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Handwritten note from Bernie. (Original Post) Scuba Jun 2015 OP
Wow! That makes me more enthusiastic than ever. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #1
You beat me to it! marym625 Jun 2015 #2
Damn..... daleanime Jun 2015 #3
I think he writes very clearly, heck, I don't think my stiff fingers could do as MADem Jun 2015 #8
Bernie Sanders, fighting for Main Street MissDeeds Jun 2015 #4
When I got it I contributed to him ybbor Jun 2015 #5
I had already donated dotymed Jun 2015 #10
From the perspective of LWolf Jun 2015 #11
Ditto from a univ prof. (eom) flor-de-jasmim Jun 2015 #17
barely legible.?? pangaia Jun 2015 #19
Someone will have to read it to the younger people--they don't teach cursive in school anymore! MADem Jun 2015 #6
And even for those who did learn it... JHB Jun 2015 #13
I live in a bit of a glass house, so I'm not gonna throw stones at the fellah! MADem Jun 2015 #22
:) BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #7
You can donate through the Bernie DU Group Act Blue link Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #9
Thanks, Scuba Thespian2 Jun 2015 #12
Keep spreading Bernie's message! It is the message all people need to embrace! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #14
Whether or not he gains the nomination, he has imploded the process. olegramps Jun 2015 #15
Handwritten, addressed to "Dear Friend?" Hoppy Jun 2015 #16
Did you get that in the postal mail, or email? Tab Jun 2015 #18
Way to go, Bernie! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #20
Sen Sanders is taking a huge risk running for the people against the power of the billionaires. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #21
Well, he just lost the Millennial vote. He might as well have written in ancient Sanskrit. FSogol Jun 2015 #23
You pretty much have to be over 60 to have handwriting that clear eridani Jun 2015 #24

marym625

(17,997 posts)
2. You beat me to it!
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:08 AM
Jun 2015

I loved this. I love everything about it! Thanks for posting, Scuba!

#Bernie2016


ybbor

(1,554 posts)
5. When I got it I contributed to him
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:41 AM
Jun 2015

And yes his handwriting is barely legible, but I found it to be so genuine.

I sent him a very small donation and really couldn't afford to do that, but I felt that he deserved it.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
10. I had already donated
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:51 AM
Jun 2015

and will continue to do so.
I too can only send small donations. Wow, if we can elect him with our pittance and his message....

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
11. From the perspective of
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 09:36 AM
Jun 2015

a middle school language arts teacher...his handwriting is easy to read, lol.

I am sending him what I can, as regularly as I can. I agree that he deserves our support.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. Someone will have to read it to the younger people--they don't teach cursive in school anymore!
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:45 AM
Jun 2015

He does have a couple of Super PACS, even if he doesn't want them. The whole nature of a Super PAC is that they operate independently in support of a candidate, without coordination. It's the nature of the beast, no thanks/curses to Citizen's United.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
22. I live in a bit of a glass house, so I'm not gonna throw stones at the fellah!
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 12:47 PM
Jun 2015

I can see how the smaller it gets, the harder it might be to read--I'm on a large-screened laptop, so I had no trouble!

Omaha Steve

(99,653 posts)
9. You can donate through the Bernie DU Group Act Blue link
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:48 AM
Jun 2015

Last edited Sun Jun 14, 2015, 09:40 AM - Edit history (2)


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olegramps

(8,200 posts)
15. Whether or not he gains the nomination, he has imploded the process.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 09:58 AM
Jun 2015

Without his input I imagine that the process would have produced more of the same empty promises.

There is little doubt that he has not only affected the nomination for the Democratic Party, but also the Republicans. He has singlehandedly force the issue of the immoral redistribution of wealth to the ultra-wealthy to the forefront. Candidates from both parties are scrambling to adopt his populist measures.

Perhaps, hopefully, this movement will be so pervasive that it will expose the professional parasites that dominate our political system as the greedy enablers that they are for the ultra-wealthy. I can only dream that hundreds of these immoral oligarch boot-lickers are sent packing.

Tab

(11,093 posts)
18. Did you get that in the postal mail, or email?
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:17 AM
Jun 2015

I donated early on, and added some money later, but don't recally any handwritten note (honestly didn't expect one either). Was curious how you received it, and if he picks people at random to respond to.

On edit: I see you had "by email" at the top. I'll have to check my campaign email. Normally I ignore most of it, except for keeping track of events in my area.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
21. Sen Sanders is taking a huge risk running for the people against the power of the billionaires.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 11:48 AM
Jun 2015

We must have his back. Please do what you can, donate and/or volunteer.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
24. You pretty much have to be over 60 to have handwriting that clear
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 11:56 PM
Jun 2015

--unless you are into calligraphy and similar arts. Even though all the nuns' rulers and erasers didn't have much positive effect in my case.

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