Now, Bernie Sanders *LOUISIANA RALLY LIVE from Pontchartrain Center. Kenner LA, 6-8 PM CDT

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[KoKo]

1. K&R! Keep it Going!

[appalachiablue]

2. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

[Fawke Em]

22. Let the Good Times Roll!

Hey - I remembered my French.

[appalachiablue]

23. Oui! Je t'aime New Orleans, tres bien! C'est magnifique! What a wonderful city & event.

[MelissaB]

3. Anybody know how many people are there?

Bernie is on FIRE!

[PoliticAverse]

4. The capacity of the location he is at is about 4,000 people which is what

he mentioned as the number of people in attendance.

[MelissaB]

5. Thanks! n/t

[bigtree]

6. will he bother to mention the recent gun violence without being asked by reporters afterward?

...show his supporters how adept he is in speaking for the Vermont gun club and talking down to 'urban' Americans waiting for his gun club buddies to vote for the gun control measures he claims to support and more?

Or is he triangulating on that issue, keeping it on the downlow when he speaks? Maybe he can talk down to us again and tell us not to 'yell at each other and argue at each other.'

Btw, I've seen him 'yelling' and 'shouting' over things he believes in.

[Ken Burch]

7. Really? You STILL aren't letting up on the guy?

We're all against the gun violence just as much as you are. And Bernie is putting his issues with AA voters to rest with every speech he makes now.

[JDPriestly]

8. I'm against the gun violence against humans, but I think hunters should be able to do what

humans have done since we were on this earth: hunt wild animals.

My mother used to have three deer at a time in her yard in the Midwest. It's OK to hunt deer when they are reproducing that quickly. I happen to like venison.

I agree with Bernie on gun issues. Guns are out of place and should be subject to permits in cities.

[bigtree]

14. I don't like his stance on guns

...I don't like the way he talks down to gun control advocates.

And, I especially don't like the way his supporters assume everyone should just fall in place behind his views on guns, sit down and shut up no matter what they believe, just because he's Bernie.

[Ken Burch]

15. NOW it's guns. Before that it was the myth that he didn't care about bigotry.

(Something I hope you'll admit his performance in the last week has finally put to rest, but doubt that you will).

You can support or oppose whoever you like, but it looks like you're just always bound and determined to find some issue to say Bernie's not good enough about. No matter what.

[bigtree]

16. You're way the hell off base Burch trying to define what and when I advocate against something here

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...all in defense of a politician.

...leave the questioning of motives out of your efforts here. Do you really believe people here are going to agree with EVERYTHING Sanders advocates? Is there ANY room for dissent over his policies and politics? Isn't there enough of an army of supporters here to satiate you, or does EVERYONE here have to fall in place behind every spittle that falls from your politician's lips?

[cyberswede]

17. Disagreement on some issues is expected.

But I wouldn't characterize what any of our primary candidates say as "spittle."

[bigtree]

18. this poster got my goat

...it's just an expression, meaning, regarding anything that comes out of the politician's mouth as sacrosanct.

[cyberswede]

19. No worries...

primary season is always a bumpy ride here.

[Ken Burch]

30. I don't agree with everything Bernie advocates(he's way to my right on the I/P issue)

And no, you don't have to worship the guy(I don't myself).

And of course there's room for dissent-what I've objected to was was unfair attack(there was never any real reason to think Bernie didn't care about anti-oppression issues) and what has looked, at times, as if it were a concerted effort to outright force the guy out of the race before anybody even gets to vote.

And with you, it always looks as though you are just looking for something, anything to go after Bernie about. I don't see you holding HRC or O'Malley or anybody else to the same standards.

[bigtree]

31. you need to look farther than your nose

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=483217

...not to mention the dozens of positive Sanders threads I've posted.

You're way off-base.

[artislife]

10. The crowd size putting the worry in?

[bigtree]

13. is there ANY issue you'd defend before your candidate?

[artislife]

25. an H supporters asking that..lol

[Luminous Animal]

21. Was Obama talking down to 'urban' Americans when he said this?

"I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations and I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake."

His comments come in the wake of the shootings last month in Newtown, Conn. The killing of 20 children in the town has spurred gun-control advocates to seek restriction on the ownership of certain firearms such as military-style assault rifles.

"Part of being able to move this forward is understanding the reality of guns in urban areas are very different from the realities of guns in rural areas. And if you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were ten, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that.

"So it's trying to bridge those gaps that I think is going to be part of the biggest task over the next several months. And that means that advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes."

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/01/27/170393072/gun-control-advocates-should-listen-more-obama-says

[appalachiablue]

26. +1 good piece-

[arcane1]

28. That doesn't fit the narrative, so it will likely go ignored. n/t

[marble falls]

9. Why can't we attract and connect with the African American Community?????

Bernie has a strong message for all of us.

In a state that is 33% black, can anybody make out one black face in that large and enthusiastic crowd?

[artislife]

11. First 3 seconds I counted 3.

Look again. As a Latina, the fact that I did count makes me a little sad. I don't like having to rise to the bait.

[artislife]

12. gosh..I found 2 more when I enlarged my phone screen.

[appalachiablue]

20. Bernie's speech to the SCLC, MLK's group on Sat. July 25 in LA, post #15 is *Video of the event.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference Speech Event, Sat. July 25, 2015, New Orleans.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128029802

[Fawke Em]

24. Yes. I made out several.

Problem is that from most of the pics I've seen, the angle is either too far away or from the back of peoples' heads to distinguish much.

[frylock]

29. Did you ever get a final head count?

[Eleanors38]

27. His organization is showing good viability! 4k in Kenner, LA.