In other words: "TIME TO FIND YOUR BALLS", Americans.