Posted on 04/16/2025 1:12:51 AM PDT by Libloather
One gets the sense that the circus doesn’t stop in Boise much — at least not the political kind.
On Monday night, an estimated 12,500 people — mostly retired Boomers, with a smattering of Gen X and Gen Z — packed in an arena in Nampa, Idaho, a 30-minute drive from the Gem State capital. They were there for the latest stop on Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour.
Sanders did speak here in 2016. But “Fighting Oligarchy” is a new beast — progressive Democrats zagging into what is mostly Republican territory. On Sunday, the two were in Salt Lake City, and Missoula, Montana, is on tap for Wednesday.
Geri Lynn Green, who owns a salon in downtown Boise, said “a chance to be with Bernie and AOC is a once in a lifetime thing. Especially for Idaho.” She choked up talking about the Vermont senator.
College student Charlotte Konkol, who came with her grandparents, was giddy to see her oft-ignored hometown embraced by her favorite politicians. “Boise is such a little blue dot and we get overlooked because we are one of the most red states,” she told me.
Some, like nurse practitioner Ginger Jensen, traveled four hours to attend. Retired educator Carolyn Walpole, who is recovering from a knee replacement and ankle fusion, drove more than 100 miles because she is so worried about Social Security — a bogeyman fear stoked by MSNBC and Joe Biden himself.
“Being here, being counted is going to make my heart feel a little better. Like I’ve done something,” said Walpole.
The crowd went wild when Sanders said, “We don’t accept this blue state-red state nonsense. We are one people.”
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If two rich politicians are their flag bearers I think we are in pretty good shape
Re “… Like I’ve done something,” said Walpole.…”
Yeah I just did the same thing MISS Walpole… then I flushed the toilet.
/massive massive eyeroll
Oligarchism is a child of communism and socialism. You cannot get oligarchism without giving the government more power to sell. Whomever the government serves is the oligarch and that is never the average person.
The oligarchs are less dangerous than the socialists.
Agitator assembly. Iamgine the smell.
Buzz builds around Ocasio-Cortez’s future
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5248671-ocasio-cortez-sanders-tour/
Oops. Coffee didn’t kick in yet.
If your life is so empty that you feel going to see AOC and Bernie Sanders is the tonic you need, I truly pity you.
PR Fat girl better lay off the beans and rice at the Whole Paycheck store.
She is looking like a Cow now .
A bunch of Cali Commie retires trying to spread their Demonic Cali ways in ID .
How Cali evil of them .
Is she still pregnant?
How long do fat horse faces carrying their offspring ?
The crowd went wild when Sanders said, “We don’t accept this blue state-red state nonsense. We are one people.”
You better believe they want us to forget the names they called us. That they’re the most angry divisive people on the planet.
Depends. Democratic horse faces love killing their own, so it’s hard to say.
In about that time she could have traveled instead to Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, or Nicaragua. If not socialist enough, there are many other countries in various stages of socialism to choose from. A nurse can find a job almost anywhere.
“We don’t accept this blue state-red state nonsense. We are one people.”
…and they say her nose grew 3 sizes that day. The End
The headline suggests they’re on to something. Peel off a red state or district? It’s not exactly the lion’s den they’re walking into. Showing off to the true believers-no heavy lifting. Drive 4 hours to get there? I wouldn’t. Perhaps it’s because there’s nothing else going on. Think of it as a cheap date.
The oligarchs are less dangerous than the socialists.
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