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bobbyw24
10-03-2011, 05:35 AM
Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Twitter account has been abuzz with tweets of solidarity for the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protests in New York City. But on Saturday a new hashtag appeared there: “#OccupyDC.”

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“Today, the top 6 financial institutions in the US have assets equal to more than 60% of our GDP. #OccupyWallStreet #OccupyDC,” the tweet stated.

Since Sept. 16 the account, managed by Sanders’ staff, has tweeted at least 38 times with the hashtag #OccupyWallStreet, but this was the first to make mention of “occupying” Washington, D.C. too. Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/01/sen-sanders-praises-wall-street-protests-tweets-occupydc/#ixzz1ZiZFoisf

Sola_Fide
10-03-2011, 05:45 AM
Thanks comrade!

bobbyw24
10-03-2011, 05:49 AM
Thanks comrade!

Oh yeah--real change on this issue requires alliances

I know--call me a "collectivist" :D