1963 photo of Bernie Sanders emerges...

[The Tradition]

A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.

The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon. An acetate negative of the photo was found in the Tribune's archives, said Marianne Mather, a Chicago Tribune photo editor.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...nders-1963-chicago-arrest-20160219-story.html

Only in bizarro-land Democrat America does this burnish a presidential candidate's credentials.

 

[Wahawk56]

lol

 

[TexMichFan]

We should get a picture soon of Hillary riding a Freedom Bus.

 

[moral_victory]

Only in bizarro-land Democrat America does this burnish a presidential candidate's credentials.

I would think a lot of political leanings could appreciate it with the exclusion of authoritarians of course.

 

[The Tradition]

I would think a lot of political leanings could appreciate it with the exclusion of authoritarians of course.

Yeah, being such a jerk that you have to be arrested is a badge of honor.

Do you feel the Bundy Gang are heroes?

 

[moral_victory]

Yeah, being such a jerk that you have to be arrested is a badge of honor.

Do you feel the Bundy Gang are heroes?

People had to be jerks during the civil rights movement.

I'm not sure I don't watch cable.

 

[Gimmered]

Only in bizarro-land Democrat America does this burnish a presidential candidate's credentials.

This, especially since everything was so perfect in 1963.

 

[naturalmwa]

Yeah, being such a jerk that you have to be arrested is a badge of honor.

Do you feel the Bundy Gang are heroes?

You should feel bad for making this lame point.

 

[The Tradition]

You should feel bad for making this lame point.

Why? They were protesters and they were arrested. I'm sure Bernie was asked to leave and he refused before he was dragged away, too.

 

[ANYCHawk]

Why? They were protesters and they were arrested. I'm sure Bernie was asked to leave and he refused before he was dragged away, too.

Got it. Just because someone asks/tells you to do something you should do it.

 

[moral_victory]

Why? They were protesters and they were arrested. I'm sure Bernie was asked to leave and he refused before he was dragged away, too.

This guy claimed to be a libertarian just today. A pro military one of course.

 

[The Tradition]

This guy claimed to be a libertarian just today. A pro military one of course.

Libertarian does not mean you get to do whatever you want. Especially when not on your own property.

 

[The Tradition]

I wonder who the guy smoking the cigar in the picture was?

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Do you know the story behind the photo? They were protesting the Chicago school system and it's policy which systematically segregated schools by refusing to redraw lines when black schools were increasingly over-crowded. They were sticking black school children in portables and trailers while white neighborhood schools were unaffected. And just in case you were unaware, Chicago Police in the 1960s were just a tad overzealous towards protestors. Only in your twisted head is civil disobedience a crime worthy of scorn.

 

[The Tradition]

Do you know the story behind the photo? They were protesting the Chicago school system and it's policy which systematically segregated schools by refusing to redraw lines when black schools were increasingly over-crowded. They were sticking black school children in portables and trailers while white neighborhood schools were unaffected. And just in case you were unaware, Chicago Police in the 1960s were just a tad overzealous towards protestors. Only in your twisted head is civil disobedience a crime worthy of scorn.

So, you're a fan of the Bundy gang, too?

 

[naturalmwa]

So, you're a fan of the Bundy gang, too?

An armed standoff is not a legitimate form of civil disobedience. Because it is not civil.

 

[The Tradition]

An armed standoff is not a legitimate form of civil disobedience. Because it is not civil.

The Bundy Bunch didn't harm anyone. The only one harmed was the protester who was gunned down during a "traffic stop."

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

So, you're a fan of the Bundy gang, too?

It wasn't their tactics I objected to, it was pretty much EVERYTHING else about them.

 

[naturalmwa]

The Bundy Bunch didn't harm anyone. The only one harmed was the protester who was gunned down during a "traffic stop."

That doesn't matter. The two are not the same because only one was an example of civil disobedience is support of equal rights. Which is why your comparison was lame.

 

[The Tradition]

That doesn't matter. The two are not the same because only one was an example of civil disobedience is support of equal rights. Which is why your comparison was lame.

There's nothing lame about it. You don't lose your protester badge just because you have a weapon.

 

[dgordo]

Why? They were protesters and they were arrested. I'm sure Bernie was asked to leave and he refused before he was dragged away, too.

That's not really how it worked in Chicago. It was more of an arrest and ask questions later deal.

 

[HawktimusPrime]

I would think a lot of political leanings could appreciate it with the exclusion of authoritarians of course.

I dig it.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Only in bizarro-land Democrat America does this burnish a presidential candidate's credentials.

Standing up for basic human rights should burnish anyone's credentials.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

An armed standoff is not a legitimate form of civil disobedience. Because it is not civil.

A small point lost on Trad.

 

[The Tradition]

 

[naturalmwa]

There's nothing lame about it. You don't lose your protester badge just because you have a weapon.

You do lose your civil disobedience protester badge when you bring a weapon

 

[The Tradition]

You do lose your civil disobedience protester badge when you bring a weapon

No, you don't. Our country was founded through an armed protest.

 

[joelbc1]

This, especially since everything was so perfect in 1963.

Gee...back in 1963....that was just about "Camelot" time for the GOPers here......America was perfect then.

 

[The Tradition]

Gee...back in 1963....that was just about "Camelot" time for the GOPers here......America was perfect then.

Funny how you reference "Camelot"... you really think the GOP was happy with who was in the White House in 1963?

 

[naturalmwa]

No, you don't. Our country was founded through an armed protest.

Our country was not founded by civil disobedience and a protest movement. You're being a dumbass.

 

[The Tradition]

Our country was not founded to civil disobedience you're being a dumbass.

 

[joelbc1]

Gee...back in 1963....that was just about "Camelot" time for the GOPers here......America was perfect then.

The Republicans have NEVER been happy with however has been in the WH. I bet they preferred JFK compared to who they got a few months later!

Enter LBJ, the most productive POTUS in my lifetime, bar none.

 

[HawktimusPrime]

Our country was not founded by civil disobedience and a protest movement. You're being a dumbass.

Was it founded peacefully?

 

[The Tradition]

Our country was not founded by civil disobedience and a protest movement.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Gee...back in 1963....that was just about "Camelot" time for the GOPers here......America was perfect then.

Would you venture to guess whether more blacks were dying at the end of a gun in Chicago in 1963 or 2015. The Bern has brought real progress to Chicago.

 

[theVoicefromtheTomb]

Was it founded peacefully?

No, which is why it was not civil disobedience.

In fact, I think we called it a Revolution.

 

[joelbc1]

Would you venture to guess whether more blacks were dying at the end of a gun in Chicago in 1963 or 2015. The Bern has brought real progress to Chicago.

The Bern is a Senator from Vermont. Chicago is in Illinois. He has very little if any responsibilities to the good people of Chicago.

 

[HawktimusPrime]

No, which it was not civil disobedience.

In fact, I think we called it a Revolution.

It didn't start out as civil disobedience?

 

[Herkmeister]

Imodium A-D was invented in 1988. I believe Bernie's photo pose would have been different had it been invented in 1960.

 

[The Tradition]

It didn't start out as civil disobedience?

It was a tax protest.