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Big "Worker Justice Conference" today at UVM.

Yours truly finally hit the huge, new $70 million Dudley Davis Center to catch the show. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders [right] was first elected mayor of Burlap in 1981 when Ol' Dudley was president of the Merchants Bank.

Bernie told the crowd that since George W. Bush became president, "Five million more people have slipped into poverty and we have by far the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country in the world."

"One of the great disgraces in this country," said Sen. Sanders, is that "one out of five children lives in poverty. And you know what the corollary of that is?" he asked.

Answer: "We lock more people up in jail than any other country in the world!" said Bernie.

Ol' Bernardo also noted, "We have lost over 3 million good-paying manufacturing jobs. In this small state alone, we have lost 25 percent of our manufacturing jobs in the last six years.

"Part of the transformation of the American economy is shown by the fact that 25 years ago General Motors was the largest employer with good wages, good benefits and a strong union. Today," asked Bernie, "who is the largest employer in the United States?

"Wal-Mart."

And what did Wal-Mart bring?

"Low wages, low benefits, and vehemently anti-union. That’s the transformation of the American economy," answered the Senator.

He neglected to mention that the man for whom the building we were in was named, the late Dudley Davis' son Jeff Davis, was the lead developer/builder who fought long and hard to finally construct our own local Wal-Mart in Williston.

Comments

[JPC]

""One of the great disgraces in this country," said Sen. Sanders, is that "one out of five children lives in poverty. And you know what the corollary of that is?" he asked.

Answer: "We lock more people up in jail than any other country in the world!" said Bernie."

Great....Hey Bernie, there are only about a hundred things that correlate with an increase in the number of people in jail. How about an increase in drug use? Oh wait and then there is the lack of good jobs. Let's not forget the lack of a quality education?

"Five million more people have slipped into poverty and we have by far the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country in the world."

And you have been our elected representative for the last 6 years that this has occured. In fact Bernie, that is your whole platform. Clearly you are unable to fulfill your campaign promises. Clearly the country has slipped further and further away from where we need to be on your watch. You are ineffective, a drain on the state and the country, and make VT the laughing stock of the nation. Please Please take your socialist beliefs and go live with Hugo.

[JPC]

Bernie,

Good job.

Thanks for being our senator.