Immediately after the debate, a huge stampede of reporters were charging towards the candidates. Reporter Andrea Mitchell, near the front of the crowd, fell down and the crowd didn't appear to slow down. There was a real risk that she was going to be trampled.(Mikesco adds a link to the video. Didn't work for me, but hey, I'm running this weirdo operating system...)
Bernie Sanders charged forwards, shouting for the reporters to make way, and was able to stop the onrush of reporters. Then, he helped Andrea Mitchell to her feet. "Are you all right?" he asked her.
She said she was. "That was a dangerous situation," she added.
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This one act says, better than mere words, who Bernie Sanders is and why his motivation to become president is fundamentally unselfish. Think about the act: how many people would rush in, probably at some personal risk, to prevent a trampling? It's the decent, humane thing to do, regardless of whether it was the political thing to do.
I certainly can't imagine The Donald doing anything like that . . .
ReplyDeletec, The Donald might have stopped where Mitchell fell, to lecture her on how she could have saved herself from falling, and by the way, why she should be contributing $$$ to his campaign...
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