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Bernie Sanders Still Rocking Old-Timey Senate Filibuster
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 10, 2010
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What better way to kick off your Friday night than by watching indie rocker Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) school the American people on the proposed tax compromise he says "would exacerbate income inequality," as the LA Times puts it. Sanders has been filibustering since 10:25 a.m., with only a few breaks, when supportive colleagues subbed in. He's not vowing to go as long as record-setter Strom Thurmond (over 24 hours). But he's not just reading from the phone book either; he's calling out "the crooks on Wall Street" and promising history will reveal them for the bloodsucking leeches they are. Now he's sharing real-life horror stories from the front lines of the recession. Take a drink every time he says "no money for diapers!" Watch it live!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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