Yay Seattle!

How about REAL FRIGGEN YOUUGE!!!???

It would've looked even more impresseive, had they allowed all the thousands of overflow folks to fill in the upper upper seats! (Awesome Bernie spoke with them for a while outside anyway ... just as Obama had done at the same venue eight years ago!)

Onward to Saturday's caucus! Before then though, may I also suggest to all fellow Bernie Washington State caucusers to send our Reps (Governor, Senators, Congressmen) an e-mail this week urging them that if WA goes big-time Bernie on Saturday, would they consider to like actually represent their constituents and switch their Superdelegate vote to Sanders already !? Y'know ... if they want our support this November, maybe start representing our wishes ... NOW ?!

It'll be pretty shameful if the voters of the state go BIG for Bernie this weekend, and yet ALL of our "Super"delegates continue to claim their vote is going to Hillary regardless. If they want my vote in the general, then they need to start reflecting what we voters are about to tell them on Saturday. As it stands now, they're basically saying their vote is more important than 10,000 of our lowly Washingtonians caususers. Jim McDermott's support of Hillary (despite what Seattle is about to say) is the saddest of them all. Hopefully, with our urging, he and a few more "Supers" will do the right thing within the week.


McDermott : http://mcdermott.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476&Itemid=8

Murray : http://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme

Cantwell : http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria

Inslee : https://fortress.wa.gov/es/governor/

I will do that. Thanks.

... but I just sent out my four e-mails. It DID feel good, despite living in the Land of Boeing "represented" by a pack of politicians who know which side their bread is buttered on. Have to do what little we can, anyway.

here's what I just wrote ...


Dear Jim McDermott -

When Bernie Sanders wins this Saturday's caucus, PLEASE reconsider your Superdelegate support for Hillary Clinton. It's the only fair thing to do. I've voted the straight Democrat ticket for decades now, and my 18 year old son will also vote Sanders this week. We don't understand WHY there's such an undemocratic system in place, where if 2/3rds of the state's voters vote Sanders, 100% of the Superdelegates still commit to Clinton. Very disrespectful towards the sanctity of an individual's vote, and helps explain why (if Bernie's not the nominee) Democratic turnout will likely be so very low this Fall. Downticket as well (and especially for those Superdelegates who refuse to represent their electorate).

Our entire family urges you to (post-caucus) DO THE RIGHT THING and convince our state's Superdelegates to start representing their constituents ... waste no time and switch your commitment to SANDERS. He is the most electable vs Trump, has by far the greatest grassroots support and enthusiasm, has great crossover Independent appeal, and will have fantastic downticket coattails in November. The Clintons have scandals, their interesting Foundation, and FBI investigations.

We're counting on you Rep McDermott! Particularly when the Seattle caucus results come in on Saturday. Please give your longtime Progressive supporters (who have been so loyal to you and the Progressive cause down through all these elections) one final going-away gift before you retire. My family has been so proud to have had you represent us in D.C. for all of these years. Please REPRESENT your Seattle constituency one last time, with perhaps your most important vote (since the Iraq War resolution). Be a STRONG LIBERAL LION ... that's why we've loved you all these many years!

I hope it touches him and helps his decision to do the right thing.

HillBill calling in chits... That is all that this is... Old fashioned arm twisting... Only using the force of "Finance" rather than bouncer types...

They all seemed like such nice Third Wayers.

The vote on the TPP made me mad with Patty and Maria.

to be part of something POSITIVE!

a simple but profound truth..

I'm grateful to be alive while this is happening. There is indeed something smart and good in 21st century America.

Don't mean nothin' at all, thet's whut they say.

There is something very beautiful about so many people waiting patiently in the rain to hear a good man speak.

Very true! It's inspiring.

Except there only 4 checkpoints open at 2pm. No umbrellas were allowed in (in Seattle) and folks had to get the pat-down when they tried smuggling them in. It was a very slow queue Sunday afternoon.

Stupid question I know, but were ordinary cameras allowed in? I want to take one bigger than just the one on a phone. I'm thinking it should be okay, but... ??

The reason I ask is because ...

THIS FRIDAY AT SAFECO FIELD (yuuuuuuuge venue) a second Seattle BERNIE rally has been announced! Let's break the record Seattlites ... Safeco capacity is 54,000 !!!

but a few of my local non affiliated, non media people that I know... brought their DSLRS... and were allowed in, here in San Diego. Word doing it's update