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1963 Arrest film (Original Post) Mike__M Feb 2016 OP
Looks like Bernie to me. nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #1
It sure looks like him EmperorHasNoClothes Feb 2016 #2
I like the part farther in Mike__M Feb 2016 #4
. EmperorHasNoClothes Feb 2016 #6
the newspaper reporting this said it was him and that he was a leader and organizer of the event. roguevalley Feb 2016 #12
It's him. My opinion. Compared to photos from the sit-in 1 year before. Yeah. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #3
If Hillary is ever arrested it won't be for a peacefull protest. yourout Feb 2016 #5
I am not certain it's him, but it does look like him. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #7
Any Hill fans wanting a DNA analysis? nm floriduck Feb 2016 #8
What, there was no protest certificate? JackInGreen Feb 2016 #9
What I find interesting is that Bernie has never flaunted or publicized ALBliberal Feb 2016 #10
Definitely. welivetotreadonkings Feb 2016 #11
In those days Chicago police had a very nasty reputation towards protesters nt. mucifer Feb 2016 #14
That's our Bernie! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #13

EmperorHasNoClothes

(4,797 posts)
2. It sure looks like him
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 08:52 PM
Feb 2016

If it is, cool. If not, it doesn't matter much. We know he was there, so video like this (which, if it is him, makes him look pretty badass imo) is just icing on the cake.

Mike__M

(1,052 posts)
4. I like the part farther in
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 08:55 PM
Feb 2016

where you see in the distance that he really does not want to go quietly into the van.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
7. I am not certain it's him, but it does look like him.
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 09:01 PM
Feb 2016

Film was reportedly shot at the same location and day as Sanders arrest report says. Similar style of dress as sit-in photos too.

ALBliberal

(2,344 posts)
10. What I find interesting is that Bernie has never flaunted or publicized
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 10:23 PM
Feb 2016

his activism. When asked about the arrest I think he affirms the arrest but shrugs it off as "it's not that hard to get arrested" and chuckles. The reality is that he was very brave, involved, and forward thinking in the civil rights movement. But the wonder of it all is that he has lived his life exactly as he wanted ....to make things better and more fair for the common man. And he is still at it. For Bernie it's never me it's always we. We won't see another like him for years to come imo.

11. Definitely.
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 11:31 PM
Feb 2016

All political positions aside, as a leader, this is one of the most appealing qualities of Bernie. It's admirable to see a politician who focuses solely on the issues at hand and the needs of the country, where most of his colleagues make their phony rags to riches biography and personal background the cornerstone of their campaigns. The first I personally heard him mention his life story was when he was asked about it at that CNN town hall, and even then he seemed to want to immediately pivot to the needs of other people. Very respectable and unique style, refreshing for all our focus group-tested empty suits.

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